Richmond County BOE to add 2 new members; District 3 heads to runoff

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two newcomers are set to officially take seats on the Richmond County Board of Education in a few weeks, and the District 3 race is heading to a runoff.Districts 2, 3, 6, 7 and 9 were on the ballot. Board Vice President Ed Lowery lost his reelection bid.Newcomers outline goalsCharles Williams said he does not want to be a “present body” on the board.“I don’t want to sit there and just be a present body for another term,” Williams said.Asked about his goals for his first six months, Williams said he expects to spend that time getting settled.“So first six months, I think I’ll just be getting in. I’ll be trying to understand, you know, where the budgets, where the shortcomings from for the school system,” Williams said.District 7’s Lisa Martin said her measure of success comes down to classroom numbers.“I would like to match the scores, the growth this year to have growth on top of growth, not to go backwards, but to continue continuous growth. That’s the thing