In celebration of its 100th year as an established city within Emanuel County, the city of Twin City will host a centennial kick-off ceremony Friday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. The event will take place at the Twin City Welcome Center and will include a tour of the old city jail that has recently underwent renovation work. At this particular celebration, Twin City will highlight the mayors of Twin City from 1936 to current. The list of mayors the city has on file are as follows:
Wade Corley, 1936; H V Durden, 1937; J Roscoe Brown, 1938; O.A. Johnson, 1939; Max L. Kingery, 1940; Carl E. Durden, 1941; O A Johnson, 1942; W C Bishop, 1943; Carl E. Durden, 1944; L E Grey, 1945; W R Brown Sr., 1946; J F Mathis Jr., 1947; W C Bishop, 1948; L E Grey, 1949; W C Bishop, 1950; W P Trull, 1951; Clyde C. Durden, 1952; W R Brown Sr., 1953; W R Bishop; 1954; J Thomas Durden, 1955; O A Hall Sr., 1956; Carl Grimes, 1957; J H Durden, 1958; Dolan E Brown Jr., 1959-1963; J Howard Quarles, 1964-1969; John E. Whetsell, 1970-1979; F Dickson Durden, 1980-1999; Gene Baker, 2000-2003; James Greenway, 2004-2015; Eileen Dudley, 2016-2019; and Matt Donaldson, 2020-present.
Did you know: The 1st through 15th mayors of Twin City are unknown. With no documentation to validate who served in the City of Twin City, no names can be provided at this time. The City of Twin City encourages anyone with information pertaining to individuals who served as mayor of Twin City from 1921-1935 to contact the Twin City City Hall. Pictures of Twin City throughout the years since its establishment are also encouraged to be shared. Be sure to give the Twin City City Hall a call at 478-763-2695.
In other Twin City News:
The City of Twin City’s first project was recently completed last week. While in the area of Twin City, be sure to look for the new city limits signage placed at entrances of the city limits! The City of Twin City has additional improvements and events scheduled throughout the year. Stay tuned for the latest update!
