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(L to R, Front): Kesha Burns (mother), Jaylin Burns, Jerome Burns (father); (Back): Assis
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(L to R, Front): Jade Williams (mother): Antrevion Williams, Antrell Williams (brother);
(Back): Defensive Coordinator Coach Dan Ligon, and Head Coach Jason Cameron.
Two Indians Sign Scholarships
Two Vidalia High
School Indians are headed
to Kentucky to continue
their education and foot
ball careers. Jaylin Burns
and Antrevion Williams
signed with The Univer
sity of the Cumberlands in
a ceremony held in the Vi
dalia High School Audito
rium on Tuesday Febru
ary 16.The school, which
is located in Williamsburg,
Kentucky, is the current
home of former Vidalia
Indian, Jaylen Clements,
who is in his 2nd year at
the NAIA school.
Burns, a two-time All-
State Selection, and Wil
liams, who was named to
the 2AA All-Region team
in back-to-back years,
both said that having Cle
ments at the school was a
factor in their selection.
“Just having a familiar
face on campus is a bonus
for me,” said Burns. Wil
liams echoed his team
mate's sentiments, “having
two guys there who I
played with in high school
makes it even more spe
cial.”
Burns, the reigning
2AA Defensive Player of
the Year, was recently se
lected to the GACA All-
State Team and says play
ing college football has
long been a dream of his.
“This is what I have
worked for, the opportu
nity to take my talents to
the next level has been my
goal for a long time, and I
want to thank the coaches
at Cumberlands for giving
me that opportunity. I also
want to thank our coaches
here for believing in me
and always pushing me to
get better.”
Williams, who had a
team-leading 25 pass
break-ups over the past
two years, said the oppor
tunity to further himself
as a football player and get
a degree is exciting. “I am
truly blessed to have this
opportunity and excited
about my future. My
coaches over the years
have always pushed me to
get better so I could have
this chance, and now I do.”
Burns, who won a
GHSA AA State Wrestling
title at 285lbs, is the son of
Jerome and Kesha Burns.
Williams, who ended the
year with 40 total tackles,
including four for a loss
and a sack, is the son of
Jade Williams.
Vidalia Indian Track Off To Good Start
The Vidalia Indian
Track Teams opened up
the season in a big way on
Friday night, with the Lady
Indians taking first place at
the Colony Bank Invita
tional in Fitzgerald. De
spite a number of technical
difficulties with the
Fitzgerald timing system
and the omission of some
of the Indian athletes’ per
formances, the Indians still
managed a second-place
finish, with Hunter Man
ning setting a VHS School
Record in the Pole Vault.
Manning’s jump of
13’6” bested his old school
record by 2 1/2 feet and
was good enough for a
first-place finish. Michael
Madison won both the 100
and 200. His official time
in the 100 was not re
corded, but he recorded a
21.4 in the 200. Clay Mor
ris Placed 2nd in the 110
and 300 hurdles, and the
4x100 team ofjaedyn Stan
ley, Sinclair Williams,
Tyran Jacobs, and Michael
Madison placed 1st.
The Lady Indians won
the meet in a dominating
fashion with a score of 150
points. Valdosta scored
104pts and Coffee scored
99pts. While not all results
were officially recorded,
the performers for the
Lady Indians included
Sarah Owen, who placed
first in 1,600 with a time of
5:42. She also won the
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Myesha Hall placed first in These two ladies also Johnson for a first-place
the Long Jump with a mark teamed up in the 4x400
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Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Lyons City Council will hold a public hearing on April 6 th 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at 161 N.E. Broad street Lyons
Ga, in the City Council chamber to consider the adoption of changes in water rates and wastewater rates. The
Council will also consider all written protest to these changes. (Further details at the end of this notice).
Background and general information
To honor its commitment to long-term planning and appropriate infrastructure investment, the City annually
evaluates its water and wastewater rates. This evaluation considers many factors that impact the cost of
providing these services. Among these factors are: the cost of water collection and purification of potable water:
requirements to maintain sufficient revenue to cover the City’s water and wastewater costs; the cost of
operations, including employee and materials costs; the cost of future projects to maintain service reliability; the
fair distribution of cost across users; and the cost of planned infrastructure maintenance and expansion. The
proposed changes to water rates in this notice apply to all customers who receive these services from the City of
Lyons.
The water and sewer services provided by the City are funded by money collected from ratepayers for those
services. The City has not seen a water/wastewater increase since 2015. The constant demands of infrastructure
maintenance, State and Federal unfunded mandates, increasing demands on treatment of wastewater, State
and Federal requirements for conservation, and system expansion has caused the rate for service to fail to meet
the cost of providing the service. The City Council was presented with a proposal to adjust the above
mentioned rates over the course of 3 years. This gradual increase will allow us to meet the required cost of
service and mediate the increase over the course of time.
The activates and investment of the City in regards to the above mentioned services are designed to increase
the reliability of water and wastewater services, meet and exceed public health standards and goals, address
new regulations, and further improve financial health.
Public Hearing
Written Protests will be accepted prior to the Public Hearing. Protests must be submitted in writing to the City
Clerk's office by 4:30 p.m. on April 6th, 2021, and will also be accepted at the Council Chambers at the public
hearing prior to calling the meeting to order. All written protests must be signed by the owner and contain a
description of the property (address and/or Assessor Parcel Number).
mportant note: Please do not send protests by e-mail. They will not be accepted.
At the time of the public hearing, the City Council will receive a final tabulation of all written protests received by
the City Clerk. The Council will then carefully consider the public input.
PROPOSED RATES
Water Rates
Effective 05/01/2021 2021 and consecutive years.
Water Rates Inside City Limits
Tier #1
0-3000 Gal
Tier #2
3001-10,000 Gal
Tier #3
10,001 + Gal
Effective 5/1/2021
Water Sewer
Base
$7.33
Base
$15.47
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #2
$2.76
Per 1000 gal
Tier #2
$3.03
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$3.45
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$3.77
Per 1000 gal
Effective 5/1/2022
Water Sewer
Base
$5.67
Base
$19.97
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #2
$3.22
Per 1000 gal
Tier #2
$3.72
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$4.01
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$4.64
Per 1000 gal
Effective 05/01/223
Water Sewer
Base
$3.99
Base
$24.43
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #1
$0.00
Tier #2
$3.68
Per 1000 gal
Tier #2
$4.42
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$4.58
Per 1000 gal
Tier #3
$5.52
Per 1000 gal