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i FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, August 4, 2000
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most talked-about participants in
the local elections.
In the July 18 primary,
Paxton received 47.16 percent
and 6.486 votes, compared to
28.04 percent or 3.856 votes for
Hendrix.
Voters who did not vote but
were registered to cast a ballot
in the primary election can vote
in the runoff election.
A person who voted a
Republican ticket in the primary
election, however, can t vote in a
Democratic runoff or vice versa.
A third candidate for sheriff,
D.T. Smith, received 24.8 per
cent or 3,410 votes in his first
bid for political office.
He failed to capture enough
votes in the primary to make the
runoff.
The longtime training officer
with the Cumming Police
Department last week endorsed
Paxton for
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Following the primary.
Hendrix said he was confident
he could pick up needed ground
in the weeks prior to the runoff.
Hendrix could not be reached
Wednesday to comment about
how he thinks Smith’s endorse
ment of Paxton will affect the
Tuesday runoff.
Both candidates are veteran
law enforcement officers.
Hendrix, 50, is seeking his
second term as sheriff.
He has 31 years of total law
enforcement experience, includ
ing employment as a supervising
officer with the Fulton County
Police Department.
Paxton, 48. has more than 28
years of law enforcement experi
ence, serving as a captain with
the DeKalb County Police
Department.
The winner in the runoff
between Hendrix and Paxton
will face Democrat Jimmy
Waters in the November general
election.
SPILL from 1A
afternoon after customers began
complaining about the fuel’s
smell.
A witness told her he saw a
truck leaking the fuel and
informed the driver. He was
unable to get a tag number or
other identification before the
vehicle left the scene.
Duran said she notified
authorities and then the shop
ping center's landlord.
On Wednesday, the problem
had grown worse because of
heavy rains the previous night,
Duran said.
A specially licensed waste
hauler was called to clean the
area and properly remove the
fuel-soaked sand and kitty litter.
“We really wanted to get it
all cleaned up before it had the
chance to rain again.” she noted.
The job was finished by
Wednesday afternoon.
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Chamber honors its top campaigners
The recent membership drive by the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce produced
great results and, with that in mind, the chamber officially thanked and recognized those
members who went above and beyond the call of duty. Those honored are, from left, Gloria
Buice, Sharon Suter, Peter Colie, Nancy Lifer, Katie Williams, Susan Hill, Gi Gi Farmer and
Jack Murphy.
DRUGS from 1A
phetaminc, enough to energize
an army of couch potatoes and
worth an estimated $1.48 mil
lion, since January 1997.
Seizures of other stimulants
seem paltry by comparison, with
only 383 "hits” of LSD and one
pound of cocaine taken off the
street over the same time period.
“We’re a long way from stop
ping it. It’s going to be a long,
hard-fought war,” said the
department's chief deputy. Col.
Earl Singletary.
"It's cheap and easy to manu
facture."
Officials said a large quantity
of the drug gets shipped into the
United States from Mexico,
trickling across the country from
the West Coast, leaving dilated
pupils and tooth decay every-
COURT from 1A
election.
Adams garnered 4,930 votes
compared to 4,101 votes for
Cole in the July 18 primary.
Deborah Moseley, capturing
3,516 votes, did not make the
runoff.
Both Adams and Cole said
they would increase campaign
tactics in the final days before
the runoff, which will decide
who becomes the next chief
magistrate because the winner
will not face opposition in the
general election in November.
The race largely pits new
blood versus old.
Adams is a veteran of local
politics.
He has served as a county
magistrate for 16 years and has
30 years of experience on the
bench, also having served in
Fulton County.
He is a graduate of Ogle
thorpe University and the Lovett
School and has more than 500
hours in classroom training from
the Institute for Continuing
Judicial Education, an affiliate
of the University of Georgia
School of Law.
Adams has been the on-call
magistrate for after-hours war
rants since 1984.
Cole is married and has 8-
year-old twins, Kasie and Cody,
where in its wake.
A stimulant that can be made
using over-the-counter drugs,
methamphetamine initially was
developed in the early part of the
20th century as a nasal decon
gestant and for use in the treat
ment of narcolepsy and obesity.
The federal government
declared it a Schedule II drug in
the ‘7os, meaning it has little
medical use and a high potential
for abuse.
It has long been prevalent in
rural and poor areas, where it is
more accessible and cheaper
than cocaine.
The local crackdown on
methamphetamine comes as fed
eral agents attempt to infiltrate
groups that distribute pseu
doephedrine. the kev ingredient
who attend Chestatee Elem
entary School.
Cole and her family have
been residents of Forsyth
County for more than two years
and are lifetime Georgia resi
dents.
She has worked with her hus
band as a paralegal for the past
11 years.
Prior to that, she had a long
history in the insurance field,
first as a claims adjuster for 10
years and then as an independent
insurance agent.
She is a graduate of Georgia
State University with a degree in
political science and a minor in
English.
She is a graduate of John
Marshall Law School.
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for producing the drug.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency this week reported mak
ing 140 arrests as part of the
investigation dubbed Operation
Mountain Express, with raids
and arrests in 37 cities, includ
ing Atlanta.
A total of 10 metric tons of
pseudoephedrine, 136 pounds of
chemicals, 83 pounds of meth
amphetamine and $8 million
cash was seized as part of the
federal investigation.
Pseudoephedrine tablets are
legally distributed for use in
cold and allergy medicines.
The DEA said traffickers
would buy tablets for about
$1,500 a pound, then ship them
to the West Coast and sell them
to secret methamphetamine labs
AARP announces schedule of
classes for Kollege of Knowledge
The local chapter of the
American Association of Retired
Persons has announced its class
schedule for the 17th semi-annual
Koi lege of Knowledge.
The educational program
serves residents age 50 or older.
Classes, which begin Thursday,
Sept. 21. and run for six weeks,
will be held at First Christian
Church, 1270 Sawnee Drive in
Cumming. Class times are 10-11
a.m., 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. and
1-2 p.m.
The cost of the program is $ 15
for up to three classes. No dis
count is available if fewer than
Deaths
Lois Adams
Mrs. Lois Adams, 89, of
Cumming died Wednesday, Aug.
2, 2000. She was a member of
Settendown Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Mr. Benton Adams; sons,
Frank and Marvin Adams.
Survivors include her sons and
daughters-in-law, Benton Adams
Jr. of Gainesville, John Q. and
Susan Adams of Tacoma, Wash.,
Talmadge and Judy Adams of
Cumming, Roger Adams of
Cumming; daughters and sons-in
law, Evelyn and Gerald Grella,
Smithtown, N.Y., Joann Smith of
Gainesville. Margie Barnes of
Dahlonega, Nina and Bobby
Martin of Cumming; stepdaugh
ters, Pauline Louder Back of
Glendale, Ariz., Kate Woody of
Dawsonville; 11 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; and other rel
atives.
Funeral services will be
Friday, Aug. 4. at 2 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with the Revs. Tony Estes and
Clay Cowart officiating. Interment
will be in St. Paul Methodist
BUSTED
DRUGS CONFISCATED IN
FORSYTH COUNTY FROM
JANUARY 1997-JULY 2000
Methamphetamine 331 *1.48111
Marijuana 219 $ 490,560
Cocaine 1 *53,940
Source: Forsyth County Sheriffs Office
for up to $4,000 a pound.
A pound of tablets can pro
duce about a pound of metham-
three classes are taken. A $5 dis
count will be given to those regis
tering at Regions Bank, 575
Atlanta Road in Cumming.
Enrollment forms will be avail
able Aug. 23 at the bank and com
pleted forms and a check for pay
ment can be left there.
According to Koilege organiz
ers, many new classes have been
added to the schedule and the old
favorites will return.
A peek at this fall’s plan
includes:
• Humpus Bumpus Books will
present a different author to speak
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Church Cemetery in Lumpkin
County.
Forsyth County News
August 4, 2000
Kayman Norris Scruggs
Kayman Norris
infant, died July 31, 2000.
Survivors include his parents,
Joey Pamer Scruggs and Kimberly
Nicole Evans; grandparents,
Kenneth and Penny Evans of
Dawsonville and Norris and
Sandra Scruggs of Dawsonville;
great-grandparents, Jama and J,L.
Evans of Dawsonville and Shirley
and Lester Shirley of
Dawsonville; several aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Graveside services were
Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lebanon
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Dawson County with Rev.
Leonard Ridings officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News
August 4. 2000
phetamine and, when cut into
small quantities, can sell for
about $45,000.
each week. Participants will be
amazed at the thought processes
that emerge as a book comes into
being.
• Lawns and flowers need help
because of the lack of rain during
the drought. Learn how to make
your garden productive and beau
tiful once again. Six Forsyth
County Master Gardeners will
guide you to a healthy landscape.
A complete list of classes
offered by the Koilege of
Knowledge will be available
shortly. For more information, call
Virginia Burke at (770) 887-4211.