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VOL. 18 NO. 41 g FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 2016 75 CENTS
GREENE COUNTY
COP FIRED AFTER ARREST FOR BATTERY
Jackie Gutknecht
jackie@lakeoconeenews.us
Greensboro Police Officer Ray
Charles Harris Jr. is no longer
employed by the City of Greens
boro after an altercation in his
White Plains home last week led
to his arrest.
Ray Harris and his wife, Carin-
thia Renee Harris, were arrested
Oct. 6 after an altercation in their
home. Both face battery/simple
battery - family violence charges.
Greene County Sheriffs Sgt.
Conrad Richards, Deputy Jordan
Knowles and Lt. Terry Surgick
responded to the Harris resi
dence to find Ray and Carinthia
in the living room. When asked
about the incident, Carinthia
“immediately stated that she and
Mr. Harris got into an alterca
tion where he body slammed her
and she struck him in the face,”
according to the GCSO incident
report.
The officers separated the
couple to discuss the situation
further.
Richards spoke with Ray, who
said he was playing a game with
his son when his wife reached
into his back pocket and retrieved
SEE FIRED » A8
Carinthia Harris Ray Harris
GREENE COUNTY
GCSS announces Teachers of the Year
Four Greene County teachers
have been selected to represent
their respective schools as its
Teacher of the Year. This year’s
winners are Ashley Bridges,
Greensboro Elementary School,
Shirley (Kitty) Paten, Union
Point STEAM Academy, Kenly
Overton, Anita White Carson
Middle School and Kati Mize,
Greene County High School.
Meet GCSS's
Teachers of the Year
Ashley Bridges received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Ele
mentary Education from Xavier
University in Louisiana. In 2009,
she graduated with a Master of
Science degree in Curriculum
and Instruction from Capella
SEE TEACHERS » A8
Contributed
Seated left-right: Ashley Bridges, Greensboro Elementary School TOTY, Shirley (Kitty)
Paten, Union Point STEAM Academy TOTY, Kenly Overton, Anita White Carson Middle
School TOTY and Kati Mize, Greene County High School TOTY.
MORGAN COUNTY
Deputy nabs
ATF fugitive
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
A Stockbridge man failed to dim his
headlights when passing a Morgan
County deputy on the night of Oct. 3
and it ultimately landed him in jail.
Deputy Kenneth Smith was pa
trolling near Atlanta Highway and
Centennial Road when a red Nissan
Altima approached with its high
beams on, according to an incident
report obtained from the Morgan
County Sheriffs Office. Smith
dimmed his headlights but the Nissan
did not.
Smith turned around and pulled the
car over.
SEE DEPUTY » A10
index
Calendar B4-5
Churches B8
Classifieds D2
Community B1
Obituaries A8
Opinions A4
Recipes D1
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MORGAN COUNTY
Proposed zoning changes renew controversy
Katherine Klimt
katherine@lakeoconeenews.us
The monthly meeting of Madi
son’s Historic Planning Commis
sion Tuesday night proved conten
tious as a proposed amendment
to the Madison zoning ordinance
spurred debate.
According to a letter from
Madison resident and Atlan
ta-based attorney Chuck Door, ,
the amendment to sections 650.5
and 651 of the zoning ordinance
would “directly and materially
affect the function of the HPC” by
imposing limits on HPC’s input
prior to rezoning of property
within the historic district and
eliminating the need for issuance
of a COA (certificate of appropri
ateness) or HPC letter of support
as a precondition to rezoning.
Opposition to the amendment,
which will go before the Planning
and Zoning Commission (PZC)
on Oct. 20, arose as a response
to the proposed rezoning of the
Foster/Miller/Friesen property
on Main Street. Some residents
are opposed to such rezonings
because they may potentially
open up currently designated
historic properties to unwanted
residential or commercial de
velopment. During the public
comment section of Tuesday’s
meeting, local residents urged the
HPC to retain its influence over
the city.
SEE ZONING » A8
Picketers walked
up and down
South Main
Street Tuesday
afternoon to
bring attention to
he controversial
Foster Street
planned
residential
development
that many
Madisonians
oppose. The
matter will
come before the
Madison Planning
and Zoning Board
on Oct. 14 at 5
p.m.
Contributed
MORGAN COUNTY
St. Paul A.M.E. launches child development program
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
While politicians debate the issue
of subsidized childcare in the United
States, Reverend Cedric Cotton
of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in
Madison is offering an affordable
child development alternative for
parents in Lake Country.
“Child care is more expensive
than some folks’ house note,” Cotton
said. ‘We offer affordable child care
in a faith-based setting.”
Cotton said he has been working
toward creating a child develop
ment center in Madison for several
years, even though he isn’t a resident
of Morgan County.
“Whatever community God
plants me in is mine to take owner
ship of and help,” Cotton said.
For low income parents strug
gling to raise children, this should
be an appealing alternative.
According to figures compiled by
the Economic Policy Institute (epi.
org), child care costs for families
with two children exceed rent for
80 percent of Americans. The EPI
SEE ST. PAUL » A10
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