Longtime Chatham, Orange County District Attorney Announces Retirement Plans
Longtime District Attorney Jim Woodall recently announced plans to retire at the end of his term.
Woodall has served as the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 18, which encompasses all of Orange and Chatham Counties, since 2005. Previously, he served as the district’s assistant district attorney for 17 years. He alerted the judicial district’s bar about his decision with a letter on Monday, saying he will not run for re-election in 2022.
“I have generally let it be known over the last few months that my current term as District Attorney will be my last,” wrote Woodall. “However, I feel it is important to make my intentions officially known.”
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The remains of a Maryland man who went missing in Richmond Hill in 2019 have been found, police say.
The Richmond Hill Police Department said Brian Kennedy went missing in November, 2019, and his disappearance was widely reported on social media.
Remains were discovered Jan. 9 and confirmed to be those of Kennedy by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation was led by RHPD Detective Jesus Gonzales, who “worked diligently for nearly 14 months trying to locate Mr. Kennedy,” according to RHPD.
Warnock is a newcomer to politics, but has well-known name within the state. He is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, which was founded by Martin Luther King Jr.
COVID-19 vaccinations underway in Georgia’s Glynn & Chatham counties
Health care workers, long-term care facility personnel prioritized in first phase of inoculation
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GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Inoculation efforts are expanding in Georgia with thousands of doses of Pfizer’s COVID- 19 vaccine arriving Monday in Glynn and Chatham Counties and their administration to health care workers within the Coastal Health District beginning Tuesday.
“What we’re focusing on is actually administer vaccines,” said Paige Lightsey, immunization coordinator for the Coastal Health District. “We’ve been calling our health care providers in our area and also vaccinating some of our own staff.”