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Stockbridge mayor pro tem faces growing calls from city leaders to resign City leaders are calling for the Stockbridge mayor pro-tem to resign. STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - The city of Stockbridge’s mayor pro tem is under fire by some of his own colleagues. Two of the city’s council members joined the mayor in calling for Councilman Elton Alexander’s resignation on Friday after a harassment lawsuit was settled alleging he tried to use his position to get a free meal at a bar-be-que joint and retaliated when the owner refused. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is not personal," said Stockbridge councilm...

STOCKBRIDGE  — Stockbridge City Council members LaKeisha Gantt and John Blount held a press conference Friday morning on the steps of City Hall calling for fellow council member Elton Alexander’s resignation. Blount also requested an investigation of Alexander’s behavior since he took office in 2016; the first step required by the city charter to remove him from the council. The conference follows a letter from Mayor Anthony Ford to Alexander asking that he step down from his position. Ford, Gantt and Blount cited the recent $1.7 million settlement as a result of a lawsui...

STOCKBRIDGE — The city of Stockbridge continues to move forward with plans to create its own police department and move away from police protection provided by Henry County. The council voted unanimously March 30 to approve a job description and an annual pay scale for a police chief ranging from $92,581.93 to $143,501.98, depending on experience. In a job description posted for the chief’s position, the city states that the chief will be responsible for supervising a department of 57 sworn officers and five civilian employees and providing police protection for an area of 13.31 squ...

STOCKBRIDGE — The Stockbridge City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing election reforms approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last week. Councilman Elton Alexander proposed the resolution at the council’s Tuesday, March 30 work session, saying that Stockbridge should condemn efforts to limit voting. “We don’t have control over the state … but we do have a voice to be able to speak,” said Alexander. “Such as when somebody wants to come to the city of Stockbridge, they will know that we have no part (in this legislation)...

City Council members voted Monday to issue $3 million in bonds to fund the startup of a police department for the city.