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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April S, IW7 Man lies for two years about his identity By Michael Kurtz Staff Writer A Fulton County man is facing felony charges in Forsyth County after lying to local law enforce ment and court officials for the past two years. Bradford Wayne Bowman, 24, was arrested by Det. Thurmond Atkinson Wednesday night after it was learned Bowman had been arrested, tried, convicted, and served probation in Forsyth County under a false identity. According to Atkinson, Bowman was originally arrested by Forsyth County deputies on August 17, 1995 for traffic offens es. He told the arresting officer Sheriff moves office to administration building By Michael Kurtz Staff Writer Sheriff Denny Hendrix has packed up his office and left...to the Administration Building. Tuesday, Hendrix relocated his LIBRARY from 1A time workers include a computer systems coordinator; a materials assistant to help order and catalog library items; a cataloger; an . administrator-one employee, which is a county position, to back-up the library’s bookkeeper and existing administrative spe- REDISTRICT from 1A all of Karr Road and the roads and subdivisions that enter and exit Karr Road. Travels to the intersec tion of Hendrix Road and John Burrus Road with the south sec tion of John Burrus Road being in the Sawnee district. The line then travels to the eastern intersection of McCoy and Spot roads, incor porating all of McCoy Road and subdivisions that enter and exit on McCoy Road. Proceeds to Bettis- Tribble Gap Road at the gap where it joins the Coal Mountain, Cumming and Sawnee district lines for the completion of the hew proposed Sawnee Elementary dis trict.” • “Grandfather” redistricted 11th- and 12th-graders at South Forsyth High. Students living in the quickly growing Mashburn Elementary district have been rezoned to the Central cluster, but next year’s juniors and seniors can opt to stay at South, as long as I —_____ • _____ “THREE WEEK SPECIAL” from INTEGRITY LIFE INS. CO. OF OHIO April 7th - April 30th ONLY Deposits of $5,000.00 or More . , 8% Guaranteed Year One ;• 7.25% Guaranteed Yrs. 2-10 (annual 10% free withdrawals) Ideal for IRA or CD Transfers can Wilkins Financial Sendees Darrel M. Wilkins, C.L.U. 770-887-8223 ’ a YOUR REAL ESTATE ADVISOR JIM FRENCH GRI, CRS FINDING THE PERFECT jim french VACATION HOME You have enjoyed visiting and vacationing on Lake Lanier for years, and now you are think ing seriously about purchasing a vacation home on the lake. Where should you begot? Call me if you are in the market for property in this area. When I know your needs, I can send you information about homes that are on the market and arrange a tour of the best available properties in your price range. There are several issues that you should consider before you call me. What kind of home will suit your needs? Will you use the home exclusively or do you intend to rent it for part of the season? Do you hope to receive tax benefits from a vacation home that doubles as an investment property? What type of financing will work for you? I can help you with an easy purchase. When you have questions about lakefront property, call Jim French. FRENCH PROPERTIES EZtaQSdSI (770) 886-8787 that he didn’t have any identifica tion and gave the name Brant Jamason Epps. Under the Epps name, Bowman bonded out on the traffic charges, and appeared in State Court on October 3, 1995. He entered a plea of nolo con tendre and was placed on 12 months probation. Bowman regularly met with his probation officer and paid all the fines and fees of his sentence under the name Epps. He was again arrested for traf fic offenses in 1996 by Alpharetta police, and again gave the name Epps. No one knew the difference until February of 1997 when the real Brant Jamason Epps, a child- office and that of his secretary from the jail to the County Administration Building. He said the move will open office space for his other com mand personnel, and will give him a space which is more professional cialists; and an information spe cialist. The part-time employee will help with the branch’s popular children’s services. Last year, commissioners did not give the library all it asked for. It received $983,086 in local dol lars. they provide their own transporta tion. The school board also decided to allow South’s ninth-graders (next year’s sophomores) to stay at South. Member Paul Kreager pointed out that South and Central’s schedules are different, and South students are already accustomed to South’s schedule. • Redraw a confusing “finger area” near the Sawnee and Cumming elementary school lines. According to the recommendation, “The new boundaries will be as they exist today (i.e. prior to any redistricting). Students in this area currently attending Sawnee will remain at Sawnee. Students cur rently attending Cumming will remain at Cumming.” • Avoid a split subdivision. According to the committee, “The previously proposed boundary between Midway Elementary and hood friend of Bowman’s, was fired from his Buford wrecking job for having too many points against his license. After investigating on his own, the real Epps filed a report with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s office on March 28, 1997. Atkinson said he obtained a picture of the real Epps, and then found out it did not match up with the photo given to either the pro bation department or the Alpharetta Police Department. Bowman was arrested at his job Wednesday night and has been charged with making false state ments and writings within the jurisdiction of a political subdivi sion and impersonating another in a legal proceeding. than his old jail office. Hendrix’ office is now located on the second floor of the Administration Building where the Marshal’s office used to be. The sheriff’s office received the space when it incorporated the Some start-up money and addi tional employees were needed in 1997 so the library could operate independently. The branch found itself on its own after the break-up of the Gwinnett-Forsyth Regional Library. Gwinnett County’s library board voted to split the system. the new Post Road school has been moved north to include Valley Stream Drive, Valley Court and Valley Way. Students from Valley Stream and Wills Orchard, including Rogers Road, Lively Way, Lively Court and Wills Orchard Road, will attend Midway Elementary.” The school board first approved boundaries March 25 for the new elementary school opening on Post Road in August. • Revisit district lines periodi cally. The committee recommend ed “a procedure be implemented to identify all new rezonings and monitor the progress of all new subdivisions on an ongoing basis. 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DISPLAY ADVERTISING I For Sunday: Retail & Classified deadlines are 12 noon Thursday For Wednesday: Retail & Qassified deadlines are 5 pm Friday For Friday: Retail & Classified deadlines are 12 noon Tuesday CLASSIFIED LINERS (Help Wanted, For Sale, etcj I For Sunday: Deadline is 12 noon Friday For Wednesday: Deadline is 12 noon Monday | For Friday: Deadline is 12 noon Wednesday I . I V i * s Bowman reportedly gave a full verbal and written confession at the time of his arrest. “He has turned a simple fine for traffic offenses into serious felony charges,” said Atkinson. “I asked him why he did it and he said ‘I just did’.” Each felony charge carries a one to five year prison sentence and a $5,000 fine. Atkinson said the district attor ney could also bring perjury charges against Bowman. Bowman is out on a SIO,OOO property bond and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court on May 19. Marshal’s office in February. Internal Affairs, the Public Information Office, and the county Solicitor’s office are also in the See OFFICE, Page 3A The proposed budget will be presented to commissioners Monday during a 5 p.m. meeting in the Commissioners Conference Room on the second floor of the Forsyth County Administration Building. All meetings are open to the public. ually updated to allow accurate growth patterns to be monitored and to facilitate future redistricting efforts.” The school board also voted to place a moratorium on all requests for students to attend a school out side their district until May 8. Between now and the school board’s May 8 work session, the out-of-district policy will be reviewed. The policy may eventu ally be tightened by the school board. Large maps of school district lines are on display at the Board of Education’s Central Office on School Street. BRIDGE from 1A board.” The Poole’s Mill covered bridge is on the National Historic Registry. Annette Bramblett, president of the Forsyth County Historical Society spoke about the bridge’s history. « Bramblett said, three different names were given to the bridge as it passed through the hands of var ious owners. In 1832 John Maynard drew the lot for the park area in the Gold Lottery. The commissioners restored the bridge after it collapsed into the creek in the 1980’s. The structure had been previously rebuilt after a flash flood destroyed it in the spring of 1900. The Dept, of Transportation will fund the bridge restoration. Students from eight elemen tary schools entered 275 rendi tions of the covered bridge in an art contest sponsored by the coun ty parks department. Fifth grader Christina Vidal of Sawnee HARWELL from 1A to Big Creek.” Harwell has worked in Forsyth County schools since 1979, when she started teaching at Cumming Elementary. In 1992, she became assistant principal at Cumming Elementary. She went to Daves Creek when the school opened this year. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Tift College in Forsyth, Ga., a mas ter’s degree in early childhood education at North Georgia College and a specialist’s degree in education at the University of Georgia. Jill Potts, assistant principal at Chattahoochee Elementary, will take Harwell’s place at Daves Creek. David Reynolds, assistant principal at Otwell Middle, will be assistant principal at Chattahoochee. There is now an opening at Otwell for an assistant principal. Virginia Smiley was hired as ■ There’s STRENGTH At Regions Bank, our strength means a solid return on your investment. Right now were offering a special 15-month IRA with i 6.00% annual percentage yield. That means, for an investment of as little as SI,OOO, you can help plan for your family’s financial future. And since this special offer is part of your indi vidual retirement account, its a tax-deferred ’ investment. All backed by one of the strongest J banking companies in America. It all adds up. ’ » , » t Regions. Bank I I I I • Annual Percentage Yield (APY) as of March 5, 1997; subject to change. lliere is a penalty for early withdrawal. Offer available to individuals only for a limited time. » i i Member FD #6 The Dept of Transportation will _ fund the bridge restoration. -7 Elementary won first place, David Myers, a Sawnee Elementary fifth grade student won second placfej and fifth grader Matthew Hucks of Cumming Elementary won third place. Havilah Miller, a fourth grader at Chestatee Elementary, won the special award for best of show. The win ners’ art work was displayed at the ceremony. Floyd presented awards to Tini Holtzclaw, Carl Martin, and Brad Dorsey, former Recreation Board Members. Dorsey thanked Jerry Kinsey, director of the county Parks and Recreation Dept., and the staff for all their hard work. principal of the primary (kinder garten through second-grade,) school being built on the Sawnee Elementary campus. The school, which is scheduled to open in August, will not have an assistant principal. Smiley is now assistant princi pal at Roswell North Elementary School in Fulton County. She has also worked in north Fulton County as assistant principal at Medlock Bridge Elementary (1993-94) and an acting assistant principal intern at Roswell High (summer 1992). She taught sci ence in Fulton County high schools from 1987 to 1993. Smiley earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the College of Charleston, a master’s degree in educational administration at Georgia State University and a specialist’s degree in educational administration at the University of Georgia.