With the election of the new mayor of Newnan and the battle over Project Sail continuing, one thing has become abundantly clear to the good people of Coweta County: Being involved in local politics is essential.

Killer Mike once said on the Idea Generation podcast, “Stop focusing on the presidential election. Who is your city council person?” We often get so focused on the “big ticket” elections that are so well publicized that we neglect the similarly important elections going on in our own communities that have a direct effect on us.

As someone who has been historically uninvolved in local politics, mainly due to Coweta just now becoming my established residence, I have been amazed by the goings-on that happen in city council meetings that, until this point, I had no clue were decided

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