Miller Wins City Council Seat

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Ronald Miller will succeed the late Mayor Pro Tem and Ward 3 City Councilman John Raymond Turner, as he defeated Sharon Hall in the recent special election.

The late councilman passed away on April 1. In an effort to continue the productivity of the city while also avoiding any extra costs from hosting an additional election, Mayor Doug Roper and the Vidalia City Council agreed to hold the special election for the vacant seat in conjunction with the statewide Professional Standards Commission (PSC) election on Tues- continued from page

day, June 17. Miller received a total of 130 votes, accounting for 81.25% of the total votes cast, while Hall received 30 votes, accounting for 18.75% of the votes cast. He currently serves within the community as the pastor of St. Paul AME Church in Vidalia and helped to establish the Enhancing Low-Income Neighborhoods Economically (ELICE) group, which has worked to improve the areas surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and East Park Cemetery. Miller shared that he has extensive experience working with municipalities, as mayors in various cities throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia have appointed him to several commissions and committees. He said that most recently, he has attended almost every Vidalia City Council meeting throughout the last two years, which has helped him learn how “a dedicated voice in the council can drive positive changes for residents.”

He will be officially sworn into the Vidalia City Council on Monday, July 14, at the regular monthly meeting of the council.