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Hugh O. Morris, P.C. ATTORNEY AT LAW I Criminal Defense Personal Injury Family Law 506 N. Jefferson St. Albany, GA 31702-0582 (229) 420-4104 email: hughmorrisattorney @ hotmail.com The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 22,2001 - Page 5B When we decided to start looking for our new home we called Shelia to get approved. Being preapproved really made buying a new home a very pleasant experience. Shelia was very knowledgeable about the mort gage process. She told us exactly what we needed. And she really helped us move into our new home. Gene & Erika Blalock Helped Make Our Dream Come True LeeFOCUS is in the second cycle of FOCUS Funds. Thirty-seven proposals for using FOCUS Funds to address community and youth development were sent in by community members. Pictured are Parent and Youth Team-members Angela Garrison, Sue Clifton, T.C. Clifton, Lauren Thomas, and Donna Thomas during a FOCUS Funds meeting. LeeFOCUS will be extending $29,000 to the Lee County community this year via FOCUS Funds. All community members are welcome to participate in LeeFOCUS' efforts to ensure the Lee County is a place where everyone joins together to support families in promoting education, safety, health, recreation, and enrichment opportunities for all. Lee County Middle School Eighth Grade Students of the Week for the Week of November 5-9 pictured on the front row are Jaime Drawdy and Jacob Heldenberg. Pictured on the back row are Sam Russell and Robert Sheridan. Join "Georgia Outdoors" excit ing new season as the beauty and history of the state and the crea tures that live here come alive on this exciting show. Join Michael Skinner, the host of "Georgia Out doors," as he explores the wet and wild swamp of the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA) by canoe during the epi sode scheduled to air Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 7 at 11:00 p.m. on Georgia Public Television (GPTV). "Georgia Outdoors" partners with the Georgia Department of Natu ral Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) to inform and educate citizens about exciting conservation-oriented outdoor activities and great places to pur sue them. "Exploring areas by canoe of fers a great way to get up close and personal with wetland wild life," says David Waller, WRD Director. "This episode will give viewers a chance to see some of the more unusual creatures that can be found in wetland areas as well as discover how important the health of these ecosystems are to the state." On this episode of "Georgia Outdoors," Michael Skinner trav els along the blackwater canoe trails of the Grand Bay WMA. He will join WRD wildlife biolo gist John Jensen on a search for sirens and aphiumas (the longest salamanders in the United States). He also will learn about the im portance of swamp ecosystems with WRD ecologist Eric Van de Genachte and may even find time to do a little fishing. For more information on "Geor gia Outdoors", visit the following website, www.gpb.org/gptv/ gaout.htm. For more information www.georgiawildlife.com. on WRD, visit the following Check the television listings for w e b s i t e , the local GPTV Station. Lee County Middle School Eighth Grade Students of the Week for November 12-16 are (back row) Michael Stahl, Shannon Ashmore, (front row) Clara Winston, and Starla Spradlin. CITIZENS FIDELITY MORTGAGE We Now Have Two Locations in Lee County To Serve You fat 1579 US 19 South, Suite 1 (229) 903- 9345 (229) 343-1890 , 1044 US Hwy 82 West, Suite 201 (229)639-1053 Ga. Residential Mtg. Licensee . (www.oitia8eusmielity.com, I LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A.J. McCorkle, APPLICANT (Z01-024) has submitted a petition to the Lee County/Leesburg/Smithville Planning Commission request ing a Conditional Use of property to allow the keeping of livestock (goats) in an R-l Single Family Residential District. Property is lo cated on 1163 Graves Springs Road, Leesburg, Georgia. Bostick Builders, APPLICANT (Z01-002L) has submitted a petition of the Lee County/Leesburg/Smithville planning commission request a rezoning of property from R-l to C-2 to allow commercial devel opment of property. Property is located at 210 Walnut Street, Lees burg, Georgia. AMENDMENT TO THE LEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES to amend the ordinance to create regulations for commercial Dumpsfer Pads. Tabled at October meeting. Exact legal descriptions of the above amendments are on file at the Lee County Planning Commission Office, 108 Leslie Highway, and may be reviewed along with any other information regarding these requests between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lee County/Leesburg/Smithville Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on these re quests at its regular meeting on Tuesday November 27,2001 at 7:00 PM in the Administration Building assembly room in Leesburg, Geor gia. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lee County Board of Commis sioners will conduct a public hearing on Z01-024, at its workshop meeting on Monday December 3, 2001 at 6:00 P.M. in the Adminis tration Building assembly room in Leesburg, Georgia. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Leesburg City Council will con duct a public hearing on Z01-002L, at its regular meeting on Tues day December 4, 2001 at 7:00 P.M. in the Leesburg City Council Chambers. Meetings of the Planning Commission and the County Commission are open to the public. NOTE: Georgia Law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to any member of the Board of Commissioners/City Council in excess of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) within two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of this request, who desire to appear at the public hearing in opposi tion or support of the application, shall, at least five (5) days prior to the public hearing, file a campaign contribution report with the Lee County/Leesburg/ Smithville Planning Commission. As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992, the Lee County/City of Leesburg/City of Smithville Governments do not discriminate on the basis of disability, and will assist citizens with special needs given proper notice of seven (7) working days. The meeting rooms and buildings are handicap accessible. For information, please call (229) 759-6037, November 15 and 22, 2001 Red Ribbon Week At LCMS Red Ribbon Week at Lee County Middle School ended last week with the announcement of the winners of the Poster and Essay Contests. The students were presented with trophies or ribbons. The winners of the Essay Contest were Whitney Yeates, first place, and Wallace Suggs, second place. The winners of the Poster Contest were Jennifer Hall, First Place, and Adriana Whiting, second place. Pictured (l-r) are Adriana Whiting, Jennifer Hall, Whitney Yeates and Wallace Suggs. COLORED METAL ROOF SPECIALIST Commercial &. Residential Ror All Your Roofing Needs And Repair Needs! This Is The Last Roof You Will Ever Have To Buy! Barn Red, Dark Green, Charcoal Grey, Regal Blue, Tan And Many More ColorsTo Choose From. Years Of Experience And Lots Of Satisfied Customers! Ask For Albert Or Bob Citizens Fidelity Mortgage SHELIA SPENCER ‘SkukA UtoMUfen, BETTY MARTIN Take A Blackwater Canoe Trip On “Georgia Outdoors”