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Morgan County Bulldogs take down top-ranked Laney Wildcats Jl] j| Kltjl ill! tli_ J Lake Oconee News J Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia's Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us FRIDAY JANUARY 15 2016 VOL. 18 NO. 2 75 CENTS TOOTHY MONSTERS SPEARED IN THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES community » B1 PATRIOTS PICK UP FIRST WIN OF SEASON sports » Cl STAY CONNECTED facebook.com/ ■ 1 lakeoconeenews @lakeoconeenews ©lakeoconeenews index Calendar B5 Churches B6 Classifieds DS Community ,B1 Obituaries A6 Opinions A4 Recipes ,D1 Sports .C1 FRIDAY 54/43 Scat d Rain WEATHER »D6 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. MORGAN COUNTY Bank seeking overdue Baxalta facility loan Jeff Warren jeff@lakeoconeenews.us In an initiative too late to make it onto the Morgan County Commis sion’s printed agenda for its Jan. 5 meeting, the Bank of Madison asked commissioners to commit to restructuring an overdue loan. Specifically the bank asked the commission board to dedicate revenue generated from principal Stanton Springs business park firm, Baxalta, to pay off a bank loan that aided development of the business park. File photo Irish drug-maker Shire buys Baxalta for $31 billion, including its facility at the Stanton Springs Business SEE LOAN » A3 Park. See coverage of the big acquisition on Page A3. ■f -o jg * J IpSA-fl f*p V(] "W araj T ii "" * 1 My ■ . v Contributed Greensboro Fire Department responds to a structure fire on Sycamore Circle. GFD called Greshamville Fire Department and Old Salem Fire Rescue for back up. Chief Joe Bashore said. According to a Greensboro Fire Department Facebook post, the fire was under control within 20 minutes, but crews stayed on scene for an additional two hours to work through hotspots. Bashore said he did not think the home was a complete loss. Several events slated for MLK Day Leila Scoggins leila@lakeoconeenews.us Each January, our country takes a day to remember one of its most iconic heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here in Lake Country, area organizations are putting on programs to celebrate the life of Dr. King. The Morgan County branch of the NAACP will celebrate MLK Day with two types of SEE MLK » A10 GREENE COUNTY Mouths shut on schools chief Jackie Gutknecht jackie@lakeoconeenews.us Greene County Board of Education Chairman Arlie Collins and Greene County Sheriff Chris Houston have no comment on the recent article published in Online Athens. Wayne Ford’s article, which cites Herald Journal editor Carey Williams as its source, states Houston is “possibly in line” to become the next su perintendent for the Greene County School System. “I don’t know how Carey would know that,” Collins said. “He hasn’t been in any of our executive session meetings. At this point in time nobody has been hired, I don’t have a contract signed. I can’t comment on it.” SEE SCHOOLS » A2 GREENE COUNTY GREENE COUNTY LOA named Top 5 finalist for Ga. Charter School of the Year Lake Oconee Academy has been selected as one of the five finalists for Georgia Charter School of the Year. Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the award will be presented at the Georgia Charter Schools Association Annual Con ference in February. Presented each year to an outstanding charter school in Georgia, the prestigious award was established to honor excel lence in education throughout the charter sector. As the final step in the process, LOA participated in an interview before a selection committee on Jan. 14. Lake Oconee Academy CEO Dr. Otho Tucker said of the award, “This is just another indi cation that the hard work of the students, parents, staff, volun teers and board does not go unno ticed by those outside of Greene County.” Tucker says that ultimately, the goal of LOA is setting a standard for others. SEE LOA » A9 Mellor to work through Sept. Jackie Gutknecht/Staff Philip Mellor will be paid in full through June 30,2017. Jackie Gutknecht jackie@lakeoconeenews.us Former Greene County School System Superintendent Philip Mellor will serve as an adminis trator of data management until Sept. 30 and will be paid the full compensation and all benefits set in his original employment contract, according to the disso lution agreement approved by the Greene County Board of Educa tion Jan. 5. According to his employment contract, which he entered into SEE MELLOR » A2 Now Available at GREENSBOR i ^^eujuelexsy 118 N Main St • Greensboro, GA • (706) 453-9222 www.greensborogajewelers.com The Timeless Collection Made in America. Handcrafted in Rhode Island. www.JohnMedeiros.com All Rights Reserved © Copyright 2015, Tahoe Jewelry, Inc.
