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Legal Organ For Peach County, City of Fort Valley and City Of Byron
FV man dies in
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Vol. No. 119 ue 19
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The Peach County
High School Graduation
Ceremony will be held this
Friday, May 25^*, at 8pm
at the Football Field.
Byron sewer
problems abated
By Faye Jones
L.T. Writer
Many issues were!
addressed at the May 14 meet¬
ing of Byron City Council.
Tom Yount’s request for
annexation and rezoning of
six acres on Chapman Road
was approved. Also approved
was a re-zoning request for
9.391 acres of land from AG
to C-3 PUD.
The land belonging to Ben
McDaniel is located on Hwy.
49 ation South. Approval the city for annex-j also
into was
given to McDaniel. -
Approval was given by
council for the use of purchas¬
ing cards through the postagej CB&Tf
bank to reduce time,
and the number of checks,
written monthly.
Sponsorship for the 2007
Georgia Peach Festival
in the amount of $500 was
approved.
Of great interest and impor¬
tance on the agenda was a
move forward on the part of
Byron in further settlements
with the Fort Valley Utilities
Commission on the disputed
sewer systems that have been
festering for months. Fort
Valley and Byron both wanted
land near the 247 Connector
that would greatly increase
each city’s tax base.
The cities agreed that Byron
would annex land around
the 247 Connector and Fort
Valley would annex the area
planned for the future hos¬
pital.
Council voted at the May
meeting to purchase less than
an acre of land around the
lift station south of Ga. 247
Connector from Lee Erwin
in the amount of $25,000.
Council also agreed to apply
for a GEFA loan to help pay
for the sewer system in the
$300,000 to $400,000, Mayor
Larry Collins said.
The City of Byron has agreed
to purchase the wastewater
facility in the 247 area from
Fort Valley. Fort Valley and
the Fort Valley Utilities com¬
mission have already invested
$450,000 on project which
would be located on 305 acres
of land. Byron will contribute
$150,000 to increase the area
to 400 acres.
Council approved up to
$5,000 for the purchase of an
RV shelter and tarp to cover
the fire truck acquired from
Moody Air Force Base.
Betty A. Lewis’ application
for the annexation of two acres
on John E. Sullivan Rd was
approved.
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Serving Peach County For Over 1(H) Years
Members Enjoy • Peach Business
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By Audrey Evans
Tribune Editor
The Peach County Chamber of Commerce
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Maddox, a professional
photographer, was owner of
Maddox Studio located at 212
Pear Street in Fort Valley.
According to jail officials,
Maddox was jailed Wednesday
following a court appearance
in which he was fined $734 in
addition to orders to perform
more than 100 hours of com¬
munity service.
Bibb County Coroner Leon
Jones said EMS personnel
found Maddox dead on their
arrival; Jones arrived to pro¬
nounce the death at Maddox’s
cell less than an hour later.
An autopsy performed
Saturday revealed Maddox,
who had a history of hyperten¬
sion, heart disease and diabetes,
died from an enlarged heart.
Though officials of Bibb
County Law Enforcement
Center maintained all of
By Brian S hr eve
News Editor
A Fort Valley man died early Friday morning while detained at
a Bibb County jail.
Carlton A. Maddox, 47, suffered a massive heart attack at
approximately 4:20 a.m. last Friday, May 18, two days after his
being taken into custody for a parole violation stemming from
an earlier incident of f speeding below and driving fold with a suspended
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May 23 2007
Thursday night at The Wire Shop. Hosted
by Terry and Anne Davis, delicious h’ors
deurves were catered by Jan McCord.
And what a delight it was!
Maddox’s daily medication had
been administered, specula¬
tion persists as reports from
Maddox’s family members
argue otherwise.
“No one told me he had had
chest pains,” Jones said. “But
based on my experience, I can
bet he had to have had some
sort of chest pain or chest dis¬
comfort. M
“Carlton was a relatively
healthy guy,” he added. “It’s
really sad.”
At the request of Maddox’s
brother. Ernest Maddox, a tox¬
icology profile and screening
was also performed Saturday,
though results are not expected
for several months.
“We just want to get to the
bottom of this to see what the
deal was,” said Maddox. “We
are devastated. I just want clo¬
sure.”
This Memorial Day
show your
appreciation for
the men and women
of the armed forces,
both past and
I present .
Memorial Day
May 28, 2007
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The Wire Shop is located on Highway
341 in Fort Valley in what used to be the
Dan Rivers storage facility. The Wire Shop
moved to this location in August of 2006.
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ed an inspiring message
nty’s LEAP (Literacy E
ach) program last Thursday,
(ones informed the students of the ed
skills required for work at the Fort Va
well as what it takes to he a winner i
they choose.
u Knowledge is not power” said Jaones.
knowledge is power. You owe it to yourselve
your dreams.”
Peach in State Playoffs
Trojans sweep Harris County
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Tribune Photo By A.W. Dorsey
Reliving old memories, Peach County Sheriff Terry Deese —s aid to be an outstanding
baseball player in his day—threw out the ceremonious first pitch last Wednesday as
the Trojans baseball team took on Harris County. Peach won both games against the
Tigers to advance into the Elite Eight of the AAA playoffs.
See related story on 1B
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Previously they had a smaller
location on South Camellia
Boulevard were they had been
located since 1991.
The Wire Shop is and has
been a family business since
1991 when Davis’ stepfather,
Don Hudson founded the
company. Now, Terry’s son
Austin has begun working as
Vice-President, Manager of
Operations.
The Wire Shop makes and
supplies wire harnesses for
manufacturers throughout the
Southeast for products ranging
from air conditioners to util¬
ity vehicles. At one time. Blue
Bird served as the company's
only client, which has obvi¬
ously since changed.
The Wire Shop currently
has around 80 employees. Mr.
Davis had the work area avail¬
able for Business After Hours
attendees to tour the facilities
in action. Everyone got to see
how the equipment works and
exactly what is made at The
Wire Shop.
All in All Business After
Hours Thursday was a huge
success from the knowledge
gained and the fellowship of
other businesses in the town.