Former Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Melissa Link will soon be able to drop the word "former" from her title after winning a special election for the open District 2 seat on the ACC Commission in a Tuesday special election.
Link, who served as a commissioner prior to redistricting, cruised to a win over former Clarke County Board of Education members Kirrena Gallagher. Turnout in the special election was about 11 percent of the district's electorate, or 845 voters.