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• Serving the HogansviUe-Grantvilie Area Since 1944
NO. 14
HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2002
• 24 PAGES * 2 SECTIONS * 1 INSERT * 50¢
area con-
although
r behind.
just
the Georgia
of Labor, the
ler-
showed an aver-
rate of S.O per-
February, down
5.2 percent rate
rate is
it was in
the same, at 4.4
both February
report on job
yet another piece
news that
in recent
state Labor
Michael
• a February
ini'tial unemploy-
claims.
reports
mar-
by tempo-
work-
a 4.9 per-
rfrom a
of 2001,
rate of the
Counties for this
was the 3.4 per
in Harris-
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SPRING FEVER - Gi=
TroopNo.27mem-
berS in Hogansviile are
watering 90
dianthus plants at the
Hogansville Senior
Center. Some 90 plants
were chosen because
the Girl Scouts are cele-
brating their 90th birth-
day since the beginning
of Girl Scouts founded by
Juliette Gordan Lowe.
Shown in the top picture
are and Girl Scouts Nikki
Mallory, Danielle
Duncan, Toccoa Parker,
Rebecca Keegan, and
LaTiya Hopson. Yvonne
Bledsoe, who is the Troop
leader, was not available
for the photo. Bottom left
photo: Linda Prescott,
director of the
Hogansville Senior
Center, looks on with
approval.
' Chtwch Planned for Hogansville
• or the twenty-eight EpiscopaVAngUcan
communions in the UnJfed State&
While the00x00regation ts Uturgi00
it is. al theologically qxmsorvative ,
evangelical, and charismatic.
Founded in 1992 with three member
congregatioas, the. CEC "currently has"
over II00 congregations and 200,000
members in t-wenty-six nations around
church is" coming to
Rev. Cano David
for the "Commission
for the Izese of Georgia
p Churc
willbe led by
fHogansville,
direction andmen-
Christ the K'g Charismatic
Peachtree City. the wpH& •
to Epps, the Charismatic • The new,cxmgregation, whose work-
is the segond Largest ing naines 't. Matthews" will begin
meeting o.n Sunday afternoons begin-
ning Pentecost Sunday, May 19.
Additional information including spe-
cific time of servfee will be forthcom-
ing.
• Individuals who are interested in the
new church or who have questions may
eg. ntaet the Clemm. ers at 706-637-590&
Anyone desiring further informa-
tion about-the Charismatic Episcopal
Church may visit their website at
www.iecee.org.
DUI Suspect
Going S ou_tah
To Get Nort£t00?
Answer Fails to Impress Cops;
Man Charged After 1-8S Stop
By Bryan Geter
A Suwanee man was
arrested by the Hogansville
Police Department early
Saturday morning and
charged with DUI and weav-
ing after officeTs noticed the
car he was driving was weav-
ing on Interstate 85.
David Alan Pickens, 41,
told police he was going
home, which he said was
about five miles.
When asked where his
home was, he answered,
Suwanee. The officer asked
him why he was going south
if his home is north.of
Atlanta.
The officer said Pickens
had slurred speech, blood-
shot eyes and was not steady
on his feet.
ickens gave consent to
blow into tt Semen" and
the result was a ,12. :
*In other news, police are
investigating shots being
fired at Mike's Elite located
at 201 W. Main Street.
Police stated that upon
arrival, a man ran down
Boozer Street after he was
asked to come and talk to him.
Police gave chase and saw
the perpetrator run to the'end
of Boozer Street at Elm
Street. Reports state he ran
around a house back to
Boozer Street and ran up on
a porch at 106 Boozer Street
where he pulled a gun from
his pocket and fired five
times in the officer's direc-
tion.
The perpetrator disap-
peared and no one saw any-
thing, the officer reported.
Warrant procedures
were advised after Carlos
Cameron of 101 Popular
Street told police that
Demetrice Beasley came into
the house at 106 Boozer Street
and grabbed him by his shirt
and tore it in the back.
Cameron said it cost $65•
*In another incident,
Piggly Wiggly reported a
black male entered the store
wearing a black trench coat,
gray pants and a cap.
Reports stated he was
approximately 6'1" and
weighs 250 lbs. and is
. tmtween 30-40 years old with
a mustache.
A cashier said he went
dh'ectly to the meat counter
and put five family packs of
steaks in his jacket and ran
out.
The total value of the
meat was approximately $30.
Despite Several Wrecks,
No Injuries Reported
By Bryan Geter
A 1993 Mack gasoline
truck driven by Larry Lewis
Shelnutt of LaGrange and
owned by City Oil Company
in LaGrange struck the front
end of a 1997 Dodge Intrepid
drivep by Justin Lee Harris
of 808 Askew Ave. at the
intersection of Hwy 54 and
Hwy 29 on Friday around 4:30
p.m. according to police
reports.
While turning on Hwy 29
from Hwy 54, Shellnutt
struck the front of Harris's
vehicle causing damage.
Shellnutt was charged with
making an improper turn.
There. were no injuries
reported..
In a separate two-vehicle
accident that occurred on
Sunday around 11:20 a.m., no
serious injuries were report-
ed as Melodie S. Edmondson
of 801 Whitley O'Neal Road
in Franklin, driving a 1992
Grand Voyager, bumped into
the rear of Michael A.
Fairbank of 554 Dogwood
Road, Franldin driving a 2000
Dodge Caravan.
There were eight passen-
gers in both vehicles and no
citations were issued.
Reports state that a
"wash-out" in the road caused
an accident on Saturday
around 6 p.m. on Granite
Street.
Michael L. Ferrell of 6703
Rocky Mount Road,
Greenville was traveling on
Granite in a 1969 Chevrolet
C 10 when part of the road that
is under construction sank in.
Slight damage was done to
.c Saddened Over Closing of Hogansville Bank
Bank of, Hogansville
to customers
a letter to the BB&T cus-
from Regional Prident
thebranch
ctose its Hogansvie,
on June 26 trod beginning
be relo-
and Serviced at-the main full-erviee bankg including
at 19 Jefferson Street in chq_ve-ul facilities along with a
or at the LaOrmge office
on BToad. Street in
assured its longtime
BB&T, Newnanand
coetinu 9 to provide
conlete line of banking products
and services.
Hogansvflle Mayor,Wilson'St. •
Clair Tuisd, expressed his con-
cern when hearing about the bank's.
ct00ng, is tohap-
H-NGING TIMES -BB&'F will c ose.its Hogansville bank branch
ork,,ne 26 and send its customers to LaGrange or lwnan.
Pen," he Said, "when Hogansville
is about to break loose and go for-
ward_."
The bank has had several
turnovers in its some SO years of
service.
If started as Fulton "Federal and
later was changed to Newnan
Savings• Then it was changed to
. First Citizens and about two years
ago, BB&T bought the bank.
A longtme bank customer,
Peggy Seymour, said she doesn't
think they should caose the doors
of BB&T, but keep it open since
they do such good services for the
citizens of Hogansville.
Another customer, Agnes
Drissens, said, "We need this bank
tq stay open. How can the senior
citizens get their checks cashed?"
he asked. "Many can't drive and
others can't go out of town for this
service."
City Manager David Aldrich
said he was disappointed in hear-
ing about the closing. "I think they
are missing a wonderful opportu-
nity in Hogansville as the city
hegins to sp0000ae and go forward."
Carol Brown went to work for
the bank in 1979 as a teller and
retired in 1990 as the branch man-
ager. She said it is sad to hear that
the ban& is closamg. "It has always
been a good place to work and
banlC' she said.
She recalls when the b&nk used
cards to record payments and how
hard it was to get customers to
change when the computers came.
The bank was started by Mr.
and Mrs. James Webb, Brown said,
as HogansviIle Savings and Loan.
Later it became Fulton Federal.
If anyone has any questions,
call (706) 637-8619 or (404) 442-
5000.
