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HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003
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Say Man Stole $10,000 of Items from Senior Center
March 14-16.
Robert Wayne Bell, 20, was
charged with one count of burgla-
ry last Tuesday and released from
the Troup County jail on a $5,000
bond.
An anonymous tip led police to
Bell's house and his mother con-
sented for the police to search the
house. After finding most of the
stolen property in the house, Bell
voluntarily admitted to the burgla-
ry.
The senior center is located at
408 Church Street.
Bell is accused of taking com-
e.
Hogansville Police
charged a Granite
man with the break-in and
at the Hogansville Senior
during the weekend of
Bills
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GETER
money is showing
in businesses in
sville and the sur-
according to
by the Hogansville
Department.
March 16, a
bill was passed at
Hogansville.
day, March 19,
t $100 bills was
at the Powers
Since this
2ounty,
department in
County is investigat-
incident.
night, March 18,
turned up at
in LaGrange.
LGrange woman told
hat day in Phenix
,,,. , % . By BryanGeter
SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT:- Hogansville's Mayor Wilson St. Clair present-
ed Wanda Lowe (R) with a plaque t.hanking her for her hard work in organizing the
Hogansville's alumni games during the Hummingbird Festival. Mary Stewart, who
works with the festival, shares a smile with Wanda.
Callaway Academic Team
Finishes Second in State
not what we wanted."
The team won the regional quiz bowl
March 3 to advance to the state competition.
Team members include Phillip Buchan,
joseph Knight, Holly Smith, Caitlin
Bruggeman, Khushboo Shah, Ricky Thrash,
John Doyle, Phillip Cannon and Ben Stein.
Advisers are DanielPeterson and Barbara
Martin.
another incident,
FOmby of 1287 E. Main
told police that her
boyfriend, 'Walter
bf 1287 E. Main Street,
of her checks of
checks, filled
out, signed her name
and cashed them
her knowledge or
told police this
d between February
By'BRYAN GETER
The Callaway High school varsity aca-
demic bowl team placed second in the state
quiz bowl recently in Milledgeville.
They were hoping to repeat as state cham-
pions.
'%Ve wanted to be first," said assistant prin-
cipal Robert Lynd, "It's good news, but it's
separate incident,
ith Allison Lee
Lee Miller
Collier Street on
about someone
dng Sondra's vehicle
sides and having a
the truck.
person could
anyone who would
to their vehicle.
ey Back
cated at 1831 E. Main
ld police a that a
in a white Mazda
raPed $10 worth of
fit without pay-
e police
to make contact
Uspect moving south-
but was unable
so.
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FROM ......... * ......... " ' By Frances Roldnson
RAIN HALTS TRACTOR TRAILER- An 18-wheeier had traffic at a standstill for about 45 minutes
100 at the mill. Exiting from the mill the driver let his front wheels lean too much. The ground was so
and soft he could not go forward or backward. A willing man tried to push him but that didn't work. A local
offered to get a log chain and when she returned with the chain it took all of ten minutes to get the 18-wheel-
his way.
puters, a microwave, VCR, video
camera, petty , amaster key,
the bingo snacdy bars, black
pepper, hair col0hair conditioner,
shampoo, cake mixes and 'much
more totaling approximately
$1o,ooo.
Monday, a spokesperson at the
Million
Eyed for
center said the center was glad to
get the items back.
Senior Center Manager Linda
Prescott was out of town but sent
word thanking everyone who helped
with the recovery of the center's
items.
City Police
Chief Presents Wish List
Of Equipment, Upgrades
By BRYAN GETER
ed, "they should be responsi-
ble."
Hogansville Police Chief
Guy Spradlin met with the
city's police committee last
Wednesday and presented a
list of items he wants for his
department.
The list ranged from new
cars to safety equipment.
consists of Councilmembers
Jean Crocker and Jack
Leidner, met with Mayor
Wilson St. Clair, City
Manager David Aldrich and
SplKia last Wednesday
af,tlon.
'e Hogansville Police
Deftment seized more
than' a million dollars of ille-
gal drug money last year and
has two years to spend it or
the money will go back to the
state.
.glJE LIST included the
ltrol carSat acbst
of',050; shotguns in each
card,it an estimated $4,000;
first aid kits for each car for
$25 each; reflective vests at
a cost of $15 each for all 12
officers; safety cones; elec-
tric Shotgun rack mounts;
radar at $1,50 for each&ar;
in-car video at $4,000 each;
measuring wheel at $59 each;
body armor at $415 each; rain
jacket at $85 each; defense
spray at $14 each;print kit at
$38 each; night vision at $640
each; rechargeable flash-
lights at $85 each; and uni-
form apparel.
Spradlin said the depart-
ment already has purchased
Glock guns for his officers.
Spradlin told the commit-
tee that with the 11 new cars
and equipment for each car,
he would be developing a pol-
icy where each officer was
responsible for his own
equipment.
"I believe if they neglect
the equipment," Spradlin stat-
OTHER ITEMS and proj-
ects the police chief asked for
is 15 laptop computers,
brackets and software for the
police cars at a cost of
$32,372.50.
Spradlin said the comput-
ers have already been paid
for.
His list also consisted of
purchasingstinger spike
strip system at $330, one for
each patrol shift, used to stop
speeding cars in a chase; two
digital cameras at $720 each;
and four intoxilyzers at $410
each.
Spradlin's list included
improvements at the police
station including remodeling
the police department, pur-
chasing new office furniture
and buying at new copier
machine at a price of $5,000.
The chief said he is tak-
ing bids for a new radio sys-
tem for the police office and
the state is requiring each
police department to pur-
chase the GCIC system for
the office and cars.
This system will report
all police information to the
authorities. The cost is $2,500.
SPRADLIN'S list includ-
ed drug test kits, tint meters
finger printing scanners,
stake out, drug investigation
equipment (video body
equipment) and a transport
van.
Spradlin said the com-
mittee told him to list every-
thing he thought was needed
for his department.
"The department has
gone without for so long,"
Spradlin said, "and now we
have the money and I am
proud we have the money."
Crocker said to her fel-
low committee members,
See POLICE, Page 2A
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Fundralser Will Help
Children's Network
By BRYAN GETER
A benefit for the Children
Miracle Network will be held
on April 5, 2003 in the park-
ing lot of Rite-Aid in
Hogansville according to
store manager, Scott Worthy.
lhy said the Trgup
C Sheriffs Department
wi$e on hand from 10 a.m.
until noon with child's ID kits
and also with other products
promoting child safety.
Rite-Aid will be selling
hotdogs, cokes and chips
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with
all proceeds raised will go
toward the children that need
help.
Worthy stated if anyone
has any money to donate to
this worthy cause or have any
yard sale items to donate for
this cause may drop the items
off at Rite-Aid or call Scott
Worth or Charlene Bruce at
(706) 637-8521.
The yard sale and bake
sale will start at 10 a.m. until
2 p.m.
