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Yahoo
24-07-2025
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This seat is taken: Augusta Commission names interim District 4 representative
A former political candidate is finally filling the Augusta Commission seat she sought 18 years ago. Tanya Barnhill Turnley will serve part of the unexpired term of former Augusta District 4 Commissioner Alvin Mason, who resigned abruptly in June during a commission meeting after citing personal health concerns. With more than a year left on Mason's term of office, a special Nov. 4 election, only for District 4 voters, will decide who serves the remainder of Mason's term through the end of 2026. Turnley, 68, is a marketing executive who runs TM Consultants in Hephzibah. She ran for the District 4 seat in 2007 against incumbent Bernard Harper. After her elimination in the race spurred a runoff, she backed former opponent Mason. In subsequent local elections, she was Mason's campaign manager. A message from God: Augusta commissioner abruptly resigns, citing health concerns This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Nov. 4 election slated to select new District 4 Augusta commissioner Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
22-07-2025
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Augusta commission looks to fill empty seat Tuesday
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Alvin Mason said goodbye to the Augusta commission five weeks ago, and now there's a call for city leaders to do their job and fill the seat.'We got a lot of things on the table that the community is depending on us to make decisions on and having such a gap like that in District Four, we owe it to everyone involved to get the process moving,' said Commissioner Don get the commission back to full strength, six commissioners need to approve a nominee .'We're going to go in tomorrow to the meeting and listen to the nominations. We might take action tomorrow and we might not,' said Mayor Pro-Tem Wayne the commission appoints to replace Mason will see a lot of election action if they want to remain in the seat, because there will be a special election this year and the seat is up again next year.'So whoever is appointed, we would have to have a special election in November, so they would have to run for that, and then they would have to turn around and run again in May,' said Election Director Travis Doss.'Whoever decides to run will be pressed with you have to run in November, you'll have to run in May, so it's going to be not an easy challenge for somebody,' said times, commissioners can't come to an agreement, but city leaders believe there will be a decision at Tuesday's meeting.'I'm optimistic about that. I'm optimistic that all realize that with everything we have on the table, that we got to get this filled,' said Clark. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
24-06-2025
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Augusta Commission has big decision to fill vacancy
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The sudden resignation of Former Commissioner Alvin Mason has left voters in the 4th District without their representative.'I'm concerned, will have to wait to see what happens. I thought he was doing a good job,' Cheryl Lovett, an Augusta voter. Mason has been battling back issues. It caused him to take a three-month absence last year. He told his colleagues last week this would be his final meeting.'So madam clerk effective immediately, I am resigning from this commission and it's somebody else's job to take it from here,' Mason said from the the charter, the commission will vote on naming an interim commissioner to replace Mason and then call for a special election. The commissioners in the 9th Super District are expected to lead the discussion.'Super 9 and the mayor will collaborate together and try to build consensus with the commissioners to see who has the support,' said Mayor Pro-Tem Wayne early, but one name being mentioned is Tanya Barnhill-Turnley, who Mason appointed to the Charter Review Committee.'Tanya – she always cared about Augusta. Her and Alvin were very close. She was his campaign manager,' said voters will ultimately get the final say in who replaces Mason, but that will likely take place after commissioners appoint an interim. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
