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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015
City employees recognized for service
The Commerce City Council recognized nine
city employees for reaching five-year milestones
of service to the city. Left to right are Wes
Donaldson, 10 years; Sammy Ingram, 25 years;
Betty Rucker, 20 years; Lynn Anthony, 15 years;
David Zellner, 10 years; Jason Black, 10 years;
Josh Long, 10 years; Tommy Heffernan, five
years; and Kevin Fields, 10 years. They are pic
tured with mayor pro tern Keith Burchett, right,
who made the presentation.
Retires after 22 years
The Commerce City Council recognized fireman
Chas Hardy, second from right, as he retired after
22 years on the Commerce Fire Department. He
is pictured with fire chief Kevin Dean, his wife,
Sabrina Hardy, and mayor pro tern Keith Burchett.
Retires after 22 years
The Commerce City Council recognized fireman
Bobby Redmon, second from right, as he retired
after 22 years on the Commerce Fire Department.
He is pictured with fire chief Kevin Dean, his wife
Angie Redmon, and mayor pro tern Keith Burchett.
Recognized
for service
The Commerce City
Council recognized
Steve Perry, center, for
his four years of ser
vice on the Commerce
City Council. He is
pictured with his wife,
Marsha Perry, and
mayor pro tern Keith
Burchett. Perry, who
did not seek re-elec
tion, thanked a num
ber of elected officials
and city employees for
their help and praised
city employees who
he said do a lot more
than most citizens
give them credit for
doing.
2016 to be full of
voting opportunities
The Jackson County
Board of Elections and
Voter Registration recently
announced election plans
for 2016.
Presidential Primary,
SPLOST and ELOST Refer-
endums
The Presidential Prefer
ence Primary and a special
election for extension of the
special purpose local option
sales tax and education local
option sales tax renewals will
be held on March 1.
The registration dead
line is Monday, Feb. 1, and
advance voting begins Mon
day Feb. 8.
Primaries
The primary/general non
partisan/special election will
be on Tuesday May 24, with
any needed runoff election
being Tuesday July 26.
Qualifying dates will
be from Monday March
7, through Friday March
11. Qualifying fees will be
announced by the Jackson
County Board of Commis
sioners (they are set by state
law) and published the first
week of February.
The registration deadline
for the primary election
is Tuesday April 26, and
advance voting begins on
Monday May 2.
General Election
The general/special elec
tion will be held Tuesday
Nov. 8, with any runoff elec
tion for local and state offices
being held Tuesday Dec. 6,
and any runoff election for
federal offices on Tuesday
Jan. 10,2017.
The registration dead
line for the general election
is Tuesday, Oct. 11, and
advance voting begins Mon
day Oct. 17.
County Positions
Several county seats will
be on the ballot. These
include:
Sheriff, probate judge, state
court judge, clerk of superior
court, tax commissioner,
surveyor, coroner, magistrate
judge, solicitor, district attor
ney chairman of the board
of commissioners, District
1 commissioner, District 2
commissioner, Post 1 board
of education, Post 2 BOE and
a soil and water conservation
district seat.
Fire Board Elections
Several unpaid fire board
seats will be on the 2016
ballot. Seats on the ballot
include:
• Arcade - Post 1 and 2
•East Jackson - Post 2
and 4
•Harrisburg - Post 6, 7,
8 and 9
•West Jackson - Post 3,
4 and 5
• Plainview - Post 2 and 3
• Maysville - Post 3
•Jackson Trail - Post 1,
2 and 3
• Nicholson - Post 4 and 5
• North Jackson - Post 7,
8,9,10 and 11
• South Jackson - Post 3,
4 and 5
89th Jackson New
Year's program is Jan. 1
The 89th annual Jackson County New Year’s Day pro
gram will be held on Friday, Jan. 1, at 9 a.m. in the auditori
um of the Jackson County Administrative Building.
The first county New Year’s Day program was held
in 1927, with the Judge W.W. Dickson presiding. This
year, Johnny Knight, who has pastored Pond Fork Baptist
Church in Pendergrass for 25 years, will speak.
Clerk of court Camie Thomas will open the meeting with
prayer. Magistrate Judge Billy Chandler will introduce coun
ty officials and guests. The Watson Family singers will lead
the group in singing “God Bless America.”
TeenPact, a Jackson County organization dedicated to
preparing students for business and political leadership, will
host the event and provide coffee and doughnuts.
Area roads slated for resurfacing
BY ALEX PACE
Several county roads could
be resurfaced in the new year.
The Jackson County Board of
Commissioners approved 8.31
miles of county roads for resur
facing at its Dec. 21 meeting.
The county could receive
$612,200 through the LMIG
and will match that with
$191,800 with SPLQST money.
The BOC approved 11 roads to
be resurfaced, including:
•Cabin Creek Road, 2.43
miles from Waterworks Road
to U.S. 441, District 4
•Hale Road, 1.01 miles
from Plainview Road to Dixon
Bridge Road, District 2
•Trace Lane, .3 miles from
S.R. 98 to the dead end, Dis
trict 2
•Tuxedo Drive, .34 miles
from Tracy Lane to phase two,
District 2
• Olive Court, .17 miles from
Ridgeway Church Road to Lee
Lane, District 2
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