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Slendak, Yancy, Saunders qualify in Richmond County contests

Date: March 06, 2024
By Susan McCord

Several declared Augusta candidates made good on their promises to run and qualified Tuesday.

Tina Slendak, the lifelong resident of District 7, qualified to run for the District 7 commission seat. She’ll face physician Marshall Bedder, who qualified Monday.

MORE: Two more qualify in Columbia County, including Democrat candidate for coroner

Carol Yancy, the educator in business as a trichologist, qualified Tuesday. She joins fellow Flagler Road resident, dentist Joidaz Gaines, in challenging incumbent Catherine Smith McKnight, who qualified Monday.

Chief Juvenile Court Judge Willie Saunders qualified to run for the judgeship given up by Chief Judge Daniel J. Craig, who is retiring. Augusta lawyer and former candidate Charles Lyons qualified Monday.

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The Author

Susan McCord is a veteran journalist and writer who began her career at publications in Asheville, N.C. She spent nearly a decade at newspapers across rural southwest Georgia, then returned to her Augusta hometown for a position at the print daily. She’s a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and the University of Georgia. Susan is dedicated to transparency and ethics, both in her work and in the beats she covers. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Fellowship, first place for hard news writing from the Georgia Press Association and the Morris Communications Community Service Award. **Not involved with Augusta Press editorials

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