On March 19, 2009, Decatur County issued its $8,455,000 Decatur County General Obligation Sales Tax Bonds, Series 2009. Gray & Pannell LLP acted as bond counsel on the transaction. The attorneys of Gray & Pannell LLP began working with the Board of Commissioners in the early summer of 2008 on the renewal of their SPLOST and a bond program for the County. The bonds were authorized in conjunction with the renewal of the Decatur County SPLOST by the voters of the County on September 16, 2008.

Tom Gray and Jim Pannell have both been named Georgia Super Lawyers for 2009. The recognition is published annually by the publishers of Atlanta Magazine. Tom and Jim have both received this distinction every year since 2004. A list of the 2009 Georgia Super Lawyers can be found at www.superlawyers.com