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GREENE COUNTY GCHS history teacher recorded insulting student Jackie Gutknecht around 37 years and clearly you jackie@lakeoconeenews.us are the dumbest girl I have ever met,” Cory Hunter is heard saying A Greene County High School in the audio recording provided 11th grader said she is scared to by Attorney Ben Windham, return to school after her U.S. Listen to the full recording online History teacher Cory Hunter at www.lakeoconeenews.us. insulted her in front of her entire “You know what your purpose is class. going to be? To have sex and have Shaniaya Hunter (no relation children because you aint ever to Cory Hunter) was video-re- gonna be smart,” Cory Hunter cording a slide show presentation went on to say in the recording, in class Dec. 14, 2015 when she Cory Hunter has said things asked her teacher to repeat the similar to the recording to her name of someone he was lectur- since September, 2015, Shaniaya ing about. Without answering her Hunter said, question, Cory Hunter started in- Shaniaya Hunter suffers suiting her intelligence. from an eye condition known as ‘You know, you are the dumbest girl I’ve ever met and I have been SEE HUNTER » A8 Jackie Gutknecht/Staff Greene County High School 11th grader Shaniaya Hunter is working with Attorney Ben Windham in hopes of feeling safe in school again. Pictured, from left, Christie Lockhart, Shaniaya Hunter's aunt, Ben Windham, attorney, Shaniaya Hunter and Cathy Wright, Shaniaya Hunter's mother. Michael T. Stone/Staff SMASHING PUMPKIN: From left, Morgan County students (and football players) Gurminder Singh, Colin Eberhardt, Billy Holtzclaw and KeAndre Williams were on hand to congratulate the Morgan County Lady Bulldogs after their win over Laney Thursday night. Both the MCHS girls and boys basketball teams play for the state championship Saturday. SEE FULL COVERAGE STARTING ON Cl LAKE COUNTRY Trump, Clinton clear winners Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us The voters in Lake Country spoke loud and clear Tuesday night in the presidential primary with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scoring respective land slide victories in Greene, Morgan and Putnam Counties. Lake Country voters mirrored the state totals as Trump emerged as the clear winner on the Repub lican side and Clinton dominated the Democrat primary. The turnout for Lake Country was more than 50 percent in Greene and Morgan, and nearly 40 percent in Putnam. In Greene County, Trump received slightly more than 41 percent of the Republican vote with his name on 1,555 ballots. Marco Rubio was second with 26 percent and Ted Cruz took third SEE ELECTION » A3 PUTNAM COUNTY Roofer dies in accident near Rutledge Jeff Warren jeff@lakeoconeenews.us A workman making roof repairs at the Present Glory Missionary Baptist Church south of Rutledge died late Friday afternoon, Feb. 26, after the metal ladder he moved touched an overhead electrical wire and current passed through his body. Killed was Alexis Alonzo Hill, 50, of Town Creek Road, Eatonton. Morgan County Sheriffs Deputy Justin Davis respond ed to the accident at 2730 Old Mill Road just after 5 p.m. and recorded the incident in a sher iffs office report. According to his report, Morgan County Fire Rescue first responders and National EMS ambulance medics already tended to Hill as Davis arrived in his patrol vehicle. Learning from the Morgan County dispatcher a medevac helicopter was on the way, Davis moved to the inter section of U.S. Highway 278 and Old Mill Road just south SEE ROOFER » A8 GREENE COUNTY LOA charter OKed for 8 years Jackie Gutknecht jackie@lakeoconeenews.us After months of negotiations and numerous meetings, the Greene County Board of Edu cation approved the Lake Oconee Academy charter renewal application in a 3-2 vote for an eight-year term. LOA’s Board of Governors met Feb. 25 in a called meeting and approved the eight-year charter term unanimously, bringing it before the BOE Friday. BOE members Deborah Smith and Clarence Hunt voted against the application in a special called meeting Feb. 26. The board originally met to vote on the ap plication Feb. 22, but after arguments over a five-year charter option and a 2-2 vote, no decision was made. Interim Greene County School System SEE CHARTER » A8 Academy buys land Lake Oconee Academy Foundation Inc. is the proud owner of22.92 acres of land after a land auction Feb. 26. The minimum bid per acre on the land was set at $15,947.10. Ted Baker, on behalf of the LOA Foundation, had the winning bid at $365,507.54, according to Special Assistant SEE LAND » A8 —/ v v /V v / V /’ 1 st PLACE AGAIN! IN SELLING ENERGY EFFICIENT HEAT PUMPS IN OUR REGION FOR /T^rmrmi] rTTwriT- 20151 866 Harmony Rd. Eatonton, GA | Phone: 706-485-5456 | www.bryant-air.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
