George Hooks: a student and shaper of history - Americus Times-Recorder

George Hooks: a student and shaper of history - Americus Times-Recorder

George Hooks started his political career early. Governor Marvin Griffen was running for a second term, and he needed to get the word out. Bunches of teenagers were hired to nail signs from town to town. Hooks described it as a dream job for a teenage boy. “I got bit by the bug that year, and been in politics ever since.” While Hooks is long retired from politics, the trappings of his career are still evident at his apartment at Magnolia Manor. …