While a lot of attention is being paid to the end of Mayor Deke Copenhaver’s tenure, there are two other lame ducks in the Marble Palace that have definitely left their mark on the Garden City. Augusta Commissioner Alvin Mason and Mayor Pro Tem Corey Johnson will have completed their terms at the end of […]
Earlier this year, when Augusta Commissioner Marion Williams demanded a copy of former City Administrator Fred Russell’s hard drive after he was fired, many of his colleagues simply rolled their eyes. It was considered to be another “crazy” Marion Williams request. Even General Counsel Andrew MacKenzie and Interim City Administrator Tameka Allen warned the Augusta […]
As we reported last month, Matt Aitken has decided to make a run for mayor. He needs a job, has been on the commission before and why not? Let’s hop in the way back machine and see what the Insider thought of the last to mayoral candidates who turned out not to be mayoral candidates. Cheek […]
In the friendly confines of the Clear Channel studios of Minnesota Fattz and Cher Best Tuesday morning, the most controversial mayoral candidate who never was withdrew his hat from the ring to become Augusta’s next chief executive. Or as some might say, “the pig got out of the [...]
Stunned. Shocked. Unfazed. That’s how most Augusta commissioners summed up their feelings about former City Administrator Fred Russell’s announcement this week not to run for mayor of the Garden City. During an exclusive interview on the Fattz and Cher Morning Show on 96.33 Kiss FM on Tuesday, [...]
Now that Augusta’s mayoral and commission races have officially been moved to May 20 because state lawmakers voted to change Georgia’s primary election from July to May, folks are rushing to decide whether or not their names will be on the ballot this spring. So far, the folks who have [...]
Two announcements this past week made official what many had already known to be true, that a pair of men very well known in their respective counties were about to become even better known as “politicians.” They are as different as they can be: one black and one white. One working [...]
Get ready Augusta. You will likely soon see “Russell for Mayor” signs popping up all over the Garden City. The idea is incredible. A little more than a month ago, seven Augusta commissioners unanimously voted to fire former City Administrator Fred Russell from a position he had held for almost [...]
There have been wild rumors this week down at the Marble Palace that recently fired City Administrator Fred Russell is considering a run for mayor. What in the world? Augustans can only hope this is a bad joke that county employees are spreading around town to simply make Russell’s awkward exit [...]