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H()GANSVILLE, GEORGIA -THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 2000 8 PAGES • 1 SECTION • 50¢
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r,'° , Slightly Higher Than in May
i!rea's Jobless Rate DepartmentofLaborpointedoutthat
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!w Kuykendall The state s jobless rate increased THE LABOR FORCE of Harris in counties with lower work force per-
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,1 -------- from3.8percentthisMayto4.4inJune, Countyis 12,348and 11,954ofthatlabor centage numbers are usually higher.
aa ..unemployment rate in
porte and Troup rose slightly in
t .t was still better than last year,
cl.lla to statistics released this
nst
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;W][=Ul)' s 's 4.4 percent jobless rate for
:nalatehed the statewide average
it .. The figure was slightly high-
tgthe 4.1 percent rate Troup
P in May.
LWever, a year ago Troup faced
,e! nt rate, meaning almost six
y 100 workers was unem-
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t
according to the Georgia Department
of Labor.
MOST AREAS surrounding Troup
were all higher than the 4.4 rate, except
for Harris County, which showed a 3.2
percent unemployment rate.
Troup is one of the few counties in
the state that showed a decrease from
last year's percentages.
Troup's work force is 30,438 and
29,111 of that force are employed, leav-
ing only 1,327 jobless.
force was employed during June, leav-
ing only 394 unemployed or 3.2 per-
cent. Harris County's employment rate
was up slightly from May when resi-
dents enjoyed only a 2.7 percent unem-
ployment rate. The June 2000 rate is
down from June 1999 when the unem-
ployment rate in Harris County was
3.3.
MERIWETHER COUNTY'S unem-
ployment rate is above the state aver-
age at 6.4 percent. Of 9,092 eligible to
T, 7e Bat Street Boys
- The Georgia Stars infield of William "13o13o" Go r.. n of Hnsville ' Jet Butler, Alex Boehlmer and Torre Langley
second out of 50 teams in the skills championship in Minnesota. Overall, the team, which has a number of Troup play-
finished an astonishing fifth in the nation.- i
00eam Finishes 5th in Nation!
by Hogansville talent, the
finished fifth in the 2000
A.A.U. 12-Year-Old Baseball
in Burnsville, Minnesota,
wm over the North Carolina
to capture fifth plaoe out of 50
and complete their season with a
record.
State opened the national tour-
nament with a 3-2 loss to North Carolin
The Stars rebounded with three con-
secutive wins over South Carolina, Iowa,
and the Virginia Knights.
The Stars advanced to the champi-
onship pool where they lost their first
two games to the Jacksonville Tidal
Waves and the San Diego Stars before
beating the Virginia Cannons and the
Tidewater Drillers.
The Stars earned the last wild card
position as the 16th seed to advance to
the "sweet sixteen" field.
The Stars became the "sweetheart:'
of the tournament when they shocked
the number one seeded and undefeated
"Chet Lemon" Juice team from Orlando,
Florida, in a 4-2 game that eliminated the
Juice in the sudden death round.
The Stars then lost their first game
SoeTEAM, Page 8A
1 Runoff
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Lawsuit Accuses Investors
Of Subdivision With Fraud
By BtFm Cmt
John Arnold and Main Street
Communities, L.L.C. Filed a law-
suit against C.H. Butcher and
Southern Value Homes, Inc.
Last Thursday accusing the
investors of fraud in the devel-
opment of the Villages at
Huntcliff subdivision.
It was only a couple months
ago that Butcher and Southern
Homes, Inc., Both of Canton,
filed a lawsuit of fraud against
Arnold in connection of the pro-
posed Audubon Park golf course
community.
Arnold's petition claims the
defendant conspired to deprive
him of any interest in the 180-
acre Htmteliff property on
Highway 29 next to the Piggly
Wiggly in HogansviUe.
Arnold said Butcher indi-
cated interest in participating
in the development of
Huntseliff in late 1998 or early
1999.
THEY AGREED, Arnold
said, to work together. He said
he was to acquire and market
the property, resolve all zoning
and utility issues and resolve all
local, state and federal regula-
tory matters relating to the
property.
Butcher would be responsi-
ble for acquiring the necessary
loans, notes and security agree-
ments in order to acquire the
property.
It was then agreed that both
Arnold arid Butcher would each
have 45 percent interest in the
property.
Arnold was to approve all
phases of site development and
See LAWSUIT, Page 8A
increased from 5.7 in May. Last year
in June, the unemployment rate was
5.8 percent.
TALBOT COUNTY'S unemploy-
ment rate for the month of June soared
to 6.8 percent. That was up from 5.9
percent in May. Last year in June,
Talbot's unemployment rate was 5.6
percent. At present, Talbot County has
a work force of 2,941 and 2,740 of those
are employed. Thatmly leaves 201 eli-
gible workers unemployed. The
ACCORDING to State Labor
Commissioner Michael Thurmond,
several factors combined to push
Georgia's unemployment rate up to 4.1
percent in June, but the rate is still the
lowest ever recorded in the state at
this time of year. While down from 4.6
percent in June of last year, the rate
was up from 3.3 percent in May.
"The unemployment rate always
goes up in the summertime," Thurmond
said, because of students.
Historical
Zone Due
New Work
By Bryan Geter
The Hogansville City Council
Monday night approved two
buildin permits in the historic
districCand also took action to
remove an "illegal" fence.
Suzanne Cook, speaking for
the Hitle Preservation
Comm,i! d the c0minittee
met informalIy to discuss a
request by Dr. Greg Freeman to
install a handicap ramp at the
entrance of his office at 100
College St,
She said the Commission had
no problems with the project and
asked the council to approve it.
Following the historic group's
recommendation, the council also
approved the application for
James Thrash at Thrash Funeral
Home at 117 West Main St.
The application called for
alterations, remodeling and
installation of an awning.
Cook said the Commission
commends Thrash on the work
he was doing.
BUT COOK advised the coun-
cil it is opposed to a 8-10 foot lat-
tice fence which John and Donna
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Arnold were
erecting at 804
East Main St. in
the Historical
District.
"We have
hadalot of com-
plaints," she
said. "The lat-
tice fencJs a
"Sore thumb.' ......
"P e op I e David Aldrich
from the neigh-
borhood and all over town are
complaining," he reported.
Cook said the fence looked
"horrible" at the particular loca-
tion on East Main Street.
Councilman Ezra Whitmore
asked if a permit is required to
put up a fence.
City Manager David Aldrich
assured him a permit was
required since the property is in
the Historical District.
THE ORDINANCE states
before a change in a home can be
made, the homeowner must first
go to the Historical Committee
and obtain a permit.
Cook said Arnold did not apply
See COUNCIL, Page 8A
PART,/GIRLS - It's been a busy party season at the Neese
household. Breanna Neese turned 2 years old on July 23.
She had a Barney party. Jackalin Neese turned 6 years old
on Aug. 6, and celebrated with an Arthur party. Both girls
enjoyed a pool party and hot dog cookout at their house.
Their parents are Darrell and Tami Neese.
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