RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WSAV) — Kristi Cox has been elected the new mayor Richmond Hill in a historic race.
This is the first time since the city was incorporated in 1962 that Richmond Hill voters elected a woman to serve as mayor.
Cox won the election by 1,031 votes. Her opponent, Belgicia Howell-Cowart, was a political newcomer to the area with a resume full of volunteerism locally and state-wide…