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THE LEADER TRIBUNE
A.W.
to Board of Trustees.
was retired from the
business where he served
various capacities for over
years. He also worked
Rooks Funeral Home
Humbert Funeral Home.
A.W. was sports writer
The Leader-Tribune from
until 2011. He actually
following Trojan football
1990. and since that time
Trojan teams have won
astonishing 79-percent of
games. Another
record is that A.W.
only three games during
Off Road Vehicle
Commissioners
passed the ordinance.
The ordinance. Sec. 46-2
the county ordinance,
off-road vehicles as any
“driven by a source other than
muscle or wind." that is designed
to operate away from roads and
trails. “This includes, but is not
limited to, ORVs commonly
known as three-wheelers and
four-wheelers,” the ordinance
says.
The ordinance specifically
excludes snowmobiles, farm
vehicles used for farming,
New Hospital
continued support and
ibutions. Commissioners
already agreed to
S2 million in SPLOST
to construction of the
hospital, with
distributed at each of
phases. Commissioners
also committed to
S450.000 in indigent
funding each year through
The Peach County
Authority will continue
function, but with a
global” role. Peed said.
authority board will
distribution of SPLOST
indigent care funds, oversee
lease and handle
issues.
A new board will now
oversee hospital operations.
The new entity will be called
The Medical Center of Peach
County and have a seven
member board. Tom Green,
chairman of the Peach County
Hospital Authority, will serve
as chairman of the new board,
with Macon businessman
Connie Cater as Vice Chairman.
Other members will in include
Al Waldrcp, a member
the PC’HA board; Dr. Crystal
Brown, a Fort Valley physician
and current Chief of Staff'; Dr.
Issac J. Crumbly of FVSU;
$30M Hospital Bond
to take over daily operation
PRMC and lease and operate
the new hospital.
The MBCHA will issue
the bonds as the owner of the
MCCG. State law allows the
MBCHA to build a hospital in
Peach County with approval of
the Board of Commissioners.
During discussion,
Commissioner Walter
Smith asked who would be
responsible for repaying the
bonds.
“Not you,” said County
Attorney Jeff Liipfert. He
explained the resolution simply
authorizes the chairman of the
Board of Commissioners to
sign any documents necessary
to issue the bonds.
The resolution specifically
states that approving it is only
for the purpose of complying
with the Hospital Authorities
Law of Georgia “and shall not
impose any pecuniary liability
upon or constitute a lien upon
the property of or a claim
against the county."
Commissioners
unanimously approved the
resolution.
In other business,
Commissioners considered
a request by retiring Judge
Martha A. Christian for pay
of two-thirds her salary as a
supplment. as is also paid to
other judges in the circuit.
County Administrator
Martha Johnson said the
county’s share of the
supplement would $227.55
per month or $2,730.60 per
year.
In moving to approve the
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time span until he
a recent stroke.
this same span, the
advanced to the playoffs
14 consecutive years, part
the longest current streak
the state. With
fever always the valley, A.W.
had high expectations for the
more recent 2011 team which
was state runner-up. For the
upcoming 2012 season, A.W.
said, “We have a solid nucleus
of starters returning. The key to
a successful season will be the
progress of our young players
and our ability to get into the
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military and emergency vehicles
and any construction or logging
vehicle "used in performance of
its common function.”
Violations include operating
an ORV without working breaks
and mufflers, and operating the
ORV on any road or right-of
way that is “under the possession
or control of the county,” except
for areas designated for use by
ORVs. (In this case, “right-of
way” refers to property next
to public roads to which the
county has the right of access for
maintenance purposes, such as
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Fort Valley First Lady Helen
Rhea Stumbo and Macon
businessman Jim McClendon.
Peed said five board members
are Peach County Residents,
three are appointed by the
PC1IA and four appointed by
CGHS.
The partnership will have two
immediate focuses. Peed said.
Number One will be design and
planning for the new building.
A lot of planning will evolve
around medical equipment and
information technology and
exactly what will go where.
Architects Hinson, Miller &
Kickirillo will create detailed
construction documents for
General Contractor Brasfield
& Gorie, with * ah eye on
meeting the scheduled May 1,
2012 timeline for beginning
construction.
The Number Two focus will
be further reducing expenses
at the existing hospital in order
to make the financial situation
as healthy as possible before
moving in around Summer
2013.
The new hospital will open
with one operating room, a
14-bed Emergency Room
(compared to four now), with 25
beds, as now, but with all rooms
private. Four rooms will serve
requestion, Comissioner
Martin Moseley said
commissioners had talked
about ending the practice
“We need to move away
from this. It’s been there a
long time,” said Commissioner
Roy Lewis. He said the
judges’ supplement was not
funded through the county’s
retirement system and would
need be if it continued.
Commissioner Smith asked
Liipfert if the supplement was
required by the state.
Liipfert said it was not and
added that the practice had
been in place “a long time
before I got here.”
Lewis said he did not want to
single out Judge Christian, but
the practice had simply been
carried on without question.
Commissioners
unanimously approved Judge
Christian’s request, but agreed
to revisit the issue in the near
future.
In other business,
commissioners unanimously
approved 2012 qualifying fees
for county offices as follows:
Sheriff $1,779.86, Clerk of
Superior Court $1,491.65,
Coroner $108, Magistrate
$1,491.65, Tax Commissioner
$1,491.65. Probate
Judge $1,491.65, County
Commissioner (Posts 1, 3 and
At large) $270, School Board
(Posts I and 3) $180.
Perry Swanson, Executive
Director of the Peach County
Chamber of Commerce,
delivered the quarter)
Chamber report. The Chamber
welcomed three new members
playoffs...then anything can
happen!”
A.W. was a man of high
moral character and Christian
ethics who is a credit to his
community. When asked how
long he would continue to cover
Peach County sports—football,
basketball, baseball, and girl’s
softball—he replied, “As long
as the Lord gives me the ability
to keep going." Drawing from
Philippines 4:13 he added, “I
can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.”
shoulders and ditches.)
The ordinance explicitly bars
anyone from operating an ORV
on private property “without
the express written permission
of the owner of the property
or his agent,” and requires the
ORV user to have proof of that
permission with him while riding
and to produce the proof when
requested by a law-enforcement
officer.
Violators can be fined up to
$500, jailed for up to 90 days,
or both, and can liable for any
damages caused by their ORV.
as intensive-care units. There
will be two sleep lab rooms.
The hospital will continue to
operate with a mobile MRI unit
because the state would not
approve a permanent unit, Peed
said.
Peed fielded questions about
how the money-losing hospital
could turn into an economic
engine and whether more
physicians would likely come
to the new hospital. Peed said
many physicians in the region
have said they would come to the
new hospital, located closer to
1-75. Among the appeals would
be the brand new, up-to-date
equipment and the availability
of block time, which would give
each to allow specialist them to a fixed optimize schedule their
time.
“You get doctors building
support for modem healthcare
and people want to come. It
very quickly turns around,”
Peed said.
Which is another way of
saying that good things should
be coming to that field of
dreams on 247 Connector and
John L. Sullivan Road.
“Absolutely, if you build it, they
will come,” Peed said.
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to the board of directors:
Alecia Livatt and Wallace
Keese from FVSU and
businessman Bob Evans. Tom
Morrill is the new Chairman
of the chamber board
Swanson said seven new
“Welcome” signs in place,
while delivery of several big
peaches has been slow but
he expected them to arrive
in a month or two. Three
billboards along 1-75 have
been renewed for six months.
Jody Usry is the new
Chairman of the Chamber's
Military Affairs Committee.
Swanson said recent job cuts
at Robins Air Force Base and
a pending BRAC visit would
make 2012 a busy year for the
committee.
The Chamber is about to roll
out a new membership and
discount card. Swanson said
he is encouraging members
to give other members
discounts of at least 5% as
a way to increase business
within the county, The
annual Business After Hours
at FVSU is scheduled for
February 16, while the annual
Focus on Education Banquet
is scheduled for February
23 at the Byron Municipal
Complex.
In other business.
commissioners:
• Approved the
recommendation of Paul
Schwindler to accept the low
hid of $61310 from Yancy
Brothers for a Caterpillar
Backhoe Loader to replace
a similar machine that was
destroyed in a fire, with
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Byron Arrests
Edwards, Robert James,
Jacksonville, Fla.: Controlled
Substance Possession; Hooper,
Dandre Dashon. Jacksonville,
Fla.: Speeding, Controlled
Substance Possession - Intent
to Sell; Lee, Dwaine Anthony.
Warner Robins: Probation
Violation - Felony; Moore,
Michael, Lizella: Probation
Violation; Pemell, Allison,
Pinecrest Dr., Byron: Theft
by Taking - Felony; Steiner,
Samantha Christina, Winter
Haven, Fla.: Entering Auto;
Fort Valley Arrests
Bloodworth. Lawrence
Eugene, Tumbleweed Circle,
Centerville: Theft by Taking
Misdemeanor; Boyer.
Stephanie Susan, Charlevoix
St., Ft. Valley: Probation
Violation - Felony; Brown,.
Antonis Ramon, Lithonia,
Ga.: Giving False Information;
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LT Awards
group portrait of eight of Peach
County's most influential
women, and the inside featured
words and pictures that told
their stories, and the stories of
other, less prominent but still
remarkable women.
“We are so very proud of the
work of our staff - they’re the
people that made it happen,”
said Judy Robinson, General
Manager of Peach Publishing
Co. She personally thanked
graphic artist Renee Goggins
for her work in designing and
laying out the magazine, as well
as then Marketing Executive
Emily Griffin and Contributing
Writer Claire llouser-Dodd for
all their work in putting the
magazine together. Robinson
thanked News Editor Victor
Kulkosky for his stories and
detailed editing.
funds to come from the 2004
SPLOST account;
• Tabled a request for a
$10,000 budget increase
from the Tax Assessors
Office in order to obtain more
information.
• Tabled consideration of
bids for an administrative
vehicle to give a local business
time to enter a bid;
• Agreed to use their own
money to buy tickets for the
annual Black History Month
Scholarship Luncheon rather
than using public funds;
• Heard an update from
Purchasing Manager
Clarice Davis on the state's
immigration law as it applies
to local governments;
• Approved a request
from Paul Schwindler to fill
a vacancy for an existing
position of senior equipment
operator.
Earlier, commissioners
approved the Consent Agenda,
which comprises items that
require no further information
or discussion. The Consent
Agenda included only two
items: Approve from the Perry
Houston County AirPort for a
six-month extension to the Air
OneGeorgia Grant to improve
development of an Instrument
Landing System; and approve
submitting the final version
of the county’s Short-Term
Work Program to the state
Department of Community
Affairs. The STWP covers
plans for various small
projects around the county.
JANUARY 18,
Gore. Lawanda Katrina, Pin
St., Ft. Valley: Theft of Service
- Misdemeanor; Jackson,
Ken Terrell. Lakeside Dr.. Ft.
Valley: Theft by Deception
- Misdemeanor; Jackson.
Lawade Jermaine. Pine St., Ft.
Valley: Battery ; Robert, Morgan
Bradley. Warner Robins: DUl
Alcohol;
Sheriff*s Office Arrests
Amerson. Michael Steven,
Hwy. 41 N., Ft. Valley: Fleeing/
Attempting to Elude Officers.
Reckless Driving. Obstructing/
Flindering Officers; Cliett,
Sherrod Dontez. F. Church St..
Ft. Valley: Criminal Damage
to Property - 1" Degree, Theft
by Taking - Felony. Burglary;
Harris. Cortney Antwan, N.
Jones St„ Ft. Valley: Probation
Violation; Flillman,, Arkee
Montra, Charlevoix Box St., Ft.
Controlled Substance
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The Leader-Tribune also
won I s * Place for Best Signature
Page Idea for our “Going
to the Dome!” theme that
spread across several issues
in November and December
as the the Trojans fought their
way to the State Championship
football game,
Robinson singled out the
contributions of new Marketing/
Advertising Executive Mandy
Canning, who came up with the
idea.
“Mandy came in with a
bang and works hard for her
advertisers,” Robinson said.
“Going to the Dome!
Almost enough said,” wrote
the judge. “Few things stroke
the excitement of a small
community more than having
its high school football team
play for a state championship.
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Possession; Little, Thaddeus.
Reynolds, Ga.: Failure to
Appear for Trial/Court
Misdemeanor; McCrary,
Taqwan Tremayne, Bceland
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Substance Possession
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Under the Influence, Pedestrian
in Roadway Violation; Williams,
Leon Barry, Chattanooga,
Tenn.: Pedestrian in Roadway
Violation. Pedestrian Under the
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FVSU Campus Safety:
Mitchell, Quentin Lavar.
Hinton St., Ft. Valley: Criminal
Trespass; Georgia State Patrol
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I watched the game and can
share your pain ... coming so
close!!! Early County has lost
four of five state championship
games, including the one I
played in when Fort Valley
defeated us 7-0 in 1962.”
“We want to thank the team
for their great effort and the
community that gave us so
much support, 1 Robinson
said. “And of course, we can’t
forget to thank our advertisers,
because without them, none of
this would be possible.”
Peach Publishing Co. racked
up another plaque thanks to
The Citizen-Georgian, the LT’s
sister publication in Macon
County, which won 2 nd Place
for Best Newspaper Promotion
for its Community Directory.