Speakers announced for next Jackson Co. Tea Party meeting

JEFFERSON - Pamela Smith will speak at the meeting of the Tea Party Patriots of Jackson County on Thursday, December 12. The meeting will be at Northeast Church in Braselton Tech Center and will begin at 7:00 p.m.<br /> <br /> Smith is Director of Curriculum and Instruction with the Georgia Department of Education. She will speak on the subject, "Ten Reasons Why the Common Core Standards Are Good for Georgia Students and Education."<br /> <br /> Smith formerly was Principal at Jefferson City Elementary School and Assistant Principal at Cleveland Road Elementary School in Clarke County. <br /> <br /> Following her presentation, there will be a time for questions from the audience.<br /> <br /> Also speaking at the meeting is Pastor Mark Mobley. He will speak on The Black Robed Regiment, the name given by British loyalists during the American Revolution to pastors who spoke out against tyranny and spoke in favor of representative government. Mobley is Senior Pastor of Living Word Church in Jefferson and is District 4 Representative on the Jefferson City Council.