By Joe JohnsonA DUI case against a member of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners was recently dismissed after a toxicology report indicated a lack of evidence to support a drunk-driving charge against District 9 Commissioner Ovita Thornton.“Ms. Thornton's blood was 100-percent clean,” said defense attorney Douglas Lenhardt. “The case was dismissed and restricted from her record.”Although that case was thrown out, a trial still looms …
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