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The Braselton News
Page 5A
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Visit Rep. John Lewis
Dorothy Burkette, Gordon Love and Carol and
Don Hundeby are shown with U.S. Rep. John
Lewis at a celebration of Rep. Lewis’ 30 years of
public service to Georgia.
Area democrats
visit with Rep. Lewis
Four members of the Village at Deaton Creek democrat
ic group attended a reception for U.S. Rep. John Lewis
(GA-5th District). Gordon Love, Dorothy Burkette and
Carol and Don Hundeby were among attendees from Deaton
Creek.
Rep. Lewis lives in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta with
his son, John.
“He has a story to tell of straggle in the Civil Rights
movement, having spent years working with Martin Luther
King Jr. and the comradeship in their battles and triumphs,”
Deaton Creek democratic group leaders state. “His perse
vering faith along with great charm, candor and humor have
made him an outstanding congressman and our hero. It was
truly an honor for us to represent our group and spend time
listening to his message and (him) greeting us personally.”
Library plans porch sale
The Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library is
sponsoring a Porch Sale on Saturday, Dec. 2. from 10:30
a.m. to 2 p.m.
All proceeds will be donated by the Friends organization
to the Braselton Library.
The Porch Sale will be held rain or shine. Many items will
also be in the library’s conference room.
Attendees should bring their own bubble wrap and bags
(some will be provided).
The sale is cash only. No checks, credit or debit cards will
be accepted.
Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library members
may sign up in the Afterwords Store to help set-up, be
cashiers and clean-up.
Sweat recognized with safety award
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Sweat honored
Tim Sweat, Braselton resident and senior direc
tor of job safety and training at Jackson EMC,
received the Cofer-Langston Award for “dedica
tion to promoting training and safety.”
Jackson EMC’s Tim
Sweat, senior director of
job safety and training,
received the prestigious
Cofer-Langston Award
during the 2017 fall meet
ing of the Georgia Fore
man and Supervisors’
Association.
The honor is award
ed annually to the person
who has demonstrated
“outstanding dedication
to promoting training and
safety” within Georgia’s
electric cooperative com
munity. A nominee must
also employ and abide by
all industry safety rules
and use them in his or her
personal, professional and
civic life.
“Nothing is more
important to us than the
safety of the men and
women who perform
sometimes dangerous
work on behalf of our
Jackson EMC members,”
said Chip Jakins, Jack-
son EMC president and
CEO. “Tim’s leadership
in safety and training
have been instrumental
in making sure we all go
home safely to our loved
ones at the end of each
workday.”
Sweat, who lives in Bra
selton, began his Jackson
EMC career at the age
of 18, and has served the
roles of lineman helper,
lineman and journeyman
lineman, before taking
a leadership role in job
training and safety. He has
experience in every area
of electric linework, from
substations to overhead
and underground work,
and has experience with
major storm restoration,
having traveled with crews
responding to memora
ble storms like hurricanes
Fran, Katrina and Sandy, in
addition to his work during
storms closer to home.
Sweat’s qualifications
go beyond his years of
hands-on experience. He
is a Certified Loss Con
trol Professional (CLCP).
a Certified Utility Safety
Administrator (CUSA), a
CPR instructor, a Depart
ment of Transportation
flagging instructor and
an accident investigator
expert. In addition. Sweat
has been ITS certified for
33 years and has earned
his National Pollutant Dis
charge Elimination System
(Soil and Water Conser
vation) Level 1A certifi
cation.
His training and expe
rience helped him devel
op and improve Jackson
EMC’s successful safe
ty programs, from line
inspection and damage
assessment to the cooper
ative’s lineman’s training
program and monthly safe
ty meetings.
“I don’t think there’s
anyone better to carry on
the legacy of the Cofer-
Langston Award, so we are
proud to see Tim receive
this honor,” Jakins said.
Jackson County BOE approves personnel changes
Jackson County’s Board of Educa
tion approved the following personnel
moves Nov. 6:
NEW HIRES
•Evelyne Alanso, migrant/family
engagement. system/East Jackson
Comprehensive High School
•Tracey Carver, bus driver, system
•Chelsey Doster, special education
paraprofessional. South Jackson Ele
mentary School
•Amanda Garrison, first grade
teacher, West Jackson Elementary
School
•Amy Godfrey, literacy specialist,
system
•Erin Huges, kindergarten parapro
fessional, Gum Springs Elementary
School
•Jamie Lee McClung, first grade
teacher. SJES
•Shirley Peters, bus driver, system
•Joseph Smith, PE paraprofession
al, WJES
•Charman Wilson, special educa
tion teacher, SJES
TRANSFERS
•Tammi Cain, food service cashier,
North Jackson Elementary School to
West Jackson Middle School
•SammiKay Fuller. SJES, from first
grade teacher to special education
teacher
•Peter Gristina, food service cashier,
from EJCHS to NJES
•Adrelia Jackson, special education
paraprofessional, from Head Start to
NJES
•Susan Linder, food service cashier,
from Jackson County Comprehensive
High School to EJCHS
•Mary Helen Richardson, food ser
vice cashier, from WJMS to JCCHS
•Katherine White, food service
assistant, from East Jackson Elemen
tary School to EJCHS
RESIGNATIONS/
TERMINATIONS
•Cassandra Bryan, bus driver, sys
tem
•Mika Faulhaber, first grade teach
er, WJES
•Carla Gaither, food service assis
tant, Maysville Elementary School
•Stacy Gutierrez, food service assis
tant, NJES
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