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Page 8A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 DOR to Begin Accepting Timber Tax Credit Applications March 1,2019 Special to the Ledger In November of 2018, the Georgia General As sembly enacted House Bill 4EX. This bill al lows eligible taxpayers to apply for a Timber Tax Credit to assist in offsetting the substantial economic losses in curred during Hurricane Michael. Per House Bill 4EX, eligible timber properties must be lo cated in the disaster area established in Executive Order 11.06.18.01, which includes the following counties: Baker, Bleck ley, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Pulas ki, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, and Worth. Eligible taxpay ers may apply for preap proval beginning on Friday, March 1, 2019, at 8am on the Depart ment’s Georgia Tax Center. To learn more about the submission process for the Timber Tax Credit applications, please visit the Depart ment’s website. Community Calendar • Lee County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Build ing, Opal Cannon Auditorium, 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg. • Lee County - Leesburg - Smithville Planning Commission will meet Thursday, March 7 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building. Opal Can non Auditorium, 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg. • National Active and Retired Federal Employ ees (NARFE) will meet Wednesday, March 20 at the Knights of Columbus, 2009 Gillionville Road in Albany at 11:30 a.m with a speaker of interest. Lunch will be served. Eligible people are welcome. • Veterans join the camaraderie of fellow veterans at the Leesburg American Legion Post 182 the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at J&E Restaurant on Walnut Ave. in Leesburg. • The Albany Amateur Radio Club meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Ava lon United Methodist Church, Albany (rear of the church). • Albany Shrine Club business meeting is the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Ladies Night is the third Saturday at 7 p.m. • Cub Scout Pack 210 meets at Leesburg United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Contact Stephen at 229-376-1754. Brunerm4... Lawn Care Lawn Maintenance • Hedge Maintenance Pine Straw • Mulch • Clean Up Licensed and Insured Bryan Bruner, Owner • bbruner2010@aol.com 229-869-6641 229-446-8802 or 229-343-0243 Submitted Photo Lee County Primary School Kindergarten Model Students for February Front row: Lauren Umanzor-Diaz, Porter Willock, Taylor Young, Emily Hoffman. Middle row: Chandler Shaw, Levi Elliott, Chaz Lindsey, and Wyatt Word. Back row: Peyton Frank, Ethan Carlsson, Blakely Butler, and Mar’Leigh Brown. Not pictured: Carley Stephens Submitted Photo Lee County Primary School First Grade Model Students for February Front row: Domingo Edmondson, Lucian Brett, Kyndall Posey, and Britton Fabbn. Middle row: Macey Sheffield, King Everson, and Bryant McRae. Back row: Cannon Hamsley, Preston Hardegree, and Joseph Hoffman. Not pictured are Zachary Nash and Samuel Karrick. Submitted Photo Lee County Primary School Second Grade Model Students for February Front row: Sailor Gintz, Ethan Teeter, Mikayla Matre, Caleb Fowler. Middle row: Katherine Livingstone, Collins Gashwiler, Trinity Jones. Back row: Kelly Jones, Hudson Rheney. Not pictured: Aiden Barfield and Mumen Mohamed. LEE COUNTY HEAD START REGISTRATION The Lee County Child Development Center will be taking applications for the 2019 - 2020 school year beginning on anuary 16 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Lee Child Development Center located at 145 Groover Street. Those eligible for Head Start are children ages 3 by September 1, 2018 through age 5. Children with a diagnosed disability are welcomed to apply as well. To complete the registration process, we ask all applicants to please bring proof of child’s age (preferably certified birth certificate with file number), and all proof of family income, (preferably a 2018 Income Tax Return or W2 form, previous 12 months public assistance letter, or a WG-15 from the Ga. Dept, of Labor). For more information contact the Center Supervisor, Mrs. Mitchell or Family Service Worker, Mrs. Atkinson at (229) 759-2559. Georgia Southern University announces Fall 2018 President’s List Special to the Ledger Georgia Southern University recently recognized approxi mately 1,850 students for excellence in academics on the Fall 2018 Presi dent’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester. Daniel Brinson of Leesburg William Crawford of Albany Eboni Jackson of Leesburg Matthew Mercer of Albany Yasmine Mosley of Albany Jake Smith of Smithville Jaylen Williams of Albany Bryce Willian of Al bany Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution founded in 1906, offers 141 de gree programs serving nearly 26,500 students through nine colleges on three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction. A leader in higher education in southeast Georgia, the University provides a diverse student popula tion with expert faculty, world-class scholarship and hands-on learn ing opportunities. Visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu.
