Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Poythress announced a couple of endorsements today from our neck of the woods:

“Johnny C. Smith is a former Barrow County commissioner and superintendant (sic) of public works for the city of Gainesville. He retired from the U.S. Army after 23 years of service and now sits on the Barrow County Personnel Review Board. Commissioner Smith wants ordinary Georgians to ‘have a seat at the table,’ and he believes that I am the leader who will make sure the voices of his neighbors will be heard.

“Elbert County Commissioner John B. Hubbard has also worn many hats in his career. He served as assistant police chief, assistant city manager and city marshal of Elberton. Commissioner Hubbard knows all the details of local government and is a leader in regional economic development. He likes my common sense approach which brings stakeholders together to take thoughtful actions to create solutions to our pressing problems.”

Blake.aued@onlineathens.com