The room was split on Tuesday night as citizens gave their opinions on the federal indictment of Newton County chairman Marcello Banes. The July 9 meeting was the first meeting for the commissioners since news broke of Banes’ federal indictment on June 27.
Citizens weigh in on chairman Banes’ indictment
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