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Bulldogs, Lady Dogs complete checklist with wins in big games juniafiMi 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 FEBRUARY 5 2016 VOL. 18 NO. 5 75 CENTS CHARNIKA ROSS CROWNED 2016 OCONEE IDOL community » B8 PAULA DEEN VISITS LAKE COUNTRY community » Bl-2 STAY CONNECTED n facebook.com/ lakeoconeenews ©lakeoconeenews index Calendar B3 Churches B6 Classifieds D3 Community B1 Obituaries A6 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports C1 FRIDAY 52/29 Mostly Sunny WEATHER »D7 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. GREENE COUNTY Poultry proposal pondered in public hearing Mark Engel news@lakeoconeenews.us “Let’s pray about this thing.” That was the last suggestion offered Monday night at a public hearing on major changes impacting chicken growers in Greene County. It came from Bobby Gresham whose church, New Bethel Baptist on Leslie Mill Road, is literally in the center of a storm created by the county’s approval of 16 chicken houses, each more than 30,000 square feet, on recently purchased property along Veazy Road. Uproar from the Veazy commu nity led to a moratorium on permits for chicken houses last year. Com missioners Angela Deering, District SEE POULTRY » A3 Contributed/Mark Engel Sixty people attended a public hearing by the Greene County Commission on proposed new regulations regarding chicken farms. MORGAN COUNTY GREENE COUNTY Jeff Warren/Staff Nurses on the inpatient ward of Morgan Memorial Hospital gather to show off the quality care and patient safety award (with pointed top) earned by improving the work culture of their department. Shown, from left, are Inpatient Nurse Manager Susan Jackson, R.N.; Claudette Barnes, L.P.N.; Wanda Andrews, R.N.; Justice Gabriette, L.P.N.; Angela Justice, L.P.N.; Valerie Hawk, C.N.A. (with award); Chief Nursing Officer Beth O'Neill, R.N.; Bretchen Brown, C.N.A. The Circle of Excellence award (center) was also gained for winning three similar quality care awards during the past five years. Morgan Memorial wins award for quality care, patient safety Jeff Warren jeff@lakeoconeenews.us In competition with 45 critical access hospitals, Morgan Memorial Hospital has tied for first place as winner of a quality care and patient safety award for 2015- 2016. Kimberly Miller announced the award during a meeting of the Morgan County Hospital Authori ty Thursday, Jan. 28. Miller directs the department of quality assur ance and process improvement for the hospital. The Georgia Hospital Association Research and Educa tion Foundation and the Partner ship for Health & Accountability granted the award to Memorial SEE AWARD » A8 Harrison announces Sheriff run (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter of Can didacy for Office of Sheriff sent to the Lake Oconee News by Sheriff Donnie A. Harrison Jr.) I just wanted to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for the Office of Sheriff of Greene County. I have been approached by many Greene County Citizens, SEE SHERIFF » A2 Interim Sheriff Donnie A. Harrison Jr. GREENE COUNTY Woman kidnapped by Waffle House cook PUTNAM COUNTY Mayor: Alice Walker Day to be proclaimed Feb. 9 Jackie Gutknecht jackie@lakeoconeenews.us A woman was caught off guard after accepting a ride to the Flying J from a local Waffle House cook Jan. 22 when she ended up with a gun pointed in her direction at a trailer she had never been to before. Allen Peart, the cook, offered Patricia Ann Turner a ride after she had gotten into a wreck on the interstate around 4 a.m. and the responding deputy dropped her off at the Waffle House on South Main Street. “Turner stated that while she was there she ate and asked one of the waitresses if there were any taxi companies or rental car companies in the area,” according to the Greene County Sheriffs Office incident report. “Turner stated that was when the cook told her that he could help her out.” Turner described the cook as a SEE KIDNAP » A8 Tuesday, Feb. 9 at noon, the Georgia Writers Museum will host a community celebration as Mayor Walter Rocker declares it Alice Walker day. All in the com munity are welcomed to join to the celebration as we recognize the great achievements of the Pulitzer Prize winning author, poet and activist. While I certainly recognize that this declaration pales in comparison to the Pulitzer Prize, I hope that we as a community look at this event as placing a stake in the ground to celebrate the life of this national gem. No matter what you think of Walker’s work and activism you have to be honest that her accomplishments are profound and worth taking a step back and looking at with a SEE WALKER » A8 Home Comfort MOmOIM Carrier® Warmth St 43& 866 Harmony Rd. Eatonton, GA | Phone: 706-485-5456 | www.bryant-air.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
