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***              20 ELEMENTARY KIDS WERE EVACUATED SAFELY WHEN THEIR SCHOOL BUS CAUGHT FIRE.  IT HAPPENED IN RINGGOLD AROUND 3 PM FRIDAY.
    THE CATOOSA SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS THE BUSES WERE INSPECTED BY THE STATE PATROL WITHIN THE PAST 30 DAYS... AND EVERY ONE OF THEM PASSED.  THEY NOW THINK THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
    FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVED AND DOUSED THE BUS... AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.   5/19/12

***               HEMLOCK TREES ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN IN WALKER COUNTY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE INFESTED WITH "WOOLY ADELGIDS".   THE SAP-SUCKING INSECT FROM EAST ASIA THREATENS TO WIPE OUT HUGE STANDS OF EASTERN HEMLOCKS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
    WALKER COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT NORMAN EDWARDS HAS FOUND THE TINY INSECTS ON MATURE HEMLOCKS... LOCATED AT A RESIDENCE ON SCENIC HIGHWAY NEAR COVENANT COLLEGE.
    BOBBY DAVENPORT OF THE LULA LAKE LAND TRUST HAS VOWED TO FIGHT THE INSECTS ON THE 9,000 ACRES IN THEIR CONSERVATION AREA ON LOOKOUT.   DAVENPORT CALLED THE WOOLY ADELGID INFESTATION:  "A SLOW-MOTION CATASTROPHE".    5/19/12

***                  BLACK BEARS ARE "ON THE MOVE" THIS SPRING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AND THE BIG ANIMALS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN BOTH ROME AND SUMMERVILLE THIS WEEK.  THE ROME SIGHTING WAS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA... AND REPORTEDLY CAUSED QUITE A STIR.   THERE HAVE BEEN 2 SIGHTINGS THIS WEEK IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY.  
    THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS BEARS ARE SELDOM A PROBLEM... AS LONG AS HUMANS DON'T FEED THEM OR LET THEM HAVE ACCESS TO PET FOOD OR GARBAGE.   THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 5,100 BLACK BEARS IN GEORGIA, ACCORDING TO THE DNR.   5/18/12

***                39 YEAR OLD THOMAS SCOTT DAVIS... A 4-YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE WALKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE... HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TAKING HOME A NUMBER OF HAND GUNS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S EVIDENCE ROOM.
    DAVIS, WHOSE JOB IT WAS TO KEEP TRACK OF EVIDENCE... WILL FACE 11 COUNTS OF THEFT.  SHERIFF STEVE WILSON EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE NEWS... WHICH CAME THURSDAY AT THE CONCLUSION OF A GBI INVESTIGATION.
    WILSON SAID HE RECEIVED A TIP THAT DAVIS HAD TAKEN THE GUNS HOME.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD TRIED TO SELL ANY OF THE WEAPONS.  NONE OF THE CASES WERE STILL ACTIVE - SO THE GUNS WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BEEN DESTROYED OR SOLD AT JUDICIAL SALE, WILSON SAID.   5/18/12

***           A BACCALAUREATE SERVICE FOR THE 2012 GRADUATING CLASS OF LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY, MAY 20th.   THE SERVICE STARTS AT 3 PM AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LAFAYETTE.   5/18/12

***             ANOTHER NEW START-UP BUSINESS IS LOCATING IN WALKER COUNTY.  "INNERCITY AQUAPONICS" IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE OF THE OLD ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK... ACCORDING TO WALKER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPER, LARRY BROOKS.
    THE BUSINESS WILL RAISE TILAPIA FISH AS A FOOD SOURCE... NOT IN PONDS... BUT IN ABOVE-GROUND TANKS.  THE OWNER IS RYAN COX... WHO TOLD BROOKS THAT HE TRIED TO START HIS BUSINESS VENTURE IN CHATTANOOGA... BUT DIDN'T GET MUCH COOPERATION THERE.   THE WALKER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM HAD DEEDED THAT PORTION OF THE OLD ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT, FOR USE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
    WHEN ROSSVILLE OFFICIALS LEARNED OF MR. COX'S PLAN TO START AN AQUAPONIC FISH OPERATION... THEY TOOK HIM TO SEE A SIMILAR SCIENCE PROJECT OPERATING AT RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL.  NOW, COX PLANS TO HIRE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM RIDGELAND, PART TIME, TO HELP WITH HIS COMMERCIAL FISH-RAISING VENTURE.  IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE 10 TO 15 FULL-TIME JOBS CREATED.
    BROOKS SAID "INNERCITY AQUAPONICS" MAY HAVE A FUTURE SIMILAR TO THE CHICKEN-RAISING OPERATIONS THAT ARE SO FAMILIAR IN OUR AREA.  FISH HAVE GREAT NUTRITIONAL VALUE... AND SINCE THEY'LL BE RAISED IN TANKS... THERE WILL BE NO WORRIES ABOUT MERCURY OR OTHER POLLUTANTS THAT PLAGUE OCEAN-CAUGHT FISH.
    IF IT ALL PANS-OUT... BROOKS SAID THAT THE BUSINESS MAY ALSO CONSIDER OPENING A RETAIL STORE IN THE ROSSVILLE AREA, WHERE ANYONE CAN BUY THE TANK-RAISED TILAPIA... "FARM FRESH".   5/18/12

***           CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD WILL HOLD DAY CAMPS THIS SUMMER... TITLED "A CALL TO ARMS:  A YEAR OF CONFLICT".  THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO KIDS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 8.
    THE FIRST CAMP, JULY 17 - 19, WILL BE FOR GRADES 4 TO 6.  THE SECOND, JULY 24 TO 26... IS FOR GRADES 7 AND 8.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BEGIN AND END EACH DAY AT THE BATTLEFIELD VISITORS CENTER.   LUNCH IS NOT INCLUDED, SO CAMPERS SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LUNCH AFTER BEING RELEASED.   HOURS ARE 9 AM - 1 PM DAILY.
    CAMPERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY OF THE SAME ACTIVITIES SOLDIERS ENGAGED-IN DURING THE 1862 BATTLE.  REGISTRATION IS LIMITED... AND THE DEADLINE IS JULY 9th. 
    FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL CHRISTOPHER YOUNG AT 423 752 5213... EXTENSION 117.   5/18/12

***            THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IN THE HUTCHESON HOSPITAL I.C.U. WAITING ROOM, PLEADED GUILTY TO THE MURDERS THURSDAY IN WALKER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
    JAMES LAMAR BENSON SHOT THE TWO WOMEN INSIDE THE FORT OGLETHORPE HOSPITAL ON JANUARY 6th OF THIS YEAR.  HE LATER TURNED HIMSELF-IN TO FORT OGLETHORPE POLICE.
    THE VICTIMS WERE BENSON'S ESTRANGED WIFE, MARY SUE BENSON... AND HER MOTHER, CHARLOTTE JOHNSON.  BENSON WANTED TO RECONCILE WITH HIS WIFE, ACCORDING TO REPORTS... BUT SHE HAD REFUSED, DUE TO PREVIOUS ABUSE.
    JUDGE RALPH VAN PELT SENTENCED BENSON TO SERVE THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE TWO MURDERS.   AT AGE 59 - BENSON WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE UNTIL HE HAS SERVED 30 YEARS IN PRISON... ACCORDING TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY "BUZZ" FRANKLIN.   5/17/12

***            GEORGIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 8.9 PERCENT IN APRIL... THE 9th CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF DECLINES.  IT WAS DOWN BY ONE-TENTH PERCENT FROM MARCH.
    LABOR COMMISSIONER MARK BUTLER SAID "WE NOW HAVE THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, THE FEWEST UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND THE MOST JOBS IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS".
    THE NUMBER OF NEW JOBS IN GEORGIA GREW BY ALMOST 32-THOUSAND OVER THE MONTH.  THE DOWNSIDE WAS IN GOVERNMENT JOBS... WHERE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHED 3,300 WORKERS IN GEORGIA.   5/17/12

***          LAFAYETTE'S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR SINCE 2007... TOMMY FREEMAN... IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY THE CITY.  LAFAYETTE CITY MANAGER FRANK ETHERIDGE SAID THE EMBATTLED CHIEF OF BOTH THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WAS FIRED WEDNESDAY MORNING.  HE WILL BE REPLACED IN THE INTERIM BY THE ASSISTANT CHIEF... BENJIE CLIFT.  
    A SEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR A PERMANENT SUCCESSOR.  FREEMAN WILL RECEIVE ALL SALARY AND VACATION PAY DUE... AS WELL AS RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  THE CITY MANAGER SAID THAT HE AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAD BEEN CONSIDERING FREEMAN'S DISMISSAL FOR SOME TIME. 
    SEVERAL EMPLOYEES HAD PUBLICLY COMPLAINED THAT FREEMAN'S LANGUAGE WAS, AT TIMES, "ABUSIVE"... AND THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT WAS "HOSTILE".   THERE WAS A PUBLIC OUTCRY WHEN FREEMAN FIRED FIREFIGHTER JOHNNY STEPHENS EARLIER THIS YEAR.  THE FIREMAN WAS TERMINATED BY FREEMAN ON AN INSUBORDINATION CHARGE AFTER HE REFUSED TO INSTALL A RADIO IN A CITY PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK.  THE CITY COUNCIL AFFIRMED THAT DISMISSAL.
    TWO POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHO WERE FIRED BY FREEMAN... DENNY REYES AND ROBBIE TATE... WERE BOTH REINSTATED:  REYES BY THE CITY MANAGER... AND TATE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
    ETHERIDGE SAID OF FREEMAN - "WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIS SKILLS - BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH".   5/16/12

***                THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL MADE SOME "MID YEAR CORRECTIONS" IN THE 2012 BUDGET, AT MONDAY'S MEETING.  CITY MANAGER FRANK ETHERIDGE SAID THE AMENDED BUDGET TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A SHORTFALL IN REVENUES... AND LARGER-THAN-EXPECTED EXPENSES IN AREAS SUCH AS EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE.
    A MILDER-THAN-EXPECTED WINTER CREATED A 600-THOUSAND DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN NATURAL GAS SALES, ETHERIDGE SAID.  WATER AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES INCOME WAS ALSO BELOW PROJECTIONS IN THE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
    THE ORIGINAL BUDGET SET-ASIDE 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CITY'S HEALTH PLAN... AND SO FAR, THAT BILL HAS BALLOONED TO 1.6 MILLION.   THE CITY HAS JUST CHANGED THE MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR IT'S SELF-INSURANCE PLAN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEM THE LOSSES.   ETHERIDGE SAID THE FIRST BILL FROM THE NEW INSURANCE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS ARRIVED - AND APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.
    THE AMENDED BUDGET APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT, WILL TAKE THE CITY THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 30th.
    THE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER WILL MEET FOR A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT CITY HALL... AND THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY, AT CAMP NEW DAWN IN MCLEMORE COVE.    5/16/12

***                    GEORGIA PRE-K CLASSES ARE OPEN FOR THIS FALL AT STONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  CHILDREN MUST BE AGE 4 BY SEPTEMBER 1st OF THIS YEAR... AND BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.   PICK UP THE PRE-K APPLICATION FORM AT STONE CREEK ELEMENTARY, 1600 HAPPY VALLEY ROAD, ROSSVILLE... OR AT THE WALKER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN LAFAYETTE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PRE-K IN WALKER COUNTY SCHOOLS, CONTACT WILLIE DAVIS AT 706 638 7958.     5/16/12

***                   TWO LOCAL MEN WANT TO START A NEW BUSINESS IN LAFAYETTE... A HOST HOME FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.   MARKUS LOGAN MADE A PRESENTATION BEFORE THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AT MONDAY'S MEETING... SAYING THERE IS A NEED FOR SUCH HOMES IN EVERY COMMUNITY, SINCE THE STATE IS SHUTTING DOWN MANY OF ITS RESIDENTIAL MENTAL-CARE HOSPITALS.
    HE AND PARTNER, JOHN HARTLINE... WANT TO START SUCH A BUSINESS IN LAFAYETTE... AND HAVE THEIR EYE ON PURCHASING A HOUSE AT 803 NORTH DUKE STREET FOR THE PROJECT.  BUT ROD ROBERTSON, THE CITY CODES OFFICER... TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT UNDER THE PRESENT RULES, THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BUSINESS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO LOCATE IN THE CITY.      
    THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL LISTENED TO LOGAN'S PRESENTATION... AND PROMISED TO LOOK INTO WRITING A NEW ORDINANCE FOR HIS BUSINESS VENTURE.   THE LOCATION ON NORTH DUKE WOULD REQUIRE A RE-ZONE... AND THERE WOULD BE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS CALLED TO GET INPUT FROM NEIGHBORS.
    LOGAN SAID THE HOME HE HAS IN MIND WOULD HOUSE NO MORE THAN FOUR PEOPLE... AND THE VENTURE WOULD REQUIRE HAVING A NURSE AND AN ATTENDANT ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.  HE SAID HIS CLIENTS ARE TYPICALLY NON-VERBAL AND QUIET... AND THERE WOULD BE LITTLE TO DISTURB OTHERS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING.  
    CITY MANAGER FRANK ETHERIDGE ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO WRITE AND APPROVE THE REQUIRED ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A HOST HOME FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED.
    ON ANOTHER PROJECT... THE CITY IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND MONEY TO COMPLETE WATER SYSTEM WORK IN THE ROCK SPRING AREA.  THE LINE ON KAY CONLEY ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED... BUT THE REMAINING PHASES OF WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 1st. 
    GEFA... THE STATE PROGRAM THAT LOANED MONEY TO THE CITY FOR THE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS... HAS SAID IT WILL MAKE NO MORE PAYMENTS AFTER THAT DATE.   
    THE CITY'S ENGINEER SUGGESTED THAT A TROUBLE SPOT ON THE 12-INCH WATER MAIN FROM CHICKAMAUGA BE REPLACED AS A CONCLUSION.  THAT PHASE WAS ALREADY APPROVED... IT'S JUST BEING MOVED UP IN PRIORITY.  IT REQUIRES REPLACING ABOUT 1,100 FEET OF THE MAIN... WHICH RUNS ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACK JUST NORTH OF ROCK SPRING.   THE LINE IN THAT AREA HAS HAD FREQUENT BREAKS AND WATER LEAKS... AND REPLACING IT WILL SAVE THE WATER DEPARTMENT A LOT OF MAINTENANCE HEADACHES... ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT HEAD, JIM SPEIR.  THAT LARGE MAIN BRINGS WATER FROM THE CHICKAMAUGA WATER TREATMENT PLANT INTO THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE'S SYSTEM... AND SERVES MOST OF IT'S WATER CUSTOMERS ON THE NORTH END.   
    THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED PURCHASE OF A DEMO-MODEL NEW HOLLAND BACKHOE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT... AT A COST OF $72,515.   ALSO APPROVED... A LEASE-PURCHASE TO REPLACE THE CITY'S TELEPHONE SYSTEM.  THE OLD SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND MAINTENANCE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.  THE NEW SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE A TOTAL OF 79 NEW PHONES... PLUS ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT THEM.  THE MONTHLY BILL TO WINDSTREAM, FOR THE NEW SYSTEM, WILL BE $981 PER MONTH.     5/15/12

***               WALKER COUNTY AND COMPANY OFFICIALS HAVE RESPONDED TO CHARGES MADE BY CRITICS... AFTER LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT REALBRIGHT SUNRAE IS PLANNING TO LOCATE A BOTTLED WATER FACILITY IN A PORTION OF THE FORMER BARWICK ARCHER PLANT IN KENSINGTON.     
     ONE:  THE WATER TO BE BOTTLED WILL NOT COME FROM WELLS ON THE SITE - BUT FROM THE WALKER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.  IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL BE PURIFIED TAP WATER... WHICH COMMISSIONER BEBE HEISKELL SAID IS "HIGHLY REGULATED AND CLEAN".
     AND TWO:  WALKER COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS MAKING NO INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT.   SUNRAE PRESIDENT MIKE SCHIECK TOLD REPORTERS LAST WEEK THAT HIS COMPANY IS NOT ASKING FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES OR ASSISTANCE, FOR THE START-UP VENTURE.  "I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT", HE SAID... "WHETHER WE'RE ON A CRUISE LINE OR THE TITANIC".   
    DRENNAN CRUTCHFIELD - OWNER OF THE BARWICK PROPERTIES IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA - SAID HE IS PREPARING A PORTION OF THE KENSINGTON PLANT FOR USE BY SUNRAE... ABOUT 40,000 SQUARE FEET TO START.  THE COMPANY HAS SIGNED A 3-YEAR LEASE.  SEVERAL OTHER SMALL COMPANIES LEASE SPACE AT THE SPRAWLING FACILITY.
    SUNRAE PLANS TO EMPLOY 20-PLUS PEOPLE AT THE START, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY.  THEY SAY THEY PLAN TO HIRE FROM THE LOCAL AREA.   5/14/12

***              THE WALKER COUNTY COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS THE COMEDY "MOTHER GOOSE IS EATEN BY WEREWOLVES"... AT THE WALKER COUNTY CIVIC CENTER.   PERFORMANCES FOR ALL AGES WILL BE HELD FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, MAY 18th, 19th, 25th AND 26th AT 7:30 EACH EVENING.   TICKETS ARE $10 FOR ADULTS, $8 FOR SENIORS AND STUDENTS... AND GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE, $7 EACH.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE CIVIC CENTER AT 706 375 7705.    5/7/12

***             A TRAVELING EXHIBIT ON "CIVIL WAR HOSPITALS AND MEDICINE" CAN BE SEEN AT CHATTOOGA ACADEMY IN LAFAYETTE.  THE EXHIBIT FEATURES INFORMATIONAL BANNERS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST RELATED TO CIVIL WAR MEDICAL HISTORY.  A VOLUNTEER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST VISITORS EACH SUNDAY IN MAY, FROM 1 - 3 PM.   ADMISSION IS FREE.
    CHATTOOGA ACADEMY, ALSO KNOWN AS JOHN B. GORDON HALL... IS AT 304 NORTH MAIN STREET... BETWEEN THE JOE STOCK PARK AND THE MARSH HOUSE IN LAFAYETTE.   5/4/12

***               WALKER COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED BELOW 7 PERCENT IN MARCH... THE BEST FIGURES IN 3 1/2 YEARS.  THE RATE HERE FELL FROM 7.8 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY, TO 6.9 PERCENT IN MARCH.   THAT REPRESENT 287 FEWER PEOPLE ON UNEMPLOYMENT... ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FIGURES.  THE DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WALKER COUNTY WAS A WHOPPING 9-10th OF A PERCENT.
          ALL THE AREA COUNTIES HAD LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH:
    CATOOSA FELL FROM 6.5 TO 5.9 PERCENT.
    CHATTOOGA COUNTY, DOWN FROM 10.4 TO 10 PERCENT.
    DADE COUNTY, DOWN FROM 7.3 TO 6.5 PERCENT.
    AND WHITFIELD COUNTY WAS DOWN FROM 11.7 TO 11.3 PERCENT, OVER THE MONTH.    4/27/12

***              COUNTY COMMISSIONER BEBE HEISKELL SET THE QUALIFYING FEES FOR LOCAL OFFICES, IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.  THE FEES ARE REQUIRED TO RUN IN THE PRIMARY AND NON-PARTISAN ELECTION ON JULY 31st... AND THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6th, 2012.
    CANDIDATE QUALIFYING OPENS ON MAY 23rd... AND CLOSES AT NOON ON MAY 25th.  LOCATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES.  NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES MAY QUALIFY AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE IN THE COURTHOUSE.
    THE FEES INCLUDE:  COUNTY COMMISSIONER, $2,290.
    SHERIFF - $2,275.
    FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT, CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND TAX COMMISSIONER... THE FEE IS $1,900.
    FOR JUDGE OF STATE COURT AND SOLICITOR OF STATE COURT, THE FEE IS $1,800.
    FOR CORONER, $836.
    FOR SCHOOL BOARD, POSTS 1, 4 AND 5, THE FEE IS $36.
    AND FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, THE FEE IS $20.    1/24/12

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