Hughes takes job in Virginia

Hughes

takes job in Virginia

Harry Hughes, who has been

overseeing Coweta County's Water and Sewer Department for the past

six and one-half years, has accepted a position in Culpeper, Va., as director

of environmental services.

Culpeper is approximately 60

miles southwest of Washington, D.C. & 45 miles north of Charlottesville,

Va., and is ranked as one of the top ten small towns in the country.�Culpeper

County has a population of some 33,000 and the town of Culpeper is home

to some 10,000 of those residents.

As Director of Environmental

Services, Hughes' primary responsibilities will be planning and organizing

the day-to-day operations of the water treatment facility and the wastewater

treatment facility.

Hughes knows that his successor

will have a great system to operate and a system that has a lot of potential

in the years ahead with construction of the B.T. Brown water treatment

facility and the expansion of the Shenandoah Sewerage Treatment facility.

"The potential of this

department is tremendous and will prove to be a real boon for Coweta County,"

Hughes said.

Hughes is grateful for the

opportunities he has been given while at the helm of the county's

water and sewer department.

"I am very appreciative

of every opportunity that has presented itself during my tenure here.�This

department has faced a multitude of challenges and those challenges have

helped me develop and mould my skills.�Coweta County has been a great

place to live and work over almost seven years and I will miss it."

Hughes will complete his work

for Coweta County Dec. 26 and is scheduled to begin his new duties in

Culpeper Dec. 29.�His family will remain in Coweta County through the

end of the current school year.

When asked why he decided to

take the new position, Hughes stated simply that the opportunity presented

itself for him to return to his family roots.�

"My family has its roots

in Virginia, roots that run prior to the Civil War, my Mom grew up in

Virginia, and when the opportunity presented itself, I decided to take

my family