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Magenta cyan iffll 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. v in .v HU “i i Si ITI § j j 1 I 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 Insurors Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health 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