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Dooz Owings running for
District 1 commission seat
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
A race has formed for the next
District 1 Commissioner. .
Candidate Dooz Owings qualified as a
Republican this week for the District 1
seat on the Forsyth County Board of
Commissioners. . ‘
Owings, who works in the telecom
munications industry, said he has several
things he wants to tackle if elected but
mostly wants to be a voice for those liv
ing in the district.
“As a representative, it isn’t always
about my ideas,” Owings said. “I’m here
to represent the people, and I’m here to
hear from them and how they want the
community to move forward because, at
the end of the day, they’re the ones that I
represent, and that’s what I’m going to
do.
He will face off against fellow
Republican candidate Molly Cooper,
who announced her campaign in
February, to fill the seat held by
Commissioner Pete Amos, who has
announced he will not seek re-election
for the seat he has held since 2011.
The primary for the election will be
held on Tuesday, May 22, and the elec
tion will be held on Nov. 6.
Owings said he first moved to Georgia
in 2005 and is happy to call Forsyth
home.
“I moved to Forsyth County several
years back because of the quality school
system and quality of life standards,”
Owings said. “I’ve enjoyed the heck out
of it. I think it’s a great, wonderful com
munity.”
Since moving to Forsyth, Owings said
Sawnee EMC announces new solar program
By Alexander Popp
apopp@forsythnews.com
Sawnee EMC has announced a new
program that will soon allow its custom
ers to reap the rewards of solar energy.
According to a press release by elec
tric company Sawnee EMC, under the
new “Virtual Solar” energy program res
idential and small commercial custom
ers will be able to buy solar energy
directly from solar farms in Georgia.
The release said that, ”Through
Sawnee’s Virtual Solar Program, partici
pants will be able to receive the energy
benefits and offsets that solar energy
offers, without the challenges that often
come with owning and operating their
own solar system.”
Through the program, Sawnee EMC
Members will be able to buy the output
of up to 20 “utility scale solar panels,”
and will pay about $15.50 to $45 per
month for the program, depending on
the amount of output desired and pricing
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Owings
he got involved in local
politics.
~ “When I moved to
Forsyth County, that
was icing on the cake,”
he said. “I got adamant
ly involved in the politi
cal scene supporting a
number of candidates.”
- Owings said he has
supported a number of candidates
including Forsyth County Sheriff Ron
Freeman, District 25 state Rep. Todd
Jones, District 24 state Rep. Sheri
Gilligan and District 2 Commissioner
Laura Semanson, though this will be his
first campaign.
“This is actually my first run,”
Owings said. “I have been focused from
the very beginning with my career, but
as I get older, I view the importance of
how the political arena has an impact on
quality of life. Over the past couple of
years, it kind of instilled in me to be
involved in these campaigns and work
with these particular candidates because
they had a homeowner focus.”
If elected, Owings said the two things
he most wants to pursue are managed
growth and improving local infrastruc
ture.
“Our roads, we need to actually main
tain the highest level of standards to
reduce traffic in order to bring business
to Forsyth,” Owings said. “I think if we
can foster a quality business environ
ment that’s going to bring corporate
office space here, that in-tune will bring
quality jobs for the students who grew
up in this community and entice them to
stay and make this community stron
ger.” ‘
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“There has been a growing interest
from our members about the efficient
use of solar energy; and many of them
say they would prefer to purchase it
from the cooperative,” said Sawnee
EMC Vice President of Member
Services Blake House:~
“Our new Virtual Solar Program gives
them the opportunity to purchase solar
energy without making the upfrent
investment of installing a rooftop solar
system themselves,” he said. .
The release said that the program is
not intended to reduce member’s month
ly bill, but rather provide them with an,
“easy, affordable and no hassle way for
interested members to meet a portion of
their monthly electric needs, with the
benefits of solar energy.”
For more information visit Sawnee
EMC at www.sawnee.com/virtual-solar,
call (770) 887-2363 or email custom
erservice @sawnee.com.
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Fire officials: Change smoke
detector batteries on Sunday
Time springs forward
an hour this weekend
By Alexander Popp :
apopp@forsythnews.com
This Sunday clocks will spring for
ward one hour for daylight saving
time, and fire officials from Forsyth
County are saying that this annual
shift is the pérfect time to take a few
minutes to change batteriés and ensure
safety in the home.
Daylight saving time occurs at 2
a.m. this Sunday, when clocks spring
forward one hour to 3 a.m.
A press release by the Forsyth
County Government said that the
Forsyth County Fire Department sug
gests that batteries in smoke and car
bon monoxide alarms should be
changed every six to 12 months.
“An easy way to remember when it’s
time to change batteries in both devic
es is to assaciate it with changing
clocks for daylight saving time,” said
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Division Chief Jason Shivers of the
Forsyth County Fire Department.
“Simply taking a few minutes twice
a year to.replace batteries and test
alarms could be a life saver for fami
lies, so we encourage everyone to
ensure their alarms are in full working
order,” he said.
- The release also said that alarms
should be tested once a month by
pressing the “test” button, and that the
fire department recommends there be a
smoke alarm in each level of the
home.
Shivers said that anyone needing
assistance in changing batteries or for
other questions relating to home safety
can reach the public education division
‘of the Forsyth County Fire Department
by calling (770) 205-5699 or emailing
publiceducation @forsythco.com.
He added that the department has
some alarms available for anyone
financially unable to afford one.
“We want to make sure that every
one in our community is safe, protect
ed and has adequate monitoring within
their homes,” he said.
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