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Steve Highlander Is Compromise Candidate For County Commission District 9 Seat Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus County School Board member Steve Highlander was voted in as the next County Commissioner for District 9. He replaces the exiting Chester Bankston, who left the district for Florida a few weeks ago. The commissioners voted last week. However, neither Dean Moorhouse or Shannon Stephenson was able to get the needed five votes. This week, Commissioner Katherlyn Geter had t...

Highlander Is Compromise Candidate For County Commission District 9 Seat Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus County School Board member Steve Highlander was voted in as the next County Commissioner for District 9. He replaces the exiting Chester Bankston, who left the district for Florida a few weeks ago. The commissioners voted last week. However, neither Dean Moorhouse or Shannon Stephenson was able to get the needed five votes. This week, Commissioner Katherlyn Geter had to miss...

May 26—Some Hamilton County Commissioners want to appoint Joan Carter, widow of the late Rep. Mike Carter, to fill the state representative's seat until a special election. The subject came up at Wednesday's county commission meeting, which included a tribute to Mike Carter, who died of pancreatic cancer on May 15. Carter served the county directly as an attorney and judge and represented the ...

4 Members Show Up At The Courthouse At First "Hybrid" Session Of The County Commission Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Four members of the County Commission showed up Wednesday at the County Courthouse for the first "hybrid" meeting of the commission. Chairman Chip Baker was there along with Commissioners David Sharpe, Katherlyn Geter and Greg.           The group has been meeting online from their homes or offices in recent months due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  March 22, 2021 March 21, 2...

Sheriff Proceeding With New Roofs, New Network Equipment And New Locks At Silverdale Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus Layout of Silverdale complex The Hamilton County Commission discussed several topics pertaining to the Sheriff’s Office during their Wednesday morning meeting, including repairing and replacing roofs.   Garland/DBS, Inc. had a bid of $768,667 for replacing roofs at the facility that was recently taken back by the Sheriffs Office from a private firm.   U...

6 County Commissioners Approve Asking Legislature To Change The Way They Get Paid Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus Six of Hamilton County’s nine county commissioners on Wednesday voted to pass a resolution that would open the door for the Hamilton County Commission to disconnect their salary from the county mayor’s. Commissioner Randy Fairbanks said, "There seems to be quite a bit of misunderstanding and I want to clear a few things up on this resolution. Recently, an o...