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FOOTBALL: GCHS Tigers get first playoff win in nearly 10 years Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country | www.LakeOconeeNews.us VOL. 18 NO. 46 G FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 2016 75 CENTS Mark Engel/Staff Kids explore the fire trucks at the Creshamville Fire Station open house. FIRE STATION OPEN Greshamville dedicates new building Mark Engel engine. Ethele wants Tsushima to appreci- engel@lakeoconeenews.us They and other members of the ate the great service fire and rescue Greshamville community turned volunteers provide the people of It was Tsushima Harris’ seventh out despite the rain Sunday to help Greene County, birthday and his grandmother, dedicate the new fire station built this She says last year, two days after Ethele Harris, helped him climb into year off Highway 278 at Farmington the passenger seat of a bright red fire Road. STATION » A12 GREENE COUNTY Usry wants to unify county Mark Engel engel@lakeoconeenews.us It’s late morning at Greensboro Tire and owner Gary Usry is behind the counter sticking the chip credit card into the machine, printing a receipt and handing the customer her keys. A reporter says to her, “since he’s a politician now, maybe you should ask for the Greene County voter discount.” Usry laughs and she says, “I worked on his campaign.” SEE USRY » A8 USRY APPOINTED TO VACANT BOC CHAIRMAN SEAT » PACE A8 Mark Engel/Staff Local businessman Cary Usry is back in local government with his election and appointment to the vacant chairman's seat. index Calendar B5 Churches B8 Classifieds D4 Community B1 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports Cl FRIDAY 74/46 Sunny WEATHER »D7 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. Mark Engel/Staff Morgan County school officials surprise Angela Watson with the Teacher of the Year award during her class Tuesday. On hand for the moment were (l-r) Morgan School superintendent Dr. James Woodard, assistant superintendent for student services and community relations Sarah Burbach, Charles Watson (Angela's husband), Angela Watson, Morgan County Elementary School principal Ty Snyder and assistant superintendent for teaching and learning Jean Triplett. Watson chosen as Morgan County School System Teacher of the Year T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us Angela Watson has been chosen as Morgan County’s Teacher of the Year for 2016. Watson is a special education collaborative teacher at Morgan County Elementary School. She was born in Doraville and is now married to Morgan County native Charles Watson. She graduated from Georgia Southern with a bachelor of science degree and earned her master’s degree in special education from Piedmont College in 2011. She is in her 11 th year at Morgan County Ele mentary School. Angela will now complete a lengthy application for the State Teacher of the Year contest and will represent Morgan County Charter School System all year. Each school selects a Teacher of SEE TEACHER » A8 MORGAN COUNTY Man killed in apparent hunting accident T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us A Morgan County man was killed while he was deer hunting in Jasper County on property east of Highway 16 last Friday afternoon, accord ing to the GBI. Jasper County Coroner Billy Norris said Joseph Wesley Hoffman, 34, of a Morgan County address in Buckhead died Nov. 11 due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen he received at approximately 5:45 p.m. At the request of the Jasper County Sheriffs Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investiga tion investigated the death. According to Joe Wooten, a special agent with the GBI’s District 6 office in Milled- SEE KILLED » A8 'conec. Who you choose to work with in real estate makes all the difference. i - » ■ H i * ..a, "1/1/p have* ripalt with manv Realtors over the vears and FEATURED LISTING ^ SSgggg 1030 CAROLYNS PLACE "We have dealt with many Realtors over the years and have never experienced the level of exemplary service that the team ofAlyce and Jonathan have provided. Most often, we have seen Realtors merely coming along for the ride. In their case, the level of professionalism, attention to details, and intuitive approach to selling dynamics and sales process sets this team apart from the pack." - MARK MARSHALOK ★★★★★ HIGHLY LIKELY TO RECOMMEND in iJ^cafEstate Group LUXURY HOMES INTERNATIONAL KELLER WILLIAMS® REALTY
