McIntosh officials fined for ethics violations

Dec. 15—The state ethics commission has fined two elected officials in McIntosh County for campaign violations.

Sheriff Steve Jessup was fined $500 and at-large County Commissioner Davis Poole was fined $1,600 for their actions during the 2022 elections.

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