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From left, Rev. Jimmy Harrison, Rev. Rick Odum, Rev. Chesford Carr, Rev. Gene
Payne and Rev. Boyd Dickey.
Area Church Happenings
New Grace - Northridge
ftaptist Church 2360 Gray
Hwy, Macon, will host New
Grace from Byron, Sunday
night, October 13th at 7 p.m.
The concert is free. A love
offering will be taken. For
more information call 477
9445 or 742-3244.
Rehohoth Baptist Asso
ciation annual meet
ing, Monday, October 28,
2002, Westside Baptist
Church, 1101 Dunbar Rd. in
Warner Robins. Tuesday,
October 29, 2002, Fellowship
Bible Baptist Church, 431
• Dunbar Rd. in Warner
Robins. Registration will be* at
6:30 p.m. and meetings will
be at 7 p.ru.
Judgement House: Spon
sored by Byron Baptist
Church. Dates are October
12, 19, 26 from 5 p.m. to 9
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205 West Church Street, Suite 204
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Phone 478-825-2535
Fax 478-825-2678
NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Peach County Board of Commissioners has tentatively
adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in
property taxes by 23.48 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on
this tax increase to be held at 6:00 p.m., October 17, 2002, in
the Public Meeting Room of the Peach County Courthouse
Annex in Fort Valley, Georgia.
Religion/Communty
p.m. and October 31 from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Contact
Byron Baptist Church (478)
956-4670 for ticket informa
tion.
Pumpkin patch - Center
ville United Methodist
Church will be having its 6th
Annual Pumpkin Patch on
October 16 through 23, 2002.
Pumpkin Patch hours are
Monday through Saturday at
10 a m. until dark, Sunday, 1
p.m. until dark at 101 Wilson
Drive, Centerville, GA. 31028.
Pumpkins in all shapes and
sizes for all your needs! Prices
begin at $1.00 and are priced
according to size.
There will be special activi
ties starting at 8 a m. until 2
p.m. Activities include Bake
Sale, food, stuffed animals
and toy sale for children, Sto
ry time and face painting (11
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), Sidewalk
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WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2002
Hardison celebrates 100th birthday
Hy JOYCE MATTHEWS
L-T Columnist
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Hardison Baptist Church
held its Centennial Anniver
sary celebration on Sunday,
September 29th. An overflow
crowd of members, former
members, friends, neighbors,
former pastors and associate
pastors, and other special
guests were present for the
happy occasion.
The church was planned
following a tent meeting held
by Rev. W.L. Cutts in 1901.
Construction began after
land was donated by Mr. and
Mrs. .Jeff I). Hardison and
the House of Worship dedi
Cafe’ (features breakfast and
lunch), Jewelry Sale, Decora
tive Baskets, Homemade
spices and mixes, and Crafts.
There will also be a “Large
Yard Sale”, October 26 start
ing 8 a m. to 2 p.m. Don’t
miss out on the FUN!
Church Anniversary
Pastor Calvin Ezell and the
The Deliverance Outreach
Church of Marshallville,
Georgia is celebrating their
19th Church anniversary.
Special services begins
October 11th, nightly at 7:30
p.m. Sunday service will
begin at 12:00 noon. Their
guest will be Bishop James
Thomas and The Bible
Revival Church from
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Come out each night and
join them along with their
special guest pastors, choirs,
family and friends.
rated on April 10, 1904. Ser
vices were then held on the
second Sunday of each month
with Rev Cults serving as
Hardison’s first pastor. A full
time ministry was begun in
1955 when Rev. Clint Rogers
was pastor. Rev. Payne and
his family were first to live
in the new pastorium, adja
cent to the church, which
was completed in 1958
Rev. Kick Odum, present
pastor, welcomed the assem
bly following an opening
prayer by Rev. Bob Puckett of
Loudon. Tenn. who pastured
at Hardison from 1952-54.
Rev. Puckett, then a young
minister, shared memories of
Mr. Vernon Ross and other
farmers among his congrega
tion, who loved God and the
land and served both as
faithful stewards. Rev.
Odum, introduced other spe
cial invited guests. Among
them were former pastors,
Rev. Gene Payne of Raleigh,
N.C., Rev. Boyd Dickey of
Harriman, Tenn., and Rev.
Chesford Carr of Meehan
icsville, PA, together with
their helpmeets
Former associate pastors
m attendance were Rev. Bob
Driggers, Rev. Geary Miller,
Rev. Jimmy Harrison, and
Rev. Craig Wilson. Former
pastors were each presented
a gift clock with an engraved
plaque inscribed with their
dates of service at Hardison.
Special music was present
ed throughout the service by
the choir and Mr Andrew
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205 West Church Street, Suite 204
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Phone 478-825-2535
Fax 478-825-2678
PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING A PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Peach County Board of Commissioners today announces its
intention to increase the property taxes it will levy this year by
23.48 percent over the rollback millage rate. The rollback millage is
12.148 and is being raised to 15.000.
Each year, the Board of Tax Assessors is required to review the
assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the
County. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently
sold in the County indicate there has been an increase in the fair
market value of any specific property, the Board of Tax Assessors is
required by law to re-determine the value of such property and
increase the assessment. This is called a reassessment.
When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia
Law requires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that
will produce the same total revenue on the current year's new
digest that last year's millage rate would have produced had no
reassessment occurred.
The budget tentatively adopted by the Peach County Board of
Commissioners requires a millage rate higher than the rollback
millage rate. Therefore, before the Peach County Board of
Commissioners may finalize the tentative budget and set a final
millage rate, Georgia Law requires that three public hearings be
held to allow the public an opportunity to express their opinions
on this increase.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this
tax increase to be held at the following locations at the indicated
times: 11:30 a.m., October 10, 2002, Public Meeting Room, Peach
County Courthouse Annex; 6:00 p.m., October 10, 2002, Byron
Public Library; 6:00 p.m., Public Meeting Room, Peach County
Courthouse Annex.
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Joyce Matthews, center with Rev. Gene Payne and
Rev. Boyd Dickey.
Parker, a ladies ensemble,
Rev. and Mrs. Miller and Rev.
Gene and Barbara Payne,
Hardison became known as
The Singing Church, under
Rev. Payne's ministry,
Rev. Payne, Rev. Dickey,
and Rev. Carr each shared
memories of Hardison and its
people and brought brief
messages. Rev. Dickey enti
tied his, Remove Not The
Ancient Landmarks Which
Thy Fathers Have Set, from
Proverbs 22:28. Hardison,
under Bro. Boyd's ministry,
became known as the Coun
try Church and he, The
Country Preacher. He and
his horse and buggy became
a familiar figure about the
community.
Following the worship ser
vice, Mr. Bob Ray, Assistant
Sec. Of State, presented a
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Certificate of Recognition to
the church in observance of
its 100th Anniversary. A let
ter of congratulations from
Sen. Saxby Chamblis was
read also.
Rev. Odum, following a
dismissal prayer extended an
open invitation to all to enjoy
a period of food and fellow
ship at the groaning tables in
the adjacent gym. There
were a hundred years of rem
iniscing, both past and pre
sent, to review. Much of it
was included in Mr. Hart Jor
dan's historical video presen
tation which was set up in
the gym.
Hardison, The Country
Church, is still alive and well
and the Lord is blessing. May
this continue for the follow
ing 100 years. Congratula
tions and Happy Birthday!