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The Led County Ledger Your Hometown Source Of Local News Hometown Newspaper of Darby and Beverly Espy Volume XLI- Number 28 Leesburg, Georgia - - March 27, 2019 Fifty Cents 1 p'T M jC* 1 |f • 1 ,v. 1 1 'm I "* > 1 Photo by Lee County Chamber of Commerce Under the Oaks Art Fest 2019 Winners The Lee County Chamber of Commerce held its 12th Annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival on Thursday, March 14,2019 at the Leesburg Train Depot. 1 st place Art winner was “The Seers”by Emily Arnold, 2nd Place Art winner was “Triton’s Study” by Jordam Walker and 3rd Place Art winner was“A Sunfish Sunset” by Patrick Carter. Honorable Mention Art was “George” by: Jonathan Perry.People’s Choice was “Roadside Memory” by Betty Utz. First Place Photography was “Winter Descending” by Doug Wolf, 2nd Place Photography “Shenandoah Sunrise” by Joe Clift and 3rd Place Photography was “Radium Tower” by Chuck Ulm. Honorable Mention Photography was “Atrium I” by Suzanne Wilson. Peoples Choice was “After The Rain” by Doug Wolfe. Thursday Last Day For Hurricane Michael Debris Pick Up On Thursday, March 28, 2019, Lee County Public Works crews will complete the final round of debris pick up from Hurricane Michael. After this date, property owners will be respon sible for any remaining debris. Debris may be taken to the landfill, located at 759 Hwy 32 E in Leesburg. Burn per mits may be obtained by calling (877) 652- 2876 or visiting www. gatrees.org. Citizens are reminded that once County crews have passed through an area, they will not return (i.e. if pick up crews were in a neighborhood last week, they will not be coming back through the same neighborhood before Thursday). If storm debris is mixed with ineligible debris, the entire pile will be deemed in eligible and will not be removed. Huge Yard Sale Saturday, March 30th 8 a.m -12:00 noon Forrester Community Church Rain or shine All proceeds will go to Malachi Russell and family As hepatitis A infections rise in state, Public Health urges vaccinations Special to the Ledger Hepatitis A - a highly contagious liver infec tion - is on the rise in Georgia, prompting Public Health officials to recommend residents to learn about the disease and to get vaccinated against it. “The state has seen an increase in hepatitis A, which can lead to a se vere illness lasting sev eral months, or which may have no symptoms at all,” said Southwest Health District Epide miologist Jacqueline Jenkins. In rare cases, it can cause liver failure and death. “We want residents to be aware that the infection is circulat ing in Georgia so they can know what to do to prevent it,” she said. Hepatitis A is vaccine- preventable. Although the infec tion is surging in parts of the state, Jenkins emphasized that cases of Hepatitis A are not increasing in Southwest Health District. “We had no confirmed cases here last year and so far this year to date we have none,” she said. “We’d like to keep it that way.” Vaccine is available at county health depart ments and is afford able, safe and effective, said Southwest Health District Health Direc tor Dr. Charles Ruis. “The health departments accept most insurance,” he said. “Low-pay and no-pay options are also available for qualified applicants.” The vaccine is usually administered in a series of two doses, which should confer immunity, Ruis said. It can be given to pregnant women and to people with compro mised immune systems, such as persons on dialysis or persons with AIDS, according to the National Centers for Disease Control. The CDC also noted that administering an extra dose of hepatitis A vaccine isn’t harm ful if a person’s vaccine history isn’t known. Further, the vaccine may be administered concur rently with other vac cines, the CDC stated. Once a person has had hepatitis A, he or she is protected against getting it again, Ruis said. Some groups are at risk for the disease, and Ruis urged them to get vaccinated against it. Those at risk for Hepa titis A include: Substance abusers (both injection and non injection) Children age 1 or older Men who have sex with men Homelessness Close contacts and household members of people who have Hepa titis A People with chronic liver disease (includ ing hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C) People traveling to places where hepatitis A is common Symptoms of hepatitis A may include: Vomiting Nausea Fever Abdominal pain Loss of appetite Headache Diarrhea The infection is typi cally transmitted person- to-person through the fecal-oral route or by consuming contaminated food or water. For more information about Hepatitis A, go online to: https://www. 8 10499 02456 8 SR DOHERTY, DUGGAN, Hart&Tiernan insurors Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health P.O.Box 71628 (229)888-2040 Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040 2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (229) 435-3036 www.ddhtins.com Leesburg City Council will meet Tuesday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the Leesburg City Hall Photo by Lee County Chamber of Commerce On Tuesday, March 12,2019 the Lee County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ground Breaking for Southern Tractor and Outdoors located at 505 US Highway 82 West, Leesburg, (229) 435- 2212, www.southerntractorandoutdoors.com. Their hours of operation will be Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. They specialize in push mowers to High HP Tractors and construction equipment. They have a full line of Kubota and Echo Products. Fast turnaround time and the best financing in the business. They are currently located at 2815 Gillionville Rd, Albany. To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413 BANK of LEE COUNTY A Division of Bank of Terrell 3000 N. Slappey Blvd., Albany (229) 446-0102 FDll www.bankofleeco.com ebmssbs Member FDIC Lee County Board of Education will meet Monday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Board of Education office building located at 126 Starksville Ave. in Leesburg for their business meeting
