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Legal Organ For IVach Count v, City of Fort Valley and ( it\ ()l Byron
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Vol. No. 119 Issue 32 AUGUST22, 2007 rtf 1 bnim 2 Sections, 16 Pages 50#
Serving Peach County For Over 100 Years
Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?
Local Weather
Wed 104/75
8/22
Sunny along with a few clouds.
Near record high temperatures.
High 104F.
Thu 101/74
8/23
Isolated thunderstorms. Highs 99
to 103F and lows in the mid 70s.
Frl 99/74
8/24
Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the
upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Sat 97/73 iO
8/25
Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder¬
storm.
Sun 95/73 V;
8/26 >v>\
Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 90s and lows in the low
70s.
Whats Inside:
World History 2A
Crossword_____ 2A
Police Beat____ 3A
Opinion •••••••••••••••••••a 4A
Foy Evans
Victor Kulkosky
Obituaries..... 3A
Louise Fontnof
Dewey Collier
Magnolia Moments ..5A
Dixie Diva.......... 5A
Tim Lewis........... 5A
Faith Matters..... 6A
Billy Powell
Angie Carr
School...________..... 7A
FFA awards former
Peach student
Frank Posey....... 7A
Financial Focus.. 0A
Rob Pelissier
Business Profile
Sports----------------- *... IB
Food-------------...... 2B
Magic from the Kitchen
Audrey Evans
Legals...._________________ 3B
Classifieds______________ ijg
Local.................. 7B
Big Macs return to
Fort Valley
Sports Continued — 8B
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Community assembles to help beloved family
By Brian Shreve
News Editor
Mike Locke must be quite a guy.
This was apparent by the gathering
of dozens who sold baked goodies
and slaved away washing cars this
past Saturday in Byron, all in an effort
to raise funds to combat the cancer
patient’s recent medical expenses.
Mike’s son, Tony Locke—on hand
for the fundraiser—said the day’s
turnout and outpour of support from
Chicken-que slated for Saturday
By Faye Jones
Tribune Writer
If you haven’t been contacted or haven’t
heard the news, there will be a special
event this coming Saturday, August 25,
in Byron’s Jailhouse Park and adjoining
properties starting at 7 a.m.
Festivities will begin with the weekly
Tailgate Market vendors, who will be on
hand with fresh vegetables, fruit,
trees and shrubs; the great things
usually have. The market is usually
from 8 a.m. to noon.
Next is Kid’s Day in the Park.
Byron Police will be there to fingerprint
your children for identification, and
firemen will be there with their truck
give them a ride. They may also jump
day away in the giant “Bounce
and enjoy the giant slide. All events
the children are free!
Third on the Saturday agenda is
yard sale across the street from the
from 7 a.m, - 2 p.m. Verna Borders
in charge and will be accepting
for sale on Friday afternoon,
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throughout the community was indica¬
tive of his father’s character.
“My dad’s my best friend, he always
has been,” Tony said. “He’s just a good
guy—one of the best you’ll ever meet,
no doubt.”
Mike, a native of Crawford County,
is well known in both Byron and Fort
Valley, having worked 22 years at Blue
Bird Corp. before operating his own
business, Reliable Plumbing of Byron,
Neighbor . 7B
see pg.
24, from 4 p.m. on. Everyone in the
community is asked to donate artifacts,
pictures, any goods that are nice enough
for re-sale with the exception of clothing.
No clothing please. Mark your articles
with a yard-sale price and carry them to
Verna on Friday afternoon,or at 7 a.m.
Saturday. They will be placed on tables
and ready for the Saturday morning rush.
Sounds like a lot of fun.
Moving right along, a bake sale will
also be on the premises with goodies
donated from the great cooks of Byron
and Peach County. You still have time to
bake a cake and get it to the park before
7 a.m. Saturday.
Of great interest to the men will be the
sale of raffle tickets for guns and also
a beautiful gun cabinet donated for the
raffle. The will be selling tickets but the
actual raffle will take place on Saturday,
September 1.
Now we have the big event - the
Chickenque from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. This
is the first fundraiser sponsored by the
Citizens for Better Education, a group
see Chicken pg. 7B
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Friends of the Locke family wash cars in Byron Saturday as part of a
fundraiser to assist in chemotherapy costs and other medical expenses.
FV Council addresses
grease disposal
By Brian Shreve
News Editor
Fort Valley businesses will have to
keep a close eye on their grease, accord¬
ing to a resolution passed unanimously
by the city council during its regular
meeting last Thursday evening.
In what was an especially short
session—lasting roughly half an hour
the city followed last month’s decision
by the Fort Valley Utility Commission,
which approved the state’s required
grease management program for res¬
taurants and other businesses.
It will be up to the utility commis¬
sion to monitor the program, ensuring
that grease is trapped and properly
discarded; any violation of the utility
ordinance will be considered a misde¬
meanor.
The city hopes to have the program
fully enforced within the next three
to six months, city attorney Charles
Jones said during last week’s meeting,
adding that grease “causes a tremen¬
dous problem to the sewer system” and
that everyone—commercial operations
and individuals—must be careful when
pouring grease down the sink.
In other business, Loraine Khoury,
executive director of Fort Valley Main
Street/the Downtown Development
Authority, informed council that as of
that afternoon, all $100,000 in loans
for renovations to downtown’s historic
Austin Theater had been paid back to
CB&T bank. Khoury said the project
is still seeking additional funds to
finish up the theater.
“I think the theater has been a real
asset for the town,” said councilmem
ber Beth Collins upon hearing the
news.
see Grease pg. 7B