Calhoun case headed to court
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton Cheryl Calhoun had a rough time in 2011. First, she makes the decision to run for a seat on the Albany City Commission, but is told she lives in a different district. Then, after beginning her campaign, she learned that she was right to begin with and that the elections [...]
Read More →Ward 2: No end in sight.
Tweet Judge Joe Bishop called an end to proceedings late Friday afternoon, but the question of what to do about the controversial Ward 2 race is still to be decided. Attorneys for Melissa Strother and Ivey Hines, as well as City Attorney Nathan Davis, asked plenty of questions, but little in the way of new [...]
Read More →Elections Board passing the buck
Tweet Several citizens spoke out, as did Ward II candidate Melissa Strother, mayoral candidate B.J. Fletcher, and former Ward II candidate Cheryl Calhoun. The results of their efforts? Nothing. From the beginning, county attorney Spencer Lee made it clear that the board saw this ordeal culminating in legal action, and seemed to welcome the action. [...]
Read More →Strother, Calhoun take aim at elections office
Tweet They say that “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” If that’s true, then the Dougherty County Elections Board had better watch out, because there are two women who feel scorned. At a press conference, both Melissa Strother and Cheryl Calhoun argued that the Ward II election shouldn’t be over yet. “We want [...]
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