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Vol. 99, No. 126
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Jim Boff, center, celebrates his apparent victory Tuesday night in the runoff election for District 5 Forsyth
County commissioner with, from left, Charlie Smith, his campaign manager, and supporter Cathy Curley.
Top, from left, candidate Julie Tressler watches as results come in from the last precinct.
Allen secures spot
as clerk of court
By Julie Arrington
Staff Writer
Forsyth County’s next Clerk
of Superior Court will be Greg
Allen.
With 64 percent, or 3,670, of
the votes, Allen defeated
Charles Adams, who received
about 36 percent, or 2,043, of
the votes in Tuesday’s runoff
election.
Allen, who will take office
Volunteer’s service ‘icing on the cake’
By Lara Moore 88-year-old Elizabeth Martin marks 12 years of helping
Staff Writer
Amid whatever tragedy
came through the intensive
care unit at Northside
Hospital-Forsyth, Elizabeth
Martin saw beauty.
This is where “Ms. Libby ••
finished her last two years of
volunteer service that, she
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THURSDAY August 7,2008
in January, shook hands with
friends and family at the Foster
House in Cumming as the
results rolled in.
. I am extremely pleased,
Allen said. “We did better than
we predicted.
Allen, a 42-year-old sales
executive, said he will meet
with Doug Sorrells, who is step¬
ping down after 12 years in the
See CLERK, Page 6A
gushed, was “beeee-autiful.
The 88-year-old, who
recently retired from volun
teering, said the years “have
been the icing on the cake.
Martin left with 12 years,
or 5,000 logged hours, worth
of elbow grease. She began
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Adams
volunteering at the old hospital
off Samaritan Drive, now the
site of Family Haven.
Martin started working in
the gift shop and served in
many sectors of the local
Northside campus since. But
the ICU was different.
Local
Business owner
sentenced on
cocaine charges.
Page2A
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spend the
next four
years
wondering
where l
could have
found 29
more votes. »
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- Commission
candidate
Julie Tressler
(t There have been many
that turned down that particu
lar job and would not serve it,”
said Martin, whose first retire
ment was from the finance
department of Lockheed
See SERVICE, Page 3A
Sports
Lanier Canoe and
Kayak Club heads
to nationals.
Page3B
Outcome
likely set
despite slim
vote margin |
By Julie Arrington
Staff Writer
In a runoff election where every
vote truly counted — and may even
be recounted — the result of the
District 5 Forsyth County commis¬
sioner’s race could come down to
Friday afternoon.
Though unlikely enough to
change the outcome, both
Republican candidates could find
more votes when the provisional tally
is complete on Friday, making the
results official.
As of Wednesday, with 33 of 34
precincts reported, Jim Boff led Julie
Tressler by 29 votes. Boff had 3,158
votes to Tressler’s 3,12£> or 50.23
percent to 49.77 percent.
Forsyth’s Chief Voter Registrar
Gary J. Smith said the deadline for
the 34th precinct, or overseas ballots,
is about 3:30 p.m. Friday.
“The last mail run on Friday is the
cutoff,” Smith said. “Any ballots that
come in from overseas voters are
counted as cast ballots as long as they
come in within that time period.
See OUTCOME, Page 6A
Two divided by 29
By Frank Reddy
Staff Writer
It was too close for comfort.
On that point, both candidates
could agree.
In the end, though, Jim Boff
held off a challenge from Julie
Tressler in Tuesday’s runoff
election to win the District 5
seat on the Forsyth County com¬
mission by 29 votes.
Boff received 3,158 votes, or
about 50.2 percent, while
Tressler got 3,129 votes, or
about 49.8 percent.
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Boff stakes win
while Tressler
hasn’t conceded
have been closer really,” Tressler
said. “I’m gonna spend the next
four years wondering where I
could have found 29 more
votes. »»
In fact, the results were so
close that Tressler and Boff tied
in both the Riverclub and St.
See DIVIDED, Page 2A
Retiring
hospital
volunteer
Elizabeth
Martin
gets a hug
from Judy
Smith on
Saturday.
Photo/Emily
Saunders
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