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Craig Stafford Re-Elected to Board of Governors of State Bar of Georgia
Craig Stafford
Craig Stafford
Published: Jun 26, 2020, 1:00 PM

Atlanta – H. Craig Stafford of Arnold & Stafford in Hinesville was re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia and was installed June 13.

Stafford will continue to serve in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, Post 1 seat on the board, representing Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh and Tattnall counties. He earned his law degree from the Walter F. George Law School at Mercer University and was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1993. His law practice is focused in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, truck wrecks, domestic cases and municipal law.

The Board of Governors is the 160-member policymaking authority of the State Bar, with representation from each of Georgia’s judicial circuits. The board holds regular meetings at least four times per year.

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Polls open Tuesday for ESPLOST voting
Politics
Updated: Mar 17, 2025, 7:17 PM
Published: Mar 17, 2025, 6:30 PM

Voting for the education special local option sales tax renewal will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at precincts around the county.

The extension of the ESPLOST is the only issue on the ballot before voters. Several other counties also are conducting ESPLOST measures Tuesday.

The Liberty County School System has laid out a $112 million plan to be funded by ESPLOST proceeds, if it is passed.

Should ESPLOST VII be approved by Liberty County voters, the school system will use about $44 million of the money it provides from an extra penny on the sales tax for a new school.

Technology upgrades across the system are planned under ESPLOST, as are renovations to existing schools. The school system also intends to refresh its bus fleet with buying new buses.

Proceeds from ESPLOST cannot go toward such day-to-day operations as salaries or other compensation for school system employees.

There were 1,237 ballots cast in early voting, with 504 coming in the final week. The final day of early voting – March 14 – was the busiest, with 206 ballots cast. The current ESPLOST was passed in 2021 with 86% of the votes in favor of it.

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