The longtime mayor of Locust Grove died Friday from “complications of a sudden illness,” the city announced Saturday morning.
Robert Price, 79, was first elected mayor in 2012, succeeding former Mayor Lorene Lindsey, who died in August 2022. Price was recently re-elected to serve until 2028.
The small city in Henry County is close to McDonough and Jackson.
He ran unopposed each term he served, the city said, adding that the lack of opposition was “a testament that the government he ran with the City Council was widely supported by the citizens.”
Price spent more than 15 years working for the city. He began in 2007 as a member of the City Council.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
“We urge everyone to offer prayers for the family and to give them time to grieve properly,” the city said.
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