Mayor Jack Ellis
Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of Macon, GA. He created a stir this summer by reaching out to Hugo Chavez and expressing his support, even though Hugo Chavez is suspected of supporting terrorism and anti-American sentiment around the... [more]
Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of Macon, GA. He created a stir this summer by reaching out to Hugo Chavez and expressing his support, even though Hugo Chavez is suspected of supporting terrorism and anti-American sentiment around the world.
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Macon Mayor Jack Ellis has converted to Islam and is now working to legally change his name to Hakim Mansour Ellis. Ellis, who was raised Christian, said Thursday that he became a Sunni Muslim during a December ceremony in the west African nation of Senegal. “You do it because it feels right,” said Ellis. “To me it’s no big deal. But people like to know what you believe in. And this is what I believe in.” If anybody wants to know about Islam, I can hold an intelligent conversation,” Ellis...
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Corps spokesman Patrick Robbins in Mobile said Thursday that drought conditions persist in parts of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basins.
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City officials who worked with Dudley - City Councilwoman Elaine Lucas, former Mayor Jack Ellis and Mayor Robert Reichert - in brief eulogies told of his ...
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Ellenwood was also wanted by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office in Macon, Ga. for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. US Marshals in Macon determined that ...
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In the final years of Mayor Jack Ellis' administration, Ellis made Dudley his liaison to the Macon City Council. Ellis and Dudley butted heads in 2001, ...
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-Sports-related items may be mailed to Sports bulletin board, The Telegraph, PO Box 4167 Macon, Ga., 31213; e-mailed to sports@macon.com; ...
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QSR Magazine reports that a survey conducted by Insula Research found a trip through the drive-thru at Wendy's averages just 2 minutes and 11 seconds.
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Macon has been without a permanent CAO for some time, and the position had become a revolving door under former Mayor Jack Ellis. Thomas said when he first ...
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... to show support for then-Mayor Jack Ellis without looking on their own at her history, which could have foreshadowed the trouble that came later. ...
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-Sports-related items may be mailed to Sports bulletin board, The Telegraph, PO Box 4167 Macon, Ga., 31213; e-mailed to sports@macon.com; ...
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By Richard Fausset | Los Angeles Times MACON, Ga. - The three deejays spun R&B and hip-hop, with a focus on oldies, party anthems and black artists gone ...
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C. Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of the city of Macon, Georgia. Currently serving his second term, Mayor Ellis was first sworn into office December 14, 1999 becoming the first black Mayor in the city’s 176-year history. Voters embraced his vision to make Macon one of the most livable cities in America, a city where equal opportunities would be afforded to every citizen and economic development would be the highest priority – a city of the future equipped with the physical and technological infrastructure and an educated workforce able to compete in the emerging global market place.
Mayor Ellis was born January 6, 1946 in Macon, Georgia where he attended Ballard Hudson High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Leo College in Florida. He is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer. He served two years of combat duty in Vietnam as a paratrooper platoon sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and Heroism, and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. He is a former cable television executive and an executive with the United States Census Bureau. He is the former host and producer of a local community affairs television program, Community Forum.
C. Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of the city of Macon, Georgia. Currently serving his second term, Mayor Ellis was first sworn into office December 14, 1999 becoming the first black Mayor in the city’s 176-year history. Voters embraced his vision to make Macon one of the most livable cities in America, a city where equal opportunities would be afforded to every citizen and economic development would be the highest priority – a city of the future equipped with the physical and technological infrastructure and an educated workforce able to compete in the emerging global market place.
Mayor Ellis was born January 6, 1946 in Macon, Georgia where he attended Ballard Hudson High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Leo College in Florida. He is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer. He served two years of combat duty in Vietnam as a paratrooper platoon sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and Heroism, and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. He is a former cable television executive and an executive with the United States Census Bureau. He is the former host and producer of a local community affairs television program, Community Forum.
