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==About the district==
::''See also: [[Muscogee County School District, Georgia]]''
[[File:Map of Georgia highlighting Muscogee County.svg|150px|thumb|left|link=Muscogee County School District, Georgia|Muscogee County School District is located in Muscogee County, {{abbr|GA}}]]Muscogee County School District is located in [[Muscogee County, Georgia|Muscogee County]] in western [[Georgia]]. The county seat is [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]. Muscogee County was home to 200,887 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13215.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Muscogee County, Georgia," accessed May July 24, 2015]</ref> The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=1303870}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=1303870}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
===Demographics===
Muscogee County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement, median household income, and poverty rate from 2009 to 2012. The United States Census Bureau found 22.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 28.0 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Muscogee County was $41,339, compared to $49,179 for the state of Georgia. The county's poverty rate was 19.6 percent, compared to the state's 18.2 percent.<ref name=Census/>
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Revision as of 19:13, 24 May 2025

Shelia Williams

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Education

Bachelor's

Alcorn State University

Graduate

Troy University

Personal
Profession
Executive director, B&O Services

Shelia Williams was a candidate for District 7 representative on the Muscogee County Board of Education in Georgia. Williams lost to Cathy Williams in the runoff election on July 26, 2016.[1]

Biography

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Williams earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Alcorn State University. She received her master's degree in education from Troy University. Williams is the executive director of B&O Services.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Muscogee County School District elections (2016)

Four of the nine seats on the Muscogee County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, for Districts 1 and 7. District 1 incumbent Pat Hugley Green and challenger JoAnn Thomas-Brown defeated Al Stewart but neither candidate won a majority of the general election vote. Green defeated Thomas-Brown in the runoff election. In District 7, Shelia Williams lost to Cathy Williams in the runoff election after defeating Norene Marvets in the general election.[1]

District 3 incumbent Athavia Senior was defeated by challenger Vanessa Jackson. Laurie Cochran McRae won the District 5 seat by defeating Pete Taylor, Robert Wadkins Jr., and Todd Robinson.[1]

Results

Muscogee County School District,
District 7 General Runoff Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cathy Williams 62.50% 380
Shelia Williams 37.50% 228
Total Votes 608
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016
Muscogee County School District,
District 7 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cathy Williams 46.04% 540
Green check mark transparent.png Shelia Williams 32.91% 386
Norene Marvets 21.06% 247
Total Votes 1,173
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
  2. ↑ Ledger Enquirer, "Three candidates vying for District 7 seat on Muscogee County School Board," April 20, 2016
2016 Muscogee County School District Elections
Muscogee County, Georgia
Election date:May 24, 2016
Candidates:District 1: Incumbent, Pat Hugley Green • Al Stewart • JoAnn Thomas-Brown

District 3: Incumbent, Athavia Senior • Vanessa Jackson
District 5: Laurie Cochran McRae • Pete Taylor • Robert Wadkins Jr. • Todd Robinson

District 7: Cathy Williams • Norene Marvets • Shelia Williams
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