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Grace Rhodes
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A thought to remember!
“Warm the world, light the
candle of your heart.’’
Hardee’s is here in town!
Come on down on Tuesdays
about 9 a.m. Eat your breakfast
and have a friendly talk with
friends!
Boy Scout Troop #210
meets each Monday at 7 p.m.
in the Learning Center at the
Leesburg United Methodist
Church.
Chehaw Lodge #701 meets
each second and fourth Thurs
day at 7:30 p.m.
There is a Men’s Prayer
Breakfast of the Leesburg
United Methodist Church at
Krystal’s in Leesburg each
Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
There is a Youth Prayer
Breakfast at 7:15 a.m. on
Thursday at the Leesburg
United Methodist Church.
There is a Women’s Bible
Study each Thursday at 10 a.m.
at the Leesburg United Method
ist Church.
There is a Bible Study each
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the home
of Jamie and Pam Horne for
high school seniors and college
students at Lirst Baptist Church.
Congratulations to Shane and
Tracy Archer on the birth of a
handsome baby boy, Benjamin
“Luke,” on December 23. His
brother is Brooke.
Girl Scouts meet each Lriday
at 3:30 p.m. at the Leesburg
United Methodist Church.
The Methodist Men of the
Leesburg United Methodist
Church will meet Thursday at
7:00 p.m.
How was your Christmas?
Mine was just great! J.M. and
I as well as Butch and Mary
spent the day and night with
Jim, Toni and Graham Rhodes
in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
We enjoyed a beautiful day,
good food and family love,
thank you, God for it all!
Hope you have a safe and
happy New Year Day and a
great new year!
God bless each of you today.
so pause for awhile and kneel
and pray: Katherine Amann,
Hunter Barfield, Kathryne
Barfield, Joshua Barnes, Belle
Betton, Bob Boney, John Bond,
Billy Bowling, Annie Kate
Bradley, Bill Bradley, Patsy
Busey, Lola Byrd, Etheline
Cannon, James Cannon, Ed
Callahan, Joyce Callahan,
Nancy Carson, Ryan Chaffin,
Lrank Christmas, Lisa Collins,
Courtney Cook, Dean Craig,
Helen Crotwell, Brenda Davis,
Virginia Davis, Ann DeWitt,
Darion DeWitt, Loraine Ed
wards, Doris Fore, Jack Fore,
Dorathy Forrester, Mary Fowl
er, Tim Fowler, Bob Gibbs,
Cecil Gibbs, Raymond M.
“Hoot” Gibson, Dot Gill, Dora
Lou Goforth, Frank Gosa, Aline
Grace, Eloise Green, Voncil
Griffin, Chris Hale, Jim Hall,
Shirley Hall, Robert Hammack,
Charles Hardison, Annette Hart,
Bob Hartley, Flora Hartley, The
Gene Hatcher Family, Linda
Hauts, Charles Hill, Doris
Houston, Pam Hughes, Bar
bara Hunt, Mrs. Hurst, Elaine
Jacobs, Roy Jones, Lucille
Kearse, Dolly King, Lee Lamb,
Fay Langford, Virgil Lee, Ber
tie Long, Bill Lumpkin, Willene
Malone, Billy Manning, Pat
Manning, Rusty McDonald,
Marion McAfee, Bonnie Mc
Coy, Andy Miller, LaVerne
Moorman, Ethan May, Buford
Newman, Esther Newman,
Alma Newell, Nora Norris,
Lucile Oxley, Jean Pace, Belle
Pate, Fay Payne, Holly Pinsky,
Lutrelle Perry, Bonne Patat, Del
Ramers Jr., Delmer Ramers III,
James Rhodes, Bobbie Roberts,
Kourtney Rouse, Jennifer Ruf
fin, Ethel Ryan, Douglas Ryan,
Monica Seegar, Pete Smith,
Estoria Spillers, Debra Swann,
Page Tharp, Danielle Tolbert,
Dustin Tolbert, Jay Tucker,
Eric Watson, Dan Wentezell
Jr., Mary Williams, Veta Wise,
Beverly Weatherly, Cassie
Whittle, Carolyn Worthy, and
World Peace.
See You Next Week!
Leesburg Police Chief Charles
Moore reports that officers
worked several cases and inci
dents recently including cases
involving D.U.I. drugs, posses
sion of marijuana less than an
ounce, possession of Schedule
III narcotic (Hydrocodone),
driving under the influence
of alcohol, open container,
possession/consumption of
alcohol by underage person,
and burglary.
Joseph Carl Blaine, 20, of
105 Violet Drive, was charged
with D.U.I. drugs, possession of
marijuana less than ounce and
possession of Schedule III Nar
cotic (Hydrocodone) December
26 by Capt. Chris Prokesh.
Capt. Prokesh was contacted
by Major Duanne Sapp of the
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
of a certain vehicle that would
be coming through Leesburg.
Major Sapp advised that he
observed the driving smok
ing a marijuana blunt. Capt.
Prokesh observed the vehicle
as it made an improper turn
from the bypass onto Hwy 19
North. Capt. Prokesh initiated
a traffic stop and made contact
with the driver and noted the
strong odor of marijuana on
the driver’s breath. He gave
consent to search the vehicle
and the officer found marijuana
in the ash tray and small pieces
of marijuana on the floorboard.
The officer also found a tablet
of Hydrocodone. In the truck,
the officer found seven small
marijuana plants and 1/8 ounce
of cut marijuana. Blaine was
arrested and transported to the
Lee County Jail.
Ethel Louise Maples, 41, of
Live Oak Florida, was charged
with driving under the influence
of alcohol and open container
and Kenneth Barfield, 43, of
182, Northwood W., Sylvester,
was charged with open con
tainer December 25 by Officer
Gregory Barrett.
James Michael Wood, 20,
646 Hwy 32 West, Oakfield,
Georgia, was charged with
possession/consumption of
alcohol by an underage person
and possession of marijuana
less than an ounce, Lonnie
Adam Glass was charged with
possession of marijuana less
than an ounce December 22
by Capt. Tim Murphy. Three
juveniles were also arrested
and charged with posses
sion of marijuana less than
an ounce and released to their
parents or guardians. Capt.
Murphy received a call from
the dispatcher about underage
children drinking and smok
ing marijuana at a party on
Stonegate Manor Circle. Capt.
Murphy and Lt. Kirk Rouse of
the sheriff’s office went to the
residence where the charges
were made.
Officer Davis Bullington
worked a burglary December
19 on Starksville Street. Com
puters and other related acces
sories were stolen along with
some clothes. The case is being
investigated by Capt. Prokesh.
Campbell
Receives Degree
Andrew Campbell, of Lee
County, received a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Middle
Childhood Education from the
University of Findlay in Find
lay, Ohio.
A total of 387 graduate and
undergraduate degrees were
granted when the University of
Findlay held its fall commence
ment on Saturday, December 6.
The University granted 206
undergraduate degrees and 181
graduate degrees.
New Website Makes it Easier to
Keep Relationship Resolutions
Nearly half of all Americans
make New Year’s resolutions
and a third of those usually
keep them, according to a recent
study conducted at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. But, just
what are those resolutions that
half of America is making? Last
year, General Nutrition Centers
found that 67% of Americans
wanted to enjoy life more,
54% wanted to improve their
relationships and 45% wanted
to manage stress better.
But, according to Georgia
Family Council (GFC), there
is no better resolution than
committing yourself to take
active steps to make your mar
riage stronger. John Jauregui,
Vice President for Community
Abraham Baldwin Agricul
tural College, in its quest to
maintain its status as a leader in
providing educational oppor
tunities to Hispanics/Latinos
- the nation’s fastest growing
population according to the U.
S. Census Bureau - announced
that The Goizueta Foundation
of Atlanta, Ga., has selected the
college to receive a grant in the
amount of $500,000 to provide
financial assistance and educa
tional resources for Hispanic
students.
The grant will provide
$425,000 to establish and en
dow The Goizueta Foundation
Scholars Fund to offer need-
based scholarship assistance
annually for Hispanic/Latino
students whose families cur
rently reside in the United
States. An additional $75,000
Strategies, says “a New Year’s
resolution which challenges
husbands and wives to be pur
poseful in maintaining a healthy
marriage would not only benefit
them, but also their children
and community. It is hard to
imagine a resolution that would
have more positive benefits to
their overall quality of life than
this one.”
Studies show that when
couples improve the health of
their marriage, all other aspects
of their lives benefit. They are
healthier, more productive at
work, have higher self-esteem,
fewer emotional problems, are
less stressed and have more
time to devote to family and
friends.
will provide immediate need-
based scholarship assistance
annually over three years to
Hispanic/Latino students whose
families currently reside in the
United States.
“We are most honored to
be selected by The Goizueta
Foundation for this important
grant,” ABAC President Mike
Vollmer said. “The funds will
enable ABAC to further expand
educational opportunities for
generations of college students.”
Roberto C. Goizueta estab
lished The Goizueta Foundation
in 1992 to provide financial
assistance to educational and
charitable institutions. The
Foundation is a private, general
purpose, grant-making founda
tion whose mission is to assist
organizations that empower
individuals and families through
Like New Year’s resolutions,
most marriages begin with
the best intentions. According
to GFC research, 9 out of 10
Georgians believe that marriage
is a lifetime commitment. Yet,
after the wedding, many couples
find that they are ill-equipped to
fulfill the vows they made.
That is why GFC has devel
oped a website specifically for
Georgia couples who are look
ing to strengthen their marriage.
Marriagenet.org is purposeful
in identifying resources that can
help couples in their everyday
struggles. Resources range from
best-selling books by top-rated
authors, conferences, videos,
study guides and resource kits
that deal with marital issues and
educational opportunities to im
prove the quality of their lives.
A native of Cuba and a gradu
ate of Yale University, Goizueta
was Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief Execu
tive Officer of The Coca-Cola
Company until his death in
October, 1997. In creating The
Goizueta Foundation, he sought
to acknowledge his indebted
ness to the United States and
to continue the commitment to
philanthropic endeavors that
has symbolized the leadership
of The Coca-Cola Company
for more than a century. The
Foundation aims to support
educational programs that
promote sustainable change and
See ABAC,
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challenges. There are also free
articles available for download,
as well as links to e-newsletters
that provide the latest in mar
riage and relationship advice.
Marriagenet.org is unique
because the resources available
are specific to Georgia. Couples
will be able to find resources
located in their own community,
as well as those located in Geor
gia and around the nation.
For more information about
marriagenet.org, simply log on
to www.marriagenet.org or call
Jamie Self to schedule an inter
view at 770-242-0001.
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Community Calendar
Lee County Commission will meet at 6:00 p.m. Monday, Janu
ary 5 at the County Administration Building in Leesburg.
Leesburg City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Leesburg
City Hall Tuesday, January 6.
The Smithville Improvement Group will meet Tuesday, Janu
ary 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge.
Southwest Regional Office for Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities and Addictive Diseases Planning Board will meet
Tuesday, January 13 at 3 p.m. at Diversified Enterprises of
Tifton in Tifton. Interested consumers, families and advocates
are invited to attend.
Lee County-Leesburg-Smithville Planning Commission will
meet Tuesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Room
of the County Administration Building.
Albany Toastmasters Club 1827 meets on Monday evenings
from 6:30 to 7:45 at the Police Community Center at the comer
of Broad Ave. and Madison Ave. Visitors are welcome.
Lee County Lions Club meets on Thursdays at 12 noon at
Post’s Country Restaurant. Visitors are welcome.
American Legion Post #182 meets the first Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Bldg.
Troop 210 meets each Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the
Leesburg United Methodist Church Youth Center.
Leesburg Civitan Club meets on Tuesday, at 7:00 a.m. at Post’s
Country Restaurant.
Lee County Sertoma Club meets each Wednesday at Ramada
Inn on Slappey at 12:00 noon.
Bariatic Surgery. A new support group - The Losing Diva’s
will meet the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to
8:30 at Boxers in the Holiday Inn. For more information call
436-6803 or 995-5766 or 995-6101.
Items for Security Bank’s Community Calendar can be
mailed to P.O. Box 715, Leesburg, GA 31763 or faxed to
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