Crawford, Sams selected for judgeships

Pike County’s Mack Crawford and Fletcher Sams of Fayette County will be appointed to the two vacant Griffin circuit judicial posts.The official announcement will be made Wednesday by Gov. Sonny Perdue.Crawford, of Concord, has headed up the Public Defender Coordinating Council for Perdue for the past several years.Thanks to Bill Taylor at WKEU for information on this breaking news story.