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Legal Organ Lor Peach County, ( itv of lorf Valiev and ( ifv Of Byron ***** ALL FOR ADC 301 ********** GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT ON IV OF GA ATHENS GA 30602 7 £ 1 Vj Vol. No. 119 sue 20 May 30, 2007 2 Sections, 20 Pages 500 Local Weather Frl 91/63 6/1 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 60s. Sat 90/64 6/2 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Sun 90/65 6/3 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Mon 90/65 6/4 >V>\ Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Tue 89/62 6/5 ■v\ Partly cloudy with a stray thunder¬ storm. Wimmsm Letter to Editor ...2A Opinions 4A Obits ••••••••••••••••a*** 6A Faith Matters 7A Sports IB Food ••••••■•••••••••a**** 2B Legals_______ 3B Classifieds 7B sptciAi suppmem mm TheClass of 2007 graduates of Peach County High and Westfield. Bookie's bin day Y ♦ r - IM 1 1 - ■ Photo by Brian Shreve Fort Valley Police Officer Scott Mitchell along with the department’s newest K9 rookie, Urosh. Last Friday night marked the dog’s first day out as FVPD set out with other agencies for Memorial Day roadblocks as part of the state’s ‘‘Cllck-It-Or-Tlcket’’ program. Serving Peach County For Over 100 Years 'She will be missed forever' Community still mourns beloved Byron woman By Brian Shreve News Editor When Megan Helton sang, the world turned in a vibrant, ardent manner-one where grief and loss were as out of place as a missed note. At the age of 19, the adored Byron native had already \ £ s * u* i Submitted Photo Megan Helton (right) with her younger sister, Haley m Iff t-m ill rrrr 4 f 4 C. h i : Jf ■ v Photo by Brian Shreve The Trojan Class of 2007 marches into Anderson Field last Friday night where they would leave as graduates; see story page 3A. achieved so much, blessed in every aspect with the exception of the span of her years. On the evening of Dec. 4, 2006, Megan’s countless friends and family were grimly reminded that life is as short as it is precious. On that somber date near ly six months ago, Megan’s ■7 V r PHH < , / ■A , 7 f* t A r e» **’. 7k? m » y>r m / 3 m ' S' t-p i I Photo by Brian Shreve In what appeared to be one of the most well-attended Picnic In the Parks to date, the Fort Valley State Blue Diamond Jazz Band led by Leonard Giles ruled the stage last Thursday In downtown Fort Valley. rapturous voice was silenced forever when her car lost con¬ trol while traveling home from work on Interstate-475, result¬ ing in a head-on collision that killed her instantly. Megan—known to have been an exceptional defensive driv¬ ing student—had just spoken via telephone with her mother, Denise Wiatrek, only minutes before the crash. U She called me every night when she was on her way home,” said Wiatrek. “She also told me she loved me...it was the worst day of my life.” When anyone dies, he or she is eulogized with words of love and memories-tlre typically overdue sentiment expressed at all of our funerals. For Megan, such comments have yet to cease, as this report¬ er learned while researching this story; since word spread of a possible article devoted to the Peach native being published in this newspaper, the phones, the see MEGAN, pg 8B f ■ i-’i f m 4M* m - ; ; jgjf m i* r„r ftl Mk$ | l. Vf 1 I v y Megan Ashley Helton f: & Mi 81 ■