Qualifying has begun for several local offices. The following offices are up for election. They are Clerk of Superior Court, Probate Judge, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, Magistrate Judge, Coroner, Dodge County Board of Education- Districts 2, 4 and 6, Dodge County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Dodge County Board of Commissioners Districts 1 and 4, Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney and Georgia State Representative District 149.Qualifying for Dodge County Sheriff so far are incumbent Lynn Sheffield and Brian Robinson. For Dodge County Tax Commissioner is incumbent Kay Graham. For Dodge County Clerk of Superior Court is incumbent Rhett Walker. For Dodge County Probate Judge is incumbent Al McCranie.
For Dodge County Magistrate Judge is Tom Cranford. For Dodge County Coroner is incumbent Joe Smith. For Dodge County Board of Education member in District 2 are incumbent Jessie Mincey and Roy Grenade. For Dodge County Board of Education in District 4 is Rodney King. For
Dodge County Board of Education in District 6 is Elvis Davis. For Dodge County Board of Commissioners Chairman is incumbent Dan McCranie. For Dodge County Board of Commissioners in District 1 is incumbent Jr. Howell. For Dodge County Board of Commissioners in District 4 is incumbent Karen Cheek.
For Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney is incumbent Tim Vaughn. For Georgia House of Representatives District 149 is Robert Pruitt.
Qualifying goes from Monday, March 2 at 9:00 a.m. to Friday, March 6 at 12:00 noon.
The following persons have qualified as of presstime on Tuesday, March 3.
A full list of those who qualify for these offices and their pictures will appear in next week’s edition of the newspaper.