Angela Gary

1 week ago | mainstreetnews.com | Angela Gary

Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed has responded to the recent questions about his residency that have resurfaced and said it is based on a "personal vendetta.""I feel it is important to bring to your attention the troubling unrest that surrounds my office as your sheriff," Sheriff Speed stated. "This turmoil is driven primarily by the current chairman of the Banks County Commission and a disgruntled former representative, Dan Gasaway.

1 week ago | mainstreetnews.com | Angela Gary

Patriotic speeches and music were part of the annual Memorial Day program in Homer Monday morning with more than 100 people gathering in Veterans Park for the event. Col. Christopher McClure, a graduate of Banks County High School and West Point, was the guest speaker. He shared the significance of Memorial Day and spoke on his military career. He encouraged those present to “reflect on those who died and served” their country.

2 weeks ago | mainstreetnews.com | Angela Gary

Banks County Board of Commission chairman Taylor Griffith has called for a state investigation into whether any election laws have been violated related to whether the sheriff lives in the county or not. This issue has been brought up for more than 10 years with a lawsuit and a court ruling that sheriff Carlton Speed does live in the county being part of the process.

1 month ago | mainstreetnews.com | Angela Gary

The Banks County Board of Commissioners tackled the budget requests from departments in meetings last week to kick off the annual budget hearings. BOC chairman Taylor Griffith said during the hearings, “We don’t want wish list (from department heads). We want need list.”BUDGET HIGHLIGHTSA few budget highlights that have been discussed so far includes the following:•Contingency fund, the BOC agreed to keep $100,000 in this fund.

1 month ago | mainstreetnews.com | Angela Gary

Another Maysville City council meeting, another heated discussion with raised voices. This time it was over the role of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and the town staff or leaders in overseeing the two parks in the town. It was a sometimes loud discussion at the city council meeting Thursday on who should oversee park rentals and fees in the downtown Veterans Park and the town park located just outside of downtown.