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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017
Unborn child killed in crash while Athens man flees cops
An unborn child was killed last
week following a chase by law
enforcement officials that ended
in a crash.
Nichole Faith Allen, 27. Wind
er was hit head-on by Aubrey
Franklin Arnold, 36. Athens, on
Hwy. 82 east of its intersection
with Hwy. 211 near Statham in
Barrow County.
Allen lost her unborn child as a
result of the wreck.
Both Allen and Arnold were
transported to a hospital as a
result of the incident.
“Our thoughts and prayers go
out to the Allen family in this
extremely difficult time,” said
sheriff Jud Smith.
“This recidivist is currently in
custody and will be taken to the
detention center as soon as he is
released from the hospital.”
Arnold is facing potential
charges of aggravated assault on
a law enforcement officer, feti
cide by vehicle, DUI, and multi
ple traffic violations.
Deputies are guarding his room
at Piedmont Athens Regional
Hospital.
According to a Barrow Coun
ty Sheriff’s Office news release,
Arnold has been arrested and
convicted multiple times in the
past in both Barrow and Jackson
counties. The March 2 wreck
happened after a Barrow Coun
ty deputy approached Arnold in
the parking lot of a convenience
store on the Atlanta Highway.
A deputy reportedly asked
Arnold, who was sitting in a Sil
verado truck, to step out.
Arnold took off in the truck,
striking the deputy as he fled.
The deputy was uninjured and
gave chase to the truck, ending
up heading eastbound on Hwy.
82 where Arnold hit Allen, who
was in a Kia Forte.
Arnold was ejected from the
truck during the crash.
A third vehicle was also
involved, but sustained only
minor damage with no serious
injuries.
The Georgia State Patrol con
tinues to investigate the inci
dent.
Winder to seek federal grant money for home improvements
By Scott Tliompson
News-Journal Editor
Winder City Council approved
several items Tuesday night,
including the submission of an
application for federal grant
money that would help rehabili
tate several homes near the Wim
berly Center for Community
Development on Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive.
The city will be working with
the Winder Housing Authori
ty and the Northeast Georgia
Regional Commission to apply
for Community Development
Block Grant money, which helps
low- to moderate-income areas.
In other business Tuesday,
council:
•approved first reading of a
handful of changes to the city’s
code of ordinances, including
definitions and regulatory fees
for certain businesses.
•approved second and final
reading of an amendment to the
city’s charter that allows persons
elected as mayor and council
members to attend the first coun
cil meeting in January following
a regular election for the purpose
of taking the oath of office prior
to the start of the meeting.
•authorized the mayor to sign
an agreement with ESG Engi
neering for design services to
make improvements to the storm
water system located at Bran
dywine Drive and Pine Valley
Road. The design services will
cost $6,700 and once that work
is complete, the city will put the
construction out to bid for a con
tract not to exceed $194,000. The
project is anticipated to include
the replacement of major cross
drain pipes under Pine Valley
Road and its outfall as well as the
upgrade of the storm drain pipe
between Brandywine Drive and
Pine Valley Road.
•approved the naming of the
fire station at Fort Yargo State
Park as the Charlie Eberhart Fire
Station.
•approved an event permit for
the Winder-Barrow High School
competitive cheerleading team’s
second annual Red and Black
Dogg Dash 5K Color Run and
Fun Run on Saturday. May 13.
The run will begin at 8:30 a.m.
on North Fifth Avenue and pro
ceed on the following streets:
West Midland Avenue, Bellview
Street, West Midland Avenue,
Church Street, West Candler
Street. Marion Street to parking
lot and back onto West Candler
Street. Woodland Road, McNeal
Road, West Candler Street.
Ridgeway Street and ending
back on North Fifth Avenue at
the high school.
For more coverage of Tues
day’s meeting, see the March 15
issue of the Barrow> News-Jour
nal.
Bethlehem approves
new sign near city park
By Sk aron Hog'an
News-Journal Reporter
After much discussion, over several
months, the Bethlehem Town Council
approved, at Monday’s meeting, the
installation of a new sign to be erected
near the city’s park, along Highway 11.
The council approved a two-sided
LED sign that can be used to post mes
sages for the community.
Council members plan to meet in the
coming days to decide the exact loca
tion and height of the sign.
The cost of the LED portion of the
sign is estimated at $16,000-$20,000.
Council member Joe Price said he
knew this was a lot of money, but with
all the growth that is coming towards
the town he felt like now was a good
time to install the sign. Price made the
motion to approve the sign.
Council member Wayne Ridgeway
said. “If we are going to do it we need
to do it right.”
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at Monday’s meet
ing. the council:
•set Wednesday, April 19, as the
town’s annual spring clean-up day.
•held a lengthy discussion on the pro
posed tree ordinance. Council members
voiced concern about items included in
the proposed ordinance that is needed
in order for the town to become a Tree
City USA. City attorney Ron Bennett
advised the council that they could cut
the ordinance down to address their
concerns and submit it to the Arbor Day
Foundation for approval. The council
agreed to table this item until April and
to have Georgia Forestry representa
tives attend the April meeting to answer
some of the questions raised about the
proposed ordinance. The April council
meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Mon
day, April 3, at city hall. Ridgeway said,
“I think we need to be careful with this
ordinance. It could come back to bite us
on the leg.”
•was advised by Mayor Sandy McNab
that he received notice from the Georgia
Department of Transportation that $1.5
million in additional Local Maintenance
Improvement Grant (LMIG) money is
available to local cities to address safe
ty concerns. McNab said some of the
items on the approved list were stop
signs, striping, rumble strips, flashing
warning signs and paving. McNab said
the city would be responsible for 30
percent of the costs. The deadline for
submitting an application is May 1.
McNab recommended paving Manger,
Angel and Shepherd streets; widening
Shepherd Street on one end; and install
ing a flashing beacon sign on Harri
son Mill Road to alert motorists about
trucks entering the highway. He said he
would get pricing for the projects and
discuss with council before submitting.
Hice continued from 1A
show for 12 years before
running for Congress.
“I never dreamed that I
would be a member of Con
gress,” he said.
He ran once and lost
before winning in 2014. He
ran in 2010 in what was then
the Seventh District.
His introduction to Con
gress, Hice said, has “been
an enormous learning curve.
I can’t even begin to describe
to you what it has been like.”
He said typical days are
12 to 16 hours. He said
he sleeps in his office and
showers in the House gym.
The House votes two or
three times a day, he said.
Those may be one or two
votes each or 18 to 20 votes
each.
Meetings with constitu
ents and committee hearings
help fill the days, Hice said.
The other four questions
dealt with gun control,
health care, ban of refugees
and immigrants and propos
al for a wall.
Hice admitted writing a
bill that covers all contin
gencies for health care is
complicated. But he was
adamant that the Afford
able Care Act has failed and
should be repealed.
He said constituents of his
have reported "double digit”
price increase recently.
He called for choices, “a
lot of insurance companies
offering a lot of different
opportunities.” He cited
health savings accounts as
one part of a solution.
Deductibles for ACA
plans are so high “it’s as
though they didn’t have
insurance at all,” Hice said.
But he ended his answer
by saying, “It’s a challenge
trying to figure out how you
fix it.”
Hice strongly supported
President Trump’s proposal
to cut off immigrants and
refugees from entering the
country. He said the original
proposal was “not a ban. It
was a pause,” He termed it a
“national security issue” and
called it “very reasonable”
and that is very much in our
interests.”
Hice also said many peo
ple who voted for Trump did
so “laigely on that issue,”
He said “The American
people have made a state
ment clearly that they want
the wall built.” But he added
“The question is how to pay
for it.”
Hice strongly endorsed
the idea of individuals own
ing guns. He did not talk
about much in the way of
regulations although he did
say gun owners should be
trained.
The right to have guns
is “a powerful part of our
liberties,” he said.
Hice explained his dis
trict goes from Barrow and
Clarke counties to the South
Carolina border and as far
south as Johnson County.
The two largest cities in
the district are Athens and
Milledgeville, both college
towns.
The district has 25 coun
ties. Congressional districts
include 800,000 to 850,000
people, he said.
He serves on the Natural
Resources Committee and
the Oversight and Govern
ment Reform Committee.
In the district, Hice has
three offices, Monroe,
Milledgeville and Thomson.
He has a total of 18 staff
members, he said, including
the Washington office.
Auburn City Council approves
work for Mary Carter Park
By Sk aron Hog'an
News-Journal Reporter
The Auburn City Coun
cil approved work to be
done at the Mary Carter
Park.
At the council meeting
on March 2, the coun
cil approved spending
$15,480 to install two sets
of concrete steps at the
park.
The council had pre
viously considered a bid
of $14,600 for one set of
wooden steps. But parks
director Dan Pruehs report
ed one of the coaches pre
sented the $15,480 bid for
two sets of concrete steps
to be installed before the
opening day on March 25.
Pruehs advised the coun
cil that for the first time
ever Barrow County would
hold Youth Sports Day on
March 18.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the
council meeting.
•the council appoint
ed Keith Forrester to the
Auburn Parks and Leisure
Commission. Forrester
will fill an open position
with the term ending in
January 2020.
•the council approved
updating the city’s permit
fee schedule to utilize the
International Code Coun
cil Building Valuation Data
(BVD) table and permit fee
formula.
•Carlton Johnson asked
the council to do some
thing about the recently-in
stalled speed bump near
his house on Carter Road.
He said the speed bump
was “driving him crazy at
night.” Johnson said peo
ple continue to speed on
the road and it is a safety
hazard.
•police chief Carl
Moulder welcomed offi
cer Billy Willis back to
the Auburn Police Depart
ment. Moulder advised
that the PD had received
16 units of Narcan. He said
the officers were getting
training on the use of the
Narcan this week.
•Bel Out water, library
manager, announced the
annual Easter Egg Hunt is
set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.
April 8.
•storm water coordinator
Iris Akridge reported the
NPDES Annual Report for
2016 had been completed.
•Alex Mitchem, commu
nity development director,
said the Department of
Corrections had resumed
structural stabilization and
leveling and the Auburn
Center.
He reported construc
tion on the Trail Head on
Mount Moriah Road would
begin April 10. Mitchem
advised the grand open
ing for the Whistle Stop
Shops is set for 4 p.m. on
Saturday, April 8. with the
ribbon cutting at 5 p.m.
Carriage rides will be
offered beginning at 4 p.m.
and the movie. Frozen, will
be shown at 7 p.m.
Teasley continued from 1A
“My wife was my very
best friend and I love her
dearly,” Teasley’s husband,
Howard Teasley, said in a
statement. “She was a dia
mond.”
Added Tammy Kinney,
Teasley’s niece: “My aunt
Dorothy always told me you
better ask a question if you
want to know something.
She will be missed by all of
her family.”
Various organizations also
put out statements Tuesday
as word of Teasley’s passing
spread.
Melinda Shealey. chair
person of Relay for Life of
Barrow County and the Bar-
row Relay Committee, said:
“Relay for Life of Barrow
County would like to express
our deepest sympathies to
the family of Mrs. Dorothy
N. Teasley.
“Dorothy was a volunteer
with Relay for Life of Bar-
row County for years. She
started as a team captain for
White Oak Spring Mission
ary Baptist Church and then
joined the committee.
“Dorothy was known as
“I’ll do it Dorothy” because
she did whatever was asked
of her and more! She worked
tirelessly at getting as many
cancer survivors to Relay as
possible. She believed that
survivors should celebrate
life together here on earth
as much as possible. Doro
thy’s go-getter attitude, sharp
but always accurate tongue
and her sweet spirit will be
missed. Job well done, Dor
othy. Go rest with the other
Barrow Relay Angels!”
The president, vice pres
ident, secretary-treasurer
and executive director of
the Georgia Association of
Educators put out this state
ment: “Dorothy was a veter
an member of our Organiza
tion for over 25 years. She
served on the GAE Board of
Directors and numerous state
committees.
“In addition, Dorothy rep
resented GAE with excel
lence on the national level
as a delegate to numerous
National Education Associ
ation Representative Assem
blies. Further, she was a
tireless voice on behalf of
educators and students in
the Walton County Public
Schools System and Geor
gia. “
“Dorothy possessed a kind
heart and warm spirit that we
all will miss. GAE would
like to thank Dorothy’s fami
ly for sharing her with us for
so many years. Mrs. Teasley
will be sorely missed by all!”
Viewing and funeral
arrangements for Teasley
can be found on Page 11A in
today’s obituaries.
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