A COUPLE HOURS AFTER THURSDAY’S PUBLIC SESSION – VICE CHAIRMAN LARRY HOLMES SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THAT HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE DARKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN 2024. VICE CHAIRMAN HOLMES SAYS THAT HE MADE THIS DECISION “AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND THOUGHTFUL REFLECTION – UNQUOTE. HOLMES GOES ON TO SAY QUOTE – SERVING IN THIS CAPACITY HAS BEEN AN IMMENSE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST AND SUPPORT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY DURING MY TENURE.” HOLMES SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN, SERVING ON VOLUNTEER BOARDS, AND AS A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR. VICE CHAIRMAN HOLMES GOES ON TO SAY THAT HE IS EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES DARKE COUNTY HAS SEEN DURING HIS TIME AS A COMMISSIONER AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE REMAINING FOURTEEN MONTHS OF HIS TERM. WE WILL HAVE MORE FROM LARRY HOLMES DURING OUR LOCAL NEWSCASTS IN THE COMING DAYS.
