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Volume XXVIII - Number 3 Leesburg, Georgia - - September 14,2005 Fifty Cents
Board Of Education
Maintains Same Millage Rate
Submitted Photo
Bobby Spencer and Clint Hickman will be leaving
the comforts of home to assist with the Hurricane
Katrina disaster.
Local Firefighters
Offer Aid
The Lee County Board of
Education adopted a tentative
millage rate that is the same
as last year based on a rec
ommendation by Dr. Larry
Walters, Superintendent, at
their meeting Monday night,
September 12. The school
board will meet Thursday,
September 29 at 4:30 p.m. to
formally adopt the millage
rate.
Although the school board
approved the millage rate
at the same level as last
year, new growth in the
county reflects approximately
$700,000 additional revenue
in the current year budget.
Addressing a growing
concern of many Lee County
citizens, Dr. Walters dis
cussed the need to insure that
out of county students are
not attending classes in Lee
County. Dr. Walters noted
that many citizens are saying
that they are paying taxes to
support the school system
and feel it is unfair for chil
dren from out of county to
attend Lee County schools.
Dr. Walters will work with
school administrators and
make a recommendation to
the board of education at
their October meeting on
ways of verifying residency
of all students. Currently,
once residency has been
established, the student does
not have to provide proof of
residency again. Frank Grif
fin, board member, suggested
that residency be verified
each year.
Teachers of the Year from
each of Lee County schools
were recognized by the board
of education. Receiving
recognition from the school
board were Trina Muse
from Kinchafoonee Primary
School, Kathie Entz from
Lee County Primary, Cathy
Goodin from Lee County
Elementary, Wendy Edwards
from Twin Oaks Elemen
tary, Amarillis Garcia from
Lee County Middle School
and Kim Hopkins from Lee
County High.
The board approved a
request from Tom Matheny,
LCHS Cross Country Coach,
to take the cross country
team to Marianna, Florida,
to compete in the Marianna
Invitational on October 15
and 16, 2005.
Paula Carter’s, LCMS Cho
ral Director, request to take
the LCMS chorus students
to Carnegie Hall March 24
0 28 was approved by the
board of education as well as
a request from Sharon King,
to take LCMS Team Quest to
Orlando, Florida from March
23 - 25, 2006.
Betty Soliberry, from
Albany Area Community
Service Board, was re-ap-
pointed to Lee County High
School Council as a business
representative.
Special to the Ledger
The Lee County Fire Depart
ment will be assisting with the
Hurricane Katrina disaster by
sending two of its firefight
ers to help. Firefighter Bobby
Spencer and Firefighter Clint
Hickman will be deployed
from Douglasville GA. on Sep
tember 14, 2005, for a nine day
assignment. This assignment
is being coordinated through
the Georgia Mutual Aid Group
(G.M.A.G.). This organization
encourages fire departments
throughout the State to join
“free of charge”, so in the event
of the local, state or national
emergency, immediate assis
tance is available.
Photo by Derryl Quinn
Citizens Against Tax Increase
Several Lee County citizens are voicing their
opposition to the 21.5% increase in their county
taxes imposed by the county commissioners. The
commissioners are holding public hearings to
gather public input on the proposed tax increase.
Pictured above are Mamie Brown, Barbara Logon
and Kim Etheridge as they draw public awareness to
the proposed tax increase. The first public hearing
will be tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Administration
Building next to the courthouse in Leesburg.
Submitted Photo
Pictured above are the 2005-06 Lee County Primary School Flag Corps. These
students are second graders who, on a rotating basis will raise and lower
the American and Georgia flags daily. Many thanks to the Lee County High
School NJROTC Cadets who volunteered their time and expertise to help
these students learn the proper procedures when raising and lowering the
flags. C/ENS Rebecca Arnold, the Commander of the Color Guard and Flag
Corps at LCHS led the instruction. The members of the 2005-06 Flag Corps at
LCPS are: Hayes Rowe, Taylor Wright, Amira Ahmad, Jakob Jordan, Michael
Roberts, Darren Johnson, Jonathan Rodriguez, Ronald Wilson, Kinsey
Cooper, Marquece Jackson, Tyler Goff, Brooks Davis, Michael Brown, Mani
Ortiz, Kelsey Adams, Hank Dunn, Codie Flowers, Kymber Yarbrough, Kavuri
Coleman and Noah Perrine. The flags are raised at approximately 8:15 each
morning and lowered each afternoon at 2:50. Please be mindful of this as
you approach the front porch at these times because the students and the
adult supervisor may be crossing the drive to the flagpole.
Harper Qualifies For
Leesburg City Council
Nancy “Foxie” Harper
qualified September 13 for
Post Two on the Leesburg
City Council.
Nancy Harper has been a
resident of Leesburg for two
years and has lived in Lee
County for six years. She
received a Bachelor of Science
Degree from Lynchburg Col
lege in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Mrs. Harper is employed by
SOWEGA Council on Aging
as Family Caregiver Program
Coordinator. She has been a
social worker for 28 years.
Nancy Harper and her late
husband, Charles H. Harper,
are the parents of two daugh
ters and have five grandchil
dren. She is a member of Cov
enant Presbyterian Church,
Albany and serves on the
board of Rebuilding Together
with Christmas in April.
Mrs. Harper said that she
does not believe that develop
ers should form Leesburg’s
growth policy. She stated that
she will stand
up for the citi
zens’ concern
about how city
expansion af
fects the cur
rent residents
of Leesburg
and will fight
for their inter
est.
Nancy Harp
er explained
that she knows
Leesburg is
having grow
ing pains and
can not stay
the same. She explained that
by having lived in four states
and a foreign country, that
experience has given her a
broad base of information and
observation. That along with
being an innovative thinker
and a problem solver at work
provides experience that
will be helpful in governing
Leesburg for the
citizens.
Mrs. Harper
stated that she
will work to
broaden the
economic base
of Leesburg by
encouraging
more business
development
in the city. She
added that the
creation of new
opportunities for
commerce and
jobs will keep
more tax dollars
in Leesburg while adding to
the local resources for the resi
dents while reducing the tax
burden on property owners.
Mrs. Harper said that if
elected, she will pursue more
cooperation and collaboration
with the Lee County Board of
Commissioners.
Nancy “Foxie” Harper
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LCHS
Homecoming
Parade
Thursday
September 29
FMI contact
Joy Breeden
or Donna
Jones at Lee
County High
School
Submitted Photo
C/ENS Victor Stubbs assists Brooks Davis and
Tyler Goff as they learn to correctly fold the
American flag.
Photo By Derryl Quinn
Mayor Qualifies For Reelection
Leesburg Mayor Bob Boney qualified Monday
morning to seek reelection as mayor. Mayor
Boney stated that he is proud to serve the citizens
of Leesburg and looks forward to the opportunity
of serving the citizens of Leesburg again.
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LCHS students
looking are
needed to serve
shut-ins, like the
elderly, by way of
reading to them
or at least playing
some books-on-
tape? They can
call the school
and contact Ms.
Rachel Russell at
903-2260.
