*Swearing-in ceremonies are planned Friday for four newly-elected Hall County officials. They are David Gibbs, County Commission Chairman; Mark Pettitt, Clerk of Superior Court; John Wingate III, Hall County State Court Judge; and John Breakfield, Northeastern Judicial Circuit (Hall and Dawson counties) Superior Court Judge. The oaths of office will be administered starting at 2:00 at Roosevelt Square downtown next to the courthouse.
*After 24 years as a member, the Hall County Board of Education’s Nath Morris (pictured) is leaving the board at the end of the year. And with a number of family members and friends in the audience, the board and other school officials recently recognized Morris for his service. Morris chose not to run for re-election this year. “Thank you, Nath Morris, for your 24 years of service to the boys and girls of the Hall County School District,” a posting on the district’s Facebook page reads. “You made a difference indeed, and you will be missed. We wish you all the best.”