Family Mental Health Promotion

James Spurling has a Doctorate of Ministry degree in Christian Counseling. He is trained in QPR (question, persuade, refer) in relation to sexual assault prevention. 

James "Jimmy" Spurling has 40 years of experience as a first responder. He teaches a class at "My Grief Journey" on his experience with grief to encourage healing in others. 

James Suprling currently serves as the coroner in Catoosa County. He was elected to this position in 2020, and has served one term in this role. 

As of March 19, 2024, James T "Jimmy" Spurling did not have a website or any information online.

Public Health

Says that his biggest concern is "the opioid epidemic and the number of suicides" and believes that "continued education and training for Catoosa County citizens on the subject of suicide" will reduce suicides.

Has a "passion for our public servants, [including] fire, police, EMS and 911 dispatchers to provide resources for them to help with the stress-related demand of their job".

- Says that his biggest concern is "the opioid epidemic and the number of suicides" and believes that "continued education and training for Catoosa County citizens on the subject of suicide" will reduce suicides.
- Has a "passion for our public servants, [including] fire, police, EMS and 911 dispatchers to provide resources for them to help with the stress-related demand of their job".

Public Safety

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James T "Jimmy" Spurling

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for determining the cause, manner, and circumstance of death under the Georgia Death Investigation Act.  
- Deaths that they are responsible for investigating include violent deaths, suicides, sudden deaths, deaths unattended by a physician, suspicious deaths, deaths of children younger than seven years old, executions, deaths of inmates, and deaths of people admitted to a hospital unconscious. 
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- All Georgia Coroners are required to attend a 40 hour course at the Georgia State Patrol Training Center and receive 24 hours of in services training on death investigation procedures each year. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 

Catoosa Coroner, Republican Primary

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