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PERMIT NO. 35
60, NO. 4
HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 2003 20 PAGES 2 SECTIONS 1 INSERT °
Dies After Close Call With Train
GETER
A Hogansville woman died
afternoon after either
under or between two
rail cars.
Officers believe that Janie May
51, of 100 Baptist Drive,
saw another train'coming on an adja-
cent set of tracks as she crawled
from the other tracks.
The accident occurred on the
stretch of tracks between Boyd
Road and Main Street.
CSX employee W.R. Beasley
told police a black female had dart-
ed out between his train and anoth-
er a train that was stopped.
He said he was not sure if the
woman had been struck.
Reeves was found lying face
down in the gravel, conscious.
Officer Cory Keele said he
spoke to Reeves asking her what
happened.
Reeves said she saw the train
coming and jumped out of the way.
She told Keele the train did not hit
her.
EMS transported her to the
West Georgia Medical in LaGrange
where she was to b'e treated for
minor cuts, bruises and a large
bruise on her back.
Troup County Coroner Jeff Cook
said Reeves was alert and talking
to the medical staff.
"She got to the hospital and as
they were about to start running
tests, the lady died," Cook said.
Reeves' body was taken to
Atlanta for an autopsy.
Lee
Chair
Sen. Dan Lee (R-
range) has been named
of the powerful
and
Redistricting
Committee by
President Pro
Tempore Eric
Johnson (R-
Savannah).
Under nor-
mal circum-
stances, reap-
portionment
occurs only once
10
Gov. Perdue
VOwed to redraw the lines
communities are rep-
ive among
"We have counties now
:have 16 representatives
eight or nine senators -
is ridiculous," Sen. Lee
people of Georgia
’’ho their elect-
so that they
._____ able to contact them wih
lStions, concerns, and
| n. Lee has continually
Iced his opposition to the
'ent maps and the way the
ess was handled follow-
I the 2000 census when the
mbers of Georgia's
eral Assembly were obli-
delega-
Senate, and the
House of
following the
session in
, to change the
to something more
ls chair of the commit-
have that power.
redistricting is one
Perdue's prior-
,. he has asked Sen. Lee,
la his assistant adminis-
floor leader in the
to author the legisla-
that will call for a new
d of district lines for the
ee's congressional delega-
n, the State Senate and the
°rgia House of
Presentatives.
This will mark the first
[
,. in Georgia s history that
!tricting will take place
iuout the U.S. Attorney
neral's office requiring
! eneral Assembly to
the maps.
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By Bryan Geter
KEEPING BUSY - Troup County Probate Judge Donald Boyd looks over papers
concernintj the election. Boyd said he was neutral on whether to create an election
board or leave it as it is.
Boyd Remains Neutral
On Election Board Idea
tion board through the a local bill in the
By BRYAN GETER general Assembly.
Waller said elections shouldn't be the
Troup County Probate Judge Donald probate judge's responsibility.
Boyd said he would remain neutral on the Most large counties in the state have
issue of establishing an election board in an election board, he added.
the county. When a probate judge faces opposition,
Boyd told the Hogansville Home News an elections board comprised of one
Tuesday that if the County Commission Democratic, one Republican and the pro-
wants to do that, then he would not fight bate judge as the chair, makes all the deci-
it, but at the same time he's not going to sions and proofs the ballots.
lobby for it. Waller hopes to persuade
Boyd said he can't always give prompt Commissioner richard English to intro-
service to all that enter his doors two to duce a resolution in favor od the election
three months prior to the election because board.
we have to be real tedious and make sure Waller said he hopes it will consist of
everything is correct.
"An election a big responsibility." Boyd one or two county commission appoint-
ments, one Republican and one Democrat.
stated, "Some last minute error can be dev- English said he has not given much
astating, thought to the recommendation.
Boyd noted most problems occurring He said he was for the seven-member
in last November's election seemed to be board in 1987 that lasted only about five
in counties with election boards, years.
The local Democratic Executive Troup County Republican Party
Committee chairman, Charles Waller said Chairman Tom Mills said he didn't see any-
last week he would like to create an elec- thing wrong with leaving it the way it is.
Charged in Raid on Meth Lab
AN GETER
:he LaGrange Police have arrested
9ects with the Friday metham-
lab raid at 105 1/2 Cox Street
Fuller, 45, of GrantviUe was
with possession of metham-
with the intent to distribute.
raid with pos-
session the drug incudes:
Jennifer Brown, 3L of 105 1/2 Cox
Street;
Claud Wayne "Clay ' Atha, 28, of 105
1/2 Cox Street;
Kevin Slaughter, 18 of GrantviUe;
and
Kandy Spradlin, 29, of 105 1/2 Cox
Street
Police said while investigating a
report by the Department of Family and
Children's Services on Friday afternoon,
they smelled an odor of methampheta-
mine cooking and saw in plain view sev-
eral bags od suspected methampheta-
mine inside the residence.
Police said several hypodermic nee-
dles were also found.
Drug investigators and agents with
the Environmental Protection Division
See METH LAB, Page 2A
Court Fines
Run Into
Thousands
Cases Range From Leash Law
To Disorderly Conduct Charges
By VALINDA IVERY
Judge Robert Whatley
disposed of a large number
of court cases in HOgansvitle
Recorder's Court January
9th.
Charges ranged from
leash law violation to disor-
derly conduct
Benjamin Clifton
Addison, charged with seat-
belt violation, fined $15.00.
Richard David Allen,
charged with expired tag,
fined $76.50.
Robert Lashun Allen, Jr.,
seatbelt violation, fined
$15.00.
Wyle Bill Allen, Jr.,
charged with failure to use
turn signal, operating a vehi-
cle without a valid tag and tag
light required, fined $229.50.
David Anthony Askew
was charged with leash law
violation and fined $50.00.
Christian Manzell
Brown was charged with
seatbelt violation and no
proof of insurance and fined
$s3.oo.
Quandas Raymond
Brown who was charged with
seatbelt violation was fined
$15.00.
Willie George Brown
was charged with disorderly
conduct and fined $217.50.
Stacy Denise Buchanan,
seatbelt violation, fined
$15.00.
Ronald O'Neal Burston
was charged with seatbelt
violation and child restraint
violation and fined $53.00
total.
Douglas Lamar
Cameron, improper head-
light, fined $76.50.
Bridgett N. Chapman
was fined $38.00 for driving
while license is suspended.
Ronald Arthur Chavez,
Jr., failure to stop at stop sign,
fined $76.50.
William Martin Chick
was charged with headlight
requirement and seatbelt
restraint violation and fined
$148.50.
Phillip Lamar Cook,
charged with disregarding a
stop sign and fined $76.00.
Shane Dasinger .was
charged with speeding 53/40
and fined $76.50.
Jamal Davidson was
charged with headlight
requirement, no license on
p.erson, no proof of insurance,
safety belt requirement and
safety belt (child) require-
ment and fined $204.50.
Edward Eugene Davis,
who was charged with driv-
ing under the influence of
alcohol and failure to main-
tain lane, was fined $3,726.50.
Jackie E. Derring, tail,
light required, fined $76.50.
George Joseph Dumon,
safety belt violation, fined
$15.00.
Jimmy Cornelius Dykes,
See COURT, Page 2A
By Bryan Geter
FIGHTING FOR THE BALL - The Callaway Lady
Cavaliers fight for the roundball aclainst rival Manchester
in a recent game. * Sports, 8,
