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In addition to teaching classes at Rising Starr, she is the founder of the district’s Com munity for Creativity initiative, supporting school-wide creation of songs, podcasts, vi deos, audio books, and more, which are re leased through the school’s recording label, Hall Pass Entertainment. Passionate about building opportunities See Todd, A6 Commission OKs Detox Facility Fayette County Receives 29th Consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Luke Haney Editor lhaney@upsonbeacon.com Finalizing a more than six- month-long process, Fayette County Commissioners were met with a round of applause as they unanimously approved a special use request for a medical detox facility at 1008 Highway 54 West. Attorneys Adam Kaye and Richard Lindsey represented applicant business Peachtree Detox, LLC, owned by Benjamin Thurston of Milton. During the public hearing, Kaye thanked the board for consideration and stated that the applicant has gone “above and beyond” to ad dress any needs, specifically ref erencing the use of a six-foot privacy fence around most de veloped parts of the property, and a four-foot decorate fence (the minimum requirement) around the remainder of the property. He added that the applicant has met with the City of Fay etteville, as the property shares a boundary line with the city, to address any concerns officials presented. The planning commission and staff recommended ap proval, and the first of two pub lic hearings was held July 27, 2023. None spoke in opposition to the request during the public hearing, and Commissioner Eric Maxwell pointed at the large amount of people wearing pur ple in the audience in support of See Commission, A6 Submitted Local Judges Awarded at FCBA Annual Dinner On Dec. 14, 2023, during the Fayette County Bar Association Awards Dinner, Judge Nailah McFarlane, Judge Tonya Shy, Dan Gibbs, Daniel Kalamaro, Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge Fletcher Sams, State Court and Magistrate Court Judge David Moore, Superior Court Judge Rhonda Kreuziger, and Judge LeRoya Jennings were recognized for outstanding performance to the legal profession and the community. County Prepares for Election Year Angela Landgaard Submitted Landgard Appointed Fayette Probate Judge Leah Banks Senior Reporter leah@fayette-news.net While the nation is fo cusing largely on the 2024 Presidential election, res idents of Fayette County also have their eyes on up coming elections for Fayette County Board of Education, Clerk of Superior Court, County Commission, Coro ner, Magistrate Judge, Pro bate Court Judge, Sheriff, Solicitor General - State Court, and Tax Commis sioner. According to Fayette County Elections Office rep resentatives, the voter reg istration deadline for the Presidential Preference Pri mary is set Feb. 12. Ad vanced voting will take place Feb. 19-March 8, with election day on March 12. A special election/runoff for county and municipal elections will be held on April 9, with advanced vot ing held April 1-12. Following is the general primary/nonpartisan elec tion, with voter registration ending April 22. Advanced voting will be held April 29- May 17, with election day on May 21. Should a runoff be nec essary for the general pri mary/nonpartisan election, voter registration ends April 22. Should a runoff be nec essary for the general elec tion for federal offices, voter registration will end May 20. Advanced voting will be held June 10-14, with elec tion day on June 18. Voter registration dead line for the Nov. 5 general election is set Oct. 7, with advanced voting set Oct. 15- Nov. 1. The general election runoff (voter registration deadline Oct. 7) and general runoff for federal offices (voter registration deadline Nov. 4) take place Dec. 3. Advanced voting takes place Nov. 25 and Nov. 27. For more information, visit the Fayette County Elections website at https: //fayettecountyga.gov /elections/. Brigitte Greer Staff Writer bgreer@fayette-news.net On March 1, Associate Probate Judge Angela Land gaard will be sworn in as Fayette County Probate Judge to fulfil the unexpired term of Judge Ann Jackson, who will retire at the end of February. Landgaard may be drop ping one word from her title, but she has been performing the job for more than two years. Judge Landgaard was appointed as associate pro bate judge by current Pro bate Judge Ann Jackson in August 2021, assisting the judge in her duties since. Judge Landgaard says she has always had a love for law and credits her mother’s role at the sheriffs office, while she was growing up, responsible for that guiding light. After graduating from Milton High School in Al pharetta, she attended the University of Georgia, where she graduated with a bach elor’s degree in criminal jus tice. Following graduation, she worked for a private pro bation company, which con tinues to serve Fayette County, as the director of marketing. In 2005, just before Landgaard and her husband had their second child, Delta Airlines filed for bankruptcy. Although Landgaard’s hus band was not a pilot that was furloughed at the time, she says the pair came up with a “Plan B” for their family. It See Judge Landgaard, A6 Black History Month Program Set Feb. 10 Leah Banks Senior Reporter leah@fayette-news.net To commemorate Black History Month, as well as the history of Fayetteville and Georgia, the Fayette County Community Remembrance Coalition has announced plans to co-sponsor the Black His tory Month program with the Fayette Historical Society and Fayette County NAACP. The event is scheduled to be held on Feb. 10 from 12:30- 2 p.m., although the location was not announced by press time. This year’s program will highlight the Fayette County School of African American Students in post-Civil War Georgia, as well as during a time of desegregation and the earlier stages of integration. More information will be released as plans are finalized. On a national scale, this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Art as a Platform for Social Justice,” according to the National Museum of Africa American History and Culture. This theme highlights the influences that African Ameri can artists, such as poets, painters, and dancers, have played throughout the scope of American history through sto rytelling in efforts to uplift and cultivate those around them to ward action. According to editors from the History Channel, every U.S. President has officially des ignated February as Black His tory Month since 1976. Other countries around the world, in cluding Canada and the United Kingdom, also allot a month to celebrating black history. However, the origins of the month date back further than that. Historians discovered that the story of Black History Month began in 1915, half of a century after the 13th Amend ment abolished slavery in the United States, according to ed itors from the History Channel. “That September, the Har vard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the promi nent minister Jesse E. Moor land founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organiza tion dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other people of African descent,” the editors said. In the years that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing "Negro History Week,” which allowed for the celebration and recognition of the African American community and their advancements in history. By the late 1960s, in part due to the civil rights move ment and the increased aware ness and value placed on the black identity, "Negro History Week" had evolved into Black History Month on many col lege campuses. President Gerald Ford was the first President to recognize Black History Month in 1976, issuing a statement that im plored the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too- often neglected accomplish ments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Since then, the month of February is seen as a time to honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans throughout United States his tory and society. INSIDE: FAYETTE VIEWS SPORTS A4 SCHOOL B1 OBITUARIES B5 LEGALS A2 CLASSIFIEDS B2 B5 CONTACT US: support@fayette-news.net - (770) 461-6317 - fayette-news.net '0 4 8 7 9 1 2 6 3 3
