Some county officials are returning to their previous positions after last year’s elections, while others are joining the county for the first time. In addition to Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Richard Mecum, District 4 Commissioner Jeff Stowe and Sheriff Gerald Couch, four other people have been sworn in, including Patty Walters Laine, Darla Eden, Margaret Gregory and Charles Baker. Patty Walters Laine Laine is Hall County’s new probate judge.
The Local Agenda: Hall swears in bevy of new officials