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The Paper | Thursday, November 22, 2012
GUIDRY
Continued from 1A According to Guidry, the worst part of handling juvenile cases is “just the day in and day out” aspect of it, “constantly seeing bad things happen to children.” Guidry uses a lesson he learned during his 26 years with the Air Force Reserves to handle dealing with the negatives of his job. “Don’t take it home. You don’t want to spread the grief,” said Guidry, who admits he copes by talking with those around him working on the same things. However, working with DFCS also accounts for what Guidry says is the best part of his job. “Every so often, you just have a nice success story, and that kind of keeps everyone going,” said Guidry. Guidry says that when it comes to cases involving delinquency there are usually two types that are memorable where he and his staff “either still cringe or spend a lot of time laughing over it.” On such memorable case with an aspect of humor involved a child accused of aggravated assault for throwing a fish at a moving vehicle. Guidry admits that those involved in the case assumed the fish was of a substantial size, when it in fact turned out to be a goldfish. “Don’t assume anything,” said Guidry of what that case taught him, “otherwise you end up with a courtroom full of people just laughing.”
Braselton Police n On Nov. 12, a Braselton woman reported identity theft and fraud after someone emptied her checking account of more than $30,000. The woman loaned money to a family friend and employee who believes his mother is behind the theft. n On Nov. 13, officers reported to a gas station on Highway 53 when one man accused another of stealing his wallet. n A resident of Allee Way reported her mink coat missing on Nov. 13. n On Nov. 14, a car heading northbound on Interstate 85 was pulled over for the driver’s failure to maintain lane. When the officer approached the car, he noticed a strong odor of alcohol and beer bottle in the vehicle’s cup holder. The driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle, failure to maintain lane and driving without his license on his person. n A Nov. 14, 911 call was placed for a man staying at a local inn having an asthma attack. The man was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center. n On Nov. 16, a customer at Kroger on Spouts Springs Road reported her iPhone stolen from her vehicle while she was shopping. n A woman reported her purse and wallet stolen from her vehicle on Nov. 16. n On Nov. 17, a vehicle traveling along Thompson Mill Road was pulled over for failure to maintain lane. The driver stated he had not consumed any alcohol despite the officer noting an odor of alcohol. The driver refused to perform and sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to maintain lane,
Hamilton State Bank taps Smalley as vice president
Hamilton State Bank relocates Oakwood Branch To expand services and offer better access for its customers, Hamilton State Bank has moved its Oakwood Branch to a new location on Mundy Mill Road near I-985. The new Oakwood branch opened Nov. 13 at 3607 Mundy Mill Road, approximately one mile northwest of Hamilton State’s current location in the Robson Crossing shopping center on Georgia Highway 53. “We have been searching for a larger location for the Oakwood branch so we can expand our services while still providing a convenient location for our customers,” said Bob Oliver, chairman and CEO of Hamilton State Bank. “The new location is bigger and will allow us to us to locate more employees at the branch and offer additional services to our customers, such as safe deposit boxes.” The new branch is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office n On Nov. 17, a woman reported her in-laws repeatedly coming into her 332 Highway uninvited. n On Nov. 18, a suspicious vehicle was reported along New Liberty Church Road. According to the passenger, she and her boyfriend were arguing when stopped the car and got out at an intersection. While standing outside the
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BRASELTON — Hamilton State Bank has named Lee Smalley as Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate. In this new role, Smalley will head up Hamilton State Bank’s newly formed commercial real estate division. “Lee brings an extensive background in commercial real estate to this new position,” said Bob Oliver, Smalley chairman and CEO of Hamilton State Bank. “With nearly 30 years of experience, Lee has strong analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills. He has experience in business development, client services, underwriting, negotiating and strategic planning.” Smalley has worked in the real estate industry for 28 years with a dozen of those were in banking. He is experienced in real estate acquisitions, permanent lending, and asset management and has served in senior leadership positions throughout his career. Based in Braselton, Hamilton State Bank has 20 branches throughout Georgia with offices in Barrow, Bartow, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jackson, Butts, Jasper and Henry counties. To learn more about Hamilton State Bank ,visit www.hamiltonstatebank.com.
and having an obscuring tag frame. n A vehicle heading southbound on Interstate 85 was pulled over Nov. 18 after the passenger was witnessed littering. When the officer requested the passenger’s name, she gave a false name. The name she gave was of a woman with blue eyes, and the subject’s eyes were brown. Upon searching through the passenger’s purse her real name was discovered, she was found to be wanted in Gwinnett County and was arrested for an active warrant, littering, and disorderly conduct. n On Nov. 18, a 911 call was placed for a Lakeshore Circle residence when one of the residents pushed open a door on another resident resulting in a know on her forehead and her falling to the ground. The first resident was placed under arrest for battery. n A driver pulled over Nov. 19 for failure to maintain lane admitted to consuming narcotics earlier that day. When the officers searched her vehicle, an additional narcotic tablet was found within the vehicle and the driver’s phone showed evidence of drug transactions.The driver was arrested and charged with failure to maintain lane and purchase, possession or having under control any controlled substance.
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car, a Braselton Police car drove by. The passenger said the man was scared since he had been drinking. The man told his girlfriend to meet him at a friends then he ran off. n A vehicle fire was reported Nov. 17 on Highway 60 in Braselton. The driver stated the transmission had been running hot, and he believed it had caught fire. n A driver waiting in a line to pick up her child at Gum Springs Elementary was hit by the vehicle behind her on Nov. 16. The woman wanted the incident reported due to her having neck pain. n On Nov. 15, a report of suspicious activity at a Lanier Road abandoned and uncompleted residence turned out to be the property owners checking on the building. n A woman driving on Holders Siding Road was arrested for driving with a suspended license on Nov. 16. She said she thought it would be OK for her to just drive to the theater without a license. n On Nov. 15, a Windy Hill Road resident reported the outboard motor
stolen from a boat on his property. n A woman was arrested Nov. 15 and charged with disorderly conduct and simple battery after getting into a dispute. The mother says the daughter is upset that she did not get the cable cut off. n On Nov. 14, a man driving a vehicle with no brake lights was found to be driving with a suspended license and was arrested. n A man driving along Mt. Creek Drive was pulled over for failing to maintain lane on Nov. 14. He was then found to be driving without a license and was placed under arrest. n A verbal dispute was reported at a Garner Road residence on Nov. 14 between a mother and her son. n A Trotters Way resident reported having her medication stolen by a man visiting her daughter on Nov. 11. n On Nov. 12, a verbal dispute was reported between a woman and her child’s father at a Meadow Creek Drive residence. n A dispute at a Highway 82 residence led to the arrest of a man on Nov. 12
Hometown directors that the bank was a model bank but one that was started and operated during the worst economic times. “We were known as a real estate bank because that is the type of growth that was happening here,” said Martin. When the real estate industry collapsed, banks like Hometown Community Banks were hit hard. But Martin said the board had asked for time for the market to rebound but community banks are in the crosshairs of the FDIC. FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with CertusBank and the two branches of Hometown Community Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of CertusBank, N.A. Depositors of Hometown Community Bank will automatically become depositors of CertusBank, and deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship in order to retain their deposit insurance coverage up to applicable limits. Hometown Community Bank had a Highway 53 location in Braselton and a branch in the Traditions Walk development along Highway 124 in Hoschton. Customers with questions can call the FDIC at 1-800-8304725 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Visit http://www.fdic. gov/bank/individual/failed/hometown.html. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $36.7 million. Compared to other alternatives, CertusBank, N.A.’s acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC’s DIF. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Jasper Banking Company in Jasper, on July 27. CertusBank has locations in Jefferson at 1465 Old Swimming Pool Road at Damon Gause Parkway, in the CommerceHomer area at 1989 Historic Homer Highway in Commerce and in the Athens-Bogart area at 1252 Virgil Langford Road in Bogart.
We were known as a real estate bank. Martha Martin Board member, Hometown Community Bank when the man’s parents confronted him about possible drug use. n On Nov. 11, a domestic dispute was reported at a Cecil Clark Road residence. An argument over a text message led to both parties damaging property at the residence. n On Nov. 9, a vehicle pulled over on Old Gainesville Highway when a passenger was not wearing his seatbelt led to a foot chase by an officer. The passenger had an outstanding warrant and, once the officer notified him, he took of running. The officer pursued him over a barbed wire fence and eventually used a taser on the man before eventually catching him. The suspect stated he ran because he wanted to spend the holidays with his children and apologized to the officer. n A driver traveling on the wrong side of the road on Highways 124 was found to be driving under
the influence of alcohol and was arrested on Nov. 11. n A man driving his go-cart on a neighbor’s property along Creekview Court was warned on criminal trespass on Nov. 10. n A Jefferson man began receiving harassing phone calls from the father of a teenage girl on Nov. 4. According to the man’s wife, the teenager had told the man’s wife that her boyfriend looked good to which the woman told the girl to keep her eyes in her head. n On Nov. 9, a civil dispute was reported between two Harold Phillips Road residents. One of the men moved his truck so that he was blocking the installation of new phone lines at his neighbor’s home. n A woman eating dinner at a Jefferson restaurant reported her wallet stolen from her purse on Nov. 10.