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Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us VOL. 18 NO. 52 g FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 2016 75 CENTS Contributed New Chamber President Bradley Lupton stands in front of the historical marker in downtown Greensboro that details the origins of Greene County. Chamber names new president The Greene County Chamber of Commerce has announced the promotion of Bradley Lupton as its new president. Lupton succeeds Leah Dukes, who left the Chamber in November to pursue other interests. Lupton’s first day at the Chamber was on Aug. 4 as the membership and event coordi nator. As president, he will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Chamber as well as working with Chamber staff to ensure current programs and services meet the needs of its membership. “It is such an honor to be chosen as the new president,” said Lupton. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in the growth and development of SEE CHAMBER » A10 GREENE COUNTY Union Point, Greene County go to court Mark Engel engel@lakeoconeenews.us An 18-month fight between Greene County and the City of Union Point finally went to court last week. Greene County wants Union Point to pay $40,000 per year for use of the county 9-1-1 dispatch and communications services. Greensboro has been paying $60,000 for the service for years but Union Point was not being charged anything until the county commission changed that in June 2015. Union Point says its residents already pay for the services through county property taxes and the $1.50 per month 9-1-1 SEE COURT » A9 PUTNAM COUNTY MOVER CHARGED Putnam Development Authority member released on $200,000 bond Don Richeson editor@msgr.com Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” Mclver surrendered to authori ties last week after he was issued warrants in connection with the Sept. 25 fatal shooting of his wife, Landa Diane Smith Mclver. SEE MCIVER » A10 Claud "Tex" Mclverwas booked into the Fulton County Jail last week in connection with his wife's fatal shooting. Contributed index Calendar B5 Churches B6 Classifieds D4 Community B1 Obituaries A6-7 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports I.. Cl P v - FRIDAY 51/32 Sunny WEATHER »D8 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. MORGAN COUNTY Contributed A gunman exited the Raceway store on Hwy 441 and climbed into a getaway car on the road that leads to the Cracker Barrel parking lot and onto Amtico Road. Convenience store held up T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us The Raceway convenience store and gas station on Hwy 441 near 1-20 was robbed at gunpoint on Dec. 16 just after 10 p.m., ac cording to police reports. A store employee told the Madison Police Department that a man wearing a black mask and black gloves entered the store, approached him and pulled silver gun from his coat pocket. He demanded money and the store employee reached into the cash register and SEE ROBBERY » A8 MORGAN COUNTY Councilwoman clarifies votes on historic districts T. Michael Stone Michael@lakeoconeenews.us Just when the residents of Mad ison’s Historic District thought they had eliminated the specter of planned residential zoning for good when the city council voted to ban them on Dec. 12, a special called meeting which included a “Discussion of PRD’s in the historic” in its agenda, the specter rose once again. But it turns out the verbiage on the city’s agenda wasn’t exactly on the mark. City council woman Chris Hodges asked for the meeting so she could apologize for voting in error at the previous meeting. The protracted meeting held on Dec. 12 was the culmination of several months of debate that involved the city’s Historic Pres ervation Commission (HPC), Planning and Zoning Board, Madison City Council and dozens of residents of the historic district who were adamant that a planned residential district should not be allowed within its boundaries. After three hours of debate and discussion during that meeting. Hodges voted in favor of a two-tier zoning process which would have required developers to obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the HPC for a site plan before SEE COUNCIL » A8 Who you choose to work with in real estate makes all the difference. iWfll "4 FEATURED LISTING 1010 PORTSIDE COURT "Jonathan and Alyce are TOP NOTCH. Very responsive, smart, and detail-oriented professionals. Highly recommend listing your home with them. Our sale was quick and went through without any hitches." - DEBBIE BARTLETT, CUSCOWILLA ★★★★★ HIGHLY LIKELY TO RECOMMEND oCaQ Oconee's Ocst m O^eafOstatc Group LUXURY HOMES INTERNATIONAL KELLER WILLIAMS® REALTY
