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Historic Courthouse will be celebrated

By LEANNE AKIN

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JEFFERSON – The grand reopening of the Historic Jackson County Historic Courthouse will be celebrated beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday with tours of the welcome center and research room being provided to show off the first-floor renovation. See scenes on Page 3B. The community is invited to come and take a step back in time – the courthouse is being restored to its 1908 splendor with the original colors being showcased again the original hardwood and marble floors.

Len Sturkie, one of the members of the Jackson County Historic Courthouse Restoration Committee, says the grand reopening

will be a grand celebration. There is a spirit of cooperation to be celebrated, he notes.

“We have been really pleased to have so many people involved and working together,” said Sturkie, who comments the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, the county staff and the city of Jefferson coming together to work on the sidewalks and preparing the property for the reopening is overwhelming. He also has high praise for Spratlin Construction and its subs.

Turn-of-the-century pieces being donated by the Wilkes family in memory of longtime Probate Judge J.T. Wilkes will be among the special additions to the courthouse. The restoration committee has been seeking artifacts, fixtures or memorabilia from the 1908

period to enhance the courthouse’s interior.

Outside where a new landscape is complete, Aubrey Darnell of Darnell Memorial Company, who designed the James Jackson Memorial on the courthouse lawn, has placed additional engraved bricks around the monument. The 82-year-old Darnell and his wife, Vivian, were on the site as interior work was ongoing to restore the first floor of the historic courthouse.

Orders for additional bricks to be placed in recognition of an individual, family or business are being taken. Bricks can be honorary or memorial in nature.

The Jackson County Historic Courthouse Restoration Committee, established by a resolution of the Jackson County Board of

Commissioners on Dec. 17, 2007, has been working along with other volunteers to see the ongoing preservation project proceed.

It is hoped that renovation of the courthouse will bring many benefits to the county and its citizens by providing an archive and welcome center and a community meeting place. This architectural embodiment of Jackson County’s heritage will be a magnet for tourism, according to the committee’s vision.

Friends of the Historic Courthouse is sponsoring the celebratory program which will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the announcement of the winners of the student essay contest entitled, “Why Do Historic Places Matter in Jackson County.”

Anthony Williamson named new hospital’s president

By JEFF GILL

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Jackson County Correctional Institute personnel on hand as the Jackson County Board of Commissioners commended the staff on the statewide honor. Front, L-R: Officer Kevin Sorrells, Chief Counselor Debbie Norris, Deputy Warden Terry Shadburn, Warden Johnny Weaver, Lieutenant Ken Thomas, Fire Chief Harold Shadburn and Officer Donna Thompson; Back, L-R: Officer Bruce Garmon, Control Room Operator Linda Ward, Counselor Suzanne Cummings and Officer Woodson Brown.

cility that consistently scores well on various Georgia Department of Corrections report card measures including audit, monthly site visits, inmate education and programs, inmate productivity and the facility’s compliance to DOC Rules and Regulations.

Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow said the statewide honor was well deserved.

District 4 Commissioner Dwain Smith echoed the excellent job by Weaver and his staff which he said is improving every year.

In his role as vice president, Anthony Williamson has served as a key figure for Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, often speaking at public gatherings and to the media about the hospital under construction in South Hall.

Now, he’s the hospital’s first president.

The Northeast Geor- Williamson gia Health System announced his promotion Thursday, saying Williamson will oversee operations at the 100-bed hospital, set to open in spring 2015 off Ga. 347 near Ga. 211 in South Hall.

“It is an honor and a privilege for me to move into this new role in Braselton,” he said.

“I live in this area, so this is also my community hospital, and I take an extra level of pride in the state-of-the-art facility and care plan we have developed in this area.”

Williamson and his wife, Stephanie, live in Hoschton with their daughter.

A fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he started at the health system in 2005 as vice president of professional services and became its vice president of service line and greater Braselton development in 2010.

Williamson’s past work “has given him a wealth of knowledge about our system’s operations and strategic direction,” said Carol Burrell, the health system’s president and CEO.

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County Facility of the Year honors for Jackson County CI

New offender work program may be state’s fourth pilot transitional center The Georgia Department of Corrections honored Jackson County Correctional Institution as County Facility of the Year earlier this summer, and on Monday, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners officially added their congratulations.

A number of the JCCI staff, including JCCI Warden Johnny Weaver, who accepted the statewide award on behalf of the facility during the 10th annual Georgia Department of Corrections Awards Ceremony held June 24 at State Office South at Tift College in Forsyth, were at the Monday meeting.

The County Facility of the Year award is presented to a county fa-

Regional staff

Hoschton is poised for future with full staff

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The small yet mighty city of Hoschton is always looking up. Officials, including Mayor Theresa Kenerly, are always looking for ways to better the city as a whole, ways to better appreciate the employees and residents, ways to make the city a more beautiful place and much more.

As 2014 pushes forward, city employees work hard to improve Hoschton and make it a place that is both successful and thriving.

Fortunately, Hoschton recently gained two new employees who are both excited to contribute to the city’s success -- Jacque-

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line Crouse, who serves as the city clerk/ administrator, and Hunter Pruett, the new public works employee. Both have extensive experience in their respective fields, so they bring a lot to the table and are highly qualified to do their jobs to the best of their abilities.

“This is a great time for us,” said Crouse.

“We are fully staffed now since Mr. Pruett is on board. We just want to improve the integrity of the community and are excited about beautifying it and making it more attractive to our residents.”

Crouse and Pruett joined Karen Butler, utility clerk, and wastewater manager Jim

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New public works employee Hunter Pruett and Hoschton City Clerk Jacqueline Crouse, far right, are pictured with Mayor Theresa Kenerly, center, and Councilmen David Poteet and David Higginbottom. The new staffers join utility clerk Karen Butler and wastewater manager Jim Sawyer.

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Mayfield Dairy visitors center to host BULLI registration event July marked Ice Cream Month and busiest month for Braselton’s center

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Sawyer as the city’s employees.

Council member Jim Higginbottom sat in on Crouse’s interview prior to her hiring.

“I was impressed with Jacqueline during her interview,” said Higginbottom. “She is highly qualified and she is proving this to be true since she started.”

Crouse has been a part of local government for four years. She is a certified municipal clerk and certified municipal court clerk which has given her tremendous experience in this field.

Crouse previously worked for Darien in southeastern Georgia and, while she says she loved her job there, she saw a growth opportunity with Hoschton and moved back to the northern section of the state. She attended college at Agnes Scott College and lived in Gainesville several years ago.

“I saw a growth opportunity with Hoschton,” said Crouse. “I saw it as an opportunity to make a difference in a positive way. It is also very refreshing to surround myself with such friendly people — both within the staff and the residents. I enjoy working with the elected officials as well as with the different groups and clubs in the area with the goal of moving the city forward and

Jefferson conducts Comp Plan listening session on Aug. 7 On Thursday, Aug. 7, the City of Jefferson will conduct a public listening session to solicit input for the Comprehensive Plan update.

The Comprehensive Plan will be used as a guide for the development of the city over the next five to 10 years. The meeting will be held at the community room located in the Jefferson Station complex, between the Police Department and the Library, and will begin at 6 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to come and participate in this listening session.

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July was National Ice Cream Month, which actually marked the Mayfield Dairy Farm’s visitors center’s busiest month this year.

Although nothing specific was held at Mayfield’s Braselton visitors center to mark the observance, the large amount of visitors that participated in tours during July was definitely something to celebrate.

Next Tuesday, Mayfield Dairy Farms and the Braselton Visitors Bureay Authority will host an informmation session and registration with free ice cream for seniors seeking information about Brenau University Learning & Leisure Institute (BULLI) beginning at 5 p.m. (See more below.)

According to Mayfield Dairy’s visitor center coordinator Dawn Thompson, 8,767 people visited and toured the place.

Thompson said there were several pre-schools, summer camps, families and people traveling on Interstate 85 going to and from vacation made up a vast majority of the dairy’s visitors.

The place was packed with visitors almost every single day of the month which has kept employees busy and the business thriving.

“We were absolutely swamped in July, but are so thankful for that,” said Thompson. “It was so wonderful to see so many people here, especially since we just reopened in November 2012.

All of our employees were in such great moods as well. July was such a happy and successful month.”

July is normally the Mayfield Dairy’s busiest month but, this year was one of their busiest yet. Thousands of people enjoyed their tours, ice cream cones and the overall experience.

Thompson says she believes the cost to participate in the tours is extremely reasonable for guests. For only a few dollars per person, a tour of the facility is included as well as several photo opportunities and a scoop of ice cream. The giant cow statue, “Maggie,” who sits at the entrance of the facility posed for thousands of photos during the month of July as well.

Visitors can also milk “Bella,” the mechanical cow. Bella is always a huge hit with children and teaches them where milk comes from.

Other exciting happenings include a partnership with West Jackson Primary School and West Jackson Intermediate School to help boost business

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While July was a busy time for families to bring youngsters to tour the visitors center, milk the mechanical cow named “Bella” (below) and enjoy a scoop of ice cream, the Aug. 12 registration for BULLI in Braselton will give adults who want to stimulate their minds with interesting non-credit courses and connect with others in the community pursuing similar goals.

and support two of Jackson County’s schools. The students handed out flyers to families during the Aug. 6 open house night inviting families to the dairy to enjoy a cold, late summer treat. The special thing about this is that Mayfield Dairy opened up just for the kids since the visitors center is normally closed on Wednesdays.

A portion of the proceeds from this particular evening, Spirit Night, is going directly to West Jackson Primary School and West Jackson Intermediate School. This is a partnership that benefits not only Jackson County’s children, but Mayfield Dairy itself.

Visit www.mayfielddairy.com.

About BULLI in Braselton Mayfield Dairy is hosting Braselton’s BULLI registration on Tuesday.

The evening will begin with an ice cream social at 5 p.m. with registration starting at 6 p.m.

For the fall term on Mondays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Brenda Jones, a certified yoga trainer who has taught yoga at the Village of Deaton Creek, is teaching beginning yoga.

Intermediate bridge will be offered Monday from 5:30-7 p.m. with Dale Hoberg as the instructor. Hoberg is a previous BULLI instructor who has been playing bridge for 55 years.

Anne Poe, who was one of the organizers of the Jackson County GeoTrail, will be the instructor of the Geocaching class being held from 2:45-4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Poe and her husband, Kevin, have been geocaching for more than two years and she enjoys sharing her favorite pastime with others.

The Underground World is the Tuesday evening class being taught

by Joel M. Sneed, who has 50 yeras of caving experience. You’ll study caves and even have an opportunity to visit a non-commercialized cave to see firsthand some of the classroom topics.

Other offerings for fall include New War: U.S. Special Ops/Counterterrorism, Comtemporary Issues in a Changing World and Feng Shui. You can learn more about the course offerings and about the registration fees by attending the registration event.

You can also learn more about BULLI For more information, visit www.brenau.edu/lifetimestudy.

being more efficient with the services high school so he has had years of that we are offered and have.” hands-on experience.

Crouse says she is thrilled about all “I really like working for the City that Hoschton has on its agenda — ev- of Hoschton so far,” said Pruett. erything from 40th annual Fall Festival “I’ve been around this field of work to the new Oak Street park project. She for a long time and I’m excited to has also listened to any issues that have use my experience here.” arrived prior to her start date, such as Mayor Kenerly’s enthusiasm the concerned White Street residents for the city’s improvements and who want to fix the speeding issue on new employees is absolutely contatheir street, and she is ready to discover gious. Her positive attitude and dethe best way to solve problems and aid meanor truly shows that Hoschton resident. is on its way up thanks to dedicated “I am very pleased with our new em- employees and council as well as ployees,” said council member David resilient residents.

Poteet. “Jacqueline and Hunter both Hoschton’s council members and hit the ground running. There wasn’t a Mayor Kenerly are also excited about need for extended training for them due Pruett’s youth and energy to get work to their experience in prior jobs. They done throughout each day. He is also both know what they are doing, which learning a lot about the wastewater has been terrific for us as council mem- treatment plant and is being crossbers.” trained on several different areas in the Pruett, Hoschton’s new public works public works field. employee, says he is also excited about “I am happy to report that our city is his role to better the city. Prior to join- doing great,” said Kenerly. “We have Antiques ing Hoschton, Pruett worked in the pub- made our way out ofand a slump. The ecoCollectibles Show: lic works department with Auburn as nomic development around us is beginus for these dates: well as Gwinnett County, so he brings Join ning to flow in all aspects.

I am so excited considerable experience to the table. the good have Fridayabout February 1st growth : 9we AM to 5going PM on, A handful of Pruett’s family members, especially with Jacqueline and Hunter.

Saturday February 2nd : 9 AM to 5 PM including his grandfather, father and Ms. Jacqueline is a fantastic asset to our Sunday 3rd that : 10 AM to 4experiPM great-uncle have all worked in similar cityFebruary and I know Hunter’s & Lunch bygrow.”

Angie’s Cafe fields so he has been around Breakfast it his en- ence is goingserved to help us tire life. He even began working with To learn more about the city of Hohis great-uncle laying pipes and doing schton, visit www.cityofhoschton.com. maintenance as soon as he graduated

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Jackson GOP to focus on local politics at Aug. 9 meeting The Jackson County GOP will focus on local politics during this week’s meeting.

Sheriff Janis Mangum, State Court Judge Rob Alexander, Magistrate Judge Billy Chandler, Probate Judge Sherry Moore and County Commissioner Bruce Yates will be featured with each speaking on the area of county government which they represent.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 9:15 a.m. at the Jefferson Club House, located at 302 Longview Drive in Jefferson.

Chicken and sausage biscuits, coffee and water will be provided thanks to the donation of State Reps. Regina Quick and Tommy Benton.

All are invited to attend.

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He “is intimately involved with each detail leading to the opening of this significant new hospital while also leading strategic development of services in that area,” she said.

“His ability to effectively manage and deliver multiple high-level initiatives has greatly impressed me, and I am so pleased to see him take the helm of this pinnacle facility for NGHS.” Meanwhile, a national search for a new president of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville is still underway.

A recruitment firm has “screened numerous experienced candidates from the nationwide search, and we will begin the interview process in August,” NGMC spokesman Sean Couch said.

In May, officials said they expected that prospective candidates would be identi-

Tea Party Patriots to host Sheriff Mangum for Aug. 14 session What would be the response of Jackson County to illegal aliens being sent into the county? Sheriff Janis Mangum will address this issue at the Aug. 14 meeting of the Tea Party Patriots of Jackson County. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Jefferson Club House.

Sheriff Mangum will also address the following issues: The unique authority of the county Sheriff: To whom is the Sheriff accountable: The president? The governor?

The county commissioners?

Why is her unique authority important? Many people are surprised to learn the answer to that question. She will also discuss views on the Second Amendment; on the one instance when, contrary to the Fourth Amendment which protects citizens’ rights against illegal search and seizure, a house may be entered by law enforcement without a warrant; the unique oath which a Sheriff takes; and general issues of law and order in Jackson County.

The public is invited.

The Jefferson Club House is located at 302 Longview Drive, in Jefferson. For additional information about the Tea Party Patriots of Jackson County, call 770265-9029.

Congressman Collins hosts Aug. 18 session at Jefferson Station Congressman Doug Collins will hold a public town hall meeting from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, at the Jefferson Station Municipal Complex, located at 1000 Washington St., in Jefferson.

fied and interviewed over the next 3-4 months.

An “extensive array of key leaders and stakeholders” within the health system would participate in the interview process, spokeswoman Melissa Tymchuk said at the time, adding the group could include executives, board members and physicians.

The health system began the search after Brad Nurkin resigned in January. He had held the post since August 2012.

Hospital officials hired Wheless Partners, a national executive search firm with an Atlanta office, to help in the search.

Wheless Partners “specializes in health care and has deep experience in hospital and health system (executive) searches,” Tymchuk said.

Instead of naming an interim president, Burrell and other senior leaders are overseeing daily operations during the search, she said.

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Message from Jackson County Superintendent: Growing in pride with performance celebrations set for today and Aug. 11

By DR. APRIL HOWARD

long overdue greenspace/field for student outdoor activity.

The summer is drawing to an end for our students and teachers. As we look forward to kicking off the 2014-2015 school year, we would first like to thank you for a great 20132014.

Our students continued to show gains in student achievement as reflected in our CRCT and EOCT results this spring.

There were more students taking Advanced Placement Courses, and they performed at higher rates than in years past. We had a record number of students excelling in extracurricular activities including academic, athletic, fine arts, and CTAE competitions. Most excitingly, Jackson County’s 2013-2014 graduates earned Howard over $2.6 million dollars in scholarship funds.

As we closed out the 2013-2014 school year, leadership was forced to make some difficult decisions on related to budget alignment. We are pleased to share that our work is paying off and Jackson County Schools closed the year with approximately $1.9 million as a fund balance and is on track to have achieve a $9 million fund balance (as recommended by state budgeting division) within three years.

Our schools and community continue to grow in size and PRIDE. As a stakeholder and community investor, you might be interested to know a few facts from the 2013-2014 school year: • Our enrollment as we closed the school year was 7,295 • Our buses traveled 1,736,906 miles last year • Our school nutrition program served 1,305,818 meals • Our operating budget was $62,298,000

As we launch into the 2014-2015 school year, we welcome several new leaders to our schools and district.

• Mr. Jason Wester, Director of Human Resources and Student Support Services.

• Ms. Tiffany Barnett, Principal, East Jackson Middle School • Dr. Pete Jones, Principal, Jackson County Comprehensive High School.

• Mr. Joe Cobb, Principal, West Jackson Middle School.

• Mr. Tim Nichols, Assistant Principal, East Jackson Middle School.

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Over the summer, some important upgrades have taken place.

• All schools are now equipped with security mechanisms which include front door intercom and camera with mag lock systems which require permissive access.

Parents will receive communication the first week of school to understand the procedural changes to ensure children and staff safety at all of our campuses.

• JCCHS and North Jackson Elementary School had restroom renovations completed.

• North Jackson Elementary School, Jackson County Comprehensive High School and East Jackson Middle School had some flooring upgrades completed.

• East Jackson Middle School received flooring upgrades.

• West Jackson Intermediate School began to see the additon with 25 classrooms take shape along with the installation of a

Our Board of Education and District, School and Teacher Leaders invite you to join us for two Community School Performance Celebrations.

• West Jackson School Performance Celebration will be Thursday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. in the JCCHS Auditorium.

• East Jackson School Performance Celebration will be Monday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. in the EJCHS Auditorium.

• Both of these sessions will be followed by community meeting and feedback session related to school configurations and planning.

We are also excited to begin a strategic planning process. Please mark your calendars for a District-wide Community Meeting to be held at EJCHS on Monday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m.

The vision and voice of our parents and community stakeholders is vitally important. At this meeting, we will have a brief overview and break into small focus groups where parents and stakeholders will be asked to provide candid feedback on their experiences and expectations for Jackson County Schools as we plan for the next five to 10 years.

On behalf of our Board of Education, District/School/Teacher Leaders, and most importantly, our students, thank you for your investment in Jackson County Schools.

We are charting a course to be the most sought after school district in the State of Georgia and are committed to serving our students and families with the highest quality and most engaging learning experiences possible.

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meetings and around our schools, ball fields, stages and barns as we support and celebrate our students and their performances.

Dr. April Howard can be contacted at the Central Office, located at 1660 Winder Highway, Jefferson, GA 30549. The phone number is 706-367-5151. She can also be reached by email at ahoward@jackson.k12.ga.us

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Building Access and Security Protocol In order for visitors to gain access to school buildings, they should be verified through the surveillance system employed at each building. The following procedure should be implemented.

1. The front desk attendant should greet the visitor and ask him/her to do the following: • state his/her name • state the reason for the visit • show identification 2. The front desk attendant will evaluate the legitimacy of the information provided by the visitor and assess any potential threat.

3. If the attendant determines a threat, notification to an administrator must be made.

4. If there are any aggressive acts made by the visitor, the attendant should press the panic button, notify an administrator and the school should proceed with lock down procedures.

5. If the visitor is there for legitimate reasons, and the attendant feels comfortable, the visitor should be granted entry.

6. Once the visitor has gained access through the front door of the building,

Walton Development and Management supportive of summer food program With the summer in full swing, the Jackson County School System Seamless Feeding Program continues to serve nutritious lunches to Jackson County’s kids.

During a recent visit, staff from Walton Development and Management lent a hand packing lunches for the kids. In addition to volunteering, they also provided a $5,000 donation for school nutrition.

“Each summer, Jackson County kids participate in the Jackson County Seamless Summer Feeding Program and it’s great to have local businesses, like Walton Development and Management, supporting our efforts,” said Dr. Debra Morris, School Nutrition Director for Jackson County Board of Education. “Many kids depend on school meals throughout the school year so it is critically important that we bridge that gap during the summer months.”

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(SSFP) helps to fill the summer meal gap for children. SSFP is a federally-funded program that provides free meals to children ages 18 and under during the summer, when National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program meals are not available. There are no income requirements or registration. Any child 18 years old and younger may enjoy lunch free of charge.

“As a member of the local community, Walton is proud to support the Jackson County Systems Seamless Summer Feeding Program,” said Dan Mason, planning and development manager, Walton Development and Management, Georgia.

He added, “This program provides critical services for kids in the summer and it was an honor to be able to volunteer with them.”

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CHURCH NEWs Northeast Church will be offering a Fall Ladies Bible study, “Children of the Day” by Beth Moore, on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings starting in August.

The Bible study will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, and from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The cost for the book is $16.

If you attend on Wednesday evenings, there will be activities for children ages 3 through high school.

Childcare is provided on Tuesday mornings upon reservation. Contact Kim at 706-654-3205 to reserve a place for your child. sss

project for primary and elementary schools in the area. Supply lists are available at area WalMarts and other stores.

Suggested supplies include backpacks, paper, tape, pencils, markers, erasers, crayons, notebooks, scissors, rulers, etc. Please bring supplies

by Aug. 7.

The monthly Prime Timers Bingo and Lunch will be held in Fellowship Hall beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29.

Hoschton United Methodist Church is located at 12 Mulberry St., and Bell Avenue behind City Square. Contact Pastor Marvin Mason at the church office at 706654-1422. sss

Hoschton United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10.

The church is conducting its annual Back-to-School Supplies

New Community Church announces a service change for Sunday, Aug.10. Services will be at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Student

Center at 125 Merchants Park Drive in Hoschton.

These will be family services; no children programs will be provided on Aug. 10.

New Community Church normally meets on on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of Lawson Funeral Home at 4532 Highway 53 in Hoschton. Join in gathering together as a faith community Loving God – Loving People with Pastors Mike McGuire and Joey Durmire. sss The Church of Hoschton would like to invite you to join them for not only their regular church services, but also for their special events.

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, beginning at 9:30 a.m., a new study on 1 and 2 Timothy will begin. This is a roundtable discussion led by Pastor Cory Sexton and other local pastors.

We take on a chapter a month (second Tuesday of each month) and dig into it to pull out what God intended each of us to know and learn from it. Everyone is invited.

Refreshments will be served beginning at 9 a.m.

Also, another Bible study is held on the third Tuesday evening at 6:30 for ladies in the community. The study in August will be on Rebekah.

Both of these classes are held in the classroom at the rear of the church building.

Every day is special at The Church of Hoschton and Sunday, Aug. 31, is no exception. It is Youth Sunday and Singing. Youth Sunday begins at 10:30 a.m. with Elevation 3:30, The Church of Hoschton Youth Band, bringing praise and worship through music. Guest speaker Micah Vickery, a former missionary to Southeast Asia, will bring the

message.

On Aug. 31 at 6 p.m., Omega, a southern gospel group based out of Dahlonega, will be in concert. Omega has won many awards and honors.

To them, one of the highest honors they have claim to is that they were invited to sing on the Mainstage at the National Quartet Conventions in both 2011 and 2012.

For more information on any of these happenings, call the church office at 706-6548415 or contact Pastor Cory Sexton at 678234-9408. The church is located at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton. sss

The family will hold a private memorial service.

Survivors include his sister, Kathy Johnson of Jefferson; and close friends, Kitty Amos and Mark Forrest.

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parents, Robert Dean Newman Sr., and Lillian Carter Newman; brother, Robert Dean Newman Jr. Survivors include his sisters, Marilyn Carter, Amanda Dickerson and husband Larry, Paulette Andres and husband John, Margaret Stockton, Hazel Hensley and Diane Ballard; nephew, Nelson McKenzie Jr., niece, Marlena Sweeney and a host of other relatives.

A memorial service was held Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Cory Sexton officiating.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Aug. 7, 2014

The New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church family cordially invites you to our upcoming annual Homecoming worship service and three-night revival. The Homecoming service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17.

The annual Summer

Revival will be held Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 18-20, with the Rev. Catherine Mathis, Presiding Elder of the Athens-Vidalia District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, as the revivalist.

New Hope AME Church is located at 2512 Georgia Highway 53 in Hoschton.

The Rev. James Lawson is the pastor. sss Living Word Worship Center in Jefferson continuing its toy drive through the month of August. Thank you to everyone who has already donated toys. Donations can be dropped off in the foyer of the church located at 267 Mahaffey St., in Jefferson. All toys go to help families in need through the Holiday Connection store in December for the Jackson County Family Connection. Call 706-3675317.

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Obituaries Elizabeth Lee Smith Brand

Died July 31, 2014 Elizabeth Lee Smith Brand, 77, devoted, loving and caring mother, wife and grandmother of Hoschton, died Thursday, July 31, 2014.

A native of Atlanta, she was a daughter of the late Edmond Garnette and Julia Briscoe Smith. She was also preceded by her husband, Ray Brand Sr., on Sept. 2, 2010. Mrs. Brand was a member of the Winder First Baptist Church and was a retiree of Hall’s Flower Shop of Stone Mountain. She and her husband Ray were instrumental in founding the Atlanta Chapter of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation in the early 1970s. The family says, “Mama, you will be missed dearly. We Love You!” Survivors include her children, Rodney (Joni) Black of Flowery Branch, Gregory (Lane) Black of Braselton, Ray Brand Jr., of Buford, Scarlett (Barry) Sutlive of Norcross, Elise (Jim) Bachmann of Flowery Branch and Carrie (Freeman) Poole of Jonesboro; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Beverly (C.W.) Anderson of Snellville; and brother, Ronald Smith of Eaton.

A funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at the Winder First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lester Hall and the Rev. Irby Stanley officiating. Interment was in Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. A reception and serving of a meal of thanksgiving was held after the interment at 5460 Amberfield Drive in Norcross.

Memorials may be made to the Winder First Baptist Church, 625 Jefferson Road, Winder, GA 30680.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Aug. 7, 2014

Omer ‘Boggie’ Carter

Died July 30, 2014 Omer “Boggie” Carter, 53, of Jefferson, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

Omer loved horseback riding, race car driving and was a dirt track driver, fishing, hunting, camping, having cookouts, spending time at Carter Coker Sales Barn and he loved his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Katherine Carter.

Survivors include his wife, Molly Kay Carter; son, Joshua Gene Carter and wife Amy of Jefferson; brothers, Randall “Bull” Lee Carter and wife Melinda, Bobby Carter, Ronald “J.J.” Carter, Robert Gene Carter, Joseph “Joe” Dean Carter and Danny “Hub” W. Hubbard and wife Kayla, all of Jefferson; sisters, Patricia “Polly” Carter and James Hunnicutt of Alabama, Kaye Brock and Herman of Jefferson, Betty Potts of Jefferson and Sarah Ann Duncan of Jefferson; grandchildren, Ariana, Kaylee, Justin and Jacob.

A graveside service was

held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, in the First Pentecostal Oneness Church of Arcade Cemetery.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Aug. 7, 2014

Robert Radford Croy

Died July 21, 2014 Robert Radford Croy, 89, died Monday morning, July 21, 2014, in Athens.

Born Aug. 10, 1924, in Pomeroy, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frank and Dorothy Croy. The majority of the Croy family worked in the lumber industry in rural South Ohio, but his family was forced to relocate to the city as a result of the Great Depression. He graduated from high school in Columbus, Ohio, and entered the military during World War II. He served in the Army Air Corps as a bombardier on B17s and subsequently crewed on B-29s during the Korean War. He attended Ohio State University and majored in Agriculture/Poultry Science. Between his service in World War II and the Korean War, he married the love of his life, Joyce Price Croy, who predeceased him almost exactly one year ago.

After completing his military service, Mr. Croy went to work in the poultry industry for the next 35 years of his life and was honored to be elected president of the Georgia Poultry Association. Toward the end of his career, he was fortunate enough to work for Tatum Farms and circle the globe several times while selling American poultry breeds and knowledge to the emerging economies of the world.

Family was the only thing Mr. Croy loved more than flying and fast cars.

Survivors include his daughter, Joan Croy Grant (Chip) of Hull; sons, Kenneth Raymond Croy (Judy) of Marietta and Jon William Croy (Bobbi) of Elon, N.C.; brother, Otis Croy of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Ann Alban of Fort Wayne, Ind.; in-laws, Dr. Jim and Carol Pruett; nieces, Pam (Mike) Ouzts and Kim (Ray) Kuckleburg; and grandchildren, Amanda Rae Croy, Isaac Robert Croy, Keriann Croy and Mclaren Croy.

Mr. Croy had planned to host his family for his 90th birthday party in the mountains of North Georgia. Instead, the family will honor him by holding a wake at that location on the same weekend. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, located at 4795 North Peachtree Road in Dunwoody. Mr. and Mrs. Croy will be interred together at Floral Hills Memorial Garden later that day. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to St. Barnabas Anglican Church or your favorite charity.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Aug. 7, 2014

Ronald Bruce Eubanks

Died July 29, 2014 Ronald Bruce Eubanks, 60, of Gainesville, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Cambridge Care Center in Den-

ver, Colo.

Memorial services will be held at 5:30 p. m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park. The Rev. Paul Garner and the Rev. Eddie McEntire will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Born Aug. 20, 1953, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late Alton Eudohn Eubanks and Wilonell Jones Eubanks. He was self-employed as a brick mason.

Survivors include his sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie and Steve Stevers of Flowery Branch and Susie and David Posea of Deland, Fla.; niece and her husband, Shana and Brian Ledoux of Gainesville; nephew and wife, Tyler and Shelby Stevers of Winder; nephews, Christian and Conner Posea of Deland, Fla.; and greatniece, Marleigh Ledoux of Gainesville.

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Johnny Wayne Gaddis

Died Aug. 2, 2014 Johnny Wayne Gaddis, 53, of Winder, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Gaddis; brothers, Gary L. Gaddis and James W. Gaddis and wife Judy; and sister, Melissa J. Ward all of Winder.

Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Highway 53, Hoschton, has charge of arrangements.

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Doreen Louise Holliday

Died July 31, 2014 Doreen Louise Holliday, 47, of Jefferson, died Thursday, July 31, 2014.

Born in New Hampshire, she was a daughter to Fran and Jeanette Twist of North Carolina. Mrs. Holliday was a member of the Lebanon Community Church and was a bus driver with the Jackson County School System.

Survivors are her husband, Jeff Holliday; sons, A.J. Twist, Dylan Holliday, Bryan Holliday and Perry Holliday, all of Jefferson; daughter, Misty Holliday of Jefferson; parents, Fran and Jeanette Twist of North Carolina; sisters, Tina Patton and Jennifer Bray, both of North Carolina; brother, Fran Twist Jr., of Florida; grandchildren, Courtney Duncan, Bethany Moon, Sierra Cruz, Kaitlyn Twist, Angel Twist, Annabelle and Kyler Holliday; and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at Lebanon Community Church in Jefferson. The burial followed in the Lebanon Community Church Cemetery.

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Glenn Thomas Johnson Jr.

Died Aug. 2, 2014 Glenn Thomas Johnson Jr., 56, of Buford, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn Thomas Johnson Sr., and Frances Ward, and stepfather, Charles Ward.

Sherry Lynn Jolley

Died July 29, 2014 Sherry Lynn Jolley, 57, of Winder, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

Sherry was a wond e r f u l wife, sister, mother and grandmother. She had a beautiful smile and was a delight to be around.

Jolley Survivors include her husband, Bobby Jolley; son, Bobby J. Jolley Jr., and wife Bonnie of Illinois; daughter, Charity D. Patterson and husband Chad of Winder; sister, Catherine Corral and husband Luis of Illinois; grandchildren, Burt, Andrew, Heather and fiance Jacob Watkins, Courtney and Mackenzie, all of Winder; and a host of other relatives, nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Edna Morris; brothers, Albert Morris, James Morris and Glenn Morris; and sisters, Irene Burks and Betty Damron.

Funeral services were held Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Lawson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Allen officiating. Interment followed in the First Pentecostal Oneness Church of Arcade Cemetery.

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J.W. Lee Jr.

Died July 30, 2014 J.W. Lee Jr., 81, of Winder, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

Born Oct. 9, 1932, he was of the Baptist faith. He retired from Harrison Poultry as a truck driver and a mechanic.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Sr., and Sally Ann Nix Lee; and a son, Melvin Farr.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille Worley Lee; son, Gregory Lee; daughter, Norma Jean Fowler of Winder; brother, Earl Dean Lee of Bethlehem; seven grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Pennington officiating.

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Kenneth Wayne Newman

Died July 31, 2014 Kenneth Wayne Newman, 51, of Oxford, died Thursday, July 31, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his Newman

Ealviree Patterson

Died July 30, 2014 Ealviree “Granny” Patterson, 80, of Jefferson, died Wednesday July 30, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late Hugh and Nellie Martin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Patterson; brothers, Bill Martin and Charles Martin; and a sister, Alviree Fields.

Survivors include her son, James (JoAnn) Echols; daughter, Betty Maloch; brothers, Hugh Martin and Boyd Martin; sister, Isabell Pressley; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Commerce Church of God with the Rev. John Weber officiating. Interment followed in Woodbine Cemetery in Jefferson.

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Ronald Sherwin Perrit

Died Aug. 3, 2014 Ronald Sherwin Perrit, 58, of Hoschton, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Hurley United Methodist Church, located at 21901 Mississippi 613, Moss Point, Miss., with the Rev. Ed Murphy officiating.

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Gary Williams

Died July 30, 2014 Wendell “Gary” Williams, 55, of Commerce, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

He was a son of Edna Merle Strickland Martin the late Richard Kimsey Williams. In addition to his fa-

ther, He was also preceded in death by a brother, John Weyman Williams.

Survivors, in addition to his mother is stepfather, O’Neal Martin, include his wife, Cindy Parten Williams; son, Lucas Garrison Williams; daughters, Bonnie (Charlie) Williams, Tabatha (Jake) Ashworth and Heather Williams; brother, David Williams; sisters, Pat (Gene) Williams and Kathy (Larry) Coleman; granddaughter, Addison Colley; and four grandsons.

The service was held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. David Strickland officiating. Interment followed in the Chandler Family Cemetery. Donations may be made to help with funeral expenses.

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Dale Wilson

Died July 28, 2014 Dale Wilson, 47, of Winder, died Monday, July 28, 2014.

Born June 25, 1967, he was a native of Missouri.

Dale attended Campbell Elementary School, graduated from Van Buren High School and received his associate degree in HVAC from Linn Technical College, where he was a basketball star. He was a member of Riverhills Church. He coached basketball, football and baseball for nine years for the Barrow County Recreation Department. He was the president of Po Boy’s Plumbing where he loved to work. He was an avid UGA fan and an athlete in his own right. He loved his family and loved to cook.

Survivors include his parents, Smokie and Jane Bledsoe Wilson of Bainbridge; grandmother, Agnes Bledsoe, and aunt, Linda Barkley, both of Campbell, Mo.; sons, Caleb Wilson, Coleman Wilson and Lane Wilson, all of Winder; brother, Darian Wilson (Katie) of Winder; sister, Beth Sloan (Mike) of Bainbridge and twin sister, Gale Goodman of Bainbridge; and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at Riverhills Church with Pastor Chip Wheeler officiating.

Donations may be made to Benefit for Dale Wilson established at South State Bank in Winder to benefit his children.

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Murder charge in stabbing filed

Drug arrests made

by Sheriff ’s Office The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Keith Williamson, 50, and Veanita Jewellene Shumake, 42, both of Jefferson, on drug-related charges on July 29.

During the course of an investigation, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigators were led to Williamson’s Brockton Loop residence, located off of Highway 335/Brockton Road, where a quantity of methamphetamine and a gun were discovered.

Williamson has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of firearm by a convicted felon. Shumake is charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of firearm during the commission of a crime.

Both Williamson and Shumake were transported to the Jackson County Jail.

JCCI

Continued from 1A Commissioner Bruce Yates, a retired educator, looked to the audience filled with local high school graduates and said he saw many of his former students among the JCCI employees.

“And they are on the right side of the bars, too,” joked Crow.

At the state awards event, several Georgia key officials were on hand for the ceremony, which was attended by more than 300 guests. Making the award presentation with Commissioner Brian Owens were Board of Corrections Chairman John Mayes; Public & Intergovernmental Affairs Director Joan Heath; Assistant Commissioner Timothy C. Ward and special guest speaker Bob Hoffman, men’s basketball head coach for Mercer University.

“In 2013 the Department of Corrections embarked on several projects to accomplish the Governor’s mission of advancement in criminal justice reform. The successful stride made this past year providing opportunities for positive change is the driving factor to continuously measure and improve our process,” said DOC Commissioner Brian Owens, who then commented what an outstanding job Warden Weaver has done. Also noted was the outstanding job JCCI has done in using a more academic approach to the reentry process of Georgia’s lowest-level offenders.

There are 23 county work camps in Georgia with a total of 5,000 inmates.

Jackson County Correctional Institution, located in Jefferson, operates with a staff of 28, and is contracted to house 150 state inmates. These offenders provide a labor force which supports the communities of Jackson County.

The JCCI provides more than 30 work details on a daily basis to numerous Jackson County departments as well as several cities throughout Jackson County. Additionally, the JCCI has one of the three inmate firefighting teams that have been established in a county correctional institute throughout the State of Georgia. The inmate firefighting team provides critical support to the various fire departments operating within Jackson County.

“We are so proud of the JCCI for being named Facility of the Year by the Georgia Department of Corrections,” said Jackson County Manager Kevin

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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested two persons Aug. 1 on drugrelated charges.

During the course of an ongoing investigation relating to drug activity in the South Jackson County area, Sheriff’s deputies caught Michael Oneal Smith, 32, of Winder, and Darien Nichole Woodrum, 21, of Athens, delivering a quantity of methamphetamine to a known location. Investigators were able to apprehend Smith and Woodrum and consequently located a large quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana and

cash in their vehicle.

Smith was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, criminal attempt to sell methamphetamine, use of a communication device to facilitate a drug deal and possession of marijuana.

Woodrum was also arrested and is facing charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, criminal attempt to sell methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Poe earlier. “Warden Weaver and his staff have done a great job meeting and exceeding the standards set forth by the DOC regarding operations of a Correctional Institute. The Board of Commissioners and I appreciate the fine work all the JCCI employees provide to keep the correctional institute operating at the high standards set forth by the State DOC.” This is the first recognition of this magnitude for Jackson County Correctional Institution since the utilization of prisoner labor began in 1874. Weaver has been warden of Jackson County Correctional Institution since 2007 and has been affiliated with Georgia’s Department of Corrections for more than 26 years, with career positions at Lee State Prison and Sumter County Prison as well.

At Monday’s meeting, Weaver said he was “pleased to bring home the recognition for our facility and for Jackson County.” He pointed to the staff whose dedication, dependability and professionalism secured JCCI’s first statewide recognition which Weaver said he hopes to repeat next year.

Also at Monday’s meeting in the commissioners’ work session segment, Weaver and Stan Cooper, re-entry coordinator for the Georgia Department of Corrections, spoke of the partnerships being developed to establish Jackson County Correctional Institute as the fourth of the state’s pilot county transitional center programs.

Cooper said 97 percent of the prison population will be coming back home and having a transitional center would allow selected participants to get additional educational and skills training and hold down a job to earn money to help them get started in rebuilding their lives.

In March, Hall County kicked off the first pilot transitional center with Floyd County and Coweta County coming onboard in April. “These have gone extremely well,” said Cooper.

The transitional program includes six month of a work release program, requires participants to pay their pay and be vested in the program and in their community.

Among those in the partnership with JCCI and the Georgia Department of Corrections would be Lanier Technical College, the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Project ADAM, Georgia Pardons and Paroles, the Georgia Probation Department and the Jackson County Area

Chamber of Commerce. If the program does well, Barrow and Banks counties, also in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, could join in.

Gov. Nathan Deal, in announcing the 2014 academic education paradigm shift to better prepare offenders to enter society upon their release, said, “While individuals are in our system, we must do a better job of raising their education and skills to an adequate level so that when they are released they will be better prepared to meet our workforce needs, rather than re-enter the revolving door of the past.”

Cooper said, “Sheriff, you’ll have a safer community because a better offender will be coming back.” He said approximately 100 inmates released from the state prison system returned to Jackson County last year. Being able to bring qualifying minimum to medium security inmates to JCCI from other facilities where they have served all but the last 12-18 months of their sentence would give sufficient time to better prepare the men for re-entry to the community.

Cooper said the warden would review each case with emphasis being placed on men who could pursue the job skills needed by the community. For example, area industries are seeking welders and Chairman Crow also mentioned the possibility for training up CDL licensed drivers, auto tooling and aircraft tooling workers in conjunction with Lanier Tech, which is already coordinating with the Hall County transitional center.

“Jackson County Correctional Institution’s County Transitional Center Program will focus on giving participants a hand up, not a hand out as our residents work to re-enter society,” said Weaver.

“We focus the offenders by creating opportunities for men to be transformed into better citizens by promoting personal responsibility, fostering behavior modifications, encouraging healthy relationships, and making positive contributions to the community.”

Commissioner Jim Hix asked about the start time for the program if it gets the commissioners’ approval.

Cooper said six potential candidates have already been identified.

“We’d be ready as soon as we get the go-ahead,” said Cooper.

“I think we all support this program,” said Chairman Crow.

The commission’s next meeting agenda will likely include the Jackson County Correctional Institute county transitional center program.

An arrest has been made in connection with the Monday evening stabbing death of a 40-year-old Jefferson man.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been assisting the Jefferson Police Department in the investigation of a Monday evening homicide, according to Police Chief Joe Wirthman.

Jefferson Police responded to a stabbing call at 9:54 p.m. on Monday at 627 Gordon Street and found an unresponsive black male with a stab wound to the chest.

The victim who lived at the address was identified as 40-year-old Philip Cowan. He was transported by EMS to Athens Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police and GBI crime scene technicians and investigators were at the scene into the early morning hours.

Charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony is 51-year-old James Harrison Sr., identified by police as a neighboring resident of a 646 Gordon St., address.

Molestation case pursued in Banks Banks County businessman Will Doc “Buddy” Fowlkes, Jr., 67, of Commerce, was charged Friday afternoon with child molestation by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office. A sexual battery charge was also levied on Monday in connection with another allegation.

Fowlkes, president of Sports Tech Training Center in Banks Crossing, was taken into custody by Banks County investigators.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been assisting with the ongoing investigation and additional charges are pending.

Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Banks County Sheriff’s Office at 706- 677-2248.

Reason for South Hall road closure being investigated

BY CARLY SHAREC

Regional staff

No threat was found from a suspicious device responsible for the closure of a South Hall County road in the early morning hours of Aug. 1.

According to Flowery Branch Police Chief David Spillers, the suspicious object was a “commercially available anti-theft device,” often found attached to clothing and other items in retail stores.

“Once that loop is broken or disconnected, the device begins emitting an audible tone and has a small red, flashing light,” he said.

Spillers said the device was wrapped in aluminum foil and either placed or thrown onto Spout Springs Road.

It was spotted at the intersection of Spout Springs Road and Holland Dam Road, near the Publix and Target shopping centers in Flowery Branch.

All lanes of Spout Springs between Hog Mountain Road and Interstate 985 were closed for the investigation; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrived on the scene around 6:30 a.m. and determined there was no danger. All lanes were open by 7:30 a.m. that same day.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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sss Jackson County Baptist Church is now offering a new addictions program. Reformers Unanimous will be meeting at 7 p.m. each Friday at Jackson County Baptist Church, located at 79 Memorial Drive. Call 706-367-1838.

The goal at Reformers Unanimous is to reject the glamour of addictive behavior and reveal its true destructive nature to those who are bound. Family members and others who are attempting to help others are invited.

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A nose knows: Familiar scents stir memories I can’t see or hear as well as I used to, but my nose seems to work pretty well.

The trouble is, things don’t smell like they used to.

A relative of mine used to wear a brand a perfume called My Sin. Interestingly, she always wore it to church. She has been gone for a long time.

A while back, I was in someone’s house where they were having an estate sale. Sitting for sale on a dresser was a bottle of My Sin. I picked it up and took a whiff. All of a sudden, I could see the old gal of yesteryear trying to give me a little sugar with her overcoated red lipstick.

It’s amazing what your sense of smell can do.

I was thinking about school the other day. I can remember the first day of school always smelled like freshly-waxed floors, chalkboards, fresh paper on the bulletin boards and the occasional scent of that purple mimeograph ink that was used for tests papers and handouts. After that, the school smell evolved to include the sweeping compound used by the custodians to keep the floors clean.

There is not a school around that still has a mimeograph machine, but there was something about a fresh test paper that just made you smell it.

Dime stores had a wonderful collaboration of scents. Many of them had roasted peanuts under a heat lamp and a popcorn machine that used that wonderful smelling coconut oil.

The rest of the store took on its own personality. In one section, you might notice the fragrance of mothballs, while in the toy department, you got a nostril full of newly made plastic toys.

The hardware store was a collaboration of smells that included the metallic aroma of things like nails, screws and metal tools. If they sold them, you might smell the freshly painted deck of a lawn mower and during planting time the smell of

Harris Blackwood seed and fertilizer took over the place. There always seem to be a little mix of stuff that would kill everything from weeds to pests.

Church represented a variety of smells. As a little kid, I remember being bombarded with the vast assortment of perfumes worn by the ladies. The men generally stuck with Old Spice, which only came in one flavor in those days.

We had a neighbor who wore something called British Sterling. On TV, they said it was so good they only sold it in jewelry stores.

At homecoming time, the otherwise musty smelling fellowship hall became a paradise scented with wonderful dishes cooked up by ladies and placed in their best Tupperware or CorningWare.

Some of them would place their identifying masking tape on the side, so you could know whose green beans you were eating. Folks who might be embarrassed by what they brought, made sure the label was on the bottom.

The homes of our neighbors had unique smells.

Some were fresh and invigorating and were accented by things like fresh flowers and potpourri. Others were like their owner and just smelled old.

In the spring, there was nothing like the smell of freshly mowed grass. That one is still around. But the opposite was the woodsy aroma of fall leaves piled up and burning.

Some of these are memories that are long gone. Just writing about them makes my nose happy.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

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History is better than fiction Several weeks ago, I wrote about moonshine runner turned stock car champion Lloyd Seay, who was murdered in a dispute over sugar purchased to make illegal whiskey.

It’s a funny thing about history. It can be so doggone fascinating, much more so than anything that the human mind can imagine. My husband and I both dabble in fiction. We create stories and attempt to make them so riveting that an audience is captivated to follow the plot as it unfolds.

But the truth is that the world abounds with real stories that are more remarkable than anything that a mind, either one that is ordinary or beyond extraordinary, can spin.

Tink and I have found that bit of truth in the diaries of his ancestor Charlie Tinker, while I have discovered that in the family history of the good-looking, daring Seay boy who died when he was only 21 yet had already led quite a robust life. The way that I look at it, his life was filled with such twists and turns that a two-hour movie couldn’t hold it. Oh, no. It’d be a mini-series for sure.

You may recall from

Ronda Rich that column that Lloyd’s brother, Jim, was there when he was shot down and was, in fact, wounded himself. Their cousin, Woodrow, shot him, a fact that neither he nor Jim ever disputed.

The tale of two quite different testimonies came over whether it was coldblooded murder or self-defense. Jim, understandably missing his fallen brother, named his son after him — Lloyd Seay, II. “What’s in a name?” some may ask. In that name — Lloyd Seay — it was murder. From one generation to another.

In the neck of the woods where I grew up (Northeast Georgia), I heard my parents and others speak occasionally of the district attorney in a neighboring county who had been “blown up” in his car. In his driveway. Within feet of his wife and children. Floyd

I’ve seen all the weight loss schemes out there, and I’ve rocked them all.

By “rocked” I mean: Tried and failed.

The No-Carb Diet, the Grapefruit Diet, the Subway Diet, the SmokeYourself-Thin Diet, the Beer-and-Popcorn Diet, the Beer-and-Beer Diet. None of them worked for me.

I tried other fads to lose a few pounds. I attempted that wrapping-a-tight-sockaround-your-waist thing.

I bought a Bowflex. Tried “Sweatin’ to the Oldies,” a tapeworm, swimming, stapling my lips together, jogging and other scams that promise quick results.

I didn’t lose much weight, except when my tapeworm (“Reginald”) gave me the Bangkok flu.

When Taco Bell introduced that dang Doritos taco shell, I gained those pounds back — in a couple of hours.

The problem I have in getting back to my “playing weight” is that I haven’t found the right diet for me. See, I need a diet that

Len Robbins requires three things: 1. No effort; 2. No change in lifestyle; and 3. No restrictions on what I eat.

Impossible? I thought so, too, until Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon, I found my new weight-loss plan: The Fishing Diet.

Before you scoff, this has nothing to do with eating fish, unless you want to. It has to do with the “sport” of fishing.

Sunday, my son and I went fishing for about three hours, at two different locations, and caught a grand total of four tiny bream, three large limbs, and two size 9 boots. And broke one pole.

It was a rare, horrible outing, with one magnificent catch. When we got home, my wife was show-

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of the most powerful titles I have ever heard. It was written by Richard Hoard, the son of the man killed in the explosion. I ordered the book.

One Friday afternoon, I picked it up and did not put it down until I finished it on Saturday evening. I even held a flashlight and read it deep into the night while Tink slept.

“I’ve never seen you so taken with a book,” he said.

“It’s mesmerizing,” I replied.

It’s a remarkable book because it tells the story of his father’s murder through his 15-year-old eyes and then recounts his next two difficult years.

Hoard, now a pastor, wrote a coming-of-age book that rivals any classic work of fiction. I was so moved that I tracked down Rev. Hoard to express my admiration.

Whatever happened to Lloyd Seay II? He, too, was murdered.

That, I guess, is a story for another day.

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Hoard, went the story, was killed by the lawless.

For close to 30 years, I heard old-timers mention the Floyd Hoard murder and those remembrances always felt like the true definition of Southern Gothic.

Then, a few years back, Jim Whitmer, a cherished friend, was telling a story of a case he once handled as an attorney. He mentioned Lloyd Seay.

I was puzzled. “Lloyd Seay? The moonshiner? He was killed before you were even born.”

Jim shook his head. “No. Must be another. This one was convicted in the murder of Floyd Hoard.”

I blinked hard. “The district attorney in Jackson County? Whose car was bombed?”

It’s difficult to believe but a true story. The young man, not quite to majority, had helped place the bomb under Hoard’s car. Along with three others, he was convicted in the murder and served 15 years or so.

He never met the uncle for whom he was named yet he had found a similar path of rebellion.

Several months ago, I ran across a book called “Alone Among The Living,” one

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ing me “My Fitness Pal” on her phone — an app where you type in what you are eating, how much you have exercised, etc., and it shows you how many calories you are consuming, or in the case of exercise, burned.

We had gone walking the day before for 40 minutes.

Keyed that in. For me, it was 172 calories burned.

On a lark, I typed in fishing.

The app asked if I fished from the river bank or from a boat, and how long.

I typed in 180 minutes (three hours) and that we fished off the river bank.

Fishing that Sunday afternoon, I burned 971 calories.

That’s right — 971 calories.

I thought it a mistake and looked up other calorie counters online. It was consistent with them.

Apparently, having to walk back to your truck (repeatedly) when a fish steals your bait eats up a ton of calories.

The Fishing Diet meets all my criteria: I don’t have to extend any extra effort; I don’t have to change anything about my lifestyle;

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and I can eat whatever I want. Whatever I eat, I just have to fish enough to correspond appropriately with the calories consumed.

For instance, let’s say I want a Zaxby’s chicken finger plate (which I always want). That’s 1053 calories, according to the Internet.

So in order to burn those calories off, I need to go fishing for close to four hours.

Basically, if I want to eat a Zaxby’s chicken finger plate for breakfast, lunch and dinner (which I do), I could, and not gain any weight, if I corresponded those meals with roughly 12 hours of fishing. That sounds about like a perfect day, if combined with 12 hours of sleep.

I often have not wondered why “angletes” were so svelte and healthy. Now I know. And so do you.

You’re welcome. See you by the river.

Len Robbins is editor and publisher of the Clinch County News in Homerville.

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Jefferson City Schools: First day classroom scenes

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Aug. 1 was the opening day of class for students of Jefferson City Schools.

There was excitement througjhout the hallways of Jefferson Elementary, Jefferson Academy, Jefferson Middle School and Jefferson High School as the 2014-15 school year got under way. The system has approximately 3,260 students on four Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited campuses See more scenes at ClickThePaper.com

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tance of hard work,” he said.

Williamson said the importance of recognition cannot be ignored. He said Coach Jim Loftin and Coach Gus Johnson helped shape him and Superintendent W. L. Columbo’s letter of Nov. 22, 1967 to him recognizing his drive and desire in spite of an injury which kept him off the playing field is something he still treasures today.

Giving back to the community is important as is setting aggressive goals as Coach Jack King instilled in the track team which he led

to the state championship in 1968.

Williamson said believing in people development means never giving up on anyone. He said 49 years ago it was Jack King who wouldn’t give up on him in spite of the odds stacked against him.

“Go beyond your job description,” said Williamson, who urged adults, particularly teachers, to teach young people well. “One day, they may return in 49 years to come home and say thank you,” he said.

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Pat Williamson, a 1968 Jefferson High graduate who was a member of the state championship track team, was the featured speaker introduced by Ronnie Hopkins, chairman of the Jefferson City Schools Board of Education. Hopkins highlighted Williamson’s impressive career which began as a potato chip route salesman just out of the University of Georgia.

“It’s good to be back home,” said Williamson, whose family now lives in Dallas, Texas. “These facilities are second to none.”

He said students should take pride in going to school at Jefferson and teachers should be proud to teach here.

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Promising outlook: Lady Dragons’ pitcher ready for 2014 season and to defend region POY crown

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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When senior Jefferson Lady Dragon pitcher Olivia Husted was named the 2013 Region Player of the Year, the honor came as an unexpected surprise.

Husted helped lead the Lady Dragons to a 24-11 record (13-3 in region play) and a second round appearance against Bremen High School in the state playoffs.

She said she was “disappointed” in the second-round exit, last season.

Heading into her final season with the Lady Dragons, Husted is looking to help propel the team to greater heights, achieve higher goals and meet higher expectations.

“I think the team this year is going to be a successful one,” she said.

“We lost some players to graduation but some great talent has taken their place.

“And, I fully expect us to make it as far, if not further, than we did last year. My goal is to make it to the third round of (the) state playoffs because that means we will have beaten last year’s record.”

She’s also looking forward to being one of the leaders of the squad. “(That’s) very important to me,”

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On Saturday, Olivia Husted, a senior pitcher for the Jefferson Lady Dragons, announced her commitment to play college softball for the College of Coastal Georgia Lady Mariners’ softball team. she added. “As one of the oldest girls on the field, I need to make sure I play my best and cheer on my

DARING HEIGHTS

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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When people think of thrills in sports, last-second, game-winning, buzzerbeating-type plays are normally what you see in the highlight reels.

However, some thrills come from taking things to a more “extreme” level of competition.

Jackson County Comprehensive High School rising junior Derek Stone knows all about this type of thrill.

Stone’s passion comes from the sport of motocross racing.

Dirt bikes captured his imagination at the young age of 3, with his first riding experience being on a Suzuki Jr50.

His mom raced when she was younger, and his older brother, Phil, already had dirt bikes before he was

team so that I may positively influence the younger players.”

Husted stayed busy this summer, between playing summer games with the Lady Dragons and her travel team, going as far as Oklahoma City to play in a tournament.

She’s been sharpening her skills ahead of the season, putting in a lot of time so she can be as good as she can for this final-season push.

She said she was excited to get back to practicing with her Lady Dragon teammates ahead of their season-opening game Saturday at North Oconee High School.

“My biggest drive and motivation is to be the best I can (be),” she said. “And selfishly, I want to be the best there is.

“If I read about another player who made an accomplishment, I want to try to accomplish that myself. I’m just extremely competitive by nature.”

She said her competitive isn’t only confined to the diamond.

“Sometimes my competitive nature gets to me even on the most unimportant activities, anything from board games to a pick-up game of basketball,” she said laughing.

She played basketball in the eight and ninth grade, but then opted to focus strictly on softball.

She made the right choice.

Charles Phelps The Paper

Jefferson Lady Dragons’ senior pitcher and defending softball Region Player of the Year Olivia Husted practices pitching during a recent team practice session.

Not only is the 6-foot senior looking to lead with her arm, but she’s looking to continue to build on her offensive abilities.

She belted five home runs last season and recorded a .700-plus

slugging percentage.

Husted announced Aug. 2 she will play college softball at College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick.

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Jackson County’s Derek Stone thrills in motocross

born, the younger Stone said.

He added they were both the reason he races.

“I remember riding for the first time,” Stone explained. “We had a track behind our house and I would ride around it and roll over the jumps – of course – but it was still the best feeling ever.”

He said the “feeling” you have on-track isn’t bad because you’re “really focused” on doing everyFor The Paper thing right and not “making stupid Jackson County Comprehensive High School junior Derek Stone finds thrills in the mistakes” in corners. But, the feeling at the starting gate is a “whole world of Motocross racing. He has been riding dirt bikes since he was 3 years old. different story.”

“Your heart rate will go sky His family is supportive and said a wreck. But, he said that’s just “part of high and your nerves will try to get the they cheer both brothers on no matter the sport.” best of you, but that feeling will go away where each finishes, but he added that once you reach the second or third cor- everyone worries and thinks about the ner,” he said. inherent danger of injury coming from See MOTOCROSS, 2B

Vassars rock Pro Truck Series, highlight Stockerama From The Paper staff reports

It was brother vs. brother as Kevin Vassar and Matt Vassar capped a great night of racing Saturday at Gresham Motorsports Park.

The two GMP Pro Truck Division drivers battled side-by-side for most of the 30-lap event – the last race of the evening – before Kevin scooted away for the victory.

Kevin took the lead early and built a sizeable margin before older brother Matt hunted him down midway through the event.

With Rodney Benefield right on their tail-

gates, the Vassars clicked off lap after lap with Matt running the bottom groove and Kevin holding the high line.

With three laps to go, Matt’s truck wiggled coming off of Turn 4 of the GMP half-mile oval giving Kevin just enough room to score his first-ever GMP Pro Truck Division victory. Matt held on to capture the runner-up position with Benefield in tow for third. Cody Haskins made his first GMP appearance of 2014 a good one with a solid fourth-place finish, while Jamie Weimer and Cecil Flowe rounded out the top finishers.

The Pro Truck race was just one of eight main events to be contested Saturday at the Jefferson racing facility.

The night marked the first 2014 GMP appearance of the INEX Bandolero and Legends and neither disappointed staging a trio of action-packed events.

In the Bandolero Bandit 20-lap feature event, Houston, Texas, driver Blake Cisneros outdueled Hunter Jarrett, Nathan Jackson, Clay Thompson and Connor Younger for the victory, while Justin Taylor staged a spirited battle with Nick MacMillan before pulling

away at the finish to nab the checkers in the Bandolero Outlaw 20-lap main.

Meanwhile, the Legends returned to GMP for the first time in three seasons and they didn’t disappoint with Zach Leonhardi slipping by Jeff Holden on the final lap to earn the victory in the 25-lap quarter-mile battle.

The action wasn’t limited to the ‘little’ cars and Brian Sosbee and Jacky Daniel traded paint throughout the 25-lap Sportsman headliner. The pair got together several times

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The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s Golf Classic will be held Friday, Aug. 22, at Traditions of Braselton Golf Club. This annual event welcomes teams and individuals of all skill levels using a four-man scramble format with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Cost for a foursome is $500. Mulligan packages for entire team is $120; individual mulligan packages are $35.

Sponsorships are available. For information, contact the Chamber office at 706-387-0300 or email mbritt@jacksoncountyga.com.

Reunion Golf Club is hosting a Nine & Dine Couples Golf Tournament on Sunday, Aug. 10, with a 4 p.m. shotgun start. The fourperson scramble of teams comprised of two couples are drawn at random. Cost is $25 per member couple and $40 per non-member couple. Register at john. greene@reuniongolfclub.com. Registration deadline is noon on Friday, Aug. 8. Visit www.reuniongolfclub.com.

The 31st annual World Crown 300 takes place Saturday, Aug. 9, at Gresham Motorsports Park. Gates open at 8 a.m. Pit gates will open at 9:15 a.m. Pit passes for Saturday’s race are $35. Day of show adult general admission for the race is $30, seniors/ military are $25. Students ages 13-17 are $20. Trackside parking will open at 1 p.m. while the GMP main grandstand will open at 4:30 p.m. Pole position qualifying will roll off at 5:30 p.m. The first race of this year’s World Crown 300 rolls off at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.greshammotorsportspark.com.

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East Jackson volleyball Lady Dragons are looking ready for new season to build a strong season GIRLS’ SOFTBALL

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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The East Jackson Lady Eagles’ volleyball team hasn’t had much to cheer about the past few seasons.

They posted a 4-27 record last season.

Former head coach Tim Thomas retired and junior varsity coach Clarke Rainwater has now taken over the program.

They also lost key player Reagan Robach to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury an estimated three weeks ago, Rainwater said. It’s unsure of her return, if at all.

However, in a time that seems so blue, from Rainwater’s perspective, there are still goals to achieve.

“As far as season goals, we just hope to be more competitive with everyone we play,” Rainwater explained. “(We hope to) beat someone we have not beaten in the past few years and get into the top four in area.

“The best improvements are in the number of girls practicing and their cohesion so far.”

Six seniors are on the squad, including four who have been with the program all four years: Kristina Ashe, Morgan Crawford, Reagan Robach (ACL injury) and Tori Packard are all the program’s veteran players.

Senior Kaity Gardis is in her second year with the program and senior Kaylan Qualls is in her first year at East Jackson.

Rainwater – who spent most of his career at Jackson County Comprehensive High School with basketball and softball – added that he has fallen in love with volleyball and the “great” students and faculty of East Jackson. “(I’m) very much excited (for my first year as head coach),” he stated. “Take away all the paperwork a head coach has to do and it would be super.

“I love all of the girls who have been coming to practice. We have some great kids at East Jackson.”

Ashe – whose been part of the program since she was in the eighth grade – said the squad has more girls that are “dedicated” this season than season’s past, and the dedication has led to more time for the girls to “click as a team.”

“Being a senior, I have seen in years past (where) only five girls show up,” she explained. “This summer, however, I don’t think we have ever had less (than) 13, knowing that this group of girls are dedicated to being there to get better individually, and as a team, has me with high hopes for this season.”

Rainwater added another goal he wants to see achieved this season – leadership – and Ashe looks to be one of those to achieve that.

“I strive every practice and game to be seen as a role model for the rest of my team and have every year I have played,” Ashe said. “…Sir, for me, leadership is action, not position.”

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BY CHARLES PHELPS

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In his first year at the helm for Jefferson, Lady Dragons’ head softball coach Zach Black was able to guide his squad to a 24-11 record (13-3 in region play) and a second-round berth in the state playoffs against Bremen High School.

Coming into his second season, Black says the expectations are the same as any season – make the playoffs.

“I think when you go into any season, the ultimate goal is you want to go as far as you can,” he said. “The ultimate goal is to make the playoffs and once you get there, who knows what can happen from there.

“The ultimate goal from probably every team in the state right now is to get to Columbus and play in the Elite 8 and have a shot to play for a state championship,” he continued.

“That’s what we’re working towards, just putting ourselves in a good position to get there and see what happens, take it one day at a time and see where it takes us.”

Also coming into his second year, Black said

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Continued from 1B She had been contemplating playing at schools such as Emory University, Mercer University, Lander University and more before choosing Coastal Georgia. “(I’m) extremely excited,” the elated senior said. “I had been (interested) in Coastal Georgia for a very long time and their previous coach used to be in contact with me until one day they just stopped.

“So I figured they weren’t interested until the new head coach (Mike Minick) saw me play and said he really liked what he saw, kind of funny how things work out.”

Husted added that she feels “more focused now” than ever heading into her senior season

everybody – from the coaching staff to the players – people are getting more “comfortable” with each other and the program, and this season, they all know what to expect from one another.

“Overall, we had a good summer,” he said.

“We used this summer to try and come closer as a team and work on our camaraderie.

“I think the girls came a long way on that.

They generally all get along with each other and they enjoy playing together, (so) hopefully that will translate into something. We will see.”

He said the comfort level continues to grow.

Black said he stressed on a “daily basis” this summer, the mental aspect of the game and wanting his team to learn how to fight through potential adversity that could rear its head during the season.

“There’s going to be plenty of adversity faced throughout the season,” Black added.

“How we handle that is going to be big.”

Jefferson opens the season with three straight road games beginning Saturday at North Oconee High School.

Their first home game is Aug.14 at 5:55 p.m. against Oconee County. with the Lady Dragons.

“I love everything (about Coastal Georgia).

They had all the programs of study I wanted and the coach is great and there’s so much I could go on about,” she continued.

“And I was extremely excited when the coach and I talked on the phone and I was able to commit. I couldn’t really think about anything else at that moment. I felt relieved. I had committed and that’s a huge relief.”

The Lady Mariners went 13-30 in 2014.

The College of Coastal Georgia is part of the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Other teams in the conference include Brenau University in Gainesville, Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon and Dalton State College in Dalton.

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What is it that inspires and keeps Stone continuing to ride and go beyond the limits of what many people experience?

One answer – his “love” for the sport.

“I don’t want to go a week without being on the bike at least a few times,” Stone said.

He added that one of most fun things about riding is hitting the jumps.

“There’s not a cooler feeling the world than hitting a 100-foot jump and just floating through the sky. Hitting jumps is awesome because every jump is so different,” he explained.

“Some jumps are very short in distance but (it) gets you lots of hang time, while other jumps are really long but keep you really low to the ground.”

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Derek Stone of Braselton finds thrills in the world of Motocross racing.

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while battling for the lead leaving the top spot to Michael Mobley midway through the event. Eventually, Sosbee and Daniel worked their way back to the lead and settled the affair on the final lap with a fenderbanging finish. Sosbee took home the trophy and the $400 first-place money, while Mobley grabbed the runnerup spot. Jody Cash made his first 2014 GMP appearance a profitable one taking home third-place money.

Rob Hubbard turned in a solid fourth-place effort while Daniel had to settle for fifth after his last-lap tangle with Sosbee. Billy Coker earned sixth and the hard-luck award for the evening when a mid-race crash relegated him to sixth in the Sportsman feature.

Meanwhile, Gary Zajdek and Brian Sutton continued to provide some of the best racing at GMP this season battling for the win in the Front Wheel Drive Division.

The pair of four-cylinder drivers have been all but glued together this season and Saturday was no exception as they swapped the lead twice in the 25-lap FWD main before Zajdek gained the top hand at the finish.

The sixth – and final main event on the GMP quartermile oval – saw veteran Renegade campaigner Mike Childers roar off to a big lead and never look back in beating Bryan Beckner, Chris Whitfield and Dave Beckner to the checkered flag in the 25-lap event.

The final highlight of Saturday’s GMP ‘Stockerama’ program came on the halfmile oval as Lee Langford bested a solid field in the 30-lap Outlaw Late Model feature event. Langford, a long-time GMP veteran, earned the win thanks to a fast car and a steady hand besting Dennis Wilder, Russell Shore, David Murphy and 2014 GMP first-timer Hoyt Stephens.

The Outlaw Late Models, Trucks, Legends, Bandos, FWD’s, Renegades, and Sportsman will be back

at GMP for another Stockerama on Saturday, Aug. 16.

Next up at GMP will be the 31st annual World Crown 300 presented by Victory Junction.

The green flag will fall on the Saturday, Aug. 9, with the opening of the GMP track gates at 8 a.m. Pit gates will open at 9:15 a.m. with World Crown 300 Super Late Model practice hitting the track from 12:15-2:45 p.m. to be followed by practice and qualifying in the Outlaw Late Model and Truck divisions.

Pit passes for Saturday’s race are $35.

Meanwhile, trackside parking will open at 1 p.m. while the GMP Main Grandstand will open at 4:30 p.m.

Pole position qualifying will roll off at 5:30 p.m. Fans can meet all drivers during an all-division, on-track autograph session before opening ceremonies. At 7:30 p.m., the first race of this year’s World Crown 300 rolls off.

Tickets prices for the day of the show are: Adult general admission – $30; Seniors/Military – $25; Stu-

Kevin Vassar in his No. 44 truck leads older brother Matt Vassar in his No. 69 truck during Saturday night’s Stockerama at Gresham Motorsports Park.

There’s not a cooler feeling the world than hitting a 100-foot jump and just floating through the sky.

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Kevin Vassar celebrates his win at Gresham Motorsports Park on Saturday night. Kevin topped older brother Matt Vassar for his first-ever GMP Pro Truck Division win. dents 13-17 – $20.

For more information about GMP and the 31st annual World Crown 300, visit www.raceGMP.com.

Meanwhile, to learn more about – or to donate to Victory Junction – log on to www.victoryjunction.org.

About Gresham Motorsports Park Gresham Motorsports Park is located east of Atlanta, just off I-85 at Exit 140, in Jefferson. The sprawling motorsports and event complex – which underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in 2009 – features quarter-and half-mile paved racing ovals, a 4,000-seat main grandstand and state of the art electronic computer scoring, lighting and sound systems. You can follow GMP on Twitter @GreshamMP or on Facebook at Gresham Motorsports Park.

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The furthest Stone has jumped is 115 feet, he says.

“But, it really is one of the best feelings in the world,” he added.

“Riding has changed my life in a huge way, (its) made me a lot tougher, for sure, but it’s definitely made me appreciate the family and friends who support me.”

He adds if you are looking for a new thrill to try, “get a dirt bike.”

“I promise, it’ll do the job,” he said.

Stone’s next competition is Aug. 16-17 at MillCreek Motocross Park in Pell City, Ala.

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In its 4th year, Hero’s Ball honors local public safety men, women

By FARAH BOHANNON

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It’s almost time for the fourth annual Hero’s Ball, which benefits Operation One Voice, an organization that helps families of wounded or deceased Special Operations Forces soldiers.

It’s also an event to honor local public safety workers from the West Jackson Fire Department, Braselton Police Department and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Every year it has been a night to remember due to the delicious food, the band, good company and presentations, as well as the ambiance of the Braselton-Stover House.

This year’s ball will take place on Friday, Aug.16, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Amber Chatham, who does a majority of the Hero’s Ball planning, says she is thrilled with this year’s sponsors and is thankful for their support in making this event possible.

“I am very excited to see the same vendors and sponsors return for another year,” said Chatham. “It really shows that they have a great time each year at the Hero’s Ball and I am touched by the fact that they support their local public safety agencies.”

Chatham and the rest of the planning committee are also thrilled about this year’s special guest speaker, Sgt. Grant McGarry. McGarry is the founder and CEO of Live The Ranger Creed (LTRC), which is a service disabled veteran-owned and -operated small business that conducts training to build and improve the combat mindset.

The main purpose of LTRC is to keep men and women safe by teaching them how to physically defend themselves. The company offers basic and advanced tactical firearms instruction and shooting courses designed to develop and instill proper weapons handling, safety, speed and accuracy for shooters of all levels.

Live The Ranger Creed opens this course to all responsible citizens no matter the experience to enhance tactical shooting skills and the tactical mindset.

McGarry says he started Live The Ranger Creed because of his extensive military background and his realization that self-protection is important for everyone. He is a veteran with multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan where he operated in direct action task forces as a rifleman, grenadier, machine gunner, bravo team leader and alpha team leader in a special operations unit.

He has also been deployed to the United States Embassy in Baghdad as a personal security specialist on a counter assault team during and after the withdrawal of the United States military.

McGarry says he uses his real life experiences to train people to be ready for a fight.

For the Hero’s Ball, hors d’oevres and dinner will be served thanks to Cornbread and Caviar, with entertainment being provided by Nelson Brownstone. A variety of drinks are available with a donation.

Attire will be black tie/dress blues for men and formal gowns for ladies. Gun raffle tickets and silent auction items can be purchased.

For more information, visit the Hero’s Ball page on Facebook.

Sgt. Grant McGarry, founder and CEO of Live The Ranger Creed (LTRC), will be the the fourth annual Hero’s Ball special guest speaker. This disabled veteran-owned and -operated small business conducts training to build and improve the combat mindset. The Hero’s Ball will be held Aug. 16 at the Braselton-Stover House.

STEP INTO THE PAST The Sunday grand reopening celebration for the Jackson County Historic Courthouse is a chance to step into the past. The ceremonies get under way at 2:30 p.m. The vault door, left, leads into the archive where important pieces of Jackson County’s history will be stored; above, this hallway will have display cases of items and documents for viewing; below, new handrails and walkways as well as new steps, sidewalks and landscaping have enhanced the historic downtown Jefferson property.

Galilee Veterinary Hospital is caring for canines, felines, other creatures

By Katie Griffin

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The Galilee Veterinary Hospital, located at 3340 Winder Highway in Jefferson, held its grand opening in June and has been a thriving new business since.

This clinic is Dr. Kelly Anderson’s first clinic and is a testimony to her warm and caring personality. The facility is colorful, clean and has a very at-home feel to it. This is no coincidence because the staff there is also very family-oriented; they work well together and are quick to help each other out. The positive attitude is contagious.

“We see all kinds of animals, from dogs and cats to ducks, goats, rats, potbelly pigs and more,” said Dr. Anderson, owner of Galilee Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Anderson graduated cum laude in 2001 from the University of Georgia, and worked at Dacula Animal Hospital and Shannon Animal Hospital before opening her own clinic in April of this year. She and her husband took a metal building that was formerly a lawn care facility and completely remodeled it from the floor to the ceiling. Her husband is a contractor so he did all of the work himself.

The facility is spacious and has two patient rooms, a serenity room, an operating room, separate dog and cat kennels, a

hygiene station and a dental hygiene station.

The kennels are very clean and spacious as some of the animals there are awaiting adoption. There are five newborn kittens and four older kittens and three adult cats available for adoption, all of which are very sociable to adults, kids and other dogs. The employees with children often allow them to play with the animals and that interaction is obvious because every animal there is very loving and very friendly.

“This interaction with kids and other animals helps so much in the adoption process,” said Kealy Burel, a technician with Galilee Veterinary Hospital.

Even the older animals that are typically very hard to find a home for can be adopted more quickly if they are loving and sociable. There are also two dogs available for adoption. One is a hound puppy named Daisy.

She is very playful and loves attention. She is still very young so she would be perfect for a young family and is very good with children. The other dog is a small and black and white and is an older dog. She is very laid back and very loving. She has a sweet face and is very good with other animals and young children. She would make the perfect companion for an elderly

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Dr. Kelly Anderson and her staff have developed a thriving business caring for animals around the Jefferson area. person or a person in search of a low-maintenance pet.

The staff at Galilee has done a great job partnering with the Humane Society of Jackson

County to help advertise the pets that are available for adoption. They have also sent pets to

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CANINE SOCIAL AT SWIRLEE’S

The Humane Society of Jackson County joined with Swirlee’s Frozen Yogurt in downtown Jefferson as they went to the dogs on July 31. It was a frozen yogurt good time for canines and their owners or foster family members. At left, Border Collie Trey gets some Fro-Yo from his friend, Janet. The fro-yo social brought together pooches on leashes to enjoy some time socializing and licking the spoon for a yogurt treat to escape the heat. See more scenes from the occasion by visiting ClickThePaper.com

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GVH is also a part of the SpayGeorgia organization which helps stop pet overpopulation in this state. Both SpayGeorgia and GVH believe in providing low-cost spay and neuter services to help alleviate the problem of having too many puppies and kittens and not enough homes.

Spaying and neutering pets not only curbs the pet overpopulation but also improves the health of pets by preventing testicular cancer, prostate disease and hernias in males and preventing breast cancer and uterus infections in females. It also improves pet behavior by eliminating females’ “heat” periods and frantic pacing and wailing in both cats and dogs. Neutering males usually stops them from spraying, reduces aggressiveness and reduces their need to roam in search of a mate.

Galilee Veterinary Hospital is happy to assist those in the Jefferson, Winder and Hoschton areas in spaying/ neutering their pets as well as informing others of the importance of doing so.

One of Dr. Anderson’s favorite experiences so far has been working on her co-worker’s pet duck. The duck’s name is Nacho Libre, and is called Nacho. He belongs to Kealy Burel, a staff technician. He was recently attacked by a snapping turtle and lost a leg, which Dr. Anderson operated on and was able to leave some of the bone in the damaged leg so that hopefully he can one day have a prosthetic leg. Nacho is often at the office and has captured the hearts of many

Pets of the week available from the Humane Society of Jackson County

Meet Beatrice Beatrice is 12 weeks old and is a German Shepherd/Lab mix. She is up to date on her shots, spayed and microchipped. If you would like to make Beatrice a part of your family, fill out an application at www.hsjc.com so the Humane Society of Jackson County can learn a little about you. If you have any questions, please call the office at 706-367-1111. The adoption fee is $150.

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Technician Kealy Burel with a a canine. Puppies and kittens are available for adoption. visitors. He is friendly and is very eye-catching as he now hops around on one leg.

“Nacho will be in the back quacking and people in the lobby will often ask about the noise and so we always bring him up front and they immediately fall in love with him and even ask about him at future visits. It’s so sweet how our family pet has got to meet so many people and has such an interesting story already,” said Burel.

Both Burel and Anderson agree their favorite part of their job is witnessing the bond between pets and their owners, especially the children.

“As a mother, I love seeing young children come in and love on their dogs or cats. Witnessing the attachment between pets and their young owners is a very special part of my job,” said Dr. Anderson, who has four children. The family lives in Jef-

ferson.

Kealy Burel has two children and she and her husband live in Pendergrass.

Their staff also includes Jessica Swords, receptionist; Nicole Garrison, receptionist; Nic Rinke, technician; Lisa Thompson, Savanna Bailey and Suzy Stockton.

They have a great clientele and love seeing new people come in the door. They treat every human and animal as if they are family, which sets them apart in their industry.

For more information about Galilee Veterinary Hospital, visit their website www.galileevet.com.

The veterinarian’s office can be reached by phone at 706-387-0006 or by email at gvh@windstream.net. Hours of operation are MondayWednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Meet Emmi Emmi is also a 12-week-old German Shepherd/ Lab mix. She is up to date on her shots, spayed and microchipped. If you would like to make Emmi a part of your family, please fill out an application at www.hsjc.com so Humane Society volunteers can learn a little about you. If you have any questions, please call the Humane Society office at 706-3671111. The adoption fee for canines is $150.

These animals and more are available for adoption through the Humane Society of Jackson County, P.O. Box 567 • Jefferson, GA 30549 Adoption fees: $150 per dog/puppy $100 per cat/kitten Download an application online at www.HSJC.com Phone: 706-367-1111

Clinic is Aug. 15 The Humane Society of Jackson County will host an Aug. 15 rabies and microchip clinic at the humane society office from 4-7 p.m.

The Humane Society of Jackson County is located at 98 College St., in Jefferson.

For the cash-only event, a oneyear dog rabies vaccine is $10 with a three-year inoculation for $30.

Proof of previous rabies vaccine is required. All dogs must be on a leash.

Rabies vaccination for cats is $20 for one year. All cats must be in a carrier.

Other services provided will be microchip for $25 and $5 for a nail trim.

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Relationships Engagement

Grizzle, Case Gary and Darlene Grizzell of Flowery Branch announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaclyn L. Grizzell, to Cody Allen Case, son of Kimberly and Anthony Stratton of Rome.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Lucy Ogden of Clermont and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Y. Grizzell of Lula.

She is a 2007 graduate of Flowery Branch High School, a 2011 graduate of Georgia Southern University with degrees in history and political science, and a 2014 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a master’s degree in history and

public history. She is preparing to pursue a career in the library and archive fields.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Jane and Don Hiles of Rome.

He is a 2008 graduate of Coosa High School in Rome, Ga. He will graduate from Georgia Southern University in 2015 with degrees in history and coaching. He plans to pursue a career in education. Currently, he is the girls’ soccer head coach at Langston Chapel Middle School in Statesboro.

A wedding is planned for June 27, 2015 at Flowery Branch United Methodist Church.

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Dr. Emily F. Howell and her staff announce Harper Hodge, (C), a West Jackson Middle School student, is the 2014 Give A Grin recipient. Harper’s braces were bonded July 18 by Dr. Meredith Dempsey of Atlanta who is assisting Dr. Howell while she is on maternity leave. Pictured, L-R are: Brooks kinder, Ruth Andrews, Harper Hodge, Dr. Dempsey and Sara Rivera.

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Dr. Emily Howell, orthodontist and owner of Howell Orthodontics in Jefferson, sees many children who cannot start orthodontic treatment due to financial restraints.

Unfortunately, many of these patients truly need braces.

Although Dr. Howell cannot give free treatment to every child who presents with this issue, Dr. Howell designed an annual program to give one deserving middle school student in Jackson County a full set of braces at no charge.

This year marks the fifth year that Howell Orthodontics has given a student this great opportunity to change their smile and maybe even their life.

Middle school counselors in Jackson County nominated students from their respective schools who they felt qualified for this award based on orthodontic need and personal commitment. A Give A Grin board made up of several community leaders spend several hours each year reviewing close-up pictures of students’ teeth as well as handwritten essays on how having braces would change the lives of

these students for the better. Once selected, the Give A Grin winner has to prove that he/she can take proper care of their braces by coming for follow-up oral hygiene checks in Dr. Howell’s office prior to getting braces.

Dr. Howell and her staff proudly congratulate this year’s Give A Grin Award recipient, Harper Hodge. They are pleased to report that Harper has taken this opportunity and responsibility very seriously, has kept her teeth very clean, and recently received her braces She and her family are very grateful, to say the least.

If you know of a local middle school student who may be in need of braces but simply cannot afford treatment, contact your middle school counselor to possibly enter them into next year’s Give A Grin selection process at Howell Orthodontics. Call 706-387-0606 if you have any questions or need orthodontic care.

Dr. Howell and her staff say they are thankful for the support they have received and continue to receive from the Jackson County community and will proudly give back all that they can in return.

HomeGoods job fair is Aug. 14-15 Mihalick Michael “Mike” and Patricia “Patsy” Mihalick of Braselton celebrated their 50th anniversary on Aug. 1, 2014. A dinner celebration was held in their honor at Versailles at Chateau Elan.

The couple have three children, Mike and Christy Mihalick Jr., David and Kate Mihalick, and Chuck and Beverly Hudson, and five grandchildren.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help HomeGoods recruit about 85 workers for a new home furnishings distribution center under construction in Jefferson. The new distribution center is set to open in the fall.

Recruitments will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 14 and 15, at the Jefferson Civic Center, located at 65 Kissam St., in Jefferson.

The company is primarily recruiting administrative and warehouse associates, maintenance supervisors and technicians, shipping and receiving clerks and other clerical workers.

Due to U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, applicants must be at least 18 years old. A high school or General Education Diploma (GED) is preferred for most positions but not necessary.

Also, the company is recruiting an operations manager, human resources supervisor, training specialist, systems

support specialist, electronics specialist, industrial engineer and merchandise controller. Applicants for these positions must have additional education and experience such as the operations manager position must have a bachelor’s degree in business, logistics or industrial engineering and at least six years of experience in a distribution center. See ClickThePaper.com for more information on the requirements for applicants for the other positions.

Salaries depend on positions and experience, and the company will conduct a background check and drugscreening test.

For more information about the recruitment, contact the GDOL’s Sarah Byrum at 404-217-1283 or the Athens Career Center at 706-583-2550.

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This mother-in-law dispute simply cannot be fixed

Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law wants my 5-year-old to sleep over at her house.

The problem is even though she has been living with the same man for several years and my husband and I think he is very nice, we still don’t feel comfortable with our daughter sleeping over at her grandmother’s house with him there.

We have offered to let my mother-in-law spend a night at our house, but that isn’t a good enough option for her.

She told her live-in we thought he was a child molester and now we have an estranged relationship with him and her.

How can we repair the relationship without giving in to her demands? — Inadvertent Insulter

You can’t, and please don’t.

You’re not in this spot because you implied Grand-

Carolyn Hax ma’s boyfriend is a child molester. You’re in this spot because Grandma wouldn’t take no for an answer.

She applied enough pressure to force you either to make up flimsy excuses or admit something you’d rather have left unsaid.

Your reservations about Grandma’s boyfriend are so devastating there was bound to be some strain whether your mother-in-law pushed or not.

But even if your discomfort was entirely unfounded, refusing the overnights was your only choice.

As someone who loves your daughter, Grandma would likely agree.

Let’s say we could go back to before things unraveled, allowing you to pose this scenario to her in conversation as a hypothetical — say, in response to a news story.

She’d likely be unequivocal in agreeing these hypothetical parents should never leave a child in a situation they felt uneasy about.

Not to mention: Parents get to say no, period, even for their own stupid reasons.

Trust this, please. Trust that your mother-in-law put her feelings and ego and need(iness) above your fundamental entitlement to decide what’s best for your kid.

Her error has cost you dearly, too, I get that, but better that than the much higher possible price of overruling your gut.

Dear Carolyn: I have a friend who has said things about my husband (I am newly remarried) that make me uncomfortable, such as,

if she wasn’t married, she would be with my husband and they have a “special bond.”

She also told me when I first started seeing him I should tell her what he’s like in bed because she has always wondered.

She started to text him also, and often made jokes he should date both of us.

I told her I wanted her to stop because it made me uncomfortable, and she told me she has never treated him as anything but a friend.

I know I can be overly sensitive, but I find myself not liking her much anymore, even though she has done a lot for me in the past.

I have trouble trusting my feelings due to growing up in an alcoholic home and don’t know if I am over-thinking or over-reacting. Am I being too insecure? — S. I think when someone’s that far over the line, the line can file a missing-

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person report — but that’s based on your version of events, my values and zero context, so it’s of little practical use.

Fortunately, you don’t even have to make that call.

Where we don’t trust our sensitivities, we’re often solid on our likes and dislikes.

“Not liking her much anymore” is game over because a friendship without fondness is a lake without water.

This one does cry out for irony punctuation, doesn’t it? This “friend”ship.

Anyway, if you still want to parse the boundaries, then I suggest a basic formula: Take the current situation, compare it with prior circumstances, see what has changed, then ask yourself whether and why those changes matter.

That’s a one-size-fits-all shortcut for when you’re not sure what you’re feeling or whether you’re justified.

For example: My friend

is saying suggestive things about my husband ... and she has never gotten jokeypossessive of my love interests before ... and this suggests there’s a genuine attraction behind her comments ... which tells me she’s thinking more of herself than of my feelings or our friendship when she chooses to say them out loud.

Speaking of shortcuts, here’s another: When you tell someone you’re uncomfortable with something, a real friend is willing to consider and apologize for his or her part in that, and to talk about how to fix it.

Note, that doesn’t mean real friends automatically defer to you — just they’re willing to question their own actions simply because someone they love is upset.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS BULLI registration. Fall term registration for Braselton BULLI at Brenau University, an organization for mature adults who enjoy learning, connecting with peers, staying active an having fun, will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Mayfield Dairy starting with ice cream. An information session will be held at 6 p.m. to share information about the fall courses. The event is being sponsored by Mayfield Dairy Farms and the Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority.

Farmers Markets. The Braselton Farmers Market is from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays in downtown Braselton on Harrison Street while the Jefferson Farmers Market is from 7-11 a.m. on Saturdays in downtown Jefferson.

Winder-Barrow Community Theatre production. “Anything Goes,” a Cole Porter musical, will be presented at the Winder Cultural Arts Center. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9, at 7:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Tickets are now on sale at the Customer Care Center for the City of Winder at 770-867-3106 and also at Pam Veader’s State Farm Insurance Office at 41 S. Center St., in Winder (770867-1679). If you purchase tickets in advance, they are only $10 for seniors (ages 55 and older), students and teachers and $12.50 for adults. Tickets purchased at the door are $13 and $15.

For more information about this show and other upcoming WBCT events, visit the website at www.winderbarrowtheatre.org.

Movie in Braselton Park.

Movie fans will delight in the animated adventure comedy, The Lego Movie, on Friday, Aug. 8, at dusk in the Braselton Park. The movie was rescheduled after being rained out on July 19. Concessions and baked goods are available as movie patrons are invited to bring chairs or blankets for a family-friendly evening.

Braselton Park is located on Harrison Street in the town’s historic downtown. The movie series is presented by the Braselton Visitors Bureau. Visit www.downtownbraselton.com for additional information.

The 6th annual Run the Vineyard 5K Race. The Rotary Club of Braselton is hosting its Run the Vineyard 5K Race at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort. Sign up at www. active.com or see the ad in today’s issue of The Paper.

The 5K fundraiser is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Braselton to benefit Jackson County Boys and Girls Clubs, High School Cross Country Booster Clubs, Braselton Rotary Partner Charities including the new scholarship program and the Braselton Rotary International Flag Plaza at Northeast Georgia Health System.

Glow in the Park 5K. A Glow in the Park 5K is planned for Fort Yargo State Park on Saturday, Aug. 16, starting at 8:30 p.m. Presented by Anytime Fitness and Chick-fil-A of Winder, the Glow in the Park 5K will provide awards to the top overall male and

female, overall masters male and female and top three in age groups from 14 and under to 70 and up. Registration at www.glowintheparkwinder.com. Sponsorships are available. Get information by contacting Rob Goldsmith at 678-985-3921 or emailing fundracers5k@ gmail.com Low cost, spay/neuter. Leftover Pets offers low-cost spay/neuter surgeries at the clinic located at 610 Barrow Park Drive in Winder. Clinic days are generally Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Prices are $85 for a female dog over 25 pounds, $65 for a female dog up to 25 pounds, $55 for a male dog or for a female cat, $35 for a male cat. There is a $5 discount for any surgery patient no older than 5 months (as determined by Leftover Pets veterinarian).

All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. We do not add fees for in heat or pregnant animals. Financial assistance is available for any low-income Barrow County resident. For more information on clinic services, visit www.leftoverpets.org. Appointments are required and must be made by calling 800-978-5226.

Vineyard Fest at Château Élan.

On Sunday, Aug. 24, the focus will be on the tastes, sights and sounds of the 18th annual Vineyard Fest.

All-inclusive tickets are $85 per person.Ticket price includes parking, wine glass and wine tasting, educational seminars on wine, delicious cuisine within our Harvest Food Tent prepared with locally grown produce, live music, dancing and grape stomping. More than 75 domestic, international, and regional wines will be available for tasting along with beers from select craft breweries. Tickets being sold on an advance ticket basis only. Guests must be 21 years or older. Call 678-4250900 ext. 41.

Volunteers are needed for AFTERWORDS Store. AFTERWORDS Store located in the Braselton Library is staffed by dedicated volunteers called Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library Inc. It takes about 70 Friends volunteers per month to keep the store open for all of the shifts.

Volunteers are asked to work two hours per month. The Store sells gently used items donated by the community, such as books, magazines, CDs, tapes, videos, toys, knick-knacks, greeting cards, jewelry, home décor (anything except clothing).

All proceeds benefit the library. If you would like to volunteer or have items to donate, contact Marilyn Deal at 770-965-3319 or Gail Zeeb at 770-965-3845.

Piedmont CASA volunteer training. Be the difference in a child’s life: Find out how you can by coming to the first session of the new Piedmont CASA volunteer class beginning in Barrow County on Thursday, Aug.14, beginning at 6 p.m. The class will be offered at St. Anthony’s Church, located at 174 St. Anthony Lane in Winder.

Classes for Jackson and Banks counties will begin in

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October. For information, call 706-387-6375 or visit www.piedmontcasa.org Free square dance lessons.

“Square Dancing is Friendship set to Music” that’s the square dance motto. This fall, the Jug Tavern Square Dance Club is giving free dance lessons beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Winder YMCA. Come join the fun and meet some new friends.

No partner required. For more information, contact Tommy or Elouise at 770307-7377 or 770-307-6036 or visit the website at jugtavernsquares.org.

40th Hoschton Fall Festival.

The Hoschton Fall Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary Sept. 26-28 with the No. 1 song and name of the Best Picture of 1974 – “The Way We Were” – as a theme.

The No. 1 song from 1973 – “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree” – will also be part of the theme to encourage businesses and residents to display ribbons of any color around trees, mailboxes, fence posts or any place in their yard. The Dock Dogs will be coming to dive into a festival of fun happenings and a lineup of musical entertainment promises to be a winner.

For more information on vendor registration, parade registration, sponsorship opportunities and schedule of entertainment, visit www. cityofhoschton.com.

Candlelight memorial for pets.

On Sept. 13, the Humane Society of Jackson County will hold a candlelight memorial to lost pets. Further details including the location of the memorial will be announced. A slideshow of loved pets who are no longer with us will be shown.

If you would like to honor a pet that has touched your life, you can send a JPG to Sherry Aquino at slaquino@ hotmail.com or to editor@ clickthepaper.com with information you would like indicated with the photo including name, dates and owner.

Submit your Community Happenings to editor@ clickthepaper.com or send to P.O. Box 430, Hoschton,

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Support efforts are under way for teacher at Bright Beginnings

By FARAH BOHANNON

fbohannon@clickthepaper.com

A longtime teacher at Bright Beginnings Pre-School in Jefferson has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Robin Shumake usually spends her days rocking, feeding and playing with the infants at the school. Her coworkers and supervisors at Bright Beginnings are stepping up to the plate to help raise funds for Shumake’s extensive medical bills that have started to add up.

Months ago, Shumake began experiencing some uncomfortable symptoms and, after several doctor visits, it was discovered that she had large, cancerous tumors on her ovaries. At the end Shumake of July, she was admitted into surgery, and doctors saw a situation that was much worse than they imagined — the cancer had quickly advanced. Shumake was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Doctors completed her surgery, but other complications led Shumake directly into the intensive care unit (ICU).

During her stay in ICU, Shumake’s doctors identified her cancer as Leimyosarcoma. This is a rare form of cancer that typically develops in the smooth muscle cells of the uterus.

Doctors are focused on keeping her sta-

ble and as healthy as possible while Bright Beginnings’ employees and families have all become “prayer warriors” for this precious teacher who has helped raise so many children. As of Aug. 3, she was resting at home, but she still has a long road ahead of her.

Bright Beginnings started a T-shirt fundraiser for Shumake to help with medical costs, and have recently decided to partner with Chill Out Frozen Yogurt in Jefferson for another fundraiser to take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16. A portion of proceeds from sales will go directly to Shumake. This event will provide not only delicious frozen yogurt, but fun activities such as face painting, balloon animals and good family fun. Additional donations are also accepted.

Shumake’s fundraiser will start as the Primal Rush Obstacle Course Race, a fundraiser for The Tree House is winding down, so it’s the perfect opportunity to support a good cause and cool down with a bowl of frozen yogurt and toppings. After all, Crow’s Lake and Chill Out Frozen Yogurt are directly across the highway from one another.

Call Bright Beginnings of Jefferson at 706-367-5437 to find out ways to help Robin Shumake or for more information about her fundraiser on Aug. 16.

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Medical “Sign On Bonus Available!!”

LTC Facility in Dahlonega, GA is now accepting applications for dedicated C.N.A.’s and L.P.N’s for all shifts to care for our Residents. Also, accepting applications for a Clinical Manager position. Apply to: Shannon.Grizzle@GHS 365.com Busy medical practice is seeking Certified Medical Assistant for full time position. Bilingual preferred. Interested candidates may submit their resumes via fax to 678-9716065 or email to: hr@ kidneycarega.com, Attn: Employment. For additional info about Kidney Care Center of GA, please visit our website: www. kidneycarega.com CNA- Experienced.

Needed for FT/ benefitted position with long established home care agency. Call Village Nursing Care 770-5360484 or email jhoag@ actslife.org CNA’s and PCA’s needed immediately for private duty home care with a long established home care agency.

Training and supervision provided. Call Village Nursing Care at 770536-0484. or email to: jhoag@actslife.org Employment Opportunities for The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. are listed on our website at www. longstreetclinic.com.

All candidates for employment should submit information via the link posted on our website. Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. Front Office help needed at Medical Practice/Surgery Center in Gainesville. Billing/ Coding experience a plus but not necessarily required. Full time. M-F. Fax resume to 770-2977564.

LPN needed in the Cumming area for special needs individual.

This position is FT/ benefitted. Call Village Nursing Care 770-5360484 or email jhoag@ actslife.org RN’S & LPN’s Needed for all 3 shifts.

Must pass drug screen & background check.

Apply in person: The Oaks At Limestone 2560 Flintridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30501

Misc. Help Wanted CIRCULATION DEPT is seeking prospects for future route delivery in Northeast Georgia.

Must be 18 or older w/ valid driver’s license & insured vehicle. Must have reliable vehicle & backup substitute.

Areas Available: •Gainesville •N. Hall •S. Hall •Habersham •Banks •White •Lumpkin •Dawson For more information, please call our carrier hotline: 770-535-6357. or e-mail: carriers@ gainesvilletimes.com Small fabricating shop needs a full time person who has mechanical aptitude. We have manual fabricating and machining equipment.

Experience not necessary.

Email resume to: automotive1999@ yahoo.com At Home Or Office PT/FT $200-600 wkly Phone, Cust. Svc. Exp., Pd Training. Buford Dental Care Rx 770-271-1115 DISTRIBUTION ASSOC. Energetix, a Dahlonega/ Gainesville area co. looking for responsible, quality, team oriented person to add to our Distribution Team (shipping/ receiving).

F/T position (M-F, 8:30 to 5:30) We Offer: *Full training *Advancement opps *Co. with a great rep *Competitive comp (start at $8 to $10/hr) *Great Benefits (Paid Time Off & Holidays, 401k) Must be able to lift 70lb boxes.

Send res to: hr@ goenergetix.com EOE

F/T Position available in our Customer Service Dept. Apply in person at 316 Washington St, SE or call 770-534-7026 for directions Hate Dirt but Love People? - Come Join the MERRY MAIDS FAMILY No nights or wkends, wkly pay, background check/drug screen req’d, paid mileage. Call to apply: 678-989-0800 HELP WANTED EXPERIENCED Electricians, Foremen/ Lead men & Helpers for Comml/Indus - F/T Apply in person at: Wallace Electric Co. 678-432-7210 117 Park West Dr., McDonough, GA. 30253 Applications Only NO Resumes JANITOR NEEDED. M-F, 8A-5P. Commercial office environment. $10/ hr. Excellent benefits.

Email resume: resume@ gesrepair.com or fax to 770-965-1314 Now Hiring: Bilingual Clean-Up Porter Jim Hardman Buick GMC Apply 9-5, Mon-Sat. Must have valid GA Drivers license & cell phone. 1592 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville Now Hiring: Exp’d Cleaner- for small residential cleaning co.

Call 770-318-8038 Route Driver/ Developer and Management Trainees for corporation. Must be 21, have valid license and clean MVR. No experience needed. Call Now! 678-456-9190 Unique Opportunity to learn Pet Grooming Trade. 30+ hours per week. Experience with dogs helpful but not necessary. Call for interview 770-536-0602 VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. Exp. preferred; new graduates considered.

Competitive salary. Visit www.HSNEGA.org to learn more. To apply, email MistyHoward@ HSNEGA.org.

Part-Time Help Wanted Herbicide Applicator (Gainesville-Winder) Send resume to: ssullivan@avcaquatic. com EOE-Females/Minorities/ Protected Veterans/ Individuals with Disabilities, DFWP

Production Need dependable, detailed person, good with hands & math.

English & math exam, background check, drug screening, DMV report. Buford Area.

Apply Online: www. allamericanspecialties. com/jobapp.html

Professional Engineer: Senior Project Engineer: Manage & Implmt capital projects in liquid batch processing & aerosol packaging environment. Req.: BS (or equiv) in Industrial/ Production Engg, or related field w/5 yrs progressive exp in consumer products packaging industry, large capital projects from concept to commissioning, mechanical dsgn engg, EWP tool & techniques, 8D, Ishikawa/Pareto chart, Histogram, FMECA, DFMEA & PFMEA, ANSI, ASME, SME, ISO, GDT, 5S, kaize, TPM, OPL, SOP, JSA, OM, JA, IQ/OQ, FAT, VAT, GSUM, AutoCAD 2012, Solid works 2012, Inventor, MS Project.

Resume: Rizwan Syed, KIK Piedmont, LLC, 2030 Old Candler Rd, Gainesville, GA 30507.

FABRICATION DRAFTING Pendergrass Area. Manufacturer seeks experienced drafts person for manufacturing support. Strong CAD and math skills a must. 3D drafting a plus. EOE. Send resume to: position@ mmsystemscorp.com.

Land Surveying Firm seeking qualified party chief to manage crew and surveying projects. Office is based in Dawsonville Georgia. Position to be filled immediately.

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Management Analyst: Analyze & develop mgmt system/policy.

Req. BA & 1-yr exp.

Mail resume to: Tri-Best Building & Specialty Service, LLC, 1709 Kings Cross Ct, Hoschton, Georgia 30548

Washer/Dryers Stoves & Refrig.

Mattresses.

Refrig $125-$550.

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We have an excellent position available for a Legal Assistant in a fast-paced law firm. We are looking for a selfstarter with a very high level of professionalism and attention to detail who has at least 2 years of experience. Strong working knowledge of MSOffice products a must, excellent oral and written communication skills. Mail resume to: P.O. Box 635, Gainesville, GA 30503

Cemetery Lots for Sale

Restaurant Help Brenau University Dining and catering services has several full time and part time positions to fill.

Cashier, cook, baker and dishwasher positions are available. Apply in person to the dining hall at Brenau University.

770-538-4600 DOCKSIDE GRILL Hiring Servers & Cooks. $ Expeditor & Prep $ Call 404-216-4377 Now hiring for crew and management for new location 1615 Buford Hwy, Cumming. Apply at jobs.tacobell.com

2 CEMETERY LOTS, side-by-side, Memorial Park, by lake, + one vault, Gainesville.

Reduced to $5000. 706969-1098 4 GRAVE PLOT- Hillside #2 section. Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville, GA. $5000./ negot.

770-540-4335 BURIAL PLOT, Memorial Park Cemetery, Valor III Section, Double depth, D-S15, D-S16, $4,100 nego. 770-889-1017

Furniture Dining Room Set- Like New! 42x64 w/18” leaf, 6 Upholstered Chairs & Buffet (53-1/2 x17). $600. Also, glass top Coffee Table.

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Heavy Equipment

Poor Richard’s is taking applications for F/T DINNER SERVERS Call for appointment, 770-532-0499

Technical LAWN SPRAY TECHNICIAN- F/T Experience preferred, but not required.

Benefits and health care available. Apply: http: // www.kinggreen.com/ about/employment.php

Trades Commercial Cabinet Co. seeking Experienced Cabinet & Trim Installers and Experienced Cabinet Builders Contact Brannon 770-932-2226 ext 111.

Drug Free Workplace DRIVERS - FLATBED Great Home Time $60k+ per year, plus benefits, Medical, 401k, new equipment.

Buchanan Hauling & Rigging. Company and Owner Operators. 2 years OTR. Class A CDL 866-683-6688 www.drivebuchanan .com Need Commercial Cabinet Builder Seeking builder highly skilled in all aspects of shop work and materials 678-482-9179

Truck Drivers CLASS A CDL DRIVERS needed for local trailer spotting company.

Must have clean MVR. Top pay and benefits.

Home everyday/night.

Please call 678-771-2613 or go to our website at www. lazerspot.com CLASS A- CDL DRIVERS- Full-Time, Local. 2yrs. experience & Clean MVR. Cumming, Gainesville areas. Home nightly. 770-887-6117 CLASS A-CDL DRIVERFlatbed Experienced necessarey. Call 770-560-2720 DRIVER POSITION available at Morgan Concrete. Must have 2 yrs of driving exp. using CDL. We will train you to be a concrete delivery professional.

Great starting pay & benefits. Jobs available in Athens and Jefferson.

Call Mel, (800) 448-2830 Koch Foods of Gainesville currently has openings for OverThe-Road Drivers with Refrigerated Trailer exp.

Good driving record required. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits pkg. Contact Reid, 770-536-8819 EOE-M/F/D/V MATURE CDL Driver wanting Part-time.

Email resume to: bernie@preferred plasticsrecycling.com

Stuff Appliances WASHER & DRYER Kenmore. Exc Cond. $250. 770-983-1507

Misc. For Sale

WORKING BUSINESS COPIERS New ones in and old ones out! We need the space. Practically GIVING these printers away.

Several SAVIN Business Printers: Savin 2535s (P/F/C), Savin 2522s (P/F/C), Savin 2513s (Copier), Savin 2545s (P/F/C). Some have extra toner. Sold AS/IS Buyer will need a large truck. $1,500 for all or make an offer! dwoodard@ gainesvilletimes.com.

COLLECTIBLE CARS, 1/18th & 1/32nd in scale, over 2,000 cars.

Hot Wheels, Johnny Lighting, Matchbox, large trucks.

770-889-1797 H.O. TRAIN DISPLAY, 4ft x 8ft, winter scene, w/ 3 trains & extras. 770249-7700

Pets & Supplies CHIHUAHUA PUPS - CKC REGISTERED. HEY, WE ARE READY TO GO HOME WITH YOU! WE ARE 5 HANDSOME LONG COAT BOYS RAISED BY MINI AND GRAND DADDY AND OUR PARENTS LIVE WITH US. WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST SHOTS & DE-WORMING. Y’ALL COME SEE US! $200 & UP! 706-677-5229; 770-

262-9957

Caterpillar 259B3 Skid Steer: Low Hrs, Extremely well maintained,Very Clean, Must see to appreciate!

404-425-2290

Lawn Equipment Kubota Riding Mower 20hp, 46” cut. Good Cond. $400; Murray 18hp, 46” cut. Good cond. $400; Snapper Riding Mower 8hp, elect ric start. Good Cond $300; Snapper Riding Mower- 8hp, pull start. Good Cond. $250 Garden Digger- Good Con d. $150 I Buy Snapper Riding Mowers Not Running.

Flowery Branch, 678943-7436 WALK BEHIND MOWER, 47 inch, Toro, 15HP Kohler engine, belts are new, just out of the shop from tune-up, asking $1,500 neg. 770598-6597

CHIHUAHUA PUPSMale & Fem, long & short haired. 1st shots & wormed. $250-350. Call 251-454-1127 FREE KITTEN To Good Home Alreadydy spayed and Rabbie shots.

Contact donna 770-9054784 FREE TO GOOD HOME, 9 yrs old, 1/2 Jack Russell & 1/2 Corkie, great watchdog, prefer older couple. Moving...need to find home ASAP. 470-248-0323 GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies, AKC, black & tan, 4 boys & 2 girls, $250. 404-918-9219 MALTI POO Puppy.

Male. All shots. $375 912-674-7549

Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished

AVAILABLE NOW! 1BR. Clean, quiet n’borhood. $495mo; $300dp 678-630-9019

Mobile Homes For Rent

CLEVELAND, Lg. 2BR/ 2.5 Townhouse, deck w/ storage bldg, $600/m +dep. 706-319-0654

2/1-5986 Glennburtz Rd, 30564. $450 mo2/1 Total elec. 678-615-4247 678-450-5990

In City- 2BR Apt. $550mo. No pets. 770315-8866

2BR/1.5BA, Lula. $110/ wk + $300 dep.

No pets. 706-654-0958

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Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $600 up 2BR/2BA $725 up Brandon Place 2BR/2BA $700 Efficiency Apt $490 Swimming Pool Call today Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687 No Rent Until October 1st Expires 8/30/14 3BR/2BA Homes Call Sun Homes 888-246-2803 Countrysidelake lanier.com

Nice 2 & 3 BR on priv lot N. Hall. $125 & $150/wk 770-540-0800

2 PVT ROOMS for 1 person each, $100/wk. & $115/wk. Near I-985 Oakwood/ Gainesville.

678-328-9980 MEN- Be$t, Pvt home, Fur Br, All Priv + Xtras, Oakwd 770-530-1110

Rooms For Rent

Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $645$725. 678-357-5044

$110/wk. Furnished, all utils & cable. W/D. kitch. 770-561-0781

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Homes & Real Estate

Pine Forest- Oakwood 2BR/1BA $730/mo. 770287-1456

Houses For RentUnfurnished

Habersham Cnty 4BR/2BA. 1495 Yonah Post Rd. $1200mo+dep.

770-654-5376 3BR/1BA Morningside Hts.-Calvary Dr $650 + dep. 678-849-7583 Apts/Homes. General Property Mgmt.

770-287-1456 www. callapartments.com Flowery Branch-, 4BR/2.5BA swim pool. $1300. 678-894-5004 Gainesville 3BR/2BALakefront w/shared dock. 2335 Whipporwill Ln. $1250. 770-532-7545 Gainesville, S/N Hall 1-3BR $85 & up per wk No app fee 1 week free 770-534-7596

N. HALL, 2BR/1BA, $650/mo + $650 dep.

678-410-3599 S.E. HALL CO., lg. mstr, w/ bath + 2 small bdrm w/ bath, kit., dining, den, lg yard, storage bldg., $800 + dp. + lease.

No smoking/ pets. 678462-3123

All Terrain Vehicles

Cub Cadet 2011 Volunteer. 4x4 Utility Vehicle. Red, 35hp Kohler, 80hours, loaded, Like New! $9,700. 706754-5514

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Roommates Wanted

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HOUSES & APTS. Avail in Gainesville & Hall Co. The Simpson Co. 770-532-9911 MYRTLE TERRACES Senior Independent Living Community 1bdrm from $690 2 bdrm from $790 Certain age & income restrictions apply!

Water, trash and electric included in rent Call today for more info 770-538-0928

Lula- 3BR/2BA on 3 acres. $650/ mo.

678-316-8178

Wheels

House For SaleSurrounding 3 LOTS w/small A-Frame 1/4 mile from Lake Lanier. $25K. 843-8893151 Owner financed Manufactured home on 1 acre. New roof, 3 BR/2BA Cleveland, GA. 65,000 call 770-6549368

Mobile Homes For Sale 3BR/2BA Dbl Wide on 3.5 acres. Spout Spring s Rd. in S. Hall. Front covered porch & open deck, rear deck, detached 4 car carport, C/H/A, all appls remain. $150k or Best Offer.

770-967-9986

Recreation Boats & Marine 2005 Sea Ray Bow Rider 200 Sport with 5.0L 220 HP Mercruiser, Bimini top and trailer, VERY Clean and VERY Low Hours. $18,900.00 770-634-6304 BOAT 1978- 18’ Fiber glass & trailer. $500.

770-905-3441 678-617-5560 WELLCRAFT - 20’, Run A Bout. 260hp Mercruiser, I/O, with trailer.

Very Good Cond. Orig owner. $7500/obo 770-538-0504

Chevy Truck Wheels and Good Year Tires.

265/65/18. 7,000 miles.

6 Lug. Sensors included. $800. 770-540-0894

Autos For Sale

FORD 1999 Taurus. SE 98k orig miles. 1 owner, Very clean in/out. Runs good! Only $2600. 678200-0812 FORD 2010 Shelby GT500, red w/ black interior, 25K miles, $15,000 in performance options. Asking $37,000.

678-787-2539 LINCOLN 2014 MKZ, fully equipped, showroom cond., only 3,500 miles, window price $48,000. Selling price $38,000. 120,000 ext. bumper to bumper warranty. 770-503-5055

Import Cars TOYOTA 1998 Camry.

Good cond. Must Sell! $2200.

678-517-7689

Motorcycles HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 Dyna Wide Glide, new tires, 2 seats, many extras, $7,900.

678-787-2539

Sport Utility Vehicles FORD 2004 Expedition, 4x4, new brakes, new tires, 220K, runs great, tow pkg, $4600. 706949-4688 TOYOTA 2002 Sequoia Limited, 2WD, white w/ grey leather, pwr sunroof, tow pkg, 161K, exc. cond., $7,790.

770-531-7441

Trucks FORD 1988-F-250. 7.3 diesel, 5spd, Ext Cab. VGC.. Trade possible. $4,500/obo. 770-9670751

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