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HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - THURSDAY, AUG. 3; 2006
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Hogansville Cultural Arts SOciety needs volunteers to
help plan, organize and host the following events:
August 12 Street Dance, September 16 Lewis Grizzard
Tribute, October Trunk and Treat, December Christmas
Parade All kinds of help are needed.
Neeed are ushers, poster designers, sound technicians,
set decorators to name a few. Please call Toni Striblin at 706-
537-4959.
Food Vendors are needed for the August 12 dance. There
will be no booth fee.
Movie Program
The Promotions & Marketing Committee of the Downtown
LaGrange Development Authority (DLDA) has decided to
continue the outdoor movies through August and September.
Downtown Movies After Dark will be held on LaFayette
Square every other Friday night beginning August 11, 8:30
- 10:30 pm.
Spectators should bring a blanket or lawn chair.
"We invite people to enjoy a delicious dinner downtown
and then join us for an outdoor movie," said a spokesman.
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Entering its 80th year of care, Roosevelt
Warm Springs, a part of the Georgia
Department of Labor's division of
Rehabilitation Services, has announced |t
will convert to a new two-hospital inpatiefit
system. j
This ensures continuation of its IonS-
established mission "to empower individO-
als with disabilities to achieve personal inde-
pendence." !
This medical milestone, which includes
the licensing of the Roosevelt Warm Sprin s
Long Term Acute Care Hospital as well
the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitatiqn
Hospital, is accompanied by the present -
lion of a new logo to reflect this transiti6
in the healthcare landscape. !
Originally founded by Franklin Delado
Roosevelt in July of 1927, the National
Historic Landmark in Warm Springs became
a state:managed facility in 1974 followifig
its successful conversion from polio tre -
t ment to:;comprehensive rehabilitation. ;
DUe to the mcreasmg diversity of its pro-
grams as well as changes in the medical mab
ketplace, it will now list all of its progran s
and services, both medical and vocational,
Kenneth Copelal - underSprings the (RWS) all-encompassing heading. Roosevelt Wartn
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TO ngT0 The The award-winning movm '%Varm $
Southwest Be'lever s Convengidn Live From Fo~ Wo~ WltLL APPRI=ClA"rlgD-Recognizing her rnany contributions and ~~liitc~eY~s,~
Convention Came:(10 Foot Big ~rcca) July 31- ~5 achievements in vocational rehabilitation, employment manager =
Mornings 10 a.m At~ernooni2:~0 p m. Evenings 8 p.m.- Cynthia Woodruff was honored with a reception'announcing her
Speakers Kenneth and.Gloria copd & Jesse Duplantis, J ~ retirement at Roosevelt Warm Springs this past week. A resident of "
Savelle, Creflo Dollar, Fa hl, med by Heari Midland, she is completing her 34th year of service to Georgia and In addition, the stylistic R; in the tw -
220 2nd Street; Manchester-=P stb: Bru0 Bro~-(706) 656-4755 her 26th year at Roosevelt Warm Springs. Along with over 100 of shaded field of blue represents the war n
bruceb~~ m 'a~"ester cam ' her co-workers, most of her family was in attendance for the recep- springs that led Roosevelt to Georgia in tl e
i . ' I lion at the RWS ,Vocational Rehabilitation Unit Auditorium. first place. 1
"! A FAY TTE:"; CHI' RIST AN . ,'HOOL SAVIN6 PAYERS
www.lafayettechristianschool.com 706.884.6684 Hogansville Poliqe [:
Chief Guy Spratl n
and his officers ha e
to/e oaa cu/a /or Chr/ saved Hogansvil e ::
taxpayers consider-
Student Profile--Sarah Davidson able money because
"When I started Kindergarten, I couldn't read very well,
and then I got better and better every day, and then I
reached the Sky Blue Table, all the way to the top!"
oAge 6, First Grade oFavorite Subject.
Interests:Swimming, Reading
Poc t ' oSummer Goal Learnm
Playing Polly ke s . g
Angel Choir,at First United the crawl stroke
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the police department =
has not depended
tax dollars to pqr- :::
chase police carp.
Instead, funds seiz :l :::
through proacti te
drug enforcement has
allowed the
without --
expense to the city. In
addition, the police
department has
seized a Harley-
Davidson motorcycle
that is being used by
the department ; :"
Louisiana Man Facing Multiple Charges
85 when he reportedly wit- according to incident rep0 t
By ANDY KOBER,nessed a Lincoln Continental the officer determined the
being driven at a speed faster driver had been drinking, i
ALouisiana man is facingthan the posted speed limit. Varice K. Ernest, 42, Of
multiple charges in Gates conducted a trafficAmelia, LA, was charged with
Hogansville, including DUI. stop on the vehicle near the speeding, DUI-less safe, arid v
Shortly after 9 p.m. on 28 mile marker, driving while license sUs-
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Monday, July 24, Hogansville A check of the driver's pended.
Police Officer R. Gates was licenseallegedlyrevealedtheHe was taken into custody
working traffic patrol on I- license to be suspended and without incident. !
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Help Sought to Solve Crimes Across
Troup County Sheriff's occurredat3:24a.m Monday, .torisde ibedasbeingblhe ::
Office investigators are seek- July 24 on East Main Street and white in. color with a ru,t-
- ing any information about a in Hogansville. ed yellow mower attached.
hit and run accident that- As the result of the colli- c
sion, an 86 year old man was *Investigators are also :
injured, seeking a 2001 Yamaha 125 s
The suspect vehicle is Dirt Bike that was stolen
believed to be a 90s model from 271 Frost School Road. ,=
Chevrolet or GMC truck with The blue and white motorcy- .:
passenger sidedamage, cle was taken sometime =
between July 4 and July 12. a
Investigators are asking . -
for your help in locating a If you have any informa-
1965 Ford Tractor that was tion about these or any other
stolen from 3454 Upper Big crimes, you are asked to call
Springs Road on July 28. Crime Stoppers at 706-812- v.
TheFordMode12000trac-1000.
Jobless Rate Worsens in Area
In June of last year,
Continued From Page 1A Meriwether had an 8.5 rate.
in the four-county area - 400 Talbot County showed a
more than in the previous 6.8 rate in June, worsening
month, from May's 5.5 figure.
There were 711 jobless in In June Of 2005, Talbot
Meriv, ether, 603 in Harris bad a 7.0 rate.
and 205 in Talbot, according Troup also recorded a
to the labor department. 6.8 rate in June, up from a 6.3
Troup, with the most pop- rate in May.
ulation, had 2,097 looking for In June of 2005 Troup had
a job. a 7.5 percent rate.
The lowest unemploy- The lowest unemploy-
ment rate of the four local mentrateinthestateforJune
counties during June was the was 3.3 percent in Oconee
4.0 per cent recorded in County near Athens. Oconee
Harris, up from 3.6 in May. has held or tied for the low-
In June of 2005 Harrisest rate for over a year.
had a 4.1 jobless rate. oThe highest was again
.Meriwetherhita6.8ratein Chattahoochee County,
in June after a 6.2 figure in south of Columbus, at 11.7
May. percent.
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