
Ga. Senate bill gives Macon-Bibb clear control to select elections supervisor
Board of Elections sued mayor and commissioners to retain sole authority to nominate job candidate after Mayor Lester Miller planned to appoint selection committee

Elections board nominates new supervisor while attorney asks judge to block mayor’s selection committee
Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections also approves Sunday voting in advance of the November election, warns the results could be thrown out if Mayor Lester Miller and county commission appoint new leader without input

Macon-Bibb Board of Elections hires Atlanta attorney in rift with mayor over supervisor selection
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller says legal wrangling could delay hire until after November election

Log Cabin water main break triggers review of Water Authority public alerts
No news release went out to local media outlets until six days after the road was closed due to a washout

Board of Elections members bristle over Mayor’s plan for a search committee
Mayor Lester Miller forms committee to choose elections supervisor after rejecting the Board of Election's candidate

‘Just a mess,’ elections board member says as Macon-Bibb reopens search for supervisor
Commission rejected putting consideration of Board of Elections’ sole candidate on committee agenda

Interim Macon-Bibb County elections supervisor named
Bibb County's first Black elections supervisor, Jeanetta Watson, resigned effective Jan. 21.

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor’s resignation cites stress, workload, new election laws
Jeanetta Watson, who resigned effective Jan. 21, led the Board of Elections since 2012 after joining the office in 2007.