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Hunter tosses hat in ring
Qualifying is next week for Nov. 3 election
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Van Hunter
Ross Blair
Updated: Aug 29, 2009, 5:00 AM
Published: Aug 28, 2009, 10:45 PM

Former Richmond Hill city councilman Van Hunter announced his candidacy Thursday for the post 1 council seat.

Post 1 incumbent JoAnn Bickley said she will be running again, and she will make an official announcement next week.

Next week is qualifying week for the Nov. 3 election, and other positions on the ballot include Floyd Hilliard’s post 2 spot, which RHHS teacher Russ Carpenter will be running for, and the race for mayor of Richmond Hill, which is slated to feature Hilliard and former councilman Harold Fowler. More names are anticipated to be added in the coming week. Qualifying begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. and ends Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Hunter served on the Richmond Hill City Council from 2002-2006. Prior to that, he served as vice chairman of both the Richmond Hill and Bryan County Planning and Zoning Commissions.

Read more in the Bryan County News.

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RH students represent Coastal Electric in DC
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Local students representing Coastal Electric Cooperative on the Washington Youth Tour visit the nation’s capitol. Pictured are (left to right) Aku Komlan, Hinesville; Emily Attaway, Townsend; McKenzie Blanchard, Midway; Delaney Thompson, Richmond Hill; Chaperone Chaney Wynne; Leighum White, Midway; and Olivia Tiede, Richmond Hill.
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Outstanding students from across Georgia, including Olivia Tiede and Delaney Thompson of Richmond Hill, recently returned from the Washington Youth Tour, a life-changing, week-long leadership experience sponsored by Georgia’s electric cooperatives, including Coastal Electric Cooperative.
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