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Volume XXIV - Number 16
Leesburg, Georgia -- November 29, 2001
Fifty Cents
LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION
DISTRICT
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Pictured are John Leach District Director, Dr. Hoots, Dr. Hajek and Pete Griffin,
District Director.
Conservationists Of The Year Selected
Dr. Phil Hajek and Dr. Tony
Hoots were named as Lee
County’s Conservationists of the
Year by the Lower
Chattahoochee River Soil and
Water Conservation District.
Winners were recognized from
each of the district's nine coun
ties at the annual banquet held
November 15, at the Terrell
County Agricultural Building.
Dr. Phil Hajek and Dr. Tony
Hoots are improving a working
peanut and cotton farm with
practices to control erosion, im
prove water quality, and improve
wildlife habitat. Some of those
practices include improvement
of an existing pond, involvement
in the Bob White Quail Initiative,
installation of grassed water
ways, contour buffer strips, a ri
parian forest buffer, tree planting,
and wildlife habitat plantings.
Double H Farms received the
Progressive Farmer Upland
Game Management Farm Award
in 1996.
Each year, the Lower
Chattahoochee River District
honors nine individuals who ap
ply soil and water conservation
practices to their land or promote
conservation in their community.
The district comprises Clay, Lee,
Quitman, Randolph, Schley,
Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, and
Webster counties.
Volunteers, or district supervi
sors, meet monthly to plan land
use programs with the U.S.D.A.
Natural Resources Conservation
Service and the Georgia Soil and
Water Conservation Commis
sion. District supervisors assist
with water quality projects, pro
mote educational programs and
discuss current issues.
Leesburg Municipal Court Held
The following people had traf
fic citations/city cases heard by
Judge Catherine Spillers.
Osman Alvarado-Mencia was
found guilty of Speeding 73/
55and given a $60.00 fine and
pled nolo contender to No Proof
of Insurance and fined $250.00.
Adam Lee Arellano pled nolo
contender to Possession of Alco
hol by Minor and fined $125.00
and Possession of Marijuana and
fined $350.00 with six months
probation for both charges.
Bruce Auston was found guilty
of Improper Parking and fined
$70.00.
Melvin Diana Brown pled nolo
to Driving w/Suspended/Re-
voked License ( 1st offense )
andfined $625.00 with 12 months
probation.
Bill Bullock III pled nolo to
Disorderly Conduct on School
Propert and. was fined $250.00
with six months probation.
Carolyn Moore Casey pled not
guilty for Failure to Stop for
School Bus. She was found guilty
and fined $250.00 with three
months probation.
Rachel Floyd was charged with
Possession of Marijuana less than
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Board Of
Education
will meet
6:00 p.m.
Monday
Dec. 3
1 oz. and Operating Business
without a License. Case was con
tinued until Dec. 18 court.
Kenneth Gaskins pled nolo to
Disorderly Conduct of School
Property and was fined $125.00
with three months probation.
Shawn Roy Hall was found
guilty to Obstruction of a Police
Officer and was fined $250.00
with six months probation.
Curtis Rodtague Mango pled
nolo to Running a Stop Sign and
was fined $70.00 with 30 days
probation.
Horace Nobles Mays Jr. was
found guilty of Possession of Al
cohol by a Minor and was fined
$125.00.
Luke Nathaniel Meens pled
nolo to Speeding 42/25 School
Zone and was fined $120.00.
Jason Bryan Miller pled guilty
to Speeding 55/35 on October 17
and 50/35 on October 22 and was
fined $60.00 and $50.00.
Micheal Dale Thompson pled
nolo to Misuse of Dealer Tag and
was fined $70.00.
The Lee County Chamber of
Commerce and the Lee County
Civitan Club are pleased to an
nounce the annual Christmas Pa
rade.
This year’s parade will be Sat
urday, December 1,2001 at 10:00
A.M. There are over 50 parade
entries to date and more are ex
pected!
Kevin Wilkes was found guilty
of Criminal Trespass and fined
$375.00 and Obstruction of an
Officer and fined $250.00 and
given six months probation.
Dana Leann Williams pled not
guilty to Contributing to Delin
quency of Minor, was found
guilty and fined $125.00 and
given three months probation.
Rebecca Daniel pled not guilty
to Cruelty to Animals, was found
guilty, and fined $70.00.
Belinda Clayton was found
guilty of Probation Violation, and
a warrant was issued.
The following person failed to
appear in court or make arrange
ments to pay their fines. A $25.00
contempt of court fee will be
added. A DPS 912 will be issued
which will result in suspension of
their driver's license if not paid
within 20 days. The following
fines have the contempt of court
fee added.
Christy Maples Jones - Speed
ing 60/35 fine is $115.00. No
Proof of Insurance fine is $275.00
Immediately following the pa
rade, Twin Oaks Elementary
School will be sponsoring a
Christmas Festival at the corner
of Groover Street and Highway
195 in Leesburg.
If you have any questions re
garding the parade, please contact
the Chamber of Commerce at
(229) 759-2422.
Police Chief Charles Moore, Jana Wadkins, Civitan
President George Pressely, and Pat Walsh discuss
plans for the upcoming Christmas Parade.
Christmas Parade This Weekend
Sentences Issued In Lee
County Magistrate Court
Chief Magistrate Judge Jim
Thurman issued sentences No
vember 20 for deposit account
fraud account.
Allegra Fillmore, charged with
probation violation, posted
$200.00 cash bond and probation
was reinstated.
Raychel Ellen Price, charged
with probation violation, had pro
bation reinstated with special
conditions.
Amanda Huffine, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
cash bond of $234.09.
Kimberly Crowley, charged
with three counts of deposit ac
count fraud, was sentenced to 12
months jail to be served on pro
bation with a $175.00 fine and
payment of $93.16 restitution on
the first count, sentenced to 12
months jail to be served on pro
bation with a $175.00 fine and
payment of $48.02 restitution on
the second count to be served
consecutive to count one. and 12
months jail to be served on pro
bation with a $175.00 fine and
payment of $74.58 restitution on
the third count to be served con
secutive to count two.
A1 Bryant, charged with deposit
account fraud, had the case trans
ferred to superior court.
Charles J. Clyatt, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
cash bond of $720.86.
James Rufus Williams, charged
with deposit account fraud,
posted a cash bond of $453.95.
Richard A. Brown Jr., charged
with deposit account fraud, was
sentenced to 12 months in jail to
be served on probation and to pay
restitution of $79.41.
Gabriel S. Bacon, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
Smithville Police
Files Weekly Report
The Smithville Police Depart
ment released its most recent in
cident reports.
Rashaad Damik Sutton, 20, was
arrested November 1 for proba
tion violation.
On November 2, Lt. Smith con
ducted a traffic stop for a seat belt
violation. As a result of the stop,
Lakesia Nicole Cherry, 20, of
Americus, was arrested on a
bench warrant for controlled sub
stance violation by the Sumter
County Sheriff’s Department.
On November 12, Lt. Smith re
sponded to a call regarding a sto
len vehicle. The complainant in
dicated that Jeffrey Bernard
Brown. 19, of Wells Street,
Smithville, had taken a car from
a Sumter County address. The car
was later located, but Mr. Brown
was arrested for driving while li
cense suspended and obstruction
of an officer.
On November 16, Lt. Smith
was dispatched to A&S Foods re
garding a person inside the store
that was drunk and refusing to
leave. Victor H. Martinez, 35. of
Dallas. Texas was arrested and
charged with disorderly conduct
while intoxicated and obstruction
of an officer.
Miss LCHS To
Be Crowned
Twenty-one contestants will vie
for the title of Miss Lee County
High School on Thursday, De
cember 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lee
County High School Robert Clay
Auditorium. Sarah Hallman.
Miss LCHS 2001, and Mallory
Grebel, Miss LCHS 1999, will
serve as emcees for the event.
Tickets are $5.00 and may be
purchased at the door starting one
hour before the performance. For
further information, call 759-
6107.
Contestants for Miss Lee
County High School are: Delilah
Carrington, 10th grade, the
daughter of Jerry Carrington and
Pam Johnso: Melissa Anne Casey.
12th grade, the daughter of
Michael Casey and Lauren
Roberson; Heather Colvin, 12th
grade, the daughter of Terry and
Suzanne Colvin; Hope Driver,
12th grade, the daughter of Peggy
Lee Bass; Rebekah Granberry,
12th grade, the daughter of Robin
Michelle Buckley; Amanda Hall.
11th grade, the daughter of Cindy
Norman; Santayana Harris, 11th
grade, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joey S. Harris, Sr.; Tasha
Kocell, 10th grade, the daughter
of Laura Walters and Micheal
Kocell; Emily Kitchens, 11th
grade, the daughter of Steve and
Laura Kitchens; Tish O'Neal,
12th grade, the daughter of Ricky
and Deanna O'Neal; Ashley Pate,
10th grade, the daughter of Greg
and Wendy Pate.
Also competing are Kim Perez,
10th grade, the daughter of Luis
and Barbara Perez; Summer
Stauffer. 11th grade, the daugh
ter of Michele and Paul Knight
and Dean and Lucy Stauffer; Bar
bara Rainwater. 9th grade, the
daughter of John and Diane Rain
water; Tera Rethford, 12 th grade,
the daughter of Cimberly and
Stephen Sams; Stephanie Tho
mas, 11th grade, the daughter of
Tommy and Terese Thomas;
Lauren Thomas. 11th grade, the
daughter of Judson and Donna
Thomas; Rachel White, 12th
grade, the daughter of Johnny and
Brenda White; Christina
Whitaker, 12th grade, the daugh
ter of John and Roberta Whitaker;
Michelle Williams, 11th grade,
the daughter of Rob and Sharron
Williams.
Smithville Council Looks
Forward To Save The Past
The Smithville City Council
and Mayor Jack Smith took a gi
ant step forward on saving the
historical landmarks of Smith
ville last week when they voted
to create a downtown develop
ment authority. The council took
this important action during their
council meeting last week.
The downtown development
authority will be able to preserve
many of the landmarks in Smith
ville while promoting economic
development by refurbishing the
old buildings and leasing them
out to businesses that will draw
local residents as well as people
from out of town to Smithville.
While the mayor and council-
men would like to see an indus
trial park developed in the north
ern end of Lee County, they see
the creation of the downtown de
velopment authority as a major
plus in creating new business op
portunities in Smithville.
The members of the Smithville
Downtown Development Author
ity will be appointed by the city
council.
cash bond of $235.17.
Ricky P. Burley, charged with
three counts of deposit account
fraud, posted cash bonds of
$248.48, $238.87 and $305.37.
Cory M. Cagle, charged with
deposit account fraud, was sen
tenced to 12 months in jail to be
served on probation with a fine
of $175.00 and restitution of
$66.78.
Sharon D. Austin, charged with
deposit account fraud, was sen
tenced to 12 months in jail to be
served on probation with a fine
of $200.00 and restitution of
$105.62.
Arthur Gilmore, charged with
deposit account fraud, was sen
tenced to 12 months in jail to be
served on probation with a fine
of $175.00 and restitution of
$68.46.
George Jones, charged with two
counts of deposit account fraud,
was sentenced to 12 months in jail
to be served on probation with a
fine of $175.00 and restitution of
$72.60 on the first count and was
sentenced to 12 months in jail to
be served on probation with a fine
of $175.00 and restitution of
$46.00 for the second count of
deposit account fraud.
Amos W. Arnold, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
cash bond of $409.92.
Jeannie Williams, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
cash bond of $229.87.
Donna N. Hall, charged with
deposit account fraud, posted a
cash bond of $285.00.
Leesburg
Police Files
Weekly
Report
Chief Charles Moore of the
Leesburg Police Department re
leased the department’s latest in
cident reports.
On November 19, an officer
was dispatched to Leadfoot’s
Petro. The owner reported that
two of his employees indicated
that another employee had been
taking items from the store with
out paying. Joannie Lee Juarez,
24, of Leesburg, was charged
with larceny (theft by taking).
As a result of a traffic stop on
November 19, Rawlins Lee
Darren, 35, of Muckalee Drive
was charged with expired tag and
no insurance.
Also on November 19, a com
plainant reported that a green 10
speed bicycle went missing from
his porch during the night.
BUFFALO ROCK
Leesburg
8th Annual
Christmas
Parade
10:00 a.m.
Saturday
