Transportation Board Member Steps-Down

The vice chairman of Georgia's Transportation Board says he's retiring from the board. Larry Walker, a long-time state representative from Perry, says he's leaving to pursue opportunities he describes as not being compatible with continued service on the board. Walker will leave June 30th after more than two years in his position. The board will soon change, after the Legislature removed some of the board's power in this year's General Assembly session.

Former lawmaker and Transportation chair dies

A former state senator and Transportation Board chairman has died--Steve Reynolds passed away Monday after a long battle with lung cancer, he was 87 years old. Reynolds was a native of Commerce and a World War II veteran. He held several posts locally in Commerce before beginning a 14-year run in the Senate in 1968. He also served for two decades on the state Transportation Board--many of those years as chairman. A major Gwinnett County road is named for Reynolds. Funeral services will be held Thursday.