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Vol. No. 106, Issue 45, 14 pages
FVSC homecoming
highlighted by parade
"A Rich Heritage, A Bright Future' is
the theme of this week's Centennial
1995 which began with
a spiritual
kickoff
and bon¬
fire Sun¬
day. Mon¬
day's
activities
included a
spirit com¬
petition
and a kick¬
off jam in
the student
center.
Tuesday included a reggae concert, a
jazz concert and a comedy jam.
Wednesday there will be a pep rally on
the Greek Wall at noon and Thursday
the homecoming queen will be
crowned in the gym at 7 p.m. followed
by the Queen's Ball. At 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, there will be a Parade of
Players and a Throwdown in the cafe¬
teria followed by a Power Stomp '95.
Saturday, downtown Fort Valley will
host the 1995 FVSC homecoming
parade led by the Class of 1941. The
parade begins at 9 a.m. Of course
there's the game between the Wildcats
and Savannah State at 1:30 p.m.
Homecoming climaxes with "The
Concert to End All Concerts" begin¬
ning at 8 p.m.
FVSC Founder’s Day
set for Nov. 9 '
This year’s Founder's Day marks
100 years of distinguished history for
Fort Valley State College. In keeping
with the year-long Centennial Celebra¬
tion, activities center around the theme
- A Rich Heritage, A Bright Future.
The program begins at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9, in the George N.
Woodard Gymnasium. The program
will feature students in a creative
enactment of the school's founding.
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Dinner, Auction Nov. 16
The Peach County Chamoer of
Commerce and the Peach Public
Libraries will host a VIP dinner and
auctions Thursday, Nov. 6, beginning
a 6 pm. at Massee Lane Gardens. The
real "Doc Hollywood" Dr. Neil Shul
man, will entertain guests with a cast
of characters from Middle Georgia.
Over 200 autographed memorabilia
have been donated by prominent fig¬
ures in sports, music and the arts. The
dinner, Dr. Shulman's book and entry
into the auction is $25. Seating is lim¬
ited. Make reservations before Friday,
Nov. 10. For More information, call
825-3733 or 825-6992.
Camellia Show coming
The annual Camellia Show is
scheduled at Massee Lane Gardens
Saturday and Sunday Nov. 11-12.
Hours will be from 1:30 5 p.m. on Sat¬
urday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
There is no admission charge to the
event sponsored by the Middle Geor¬
gia Camellia Society.
Town meeting slated
A town meeting has been scheduled
by the Committee for Marshallvillc
Concerned Citizens for the Senior Citi¬
zens Center Friday, Nov. 3, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Artist visits BMS
Byron Middle School will play host
to Butler Brown, a famous artist, on
Thursday, Nov. 2. Brown will be
demonstrating his techniques to Mrs.
Sheets' art class and will have prints on
display in the library.
Retired Teachers meet
The Peach County Retired Teachers
Association will hold a luncheon
meeting Monday Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. at
St. Peter AMC Church.
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'What the people don't know will hurt them...'
Election time • • •
City Council, Utility Commission seats up for grabs Tuesday
By CHUCK MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
’Get out and vote...'
That's the theme of all the candidates in this Tuesday's
elections that will determine seats on the Fort Valley City
Council and the Utility Commission.
Byron is also holding a Tuesday election with only one
race being contested - the Post 2 city council seat
Fort Valley incumbent city councilman Jimmy Barnes is
being challenged for his At-Large Post 4 seat by newcom¬
er Jeff Holly in one of the hottest races on the agenda.
"The No. 1 challenge for Fort Valley is to put forth an
effort to improve our image, to develop community pride
and to alleviate controversies," says Holly. "We need to
show what is positive about our city and to work for what
is good for our city and its citizens. I want to make a dif¬
ference.
Barnes says to look at his record when you go to the vot¬
ing booth.
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Present at the unveiling were: Councilman Jimmy Barnes, Alfred Ellis, Sue Gillis Leslie, Wilmett Langston-Jackson, Sandy Smith, Bill Alfred, Lorraine Khoury,
and Michael Kowalski, president of Canadyne-Georgia. Canadyne donated the property for the new library. (»•» photo by cindy Mori«y>
MainStreet proposes cultural museum for Everett Square
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
Out of the ashes of a plan to turn Everett Square
into a county annex building, MainStreet has
pulled out a new idea.
Alex Khoury, Director of Fort Valley Main
Street, asked county commissioners Tuesday to
donate the building for a history and cultural
museum for Peach County. in
"There isn't a lot of exposure to history here
Peach County," said Khoury. "A knowledge of
history builds interest in a community.”
Khoury presented the idea to commissioners a
week after the board voted to scrap its plan to
renovate Everett Square because bids for renova¬
tion were higher than initially anticipated.
"We would be asking you for the building and
permission to work on the site," said Khoury, who
recently visited a similar project in Madison.
Khoury said the project would be "as private as
possible." He said funding for the project is avail¬
able through the Regional Development Council.
"We can't give you a timeframe now, but we
would need to apply for funds from the RDC by
February," said Khoury.
Khoury told commissioners MainStreet had no
funds to purchase the building.
"I"ve worked for
the last two years to
give the taxpayers
the best service for
their dollar that we
can give," he said.
"My committee
headed the drive to
get BFI involved in
our trash collection.
I’ve gone to bat for
the revitalization of downtown which includes getting the
depot into a dollar making situation and changing the
grant to where the Chapman=Troutman House will now
receive grant monies. I have also been a part of the group
that has pushed for the new Fall-Line Freeway and I am
the only council member in the history of the council to be
certified by the Georgia Municipal Association."
In the race for Utility Commission, incumbent Joe Rine¬
hart is being challenge by Dollie Horton in At Large Post
"1 don’t think we are interested in money," said
Commission Chairman Charles BartletL
Bartlett asked if MainStreet would be willing
to accept the title to the building.
"Our main interest is in getting the building off
the shoulders of the county," said Bartlett. "We
are not interested in retaining the title."
Khoury said MainStreet would not be interested
in owning the building, but would like to "spur
interest in the community" and find a group
interested in maintaining the building.
Loraine Khoury, of the Redevelopment Authori¬
ty, said board members had been polled and were
interested in accepting the title to the building for
MainStreet.
"1 have talked with my board members and we
have a majority ready to accept ownership of the
building for MainStreet," Loraine Khoury said.
Bartlett said commissioners would be interested
in giving the title to the redevelopment authority
or another governmental entity.
County attorney Charles Adams advised that the
redevelopment authority would have to hold a
meeting and vote to request the county to convey
the property to them.
Commissioners agreed to consider giving the
building to the redevelopment authority if they
voted to accept the title on behalf of MainStreet.
Opinion
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Wednesday, Nov. 1,1995
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School Board lowers millage
for its 1994 permanent digest
Members of the Peach County Board of Education voted unanimous¬
ly last Friday to lower the millage rate for 1994 after receiving the
permanent digest from county tax officials.
The board, meeting in a special called session, lowered the mainte¬
nance and operations millage rate from 11.85 mils to 11 mils after
teaming that the permanent digest reflected an increase of
$46,418,624 over the temporary 1994 digest.
The school systems' budget needs were $2.6 million, based on the
1994 temporary digest, and $2.4 million was actually collected,
according to School Superintendent Gene Sheets.
"We were $247,460 short,” he said.
The new millage rate will mean an excess of about $199,000 for the
school board if all taxes are collected.
"We would like to decrease the millage rate as much as possible, but
we need to get our fund equity back up," said Board member Mike
Carter.
Members of the board also voted to lower the bond millage rate from
4.95 mils to 4.5 mils.
The 1994 permanent bond digest reflected an increase of
$42,293,257, according to figures presented by Sheets.
-Cindy Morky
50 cents
4 and current chairman Bob Hunnicult is opposed by Sol
Vining, Jr., for the West Ward Post 2 seat
In Byron, Larry McCain is seeking reelection for the
Post 2 city council seat and is being challenged by Carl
Martin.
Norman Fitzgerald is unopposed in his bid for re-elec¬
tion for the East Ward Post 2 seat in Fort Valley. West
Ward Post 6 incumbent Wilbur Spillers is also unopposed.
Unopposed in Byron include Mayor James Williams and
Post 1 representative Jesse Hall.
Holly, a fifth generation Fort Vallian, says he expects a
good turnout.
”1 think people are looking for a change,” he says. "I
promise that I will make a difference at city hall.
"I feel we will have a good turnout."
Larry Smith, the election's supervisor, says he expects a
good turnout. In Fort Valley, there are approximately
3,800 eligible voters.
At the Peach County Courthouse and at Byron the polls
will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.