Georgia Governor Nathan Deal made a surprise stop in Walker County Thursday, signing local legislation to change the makeup of the Hutcheson Medical Center Board.

The plan specifies that Walker County will keep four members on the Hutcheson Board, Catoosa County will gain a member, for a total of four, and Dade County will lost a member for a total of one.

Walker County Commissioner Heiskell said the four-four-one formula is very close to the ratio of population among the three counties that Hutcheson serves. G