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The Braselton News
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Page 5A
Healthcare honors
Dave honored with Gov.
Nathan Deal Award
for Trauma Excellence
Dr. Mohak Dave, Chief
of Emergency Services at
Northeast Georgia Health
System, has been hon
ored with the Governor
Nathan Deal Award for
Trauma Excellence.
This award was pre
sented at the annual Trau
ma Symposium Friday
(Oct. 28) at 11:15 a.m.
at Lanier Technical Col
lege’s Ramsey Confer
ence Center.
The award is given
annually to an individu
al who has made a clin
ical or system impact on
trauma care in northeast
Georgia.
DAVE
Depot continued from 1A
thority to both lease out and
manage the historic depot to
generate additional revenue
for the city.
But at least one resident
wants the depot to remain a
community venue, saying
the city owes its roots to the
depot.
Speaking at an Oct. 18 city
council meeting. Carol Tan
ner — a descendant of the
founding family of Hoschton,
the Hosches — said the city
sprang up around the depot
in the late 1800s. She noted
citizen-led efforts to refurbish
the depot to remain a com
munity center and a historic
centerpiece of the city. She
also noted a three-year under
taking to put the structure on
the national register of histor
ic places.
Tanner pointed to pushback
in 2007 when the city last at
tempted to rent the space.
“This is what I ask: Save
the depot for us. the people,”
she said.
Kidd-Harrison said city
leaders invite community
feedback surrounding this
issue as they make a decision
over the depot’s future. She
pointed specifically to orga
nizations like the Hoschton
Women’s Civic Club and
the Hoschton Heritage Arts
Council with an interest in
keeping the space as a com
munity center. She said city
leaders take those opinions
“very seriously.”
“That’s why we’re really
going to discuss this on the
10th (Nov. 10),” Kidd-Har
rison said. “Because, like I
said, we value their opinion.”
She noted that if a business
does occupy the depot, the
city will “have to be really
particular what we put there.”
“Because it is a historic
building, and we don’t want
anybody to come in there and
paint the walls and mess the
floors up,” she said. “We want
them to keep it the same way
it looks.”
The depot input session
will serve as part of the city’s
regularly scheduled monthly
Q-and-A forum with citizens.
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The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, which represents 104 not-for-profit hospitals in Geor
gia, presented their first “Outstanding Women of Healthcare” award to Deb Bailey, executive director
of government affairs for Northeast Georgia Health System. Pictured are: Monty Veazey, president and
CEO, Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, State Rep. Dr. Lee Hawkins, Deb Bailey, State Senator
Steve Gooch, State Rep. Matt Dubnik, Carol Burrell, president and CEO, Northeast Georgia Health Sys
tem, Bailey’s grandson, Tripp Reeves, and State Senate President Pro Tern Butch Miller.
Healthcare honors
Bailey recognized as first recipient
of ‘Outstanding Women in Healthcare’
Deb Bailey, executive di
rector of government affairs
for Northeast Georgia Health
System, has been named one
of the “Outstanding Women
in Healthcare.” The award was
presented by Georgia Alliance
of Community Hospitals,
which represents 104 not-for-
profit hospitals in the state. This
is the first time the award has
been given.
“Georgia has been fortunate
to have Deb Bailey watching
out for our patients and our hos
pitals. Her career encompasses
the changes in Georgia, our
population, Northeast Georgia
Health System, and healthcare
in general, from serving as a
bedside nurse, a nursing leader,
early proponent of computers
in healthcare, and the strength
and security of Georgia’s mod
em healthcare system. She has
consistently put patients first
throughout her career,” said
Monty Veazey, president and
CEO of the Alliance.
She has helped lead the
technological revolution in
patient care and expanded the
role of women in leadership in
healthcare, according to Carol
Burrell, president and CEO of
NGHS.
“She served as vice presi
dent for nursing for a number
of years, placing her passion
for direct patient care at the
forefront,” Burrell added. She
has been a great nursing edu
cator, holding many roles, and
contributing volumes to the
professional and academic lit
erature, including the American
Journal of Nursing’s Book of
the Year, and as a co-author of
four psychiatric textbooks and
numerous contributions to test
on medical topics and her latest
work on the opioid epidemic.”
“No one has done more to
advance Georgia’s healthcare
system with the patient at the
center than Deb Bailey,” said
Georgia Senate president pro
tem Butch Miller.
Veazey and Burrell were
joined in presenting the “Out
standing Women in Health
care” award by Senator Miller,
Senator Steve Gooch, State
Representative Dr. Lee Haw
kins, State Rep. Matt Dubnik,
Bailey's husband, Jerry Coker,
and other members of her fam
ily.
Transportation
DOT seeks input on proposed West Jackson roundabout
The Georgia Department of
Transportation (Georgia DOT)
is requesting for feedback on a
proposed roundabout for the
intersection of Hwy. 60, Hwy.
124 and Sam Freeman Rd.
near Hoschton and Braselton.
The DOT is proposing the
roundabout to reduce crash
frequency and severity and
improve traffic issues at the
intersection by proposing a
roundabout at the location.
The DOT asks for feedback
by Nov. 12. Go to https://sr-
124-sr-60-cr- 17-roundabout-
0016166-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/
for details over the project and
to leave comments.
The roundabout will cost
an estimated $5.06 million.
According to the DOT, the in
tersection would be realigned,
reducing the number of inter
section conflict points. The
DOT also said the implemen
tation of the roundabout will
reduce speeds on Hwy. 124
and allow traffic on Hwy. 60
and Sam Freeman Rd. to make
turns on Hwy. 124 easily.
There is currently a tempo
rary traffic signal at the inter
section Hwy. 124 and Hwy.
60.
According to the DOT, with
in the intersection, 58% of the
rear-end crashes that occurred
were on Hwy. 124 and related
to vehicles slowing down or
stopping to make a turn onto
Hwy. 60 or Sam Freeman Rd.
From 2015 to 2019,46 crashes
(70% of the total crashes) were
rear-end and angle collisions
attributable to the offset ge
ometry of the intersections and
high speeds on Hwy. 124.
Caryn McGarity, Owner
And her Boykin Spaniels
Student continued from 1A
program on Sunday read.
“We lost junior cheerleader,
Caitlyn Pollock, in a car ac
cident last night. Also pray
for her family and friends
during this difficult time.”
The driver, Kyle McDow
ell, 21. is facing charges of
driving under the influence
of alcohol, failure to main
tain lane and first-degree
vehicular homicide, accord
ing to reports. Pollock was
reportedly one of multiple
passengers in McDowell’s
car when McDowell struck
a concrete barrier.
“Gone from our sight, but
never our hearts,” a post on
the school’s Facebook page
read. “We draw strength
from one another today as
we mourn the tragic loss of
one of our students over the
weekend. Our deepest con
dolences go out to her fam
ily, and we hope the many
happy memories she has
left behind will offer some
peace in this difficult time.”
Mill Creek principal Ja
son Lane also addressed
Pollock’s death in a state
ment sent out to the com
munity.
“It is with deep sadness
that I inform you about the
tragic loss of one of our Mill
Creek High students over
the weekend,” Lane said.
“Our hearts and thoughts
are with the student’s fami
ly. friends and loved ones as
they cope with this tremen
dous personal loss.”
Lane said counselors and
social workers were to be
at the school on Monday
to provide support for stu
dents.
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ELECTION DAY
Polls will be open from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election
Day, Nov. 8. Voting for the
Hoschton special election will
be at Free Chapel Braselton,
2001 Cherry Dr., Braselton, in
Jackson County.
ABSENTEE
A drop box will be avail
able for absentee ballots at the
Ponchie Beck Election Center
(located inside) only during
all early voting hours and will
close on November 4 at 5 p.m.
Ballots may be dropped off
until 7 p.m. on November 8 to
the election staff located at 441
Gordon Street in Jefferson.
Absentee ballots will not be
received at the polling loca
tions on Election Day.
OTHER RACES ON
THE BALLOT
Jackson County residents
will also vote on whether or
not to continue the special
purpose local option sales tax
(SPLOST). Jackson County
and municipalities use funds
from the 1-cent sales tax to
pay for capital projects and
related debt service.
Residents in the West Jack-
son area will also vote cast
their votes in the State Sen
ate District 47 race between
incumbent Republican Frank
Ginn vs. Democrat Conolus
Scott Jr.
FEDERAL AND
OTHER STATE RACES
Federal and other state rac
es on the ballot include:
•U.S. Senate — Incumbent
Democrat Raphael Wamock,
Republican challenger Her-
schel Walker and Libertarian
Chase Oliver.
•U.S. House of Represen
tatives District 10 — Repub
lican Mike Collins vs. Dem
ocrat Tabitha Johnson-Green.
•Governor — Incumbent
Republican Brian Kemp,
Democrat Stacey Abrams and
Libertarian Shane Hazel
•Lt. Governor — Repub
lican Burt Jones, Democrat
Charlie Bailey and Libertari
an Ryan Graham
•Secretary of State — In
cumbent Republican Brad
Raffensperger, Democrat Bee
Nguyen and Libertarian Ted
Metz
Attorney General — In
cumbent Republican Chris
Carr, Democrat Jen Jordan
and Libertarian Martin Cow-
en
•Agriculture Commissioner
— Republican Tyler Harper,
Democrat Nakita Heming
way and Libertarian David
Raudabaugh
•Insurance Commission
er — Incumbent Republican
John King and Democrat Jan
ice Laws Robinson
•State School Superinten
dent — Incumbent Republi
can Richard Woods and Dem
ocrat Alisha Thomas Searcy
•Labor Commissioner —
Republican Bruce Thompson,
Democrat Will Bodie Jr. and
Libertarian Emily Anderson
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