...authorize a new account; 3) a written and approved board action required for the new account; 4) the president and board chairman always are included as authorized signers; 5) checks require two signatures when the amount exceeds a board-determined...

Lawrence C. "Larry" Long, 79, the chairman of the Columbia County Board of Elections, died Monday afternoon.Long, a Republican appointee on the three-member board for 12 years , died at University Hospital a week after undergoing triple-bypass heart surgery, fellow board member Neal Johnson said."We're all deeply saddened," said Johnson, the board's Democratic appointee. "We've grown quite close. He was a dear and close friend."

...Richmond County.That experience was a plus in Bennett landing the job, said Columbia County Development Authority Board Chairman Mark Wills."We were fortunate to find somebody locally who has the qualifications for what we needed," Wills...

...year ago yet to begin, while Neal's new hearing before the personnel board is tentatively scheduled for May 19, board chairman Chip Barbee said.The personnel board, meanwhile, got authorization from a city committee Monday to hire its own...

...district and the former school board chairman filed suit challenging the constitutionality...school district and the former board chairman for a preliminary injunction...time-sensitive matter."New board chairman Melvin Johnson said in a statement...

...thank those whose generosity enables us to continue our work, and encourage everyone to become Everyday Heroes during Red Cross Month by helping their neighbors.(The writer is board chairman of the American Red Cross' Augusta Chapter.)

...of Elections named Gay, 41, formerly the county's voter registration coordinator, to the post Monday morning, board Chairman Larry Long said."We recognized excellent performance and increased responsibilities (in promoting Gay)," Long...

...complaint about the prayers it has used to open its meetings.The Freedom from Religion Foundation wrote the school board chairman in November saying the prayers before the meetings are what it called "a serious constitutional violation."The...

...administrative law judge, until all the evidence is available to defense and prosecution.Atlanta Public Schools Board Chairman Reuben McDaniel said the district moved as fast and fairly as it could to get rid of bad educators and resolve the...

...reliable safeguards, the nation's top aviation safety investigator said Wednesday.National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said she doesn't want to "categorically" rule out the use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft...