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Council keeps Barr as mayor pro tem after 3-2 ‘no’ vote on Boyum
Hendley joins council as Barr and Chavers start 2nd terms and women show solidarity
Barr council swearing-in
District 5 Statesboro Councilmember Shari Barr, right, signs the document after being sworn in by Bulloch County Probate Judge Lorna Deloach, left, on Jan. 2, 2024, for a second four-year term on the council. Barr was also re-appointed by the council as mayor pro tem for 2024 and 2025. (AL HACKLE/staff)
Tuesday morning soon after Ginny Hendley was sworn in as the new Statesboro City Council member from District 3 and councilmembers Paulette Chavers and Shari Barr, of Districts 2 and 5, respectively, were sworn in for their second four-year terms, the three women together decided a momentary council divide over who would be mayor pro tem.
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