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The Lee County Ledger
Volume XXIV - Number 32
your Hometown Source of Cocal flews
Leesburg, Georgia -- March 21,2002
Hometown Newspaper of Kyle and Lillie Watson
Fifty Cents
Burt Crowned Junior Miss
Randolph/Terrell County Forestry
Ashley Diane Burt, the eleven
year old daughter of Tony and
Tammy Burt of Leesburg, was
crowned “Junior Miss Randolph/
Terrell County Forestry Queen”.
Ashley also received the Junior
Miss Prettiest Dress Award and
the Junior Miss Prettiest Smile
Award. The pageant was held on
March 2 in Dawson, Georgia.
Ashley will represent Randolph/
Terrell County in the Georgia
Forestry Pageant on June 14 in
Tifton, Georgia.
Ashley is in the sixth grade at
Twin Oaks Elementary School in
Leesburg. Ashley enjoys compet
ing in pageants, acting, singing,
reading, cheerleading and is a
member of the Tigers Allstars
Competition Cheerleading Team
at Cats Cheer Center. Ashley is
also the reigning Junior Miss
South Georgia Sweetheart
Queen. She is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John McLeod.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burgess and Mr.
and Mrs. TW Burt, all of Albany
Arrests
Made For
Underage
Alcohol
Sales
Agents with the Lee County
Sheriffs Office Narcotics Unit on
March 12 sent an underage un
der cover agent into 16 stores in
Lee County in an attempt to buy
alcoholic beverages.
Of the 16 stores entered only
two stores - the Chevron at 1603
Philema Road and the Express
Lane at 275 US 19 South in Lees
burg - sold alcohol to the under
cover agent.
Summoned in the above cases
were Sussiel Patel at the Chev
ron on Philema Road and James
Mitcheson and Lisa Mullis at the
Express Lane, 275 US 19 South
in Leesburg.
It should be noted that several
months ago, the Lee County
Sheriffs Office Narcotics Unit
sent in an underage under cover
agent into 11 stores and seven of
the stores sold alcohol to the un
derage under cover agent.
The Sheriffs office has noted a
marked improvement in the
stores in Lee County and their ad
herence to the law and common
sense. The sheriffs office wishes
to thank the stores that showed a
deep concern for the young
people of Lee County by refus
ing to sell alcohol to underage
persons.
Lee County Sheriffs Office re
ports that Samatha Sanspree and
Armondo Amandor have been
charged with manufacture of
Methamphetamine.
Samatha Sanspree, 19, of 1709
Nelms Road, Albany, was
charged with two counts of manu
facture of Methamphetamine.
Armondo Amandor, 35, of 1200
Third Avenue #C, was charged
with one count of manufacture of
Methamphetamine.
Supplies used in the manufac
turing process were discovered in
Sanspree’s vehicle located at 370
Lovers Lane Road. The manufac
turing location was in the storage
buildings located at 1481 U.S. 19
South.
Items used in the manufactur
ing process are very explosive
and could destroy everything
within blocks of the location. The
Samatha Sanspree
site was cleared by federal offi
cials Friday night.
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Youth Leadership Group and Sheriff Breeden in Sheriff s Office.
Youth Leadership Lee 2002
Successful Beginning
By Lee Stanley
In a speech almost 100 years
Doherty
Duggan
& Rouse
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P.O.Box 71628 (229)888-2040
Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040
2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (229) 435-3036
www.ddrins.com
Lee County
Utilities
Authority Will
Meet Thursday
March 21
at 6:00 p.m.
ago. President Woodrow Wilson
said, "If you would be leaders of
men, you must lead your own
generation, not the next." Last
week, a new youth leadership
program, similar to the Adult
Leadership program, sponsored
by the Lee County Chamber of
Commerce and Lee County High
School, provided eleven students
an opportunity to become better
informed leaders in their commu
nity. The idea for the program was
developed by a steering commit
tee consisting of Sandra Parker,
Vocational Supervisor and Henry
Crain, Assistant Principal of Lee
County High School, along with
J.K. Barnette, Director of
LeeFocus and Brad Lofton, Ex
ecutive Director of the Lee
County Chamber of Commerce.
Plans for last Thursday, known as
the Community IQ day, included
a full day of community activi
ties for the participating students.
In the group were the following
Lee County High School stu
dents, Kathryn Burns, William
Daniel, Meyosha Davis, Annie
McDeans, Kimberly Mears.
Adam Meeks, Jeremy Mosley,
Samantha Paustian, Kimberly
Steel. Amber Tinson and Aaron
Tomlinson. Sumter EMC pro
vided each participant with a spe
cial shirt, recognizing the group
as "Youth Leadership 2002."
With the help and planning of
Lee County Commission Clerk,
Christi Dockery, the students vis
ited the Lee County Courthouse
and were given a tour of the Su
perior Court. The importance of
the program was shown by Sec
ond District Congressman
Sanford Bishop sending his field
representative, Kenneth Cutts. to
participate with the group. In the
second floor courtroom. Chief
Superior Court Judge Rucker
Smith, of the Southwestern Judi
cial Circuit, gave a brief speech
to the students about the activi
ties of the court and the civic re
sponsibilities of citizens to par
ticipate in the judicial system.
Judge Smith spoke to the students
See Leadership, Page 2A
Smithville City Council held a hearing Monday, March 18 for David Bady. Mr.
Bady appealed the council’s decision to deny his application for an alcohol
beverage license for Gunny’s Place located at 115 North Main Street. At the
February council meeting, the council denied Mr. Bady’s application because it
was reported that he had two felony convictions. However, during the hearing
Monday, it was pointed out by City Attorney Tommy Coleman that Mr. Bady was
exonerated of the charges and the judge in Virginia had ordered the records
sealed. Police Chief Walt Causey had done the background check on Mr. Bady
in January and the report came back showing the two felonies in Virginia. Chief
Causey said that on March 18, a check revealed the information was still on
record. Since Bady was exonerated, the council voted to grant the business
license.
Flood Buy Out
Program Nears End
Pamela Thompson, Lee County
Planner, gave an update to the
county commissioners Monday
night during their meeting on the
hazard mitigation grant program.
Miss Thompson indicated that
there was only a small possibiltyy
of other homes being approved for
the buy out program.
In November 2000, applications
for 34 properties to be considered
or reconsidered for acquisition
were submitted. In August, 18 of
the 34 properties submitted were
approved for acquisition at 97.5%
funding level and the buyout pro
cess was started.
In January 2002, five of the re
maining properties were listed as
“maybe yes” pending more infor
mation and 12 other were denied.
Ten of the 12 were denied for the
second time. Letters were sent to
the five “maybe yes” properties
requesting the additional informa
tion that FEMA needed. A dead
line of March 29 was set for the
information to be sent to FEMA.
GEMA is requesting the county
staff to personally review all re
maining properties in Creekside
Manor to see if any would meet
the criteria and then ask FEMA
to review those. This would place
Lee County in the position of de
ciding which applications are sub
mitted and which ones are not.
FEMA also suggested the county
work with FEMA to re-map the
flood plan in Creekside manor.
This costly and timely process
would involve the county planner,
flood plain coordinator and other
staff doing extensive work with
SeeBuyout, Page 2A
BUFFALO ROCK
LCHS Class of
82 Reunion is
being planned
Contact
Kay at
888-7298 or
Todd at
435-3841
Two Charged With Manufacture
Of Methamphetamine