News, Phil Campbell
 By  Staff Reports Published 
6:00 am Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Williams announces plans to seek PC mayor’s seat

Greg Williams has announced his candidacy for mayor of Phil Campbell.
He is the son of Orville and Dot Williams and is married to Charlotte Goolsby Williams.
He graduated from Phil Campbell High School, he is a Christian and a member of Masonic Lodge 880 of Phil Campbell.
He has lived in Phil Campbell all of his life. He worked in the construction industry for 40 years and is a member and past president of Carpenter Local 1209 in Florence. He is now treasurer and alternate delegate for local 1209.
He works for Midsouth Carpenters Training Trust Fund as senior coordinator and is over five training programs for the millwrights and carpenters
“I coordinate all the training as well as work on five different budgets totaling close to a million dollars a year,” he said.
“I have a good working relationship with contractors as well as other businesses that I feel will be a helpful tool in restoring our town, bringing in factories and businesses.
Also, I will try and acquire all the federal and state grant money I can to help restore our town to develop our new industrial park, to repair and rebuild our swimming pool and surrounding facilities and to try and build a nice and bigger rec center for our seniors and young people,
“I will do an overall review of each department and meet with B.C.D.A. about a campground at Bates Crossing.
“I love this town and want to see it grow. Please get out and vote Aug. 28. Thank you for your support.”

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