Bailes winner in vote count

A Walhallan synonymous with service to his town is headed back to City Hall. The unofficial result of the special city council seat election gave Lamar Bailes 97 votes and his, Chris Grant, 69 votes, as announced last night to 96.3/WGOG NEWS by Flo Riley of the Oconee Registration and Election Commission. Bailes is a former mayor, a former councilman, and one-time city clerk-treasurer. The result, once it is declared official, means that Bailes can look forward to serving the remaining three years in the term of the late councilwoman Kathy Rogers.