News 12 at six o'clock, March 25, 2008

Augusta, GA---She's out of a job just 7 days after reporting to work. It is the latest in a string of firings at the James Brown Arena. "Please get that thing out of my face, and I'm gone ask....please I'm [finished]." Chairman Harry Moore was heated after the coliseum authority voted to fire the new facilities manager Julie Huggins after 7 days on the job.

"In the seven days that she was here...look at your floors...look for yourself how clean this place is. It's because of her," said Moore.

Even still, a 6 to 5 vote sent Julie home after a discrepancy in her resume. She calls herself...Director of Operations at her last job. References call her Rental Manager. "If you put your application in anywhere in America, and it is discovered one way or the other that you lied or there is a discrepancy...you don't get the job," said board member Willie Law.

"She's a super individual, she should still be in that position, it was wrong what they did today," said Moore. Moore attempted to resign, but the board did not accept his resignation. "This is my last meeting as chair, and I did not want to count the votes against her. I know it was wrong if they were gone fire her. I wanted someone else to count the vote not me," said Moore.

This comes after what is being called retaliation for firing Flash Gordon. Is it a racial issue? "If you want to see racial lines...you see racial lines. What I see are two groups of people who don't agree on everything, and I wonder how it would have been if the shoes had been flipped around."

"I'm not from here, but I will tell you I've never seen anything like this any place I've ever lived, and we're a military family," said Julie. So, what next for Julie?

"Obviously I'm open for work...if anybody's hiring," said Julie. The coliseum is expected to elect officers next month. Harry Moore says he no longer wants to be chairman.

After 4 months of pulling double duty the finance/ human resources director, Margaret Ellis, has been fired for performance issues. Arena management says a $5,000 dollar check was misplaced, financial reports were inaccurate, and paychecks were not going out on time. News 12 spoke with Margaret Ellis recently about some of the challenges.

"Sometimes you would have to be on the scene and in the department to see what actually goes on," said Ellis.

The coliseum authority has called in an Atlanta auditing company...Tabb & Tabb to review the books. They are expected to begin work within the coming weeks at a cost of $15,000 to $20, 000.