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Off-duty" Deputy Injured
In Scuffle With Landlord
Troup County Sheriff Donny
'lhrne]" says an off-duty sher-
iff's office employee was
injured in an altercation at 491
Waterview Drive on Wednesday
evening, August 16, 2000.
Deputy Stan Reese had gone
to 491 Waterview Drive to meet
with his landlord, James M.
Mealor to do a final home
inspection after Mr. Reese
moved out of the house. During
the inspection of the home an
argument started between Mr.
Mealor and Mr. Reese. The
argument continued up the
driveway and into the road on
Waterview Drive, says Sheriff
Turnel:
Mr. Reese stopped his vehi-
cle while in the road, got out and
a fight between Mr. Mealor and
Mr. Reese ensued. After
deputies and EMS arrived at the
scene, Mr. Reese was trans-
ported to West Georgia Medical
Center where he was treated
and released for a laceration to
the right arm according to
Sheriff Turner.
Sheriff Turner stated that,
"Since this incident involved an
employee at the Sheriff's
Office, I requested the incident
be investigated by the Georgia
Bureau of Investigations. At
this time no charges have been
filed." The investigation is con-
tinuing.
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I ,Corps of Engineers
Ponders Water Flow
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers officials from Mobile
District met with other feder-
al, state and local agencies,
stakeholders and industry offi-
cials on August 15, in Columbus,
GA to discuss a Corps propos-
al to reduce water flows on the
lower end of the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF)
River system.
At the meeting, Corps offi-
cials provided an update of the
continuing drought situation on
the ACF River system and made
projections for the coming
weeks and months. Corps-man-
aged lakes on the ACF system
have sustained low levels for
two-and-a-half years because of
a continuing drought cycle.
About 90 people attended
the meeting, including officials
from Georgia, Alabama and
Florida.
According to the
Endangered Species Act, when
a federal agency action "may
adversely affect a listed
species" it must consult with
appropriate expert agencies
and take appropriate ameliora-
tive steps. For this reason, in
order to implement any propos-
al to reduce the water flow on
the Apalachicola River, Corps
officials would have to conduct
a formal consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This is because of possible
impacts to endangered mussels
on the lower system, which
could be affected by reduced
water flows.
This consultation could take
four months or longer to com-
plete while biologists and other
specialist study the potential
impacts of the lowering of water
flows.
Corps officials will consid-
er the comments made at the
meeting and will continue
informal consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to determine what studies and
surveys would be required if
formal consultation is required.
"A decision on whether to
go forward with formal consul-
tation will probably not occur
until a determination can be
made on if the drought will con-
tinue or if normal precipitation
can be expected to return to the
region," Robbins said.
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F-U-N - The Hogansville Senior Center held a fish fry and bingo night recently. The supper
prepared by Faye Hobbs, Linda Prescott, Jane Hubbard and Tiny Heath. About 60
attended the supper. Shown enjoying their meal are Mary Ann Neese, Sue Staley, Carl
Etta Mae Bennett, Faith Smith, Fannie Mae Cannon, Donald Neese and partially hidden
Ann Haines.
Labor Day Festival
Powers' Crossroads marks third decade of
quality art and entertainment
Thirty years ago, the Powers' Crossroads
Country Fair and Art Festival opened its gates
for the first time. Thirty years later, every Labor
Day weekend, the gates still open, with artists
and craftsmen who have earned faithful Powers'
followings and new artists, who keep the festi-
val fresh and interesting. Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, September 2, 3, and 4, 2000 are the dates
for this year's festival.
For the year 2000, the lineup of over two hun-
dred artists and craftsmen reflects the high stan-
dards that have been maintained over the years.
The two hundred exhibitors are a select group
of many hundreds of applicants to the festival,
named to the prestigious list of Top 20 festivals
in the Southeast, by the Southeast Tourism
Association.
While this festival celebrates art in its many
forms, food and entertainment get equal billing.
Food vendors line the main street of the grounds
leading to the Summerhouse Stage, where a vari-
ety of musical acts will keep the atmosphere live-
ly all weekend long.
The Festivals of Arts and Craftsmen, the
celebrate each part of what makes a
and highlight the three areas that
planning committee of the festival
stand the test of time.
For little ones, the children's part
welcome respite, with rides, games
For er art, food
tors, enjoying making their way
wooded setting is as satisfying as all
see.
The art at Power's represe
artistic medium From stained glass
sculpture to every kind of painting
ings, the offerings of Powers' exhibitors
numerous to mention and will take the
to see.
Located ten miles west of N
34, Powers' Crossroads has plenty of
ing. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for
12 years old and free for children under 4.
open at 9 a.m. each day and close at 6
and Sunday and 5 p.m. on Monday.
zens and military personnel are $4. For
information about the festival, please
253-2011.
Festival Gets $2,000 B
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help our community and like the
idea that their gift leverages so
much more in grant monies.
Now if we can only get some
other local businesses to follow
suite. The Festival is bigger and
better than ever with a 20%
increase in booths already over
last year, but we desperately
need more sponsors and more
community involvement."
Stankiewicz added that his
committee still has choiceloca-
tions for additional vendors, but
needs festival workers of all
descriptions and donations to
its silent and street auctions and
white elephant sales.
INTERESTED PARTIES
can contact 637-9497 for spon-
sorship and the other activities.
"This is exciting," said Jack
Leidner, Hogansville Historic
Trust board member and chair-
man of its Community
Development Block Grant
Committee.
"The Wilson Brothers' won-
derful gift means so much. Take
our committee for example.
David Aldridge, Bobby
Freeman, Rick, Thrash and I,
with the guiding hand of Lynne
Miller of Chattahoochee-Flint
Regional Development Council,
are putting together
only to pave the three last
ited dirt roads in Ho
but also to run a
the major population
the Head Start
That means little kids
Moms can walk there
ty."
"The entire
about $400,000
$380,000 will be
grant."
"When the grant
through, we'll have
with nearly $20,000.
where the Historic
Hummingbird Festival
Wilsons' generosity
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The system was converted
from a 4kVA system or 2,400
volts to a 12kVA system which
is a 7,200 volts system.
He said the upgrade was nec-
essary to meet the growing elec-
trical demands of the area.
The Hogansville City
Council will funds through the
Municipal Electrical Authority
of Georgia (MEAG) to pay for
the project.
Aldrich said a public hear-
ing is required before an appli-
cation will be issued.
The hearing was set for
Tuesday, September 5 at 6:45
p.m. just prior to the 7 p.m. reg-
ula r meeting. Since Labor Day
falls on Monday
the council will meet
later.
The application
MEAG loan is
MayorWil
Troup County
Buck Davis the
of the Senior Citizen
Davis said the
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Callaway
of 650 with 60 teachers.
Parsons said his
lenge will be to
students with
bilities to be highly
and get parents to
Other Troup
include Hillcrest
with 550 students;
Newman Middle school
students; Hollis
Elementary with 585;
High with 1,190;
Elementary with 450;
Magnet School with
Weathersbee
400; Whitesville
Elementar
School with 1,200;
Elementary with
Street Elementary
Mountville ElementarY.
Ethel Kight Magnet
Troup County
