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VOL. 19 NO. 28 G FRIDAY JULY 14 2017 75 CENTS
GREENE COUNTY
Missing Greene County man found dead
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
A Greene County man missing
since last Sunday morning has been
found dead.
The Greene County Sheriffs Office
issued a press release announcing the
discovery his body.
“The Greene County Sheriff s Office
is saddened to report that Antonio
Albares Padilla was found deceased
yesterday evening July 11, 2017
around 6 p.m. by friends and family
who were searching. Mr. Padilla
was located approximately one mile
from his home in a heavily wooded
area near Johnny Carson Road and
Landrum Road. Mr. Padilla will be
SEE FOUND » A3
Antonio
Albares
Padilla
Contributed
Courtesy Lake Oconee Drone
Aerial of LOA campus shows new "learning cottages" (lower left) being installed prior to the school year and grading of land
(upper left) for construction of two permanent buildings.
LOA to change policy, move on
Mark Engel terpretation of the Georgia Department of Oconee News following the July 6 Board
engel@lakeoconeenews.us Education (GaDOE). meeting. “If we don’t then that puts our
“We don’t have any choice but to abide charter in jeopardy.”
Lake Oconee Academy will change its by the rules as a new policy,” LOA Board
residency policy to conform with the in- Attorney Richard Schmidt told the Lake SEE LOA » A2
PUTNAM COUNTY
Sheriff: escaped
convicts may
have had 'luck'
Lynn Hobbs
lynn@lakeoconeenews.us
While Donnie Rowe and Ricky
Dubose await trial dates for the dou
ble-murders of two state corrections
officers and their subsequent escape
from a prison transport bus in Putnam
County on June 13, more details have
emerged about how the escapees
actually eluded capture and ended up
in another state.
Meanwhile, the two officers shot to
death during the escape, Sgt. Bruce
Billue, 58, and Sgt. Chris Monica, 42,
are remembered as heroes at the site
where they were killed. A black cross
with a blue stripe across it, along with a
wreath made to resemble an America
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index
Calendar B10
Churches B4
Classifieds D3
Community B1
Obituaries A9
Opinions A4
Recipes D1
Sports C1
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MORGAN COUNTY
HPC unanimously opposes Foster Park rezoning
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
Near the conclusion of a three-
hour meeting held Tuesday night,
the Madison Historic Preservation
Commission (HPC) unanimously
decided to oppose a rezoning ap
plication submitted by developer
Brad Good for property along Foster
Street.
The HPC has no statutory au
thority to rule on zoning applica
tions, but all five members of the
board, with the exception of Chris
McCauley who recused herself from
the vote because of her connection
with some of the property involved,
said they were uncomfortable with
the change.
“I think this development is too
SEE REZONING » A3
T. Michael Stone/Staff
Historic Preservation Commissioner Brad Rice studies the site plan submitted by developer Brad Good.
MORGAN COUNTY
Blowout sends truck and trailer careening off the interstate
T. Michael Stone mile post 115 in Morgan County last to Piedmont Regional Hospital in Truck with a travel trailer in tow
michael@lakeoconeenews.us Saturday morning at around 11 a.m. Athens by Greene County EMS, when the right front tire blew.
The mother, Rhonda Goss, 45, according to an accident report Scott Goss told the state patrol
A family of four headed from Lo- and son Jacksen Goss, 15, were obtained from the Georgia State that the failure of the tire caused
ganville to Tybee Island for vacation both lifeflighted to Atlanta Medical Patrol. him to lose control. Two witnesses
were hospitalized after a serious Center; father Scott Goss, 46, and According to the report, Scott
accident on 1-20 eastbound near youngest son Tyler, 11, were taken Goss was driving an F-350 Ford SEE WRECK » A10
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