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Sheriff offers $500
reward for ‘Peanut’
It's been a little more than two month* since Vernon Gibson,
known by hi.*' friends as Peanut, escaped from custody after a
court hearing and Sheriff Johnnie Becham is offering a $500
reward for information that results in his capture
The 22 year old, 6’ and 155 lbs man, with “nut" tattooed on his
right arm. escaped from custody after a court hearing by work
mg lose his handcuffs and climbing the entrance gate at the
Poach County Law Enforcement Center
Gibson was originally charged with two counts of armed rob¬
bery He plead guilty to robbery by intimidation and was sen¬
tenced just pnor to his escape
Sheriff Becham asks that anyone having information about
Gibson’s whereabouts to contact the Peach County Sheriffs
Department
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Volunteers discuss planting tree buffer between Hwy 49 and the
Middle Georgia Regional Landfill Boy scouts turned out early Sat¬
urday morning to help plant the trees Watch for article next week
DAR hears from Chastain
Mrs, Linda Chastain,
retired house mother at
Tamassee DAR School in
Oconee County, South Car¬
olina, presented a touching
appeal for support to mem¬
bers of the Governor
Treutlen Chapter Daugh¬
ters of the American Revo¬
lution recently. Speaking
at the Evans-Cantrell
House in Fort Valley,
Chastain told of the more
than 100 children from
broken, poverty stricken
homes who attend the
school located in the pied¬
mont area of the state.
Many of the students there
have been abused and
have parents who are serv¬
ing jail time. There’s a
Title 1 teacher, a learning
lab and a computer skills
lab—all of which enhance
the emphasis on academic
excellence and the work
ethic A pre-school day
care program employs five
who care for 50 children. It
took in $19,000 profit last
year—all of which was
plowed back into the
Chat night slated
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the Georgia Association for
Student Financial Aid Admin
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careers, internships and sum¬
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from a variety of experts on
how to plan for careers and
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postpones decision
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Council members voted unani
mnusly for a resolution to sup¬
port Simms request to conduct
the survey
Mayor Stumbo noted that
council had voted at a called
meeting in January to adopt a
resolution granting a developer
an abatement for five years on
the value of improvements to
property on Pear Street The
developer plans to erect 36
multiple family units on the
site
Stumbo told council members
that the matter of the abate
merit is being reviewed by city
attorney Charles Jones and that
any action on the abatement
will be deferred pending advice
of counsel
“It doesn’t hold up anything
one way or another,” Stumbo
said, “because given the lan¬
guage of the resolution, it
doesn’t come into effect until the
first full year following the com¬
pletion of the improvements *
Mayor Stumbo announced
postponement of consideration
of a request for an additional
permitted use to be added to C-
1 zoning allowing for the sale of
videos
Stumbo said that the planning
school. Ten children live in
each of the seven cottages
on 800 acres; weekly eval¬
uations of chores per¬
formed determine the chil¬
dren’s allowances. The
school has a $1.2 million
budget and a thrift store
that supplements the chil¬
dren’s fund Last year it
netted $37,000. DAR mem¬
bers from all over the
nation support the school.
Campbell’s Soup labels are
used to purchase vans;
cpmputers are earned
through the AT&T Long
Distance Residential Cus¬
tomer program Matching
gifts from corporations are
another source of support
Chastain expressed pride
in “her”children’s winning
the no litter award for two
consecutive years
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and zoning board had already
met and voted to recommend
against the change However,
Stumbo said, although the plan¬
ning and zoning meeting was
properly advertised, notice con¬
cerning consideration ofthe
matter at council meeting had
not been given
In order to allow for proper
notice, Stumbo said, the zoning
change request will not be con¬
sidered until the March meet
ing
Council members voted unani¬
mously to purchase a new vehi¬
cle for the fire department at a
coat of $21,634
Members also voted unani¬
mously to purchase ten sets of
turn out gear for the fin* depart
ment
Stumbo said current gear used
by the fin* department is not up
to standard and that when fire¬
men go for training they are not
permitted to train if their gear
is not standard
“But that’s really not what’s
important,” Stumbo said, “I
think what we were concerned
about is that when we put our
men out their to risk their lives
fighting fires, we want to make
absolutely certain that their
equipment is the best there is.
Foster parents
sought for PC
Thm
Eva Harpe helps children
find homes, both temporary
and permanent.
Technically, Harpe is a
resource development special¬
ist working for the Depart¬
ment of Family and Children’s
Services f DFACS)
“Our primary objective, wher
ever possible," Harpe says, “is
to help children re-establish
their relationship with their
birth parents."
She explains that sometimes
reconnecting birth parents
with their children turns out
to be impossible and she must
try to find parents who can
care for a child on a permanent
basts through adoption
What does it take to be a fos¬
ter parent 7
Harp*' emphasizes that the pn
marv objective in placing a child
is the well being of the child
There are some basic require¬
ments. however, hefore a person
can serve as a foster narent in
Georgia
Prospective parents must pass
a medical examination, a cnmi
nal records check, and a home
safety inspection
In addition, those planning to
be foster parents must provide
references, have a Georgia driv
er’s license and a social security
card and complete’ 30 hours of
instruction
Foster parents can be married,
divorced or single and they do
not have to own their own home
“What we are looking for,"
Eight of the top ten Accelerated Readers at
Fort Valley Middle School are shown here
with two Zetas who donated books to the
program Pictured are Zeta Jocelyn Miller
Jackson, Krystal Brinson.Zeta Brenda
Weatherspoon, CuWen Carson, Alice
Whrtcher. Dorris Marshall. Lacey Hatchett
Rubye Duftie. Will Doles. Sarah Logan,
Taneal Johnson and Tanell Johnson Not
pictured is Dalits Smith At left rs second
place reacer. Candace Mallory and right is
first place winner Jacob Huffman
The new equipment will cost
the city $9420 for ten suits
Funds for the purchase of the
turn out gear were saved,
according to Stumbo, from
monies that would have gone
toward the salary of a city
administrator.
Council members entertained
a request from Literacy Educa
tsin for Adults in Peach iLEAP<
for a contribution of $5000
Ruth Thompson made a
motion to grant the $5000 Her
motion was seconded by council
woman Barbara Williams
Councilman .Jeff Holly said he
ts very much in favor of the
work being done by LEAP bui
could not vote to support the
project with public revenues
Councilman Wilbur Spiders
indicated he agreed with Holly
The vote to make the contribu
lion to LEAP passed four to two
with Holly and Spiliers voting
in opposition;
Members voted unanimously
to appoint Anna Howell to fill
an unexpired term on the board
of the housing authority Howell
will be replacing Eloise Drake.
A resolution to approve a con
tract between the city and Trite
ble and Richardson for the
design of Fincher Park won
Harpe says, "is mature, stable
people, who can provide a good
home for these children *
Harpe notes that many of the
children in foster care have spe¬
cial behavioral and/or medical
needs
A report by the Georgia
Department of Human
Resources notes that in 1996
'more than three-fourths of the
children entered faster care
because of physical abuse, sexual
abuse or abandonment. Less
than one-fourth entered for oth¬
er reasons such as illness or
death of a parent, adoption, dis¬
ruption. or voluntary surrender
of parental rights ”
If foster parents adopt children
with special needs, the state will
provide them with additional
instruction to help them carp for
these children
Families may have more that
one foster child in their home A
home may have up to six chil¬
dren counting the children of the
foster parents
Medical costs are born by the
state and the state provides
reimbursement to foster parents
at a current rati* of $10.70 per
day
In addition to the reimburse¬
ment, the state provides a cloth¬
ing allowance and takes care of
other child-related services such
as psychological and psychiatric
services, speech therapy, and
child care for parents who work
If you want more information
about being a foster or an adop
live parent, you can contact
DFCS at a toll free number, 1-
88F 310-8260
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unanimous support of council
members
The resolution does not
involve any city funds Stumbo
explained that all improve¬
ments in Fincher Park will be
privately funded
The purpose of entering into a
contract with Tribble and
Richardson. Stumbo explained,
is to permit those who donate
funds to the project to deduct
their contributions on their tax
es.
The resolution was passed on
the condition that then* will be
no tax dollars spent
Council members discussed
and decided to table* a proposed
ordinance which would require
anyone buried in the city to
have their casket placed in a
vault
Members voted unanimously
to amend a city ordinance which
requires any store selling alco¬
holic beverages, packaged to go,
to have a video camera
The current ordinance
exempts certain businesses
with more than three employ
ees The new ordinance elimi¬
nates any exceptions to the ordi¬
nance and requires that video
tapes be maintained for a period
of seven days