Fugate snuck one last item onto the agenda, just as the commission's monthly meeting was wrapping up. On March 16, 2004, Rhea County Commissioner J. 'We want to get the heck out of here,' Thompson says.
The two have only been together for a little over a month, but they're already planning their escape.
She and her girlfriend have talked about moving there. Her dream location? 'Atlanta,' she says, without thinking about it. She also began thinking about leaving Rhea County. While she was scrambling to find a new job, Bacon began planning the county's first ever gay pride day.
