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VOLUME LXXXVII, NUMBER 59 Copyright © 1996 Forsyth County News
County
does not
file answer
to federal
lawsuit
By Jennifer Eskew
Staff Writer
A federal lawsuit filed last
month against Forsyth County
and the sheriff’s department is
currently unanswered, which
could result in a judge ruling
for a default judgement
against the county.
The lawsuit was filed by
Donna and Jeffery Thrash and
alleges sexual assault and bat
tery by Capt. David “Boomer”
Bennett with the Forsyth
County sheriff’s department.
Thrash filed the suit after a
Forsyth County Grand Jury
decided not to indict Bennett
on criminal charges.
In Federal Court a defend
ent has to make a reply to the
lawsuit within 20 days after
they are served with the notice
of the lawsuit. An extension
can be filed and extra time
granted by a judge.
According to court
records, Forsyth County
received notice on April 10
but by April 30 had made no
reply. Thrash’s attorney Mark
Bullman said he waited 10
more days before filing for
default. “We waited additional
days to give extra time in case
of a mix-up,” said Bullman,
adding “We were contacted by
no one.”
The default was filed May
See LAW, Page 2A
WEATHER
Thunderstorms
expected on
Wed. and Thurs.
high of 85.
Partly cloudy on
Friday, high of ____]
80.
INDEX
Abby 7A Events 6A
Deaths 3A News 3A
Legals 4B Horoscope 7A
Classifieds 68 School 5A
Editorial 10A Sports IB
COMING FRIDAY. .
Community Profile:
Japanese Karate team
coming
Forsyth County will get to play a
part in the Olympics this summer.
See Friday's edition for whafs com
ing our way.
Upcoming zonings
The Forsyth County Planning and
Zoning Commission will meet next
Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. See
Friday's edition for details of the
upcoming zonings.
Missed paper policy: For replacement
paper call between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Wed., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sun., 887-3126.
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State Rep. Mike Evans (at left) gave the keynote address at the Dedication Ceremony
of the new Forsyth County Administration Building.
County dedicates new administration building
By Karleen Chalker
Editor
It is still difficult to comprehend today, but on a
block which once held a movie theatre, a general
store, several restaurants, law offices and a variety
of other establishments over the years, now sits
Forsyth County’s new 50,000-squam-foo! $4.5 mil
lion administration building.
Although the two-story building, located at the
corner of Main Street and Dahlonega Street, has
been open since March, the official dedication did
not take place until Saturday, May 18.
Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. Friday
Memorial Day Ceremony
will honor Forsyth native
who died in Vietnam
By Thomas W. Krause
Staff Writer
The Fifth Annual Memorial
Day Ceremonies, to be held
Friday at the Cumming and
Forsyth County Veterans’ War
Memorial, will include special
honors for a fallen native.
The Vietnam Veterans of the
North Georgia Foothills will be
honoring Lamar Hubbard, a
Forsyth County native who gave
his life for his country during the
Vietnam War.
Every year, the North Georgia
Veterans honor one of the sol
diers from Forsyth listed on the
War memorial. This year, a flag
will be added to the “Avenue of
Flags” in honor of Hubbard. His
flag will fly with others who
have been honored in past cere
monies. “Avenue of Flags” are
raised every Memorial Day, Flag
Day, Fourth of July and Veterans’
Day.
Hubbard was only 19 years
old when he died.
“He was just an all American
boy.” said Hubbard’s sister,
Matty.
His mother and sisters will be
present Friday for the ceremony.
Hubbard’s brothers are not
expected to attend due to work.
Hubbard, the son of Clay and
Marylou Hubbard, was born Jan.
8, 1949 and died September 14,
1968. His family still lives in
Forsyth County.
Also at Friday’s ceremonies,
memorial wreaths will be placed
at the Vietnam and World War II
pedestals. The World War II
pedestal will receive a Pearl
Harbor manorial wreath.
War Eagles prepare
for '96 campaign
SPORTS, IB
Cumming, GA / May 22,1996
WEDNESDAY EDITION
Present at the 1 p.m. dedication were dignatarics
from throughout the county and state. Giving the
keynote address was State Rep. Mike Evans, who
called being asked to preside over this dedication as
“the greatest honor I’ve been a part of.”
Evans asked the crowd of about 200 gathered in
the front of the building what legacy would they
Icjvc for then children and grar’child o
Time only judges us by a few things. I hope we
can say we saved a great lake. 1 hope we can say the
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Lamar Hubbard
The key note address will be
given by Rear Admiral Bob Cole,
Commander of the Norfolk.
Virginia Naval Base.
Cole was designated a Naval
Aviator in 1965. He flew more
than 250 missions over North
Vietnam and has more than 20
awards and medals including the
Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Vietnamese Cross of
Gallantry.
The Master of Ceremonies for
the day will be retired U.S.
Marine Corps Capt. John P.
Manton of Cumming. Manton
served in the Marines from 1967
through 1971 and is now presi
dent of the law firm Jack Manton
& Associates, P.C.
Performers al the ceremony
will include the Yaarab Temple
Pipe and Drum Corps, the
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Relay for Life raises $64,000
The Forsyth County Relay for Life raised $64,000 to go towards cancer research and
treatment at the third annual event this past weekend. Above, former Falcon Tommy
Nobis and Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt judge the campsites. See page 4A for details.
Central principal gets national educators award
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Principal Kenny Foxx
Relay for Life
coverage
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Library to present
reduced budget
to commission
By Thomas W. Krause
Staff Writer
The Forsyth County Library
Board will present a reduced 1997
budget to the Forsyth County
Commission on June 10.
In a meeting on Monday, the
library board approved a reduction
in spending of $80,436 from the
originally proposed 1997 budget
of $1.23 million which was
approved by the library board in
April.
The new budget removed the 5
percent cost of living allowance
for employees. This reduced the
budget by $31,360. The proposed
3 percent merit raise remains in
the new budget.
Also removed was a $19,764
salary for a requested position of
clerk/processor. The materials
budget was also decreased by
SIO,OOO, eliminating $4,000 for
large type hardbook materials and
$6,000 for adult paperbacks.
In addition, SIO,OOO was taken
from the computer maintenance
budget. SI,OOO from the travel
budget and $2,298 from the equip
ment budget. The board also
approved reducing the reserve
fund by $6,014.
In other business, as part of the
By Laura Boggs
Staff Writer
“You can’t get any better than
we’ve got,” said drama teacher
Yatesy Harvey about Forsyth
Central Principal Kenny Foxx.
Foxx was just informed that he
won the 1995-1996
Administrators’ Award, issued by
the Educational Theatre
Association (ETA). He was named
Georgia’s Arts Principal of the
Year in February.
Harvey said students see Foxx
as a vital part of the school’s the
ater program.
The true patron of the arts
never misses a show, and he has
followed Centra’s award-winning
ongoing effort to split the
Gwinnett-Forsyth Regional
Library system, a director for the
independent Forsyth system was.
approved Monday. ■
Starting July 1, Jon McDaniel
will serve as both the system
director and the branch manager.
“The ball is now in your park,”
Melvin Stancil, the library board
chairman, told McDaniel.
In a closed session portion of
the meeting. McDaniel’s salary
was set at $58,000 per year. State
funds pay $48,820 and the county
will pay the remainder.
McDaniel has held various
positions within the Gwinnett-
Forsyth system including work on
library construction, technology
and administration. McDaniel has
a bachelor’s degree in history from
the University of Georgia and a
master’s degree in library science
from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Also Monday, the library board
approved personnel policies and
operating policies. These policies
must be adopted .before the state
will approve funding.
The operating policies were
derived directly from the
See LIBRARY, Page 2A
drama department to every compe
tition. When students flew to
Nebraska for a conference last
summer, Foxx and Assistant
Principal Buddy Childs drove sets
in a U-Haul.
This June, ETA wants to honor
Foxx at the International Thespian '
Society’s 33rd International
Theatre Conference in Lincoln.
An ETA official wrote to Foxx
last week telling him he won the
award, for which Harvey nominat
ed him. The award honors an
administrator for excellent recog
nition, encouragement and promo
tion of educational theater.
See AWARD, Page 2A ,
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