New candidate in Athens-Clarke County 5th District Commission race emerges to take on Bailey
Athens Clarke County's coveted 5th District commissioners race just got hotter with the announcement by longtime Athens attorney and current A/CC Planning Commissioner member Dave M. Hudgins of his intention to qualify and enter the race against Flagpole and AthFest co-founder and former 40 Watt Club co-owner Jared Bailey. In the interest of full disclosure, I am employed by Hudgins in his law practice in downtown Athens. In the past I have also worked with Bailey on the early AthFests and many freelance stories in the Athens Observer, Athens Banner-Herald, Classic City Live and probably a few dozen more publications I am forgetting about in writing about bands coming to Athens to play at the 40 Watt Club. Hudgins is married to his wife Jan, who owns Flowerland, and they have two grown children. He has worked on the lighting ordinance on the Planning Commission in his initial term there and represents the YWCO among many other clients in his 19-year practice. He ran for the C...