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Hometown Newspaper of Mr. and Mrs. John Hudgens
Volume XXIV - Number 33
Leesburg, Georgia -- March 28,2002
Fifty Cents
Pollock Assumes Lee County
Fire Chief Duties Monday
Leesburg Police Files Weekly Report
Barbara Rainwater, 3rd runner up, Tobi Collins, 1st runner up, Erin Branch, 2002
Teen Miss Lee County, and Kayla Hobbs, 2nd runner up are shown together.
Joe Pollock, an eleven year resi
dent of Lee County, assumes the
duties of Chief of the Lee County
Fire Department Monday. Chief
Pollock and his wife, Beth, have
two children that attend Lee
County schools. He is a member
of Masonic Lodge #591 and
Hasan Shrine Temple.
Pollock served as a captain -
training officer with the Albany
Fire Department. He joined the
Albany Fire Department in Octo
ber 1975. He was a firefighter for
three years. He served as an ap
paratus operator engineer (driver)
for seven and a half years and sta
tion captain for eleven years. He
has been the training supervisor
for four and a half years.
Chief Pollock is a graduate of
National Fire Academy course on
Tactical Operations - Safety Man
agement. He is certified by Po
lice Officers’ Standards and
Training. He taught classes at
Police Academy in Tifton. He
was one of the original members
of the Hazardous Material Sub-
Committee at Phoebe Putney
Hospital and instrumental in iden
tifying hazard
ous chemicals on
site and develop
ing a manage
ment plan.
Chief Pollock
expressed ex
citement about
the opportunity
to serve as Lee
County Fire
Chief. He feels
that the Lee
County Fire De
partment can be
come a model
department in
the state.
Pollock said
his goal is not
only to protect
property in Lee
County but will
place emphasis
on customer ser
vice. He said the fire department
will take care of the citizens of
Lee County. If they need help, it
will be available. Pollock and the
entire department will do what
ever it takes to make the citizens
Joe Pollock
feel safe.
Lee County Fire Department
will offer safety classes at the
various stations. Fire safety pro
grams will be provided at the
schools.
vehicle through a partially open
driver's window.
Officer Gregory Barrett and Lt.
Murphy were dispatched to a
Magnolia Street address March
21 in reference to a wanted per
son from Dougherty County.
Ronnie Thompson. 43, of 18805
NW Court, Carol City, Florida
was charged with kidnapping
and simple battery by the Dough
erty County Police.
Thompson was stopped on
Magnolia Street and was in
formed that he was wanted by the
Dougherty County Police De
partment. He was placed in hand
cuffs and transported to the Lee
- Dougherty line on Georgia 3
and turned over to the Dougherty
County Police.
Officer Griffin worked an en
tering auto case March 19 at the
high school. The suspect used an
unknown object to pry open the
driver’s door and the back door
to gain entrance to the vehicle.
$17 in cash was removed from a
compartment near the radio.
A 15 year old juvenile was
charged with possession of mari-
juana March 19 at the high
school by Officer Griffin. A
school administrator received
information that the juvenile had
marijuana in his possession.
When the juvenile emptied his
pockets in front of Officer Grif
fin and the administrator, a small
cellophane bag full of a green
leafy substance fell from his per
son. He was charged and released
to his mother.
2002 Little Miss Lee County pageant winners are pictured with their trophies.
Elizabeth Rose, first grade runner-up, Taylor Spriggle, second grade runner-up,
Savannah Warren, 2002 Little Miss Lee County, and Taylor Andre', kindergarten
runner-up.
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Leesburg
City Council
Will Meet
Tuesday
April 2
at 7:00 p.m.
Little Miss Lee County
Pageant Held
On Friday night, March 22,
2002, the Lee County High
School VOCA organization
sponsored the "Little Miss Lee
County" pageant.
Thirty-five kindergarten, first
grade, and second grade girls par
ticipated. The categories for
competition were casual wear
and Sunday dress. Judging crite
ria was based on appearance and
poise, personality, stage pres
ence. and self-confidence. Long
time pageant organizer Nan Grif
fin said, "People don't realize
what goes into this."
VOCA sponsor, Laura Kitch
ens said "Because of the commit
ment and hard work of people
like Nan and Gail Melvin, assis
tant principal, this program has
been a success". Not only does
the program serve as a fund raiser
for VOCA students, it also serves
as a wonderful opportunity for
young girls to develop valuable
skills like enhancing self-esteem
and competing in a group setting.
The emphasis is not on winning
but on successfully dealing with
challenges encountered through
out life.
The week before the pageant,
the girls began practicing. "If you
think getting thirty-five little girls
to walk across the stage is easy,
come and try" said one of this
year’s big sister volunteers. Big
sisters are girls who give their
time to help supervise the contes
tants back stage.
This years big sister volunteers
were: Blakely Wages, Nichole
Akridge, Loni Rouse, Katie Lam
bert, Lisa Kitchens, Elizabeth
Collins. Tobi Collins, Marianne
see Pageant,
Page 5A
Rodney Harrell, Leesburg, GA, won a state award in
the 2001 National Corn Yield Contest, sponsored by
the National Corn Growers Association. From left,
Lee Klein, NCGA chairman and a corn grower from
Battle Creek, NE, makes the presentation to Jill, Alex
and Rodney Harrell during the Commodity Classic
held in late February in Nashville, TN.
Harrell Named State Winner
In Corn Yield Contest
Hume, NCGA president and com
grower from Walsh, Colorado.
As an example of the environ
mental concerns, this year's na
tional winners used an average
.95 pounds of nitrogen per bushel
of yield, well within accepted rec
ommendations.
"This contest showcases the
production potential of corn, the
nation's leading crop, and our
growers certainly did that this
year," said Hume. Using a sports
example, he said the contest is
similar to setting the land speed
record with a car. "Only a few can
actually do it, but the rest of us
are interested in the potential an
automobile has."
Participants also improve their
operations by getting a unique
opportunity to compare their own
proven corn production capabili
ties with farmers in their states,
as well as across the country .
See Harrell,
Page 2A
An area corn grower has been
named a state winner in the 2001
National Corn Yield Contest
(NCYC), sponsored by the Na
tional Corn Growers Association
(NCGA). Rodney Harrell of
Leesburg, placed second in the
state in the Irrigated Class with a
yield of 223.5916 bushels per
acre. The hybrid planted in the
winning field was Garst 8288.
The local operation was one of
506 state winners nationwide.
More than 3,200 growers from 45
states entered the prestigious con
test, which recognized outstand
ing com yields for the 2001 grow
ing season. The top yield in the
contest - 408.2 bushels per acre -
was produced by Francis Childs
of Manchester, Iowa, who
claimed the nation's highest yield
for the third consecutive year .
"The NCYC's goal is to educate
farmers on improving their meth
ods of production to increase
profitability while addressing en
vironmental concerns," said Tim
Leesburg Police Chief Charles
Moore reports officers worked
cases during the past week that
involved kidnapping, simple bat
tery, entering auto, vandalism,
and possession of marijuana.
Lt. Tim Murphy worked a van
dalism case March 25 on
Stonegate Manor Circle. Some
time during the day, person(s)
unknown broke down the back
door to an apartment. Damage
was estimated at $50.00. It did not
appear that entry was gained and
nothing was taken.
Officer Dennis Griffin worked
two entering auto cases March 22
at the high school. In one case,
$300 worth of C.D.s was reported
missing. The 17 year old victim
said that the vehicle was locked.
In the second case, the victim said
the car stereo was stolen. It ap
peared that the suspect entered the
Kelsey Hammock, 3rd runner up, Kelli Powell, 1st runner up, Elizabeth Branch,
2002 Junior Miss Lee County, and Mariah Spriggle, 2nd runner up all took time
to take a quick picture.
BUFFALO ROCK
Urgent Need
For Blood
Blood Supply
Critically Low
Thursday and
Friday
8:00 - 3:00
Type O
Donors Needed
Especially
1515 Dawson Rd
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