Correction

An article titled “Commissioner describes first 115 day” on page A1 of the May 3 edition contained an error.

In the article, it was mentioned that Walker County payroll for the first week of Commissioner Shannon Whitfield’s administration was going to be $1 million for 435 employees with around $500,000 in payroll and $1 million in the general fund.

Payroll for the first paid period was around $500,000, Whitfield said on Thursday, May 4. The county pays its employees every two weeks, meaning the total payroll would be $1 million for the entire month of January and not $1 million for the first week.

The county says it needs $8 million to be able to continue operations for the first year of Whitfield’s administration. The loan from The Bank of LaFayette was for an initial $4 million and the county will have to borrow an additional $4 million in the near future for a total of $8 million for 2017.

Thus far, the Bank of LaFayette has only loaned the county $4 million year to date and Whitfield said the county will have to work to source the second $4 million.

We apologize for any problems this error caused. The Walker County Messenger wants its articles to be accurate. If you know of an error, write to Walker County Messenger, 102 North Main Street, LaFayette GA 30728, or email walkercountymessenger@ npco.com, or call 706-6387845.