North Ga Advocate Podcast
Podcast with North Georgia Advocate that will go over local news, political and education topics that effect the citizens of the Gainesville and Hall County area in North Georgia. We will give out information local news organizations refuse to. We tell the facts and both sides of an issue.
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In this episode, Podcast 28, Chris Dyer and Viral Chhadua, go over things that have happened in Hall County The last two weeks. The Hall County Commissioners proved they are almost off them them corrupt and/or on the take with the actions of choosing a spot for the new courthouse. Commissioner Powell gets called onto the carpet at the Courthouse Meeting on July 9th and wasn't happy. One Short Term Rental in the county has refused ...
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June 26, 2026 • 74 mins
In this episode, Podcast 27, Chris Dyer and Viral Chhadua go over things that have happened in Hall County The last two weeks. Locally we have had a lot go on. Both the commissioners and the board of education submitted budgets and proposals. BOE is crying broke and going to raise property taxes. Also a couple of contentious land developments. One in Sardis and One in North Hall at Highland Road. WE had one commissioner get testy a...
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In this episode, Podcast 26, Chris Dyer and Viral Chhadua go over things that have happened in Hall County Primary Runoff Election on June 16, 2026. Locally we had two Hall County Commission Seats and an At-Large Board of Education Seat up for grabs. Plus we had some possible illegal fireworks going on from a couple of members of the Board of Tax Assessors. They tried to affect the outcome of the District 3 race and it got quite d...
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In this episode, Podcast 25, Chris Dyer and Viral Chhadua go over things that have happened in Hall County Government since the Primary. We go over more fallout that is happening how we see the runoff election going. We also get into the Unified Development Code (UDC), comprehensive plan and other Hall County news. We also dabble into some Tax Assessors shenanigans and some underhanded things happening to one of the candidates.
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In this episode, Podcast 24, Chris Dyer, Viral Chhadua and special guest Tyler Crawford, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout
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June 3, 2026 • 155 mins
In this episode, Podcast 24, Chris Dyer, Viral Chhadua and special guest Tyler Crawford, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout, what to expect in the Runoff, talk about how Tyler proceeds from here. The runoff election is scheduled for June 16th. Tyler also talks about how he built a grass-roots campaign without spending very much money. We also get into the false allegatio...
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June 3, 2026 • 84 mins
In this episode, Podcast 23, Chris Dyer, Viral Chhadua and special guest Steve Gailey, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout, what to expect in the Runoff.
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June 3, 2026 • 84 mins
In this episode, Podcast 23, Chris Dyer, Viral Chhadua and special guest Steve Gailey, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout, what to expect in the Runoff, and give our take on what happened. The runoff election is scheduled for June 16th. Steve also comes out with his endorsements in the Runnoff and what to expect afterwards in a general election. We also go over the UDC a...
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June 3, 2026 • 87 mins
In this episode, Podcast 22, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout, what to expect and give our take on what happened. We delve into why it happened and how to move forward for candidates, supporters and Hall County. We talk about how sometimes you actually "Win" when you lose your political race. Any time you can get the people talking about...
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June 3, 2026 • 87 mins
In this episode, Podcast 22, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, go over 2026 Election results from the primary that was held on May 19th. We go over the fallout, what to expect and give our take on what happened.
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June 3, 2026 • 90 mins
In this episode, Podcast 20, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, go over campaign contributions for some of the candidates. We see where their money comes from and from who. Is is swamp money? Is it family members? What expenditures did they have? Some interesting things. Some candidates don't have any donations. They don't have to report if they are not going to accept or if they are going to accept less than $2,500. If they happen to...
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June 3, 2026 • 90 mins
In this episode, Podcast 21, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, go over campaign contributions for some of the candidates. We see where their money comes from and from who.
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June 3, 2026 • 79 mins
In this episode, Podcast 20, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview John Batchelor who is challenging Inez Grant for Hall County Solicitor General. Grant is not the incumbent. She was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to finish Stephanie Woodard's term after she got caught stealing funds. John is a very experienced prosecutor and worked in multiple DA's offices and solicitors offices for over a decade before deciding to run for e...
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June 3, 2026 • 79 mins
In this episode, Podcast 20, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview John Batchelor who is challenging Inez Grant for Hall County Solicitor General.
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June 3, 2026 • 92 mins
In this episode, Podcast 19, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview Shiv Sachdeva who is challenging Lee Darragh for Hall County District Attorney.
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June 3, 2026 • 92 mins
In this episode, Podcast 19, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview Shiv Sachdeva who is challenging Lee Darragh for Hall County District Attorney. Shiv is a very experienced prosecutor and worked for the DA's office for 18 years before deciding to run for elected office. He has some great ideas on how to modernize the office and fix some issues that are evident in the office right now. Mr. Sachdeva has also had to put up with a...
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June 3, 2026 • 64 mins
In this episode, Podcast 18, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview Susan Aycock Smith who is running for the open Hall County Board of Education - At Large seat.
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June 3, 2026 • 64 mins
In this episode, Podcast 18, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, Interview Susan Aycock Smith who is running for the open Hall County Board of Education - At Large seat. She has poured herself into learning about the school board and how it functions for almost two years. She has done extensive research and digging that has given her a unique perspective on how the board operates. She can identify the shortcomings and strengths and has...
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June 3, 2026 • 91 mins
In this episode, Podcast 17, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, recap this past weekends Hall County Non-Partisan Debate hosted by Hall Informed. We go into depth on each race that was there. We also talk about the new planning commission appointments that left anyone paying attention shaking their head. We also talk about the School Superintendent about to stroke out because he may have to actually cut spending. Two new homestead exe...
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June 3, 2026 • 91 mins
In this episode, Podcast 17, Chris Dyer & Viral Chhadua, recap this past weekends Hall County Non-Partisan Debate hosted by Hall Informed. We go into depth on each race that was there.
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