The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Nina McCray
Volume XLI- Number 18
Leesburg, Georgia - - January 16, 2019
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School System Served By New Board Members
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Donna Ford Takes Oath Of Office
Donna Ford will represent District 1 on the Lee County Board of
Education. Mrs. Ford, a retired educator, was elected in May to a four
year term. Mrs. Ford replaces Bobby Usry.
Dr. Trey Newell Takes Oath Of Office
Dr. Trey Newell will represent District III on the Lee County Board of
Education. Dr. Trey Newellrd, a veterinarian, was elected in May to a
four year term. Dr. Trey Newell replaces Louis Hatcher.
During the Lee County
Board of Education
meeting January 14th
meeting, new board
members Donna Ford
and Trey Newell accept
ed their oath of office to
serve a four-year term as
members of the board of
education. The oath of
office was administered
by Probate Judge Mela-
As crews are continu
ing their second pass
through Lee County,
the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and Lee
County officials are
requesting citizens stop
placing storm debris
on the right-of-way.
Any debris placed on
the right-of-way after
Monday, January 14th
may not be picked up.
If citizens have any
storm debris not yet on
the right-of-way, this
debris may be taken to
the Lee County Landfill
Special to the Ledger
Local public health
officials recommend
that property owners
should have their private
water wells sampled
for bacteria each year,
says Southwest Health
District Environmental
Health Director Justin
Smith.
“This is a good practice
regardless of whether
there has been an event
that may have compro
mised the well’s integ
rity,” he said.
Weather conditions
such as heavy rainfall or
floods are not the only
reasons private wells can
become contaminated,
Smith explained.
“Some wells may have
issues because of their
age or because of a
system failure,” he said.
“Others may become
contaminated during a
power outage. Unlike
public water systems that
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Lee County
Board of
Education
will meet
Monday,
January 28
at 5:30 p.m.
at the Board
of Education
office
building
meeting
nie Gahring.
Clifton Bush, of
Albany Area Primary
Health Care (AAPHC),
discussed with the board
the establishment of a
School Based Health
Clinic. Albany Area
Primary Health Care
(AAPHC) operates in 9
counties including Lee
County Primary Health
for disposal. The landfill
can be contacted at (229)
759-6009.
The US Army Corps
of Engineers is continu
ing debris pick up in
Lee County. In order for
construction and demo
lition type debris (e.g.
sheetrock, roof shingles,
etc.) to be picked up, it
must be separated from
any vegetative debris.
If materials are mixed
the debris will not be
picked up. Additionally,
any debris that is bagged
will not be picked up.
are tested daily, private
water wells are only
tested when the system
owner requests it.”
In addition to an
nual bacterial sampling,
public health officials
recommend contacting
your local University
of Georgia Extension
Agent to obtain a W33
water analysis every 3
years.
Environmental health
specialists at county
health departments can
test private wells for
bacterial contamination
for a $50 fee. System
owners may apply for
service at their local
environmental health
office.
Care in Leesburg.
AAPHC has 23 sites to
serve the medical needs
of the local citizens.
AAPHC provides
services at eight school
sites in Dougherty,
Dooly, Crisp and Terrell
Counties. Mr. Bush
explained that they turn
a classroom into a clinic
where they provide
medical care. By bring
ing the medical care to
the school campus, the
students misses less
class time. The school
system furnishes the
classroom and AAPHC
provides everything else.
It was pointed that the
school-based clinic does
not replace the family
doctor seen but targets
the students who do not
receive routine medical
treatment.
In addition to students
within the school system
being transported under
tight security, the school
clinic will serve faculty
and staff of the school
system.
Following Mr. Bush’s
presentation, Frank Grif
fin said that the board
would discuss the clinic
proposal in more detail
at their next meeting.
Following a recom
mendation from Karen
Hancock, high school
principal, the board vot
ed to add a new course,
Dramatic Writing, to the
curriculum. The board
also voted to sell two
surplus buses, a 72 pas
senger International bus
and a 90 passenger Blue
Bird Bus, at auction.
Videos of the board
meeting will be available
on the school system
web site. This will be an
additional step to pro
vide citizens with a tool
to keep them informed
of action by the board of
education.
Sylvia Vann was
reelected by the board to
serve as vice-chair. Mrs.
Vann had previously
served as chair.
The board approved
several staff members
during the meeting
Monday night. Michael
Holloway was approved
by the board to be the
high school junior
varsity baseball coach.
Jami Birney will be the
LCHS-9 school nurse.
Kelly Glass will teach
at LCMS-E and Russ
Hayes will be the LCMS
girls track coach. Gary
Unger, Ashley Mizelle,
Tashanica Harvy, Da-
phine Taylor and Ragan
Elder were approved as
substitite teachers. Kellie
Nix and Leslie Meyers
were approved as para-
professionals and Martha
Parker and Tammy
Wellington as bus driv
ers were approved as
substitute teachers.
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Final Debris Pick
Up Continues
Have your private well
water tested annually
