The city's new mayor and council members prepare to assume their seats at the council table.
As a result of the November 2011 elections, Winder’s Mayor George “Chip” Thompson III was ousted by challenger, fellow council member David Maynard. Thompson’s final council meeting in the role of mayor took place Tuesday, Dec. 6. Also in attendance at the meeting was outgoing council member Frank Dunagan of Ward 4, who opted not to run for re-election. Shortly following the new year, the incoming members of Winder’s City Council will take their oaths of office at the Winder Community Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5. These members include Mayor-elect David Maynard, incumbent for Ward 2 Councilman Charlie Eberhart, Ward 4 Councilman-elect Travis Singley and, assuming the seat vacated by Maynard, Councilman-at-large-elect Lamar Larry Evans…
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Last night's Winder City Council meeting was the final meeting for outgoing Mayor Chip Thompson and outgoing Councilman Frank Dunagan, who did not seek re-election. Councilman David Maynard was elected mayor in November, while Larry Evans will join the council as an at-large member. --- Barrow Patch wants to feature user-submitted photos every Saturday and we are in need of submissions. E-mail your photos — any photo taken in Barrow — to barrow@patch.com. Include your name, city of residence, the date the photo was taken and the location. --- Today's forecast: Occasional rain. High near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall …
Larry Evans took the majority of votes for an at-large council seat, while incumbent Councilman Charlie Eberhart held on to Ward 2.
Unofficial results in the Winder municipal election have David Maynard ousting incumbent Mayor Chip Thompson with 745 votes to Thompson’s 548. Larry Evans drew 828 votes over opponent Tim Bolt’s 431 for an at-large council seat. Incumbent Councilman Charlie Eberhart received 158 votes to challenger Jim Cooley’s 39 votes.
David Maynard is finishing up a four-year term as a Winder City Council member and is running for the office of mayor.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
What would you like to see Winder's mayor address following the Nov. 8 election? Tell us in comments. David Maynard Read George "Chip" Thompson's candidate profile now and look for additional candidate profiles daily.
