LAGRANGE â Jim Young, a LaGrange County native and area businessman, was elected by the Republican Party Thursday night to take over the open seat on the LaGrange County Council.
That seat opened when former county council president, Peter Cook was elected at a Republican Party caucus last month to fill the open seat on the LaGrange County Board of Commissioners.
Young was one of five people vying for the open seat. Those candidates included LaGrange businessman Joe Billman, former Lakeland School Board member Carey McKibben, former LaGrange County Sheriffâs Department Deputy Tyler Randol, and retired LaGrange County Sheriffâs Department employee Kim McKibben.