The City Council is majority black, led by council president Anita Ponder. Business is also being impacted as more black professionals are being sought. It will never go back to the way it was. Those days are gone. Get over it.
Some white citizens worry about retribution.
That has proven not the case. Yet, there are still whispers. This past week, Ellis pulled off a public relations coup. Two of the country's most powerful big city mayors, Marc Morial of New Orleans and Wellington Webb of Denver and a host of other midsize city mayors stopped in to see our town. Starting with a simple idea, Ellis was able to get Amtrak to expand its route for a run between Atlanta, Macon and Savannah - visually demonstrating the viability of passenger rail to state legislators, congressional folk and the public.