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VOL. 67, NO. 19 HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 12 PAGES ° 1 SECTION • 50¢
By ANDY KOBER
Though the words were
never spoken, the implication
came across loud and clear.
During Monday night's
Hogansville City Council
meeting the issue of police
officers taking cars home
was discussed again, and this
time the command staff of
the Hogansville Police
Department was present.
During a previous council
meeting, a question was
asked concerning how many
police cars were being driv-
en to the Atlanta area as take
home vehicles.
In fact three officers take
police department cars home
that reside in the Atlanta
area, and they are Chief
Moses Ector, Assistant Chief
John Pearson and Probation
Officer L.R. Wiley.
During discussion on the
issue, Mayor Jimmy Jackson
asked the question, "I don't
see why this is such a problem
now?"
The three officers were
standing in front of the coun-
cil chamber when Ector said,
"With all due respect sir, If
think yOU see the problemY
The three individuals are
all men, they all wore badges,
and they are all black.
A hushed silence fol-
lowed.
Before that statement
was made, city manager Bill
Hummingbird
Festival Meeting
Scheduled
Planning for the 2010
Hogansville Hummingbird
Festival has started.
The next meeting of the
Festival Committee will be
held 9 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at
the Hogansville Public
Library. This meeting is open
to the public.
Committee members and
volunteers are needed, and
everyone is invited to
become a part of this popu-
lar and fun event which is in
its 13th year.
The 2010 Hummingbird
Festival will be held on
October 15-17.
By ANDY KOBER
The Hogansville Mer-
chants- Association has
scheduled a Father-Daughter
Dance for Saturday, June 19.
The dance will be held at
308 East Main Street and will
begin at 6 p.m.
The cost is $10 per cou-
ple, which includes dinner
and a gift, and there is no age
limit.
For reservations call 706-
637-8113.
The Father-Daughter
Dance is anticipated to
become an annual fund-rais-
ing event for the Hogansville
Merchants Association.
Stankiewicz reported on var- member's packet, specifics, he indicated that a
ious findings regarding Stankiewicz noted send- wide variety of policies exist.
police officers taking cars inganemailtoothercityman- Council member Thomas
home. That report, along with agers requesting the policies Pike askedwhere the officers
his recommendation, was and procedures in other live and it was noted that only
provided in each councilcities. Without noting two Hogansvillepoliceoffi-
Photo By ANDY KOBER
LOOKING AHEAD -Amber Dow (left) of Grantville was one of the many vendors fea-
tured at the Hogansville community-wide Antique and Yard Sale held last Friday and
Saturday. Dow, of the Sikada Design Group, had a booth filled with a number of items
including new Halloween decorations. Vickie Brown (right) is owner and operator of
Victoria Belle SpeciaL,Events Center in Hogansville and is a leader of the Downtown
Development Authority.
By ANDY KOBER Some people questioned the wisdom of
having an antique and yard sale on a Friday,
The community-wide antique and yard but in Hogansville it was extremely success-
sale coupled with the Handmade-Homegrown ful with customers arriving early and stay-
Market heldlast Frid/iyand Saturday brought ing late.
a verylarge crowd of shoppers to Hogansville The threat of rain had little or no impact
over the weekend, on the second day of the antique and yard
Held in Askew Park, the antique and yard sale, which was held Saturday.
sale started the two-day event opening Friday
morning. ALSO BEING held Saturday was the first
Sponsored by the Hogansville Downtownof the Hogansville Handmade-Homegrown
Development Authority, the antique and yard Market, located in the Calvin Hipp Memorial
sale drew vendors from as far away as the Veteran's Park.
Atlanta area. Though separate events, they combined
to bring a crowd of shoppers to Hogansville
FROM DESIGNER clothing and on Saturday, despite the threat of rain.
Halloween decorations, to delicious fried pies The next Handmade-Homegrown Market
from Cakes Maid, the selection of merchan- has already been scheduled.
disc offered at the antique and yard sale was The success of the community-wide
amazing. One vendor was even selling an air antique and yard sale could lead to more of
hockey table, those in the near future as well.
By ANDY KOB~ The Blood Drive is sched- church during the Blood
uled to begin at 2 p.m. and Drive.Togiveblood, youmust
First Baptist Church in will conclude about 7 p.m. be at least 17 years old. There
Hogansville will be hosting a To schedule an appoint- is no upper age limit for blood
Blood Drive on Thursday, ment, visit www.redcross-donation as long as you are
May 13. blood.org or simply go to the in good health.
cers reside in the city limits. Council member Scott
For those that reside outside Worthy, who questioned take
the city, Pike wanted to know home cars during the previ-
how far away they live. ous council meeting, said, "I
Pike also noted that a . am not against officers tak-
number of cities responding ing cars home" but called for
to Stankiewicz: were "a lot apolicygoverningthematter.
larger than Hogansville," He alsoasked for an account-
pointing out responses from ing of how far officers were
I Grange, Newnan and other driving the cars going from
larger cities, home to Hogansville and
"It runs the gamut from back.
larger cities to smallerEctor replied that when
cities," Stankiewicz replied, all usage was calculated, the
Pike asked for a survey average distance was 26.2
of cities ,more comparable miles.
to Hogansville" and then said, Worthy then asked for .the
"I will take it upon myself to mileage on the officer hay-
do this." ing to drive the furthest dis-
tance.
MAYOR JIMMY Jackson "I live 41 miles from
again reminded council here," said Ector, and noted
members the current policy having been called into work
of allowing take home cars during critical situations.
for police officers was
allowed by the council in 2006
at the request of the former
police chief.
"I was the only one here
challenging that," said
Jackson. "Everybody here
approved that."
Jackson then referenced
asking council members Jack
ST IE CZ said that
three officers lived more than
40 miles from Hogansville
and reported the cost of driv-
ing the cars home amounted
to about 29 cents per hour
worked. He said a list of all
distances officers were driv-
ing home had been compiled
Leidner, Jean Crocker, the and would be provided to
former police chief and for- Worthy. ......
mer to cstah ............. It was notedthat out
5r!3"t6blice'6fficers, 0hi, two
It was quickly noted that resided in the Hogansville
IJeidner and CroCker were not
on that committee. See CARS Page 2A
Photo courtesy GAYLE DEVEREAUX
TREASURE FOUND - Hogansville resident Wanda Lowe
shows off this tutu at the Hogansville Handmade-
Homegrown Market held last Saturday.
First Handmade-Homegrown
Market Deemed Huge Success
By GAYLE DEVERFAkUX Brief periods of sunshine, a
light breeze and periodic
Hogansville's first Hand- mists kept everyone pleas-
made-Homegrown Market antly cool.
last Saturday was a huge suc- "A lot of vendors sold out
cess. of their products and were
"You could sense the very happy with the turnout,"
excitement as the vendors set said volunteer market coor-
up for the market," said ven- dinators Meg van der Kruik
dor Heather Isaac of Birds and Amber Dow. "Market
of a Heather. "We were all shoppers were also happy
thrilled to take part in such with the variety and quality
an inspiring, worthy endeav- of goods available."
or." "The vendors were pre-
Market coordinatorskept pared and well organized,"
a wary eye on the weather noted Dow."I heard shoppers
forecast, but on the whole,
the weather cooperated..See MARKET Page 10A
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