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The Lee County Ledger
Volume XXIV - Number 34
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Leesburg, Georgia -- April 4,2002
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Pictured are Viki Mullins and Debra Boatner organizers
of the parents’ group in support of Keith Lee.
Parents Petition School
Board To Keep Principal
A group of Lee County parents,
upset over the non-renewal of
Keith Lee's contract as principal
of Lee County Middle School, are
collecting signatures on a petition
to be presented to the Lee County
Board of Education. The group of
parents have decided to try to do
something about the non-renewal
of Mr. Lee’s contract.
Debra Boatner, Beth Cheek and
Viki Mullins, organizers of the
parents' group, contend ‘TOO per
cent of the parents we have talked
with, who actually know Keith
Lee. support him as principal. As
to the reason his contract wasn’t
renewed - the public doesn't
know why and the board isn’t
saying why. The situation with
Mr. Lee is just one of a string of
personnel decisions the Lee
County School Board has made
recently. And this indicates a
questionable pattern.”
‘‘Although the board doesn’t
have to comment on personnel
Lee County Sheriff Harold
Breeden reports that officers with
the Lee County Sheriff's Office
made arrests during the past week
for disorderly conduct and disor
derly while intoxicated.
Joshua Charles Moore, 22, of
198 Glendale Road, Leesburg,
was charged with disorderly con
duct on March 25. 2002. Moore
was charged with disorderly con
duct after officers responded to a
call in the 100 bock of Dundee
Court.
Jerry Edwards, 54, of 115
Leesburg Police
Issue Weekly
Report
matters, there are a lot of parents
who need to know more than the
fact that it is a personnel decision”
said one spokesperson.
According to the organizers of
the group of concerned parents,
they are conducting the petition
drive in support of Keith Lee.
They hope to convince the school
board to reconsider and rescind
its decision not to renew Mr.
Lee’s contract.
The group of parents are col
lecting signatures at various lo
cations. They have a petition
available at the Express Lane
Chevron Store located at the cor
ner of Highway 19 and Robert B.
Lee.
The organizers of the petition
drive are encouraging all con
cerned parents and citizens to at
tend the regular business meeting
of the Lee County Board of Edu
cation at 6:00 p.m. on Monday,
April 8 at Kinchafoonee Primary
School.
Leesburg Police Chief Charles
Moore released the department’s
most recent police report. Cases
worked included larceny, crimi
nal trespass, and possession of a
dangerous drug.
On March 20, a Carolyn Street
resident reported that her black
and white Australian Shepherd
had been stolen.
A Westfield Road resident in
dicated that an unknown person
using an unknown object had
scratched the left read door of his
1992 blue/tan Ford Explorer on
March 22.
Criminal damage to property
was reported on March 26. An
officer observed damage done to
a 1983 Jeep. The windows on the
left side and the rear window had
been broken. Rocks were found
inside the vehicle. Damage was
estimated at $600.
On March 27, Officer Griffin
responded to a call at Lee County
High School. A teacher had ob
served a 16 year old male crush
ing an unknown substance with
his watch and begin to roll up a
dollar bill. The student indicated
that the substance was ritalin he
had stolen from a cousin. The ju
venile was charged with posses
sion of a dangerous drug and re
leased to school personnel.
Victor Michael Gonzales. 17, of
Fayetteville, N.C., was charged
with driving without license and
obstruction on March 28. Captain
Moody was dispatched to check
on a suspicious vehicle pulling
into a private drive. When he ap
proached the vehicle, he asked the
driver and passenger for their
ID’s. The passenger complied,
but the driver refused. The officer
advised the driver that he would
be placed under arrest. As the of
ficer tried to place the handcuffs
on Gonzales, he began to
struggle. The officer was assisted
by the Sheriff’s Department and
transported to the Lee County
Jail.
Shanica Nicole Lewis, 26, of
1625 Highway 195, Leesburg,
was charged with traffic viola
tions and obstruction of an officer
on March 28. While conducting
See Police, Page 2A
Leesburg Police Captain Monterey Moody and Danny,
the police dog, presented a program to the residents
of Lee County Health Care. The program was a
demonstration of locating illegal drugs and related
items. Captain Moody and Danny are pictured with
some of the residents at Lee County Health Care.
Change Your Clock,
Change Your Battery
Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner John W.
Oxendine is urging Georgians
Sheriff’s Office Issues
Weekly Report
Cuanetta Drive, Leesburg, was
charged with disorderly while in-
toxicated, after officers re
sponded to the above incident lo
cation in regards to an intoxicated
person.
The Lee County Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for R
& L Ceramics March 12, 2002. R & L Ceramics is located at 104 East Century
Road in Suite F.
to change the batteries in their
smoke alarms at the same time
they change their clocks when
daylight saving time begins on
Sunday, April 7.
In conjunction with the
"Change Your Clock, Change
Your Battery" fire safety
program sponsored by the
International Association of
Fire Chiefs and the American
Burn Association, Commis
sioner Oxendine says the
annual change to daylight
saving time in the spring is a
good time to make sure your
smoke alarm is functioning
properly.
"Every year in Georgia we
have numerous fire fatalities in
homes that didn't have smoke
alarms, or where the alarms
didn't function," Oxendine
said. "If you have a smoke
alarm, make sure it's in
working order. Changing the
battery at least once every year
and cleaning dust from the
device is an easy way to
ensure continued protection of
your family and your property.
Having a working smoke
alarm doubles the chances you
will survive a fire in your
home."
The Commissioner added
that families should plan and
rehearse an escape route and a
meeting place outside the
home that they can use in the
event of a fire.
Daylight saving time starts
Sunday, April 7 at 2 a.m.,
when clocks are set ahead one
hour.
Doherty
Duggan
& Rouse
Board of Educa
tion will meet
Monday, April 8
at 6:00 p.m.
at Kinchafoonee
Primary School
in the Media
Center
Lee County High School students served as poll workers during
the SPLOST election recently. Election Board Vice Chairman
Ed Rynders pointed out that the high school students were able
to witness first hand the election process. Gladys Thrift, Elec
tion Board Chairwoman said that this participation by the stu
dents helped them understand the importance of voting and will
encourage them to be voters in the future. The students ob
served the punch card system being used in the SPLOST elec
tion. This was the last election that the punch card system will
be used. There will no longer be the risk of hanging chads. Lee
County will be using the new voting process in August. Mrs. Thrift
also thanked LCHS Principal Wes Taylor for allowing the stu
dents to participate. Pictured on the front row are: Emily Kitch
ens, Ashley Pasteka, Sarah Hallman, Megan Rynders, Chris
Hemphill, and Annie Ramirez. Pictured on the back row are: Ed
Rynders, Katherine Reeves, Loren Meens, Meghan Duke, Latalia
Williams, Kristen Powell, James Belanger and Gladys Thrift. Not
pictured are: Jennifer Hammond, Kaitlyn Bagnato and Kelli Miles.
BUFFALO ROCK
Lee County
Board of
Commissioners
will meet Mon
day, April 15 at
6:00 p.m.
in the
Administration
Building
OXEND
INE RE-
MINDS
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