Haralson County Board of Commissioners: the October 6, 2026 proclamation for Sammy Robinson and the Haralson County Veteran’s Association, with the West Georgia Military Museum

The board. The county's Board of Commissioners page: "Haralson County is governed by a five-person elected commission. Voters in each of four districts elect a commissioner with the chairman elected county-wide in the at-large post. The Commission Chairman also serves as the county's chief executive officer." "The board meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Commissioner's Office located at 155 Van Wert Street in Buchanan. The board also has a work session on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m." The seats: Brian L. Walker, Chairman and CEO; David Tarpley, District 1; Danny Elsberry, District 2; Eddie Ivey, District 3; Ryan Farmer, District 4. County Clerk Julia Watson, 155 Van Wert Street (770-646-2002, fax 770-646-2035), is "the official custodian of records for all actions taken by the Board of Commissioners". The county's code of ordinances recites that the board carries "all of the power and authority formerly vested by law in the sole commissioner of the county". The record. The county's Agenda Center posts the 2025-2026 meetings; 59 files were downloaded and read whole - the agendas, the work-session and special-called packets (which carry the prior meeting's minutes), and the retreat work-session minutes. The veterans record: the September 15, 2026 regular work session's Item #6, "Proclamation for Sammy Robinson - Commissioner Ivey stated that Sammy Robinson does a great deal for the veterans of Haralson County and deserves to be recognized for it. A proclamation will be read at the October 6th meeting"; and the October 6, 2026 regular meeting packet's Agenda Item #1, the full proclamation by Executive Order - "WHEREAS, Sammy Robinson is a proud citizen of Haralson County, who has contributed to the economic growth and social well-being of the community through his work as a business owner, as a county commissioner, as a supervisor of county probationers, and as the president of local non-profit group; and WHEREAS, Sammy Robinson served in the United States Army and was deployed for active combat duty in Vietnam; and WHEREAS, Upon returning to the United States, Sammy Robinson founded the Haralson County Veteran's Association as a way to instill pride in the community and to both acknowledge the service of veterans and to memorialize those who gave their lives to our country; and WHEREAS, Sammy Robinson and the Haralson County Veteran's Association have worked tirelessly to build and secure funding for the League/Lowe Medal of Honor Park, Helton Howland Park, and the West Georgia Military Museum & Education Center; and WHEREAS, Sammy Robinson led the effort to establish the JROTC program at Haralson County High School to teach students about leadership, citizenship, and personal responsibility, as well as to provide a pathway into military service; and WHEREAS, Sammy Robinson and the Haralson County Veteran's Association organize events throughout the year including the Patriot Run and the Freedom Ride to highlight, support, and fundraise for veterans and members of the armed forces" - "SO PROCLAIMED, this 6th day of October, in the year our Lord, 2026", signed "Brian L. Walker, Chairman/CEO" and attested "Julia Watson, County Clerk". The rest of the 2025-2026 files name no veteran item. No benefit is known to have been adopted, narrowed or repealed. The county's own organizations. The county's own proclamation is the record of Haralson's veterans groups: the Haralson County Veteran's Association (founded by Robinson), the League/Lowe Medal of Honor Park, Helton Howland Park and the West Georgia Military Museum & Education Center, and the Patriot Run and Freedom Ride events. No American Legion post is listed in Haralson County on the Department of Georgia's post list.