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'I'm gonna be a workhorse' | New Dublin district attorney outlines goals for time in office
DUBLIN, Ga. — After 20 years with the current district attorney, Craig Fraser, people in the Dublin Judicial Circuit elected someone new. That circuit includes Laurens, Johnson, Twiggs and Treutlen counties. Laurens County Republican Harold McLendon beat Fraser by over 900 votes. He's set to take office in January.
West Laurens High School construction class builds little house for auction
LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — Students at West Laurens High School are building a path to success. They talked about the program and a special project they are working on. Caleb Stevens is a West Laurens High School junior in Mr. Jeff Johnson's construction class. "I was always ready for...
Deputy wins primary in bid to succeed longest-serving Georgia sheriff
Matt Moulton won the Republican primary for sheriff in Houston County, Georgia Tuesday in his bid to succeed Cullen Talton, the longest-serving sheriff in Georgia history. Talton, 91, has been sheriff here since 1973.
Republican and Democratic nominees for Houston County Sheriff share campaign plans
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Houston County residents will get a new sheriff for the first time in over a half-century. On Tuesday, voters selected their Republican and Democratic nominees for the sheriff's race: Republican Matt Moulton and Democrat Arthur Lee Harris. One of the two candidates will fill the...
'It's our civic duty' | Central Georgia voters head to the polls
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Why are you voting on Primary Election Day?. "It's my civic duty," is the reason several Central Georgia voters gave when we asked them. Across Central Georgia, voters and campaign supporters made their voices heard at the polls. In Houston County, voters are voting on...
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