By: Nakell Williams On her first walk through City Hall as mayor-elect, Carmalitha Gumbs says she immediately sensed a shift. Employees greeted her with congratulations and optimism — a sign, she says, that people are ready for change. Gumbs made history Tuesday night, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor of the City of South Fulton. Although she has served on the city council for eight years, she says the mayor’s office wasn’t something she imagined for herself. “This was not on my bingo card,” Gumbs said. “But the fact that we made history is overwhelming and exciting.” South Fulton,
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