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59, NO. 49 HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA - THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 2002 12 PAGES • 1 SECTION • 50€
Figures Show Troup Jobless Rate Improving
ROB RICHARDSON
Latest figures show some
in Troup's unemploy-
rate.
According to the Georgia
of Labor, the Harris-
)-Meriwether-Talbot area
showed an average jobless rate of 4.6
percent for October, the same as in
September.
However, the region is in much
better shape than it was a year ago,
when it averaged a 5.6 percent unem-
ployment rate in October of 2001.
The area's numbers remain a lit-
tle better than the statewide unem-
ployment average, which was 4.7
percent in October, down from the
4.8 recorded for September. The state
rate was 4.4 in October of 2001.
Jobless rates improved in Harris
and Troup. In Meriwether and Harris,
the rates increased slightly.
°'IYoup improved to a 4.8 percent
rate in October from a 5.1 rate in
September.
In October of 2001, Troup had a
4.9 rate.
Harris ..................... 2.7
Troup ......... , ....... ,....4.8
............. 6.7
• The lowest rate of the four local T ............ , ......... 4.5
counties during October was the 2.7 4-CoufltyAvg ......... 4.6
per cent recorded in Harris. down State.,,, ..... , ........... 4.7
from the 2.8 in Harris' revised a
September figures.
F.00.00es
for
Use
'BRYAN GETER
Tuesday night during the
the
lifted some of the
water restrictions at
uest of City Manager
Aldrich after he
• ed the council that the
is full.
The council decided to go
to the odd/even days of
and have Aldrich
Water Superintendent
3uchanan to keep men-
the reservoir closely.
"It is prudent to go back
the odd/even way," Mayor
St. Clair stated, "let
wash their cars
water their flowers."
In other business,
Police Chief Guy
coming concerning the
in yards that has no
or insurance.
Spradlin acknowledged
his officers made 24
in November.
"They will appear before
(Robert) Whatley in
court," he said.
In other business, the
manimously to
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WORKIN' FOR
THE CITY -
Willie Thomas
(L) and Pete
:: the tree leaves
on Monday as
the city gets
ready f
ChristmaS:
Bottom
"Hogansv, le city
employee, John
Wagner, trims
thetreeson Min
Slreetas he gets
ready to hang
the Christmas
decorations.
Arrested for Drugs on Highway 29
JOHN KUYKENDALL
The Troup County
Department arrest-
two people on drug
a traf-
: stop on Highway 29 North
i of HogansviHe
t Wednesday, November 20.
Deputy Scotty McRae
patrolling along
29 North when he
1990 Lincoln was
trouble maintaining
I proper lane.
"Due to the manner in
the driving was weav-
and the wet road condi-
I decided to stop the
vehicle," McRae wrote in his
report.
McRae stopped the vehi-
cle just south of Hogansville
at Hale Drive.
"I noticed the occupants
of the car moving around in
the glove compartment of the
car a great deal," McRae said.
"Becauseofallthe movement
and for safety reasons, I
asked the driver to step out
of the vehicle."
Once the driver exited the
vehicle, McRae observed the
man trying to discard some-
thing from his hand. A clos-
look re',fled a plastic bag
containing a small mnotmt of
suspected methampheta-
mine.
When McRae discovered
the suspected drugs, he called
for back up. When a fellow
officer arrived on the scene,
McRae requested permission
t° search the car and the driv"
er gave his permission for the
search.
A female passenger was
asked to exit the vehicle to
make the search easier.
According to reports, when
the woman exited the vehi-
cle, she dropped two bags of
suspected methampheta-
mine.
The search of the vehicle
also uncovered a .22 caliber
semi-automatic Beretta
handgun and a small amount
of suspected marijuana.
Deputies later learned the
pistol had been reported as
stolen.
Arrested and charged in
the incident were:
° Christopher James
Thomas, 30, of Newnan on
charges of failure to main-
tain proper lane, possession
of suspected methampheta-
mine, possession of suspect-
ed marijuana and theft by
receiving stolen property
(handgun).
* Sandra Louise Herrick,
31, of Union City on charges
of possession of suspected
methamphetamine.
Fn, noan
THRILLING- Fifteen students a{ Hogansville Elementary School r. ently.went on a. limousine, dde to Golden
Corral. These students sold 35 or more items on our fall Pro fund-ra=ser. Pureo, not in oroer, me winners are:
Brianna Neese, Toree Hammond, Jackalin Neese, Shanese Florence, Cody King, Metissa Coker, Josh Bartlett,
Alisha Bales, Paul Prescott, Luke Burruss, Will Williamson, Kalea Johnson, Tommy Bales, Alicia Bayles and
Jessica Craven. ,
Full Load
Handled
By Judge
By VAUNDA IVERY
Judge Robert Whatley
disposed of a large number
of court cases in Hogansville
Recorder's Court November
14th. ...........
Charges ranged from dis-
orderly conduct to carrying
a concealed weapon.
• All Abdi was charged
with speeding arid failure to
Chapman was charged with
having defective equipment
and fined $76.50.
*Bridgette Nicole
Chapman was charged with
driving while license is sus-
pended. The case was contin-
ued to January 9tb_
-Michael Donte Chrisp
was fined $1,275.00 and sen-
tenced to 12 months proba-
tion for driving while his
license is suspended.
appear. His dyer,Ise ,Harold Parker Compher
,was, .... - wvfinedaOfor fa .......
*Janice Ann Arnold was
charged with seatbelt viola-
tion and fined $15.00 on each
charge.
°Jarvis J. Baldwin,
charged with speeding 90/70,
no license on person and no
proof of insurance, had a
bench warrant issued.
*Tiffany Jurnae Bennett,
charged with no license on
person and operating a vehi-
cle without a valid tag, failed
to appear.
*Shenika Latres Beasley
was fined $115.00 for speed-
ing 50/as.
*Otis Craig Benefield was
fined $221.50 for headlight
required and failure to
appear.
oGloria Mactal Blackmon
was charged with failure to
stop at a stop sign and fined
$76.50.
°Gerald Mark Bowie was
fined $76.50 for disregarding
a stop sign.
*Horace Donald Brannon
had a bench warrant issued
for no proof of insurance and
failure to appear.
°Jennifer Michelle
Brewer was charged with
speeding 96/70 and fined
$1e8.00.
*Hulett Burden was fined
$38.00 for no proof of insur-
ance.
*Ronald Arthur Chancy,
Jr., who was charged with
failure to stop at a stop sign,
was ordered to attend
Defensive Driving School by
January 9th.
*Christopher Brett
to stop at a stop sign.
*Dianna Shunta Cotton,
who was charged with disre-
garding a stop sign, was fined
$76.50.
*Kelly Lunell Clark was
fined $76.50 for disregarding
a stop sign.
*Mindy Jo Clark, who was
charged with seatbelt viola-
tion, was fined $15.00.
*Larry Donnell Cotton
was charged with seatbelt
violation and driving on a sus-
pended license (third
offense). The cases were con-
tinued until December 12,
*Roger Cotton was
charged with failure to stop
for a railroad crossing and
fined $217.50.
*Angela Lea Crews was
charged with two counts of
seatbelt violation and failure
to appear. She was fined
$175.00.
*David L. Daniel was
fined $76.50 for stop sign vio-
lation.
*William Christopher
Deason, who was charged
with speeding 85/70 and fail-
ure to appear, was fined
$145.00.
°Stephen Roderick Dixon
was fined $200.00 for strobe
light violation.
*Antonio Escobal was
charged with speeding 91/70
and failed to appear.
.Jerry Lee Faulkner was
fined $155.00 and sentenced
to 12 months probation for a
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