Mayor

“Hello. I am Dawn Ward, Mayor of Magnolia. My husband, Richard, and I have been married for 31 years. My background is in the legal field as a paralegal, as well as finance at IBM. Richard is a software developer for Dell, Inc. We have one daughter, Rachel, who is 23 years old and works in the Technical Design and Production Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

When not working, Richard and I enjoy RV’ing in our motorhome, reading, and watching K-dramas (Korean). We are both avid readers, and a date night for us usually entails dinner and a trip to Barnes & Noble, where we go to our respective genres of choice and then meet up to read and have dessert in the café.

Since moving to Magnolia, we have seen the town adopt a new motto, which is to unite our people with their passion to give them a sense of purpose.

We have several ways we are working to achieve this, and we need YOU to make it happen! Currently, we have recreation, beautification, and Christmas committees. If you would like to get involved with any of those, or have something else you would like to see started in our town, please reach out to myself, the commissioners or the town manager by calling Town Hall at 910-289-3205. You may also reach us via email or through our Facebook page.

Also, it is the goal of our administration and staff to be as transparent as possible about what is happening in your town. With that in mind, I invite you to learn more by attending our monthly board meetings the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers. I hope to see you soon.”

Dawn Ward
Mayor