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PAGE 8B
BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023
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Scenes from recent girls’ basketball action
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Early deadline due to
Christmas holiday:
Noon Thursday
children and grandchildren
while continuing to work to
keep Georgia the best state
in America to live and do
business.”
Ferguson served as chief
deputy whip for House
Republicans from 2018
through last year. He is a
member of the House Ways
and Means and Budget
committees.
“Serving on the Ways and
Means Committee has al
lowed me to focus on tax,
trade and health care - is
sues important to Ameri
can competitiveness on the
global stage,” he said.
Ferguson’s 3rd Congres
sional District is considered
a safe seat for Republi
cans. It runs along the Al
abama line from northern
Muscogee County north
through Haralson County,
and stretches east through
Spalding, Lamar, and Up
son counties.
A native of West Point,
Ferguson was elected the
city’s mayor in 2008. A
graduate of the University
of Georgia and the Medical
College of Georgia, he es
tablished a dental practice
in his hometown.
Email news items, photos to
angela@mainstreetnews.com.
Photos by Brian Savage/Savagehoops.com
The team on the sidelines cheers on their teammates on the court after a successful shot at the net.
Ferguson not seeking reelection to Congress
Senior Addison Hoard tries to push through Commerce’s de
fense to get another point at the net.
Senior Valentina Torres stays on a Commerce Lady Tiger’s
heels to defend the net.
Reese Murphy tries to perform a layup amid a pack of Commerce Lady Tiger defenders.
By Dave Williams
Capitol Beat News Service
U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson,
R-West Point, announced
Thursday he will not seek
reelection next year after
serving four terms in Con
gress.
“Georgia is a special
place, and it’s calling us
home,” Ferguson said in a
prepared statement. “Julie
and I look forward to spend
ing more time with our
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