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The difference now, according to one of the lawmakers behind last year’s cutting and pasting, is that leaders on both sides are not looking for a repeat.

“That is absolutely not our objective,” said Senate Health and Human Services Chairwoman Renee Unterman.

Unterman will release Thursday what she hopes will be a compromise between the Senate and House Bill 1, Rep. Allen Peake’s broader medical marijuana legislation. Unterman has pledged no shenanigans with the House version.

“Every session is a different set of issues,” she said. “Our goal is not to combine this bill with any other bills this year.”

Peake, a Macon Republican, also expressed optimism but said Senate Bill 185, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tippins, R-Marietta, and Unterman, will not cut it. SB 185 would only allow children with epilepsy to participate in clinical trials of cannabis oil. Peake’s bill would legalize the possession of the oil by patients of any age who suffer from a wide range of disorders.

“SB 185 excludes thousands of our citizens who suffer from medical conditions beyond epilepsy and could benefit from cannabis oil,” Peake said.

Still, he said, he’s “hopeful that our chambers can reach an agreement on this issue and get a bill to the governor as soon as possible.”

Bill seeks sweeping changes in misdemeanor probation system ATLANTA Georgia would reform its misdemeanor probation system and create a new state agency to oversee probation and parole supervision under a bill that passed the House on Wednesday.

House Bill 310, sponsored by Public Safety Committee Chairman Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, is part of Gov. Nathan Deal’s criminal justice reform package for this year.

Rep. Christian Coomer, R-Cartersville, said the bill helps those who need it.

“If you believe in second chances, if you believe in redemption, if you’ve ever made a mistake and needed some correction, you can believe in this bill,” Coomer, one of Deal’s floor leaders, said.

The bill calls for sweeping changes for the state’s troubled misdemeanor probation system, which was the subject of a scathing state audit and a Georgia Supreme Court case.

“Quite frankly, a lot of things got out of skew over the years,” Powell said, adding that the Supreme Court case “brought things to a grinding halt.”

Georgia places more people on probation than any other state, largely because local judges use probation as a costly payment plan for people who can’t afford to pay off traffic tickets on the day they go to court.

Many county and municipal courts across the state have outsourced misdemeanor probation to private companies who earn money from fees they

collect from probationers.

The bill would impose new transparency requirements on probation companies, including a mandate that the companies disclose how much money they keep in probation fees and other charges.

The bill would also limit probation fees in “pay only” cases. These are cases where offenders do not need supervision, they just need time to pay off a fine.

Judges would also have clear authority to substitute community service hours for probation fees and waive fines and fees if they would cause a significant financial hardship.

The bill would require what the U.S. Supreme Court has already ordered: Before jailing someone for failing to pay, the judge must find that the failure was willful, not the result of poverty.

Judges and probation providers also get something they want. The bill would give judges clear authority to put misdemeanor probation cases on hold if someone stops reporting and can’t be found.

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled last year that Georgia law did not authorize judges to pause misdemeanor probation sentences, which has been a routine practice for years.

The bill would also create a new Department of Community Supervision. That department would bring the state’s felony probation and parole officers under one umbrella.

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ATLANTA With Crossover Day behind them, Georgia lawmakers brace themselves this week for the final 10 days of the 2015 legislative session, the time when the hardest work and the true negotiations begin.

Lawmakers on all sides now know the stakes and which bills are most important. Major proposals dealing with transportation funding, medical marijuana and the governor’s plan for failing schools have swapped chambers and thus are subject to horse trading between the House and the Senate.

Both chambers seem to have made an effort not to repeat last year’s chaotic final weeks, when several high-profile bills were ripped apart and patched together with new parts, a pattern that coined a new phrase: Frankenbills.

House Bill 170, a bipartisan plan supporters hope will raise $1 billion a year in new funding for transportation, could reach the Senate floor this week. A Senate panel has already made major changes to it, but House leaders pledge to find common ground, not gridlock.

Lest anyone think differently, Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday made clear he’s paying close attention to the process.

“If we go through this big enterprise, which we’ve done now for months, then we ought to be able to come up with something that serves the needs of today and anticipates the needs of tomorrow,” Deal told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The transportation debate is new this year. But several issues that were waylaid by 2014’s end-of-session meltdown are back on the docket.

Among them: an autism insurance mandate wanted by the Senate and a House-favored medical marijuana proposal.

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Frantom, Harris make runoff Lack of interest in the district bodes well for the incumbent; Pittman shutout leaves Davis without potential ally.

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA Richmond County commissioners can take heart at the results of the District 7 Special Election.

For one, the dismal 13 percent turnout suggests that the citizens of District 7 are either totally on board with the way the city is operating or they feel powerless to attempt to make a change. Either way, sitting commissioners should be encouraged.

The lackluster turnout says much more about the collective psyche of the District 7 voters who did not go to the polls (86 percent!) than it does about the candidates themselves.

Just for the record, it should be noted that Sean Frantom, the youngest candidate, received 866 votes (43.7 percent); temporary District 7 Commissioner Hap Harris received 723 votes (36.5%); and retired businessman, Sonny Pittman, received 391 votes (19.7 percent).

The odd man out, Sonny Pittman, was the only candidate who appeared prepared to support Mayor Hardie

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Davis’ quest for enhanced powers.

Pittman said that he was prepared to support broader powers for the mayor and that he was in favor of granting them to Davis sooner rather than later.

We’re sure Mayor Davis was pulling all the way for Sonny.

The runoff election is scheduled for April 14, two days after the Masters Golf Tournament. One thing is clear, even though 13 percent didn’t set the participation bar too high, this upcoming runoff turnout could be in single digits.

Here’s the problem for Frantom.

He’s has not generated enough interest to raise very much cash.

On March 8, several days before the election, he reported about $2,000 in contributions.

Harris at the same time had raised over $12,000.

The bright side for Frantom is that he certainly garnered more votes per campaign-dollars spent than did either of his rivals. In short, he was more efficient with his resources.

But, since this is America, you’ve got to go with the “big” money especially in a low-interest runoff to a

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“special” election that only attracted 13 percent of registered voters.

But then there’s this other issue.

Listen to what Sonny Pittman had to say at a recent candidate’s forum in response to a question about harmony on the commission. “. . . they have six votes and we don’t. . . My job is not to go down there and dance with them,” Pittman is reported to have said.

They have six votes and we don’t.

I’m going to give Mr. Pittman the benefit of the doubt and suggest that we’re not appreciating sufficiently the context in which that quote was gathered.

But, one can’t help wondering if the same sentiment that prompted Mr. Pittman to grouse about what they have, is the same sentiment

Sonny Pittman

that caused every single white person in Richmond County to feel that it wasn’t important for them to run for mayor in 2014. Whites have competed in every mayoral election since Sherman’s march through Georgia, so why, all of a sudden, is there no interest?

Could it be that non-African Americans stayed out of the mayoral race because “it was not their job to go down there and dance with them.”

Whatever.

I think that Augusta will be well served by either Frantom or Harris in District 7 and they should be commended for making the effort to serve as commissioner.

As for Sonny Pittman, we applaud his effort and encourage him to run again — perhaps for mayor.

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Club re-enacts history at Cedar Grove The Paine College History Club will host its annual Living History Re-enactments on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the historic Cedar Grove Cemetery. This year’s participants will present noted African Americans from the CSRA like Amanda DicksonToomer, one of the wealthiest black women in the late 19th century, and other prominent local figures in African-American history like Rev. Dr. Silas Floyd and Dr. T.W. Josey.

“We are excited to host this re-enactment that showcases important figures in African-American history,” said Triest Fisher, president of the Paine College History Club. “Each made significant contributions to our community and we welcome everyone to join us for this event.”

Tours are scheduled for 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Admission is free.

Cedar Grove Cemetery is located at 120 Watkins St.

Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens Cemetery Concerned Owners & Other Interested Parties Meeting of Importance Pertaining to the Cemetery Date: Sunday, March 22, 2015 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Antioch Baptist Church (Corner of Florence Street & Augusta Ave.)

South Carolina Thursday, March 19, 5:30 - 7:30 PM North Augusta Commuity Center 495 Brookside Ave, N. Augusta SC

Monday, March 23 5:30 - 7:30 Odell Weeks Activity Center 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken, SC Tuesday, March 24 5:30 - 7:30 PM Smith Hazel Recreation Center 400 Kershaw Street NE, Aiken, SC For more information, contact the Augusta Planning & Development Dept. at 706.821.1796. Persons with special needs related to disability or foreign language may contact the Planning office for assistance or visit www.augustaga.gov/arts

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BUSINESS

AVANT WILLIAMS BARBER SALON

William Melvin is the CEO/Owner of Avant Williams Barber-Salon, Massage & Spa, located on Washington Road in the Washington Square Shopping Center. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Customer-oriented, community-focused Interview by Vincent Hobbs Avant Williams Barber Salon is not a typical barbershop; it offers an opportunity for both men and women to have some needed body pampering done.

Why do you believe it is important for men to be conscientious of their grooming?

We started out by doing male grooming only, but have since changed to servicing women as well. We still have some guys who are skeptical of the process. A pedicure and a massage does not make us less manly - dying early because of improper body-care does. I ask guys, “Who is your favorite sports

player or do you watch any sports?”

I explain to them that all of those guys they see on TV, running the football or dunking the basketball, not only utilize grooming services – but they have people who come to their homes to do it.

This still has been a hard point to educate some of the males in Augusta. Last year, we began servicing women and business picked up.

Now we offer a wide variety of professional services for women, men, and children. We offer massage in our distinctive massage room that has a fireplace and custom walk-in shower. We offer straight-razor shaving, hair-styling, blow dry and even makeup services. Avant Williams is

a one-stop shop for all of your professional grooming and pampering needs.

You have a background as a disabled military veteran, having served over eight years in the US Army. What sparked your interest in creating a barber salon?

I was training to go into Special Forces, but got injured twice in the process. After being injured a number of times, one day I asked my wife to rub my feet. She told me that she would not rub my feet, but that we could go and get it done.

My complete ignorance at the time could not grasp going into a “ladies” shop to have someone touch my

feet.

After a while, my wife and I made a silly bet. If she lost, she would have to rub my feet. If I lost, I would have to go with her to a nail shop.

I did not win. I put off going for around six months. She then called me on my word. “You are a man of your word - but you will not go and get your feet done, as you said you would.” I agreed to do it.

There were a couple of rules. It must be on an extremely slow day and if someone is there, then we are leaving. We went on a Sunday when it was empty. I was extremely tense, with my feet and toes conContinued on next page

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With all of your creative endeavors and community involvement, time is a very valuable resource.

What is an activity you participate in to relax and re-invigorate yourself?

An activity that my family holds dear is snowboarding. We love it! There is nothing like enjoying the view on top of a snow-packed mountain. We get a cabin out in the middle of nowhere. Hearing the trees blowing and the forest chirping; relaxation will set in. We have been so high in the mountains that we can practically touch the clouds. It is beautiful and we enjoy ourselves.

The Melvin Family Meal Donation outreach gave away over 85 meals to needy families last December.

AUGUSTA Find some bargain buys and support a worthy cause at the annual Consign for Kids sale, a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia.

Public sale hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 21, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Stevens Creek Elementary School, 3780 Evans to Locks Road.

Consignment and donated items for sale will include clothing for the family, housewares, furniture, and accessories. In addition, various vendors will be selling handmade crafts and commercial goods.

All proceeds will go directly to CHOG, the area’s only children’s hospital. The money will be used to purchase equipment for units, including the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive

Care Units. Funds will also be used for video game systems, toys, movies, and arts and craft supplies that make the hospital more kid-friendly for patients and families.

For more information visit, www. consignforkids.com or contact Lisa Christie at 706-231-0431 or consignforkids@gmail.com; or Catherine Stewart at castewart@gru.edu or 706721-4004.

The 154-bed not-for-profit Children’s Hospital of Georgia is the second largest children’s hospital in the state, providing the highest level of pediatric critical care and neonatal intensive care, as well as a wide range of general and complex health care for children. Visit facebook.com/ GAChildrens or follow on Twitter at twitter.com/GAChildrens

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You and your wife Tonisha are also involved in community outreach to lower-income individuals and families. How did you get involved in this outreach, which provides meals during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays?

The Melvin Family’s Meal Donation began a few years ago while walking through Food Lion.

I went there to pick up something quick to eat and left with six meals and a dream to help others. While shopping, I saw turkeys on sale for $6-$8 apiece. I thought to myself that it would be good to give away some turkeys for Thanksgiving.

I called my wife and said, “Hey, we should take the kids and give some turkeys away for Thanksgiving.” She agreed. I put six of them in my basket. It then dawned on me; Food Lion has a lot of “buy-one, get-onefree” items during the holidays. I discovered that we could provide an entire meal for $22-$24 dollars.

I left the store with a total of six meals.

Immediately, I called the lady who was renting my house at the time and asked her if she needed a meal. I told her to give out my number to anyone else who might need one and have them call me. We bought a total of ten meals for Thanksgiving. My wife had to work, so my two boys and I went door-to-door handing out the meals. I decided to do this to show my sons the importance of giving.

Tell us about your partnership with Peabody Apartments to provide barber and salon services to older residents. Why did you decide to help the community in this way?

We truly believe in our community. It is very important for us to give back. Last year, we sought ways to help and we found there was a need for salon and barbering services at the Augusta Housing Authority Peabody Elderly and Assistant Living apartment building.

We were determined to receive that contract, to be able to help the residents at the Peabody. We did not have the budget to offer a lot of free services but we offered a very affordable discount to the residents. We have also incorporated the Peabody in The Melvin Family’s Holiday Meals, where we provide meals for some of the residents.

Additionally, we give 20% of profits back, which supports trips and different activities for the residents.

We decided to do this because our elders, and just people in need, should not be overlooked! People assume that you have to be extremely rich to help others. I can assure you, we are far from that - but that will not stop our drive. As a company, we cannot be here without the support of our community. We should all support our community in different ways.

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stantly curling up. The lady told me to just relax. I just could not. She then reached up and hit the chair massage button. It was like I was floating on a magical cloud of relaxing fingers! After being so tense, I finally laid back. I put my head back and closed my eyes, then boom!!!!

A party of eight or nine women walked in; they had scheduled a wedding party that day. I grabbed the towel from the lady and started drying my feet. She explained to me that I wasn’t done. I told her, “Yes, I am, and it is okay, I am still going to pay you.” I told my wife it was time to go and to dry her feet off. We paid and left.

As I drove home, I thought to myself, it would be nice for men to have a place to go with a more masculine feel to it. They can come and relax in a professional environment and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

We are put here to help others when we can. We are no better than anyone else. These are the values that I think are important to instill in my family. We did the same for Christmas that year.

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SPORTS FOCUS

A runner from A.R. Johnson sprints forward at the start of a race during a track meet held at Laney stadium. Other schools competing in the meet included Laney, Technical Career Magnet School and Richmond Academy.

Photo by Vincent Hobbs Richmond Academy track athlete Jerae Vaughn prepares to throw the discus during a meet held at Laney stadium.

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(Above) Middle-distance runners from Laney compete during a track meet held at Laney stadium. (Right) Laney track athlete Jalen Taylor clears the bar during the high jump event.

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UrbanProWeekly • MARCH 19 - 25, Richmond Academy track athlete NaTosha Jordan celebrates after clearing 5’ 10” in the high jump event, during a meet held at Laney stadium.

Jordan’s accomplishment is a new best personal record for her. Other schools competing in the meet included Laney, Technical Carreer Magnet School and A.R. Johnson.

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City, local groups prepare for citywide community cleanup Savannah Riverkeeper, the City of Augusta with Mayor Hardie Davis and A ARP will host the �Hands Across Augusta Spring Cleanup,� an age-friendly community cleanup day and recycling event on Saturday, March28,2015 from 8:30am-12pm. Citizens across the CSR A are called to join hands in service to clean up our streets and neighborhoods for all to enjoy.

Locations for volunteer sign-in and recycling drop-off will be at: Lake Olmstead Park, 2200 Broad Street; May Park, 622 4th Street, Diamond Lakes Regional Park, 4335 Windsor Spring Road, Hephzibah, Henry H. Brigham Community Center, 2463 Golden Camp Road, and Warren Road Community Center,300 Warren Road.

Trash and recycling bags will be provided, and volunteers will receive a free lunch and t-shirt. Team leaders are needed and should call Savannah Riverkeeper at 706-826-8991 to register your cleanup team. Volunteers should arrive at 8:30am day of the cleanup at the location of their choosing to sign in.

“He Reigneth Forevermore” A Passion Play and Musical

The story of the creation, the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

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Sunday, March 29 • 5:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Baptist Church • 1714 Olive Road, Augusta, GA HISTORY The Passion Play and Musical premiered in April, 2001, to an estimated crowd of more than 1,000. In response to the overwhelming demand for repeat performances, the production added a second performance in 2002. In 2003, a third performance was added allowing more people to witness this ministry through drama and music.

Beatrice Brown, a Columbia County retired educator and native of Macon, Georgia, is the author and director of the play and musical. Ms.

Brown is a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church where the Reverend Clarence Moore is pastor. Long before the first performance, she approached the pastor concerning a vision to produce a Passion Play. Reverend Moore gave his approval and the work began.

Although efforts are made each year to incorporate the community in the production, the performance remains primarily an extension of the evangelism ministry of Good Shepherd Baptist Church. The performers are dedicated church

members who are committed to the mandate of the Great Commission. Church members participate in every aspect of the production from creating the scenery, props, and costumes, to providing the music and cast of actors. All age groups are represented in the cast.

Ms. Brown, a writer of short plays, songs and children’s stories, has never doubted the importance of this work. “This production is an opportunity for us to share our faith with others in a unique way,” Ms. Brown says.

Admission - FREE • A Love Offering Will Be Received • Groups Are Welcome.

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UPW FORUM COMMENTARY by Juan Escalante

The Loretta Lynch nomination for attorney general will go down in the books as the most drawn out, acrimonious, and partisan confirmation to date.

Immigration should not hold back Loretta Lynch Will immigration continue to be the wedge issue of the 114th Congress?

You bet.

The dust is still settling from the Department of Homeland Security funding faceoff, a House Republican manufactured crisis, where President Obama’s stalled DACA+ and DACA programs served as the backdrop.

However, a new fight is brewing where Republicans are, yet again, injecting immigration rhetoric.

The confirmation of Loretta Lynch has now dragged on for over four months. If you have been following the story, then you would know that this is the longest it has taken to confirm an attorney general in three decades. You would also know that Vice President Joe Biden might need to spring into action, should the vote to confirm Lynch comes down to a tie.

Both clear signs as to how long the Republican Party is willing to drag its feet to get what it wants -- to ensure that the President’s executive actions on immigration never see the light of day.

While Senator McConnell assured

the American public that he would fix our broken immigration system, However, it won’t be because she will bring Lynch’s confirmation to a full and insists in using the issue to divide be the first African-American woman to vote in the following days, only to then (its own party) and conquer (nothing). be confirmed as Attorney General, nor turn around and say that Lynch would What will be the next big issue that because of her extensive qualifications. be considered after the Senate makes our elected officials will use as a bar- Instead, it will go down in the books as headway on a “stalled” human traffick- gaining chip to get DACA+ and DAPA the most drawn out, acrimonious, and ing bill. Again, more stalling and less repealed? partisan confirmation to date. progress on issue that are vital to our The Washington Post is right to say country. that Lynch’s nomination, and possible Juan Escalante is an undocumented If Loretta Lynch is not confirmed, confirmation, will indeed make history. immigrant, online activist & blogger are they expecting President Obama to nominate somebody who will not agree with his immigration policies?

Or are Republican going to leave the You don’t have to live with United States without an Attorney General through 2016? or any other kind Instead of holding back Lynch for her stance on DACA, DACA+, and DAPA, of discomfort, including headaches, programs that are currently caught up or any other kind of discomfort, neck stiffness, shoulder pain, muscle in the courts thanks to a textbook including headaches, neck stiffness, example of judicial activism, why not tension, sleep difficulty or hand lead by crafting proposals to solve the shoulder pain, muscle tension, sleep status of millions of undocumented difficulty or Brice hand numbness/weakness. numbness/weakness.

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WORSHIP

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Restoration Ministries SINGLES’ MEET & GREET NIGHT

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Friday, MARCH 27, 7:30pm Join Drs. Michael & Bernita Mitchell on Friday, March 27th at 7:30pm in the Cove for our Singles’ Meet & Greet night. It will be a time of food, fun, and fellowship. The cost is only $10 per person. Payments can be made on line at rmicf.org. Please contact our church business office at 706-796-1400 if you have any questions.

Sunday School 8:30 am Morning Worship Services: 9:45 am Evening Worship Services 6 pm (4th Sunday) Bible Study: 6pm (Mondays) Midday Bible Study: 12pm (Tuesdays) Prayer Services: 6pm (Wednesdays) Celebrate Recovery: 6pm (Fridays) and 12pm (Mondays) 2323 Barton Chapel Road • Augusta,GA 30906 706.790.8185 / 706.922.8186 (fax) Visit Us @ www.broadwaybaptistaug.org • Join us on facebook Dr. C. William Joyner, Jr. Senior Pastor

Start your calling today! Mount Olivet Certified Academic Institution 706.793.0091 • 706.793.0335 • www.mocai-aug.org

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Rev. Clarence Moore, Pastor 1714 Olive Road / P. O. Box 141 (mailing address) Augusta, GA 30903 706/733-0341- Telephone/706/667-0205 – Fax E-mail address: admin@goodshepherdaugusta.org Web address: goodshepherdaugusta.org Rev. Clarence Moore Church Service: 7:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Church School: 9:45 a.m. / Prayer Service: 11:00 a.m. – Wednesday Bible Study: 9:00 a.m. - Saturday / 7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

Everfaithful Missionary Baptist Church

314 Sand Bar Ferry Road Augusta, Georgia 30901 (706) 722- 0553 Church School Sunday 9:25am Morning Worship Sunday 11am Evening Worship 6pm (1st & 3rd Sunday) Midday Prayer 12pm Wednesday Intercessory Prayer/Bible Study 6pm Wednesday

The CSRA Clergy Board of Directors

Board of Coalition Pastors P.O. Box 16013 Bishop Rosa L. Williams, Pastor

Radio Broadcast: Sundays • WKZK 103.7 FM at 7:30 a.m.

Augusta, GA. 30919-2013 Bishop L.A. Green, Sr., Chairman

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MEETINGS

Certified Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

Augusta Aviation Commission

ESG Operations, Inc. one of the fastest growing utility management companies in the Southeast. We are conducting a search for Certified Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators at our Augusta, GA location. If you are an experienced, highly motivated professional anxious for career-developing opportunities and challenges please submit a resume.

The Augusta Regional Airport Aviation Commission Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers on the 2nd floor of the airport.

Please feel free to contact Airport Administration at 706-798-3236.

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Responsibilities include all duties associated with the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment facility.

Beautiful Minds Book Club

The Paine College Beautiful Minds Book Club will meet on Thursday, March 26th at 6 pm in the Paine College HEAL Complex Purple and White Room to discuss Roxane Gay›s novel An Untamed State. The HEAL Complex is located on Druid Park Avenue next to the Gilbert - Lambuth Memorial Chapel. For more information, please call 706-414-5185.

Hephzibah, GA 30815 Phone 706-925-2929 Toll Free (877-790-6082 Fax 404-601-4492

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Tender Care Training Center Accredited and State Approved

The ideal candidate will have 2 years or more of experience and possess a valid Georgia Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification. Must have a valid driver’s license, possess good verbal and written communication skills, and have a willingness to work in a team environment.

Compensation is commensurate with experience along with a generous benefits and bonus plan. Full benefits are available including health, dental, life insurance, employer contribution 401(k) plan, paid time off, sick leave, and holidays. Relocation assistance offered.

ESG Operations, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a certified Drug Free Workplace.

Send resumes and references to: ESG Operations, Inc. Attn: Brice Doolittle 1820 Doug Barnard Pkwy Augusta, GA 30906 Please email resumes to: employment@esginc.net

Train to become a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA) Phlebotomy Technician or Pharmacy Technician 1755 Gordon Hwy, Suite E • Augusta, GA 30904 For Enrollment Information,

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Marshall Curtis, Pharmacist/Owner Baron Curtis, Pharmacist

FREE DELIVERY SERVICE

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COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY The Richmond County School System will accept bids and request for proposals until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2015, for the following: 1.

Boiler and Machinery Insurance RFP #15-715

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Property Insurance RFP #15-717

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Commercial Fleet and Legal Liability Insurance RFP #15-716

Bid specifications may be obtained by contacting Amy Bauman in the Business Office at 706-826-1298, on our web site at www.rcboe. org, or at the Richmond County School System, Central Office, 864 Broad Street, 4th Floor, Augusta, Georgia 30901.

The Richmond County School System reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY By: Dr. Angela D. Pringle, Secretary

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