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IRMA DAMAGE - Most of the damage from Tropi kStorm irma in the local area came in the form of downed trees,
which brought down power lines, such as this tree t .-'outSkle of Hogansville. Power outages that remained in the
city Tuesday were largely due to trees or tree lirnbs th l ad fallen and pulled out electrical service entrance lines.
By JACK BAGLEY items were discovered at her Baldwin was arrested after Deputies respond-
Street residence, ed to a fight-in-progress call. Deputies
Troup County Sheriff's Deputies She had been a suspect in the theft, and Investigators determined that
reported two arrests in separate cases Deputies said, and after being arrest- Davis had allegedly hit and strangled
in the county during the past week. ed she was taken to the Troup County his wife during a domestic altercation.
In one case, a woman was arrest- Jail on charges of theft of property The victim was transported to a
ed after being found in possession of over $1,500 and theft of a motor vehi- regional hospital for treatment of her
a stolen vehicle. According to reports, cle. injuries.
Veronica E. Gay, 38, of 902-F Baldwin Deputies said Gay faees addition-Davis was arrested and cha 'ged
Street in LaGrange, was arrested after al charges through the LaGrange under the Family Violence Act with
she was discovered to be in possession Police Department. aggravated assault, false imprison-
of a stolen vehicle and numerous other Also, Sheriff's Deputies arrested a merit, possession of a firearm during
items valued at more than $5,000. Lower Big Springs Road man follow- the commission of a crime, and pos-
Gay allegedly took the vehicle anding a call to a residence there. In a session of an unlawful firearm.
items from a residence in the unincor- press release, the Sheriff's He was taken to the Troup County
porated part of Troup County, and the Department said Robert B. Davis, 59, Jail on the charges.
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devastation caused by
Hurricane Harvey continue
to come in, it should serve as
a reminder that no matter the
event, Georgians need to be
prepared. The past 12 months
have brought unpredictable
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to Georgia, and to help rein-
force the importance of being
prepared, Governor Nathan
Deal has proclaimed
September as National
Preparedness Month.
Throughout the month,
the Georgia Emergency
Management and Homeland
Security Agency's
(GEMA/HS) Ready Georgia
campaign is encouraging all
Georgia residents to prepare
before disasters strike.
Disasters don't plan ahead,
but you can. Georgians reported being
"National Preparedness"fully prepared," with 81 per-
Month is the time for people cent of Georgians reporting
to develop a plan and exam- being at least"somewhat pre-
in plans they may already pared." These figures repre-
have in place," said sent the highest numbers to-
GEMA/HS Director Homer date of Georgians being
Bryson. "In the past 12 ready for a disaster. Though
months, we've seen weather the goal is for every family
events impact our communi- and community to be 100 per-
ties across Georgia. We've cent ready, the number of
also seen citizens come Georgians who are recogniz-
together to help each other ing the need to be ready is on
following a disaster. Having the rise.
aplan in place to help not only To continue this trend,
yourself, but your neighbors throughout National
as well makes our communi-. Preparedness Month,
ties more resilient, and help- Georgians are encouraged to
ing one another is what take a step toward creating
Georgians do." a comprehensive emergency
Georgiansseemtobeget-"plan for themselves, their
ting the message. In families and their communi-
GEMA/HS' May 2017 Ready ties. The Ready Georgia web-
Georgia Awareness and siteandmobileappoffertools
Preparedness Survey to assist people in creating
showed 23 percent of See SEPTEMBER, Page 2-A.
By ANDY KOBER " nesses in at the interstate
were advised that water
"We got off good." service could be lost. Of
Those words were more importance, once that
offered by Hogansville tank drained there would be
Mayor Bill Stankiewicz inno water at those fire
discussing the impacts ofhydrants in the immediate
Hurricane, then Tropical area.
Storm, Irma on the city. Stankiewiez said that
The storm, which rav- Diverse Power was notified
aged parts of Florida and to and immediately responded
a lesser degree southern to get power to the water
Georgia, began drawing inpump restored. .
dry, cold air as it traversed For the city, electrical
northward in Georgia. That service was completed
resulted in an immediate restored by 10:30 pm. On
reduction in strength andTuesday there were still
wind speeds, some isolated houses with-
For Hogansville and the out power as falling limbs
immediate area, that proved had pulled down service
extremely fortuitous, entry lines.
As had many other During the storm, on:e
places, HogansviUe city offi- large tree fell that was irti
cials were prepared for atially reported to have struct
potential disaster and loss of a house. In fact, the
electrical service for days. missed the house though
A local emergency oper- some of the limbs did cause
ation center was opened in minor damage.
the Moses Ector Law Stankiewicz reported
Enforcement Center sincethat no evacuations were
:hat is the 0nly city facility need din the city during the
With a backup generator, storm and that while city hall
Troup County also opened an was closed on Monday due
emergency operations een- to the storm, it was open
ter and a representative of again on Tuesday.
Hogansville was there to Only one street in
maintain lines of communi- Hogansville wasbloeked
cation between the city and that was as a precautiona
county officials, measure. Paving was
In addition to city vehi- done on Church Street
cles being fueled prior to the the contractor was reque
storm's arrival, extra sup- ed to keep equipment
plies of fuel were stockpiled place to block the street
to be used by emergency what Stankiewicz term
vehicles. "an abundance of cautio
Thankfully, none of the for potential floodin
preparations were needed. Flooding did not take place:i
Stankiewicz reported
STANKIEWICZ REPORTS that unlike other nearby
that about 30 percent of the areas, Hogansville did not
city lost electrical service run out of gasoline. Though
during the brunt of the some individual stores might
storm. Power began failing have temporarily exhausted
in some areas as early as 2 supplies, other stores had
pm Monday as falling limbs gasoline.
brought down electric lines. In addition, motels in
During peak wind periods Hogansville were full with
that occurred between 3:30 many people from Florida
and 4 pm more electrical fleeing the hurricane.
service was lost. Once again, it appears
The loss of electrical that Hogansville was a very
service also shut down a lucky place to be.
water pump that feeds water Outside the city, scat-
to the water storage tank tered power outages were
near the interstate. With the reported and power was still.
water level dropping in that out in some areas Tuesday
tank, restaurants and busi- afternoon.
By ANDY KoI3ER
The Troup County Health Department inspected two
Hogansville restaurants in August and both received high
marks.
Station Coffeehouse was inspected on Aug. 2 and received
a score of 97. The only issue was that an employee's hair was
not properly restrained.
Inspectors visited Nachos Mexican Grill on Aug. 28 and
issued a score of 95. Inspectors noted that raw meat was
found in both the metal sink and vegetable sink and sinks
were not appropriately labeled. Tableware was observed in
holders with food contact surface and not down and protect-
ed. Debris buildup was found under and behind equipment
and there were missing coverings, broken and missing tiles
and gaskets in disrepair.
