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VOL. 19 NO. 45 G FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 2017 75 CENTS
GREENE COUNTY
Chief's lawsuit not served; settlement may be in
Dave Brown
dave@lakeoconeenews.us
The federal lawsuit filed by
a former Greensboro Police
Department receptionist may
never see the light of day.
According to Greensboro
city attorney Adam Nelson,
the federal lawsuit filed against
ChiefOssie Mapp and the City of
Greensboro, has notbeen served
by U.S. Marshals.
“At this point, there has been
no acceptance of service,” said
Nelson on Monday night before
the November meeting of the
Greensboro City Council.
“The reality of the matter is
that, for us, it doesn’t start until
the suit is served to us.”
It is believed that the insur
ance carrier for the munici
pality has stepped in and may
try to produce an out-of-court
settlement with the former
receptionist.
According to a lawsuit filed
Oct. 16 in Athens, Mapp is
accused of allegedly harassing
former GPD receptionist Phong
Choum.
Choum, 39, is of Asian descent
and, according to the lawsuit,
was harassed via quotes from
the movie “Full Metal Jacket.”
Choum claims harassing
SEE CHIEF » A3
works
Greensboro
city attorney
Adam Nelson,
shown here
Monday before
the city council
meeting, said the
municipality has
not been served
with a federal
lawsuit.
Dave Brown/Staff
GREENE COUNTY
PUTNAM COUNTY
Union Point gets new mayor, all new council members
Dave Brown
dave@lakeoconeenews.us
Union Point elected a new
mayor and an entirely new
city council Tuesday, and
Greensboro added a first-time
city councilman.
Lanier Rhodes defeated
incumbent Yvonne Heidrieder
199-80 to capture the Union
Point mayoral post.
Jontavius Smith narrowly
defeated Dennis Ruff, 197-189,
to take a spot of the Greensboro
City Council.
Peals of delight greeted Smith
on Tuesday night when results
were dispersed at the Greene
County Board ofElections office.
“I feel great. Blessed,” said
Smith, a 30-year-old owner
of a personal care home in
Greensboro.
“My main concern is to help
the youth in Greensboro. I plan
to focus on connecting with the
school system.”
Greensboro mayor Glenn
Wright ran unopposed and had
the highest total in the city with
286 votes.
Vincent Smith did not run for
re-election to theGreensboro city
council as five other incumbents
kept their spots.
In the Greensboro city coun
cil race with 1,421 total votes,
incumbents Ronald McWhorter
got 266 votes for 18.7 percent;
Chris Moore got 261 votes for 18.3
percent; Morris Miller got 254 Dave Brown/Staff
Mrs. Shirley Wynn captured her sixth election Tuesday night
SEE GREENE » A14 for the Greensboro City Council.
Causey
trial
begins
Lynn Hobbs
lynn@lakeoconeenews.us
The trial began Monday of Frank
Don Causey, 27, who was charged
with the Dec. 2,2016, murder of Lydia
Ivanditti.
Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Judge
Alison T. Burleson is presiding over
the trial in Putnam County Superior
Court this week.
SEE TRIAL » A12
index
Calendar B4
Churches B8
Classifieds D4
Community B1
Obituaries A8
Opinions A4
Recipes D1
Sports C1
Sports C1
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MORGAN COUNTY
ATF, NSSF offer $ 5,000 reward for info
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
The robbery of a Madison
business has prompted the
U. S. Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF) and the
National Shooting Sports
Foundation (NSSF), the
trade association for the
firearms industry, to offer
a $5,000 reward leading to
the arrest and conviction
of those responsible for the
burglary and theft of fire
arms from Steve’s Place on
West Washington Street.
ATF is offering a reward
up to $2,500, which will be
matched by the NSSF for a
total reward up to $5,000.
This reward is part of a
larger national cooperative
SEE REWARD » A14
STEVE'S
PLACE
nV JEWELRY
jd repair
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T. Michael Stone/Staff
Thieves burglarized Steve's Place on West Washington Street, prompting a reward offer.
MORGAN COUNTY
T. Michael Stone/Staff
Marie and Fred Perriman are a happy couple after
learning of Fred's reelection as mayor Tuesday night.
Incumbents dominate Madison
elections; Joyce
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
Not long after qualifying, Madison Mayor
Fred Perriman told the Lake Oconee News
thatheneededfourmore years to finish work
he had started.
Tuesday night he got those four years.
Perriman won a decisive victory in the
Madison municipal election with 73 percent
of the ballots cast (845 votes). Challenger
Robert Lanier garnered 20 percent with 234
votes, and Kathi Russell finished third with
wins District 2
84 votes, just seven percent.
Perriman jumped out to a commanding
lead before election day ballots were even
counted, totaling 481 votes in the advance-
in-person tally to 129 votes for Lanier and
42 for Russell.
Perriman was on hand as the numbers
were revealed to those gathered at the
Morgan County elections office.
“I feel great,” Perriman said. I feel that
when you run a positive campaign rather
SEE MADISON » A14
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