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Let’s face it. If Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Parker is confused about the two lawsuits against the county’s Board of Supervisors, known as Bragg 1 and Bragg 2, is there any hope for the rest of the community? Gid Brown Hollow resident Marian Bragg sued the BOS in 2016 (Bragg 1) and in 2017 (Bragg 2), both alleging that the supervisors violated Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on several occasions in different ways. Bragg 1 alleges violations of public notification before the supervisors went into closed session. Bragg 2 alleges that the board did not properly advertise and consider candidates for the county administrator in the fall of 2017. Former interim County Administrator Brenda Garton is also a named party in Bragg2. To be fair, as Parker pointed out in court July 20, he is new to the cases, having taken them over after Alfred D. Swersky, a substitute judge in Rappahannock’s 20th Judicial Circuit, retired before deciding on outstanding motions in Bragg 1.
Patty Hardee, Rappahannock News
On July 26, Sullivan County (Tennessee) mayoral candidate Gerald Sensabaugh shared sceenshots of profane texts that appeared to be from Sheriff Wayne Anderson’s county-issued phone. On July 28, Anderson admitted to sending the derogatory texts to an employee. On July 29, that employee — Megan Smith — spoke out about the texts and the Sheriff’s statements. That’s Busted Bingo on our card. It’s true that the timing of these texts’ release — one week ahead of the election — is suspect. However, in a news release Anderson explicitly did not distribute to the Bristol Herald Courier, the Sheriff has admitted to sending the texts, which are nothing short of disturbing.
Bristol Herald Courier
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