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PERMIT NO. 35
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CONFERENCE HELD - A press conference was held Wednesday, January 12 by Troup
Sheriff Denny Turner with members of the Board of Directors of Pineland to announce the
plans of a new cottage. The new cottage will double the number of boys who can be
at the local home.
ttage Construction
egins at Pineland
Get
Editor
County Sheriff
r'B,xrner held a joint press
with members of
Board of Directors
January 12 at the
2048 Young's
Road.
;hertff er, Pineland
Director Shayne
;and Board Chairman
a new
˘ionstruction on the
campus that will dou-
number of young boys
who can be served at the local
home.
The construction, while
boosting the size of Pinel}ad,
will also add to the local econ-
omy in the form of jobs both
during construction and after-
wards.
was first opened in 1991 and
since then has housed 220
abused or neglected boys from
around the state. Camp Pioneer,
on the Pineland Campus, has
also been home to about four
thousand young people from
around the state during
The new cottag& bg = D-A-R,F-- Camps, Foster Care
paid for with funds given to the Camps and other camps struc-
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth
Homes, Inc. by a well known
member of the community in
honor of her late husband.
The Pineland Campus of
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes
tured to help young people.
The Pineland Campus of the
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Home
is located on Young's Mill Road
just outside the city limits of
LaGrange.
You OK?' System
• Well in Troup
ing alone who may not have
someone already checking on
them everyday."
County Sheriff
ny Turner successfully
a program in June,
which has helped the
and disabled people in
HE SAID THE "Are You
O.K." system uses a comput-
er to call subscribers at the
same time each day, seven
days a week. If the resident is
okay, all he or She has to do is
pick up the phone and then
hang it up. If there is no
answer or the line is busy, the
computer will call again. If
repeated calls receive no
/ram is called'"Are
.had been looking at
s to check on the elderly
!disabled residergs of the
periodically ,and we
this system,'* Turner
"I think this system will
the fieeds of those liv-
Wyatt Seeks
bate Judge Seat
M. Wyatt'is pleased to
r for the
2ourt
County. A LaGrange
he graduated from
;chool in I956,
University in 1960 and
. School of Law,
sity in 1962 and,
Yeap stint in the U.S.
practiced law in
for the past thirty
years.
is a member of the State
Bar of Georgia, Troup County
Bar Association, Coweta
Circuit Bar Association and
American Bar Association. He
is a member of Kiwanis
International, Loyal Order of
Moose, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, Union
Lodge No. 28 F & AM and a
Scottish Rite Mason.
He is married to the former
Brenda Brooks of Phenix City,
Alabama. They have five chil-
dren and seven grandchildren.
Stoppers Seeking Leads
Recent Chainsaw Thefts
with the
Sheriff's Office
for leads in the
of chainsgws, pri-
the south end of the
thefts occurred
I of October and
of January on
Baugh's Cross Road, Salem
Road, Seminole Road, Hardy
Road and Bartley Road.
The items taken include an
eighteen inch Poulan chainsaw,
a Poulan bow saw, a sixteen inch
Poulan chainsaw, two model 51
Husqvarna chainsaws and two
eighteen inch Stilhl chainsaws.
answer, a patrol car will be
dispatched to the resident.
Turner said other counties
across the.state also use this ;
system and it has been cred-
ited with saving lives.
Turner said in the past,
elderly or disabled residents
would have to rely on alert sys-
tems to call for help.
"There were times they
couldn't activate the alert sys-
tem if they had fallen outside
the home or in another room
of the house," he said.
THE "ARE YOU O.K." sys-
tem calls everyday at the same
time. This allows the emer-
gency personnel o know the
resident is okay.
The system is free of
charge to any resident of
Troup County or the incorpo-
rated areas of LaGrange, West
Point or Hogansville.
"We are proud to have this
system as part of the 'protect
and serve' concept," Turner
said. "The fact it is paid for
by monies seized from drugs
dealers makes it even better.
It's a free system for those
who need it."
A total of 62 residents in
Troup County are presently
using this system. Seven peo-
ple in Hogansville arb cur-
rently using the system.
The residents of
Hogansville utilizing the sys-
tem say the program is very
good and the call always come
at the same time everyday
without fail.
For information on the
"Are You O.K." program call
the Troup County Sheriff's
Department at 883-1616,
extension 277.
--- Bryan Geter
Electricity Rates
Up 5.8 Percent
By Bryan Geter
Associate Editor
Hogansville citizens will
see an increase in electricity
rates, after the city council
voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt a
5.8 percent hike.
Due to the Martin Luther
King, Jr. holiday, the
Hogansville City Council met
Tuesday night to discuss the
increase of electricity rates.
A light agenda was on tap,
but one item will effect every
citizen in Hogansville.
Electric rates are going up,
effective with the next
billing.
City Manager David
Aldrich explained at the last
council meeting the city
absorbed a rate increase in
July of 2.2 percent.
He said a rate passed on
to the city in January, 5.8 per-
cent, is more than the city can
afford to absorb.
A motion to increase the
electricity rate by 5.8 percent
was put on the floor. With the
motion on the floor,
Councilman Jimmy Jackson
asked it the city could afford
to live with a rate increase of
5.5 percent.
Aldrich said if the council
would like to consider a 5.5
percent increase, he would
need time to gather informa-
tion as to the financial impact
it would have on the city.
Mayor Wilson St. Clair
called for a second to the
motion and it was given. The
motion for a 5.8 percent
increase passed by a 4-1 vote
with Jackson voting against
the recommendation by the
Aldrich.
THE COUNCIL VOTED to
rescind the first reading of a
sign ordinance at the request
of Jackson.
The first reading was held
at the last council meeting.
However, Aldrich and City
Attorney Danny Lee made
changes to the ordinance. The
council agreed to rescind the
first reading because of the
changes made.
"David did a lot of
research," Lee said. "If we
hold the first reading at the
next meeting, it will give the
councilmembers and the pub-
lic time to look it over."
It was decided to hold the
first reading at the next meet-
ing of council, which will be
held in two weeks.
THE COUNCIL
APPROVED a marketing
agreement with Municipal
Electric Association of
Georgia (MEAG).
"Our electricity customer
base is growing and we have
to get supplemental power,"
Aldrich said. "MEAG will pro-
vide that power for us with
this agreement."
ALDRICH INFORMED
the council it was time to pur-
chase baseball equipment for
the recreation department.
He said the city let bids to
four companies but only two
returned bids.
He said the city usually
spends around $6,200 on
recreation equipment.
IN OTHER BUSINESS,
the council decided to repair
the roof at the police station.
Aldrich said only Daniel
Construction carried the
required insurance and bond
required by the city for such
services.
Daniel bid $2,800 to com-
plete the work.
Councilman Larry
Dorrough said he felt other
quotes could be obtained in
the next few days.
The council decided to
proceed with the repairs, pro-
vided the repairs would not
cost more than $2,800.
ALDRICH INFORMED
the council the water ban was
still in effect in the city and
he recommended the odd and
even routine to the council.
He said residents with odd
addresses could use water for
outside projects on odd days
of the month and those with
even addresses could water
on even dates.
The council agreed to
accept the proposal.
JACKSON TOLD his fel-
low council members there
were holes in the road at High
and Oak Streets which were
in need of repair.
Councilwoman Jean
Crocker asked the city man-
ager what progress was being
made to deal with the dilapi-
dated or abandoned homes in
the city.
He assured her the city
was almost ready to notify the
owners of its intentions to
take necessary actions to cor-
rect the situation.
HOGANSVILLE'S FIRST BABY OF 2000. The first baby of the new millennium from Hogansville
was born on January 4 at the West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Keyontavious Jervon
Sims weighed 7 Ibs. and 14 oz.and was 18 inches long. Proud mother, LeAnntoinette Sims, holds
Keyontavious and brother, Jarius Alexander, 1 year old. Keyontavious also has a sister, Patrial Sims,
5 years old. His father is Patrick Reeves. The maternal grandparents are James Cameron and
Janice Sims of Hogansville.
