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Vol. 126 Issué No.4 50¢
Legal Organ For Peach County, City of Fort Valley and City Of Byron
Funeral Notices:
Mary Alice Wheeler Nutt
Joyce B. Grant
Obituary Notices on Page 6
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•Byron City Council: Every 2nd
Monday. 6 p.in., 2nd Floor, Byron
Municipal Complex.
•Ft. Valley City Council: Work Session
5:30 p.m. Tuesday before regular
meeting, Mayor's Office, City Hail;
Regular Meeting every third Thursday.
6:30 p.ra.. Public Meeting Room, City
Hall.
•County Commissioners: Every 2nd
Tuesday. 4 p.m., Public Meeting Room.
County Courthouse Annex, Ft. Valley.
•Board of Education Study Session.
Tuesday before Regular Meeting, 5 p.m..
Board Meeting Room; Regular Meeting
every 1st Tuesday. Board Meeting Rixim.
523 Vincville St.. Ft. Valley.
•Hospital Authority; Friday after 4th
Monday, 9 a m.. Conference Room.
Peach Regional Medical Center
•Development Authority: Every 3rd
Thursday, 8 am. Conference Room,
Troutman House, Ft Valley.
•Ft. Valley Utility Corn-mission: Every
2nd Monday. 6 p.m.. Public Meeting
Room, Ft. Valley City Hall.
• Water & Sewerage Authority: 3rd
Monday of month, 6.15 p.m.. Public
Meeting Room, County Courthouse
Annex. Ft. Valley.
•Ta* Assessors: First Thursday of
month. 4 p.m.. Public Meeting Room,
County Courthouse Annex, Ft. Valley.
•Byron Planning & Zoning- Every 4th
Thursday of month, 6 p.m.
•Fort Vailey DDA Board: First Tuesday,
6 p.m., 1 rout man House Conference
Room.
•Fort Valley Historical Preservation
Commission: Second Thursday at 6
p.m., Troutman House Conference Room
Local
Weather
Forecast
Morfy Cloudy Wednesday, Jan. 26
Hi: 69*
Lo: 55*
Thundmr storm Thursday, Jan. 27
Hi; 72*
Lo: 58*
Thundmr Storm Friday, Jan. 28
Hi: 68*
Lo: 46*
Sunny Saturday, Jan. 29
Hi: 67*
Lo: 35*
Sunny Sunday, Jan. 30
Hi: 56*
Lo: 33*
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Alrbi 'each County point guard Chat Bouyer flicks a pass after faking a jump shot in the first
period of lasTSaturday's game against the Perry Panthers. The inter-county fouls. rivals fought tooth and claw
throughout the game, leaving pools of sweat on the court and racking op The Trojans used a fourth
period surge to pull away for a 67-59 win. Photo by Victor Kulkosky
Alford Retires From Elections Office
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Peach County threw a bash last week for Latrelle Alford, who is retiring after many years
with the Board of Elections. Fort Valley Mayor John Stumbo and Board of Commission¬
ers Chairman Melvin Walker each issued proclamations recognizing Alford for her years
of service. Photo by Victor Kulkosky
Camellia Blvd. Closer
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
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Fort Valley's "Big Dig" is getting
closer.
Mayor John Stumbo used his
announcement lime ai last week's City
Council meeting to give FortVailcy
residents another heads up about the
approaching sewer system project
on Camellia Blvd./Highway 49. The
project, which could take up to two
years, will involve digging up the busy
main thoroughfare through town from
Five Points to the Kell Building. The
goal is to replace detenonating. under¬
sized stormwalcr lines with new. larger
lines.
The Mayor said a contractor is
already removing signs and other
objects near the road. Major work, is
scheduled to begin in March or April,
with more details coming soon.
Stumbo also announced the city is
ramping up enforcement of its cat and
dog registration law. Under the law, all
pet owners must register their dogs and
cats with the city; registration includes
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proof of up-to-date vaccinations. The
city issues tags that serve as proof of
registration and which also help return
lost animals to their owners.
The Mayor also took a moment to
recognize some city employees for
their volunteer work with Peach Area
Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding
Together Fort Valley. Habitat, based
in Columbus, uses volunteer workers
to build homes and sell them at cost
to low-income families. Rebuilding
Together is a national organiza¬
tion with local affiliates, which also
uses volunteer labor and donated or
reduced-price materials. Rebuilding
Together uses volunteer workers under
professional supervision to repair and
renovate the houses of low-income
home owners.
Rebuilding Together typically does
it work on a weekend in April, but is
planning to build a wheelchair ramp
for an elderly home owner in the near
future, since that project can't wait.
The Mayor presented plaques to each
group, which included many Public
Works employees as well as people
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Macon
Hospital
Chief to
Retire
No Effect
Seen on Peach
Hospital
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
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The pending retirement of Don Faulk
from Central Georgia Health System is
not expected to have any effect on the
new Peach County hospiial.
Faulk is the President of CGHS, the
parent company of the Medical Center
of Central Georgia, which has formed
a partnership with Peach Regional
Medical Center. That partnership has
already led to the long-planned new
hospiial in Peach County moving for¬
ward. Under a deal between CGHS
and PRMC, CGHS has taken over
day-to-day management of the Peach
County hospital and is financing con¬
struction of the new facility Ihrough a
bond issue, CGHS will lease the new
hospital, which will continue to be
owned by the Peach County Hospital
Authority for the time being.
Faulk announced his retirement last
Thursday after 15 years at the helm of
the second largest hospital in Georgia
He was bom there in 1949 and worked
at the Medical Center in various capac¬
ities for about 40 years. He will step
down this summer or fall.
PRMC Chief Executive Nancy Peed
said in a phone interview that she had
talked with Faulk about his retirement
plans and his departure should not cre¬
ate problems.
"We feel like the partnership is tak¬
ing care of itself." Peed said.
Faulk also said his retirement would
not have any effect on the partnership.
“My face won't be around, but it
would probably wouldn't have been
around much anyway,” he said.
Most of the face-to-face coordination
between PRMC and CGHS has been
done by Elbert McQueen, President of
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Development
Outlook:
More of the Same
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
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In his monthly report. Development
Aulhority Executive Director Charles
Sims let the authority board know
he'd be sharing familiar news.
The outlook from experts from the
University of Georgia Kerry School
of Business was "more of the same."
Sims said at Iasi Thursday's meet¬
ing of the Development Authority of
Peach County. The UGA business
school sends experts to cities around
the state to offer an economic outlook
for the year ahead.
The report from the UGA experts,
Sims said, pointed to lackluster
growth in the Gross Domestic Product
of about 2%. (The Gross Domestic
Product is the value of the goods
produced and services provided in
the nation.) A double-dip recession
was not the most likely possibility,
but there is a 409f chance of that hap¬
pening.
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from other departments.
The Habitat House group includes;
Larry & Chris Brown, Benjamin
Carpenter. Sarah Carroll, Ryan Conner.
Robby Garrett, Joseph McKinney.
David and Jennifer Roberts, Teresa
Robinson. Harris Sandifer. Fredrick
Smith, Marcus Smith, Allan Spillers,
Luis Tones, Brian Wade. Michele
Yingling and Anthony Zeipekis.
The Rebuilding Together group
includes; Fred Banks, Larry and
Chris Brown, Jo Cobb. Robby Garrett.
Willie Harris, Keefer Johnson, Walter
Johnson, James Lail. Martha McAfee.
Joseph McKinney. Nardy Melendez,
Kathy Moye. James Porter, David
and Jennifer Roberts, Will Simmons,
Allan Spillers, Marcus Smith, Willie
Smith. Reginald Thompson, Luis
Torres. Brian Wade, Roy Woodson and
Anthony Zeipekis.
In official business, the council
made the following unanimous votes;
Approved alcohol licenses for busi¬
nesses at 121 No. Camellia Blvd. And
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