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House of Blessings
OPENING
For those in need of food and clothing
Must present ID to receive Services
27 West Main Street, Butler, GA
(Next to Ray’s on the Run)
Open:
May 30,10 a.m*. -12 p*m.
June 8, 2 p.m, - 4 p.m.
June 27,10 a.m* - 12 p.m.
A ministry provided by Bethel Congregational Methodist
Church, First Baptist Church of Butler, The Church,
and Butler United Methodist Church
Per COVID-19 Guidelines:
We will be implementing social distancing
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION I UNIT OF THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
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W. Robert Peacock
Republican Candidate for Commissioner
District 4
I am W. Robert Peacock, and I am running for re-election to
serve as your District 4 County Commissioner. Due to the Covid-
19 pandemic and shelter in place rules, I have missed being able
to see each of you* I would like to share with iny constituents some
of the things accomplished during my tenure as your County
Commissioner.
I received my certification as County Commissioner from the
University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government by
completing 60 hours of study.
I was instrumental in getting Crossroads School Road, Poole
Road and Ridge Road resurfaced.
1 am proud to say that we now have a lire station at Crossroad
School, along with the new pumper truck, servicing over ninety
uncovered residences. We are in hopes that this station, along with
other changes in our County Fire Department county wide, will
help get us lower ratings on fire insurance for our residents.
We are in the process of upgrading our Taylor County Ambu
lance service.The new facility capable of housing full-time person
nel is now operational. This was made possible with the help of
Benira Hudgens and other county personnel. We are hoping in the
future to have 24/7 EMS personnel manning the ambulance
service.
The Board of Commissioners, along with our Airport Author
ity,^ in the process of making the airport financially self-support
ing.
I look forward, with your vote and support, to continue to serve
Taylor County.
W. Robert Peacock
Re-Elect
Greg Brown
Tavlor Counts Board of
V *
Education
District 3
velopment Authority, as we
will be set up in their park
ing lot for one of Taylor
County's Census 2020
Events. Plus, we have give
aways (fabric tote bags, plas
tic sports/water drink bottles,
hand fans, Chapstick, color
ing pages, pencils, emoji la
pel pens, and badge lanyards,
etc., while supplies last for
the first few hundred)!
If you haven't already filled
out your Census 2020 form by
mail or online, you will have
an opportunity to use one of
our laptop computers we will
have available and our WiFi
at our table while picking up
your fish order. If you go
online and complete your
Census 2020 questionnaire,
it's easy and takes less than
10 minutes to complete! Let
us show you how simple and
come get some free items!
Taylor County You Matter -
Let’s Get Counted- Census
2020! We are looking forward
to seeing you at Mauk Coun
try Store on Friday, June 5!
★ VOTE ★
™ Wayne ™
™ Mclnvale, II ™
Taylor County School Board
DISTRICT 4
By SHONDA BLAIR
Executive Director, T.C
Chamber of Commerce
and T.C, Development
Authority
For those of you w ho don’t
already know...On the first
Friday night of each month,
Mauk Country Store in
Mauk, GA has delicious fried
catfish, fried or boiled
shrimp, fried chicken ten
ders, french fries,
hush pup pies, cole slaw, and
cheese grits!
The next Fish Night w ill be
on Friday, June 5lh, from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, they
are not currently offering
dine-in services, but they do
offer pick-up/carry-out
plates, Friday Night Fish
Plates can be called in as
early as the day before on
Thursday or any time on Fri
day to avoid a long line.
Go ahead, mark your calen
dars, and call them at (478)
862-5434 ahead of time to
place your order, so they can
have it ready for you when
you arrive.
You can even pay for your or
der over the phone using a
credit card to save time when
you do arrive to pick up your
food. How neat and conve
nient is that!
And, come see us, Taylor
County Chamber of Com
merce and Taylor County De-
Joiners Corner..
BY NEIL JOINER, JOINERSCORNER.COM
“Shallow roots”
The most beautiful place in the world is in the edge of Pulaski County, just across the
Dooly-Pulaski line. I’ll admit I'm highly prejudiced. My fondness of those mystical woods is
greatly enhanced by time’s perpetual sweetening of childhood memories.
A small stream has been continuously flowing since long before I was born. The springhead
which feeds it is just beyond the backyard of the house my mother grew up in.
That little spring only yields a few gallons of water per minute, but faithfully stays on the
job. What it lacks in power it makes up for in reliability When my mother was a child, a
ram pump provided a constant trickle of cool water from the spring to their house.
Positioned downhill from the springhead, the ram was powered by the slight force of grav
ity and running water. A tiny amount of the spring's flow was captured by the ram's propel
ler and piped to the kitchen sink where it slowly collected in pots, pans, and jugs. The
overflow drained back outside into a vat, saving water which could be used for livestock,
laundry, and other needs. That ram provided a rare convenience in the 1930s when most
country folks drew tin pails from open wells with ropes.
The ram hasn’t worked in ages, but we still have its cast iron housing, it’s always intrigued
me that my grandparents had running water before they had electricity. Maybe someday I’ll
get the ram repaired and pump water from the spring again. If not, it's okay if someone
takes it to a place that buys scrap iron. That’s probably where its destined to go, but I’m not
inclined to be the chauffeur.
Woods below the spring were my favorite venue for childhood excursions. Smooth white
bark on giant sycamore trees held romantic tidbits of family history The one I remember
best is 14 JH + KH,’’ written in the usual fashion with one letter in each quadrant of the plus
sign.
Jack and Emmett Holland were my mother’s older siblings. Uncle Jack married Katherine
Holder, so there wasn’t any mystery as to whose initials those were. I guess Aunt Katherine
knew about that tree. Perhaps she was with Unde Jack when he penned their short love
story with his knife. I was too young to think about asking things Ld now like to know.
I carved my initials on another sycamore when I was a kid. There was no need for a plus
sign. It was just me at the time. Not too many years ago I found my youthful inscription.
And I could still read, though barely, the one left much earlier by Uncle Jack. The well-
defined letters oflong ago are almost gone, faded and stretched by a slowly expanding can
vas of bark.
Those woods were a perfect place for boyhood adventures with my friend, Carl Shurley,
who lived near my grandparents. There were always minnows and water bugs to chase,
plus an occasional perch darting for cover in the dear shallow water.
We'd jump across the nar
row stream, not caring if we
fell in unless it was time for
dinner. And whether we were
thirsty or not we’d crouch for
a sip of water while watching
for moccasins or ruthless two-
legged critters like Tarzan
did in the 1950s.
Jane and I took a walk in
those woods in March and
discovered that several big
hardwoods, including a mas
sive hickory, had been
toppled by a storm. The once
stately trees had been quite
healthy until they were over
whelmed by wind and rain.
Open holes from displaced
root systems told us why. The
soil beneath those trees was
heavily punctuated with
large rocks. The roots of
those trees had grown deep
enough for fair weather, but
they were too shallow for a
storm.
It was troubling to see once
towering trees lying flat on
the ground, but it reminded
me of what Jesus said about
the importance of planting
seed in good soil. (Matthew
13:1-23) He told that story
much better than I can, so I
won't repeat it. I'll just in
vite you to read it if you will.
We’re living in challenging
times. A virus we'd never
heard of until recently has
wreaked havoc around the
globe and there’s no end in
sight. I don’t know the solu
tion to COVID-19 or other
horrendous pandemics, but 1
do know a truth that’s of last
ing value. Good soil is vital,
because shallow roots won’t
hold up in a storm.
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The Taylor County News, May 28, 2020, Page 4.
Census 2020 Event To Be Held June 5th At Mauk Country Store