TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — Former Perry Mayor Jimmy Faircloth has died after a motorcycle accident on Highway 96 in Twiggs County Tuesday evening.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, the motorcycle was driving east on State Route 96 near mile marker 1 in Twiggs County when traffic abruptly slowed. The driver lost control after hitting the brakes, and was thrown from the bike.
Twiggs County Coroner Harold Reece identified the driver of the motorcycle as Jimmy Faircloth.
Reece says Faircloth was flown to the Medical Center, Atrium Health Navicent in Macon where he later died.
Faircloth was mayor of Perry for over 9 years when he resigned in 2019, citing work and personal obligations, saying, "It’s time."
Perry’s communications manager, Ellen Palmer, told 13WMAZ that the resignation came as a surprise to people in city government, but that Faircloth was a great leader and they wish him the best.
Palmer said Faircloth had ‘about 2.5 years left’ in his term.
This is a developing story. Stay with 13WMAZ for updates as details come in.