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Page 8B - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, October 11, 2001 Leesburg Pawnbrokers Instant Cash on Most Anything of Value T.V.’s, Guns, Jewelry, VCR’s, Computers Large Selection of Jewelry & Firearms 101 Tabatha Street Jewelry Repair (US 19 South, next to Phoebe) Oo3-9375 Results Follow Tradition! Sf °m Memo*' U.S. Hwy 19 (N. Slappey) across from Winn Dixie Albany, GA 420-9300 371 Hwy. 19 S. 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A, Suite 140 • Macon, GA 31210 p 1-800-470-0014 or 478-992-9867 Johnny Golden KPS Spotlights Administrator Johnny Golden is the assistant principal at Kinchafoonee Pri mary School. With 31 years of teaching ex perience. Mr. Golden has been teaching in Lee County for 23 years. Mr. Golden received a four year degree in biology from Val dosta State and a Masters of Edu cation in Chemistry from Geor gia Southwestern. He has also received a Masters in Education Administration and a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Valdosta State University. Mr. Golden and his wife Pam, a media specialist at LCMS, have two children, Shanna and Dean. He considers Dawson as his hometown. He enjoys shooting, hunting, fishing, and collecting antique books, old maps and In dian artifacts. Mr. Golden attends First Baptist Church in Leesburg. KPS Principal's Scholars First Six Weeks: (front row) Joshua Hagerott, Luke Roland, Tyler Huynh, Becky Jo Baltenberger, Bajha Muse, Sweta Patel, and Caleb Anderson. Second row: Matthew Powe, Shelby Burr, Rachel McDaniel, Kristian McNutt, Natalie Shiver, Patty Betton, and Kara Brinson. Third row: Jay Howell, Ivy Singleton, Taylor Cruz, Dustin O'Quinn, Morgan Smith, Ashleigh Bodiford, and Joshua Seward. Kinchafoonee Primary School Honor Roll First Six Weeks (front row) Garrett Caldwell, Brittany Gibbs, Will Moncrief, James Tyson, Kaitlyn Walker, and Kaitlyn Adams. Second row: Bre'anen Harper, Amelia Maxfield, Shelby Montgomery, Brittany Newberry, Matt Prothro, Taylor Roberts, Devin Rogers, and Brandon Scott. Third row: Keegan Bludworth, Austin Brann, Alexandria Green; Ariel Mallory, Daniel Nichols, Devin Tanner, and Jessica West. Not are Stone Jessica Briauna and Cody The Lee County Board of Commissioners do hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Lee County Administration Building Assembly Room, 104 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia, on Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 5:00 PM. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2001 TAX DIGEST AND 5 - YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY INCORPORATED 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Real & Personal 20.391.969 2,7045,914 27.894,818 29,635,583 29.564.386 32,308,372 Motor Vehicles 2,920.894 1,571,547 3.347,615 3,341.128 3.654,844 4,163,768 Mobile Homes 192.580 254,040 313,453 706.763 772,202 777,4400 Timber - 100% Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest 23.505.443 28,871,501 31.555.886 12.748 33,696,222 33.991,432 37,249,580 Less M&O Exemptions 5,209.754 4,543,787 4.098,998 1,789.924 2,555,540 4,120,873 Net M&O Digest 18.295.689 24,327,714 27.456.888 31,906,298 31.435.892 33,128,707 Gross M&O Millage 17.41 15.83 14.13 16.01 15.840 15.959 Less Rollbacks 1.77 1.95 1.63 2.01 1.849 1.989 Net M&O Millage 15.64 13.88 12.50 14.00 13.991 13.970 Net Taxes Levied 286.145 337,668 343.211 446,688 439,819 462,808 UNINCORPORATED 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Real & Personal 227.563.968 324,895,960 342,749,297 358.519.655 380,994,881 402,402,388 Motor Vehicles 40.037.155 23,462,161 49.849.473 49,477,700 54.329.390 61,150,183 Mobile Homes 3,401.307 3,521,076 4,581,773 7,310.610 7.083,578 7,075,195 Timber - 100% 2,656.968 2,487,750 2,794,649 1,746.426 1.768,455 1.511,407 Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest 273.659.398 354,366,947 399,975,192 417.054.391 444,176,304 472,139,173 Less M&O Exemptions 13.362.008 19,057,858 22,570.218 23,763,341 25.454.680 25.004.583 Net M&O Digest 260.297.390 335,309,089 377,404,974 393.291.050 418,721,624 447,134,590 Gross M&O Millage 17.41 15.83 14.13 16.01 15.840 15.959 Less Rollbacks 3.44 3.33 1.63 2.01 1.849 1.989 Net M&O Millage 13.97 12.50 12.50 14.00 13.991 13.970 Net Taxes Levied 3,636.354 4,191,363 4,717,562 5,506.074 5.858,334 6,246,470 TOTAL COUNTY 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total County Value 278.593.079 359,636,803 404,861,862 425.197.348 450,157,516 480,263,297 Total County Taxes Levied 3,922,499 4,529,031 5.060.773 5,952,762 6.298.153 6,709,278 Net Taxes $ Increase 438.181 606,532 531,742 891.989 345,391 411,125 Net Taxes % Increase 12.58% 15.46% 11.74% 17.62% 5.80% 6.53% pictured McClure, Robison, Anglin, Dickerson. Alyson Chester Statewide Essay Winner Alyson Chester, daughter of Robin and Robert Chester, a 7th grader at Lee County Middle School, won second place in the statewide essay contest concern ing fire safety. Alyson won a $100 savings bond, as well as some other prizes; she and her family, along with her principal, Mr. Keith Lee, are invited to an Awards' Banquet in Atlantia, which will be held on October 11. The title of her essay was “Cover the Bases and Strike Out Fire!” The Lee County Board of Education do hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at Lee County Elementary School Media Center, on October 25, 2001 at 4:00 P.M. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2001 TAX DIGEST AND 5 - YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY COUNTY SCHOOL 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Real & Personal Motor Vehicles Mobile Homes Timber - 100% Heavy Duty Equipment 247.955.937 42,958.049 3.593,887 2.656,968 351.941.874 25.033.708 3,775.116 2,487,750 370,644,115 53.197.088 4,895,226 2,794,649 388.155.238 52.818.828 8,017,373 1.759,174 410.559.267 57.984.234 7,855,780 1.768,455 434.710.760 65.313.951 7,852,635 1,511.407 Gross Digest Less M&O Exemptions Net M&O Digest 297.164,841 18.960.042 278.204.799 383.238.448 24,065.420 359.173.028 431.531.078 27.124,423 404.406.655 450.750.613 25.976.326 424,774,287 478.167.736 28.433.246 449.734,490 509.388.753 29.526.269 479.862,484 Gross M&O Millage Less Rollbacks Net M&O Millage Net Taxes Levied 13.20 3.672,303 14.22 5.107,440 14.00 5.661,693 14.00 5.946,840 13.990 6.291,786 13.970 6.703,679 Net Taxes $ Increase Net Taxes % Increase 461,005 14.36% 1,435,137 39.08% 554,253 10.85% 285,147 5.04% 344,946 5.80% 411,893 6.55% Paige Puckett KPS Teacher Feature Paige Puckett teaches first grade at Kinchafoonee Primary School. This is her first year of teaching. Miss Puckett has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Child hood Education from Georgia Southwestern State University. Paige Puckett is a native of Al bany. Georgia. Her hobbies are reading and riding horses.