Mountvflle News
By Mac Towns
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Mountville United
Methodist Women met Nov. 13
at the home of Jack and Gayla
Jones.
Mrs. Jones presented a pro-
gram on the Bible study,
"Women of the Old Testament,"
and focused on "Sarah and
Hagar - Waiting for God to Act."
She led the UMW in a discus-
sion on personal faith and impa-
tience.
President Helen Thrash
gave the devotion, read an arti-
cle on "The Art of Listening,"
and welcomed the women's soci-
ety.
Members included: Clara
Andrews, Angela Chambers,
Wanda Costley, Kay
Humphries, Gayla Jones,
Nancy Newsome, Leslie Pike,
Helen Thrash, Mac Towns and
Alma Wood, all of Mountville.
UMW reports were made by
Treasurer Gayla Jones and
Secretary Mae Towns.
Clara Andrews, secretary of
Membership Nurture and
Outreach, expressed apprecia-
tion to the UMW for food, flow-
ers, and sympathy shared with
Lillie Mac Mills and family, fol-
lowing the death of her sister,
Henrietta Baker Smith, on Nov.
11.
Plans were made for the
Christmas season projects to
"Adopt A Family"; send a gift
to Ethel Harpst Home for the
children's "Wish List"; contin-
ue to sponsor a "Lifeline" sup-
port for a shut-in; and deliver
poinsettias to all members of
the church who are sick.
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GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
STATE OF GEORGIA,
TROUP COUNTY
TO THE HONORABLE
ALLEN B. KEEBLE, JUDGE OF
SUPERIOR COURT,
COWETA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT:
We, the members of the Troup
County Grand Jury drawn and
sworn for the November 2000 Term,
respectfully make the following pre-
sentments:
We wish to express our appre-
ciation to District Attorney Peter
John Skandalakis, and all who
assisted him in the preparation and
presentation of the cases brought
before us for action. We commend
the District Attomay nd his staff .
for their p.(ofesism and atten-
tion to detail. Their presentations
were invaluable in making our deci-
sions.
We also wish to thank Mr.
Marion Carson and Mr. Neese, our
bailiffs, for their efficiency and sup-
port.
We commend law enforcement
personnel, who came before us,
whose dedication to duty deserves
our support, encouragement, and
sincere thanks. We are impressed
with their demonstrated diligence
and competence.
This Grand Jury has reviewed
the prior presentments of previous
Grand Juries regarding the court-
house. We hereby adopt these pre-
vious findings and respectfully
request the commissioners to pur-
sue a course of action to remedy
the present situation.
The Troup County Courthouse
facility, while relatively clean, is in
need of serious renovations. The
facility, now over 60 years old, is
no longer able to accommodate the
needs of the departments and
serve the needs of the citizens of
this county.
• Our inspection revealed the
need of additional courtrooms, a
larger holding cell, additional office
space, additional waiting rooms
and larger and more secure docu-
ment storage areas. Our inspec-
tion also revealed that the current
juvenile facility, including the juve-
nile courtroom, is grossly inade-
quate. The addition of benches in
the courtyard would be helpful.
We also find that the current
facility and the presently rented
office spaces for judicial officials
cannot be adequately covered for
security purposes. This of course
is a concern which we feel must be
addressed.
We therefore conclude that
there is a need to build additional
judicial facilities to accommodate
the needs of the citizens. The
Justice Center will not replace the
courthouse, which will be preserved
for its historical significance, but
will be built for additional space to
meet our needs for the next twen-
ty-five years.
We recommend the building of
a new Justice Center comprising
of courtrooms and the offices nec-
essary to administer justice in Troup
County. In addition, we recommend
that these facilities be paid for by
a one percent sales tax. We believe
that it wold be more cost effective
to invest in new facilities rather than
to renovate the present courthouse.
The city needs to work with the
county to allow additional mobile
offices on a temporary basis.
The inspection of the jail
revealed it to be well maintained
and managed in an efficient man-
ner. The staff was courteous and
professional and appeared to be
well trained. The inmates appeared
to be well cared for and we did not
observe any areas which were
unclean and unsanitary.
This Grand Jury, in accordance
with the law, received the annual
report from the Child Abuse
Protocol Committee. We commend
the Committee for the diligence of
its efforts to protect the children of
our community.
GRAND JUROR, JUROR AND
BAILIFF FEES,
This Grandry, pursuant to
the charge of the court respectful-
ly recommends to the county com-
missioners, that grand juror and
traverse juror fees be raised to
$50.00 per day and that the bailiff
fees be maintained at $70.00 per
day.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Ernest, Foreperson
Carolyn Moncus
Shirley E. Harrison
Olivia W. Davis
Michael W. Shrewsbury
Robin A. Cole
David Jennings
Ann H. Ray
Elizabeth Norton
Shanika L. Hardnett
Jason J. Forbus
John M. Crowe
Robert S. Morton
Johnnie K. Cato
Jeremy E. Phillips
Vernon L. Brewer
Ralph Norris
Ruby E. Lamb
Ted B. Neely
Joye M. Greene
Bryon T. Snellings
Elizabeth D. Smythe
Ruby J. Estes
ANNUAL REPORT
TROUP COUNTY
CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOL
NOVEMBER 6, 2000
PREPARED BY: KIM ADAMS,
CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOL
COORDINATOR
SUBMITTED BY:
PETE SKANDALAKIS,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND
CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOL
TASK FORCE CHAIR
HISTORY
The Troup County Child Abuse
Task Force was first organized in
1988 pursuant to O.C.G.A. 19-15-
2 although, child abuse reporting
procedures were in place well
before that time. In 1988, the coun-
ty formally adopted a written child
abuse protocol which was filed with
the Department of Family and
Children Services to ensure that all
agencies were uniform in the han-
dling of cases of abused children.
Since that time, the child abuse pro-
tocol has undergone numerous
amendments.
CURRENT AGENCIES_
REPRESENTED ON THE CHILD
ABUSE TASK FORCE
(A) The Office of the District
Attorney
(B) Troup County Children and
Family Advocacy Council
(C) Juvenile Court
(D) Troup Co. Board of
Education
(E) West Georgia Health
System
(F) District IV Health Services
(G) Troup Co. Mental Health
(H) Troup Co. Department of
Family and Children Services
(I) LaGrange Police
Department
(J) Troup Co. Sheriff's
Department
(K) West Point Police
Department
(L) Hogansville Police
Department
(M) Troup Court Appointed
Special Advocates (Troup CASA)
MEETINGS_
The Child Abuse Protocol Task
Force meets bi-annually. 2000
meetings were held on April 13th
and November2nd. , . , ....
2000 CHILD ABUSE PRQTOCOL
AMENDMENTS
At the April, 2000 meeting, a
subsection was adopted to protect
"Children at Risk." This subsection
was adopted to protect birth
exposed/addicted infants.
SUBCOMMITTEES
In April, an Overview
Subcommittee was formed to han-
dle agency grievances which could
impede multi-agency child abuse
investigations. It is generally felt
that the establishment of this com-
mittee has enhanced communica-
tions between agencies and has
improved agency compliance with "
the protocol.
Each month, the District
Attorney's Office along with the
office of Troup County Children
Advocacy Council co-chair Team
Case Review. This multi-agency
team reviews all DFACS child
abuse complaints filed within the
preceding month. In 1999, 879 child
victims were reviewed by this team.
In Troup County, the Child
Fatality Review Panel is chaired by
the Office of Troup County Children
and Family Advocacy Council. The
creation of this team is pursuant to
O.C.G.A. 19-15-3. The purpose of
this panel is to review all child
deaths under the age of (17) whose
death was untimely or the result of
unnatural causes and to render a
report to the Office of Child Fatality
in Atlanta. It is the sole purpose of
this €ommittee to determine
whether agency actions delivered
prior to the death were appropriate
and whether the death could have
been prevented. Also, it is the
panel's responsibility to make rec-
ommendations for possible pre-
vention of future child d4aths.
In 1999, ten (10) child fatalities
were reviewed. To date in 2000,
four (4) child deaths have been
reviewed. Two (2) reviews are cur-
rently pending.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
TROUP COUNTY
The within presentments
received in open court this the 7th
day of November, 2000.
It is ordered that the within pre-
sentments be entered upon the
minutes of the Superior Court,
made a part thereof, and adver-
tised as recommended.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED, this
the 7th day of November, 2000.
Allen B. Keeble
Judge of Superlor Court
Troup County, Georgla
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By Bryan(
GOOD TIMES - Pictured above is the Melody Trio from Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Saturday night at the Corinth Baptist Church. The Christianairs and the Heavenly Strings of
also sang.
00rst Baptist Happenings
By Patti Phillips
!
Congratulations to Sonny and Tina Edmonson
on the birth of their son, Justin Trent Edmonson,
October 25th at West Georgia Medical Center.
As you pray, remember: Bob Tillman, Avis
Hammond, Louise Wilson, Press Miller, Mozelle
Dial, C.E. Stevenson, Howard Willis, Reid
Thompson, Wayne Neighbors, Pauline Powers,
Opal BonneT, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Swanson, Grady
Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Wanda Lambert,
Freda Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Williams,
Tina Edmonson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cottingham
and Merlin Webb.
Our Christian sympathy is extended to the
families of Lillie Rhodes, Charlie Lipham and
Justin Beall at their recent deaths.
Worship with the Word was by Jessica Aery
from John 1:1-5.
Connie Howard did the Children's Sermon on
Thanksgiving and Psalm 100.
The Adult Choir special music Sunday morn-
ing was, "An Invitation," includes "Turn Your
Eyes Upon Jesus" and "Come Just As You Are."
Rev. Harold Willis is continuing his series of
sermons on stewardship. His title Sunday morn-
ing was "Beliefs That Shape Stewardship" with
the text of Colossians 1:9-18 and the intro: What
a person believes shapes his/her actions. The
writer of Proverbs said, "As he thinketh in his
heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7) Jesus reaffirmed
this many times. His message Sunday night was,
"Evangelism, Passion or Profession?" (Mark 6-
7-13) On Wednesday nights, he is continuing the
study of Basics for Baptists.
,The WMU ladies met at the church and pre-
pared the Thanksgiving fruit baskets
20th that were carried to the
bers of our church.
The Mission Study book scheduled
November 27th at our church has been
poned.
The missions team from 1
will report on their work and trip to
during the 11:00 a.m. service of December
Also on December 3rd at 7 p.m., we will
carol sing and Chrismon tree trimming.
bring one ornament per person for this
Chrismon ornament relates to the birth
and the Christmas story.
The Children/Youth Choirs
Truth About Christmas" on December 3rd
ing the 7:00 p.m. evening worship.
"Glorious Joy" is to be performed b
Choir at 7:00 p.m on December 17th.
We are accepting orders for Christmas
settias at this time, which are priced at
each. These beautiful flowers can be
in honor of or in memory of. Please fill
order form for each poinsettia that you
order and place it in the offering plate.
December 3rd is the deadline to order the
they can be picked up after the mornin
service on Sunday, December 24th.
First Baptist Church is located in Ho
at 500 East Main Street. If you
we would invite you to come worship
There are activities for each age group.
Please let me know of any holiday
parties or anything newsw0hY for this
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