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Rocky Ford fires clerk
State currently investigating unpaid ticket fees in small Screven County municipality
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Rocky Ford’s city clerk has been fired as the state continues to investigate the Screven County municipality’s finances.Town Council voted May 6 to terminate the clerk, Beth Collins Smith. Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are looking into allegations surrounding unpaid ticket fees, Statesboro GBI Special-Agent-in-Charge Cathy Sapp said. Rocky Ford Mayor Jimmy Hankinson said state add-on fees for tickets issued have not been paid since 2003.
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