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NO. 17
HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002
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City Cotlrt
Overflows
With Guilt
-:D - Ed Friend proudly displays his Leadership Award presented,by Roosevelt Institute's Executive
Ruzycki (right) during the Institute's annual employee recognition luncheon.
You might say that Ed Friend lives
to his name; he is a friend to all,
those witff whom he comes into
at the Roosevelt Institute will
r attest. That, however, is not
r reason - or even the main rea-
he was selected to receive the
prestigious Leadership
award is presented annu-
to the candidate who has most
demonstrated leadership quail-
by being ethical, creative, pas-
productive and a visionary.
criteria considered in the
process include working to
an effective communicator, a
a department team
"Our 2001 Leadership Award
recipient represents all of the char-
s found in a true leader,"
Executive Administrator
ip Award
of Seces Carolyn McKinley. "He
is an individual with unwavering
ethics who stands up for his values
and expects others to do the same,"
she continued. Ed Friend has been
involved in a number of new initia-
tives on campus including a key role
in strategic planning efforts and
coaching "leadership Redwood"
(leadership training) teams.
In addition to his usual occupation
at the Institute, directing
HotLekeeping and Transportation, Ed
agreed to serve as interim Facilities
Director for nearly a year, capably
fulfilling all his duties, a mammoth
task according to administrators. "It
was a learning experience," noted Ed,
"and although I was definitely inter-
ested in the job, while the search was
underway for a suitable applicant, I
welcomed the arrival of the new
Facilities Director, Newt Oliphant,
who filled the position in January."
On receiving the 2001 Leadership
Award Ed reflected, "I feel deeply
honored to have been chosen, and
especially proud to have been cou_nt-
ed among the group of nominees - any
one of whom I would have considered
more deserdng of the award than I,"
he added modestly. The Award was
presented during the annual employ-
ee recognition luncheon held
Wednesday, April 17 in Warm Springs.
Ed and his wife Tina, a speech
pathologist (therapist) for the
Meriwether County School System,
are in the process of buying a house
in Manchester and are looking for-
ward to moving in soon.
Other Staffers Honored, 7A
1 q2omplete
City Hall Repair
Vnn Geter
Hogansville City Manager David Aldrich said
most of the renovations of Phase #1
facade of Hogansville's City Hall is corn-
an architect is now looking at Phase #2.
said Phase #2 will include a canopy in the mar-
area.
Phase #3 will probably consist of renovations
interior of the building, he added.
Aldrich said the cost of Phase #1 renovations
$112,000.
Aldrich said the city continues to move for-
the construction of the new subdivi-
Ron Buchanan, who has been with the city
1998, has accepted the water and waste water
job on a six mbnth basis at his
"Buchanan told me at the end of the six months,"
city like the job that I am doing,
Lo m a good man and is very intelligent."
ngtne Water and Waste Water
; Bobby Spra3erry stepped down
S- . ae to heath reasons.
Prayberry SPen t ten years as Hogansville's
zrmn" and won several awards as hay-
of the best water departments in the state"
nation
He mOVed baek to his hometown near Rome
the weekend. "
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av acvc,
LOOFJNG GOOD - Phase One renovations at H_ville City
Hall are completed and the facility is nearly ready for Phase
Two.
Judge Whatley Dispenses
With High Number of Cases
Judge Robert Whatley
disposed of a large number
of court cases in Hogansville
Recorders Court last weelc
Charges ranged from fall-
are to stop for a stop sign to
theft by shoplifting.
Rodney Eugene Astin
was charged with theft by
shoplifting, 3rd offense. The
case was bound over to State
Court.
Patrick Michael
Barkalow was charged with
speeding 88/70 and fined
$115.00.
Jeremy Jerome Bennett
was fined $260.00 for speed-
ing 89/70.
Brandi Nicole Bivins,
who was charged with speed-
was fined $115.00.
Jeremy Antonio Brown
was found guilty of seat belt
violation and fined $15.00.
Joseph Tyrone Brown
was charged with failure to
stop at a stop sign and fined
$76.50.
Michael Carl Brown,
charged with speeding 90/70,
was fined $140.00.
Donald Allen Campbell,
Jr., found guilty of speeding
88/70 and fined $250.00.
Jonathan Damon Cole,
charged with speeding 86/70,
fined $115.00.
Jimmy Edward Corgin
was found guilty of having an
expired tag and fined $76.50.
Jeffrey Todd Costley
was charged with a stop sign
violation and fined $76.50.
Jason Randall Daniel
was charged with speeding
50/35 and fined $155.00.
Paul Eggie was charged
with speeding 85/70 and fined
$115.00.
Robert William Faulk,
found guilty of speeding 85/70
and fined $115.00.
Nicole Wynette Ford,
found guilty of failure to stop
at a railroad crossing and
fined $217.50.
Norman Alan Gibson
was charged with speeding
88/70 and fined $220.00 plus
12 months probation.
Kenneth Martin Guy,
A Fatl to appear warrant
was i
Leon Daniel Haley,
charged with speeding 90/70,
was Freed $140.00.
Jeffrey Robert HarreU,
found guilty of speeding 86/70
and fined $260.00.
Ricky E. Harris was
found guilty of permitting an
unlicensed person to drive
and was fined $675.00 plus 12
months probation.
Matthew Caine
Heistand was charged with
D.U.I. and failure to maintain
lane. The cases were bound
over to State Court.
James Edward Herndon
See GUILTY, page 2-A
Lee Dislikes Design
Of New District Lines
By Bryan Geter
State Senator Dan Lee
doesn't likethe redrawn 29th
diswict which he represents.
He says the map splits
every precinct in Troup
County except two. "People
living across the road from
each other will vote for a dif-
ferent senator," Lee state£
He currently represents
all of Troup County as well as
all of Meriwether, Heard and
Pike counties and downtown
Griff"m in Spalding County.
The legislature last fall
approved a map that had
parts of eight cotmties in his
district.
A federal court in
Washington ruled on April 5
the proposed map illegally
reduced black voting
strength in Savannah, Macon
and Albany.
It was sent baektothe leg-
islature for more wore
The revised map was
approved five days later by
the legishture. It has 12 coun-
ties in the revised district
including all of Heard County
and par' of Troup, Carroll,
Harris, MeriwetherCoweta,
Pike, Spalding, Henry, Butts,
Jasper and Jones counties.
Lee said it was more than
half the width of the state with
some places
being only a
half-mile
wide.
Lee said
the map was
drawn by
majority
Democrats
Daft Lee in an
acknowledge
bid to reverse a decade of
Republican gains,
He added that
Democratic leaders don't
know what they are talking
about.
"They don't know how
people vote," Lee stated, "they
think they aren't bound by
any rules and they can do
whatever want to."
Democratic candidate for
Congress in Georgia's new
11th District, Roger Kahn,
was in town last week answer-
ing the citizen's questions
He discussed his
Congressional platform
which includes educational
improvements, Social
Security preservation and
prescription drug coverage
for Medicare patients and
real tax relief for all
Americans.His 11th District
includes part or all of 17 coun-
ties from Chattooga County,
north tff Rome to Muscogee
County.
