MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- A Superior Court judge Wednesday denied Mayor Floyd Griffin's attempt to keep the Milledgeville City Council from hiring a city manager. After the request for a temporary restraining order...

...for a lobbying job with an Internet company. Among those being mentioned as a possible replacement are state Sen. Floyd Griffin, D-Milledgeville, who lost in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor; state Sen. Mary Margaret Oliver...

...Strong turnout among black voters could boost state Sen. Floyd Griffin of Milledgeville into the runoff. But Mr. Griffin...worries whether many voters will know he's black. "Floyd Griffin is not an African-American sounding name," he said...

...even though "the virus of race-consciousness was in the air." The current system didn't dissuade state Sen. Floyd Griffin of Milledgeville, a black Democrat, from running for lieutenant governor against five whites in the upcoming primary...

...Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, and black Sen. Floyd Griffin, D-Milledgeville, are in the running for the Democratic...Lieutenant governor: Mary Margaret Oliver, Democrat, Floyd Griffin, Democrat, Pam Glanton, Republican Labor Commissioner...

...They cannot compete with the large dairy-producing states like California and Wisconsin," said state Sen. Floyd Griffin, D-Milledgeville, who sponsored the proposed amendment. "Every state surrounding Georgia grants relief to dairy...

...sponsored by the Richmond County Democratic Party on Saturday, according to Leon Meyer, program chairman. State Sens. Floyd Griffin Jr., D-Milledgeville, and Mark Taylor, D-Albany, will speak at the 9 a.m. breakfast at the Picadilly Cafeteria...

...said. Baker won't be the only high-profile black candidate near the top of next year's ticket. State Sen. Floyd Griffin, D- Milledgeville, is hoping to become Georgia's first black lieutenant governor. Thurmond, a black lawyer who...

...of the high rate of repeat offenders in child molestation cases. McKinney endorses candidate ATLANTA - State Sen. Floyd Griffin launched his campaign for lieutenant governor Saturday with an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney. Mr...

...Other Democrats who have talked about running are Sens. Charles Walker, D-Augusta; Mark Taylor, D-Albany; and Floyd Griffin, D-Milledgeville. In the Republican primary, contenders include Fulton County Commission chairman Mitch Skandalakis...