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VOL. 68, NO. 28 HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA- FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010 10 PAGES • I SECTION • 50¢
Photo By ANDY KOBER
SING ME A SONG - Over 30 contestantstook to the stage at the Hogansville amphitheater during last Saturday's
a ion portion of the West Georgia Idol competition. From Country, to Gospel, to Pop/Rock and more, a variety of
music was featured and Kristie Lynn Pellerin is shown performing. A second audition will be held this Saturday with
formal competition rounds beginning the following Saturday. ' .... '
By ANDY KOBER out of the van and started
walking toward the boy, curs-
Area law enforcement ing and demanding the boy
officials continue to investi- get into the van. The boy ran.
gate an attempted kidnap-The man chased the boy
ping in the Hogansville area for a short distance before
and are now seeking help returning to his van. In the
from the public, meantime, the boy used his
The incident took place!:cell phone to call his mother.
about 7 p.m., Sunday, July 4,
near 1300 Corinth Road. ACCORDING TO the
A 13-year old male was report, when the suspect saw
walking along the right-of- the boy on the cell phone, he
way when he was reportedly fled and turned onto Glover
approached by a white male Road.
in a van that offered him a The suspect was
ride. described as a white male in
The report indicates the his 30s with short brown hair.
van approached the boy from It was noted the suspect had
the direction of HogansviUe. "scruffy" brown and grey
Law enforcement offi- facial hair. He stood about
cials say the boy refused to 5'8" with a heavy-set build.
get into the van. The man then The van was described as
told the boy to get in the van an older white passenger van
"and take a ride with him." with a rounded hood. It was
Again the boy refused.
The man apparently got See HELP Page 10A
By ANDY KOBER ;; r
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The Pilot Club of Hogansvflle has scheduled a
Children's Celebration to take place on Monday, July 19.
The celebration will be held in Johnson Street Park
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
During the Children's Celebration, the Pilot Club will
be Serving hot dogs, chips and ice cream. And the treats
will be free fort,hose children attending.
In addition the treats, there will be a Brain Minders
Puppet Show and Safety program.
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By ANDY KOBER perform during the auditionOne young lady startedOne young man was
with 31 actually taking the singing and realized she was apparently unaware the con-
The first audition in the stage, singing the wrong song. She test was a singing competi-
West Georgia Idol competi- Each contestant was realized and noted her error, tion.
tion was held last Saturday given one minute to perform, and then began singing the
with a large crowd in atten- without music, and impress correct song. She did a good THE WEST Georgia Idol
dance, the three judges, job. contest is being held outdoors
According to Vickie As anticipated, the firstAnother young lady wasin the Hogansville amphithe-
Brown, chairperson of the audition round contained a singing her selected piece ater, but that location results
Hogansvflle Downtown De- number of surprises with an when she abruptly forgot in the competition being sub.
velopment Authority, 38 con- interesting mix of men and some of the lyrics, but she
te ts were scheduled to women performing, also did a good job. See IDOL Page 10A
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By ANDY KOBER
::The Hogansville City
ncil could be going
the wishes of Mayor
Jimmy Jackson in selling the
city's electrical distribution
system. :,
While Hogansville May0r
Jimmy Jackson continues to
ANDY KOBER
appear opposed to selling the
distribution system, at least
some of the council members
see the idea as a way to pay
off the city's debt incurred
during construction of the
waste water treatment and
discharge system.
That debt, originally
incurred in 1990 and refi-
nanced in 1993, is costing the
city about $600,000 per year
in payments and has finan-
cially strangled the city.
upgrade the distribution sys-
tem - something that is appar-
ently not being done at pres-
ent.
DURING THE council
meeting held Tuesday, July
6, council member Jack
Leidner reported that a rep-
resentative of MEAG, Scott
Jones, was willing to "sit in"
on discussions between the
city and Diverse Power
regarding the proposal.
On Saturday, July 24, 0 to tl The proposal would have Jackson previously
Diverse Power purchasing opposedtheproposalwanting Photo By ANDV KOBER
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the city s electrical distribu- a representative of MEAG to PITCHING THE PRODUCTS - The West Georgia Idol
A Dog Parade has been sched ed to take place i: tion system and absorb the be present during negotia- competition held in Hogansville will bring some well-
[El "d0wntownHogansvillein unctionwithtl LeHoganmd]] f city's 1993 debt load. The city tions. The mayorhas also said deserved recognition to the winner in the form of a cash
r,'I:landmade-Homegrown Market, : i :i would maintain ownership of that under the proposal, the prize,
a demo recording contract, and a chance to perform
i Registration to participate takeplace [ the actual electrical utility, city would be swapping debt at the Smith Family Dinner Theater. The Hogansville
Art Booth from 8:30 a.m. to a.m,, [ would continue to purchase instead of paying off debt. Downtown Development Authority is also benefiting as the
[:i ade, and the parade take place at 10 a.m. i : ] power from MEAG, and bill Leidner asked for feed-
Proceeds from the Dog Parade benefit i wer I for electrical service, back from the other council competition is a fundraiser. Shown here Gracelyn Hawk,
[E'TraflArtFestival, schedutedforMay2001, [ The city would pay membersbased on wh ' i 13, displays one of the t.shirts available for $12, while
[:al/ obenefittheLaGrange-TroupCounty H e iety. [ Diverse Power to operate the they had heard" regarding Sophie Harmon, 7, displays commemorative fans and
[ For more information about the Hogansvffie Dog I tied water which are available for $2 each. Howcan any-
contact Leah Leidner at 706-637-9 . distribution system and ---
. .... .. .... ;;.;; [ Diverse Power would See DEBT Page 10A body say no to these two?
