It was a close race between two candidates for the Portal City Council in the run for the town’s one challenged council seat, but former councilman Billy Boggs won the mayor’s race by a landslide and Portal residents will be able to purchase alcohol at stores within the city limits on Sundays. Boggs swept away with 131 votes to 33 votes garnered by challenger Frances Turner, winning by a 79 percent margin, according to preliminary records from the Bulloch County Board of Elections, provided Tuesday night by Elections Supervisor Pat Lanier Jones. Boggs was not immediately available Tuesday night for comment.
Portal approves Sunday sales
Boggs voted in as new mayor


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