Bailes wins Walhalla Special Election

The unofficial result of yesterday’s special election in Walhalla to fill a seat on city council goes to Lamar Bailes with 97 votes to Chris Grant’s 69 votes, according to the Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Commission. Bailes is a former mayor, a former council member, and one-time city clerk-treasurer. The result, once official, means that Bailes can look forward to serving the remaining three years in the term of the late Kathy Rogers.