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PERMIT NO. 35
Formerly The Hogansville Herald
Serving the Hogansville-Grant00le Area Since 1944
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59, NO. 11
HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA-THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002
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By Bryan Geter
BRAIN TRUST - Pictured above is Lewis Lowe (L), Callaway High School Star Student stand-
his Star Teacher, Lynn Kendall. The announcement came last week at a luncheon in LaGrange.
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top Callaway Student; Picks Kendall as Best Teacher
Tennis is among Lewis'
activities and honors at
Callaway High School.
HogansvilAe can be He has been named
af its own has MVP two times on the ten-
mamedastheCallaway nis team; Student Council
School Star Student president; Beta Club vice-
again, president; Key Club vice-
Lowe, 18, was president; Mr. CaRaway
honorlast High School; Governor's
kmcheonat Honors Program partici-
country Club in pant; WTVM- Buffalo Rock
Student of the Week;
Troup County's National Beta Club
T e a e h e r Scholarship Semifinalist;
academic team captain;
the - Troup Youth Leadership"
LaGrange.
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His favorite subject is
orld is so complex
is therefore very inter-
lag,,, he said. "I like any-
ng related to social stud-
Program (Presidential
Classroom Scholarship
recipient); and Georgia
Merit Scholar.
Iwis plans to attend
Tulane University or the
University of Georgia after
graduation and major in
political science.
A combination of a deep
will and a desire to learn
about anything and a good
work ethic is the secret of
his success, he said.
He said to "live life to
its fullest, but plan for the
future."
"Try not to let anything
pass you by, especially in
high school," he added.
"Don't make excuses that
you will regret in the long
run and go all out in what-
ever you endeavor."
Lowe chose Lynn
Kendall as his Star Teacher.
Kendall taught Lewis
advanced placement U.S.
History and advanced
placement Government.
Lewis said he chose
Kendall because his class-
es are not only informative,
but he made history and
social studies more fun.
He added that Kendall
made the classes come
alive.
"He also was a big help
in encouraging me in my
college search and has
helped me with whatever I
needed during that time."
Mandy Aldrich, daugh-
ter of David and Cindy
Aldrich, of Hogansville was
named the Callaway High
School Star Student last
year.
Other Star Students in
Troup County are as fol-
lows:
• West Georgia
Christian Academy
Kimberly Kite, 18, with SAT
score being 1,300;
• "lYoup High School -
Greg Panzer, 17, with Sat
score being 1,350;
°LaGrange Academy -
Peyton Knowlton,17, with
SAT score being 1,280;
• LaGrange High School
- Jeffrey Goulding, 18, with
SAT being 1,590. Goulding
was named Troup County's
STAR Student.
Ill Illl I
ank Heist Driver Nabbed?
he Laarange Police Department
the _man . they suspected of
, urlver ot the getaway vehicle
I es00gof00beries in
I ,.,,.ounty _ area including
COST l -me, since December 26.
Z t.n,t'a_'.40,_of'LaGrange was
'-'Luruay by the LaGrange Pollce
,...... urged with one count of armed
robbery.
Police says Hall was arrested Friday
in Greensboro during a traffic cheek.
He was picked up for a cocaine
charge and a war-rant check showed he
was wanted for armed robbery.
He was driving a 1992 light green
Ford Ranger.
The description of the truck is sim-
ilar to the one spotted during the rob-
bery at Flag Bank last month.
Lt. Mike Pheil of the LPD said that
Hall was not cooperating with authori-
ties, but a lady in the vehicle had pro-
vide information to the whereabouts of
Milton Ross, 43, who was named the sus-
pect in robbery at Flag Bank on
I2ffayette Parkway on February 22.
Police think they are getting closer
to the alleged gunman.
• Banks were robbed in LaGrange,
Hogansville and West Point since
December 26.
Work Camp Defectors
Captured, One in Motel
By Bryan Geter
The two inmates that
escaped from the Troup
County Work Camp last
Friday were captured
Monday afternoon.
Ryan Richard
McLaughlin, 26, was cap-
tured in a motel in West Point
by the Department of
Corrections fugitive squad
and the Troup County
Deputies.
He was charged with
escape and taken to the state
prison in Jackson.
Mclaughlin, who is from
Jonesboro, was serving a 10
year sentence for theft in
Clayton County.
William Eugene Thomas,
Jr., 31, of LaGrange, was cap-
tured approximately 6 p.m.
Monday on the Dallas Mill
Road in the Stovall
Community by Sheriff
Donny Turner and the fugi-
tive squad.
Thomas, who was serving
an unspecified sentence for
probation violation, was
charged with escape and is
being held in the Troup
County Jail.
°According to Turner,
three other individuals have
been charged with hindering
the apprehension of a crimi-
nal and were taken to the
Troup County Jail.
Those charged are
Garland Copeland, 40, of 1995
Old Chipley Road, Pine
Mountain; Amy Kaye
Thomas,25, of 100 Riverview
Road, Franklin; and Randall
Scott Sargent, 24, of 323
Woodfield Circle, LaGrange.
Thomas and Copeland
were each given $5,000 bond,
Sargent is being held in
the Troup County Jail with-
out bond.
"We have been working
very closely with the fugitive
squad since the escape"
Turner said, "and we are glad
to have these two men back
€-,tly."
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Crime Stoppers
Hand Out Cash
The Board of Directors for "lYoup County Crime
Stoppers met Thursday night and approved three
rewards totaling $0.00.
The caller with code number 6101 was given a
$100.00 reward after they gave sheriff's investiga-
tors information that led to the arrest of one person
for burglary and the recovery of approximately
$4,000.00 worth of stolen property.
The caller with code number 6105 was given a
$75.00 reward for information leading to the arrest
of two people on drug charges.
The caller with code number 6024 was given a
$75.00 reward for information leading to the arrest
of one person on drug charges.
All callers that were approved for a reward should
call Crime Stoppers again at 812-1000 to receive
information on how to pick up their reward.
Pitbull, Dollar Bills
Taken During Thefts
By Bryan Geter
The Hogansville Police
are investigating two theft by
taking cases that occurred
during the week along with a
burglary.
Lindy Boyd of 302 Oak
Street reported to police that
sometimes after 11 a.m. On
Thursday, someone stole her
pitbull dog from off the chain
she had him tied.
She said when she left
home around 11 a.m., the dog
was tied up around a pole to
the porch.
She said when she
returned home around 7 p.m.,
her dog was gone, Boyd said
she had two double hooks on
the pole around the dog's col-
lar. The dog, who answers to
Sadie is brown in color with
a white spot on his left side.
• Also on Thursday
between 3 a.m. And 8 a.m.,
Adarsh Kumar, owner of the
R&S grocery located at 1339
E. Main Street reported to
police that someone had bro-
ken into a drink machine.
Police states that after look-
ing at the machine, it appears
that someone used a type of
iron cutting tool to break into
the machine.
The box with the coins in
it was still there, but the box
with the dollar bills was miss-
ing. The owner said the box
containing the bills had
approximate $50 in it.
The incident was turned
over for investigation.
On Taesday, March 5,
Raymond Beasley reported
to police that when he left his
house at 300 Popular Street,
he locked the door.
When he returned some
thirty minutes later, the door
was openbutno signsof force
entry was found. Beasley told
police that 30 CD's and DVD's
were missing. The value of
items were $370.
First Flag Bank of
Hogansville reported to
police that a one dollar bill
came into the bank in a
deposit covered with red dye.
Police are investigating the
incident.
