New blood joins Milledgeville City Council

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  • (L-R): Council Members Dr. Collinda Lee, Denese Shinholster, Dr. Jeffery Wells, Shonya Mapp, Morgan Pendergast, and Arlene Simmons are sworn in alongside Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan (front green). BAILEY BALLARD/Staff
    (L-R): Council Members Dr. Collinda Lee, Denese Shinholster, Dr. Jeffery Wells, Shonya Mapp, Morgan Pendergast, and Arlene Simmons are sworn in alongside Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan (front green). BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

    City Council was officially sworn Dec. 30 with three new council members taking office.

    Probate Judge Todd Blackwell led the ceremony, swearing in Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan, Dr. Collinda Lee, Arlene Simmons, Denese Shinholster, Morgan Pendergast, Shonya Mapp, and Dr. Jeffery Wells. Simmons, Pendergast, and Wells are new to the council representing Districts 2, 4, and 6, respectively.

    The mayor and c…