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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown newspaper of Danny and Terry Parker
Volume XXXIII - Number 12
Leesburg, Georgia - - November 10,2010
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Patrece Shiver
Named Lee County
Teacher Of The Year
Photo by Jim Quinn
The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold an official dedication of the newly
redesigned Robert B. Lee - Walnut Street intersection on Friday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m.
The Robert B. Lee now has a dual left hand turn land onto U.S. 19 South that has helped ease
traffic congestion in downtown Leesburg.
Lee County Commission Newsletter
Smithville EMS/Fire Sta
tion already a success
The new Smithville
EMS/Fire Station located
at 2345 Hwy 19 North
was opened on October
4, 2010. It is staffed 24/7,
with a full time para
medic, firefighter/EMT,
and a full-time firefighter.
Already the location of the
station and their personnel
are credited with saving
a life. On October 7, 2010
the Smithville ambulance
was dispatched to someone
having a severe asthma
attack. Thanks to the
short response time, the
crew was able to arrive
at the patient’s home and
administered medication
to the patient that changed
her condition around
from a serious condition
to a more stable condi
tion. The patient was then
transported to the hospital
where the ER staff stated
that if the patient had
waited for an ambulance
to come from the Leesburg
station her outcome may
not have been as favorable.
If the patient had needed
an ambulance a year ago it
would have taken 13 to 15
minutes to arrive.
Fifth Friday Foundation
Animal Shelter update
Marty Harris and Mi
chele Bates have volun
teered to have fundrais
ing for medications, an
additional truck and other
items needed for the The
Fifth Friday Founda
tion Animal Shelter. The
animal shelter is in need
see Newsletter,
Page 6A
Patrece Shiver was
recognized during the Lee
County Board of Educa
tion Meeting Monday,
November 8 as Lee County
Teacher of the Year. Mrs.
Shiver teaches at Lee
County Elementary School.
The Teacher of the Year
has taught fifth grade at
Lee County Elementary
School since 1999.
Patrece Shiver is a
lifelong resident of the Al
bany area. Her first grade
teacher inspired her to be
the kind of teacher she is
today.
She has been instrumen
tal in helping Lee County
Elementary School make
AYP for the last seven
years. She helped devise a
“blitz” which is a concen
trated review and instruc
tion of strategies previously
covered to prepare for the
CRCT retest.
Mrs. Shiver sees the suc
cess of her students as her
greatest reward. She loves
her fifth grade students
and feels a great sense of
responsibility to find out
what they need and to help
them meet their goals.
Mrs. Shiver is married to
Joe Shiver. They have three
children and three grand
children. She is an active
member of Porterfield
United Methodist Church.
School Stage Performance
Offends Minister
Photo by Derryl Quinn
Carolyn Ormerod Is Lee County
School System Hero
During the Lee County Board of Education
meeting Monday, November 8, 2010, Carolyn
Ormerod, a paraprofessional at Lee County
Elementary School, was recognized by Dr.
Larry Walters, Superintendent, for her quick
response in performing the heimlich maneuver
on a fifth grade student in the cafeteria. The
student was eating a cherry tomato and started
choking. Another student called for help and
Mrs. Ormerod quickly responded. Carolyn
Ormerod (left) is pictured being presented a
plaque by Sylvia Vann, Lee County Board of
Education Chair (right).
Lee County Launches
Online Tax Web Site
Special to the Ledger
Susan Smith, Tax Com
missioner of Lee County,
announced today that her
office has launched an
innovative new web site to
help the tax payers of Lee
County, and those who do
business in Lee County, a
dynamic way of accessing
important tax information
online. The tax informa
tion is now available at the
following web site address
ww w.leegatax .com.
“Our new Online Tax web
site allows our citizens to
search, view, and pay their
property tax bill from the
convenience of their home
or office. Citizens can pay
online via Pay Pal® using
any one of the four major
credit cards. In addition,
citizens can print a copy of
their tax bill, copy of their
paid receipt, or request an
address change using the
web site features”, says
Smith.
The Tax Commissioner’s
office in Lee County plans
to continue to upgrade the
technology and services
they offer their citizens.
“Our office will continue
to look for opportunities to
make our citizen services
more convenient while
improving the efficiency of
our tax office” says Smith.
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of LEE
COUNTY
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Lee County Library
Book Group
7:00 PM
Thursday,
November 18th
Leesburg Library
Book to be
Discussed:
The Help
by
Kathryn Stockett
Free and Open to
the Public
F/M/l 759-2369
Sponsored by Lee
County Library
To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413
and being exposed to per
formances or having those
with them exposed to unac
ceptable performances.
Following his comments
to the school board, Louis
Hatcher, board member,
noted that he and his fam
ily are exposed to TV com
mercials during sporting
events that are offensive.
Chairman Sylvia Vann
told Rev. Lyons that his
concerns would be ad
dressed. She noted that
the school administration
would be involved.
In other action, the board
members gave approval for
the high school to switch
from the current six period
day to a seven period day.
Currently, students must
earn 23 credits for gradu
ation and take only 24
classes during four years.
By converting to seven
periods, students will be
able to expand their options
in selecting classes.
The high school will ex
pand the current course of
fering to include additional
academic classes including
math and foreign language
an well as electives.
The board gave approval
to continue leasing the re
cently acquired 40 acres of
property at Robert B. Lee
and Lovers Lane Road for
farming. It will be at least
two years before a new
school will be constructed
at that site.
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Teen Video Book
Review Contest
Videos must be
submitted to
Leesburg Library
by
Tuesday,
November 30th
5:00 PM
Free & Open
Sponsored by Lee
County Library
F/M/l 759-2369
Photo by Derryl Quinn
Toy Drop-Off Sites For Foster Children
The Leesburg Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
are conducting their annual Toy Drive for Foster Children. Toys that are
contributed will be given to foster children served by the Lee County
Department of Family and Children Services. Several convenient
businesses located throughout Lee County are serving as drop-off
sites for toys for the foster children. Leesburg IGA in Leesburg,
Fred’s on Philema Road, Dollar General Store on Philema Road, Dollar
General on Hwy 19 South, Ace Hardware on Hwy 19 South, Allstate
Insurance on Hwy 19 S (Lee Market), J&E Restaurant in Leesburg,
Leesburg Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County
Chamber of Commerce, The Cakery and Lee County Auto Service.
At the Lee County Board
of Education meeting
Monday, November 8, Rev.
Mike Lyons, of Leesburg
United Methodist Church,
expressed his concern
with the school stage
performance as compared
to the performance that
is expressed within the
class rooms, hallways and
on field trips. Rev. Lyons
did not identify the stage
performance that he was
speaking about at the
school board meeting.
Rev. Lyons reminded the
school board that it was
their responsibility to mon
itor what type of plays are
allowed to be performed
on the stage. He stated that
movies are rated G, PG and
R. The plays performed on
the school stage could be
rated G, PG or even R.
He noted that individuals
attending school plays face
the challenge of walking
out of a performance and
being considered a prude
or remaining in their seat
Stormwater Pollution
Presentation at City Hall
The City of Leesburg will
be holding a Stormwater
Presentation on Tuesday
November, 16th at 6:00
p.m. at the city hall. Code
Enforcement Officer Jim
Wright will present a
power point presentation
discussing the prevention
of stormwater pollution
to the Leesburg Explorer
Group. The group will dis
cuss sources of pollution,
prevention in and around
the city, and code enforce
ment’s activity in correct
ing violations. The meeting
is open to the public and is
expected to last for about
one hour.