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By Jeremy Coumbes on July 14, 2021 at 2:21pm A former Morgan County Circuit Clerk is being honored with a memorial dedication next week. The Sunrise Rotary Club of Jacksonville will formally dedicate a memorial in Godfrey Park on Tuesday in memory of the late Barb Baker. Baker served in many community service roles over the years including as Morgan County Circuit Clerk from 1988 to 2002. Incoming Sunrise Rotary President Jane Becker says, Baker who was also a Past-President of Play for All Incorporated, was the driving force for what is now Godfrey Park as it is known today. “ The dedication is at the Godfrey Play for All Park and we are going to dedicate the pavilion and a park bench to one of our founding members of Sunrise Rotary, Barb Baker. She passed away, and she was just a totally dedicated public servant in so many ways. ....
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Ezard elected to fourth term Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Mayor Andy Ezard (center) awaits the election results with his wife Jenissa (left) and daughter, Kaylee Tuesday.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Incumbent Andy Ezard will remain Jacksonville’s mayor for at least four more years after being re-elected Tuesday. Ezard retained his seat with 1,601 votes against Nicole Riley, who received 366 votes roughly 81% to 19%. “This will be my fourth term as mayor, and I think it is a bold statement by the citizens of Jacksonville to re-elect me,” Ezard said. Now that he has been re-elected, Ezard said he wants to continue to build on many of the good things he and the other council members, as well as community organizations have started. ....