List of candidates running for state office

Qualifying for the 2012 primary elections on July 31 ended at noon Friday.  Click the following links below to find who's running where in Georgia.

Editor's Note: Qualifications list courtesy of the Georgia Secretary of State's office (sos.ga.gov). 

District Attorneys 

House of Representatives

Public Service Commission

State Senate

Superior Court

Supreme Court

U.S. Congress


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Gainesville named one of "Best Cities for Job Growth"

Looking for a quality job in Georgia?  Move to Gainesville.  Newgeography.com reports that Gainesville ranked 17th out of all 398 metropolitan areas, and 14th among smaller metros nationwide, in the blog's "Best Cities for Job Growth".  Click the following links below to find out how all Georgia cities fared in this year's rankings.

Large Cities

Medium-Sized Cities

Small Cities

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School police chief must clear arrests with superintendent

From the bizarre files...in Albany...the police chief for the Dougherty County School System must clear all arrests with the superintendent...

The Albany Herald has the details here...

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