Doraville ain’t what it used to be!
BY Herschel Smith
17 years, 3 months ago
In 1974 the Atlanta Rhythm Section (known to fans as ARS) released a cut called “Doraville.” Do you remember ARS — the sophisticated southern rock style, up tempo tunes and silky smooth vocals? Do you remember Doraville? “… touch o’ country in the city, Doraville, it ain’t much but its home. Friends of mine, say I oughta move to New York. Well New York’s fine, but it ain’t Doraville.” If not, here is a teaser:
It appears that Doraville ain’t New York, and it also ain’t what it used to be.
A small-town Georgia police chief who left to face enemy fire in Iraq only to return and be fired by town officials got his job back Wednesday, thanks to an angry mayor.
Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins deemed his council’s recent vote to oust Police Chief John King contrary to state and federal laws and put the chief back on the job.
“I support him 100 percent,” Jenkins told FOXNews.com. “The community is really upset and disturbed. I am trying to get it under control.”
King, a colonel with the Army National Guard, came under fire by council members who were upset after he was sent to Iraq, calling him a part-time police chief. Doraville is about 16 miles outside of Atlanta with about 15,000 residents, King said.
“Apparently they feel it takes away from my effectiveness as police chief,” King said. “I think my service to my country has made me a better chief.”
One of the three members who voted to fire King, Bob Spangler, said his vote was not personal. Ed Lowe and Tom Hart also voted against King.
“The City of Doraville must have a fair, honest and present Chief of Police. As a City Council Representative, it is my responsibility to ensure that happens. While some are attempting to spin our decision as personal, I assure you it was based on solid facts,
On July 25, 2011 at 10:47 am, Sharon said:
If you go to doravillega.us and click on govt then click on agendas and minutes and go to Aug 7, 2007 you can read the minutes of the meeting that took place that night. King was not being fired…he was being replaced…not only that, but he makes it sound like he just got back from Iraq..which is not true..he had been back app. a year and a half…if you read carefully, you will see where Bob Spangler kept telling him that it had nothing to do with Iraq…King pulled the military card and got the support he needed by doing that..its just sorry that he used the military to do it and tell untruths to the public for sympathy. Telling lies to get what he wants is definitely not doing the military any justice. A lot of people fell for that back then, but I believe he would have a hard time getting so many to believe him now. These councilmen voted to pay him his full salary the first time he was gone..plus he was getting paid from the military. So he got what he wanted and that was attention and sympathy…things most important to him…