The last person to announce for the crowded District 5 Newton County Board of Commissioners race is also the only one to previously serve on the board, as Republican Ronnie Dimsdale was District 2 commissioner for eight years. Dimsdale, 74, said he's running again because he feels local governments aren't working together enough, and he wants to see more cooperation between the board of commissioners, board of education, Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority and cities. Platform"I feel we need to get to more of a cooperative phase in our county, like we have had in the past.