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South Fulton mayor, council to be sworn in Saturday

South Fulton’s leaders will be sworn in Saturday. AJC FILE PHOTO
South Fulton’s leaders will be sworn in Saturday. AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
April 25, 2017

The mayor and council members in the new city of South Fulton will be sworn in Saturday.

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at Benjamin Banneker at 6015 Feldwood Road in Atlanta.

South Fulton, with about 100,000 residents, becomes an official city May 1.

Last week, residents elected Bill Edwards as mayor.

They also elected: Catherine Rowell to represent District 1; Carmalitha Grubs for District 2; Helen Willis in District 3; Naeema Gilyard for District 4; Rosie Jackson in District 5, Khalid Kamau for District 6; and Mark Baker in District 7.

The city’s first council meeting will be held after the swearing-in ceremony.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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