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145th YEAR, NO* 29
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022
Judge Ben Land Has Official Georgia Court
Of Appeals Portraits Made In Taylor County
Judge Ben Land’s Official Georgia Court of Appeals
Portrait by Steve Schroedcr,
The Honorable Judge
Ben Land began service
with the Georgia Court of
Appeals on July 20th. He
was appointed by Gover
nor Brian Kemp in Febru
ary, to replace Judge An
drew Pinson on the Geor
gia Court of Appeals.
Judge Pinson was ap
pointed to the Georgia Su
preme Court.
Judge Land chose the
Taylor County Courthouse
Courtroom as the setting
for his official Court of Ap
peals portraits. The por
traits were taken by Steve
Schroeder of Macon.
In 2018, Judge Land was
appointed by former Gov
ernor Nathan Deal to
serve as a Chattahoochee
Judicial Circuit Superior
Court Judge. He was re
elected in 2020, by the vot
ers in the Chattahoochee
Judicial Circuit, which in
cludes Taylor County.
Muscogee County State
Court Judge Ben
Richardson and Columbus
Attorney John Martin
were appointed by Gov.
Kemp to replace Judge
Land and Judge Bill
Rumer on the Chatta
hoochee Judicial Circuit.
Judge Burner retired.
Judge Land commented,
T love the folks from Tay
lor County and will miss
them greatly.”
Traverse Jurors Drawn For August
Term Of Taylor County Superior Court
According to Taylor
County Clerk of Superior
Court Lisa McDonald,
traverse jurors have been
drawn for the August term
of Taylor County Superior
Court. Traverse jurors
should report to the Taylor
Cou nty Courth ouse o n Aug.
15th, at 1 p.m. Jurors are
reminded that weapons
and purses are not allowed
in the courtroom. Also, ju
rors are asked to contact
the Clerk’s Office at (478)
862-5594, with a working
phone number, so you may
be contacted with any
changes to jury service.
The following jurors
should report: Jamie
Bearden Albritton, Tammy
Gilstrap Amerson, Amy M.
Arnold, Hollie Lee Barrow,
Mitchel Brick Barrow,
Patricia Ann Kent Beavers,
Betty Joyce Blackston,
Shelley Gee Borders, Julia
Mae Boyingtom Eddie Roy
Burgamy, Jr., Jonathan
Mark Burkhalter, Susan
McCarthy Camp, Joanne
Gardner Carmichael, Katie
E. Carpenter, Wendy
Hanrahan Carter, Lynn
Ellison Chapman, Ashley
William Coker, Cedenia
Yvette Colbert, Sherry J,
Colligan, Wendy Barrow
Cook, Tara Rochelle
Damore, Charlie Dixon,
Daphne Carson Dixon,
Sanquia Shamil Duncan,
Tina Grimsley Duncan,
Rhea Dcnay Dunnett,
Christine Edwards, Leeyah
Haven Ellinwood, Lakeitha
Majors Ellison, Bryan
David Faircloth, Kendall
Bernard Fields, Charles
Murray Gassett, Anthony
Keith Gerke, Gary Steven
Gibson, Gracie Mae
Gibson, Marguerite Helen
Giles, Barbara Ann Green,
Joanne Greene, Sean
Greene, Oliver Daniel
Gunter, John Wesley Hard,
Kevin Jay Hartley, James
Clark Hash, William B,
Hodge, Barbara Howell,
Terry Dennis Hudson,
Beverly Guined Huffmas-
ter, Kayla Danley
Huffmaster, Stacy H.
Jarrell, Barbara Darlene
Moana Jenkins, Rea Nell
Johnson, Danquavous
Markece Joiner, Wanda
Susan Jones, Rebecca Dal
las Kirksey, Donna Maddox
Lail, Laura Ashley
Lawhorn, Linda G.
Lawson, Justin Gordon
Lee, Ketarra Alexis Little,
Charlotte Irene Logue,
Willie Green Loucas, Jr.,
Lakeeria Nicole Lumpkin,
Susan Denise Mann,
Mariah Nicole Massey,
Celestine Williams
Mathews, Gregsaceah
Nyqelsha Mathis, Sarah M.
Mathis, Velma Betty
Mitchell, Margaret
Montford, Tobie Scott
Morvtford, Angela A, Mont
gomery, Donna Lynn Mor
ris, and Jenna Moulton.
Others are: Wilhelmina
Neisler, Delilah Dyshawn
Owens, Clint Gerald
Parker, Stephen Matthew
Parker, William James
Payne, Jacob Thaddeus
Peed, Aleshia Shantel
Peeples, Tristan Deon
Pinkard, Mary Virginia
Ridgely, Kathryn Roberson,
Kenneth Wayne Robinson,
Laurette Robinson, Mar
quis Cortez Robinson,
Michael David Rodriquez,
Dennis Ross, Lola Beil
Russell, Stetson Gable
Sapp, Judy Jones Sawyer,
Maxine Shorten, Brandy
Greene Short, Charlotte
Ragin Shorts, Donna Gayle
Simmons, Jon Paul Skelly,
Jean J. Slaton, Weaver Lee
Smith, Jr., Tracy Glenn
Smith, Joshua Richard
Swain, Angie Hobbs
Swearingen, Joshuah
Lewis Taylor, 111, Shirley
Ann Terrell, Clarence Tho
mas, Jr., Liliheth Toscano,
Dorothy Lee Tbwnes, timo
thy Trussell, Del Marsheila
Turner, Joseph London
Turner, Donald Travis
Wainwright, Sheriy Lynn
Wainwright, Barbara Jean
Walker, Brandi Leigh
Westbrooks, Jacqueline
Wainw right Whitley, Rose
Mary Wilcher, Jessica
Dandle Williams, Harold
Arthur Wilson. Jr.,
Keyundra Kendrell Wilson,
and Tonya Nicole Wilson,
Butler
Council
Holds July
Meeting
By VALORI MOORE
Editor
Last Tuesday night, July
12th, the Butler Mayor and
City Council met briefly for
the July meeting.
Brenda Gates and Brick
Barrow were appointed to
represent the City of But
ler on the Taylor County
Recreation Board. They
will replace Dane Smith
and Buddy Brown, whose
terms have expired.
Officer Shelby Cloniger
reported that the Butler
Police Department re
sponded to 144 service calls
>See Butler Council on p. 3
ATTENTION BUTLER
TRASH CUSTOMERS
Please remember that the trash truck
only picks up garbage that is inside the
trash cart. Our garbage truck docs not
pick up furniture, mattresses, limbs, ap
pliances. or anything that is beside of or
on top of the garbage cart.
Please help keep our City clean by plac
ing your trash inside your garbage cart
within a garbage bag to prevent debris
from blowing around/out of can. Large
items must be taken to the landfill. Do
not place any items beside or on top of
the garbage cart. Do not pile limbs, mat
tresses, appliances, or furniture on the
curb. These will not be picked up by the
City.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING
KEEP BUTLER CLEAN!
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Butk'r City Clerk/ Administrator Vicki Wain wright accepts a plaque
in recognition of the City becoming a Certified City of Ethics.
City Of Butler Recognized As
A Certified City Of Ethics
The City of Butler was
recognized as a Certified
City of Ethics by the Geor
gia Municipal Association
(GMA) during its 2022 An
nual Convention in Savan
nah,
The City of Ethics pro
gram, which was developed
by a panel of business and
government leaders in
1999, means the city has
adopted and agreed to ad
here to a set of key ethical
principles and adopt a lo
cal ethics ordinance.
The ethics ordinance
must contain definitions,
prohibited conduct, and
due process for officials ac
cused of violations in areas
such as financial disclo
sures, conflicts of interests,
and outside employment.
The ordinance must also
contain penalties for city
officials who violate the or
dinance.
GMA requires members
with the designation to re
certify for the program, en
suring that ordinances
maintain the standards of
the program and officials
are regularly reminded of
their ethical obligations as
individuals and as a gov
erning body. Each city is
required to apply for recer
tification every four years.
A panel of attorneys re
viewed the ordinances to
determine if they comply
with the criteria set by
GMA.
The City of Butler was
designated as a GMA Cer
tified City of Ethics on June
26, 2022, as a new member,
and received an honorary
plaque. The city is now au
thorized by GMA to use a
“Certified City and Organi
zation of Ethics” logo on
stationery, road signs, ve
hicles, websites, and for
other uses.
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Taylor County Schools To Participate
In Community Eligibility Provision
To Provide Free Breakfast And Lunch
By participating in the
Community Eligibility Pro
vision (CEP) and eliminat
ing the need for meal ap
plications, Taylor County
School District will reduce
administrative and print
ing costs. Families also
benefit from the elimina
tion of completing and sub
mitting meal applications.
Children need healthy
meals to learn. Taylor
County School District of
fers healthy meals every
school day at no charge to
your child(ren). Our food
service receives support
from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture through the
National School Lunch and
School Breakfast Pro
grams.
The following schools will
be participating in this al
ternative provision and
provide meals at no charge
to children: Taylor County
High School, Taylor County
Middle School, Taylor
County Upper Elementary
School, and Taylor County
Primary School,
Nondiscrimination State
ment: This explains what
to do if you believe you have
been treated unfairly
In accordance with Fed
eral civil rights law and
U.S. Department of Agri
culture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies,
the USDA, its Agencies, of
fices, and employees, and
institutions participating
in or administering USDA
programs are prohibited
from discriminating based
on race, color, national ori
gin, sex, disability, age, or
reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity in
any program or activity
conducted or funded bv
USDA.
Persons with disabilities
who require alternative
means of communication
for program information
te.g. Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.), should
contact the Agency (State
or local) where they applied
for benefits. Individuals
who are deaf, hard of hear
ing, or have speech disabili
ties may contact USDA
through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program in
formation may be made
available in languages
other than English.
To file a program com
plaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Pro
gram Discrimination Com
plaint Form (AD-3027)
found online at: http://
www.ascr.usda.gov/
co mp 1 aint_ fili ng. cus t. ht ml,
and at any USDA office, or
write a letter addressed to
USDA and provide in the
letter all of the information
requested in the form. To
request a copy of the com
plaint form, call (866) 632-
9992. Submit your com
pleted form or letter to
USDA by: (1) mail:
U.S. Department of Agri
culture, Office of the Assis
tant Secretary for Civil
Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington,
D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax:
(202) 690-7442; or (3)
email: program.intake
@usd a.gov
This institution is an
equal opportunity provider.
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