Qualifying Sets Elections For North High Shoals, Watkinsville

Two of the county’s four municipalities will have elections on November, with qualifying in Bishop, North High Shoals, and Watkinsville completed on Wednesday.

Qualifying in Bogart continues through the end of the day on Friday. As of 11 a.m. on Thursday, no one had qualified for the two open Council seats.

In Bishop, no election will be held because only one person qualified for mayor and for each of the four Council seats.

The only change in the Bishop Council results from long-time Council member and former Mayor Nedra Johnson not seeking re-election and being replaced by Deborah Lucas.

North High Shoals will have competition between Jared Strickland and Meagan Cundiff for Post 5 on Council, now held by Violet Dawe, who is running unopposed for Mayor.

In Watkinsville, Mayor Brian Brodrick is being challenged by Rebecca Lynn Billings, and incumbent Council Member Connie Massey is being challenged by Carolyn Maultsby.

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