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Volume XXIV - Number 12
Leesburg, Georgia -- November 1, 2001
Fifty Cents
Dr. Robert A. Clay was named Man of the Year by the
Lee County Chamber of Commerce. Billy Mathis,
Chairman of the Lee County Board of Commission,
presented Dr. Clay with Man of the Year Award.
Roy Goodson was presented the Partner in
Agriculture Award at the Lee County Chamber of
Commerce Banquet. Doug Collins, Lee County
Extension Service Interim Director, presented Mr.
Goodson with the Partner in Agriculture Award.
Michael Thurmond (left) is pictured witht Lee County
Chamber of Commerce President (right). Mr.
Thurmond was the keynote speaker at the banquet.
Wendy Martin was presented the Partner in Education
Award at the Lee County Chamber of Commerce
Banquet. Pictured (l-r) are Wes Taylor, Lee County
High School Principal making the presentation to
Mrs. Martin.
Chamber Holds
Annual Banquet
The Lee County Chamber
of Commerce held their
annual banquet October 25
at Creekside Educational
Center at Chehaw Park.
Michael Thurmond,
Commissioner of the
Georgia Department of
Labor, was the guest
speaker. Commissioner
Thurmond, in highlighting
the economic effect of the
September 11 terrorist
attack, indicated that no one
knows the ultimate impact of
that event on the economy.
Unem
ployment
rates are
up 77
percent
in
Georgia.
The
Commis
sioner of
Labor
stressed
that
providing jobs is the key to
reducing crimes. He said
“Education can make a
difference.” He noted that
the crime rate for young
black males with jobs is the
same as that for young white
men with jobs.
The chamber recognized
the Man of the Year, Woman
of the Year, Partner in
Agriculture, Partner in
Education and Chairman’s
Business Spotlight.
Dr. Robert A. Clay was
named Man of the Year. Dr.
Clay retired January 1, 1997
as superintendent of Lee
County School System. He
served 32 years as the local
school superintendent. He
was the last elected school
superintendent. He was
elected eight times without
opposition. Before serving as
superintendent, he was on the
board of education for eight
years.
Patricia Manning was named
Woman of the Year by the Lee
County Chamber of Com
merce. Mrs. Manning retired as
a certified court reporter for
the Pataula Judicial after 31
years. She served on the Lee
County Planning Commission
for 26 years was the chair
woman for over six years.
Wendy Martin was named
Partner in Education. Mrs.
Martin, a
former
high
school
teacher,
served on
the Lee
County
Board of
Education
for 12
years and
served as
board chairwoman. Mrs.
Martin is active on the state
and national level in the
education movement.
Roy Goodson was named the
Partner in Agriculture. Mr.
Goodson retired as Director of
the Lee County Extension
Office. He served 25 years in
Lee County and five years in
Dougherty County. He is a
member of the Georgia Pecan
Growers’ Association Board of
Directors.
Eddy Meeks, President of the
Lee County Chamber of
Commerce, presented Buffalo
Rock with the Business
Spotlight Award. He noted that
Buffalo Rock provides support
to almost every aspect of the
Lee County School System.
Buffalo Rock is the area
distributor of Pepsi products.
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Buffalo Rock was presented the Chairman’s Business
Spotlight Award at the Lee County Chamber of
Commerce Banquet. Pictured (l-r) are Gordon Back,
Hilton Longshore of Buffalo Rock, and Eddy Meeks,
Chairman of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce.
Patricia Manning was named Woman of the Year by
the Lee County Chamber of Commerce. Julie
Barnette, of LeeFOCUS, presented Mrs. Manning with
the Woman of the Year Award. Pictured are Ed Fox,
Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman, Pat Manning
and Julie Barnette.
Sheriff’s Office Files Weekly Report
Lee County
High School
Homecoming
Parade
Thursday
November 1
Senior Night
& Game
November 2
Sheriff Harold Breeden reports
that officers with the Lee County
Sheriffs Office worked cases dur
ing the past week including cases
for forgery, criminal trespass, ha
rassing phone calls, possession of a
schedule II controlled substance,
possession/consumption of alcohol
by a minor and obstruction of an
officer, disorderly conduct, simple
battery theft by shoplifting, posses
sion of marijuana less than an ounce,
possession of alcohol by an under
age person, failure to appear and
driving while license suspended.
Montez Dawayne Stephens, 22, of
708 Mitchell Street, Albany, was
charged with forgery - first degree
on October 22. Stephens was ar
rested on the forgery charge after
checks were passed at a Lee County
Bank.
Willis Bowles, 18, of 210 Sandy
Beach Road, Leesburg, was charged
with criminal trespass on October
22. Bowles was arrested on the
criminal trespass charge after being
warned by the property owner not
to come on said property.
Timothy Charles Fletcher, 40, of
150A W. Bailey Street, Leslie, was
charged with harassing phone calls
on October 23. Fletcher was arrested
after warrant was taken out by the
victim.
Phillip Ansar Husain, 18, of 104
Willard Court, Leesburg, was
charged with possession of a sched
ule II controlled substance, posses
sion/consumption of alcohol by a
minor and obstruction of an officer
on October 25. Husain was charged
on the above charges after running
from uniform officers after respond
ing to an alarm.
Erik Lecal Burris, 21, of 479
Murphy Road, Leesburg, was
charged with disorderly conduct on
October 25. Burris was arrested af
ter getting into a fight over a
nintendo game.
Warren Terrol James, Jr., of 479
Murphy Road, Leesburg, was
charged with disorderly conduct on
October 25. James was arrested af
ter getting into a fight over a
nintendo game.
Richard L. Pridmore, Jr., 17, of
795 US 82 West, Leesburg, was
charged with simple battery on Oc
tober 25. Pridmore was charged af
ter getting into a fight with a family
member over a pizza being deliv
ered.
Travis Braziella Sheffield, 17, of
164-A Keyridge Drive, Leesburg,
See Sheriff, Page 2A
BUFFALO ROCK
Veterans’
Day
Celebration
9:30
Friday
Nov. 9
Lee County
Middle
School