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Meet the Hogansville Candidates
By Bryan Geter
Associate Editor
Jimmy Jackson
Seeks Post 5
Jimmy Jackson recently
qualified to run for Council Seat
Post 5 for the City of
Hogansville. He is a life long
resident of Hogansville.
"I am asking for your vote
and support on November 2,
1999 to elect me to the
Hogansville City Council Post
5," Jackson said. "I believe fam-
ily and spiritual values are
important."
Jackson and his wife, Hazel,
have six children and live on
Boyd Road. .....
Jackson is a member of the
St. Mary's United Methodist
Church, "
He was employed by
Georgia Power Company for 32
years and has been retired since
1996. ,
Jackson attended West End
High School, Clark College and
Southern Community College.
"When I am elected, I will
represent all citizens of
Hogansville - seniors, youth,
professionals, wage earners,
men and women, all nationali-
ties, races and faiths," he said.
He said that being retired
will allow him to dedicate him-
self to the duties of the city coun-
cil - representing Hogansville
and its citizens.
,I believe ! B,help make
Hogansvilie th it can be,"
he said. "But it gto require
developing a plan with long
term and short term goals."
He said ff elected he will stop
wasteful spending, be available
to support the citizen's needs,
build a cash flow, establish a
reserve and when a problem
occurs and the city is at fault,
it will be solved.
Jack L. Dollar
Seeks Post 5
Jack L Dollar, 49, is running
for re-election to Hogansville
City Council Post 5.
He is the father of 22 year
old, Brannon, who currently
w orks for Bell South and attends
West Georgia Tech pursuing an
electronics diploma.
He has lived in, or within,
five miles of Hogansville his
entire life, except for periods
while attending school and serv-
ing in the military.
Upon graduation from
Hogansville High School, he
attended Devry Technical
Institute in Chicago and gradu-
ated in 1970 with an Electronic
Technicians diploma.
Shortly after graduation, he
was inducted into the US Army
and served as a military police-
man and was honorably dis-
charged in 1972.
He was hired by BellSouth
in 1973 and began attending
West Georgia College in
Carrollton, taking business
classes at night in 1975 and grad-
uated in 1983 with BBA degree.
Dollar is currently Claims
Manager and investigates
claims both for and against Bell
South and has the responsibili-
ty of Central and Southwest
Georgia.
He served on the
Hogansville Board of Education
from 1981-1984 and was elect-
ed to the Hogansville City
Council in January 1992.
"I decided to seek reelection
due to my concern for the city
and its fiscal condition," he said.
"The city and its people have
always been good to me and I
feel the need to repay what I
can. We do get into some con-
troversial issues periodically,
and I do the best to investigate
each issue thoroughly and make
what I believe to be the best
decision for the city and its cit-
izens."
He said his biggest concern
continues to be the fiscal con-
dition of the city due to the debt
load of a city the size of
Hogansville.
Dollar said the city's debt
payments are approximately
$60,000 per month, and this pre-
vents the city from doing many
things that are needed or want-
ed.
He said he also feels the next
four years will be a very criti-
cal time for the city and
Hogansville needs someone on
the Council who will make well
informed decisions.
"I feel that I will be better
for the city than my opponent,"
he said.
"The zoning matter of the
FlyingJ has been one of the most
controversial issues in a long
time," Dollar said.
"In looking at the issues and
getting input from City manag-
er David Aldrich and City
Attorney Dan Lee and others,"
he said, "I believe I had no other
choice but to vote in favor of
rezoning. A city cannot legally
'pick and choose' what it allows
to come in as long as it is not
against the zoning ordinance."
He said during his first dis-
cussion with the property
owner, he informed her he
would rather wait and get some-
thing more appropriate like a
Marriott, for example, but real-
ly felt he had no other choice
than tO approve e zoning.
He said that most citizens he
spoke with were in favor of the
zoning as well.
"If reelected I will continue
to work hard for the city and
consider each decision careful-
ly and do what I believe to be
the right thing," he said.
Jean Crocker
Seeks Post 3
Retired teacher Jean
Crocker qualified for City
Council Post 3, opposing Sybil
Maxwell and incumbent Tony
Williamson.
Mrs. Crocker has lived in
Hogansville for 41 years and
says she is running because she
cares for the city and its peo-
ple.
"I'm all for the city growing,"
said Crocker. "But we have to
be careful about the speed at
which we grow. When our water
supply and sewage system can
handle the capacity that large
developments require, then I
think we'll be ready for that kind
of growth. I'm not sure we're
at that point right now."
Mrs. Crocker says she is
dedicated to the people and will-
ing to listen to their concerns.
"i don't have all the answers, but
I will vote to do what is in the
best interest of the citizens of
Hogansville," she said.
A native of Thomaston,
Alabama, Mrs. Crocker resides
at 801 East Main Street. She
taught in the Hogansville
schools for 29 years before
retiring. Her late husband,
Eugene Crocker, was
Superintendent of the
Hogansville School system until
his retirement in 1988. Her
three children, Carol Stanley,
Carla Hale, and Thomas
Crocker are all educators.
"Education just runs in the
family. I have a son-in-law and
daughter-in-law who are also in
the education field," said Mrs.
Crocker.
"Since I've retired, I have the
time and energy to do a good
job," said Crocker. "I'll have an
open door policy and will
respond to all concerns of the
city."
In addition to tending to her
yard, Mrs. Crocker also volun-
teers at West Georgia Health
Care systems, Hogansville
Elementary School, the
Hogansville Senior Citizens
Center, and serves on the
Hogansville Housing Authority
Board. She is a member of
Highland Baptist Church,
where she sings in the adult
choir, teaches pre-school
Sunday School, is active in
Women on Missions, and is on
the social committee. She also
stays busy with her five grand-
children.
When asked about the rea-
sons she chose to run for city
council, Mrs. Crocker smiled
and said, "It's time for me to give
something back to a great town
that has done so much for me."
Sybil Maxwell
Seeks Post 3
Sybil Maxwell is" a
Hogansville native that has
lived in Hogansville most of her
47 years. She is the youngest
daughter of the late Gordon and
Mozelle Cook. Maxwell is the
parent of three, the youngest of
whom, Amanda, still resides,at ....
home. : i? ........
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Maxwell has been employed
with the Eckerd Drug
Distribution Center for 18
years. She is a member of
Highland Baptist Church,
where she is active in Sunday
School as a teacher in the chil-
dren's department, a member
of the choir and the WMU.
Maxwell was involved with
the Hummingbird Festival as
one of the organizers. "It was
the love for my town that caused
me to get involved with the fes-
tival," stated Maxwell. "I want-
ed to do something that would
bring people to Hogansville and
see what a nice little town we
have."
"My care and concern for
Hogansville is the reason I am
seeking the office of City
Council. I want to see
Hogansville maintain its charm,
but also realize there must be a
certain amount of growth."
Maxwell maintains that she
is just an ordinary person with
extraordinary determination.
Her goal is to think positive and
be focused to move forward for
the future.
i
Tony Willlamson
Seeks Post 3
Tony Williamson has served
on the Hogansville City Council
since 1983. He is a life-long res-
ident of Hogansville and a grad-
uate of Hogansville High
School.
Williamson was employed
by Uniroyal in Hogansville for
15 years, and now works for
Arrow Industries in LaGrange.
His wife, Susan, is also a life-
long resident of Hogansville and
is employed by Inflation
Systems, Inc. in LaGrange.
They have two daughters,
Laurie Williamson and Kristy
Johnson, both of Hogansville.
Laurie Williamson and Kristy
Johnson are both graduates of
Hogansville High School and
LaGrange College. The
Williamsons have three grand-
children, Chris, Kalea and
Dylan.
"I am very excited about the
future," states Williamson. "I
look forward to seeing
Hogansville continue to grow.
My long-term goal as a council-
man is to bring in new business
and industry, in an effort to
lower our millage rate, as well
as bring jobs for our citizens."
"I have enjoyed serving the
citizens of Hogansville for the
past 16 years, and would like to
continue my service for the next
four years."
Andy Sharp
Seeks Post 4
Andy Sharp has been a res-
ident of Hogansville for one and
a half years, and a Georgia res-
ident for 30 years. He is mar-
ried to Angela Sharp and they
have two children. The Sharps
reside at 608 East Main Street
in Hogansville.
Thirty-six year old Sharp
received his BBA in Accounting
from Georgia Southern in 1985.
He has 15 years of experience
in public and private account-
ing and has been a CPA in
Georgia since 1987. Sharp cur-
rently works as Controller for
U.S. Filter with the Surface
Preparation Group in Newnan.
He serves on his church Finance
Committee, is a Committee
Chairman for Georgia Society
of CPA's and is also a Youth
Soccer Coach.
Sharp states that as a coun-
cilman he will work with city
planners and city management
on a Master Development Plan
for Hogansville to insure qual-
ity future growth, appropriate
land use and more definitive
zoning ordinances.
"As a CPA with 15 years of
experience, I will see that our
tax dollars are used to their max-
imum benefits," states Sharp.
"I will search for alternative
revenue sources and other ways
to reduce the property tax bur-
den on our residential citizens."
Ezra Whitmore
Seeks Post 4
Ezra Whitmore and his
wife, Odella Stitcher
Whitmore, have lived in
Hogansville for the past 53 of
their 57 years together. They
are the parents of four daugh-
ters, and have twelve grand-
children and three great-
grandchildren.
They were both originally
from Carroll county, and after
serving with the U.S. Army,
Whitmore began working for
Uniroyal in Hogansville.
Starting out as a floor sweep-
er, Whitmore worked through
several job assignments and
spent the last 22 years as a
shift supervisor before retir-
ing in 1985.
Whitmore is a member and
past treasurer of Highland
Baptist Church and a member
and past treasurer of
Hogansville Masonic Lodge
No. 93. He has served on the
Troup County Zoning Appeals
and Planning board as well as
the Hogansville Zoning and
Planning board. He present-
ly serving as the Board
Director, representing the
City of Hogansville at the
Chattahoochee-Flint
Regional Development
Center.
Whitmore gives shared
credit for his accomplish-
ments to the members of the
city council and mayor, with
the assistance of the city
manager. "I cannot claim all
credit for any single accom-
plishment during my
of service,"
"The future growth
expansion can be
plished in an orderly
beneficial manner that
be good for the citizens
Hogansville,"
Whitmore. It is his aim
the tax base can be incr
through planned and
cial growth. Wh:
would also like to see ad
orem taxes reduced as
tax base increases.
Sheriff's Department
Seeks Leads to Auto Theft
Investigators with the Troup
County Sheriff's Office are ask-
ing for leads in a recent vehi-
cle theft that occurred during
church hours Sunday, October
15 at Callaway Baptist Church
on Greenville Road. The vehi-
cle is a black, 1999 Chevrolet Z-
71 extended cab K-1500 pickup
truck with Georgia Tag 908 GYT
and fire department tag on the
front.
The truck had a chrome
ed checked tool box on the re,
Also stolen along with the
up truck was a new
by four ATV which was on
back of the truck and
items inside the truck
ing a Smith and Wesson 38
iber blue steel pistol, a
pound bow, a two-way
four cell phones.
The Hogansville Senior
Citizens will participate in the
Chili Cook-Off in LaGrange on
the square October 30.
Piano lessons are still
being given at the Senior
Center. If interested please
call the center.
The Thrift Room is open to
the public so come by and shop
for bargains.
Dan-Ric Homes is currently in need
i of skilled tradesmen in the
followingareas:
• Concrete Finishing ,Framing
• Drywall ,Plumbing ,Roofing
• Stucco ,Footings/Lay out
Skilled tradesmen with references
apply to:
Dan-Ric Homes
89 Durand Road
LaGrange, GA 30241
1-800-741-2512 Ext. 210
Sam Mitchell
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