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PERMIT NO 35
59, NO. 38
HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA-THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 2002
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CELEBRATION- Hogansviile Elementary School held its Fall Festival on Saturday,
Sept. 14th. Everyone had a good time and about $1,300 was raised for our new
playground. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported this PTO fund-rais-
er. Top photo: Getting her face painted was Kaneisha Russell. Wanda Hall was the
artist doing the painting. Bottom: Also enjoying the fun at the Fall Festival were,
front, left to right, Sequoyah Russell, Ashlea Sharp, Agan Sharp, Samatha McGhee,
William McGhee; rear, left to dght, Eric Duncan, Jordan Coleman, Jackalin Neese
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Woman Flees
Burning House
Police
Suspect
Arson
By BRYAN GETER ,,
A Hogansville woman
escaped her burning house
early last Thursday after she .,
awoke around 5:30 a.m. . .
Emma Iu Glanton of 128
Ware St. told firefighters she
woke up after lying on the ++.
couch and heard what sound-
ed like a cat coming through
the kitchen window.
Then she was met with
smoke which got thicker and
thicker as she ran out of the
house.
The police report stated
that two incendiary devices
were used. One was thrown
under the house and the other
was
dence.
Troup County Fireman
Capt. Early Harris said a trail
of flammable liquid was
found between the rear and
west side of the house.
Reports state the fire was
contained to the kitchen area.
No arrest has been made
but police are treating the
case as arson first degree
and attempted murder.
This case remains under
investigation.
*Another fire was report-
edlast Wednesday at 1-85off- IN STYLE...WE THINK- Look out Hawaii, here we
< ramp in Hogansvige. come. Elmer Williams and Frances Robinson wait for
The fire damage to the the fun to begin. Dr. and Mrs. Joe Aimand hosted a
vehicle of Jack Stinson of lurch for the Social Critters of Antioch Baptist Church.
Mobley Bridge Road was Some 30 to 40 Critters arrayed Hawaiian style, attend-
estimated at $800. ed in full Style grass skirts, bold blouses and shirts, leis
The cause was not deter- for arms, neck and ankles.
mined.
T Vows to Brh00g'Hometown " '
Here
y BRYAN GETER
"A return to hometown
is coming to
I-[ogansville according to
John Thompson, President
and CEO of the CB&T Bank
LaGrange.
"We want to be good citi-
Zens," he stated, "and you
(City of Hogansville) are
going to have a real bank with
real local control." meetings" Thompson stated,
CB&T has contracted to "we will also adopt a policy
purchase the former BB&T where civic clubs can use it
offiee on Main Street in down- as well as the city." 0 -
town and will acquire the Thompson said they will of CB,tT=.=, n rntmon
FLAG Bank branch located make the building look alive
inside the Ingles Store near by keeping up the landscape
1-85.
CB&T plans to have an DOWNTOWN BRANCH CB&Tt =r and "we will fly the American
- is opening an offme .a¢." 101 -A o¢o.=.
ATM machine added to the where The Citizen's Bank used to be. Thompson said he has
downtown bank as well as re- The bank plans to reno- for storage hired Ropmie Mize, who is
opening the one at Ingles, vate the adjacent room that "We plan on t"mishing that
Thompson sai& has never been used except room so it can be used for See BANK, Page 2A
Construction Begins Soon
For New Middle School
arose.
The land that the school will be built
was land of the late Joseph Young.
Young will passed on hos home,
Pineland and 2,500 acres to the Georgia's
Sheriffs Youth Home Inc. when he died
in 1986. - .
"I'he clause in his will stated that if
the Sheriff's youth Home ceased to exist,
the property would go to the state," Roy
Nichols, Troup County Superintendent
stated. "We had to get the state to say
that it did not want the property."
The state properties commission
finally met last week and agreed with
the request of the Troup County Board
of Education
Nichols said it has been a very com-
pUcated process, but at least it satisfied
the title insurance company.
BRYAN GETER
The construction of the new
CaUaway Middle School will get under
Way soon after "groundbreaking" was
held last Thursday:
The new school will be located on
at Hammett and Tin Bridge
roads and is scheduled to open for the
2004-2005 school year.
CMS is presently located in the same
as CHS at 221 Whitfield Road.
new site is about two miles from
its present location.
Torrance Construction of LaGrange
is the contractor and it should take
approximately 20 month to complete.
It took longer than expected to get
started on the new school as problems
DIGGING IN - Taking part in the new Callaway Middle School groundbreaking were, Front rt
(L-R) students Cortez Culwright, Kyle Mimbs, Hillary Caswell, Latisha Mitchem and Mich
Cannon. Second row: Tom Whatley, Principal, CMS; Dr. Roy Nichols, Superintendent, Troup Co
Schools; Sheila Rowe, Board Chair, Mike Pruitt of Torrance Construction, Daves Nichols, Bo
Member. Third row: Alfred McNair, Board Member, John Darden, Vice Chair, Debbie Burde
Board Member, Ken Smith, Troup County Commissioner, Tms Lumpkin, Pineland.
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