Commission chair Greg White announces re-election bid

Republican Greg White announced Friday, September. 29th, that he will be seeking another term as chairman of the Covington County Commission.

“I find it to be an privilege to serve the citizens from Covington County on the County Commission,” White declared. “In the past few years, we’ve achieved the balance of our budget, boost the balance of our funds and continue to cut down on the amount of our debt that we owe in the long run, all the while providing annually cost-of-living increases for our employees as well as meeting the new demands of the government at all levels. .”

“We are continuing to see constant growth in our local economy, however there’s still a lot to be accomplished. I believe it’s crucial for the Commission remain fully involved in boosting our economy. I’m happy to see that the Commission continues to collaborate with LBW to provide better training for local employers. And we’ve been able to work with our communities in order to improve our amenities for quality of life, from splash pad to walking trails to ball fields that .”

“We have also successfully made use of the funds from the new Alabama (Rebuild Alabama) gas tax in addition to a variety of federal grants that we have been granted to repair roads and bridges, benefiting all Covington County citizen. There’s nothing I think is more important than utilizing public funds wisely and with respect for the environment. We’ve achieved that during Covington County .”

“Covington County is an amazing area to live in and we must maintain our standard of living good,” White added. “It is crucial to ensure that we provide the essential needs of our residents: great roads, security and safety to our family members, as well as high-quality education for our children. .”

Greg is an CPA practicing in private practice. He is an associate in White, McClung and Barber LLC which is a company situated in Andalusia. He has been working as a public accountant since the year 1984. providing individuals, small-sized firms, as well as non-profits.

Greg along with his spouse Jan both have an extensive tradition of civic, church, as well as community participation. They were committee members for Sav-A-Life of Covington County (a crisis pregnancy center). Greg was also an early director of an addiction recovery program (Crossover Ministry) as well as of the Andalusia City Schools Foundation and both remain active in these and other groups.

“As an ardent conservative I will never fail to defend and stand up for the rights of individual citizenry,” White concluded. HTML0“Working together we can defend and enhance Covington County for future generations including my two grandsons Savannah as well as Emily.”

Greg is a long-time member of the Civitan Club, and he as well as Jan take part in choirs and missionary work at their local church Southside Baptist from Andalusia. Both are graduates of Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.

He is an election candidate during the Republican Primary, which is scheduled for March 5th, 2024.

The article Commission chair Greg White announces re-election bid was first published in The Andalusia Star-News.