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Former Oconee County Commissioner W.E. “Bubber” Wilkes unseated incumbent Margaret Hale in the Republican primary runoff for Post 3 on the Board of Commissioners Tuesday, with 51.2 percent of the 4,253 votes cast.
Wilkes will have no opposition in November, meaning he will return to the commission after an absence of 10 years.
Athens native, musician and C.P.A. Harold Williams died Sunday evening around 5:30 p.m., according to his daughter, Molly Williams.
The University of Georgia's second-highest ranking administrator is a finalist to become president of Iowa State University.
UGA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Whitten is one of four finalists for the position. She will visit Ames, IA on Tuesday, according to the Des Moines Register.
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