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Near The Fairgrounds 229-436-1507 ricksmetalroofin2@yahoo.com 2421 Hwy 19, Smithville, GA 31787 or Email: Sellers named first place winner in 2019 Dolores Capitan Writing Awards at Georgia Southwestern Special to the Ledger Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) student Sara Sellers, of Leesburg, was named the first place winner in Creative Writing for the Delores Capitan Writing Award at GSW’s 2019 Student Recognition Ceremony on April 12 in the Marshall Student Center. These awards are given by Dr. William H. Capitan, the univer sity’s eighth president, to honor his late wife’s love of writing and to foster writing across the cur riculum. Georgia Southwestern State University, located in Americus, Ga., is a public, four-year unit of the University System of Georgia with over 3,000 students. Georgia South western offers outstand ing professional pro grams of study as well as degrees in the arts, humanities, sciences and graduate programs in business, computer sci ence, education, English, and nursing. Founded in 1906, Georgia South western is recognized as one of the best value colleges in the nation. Visit www.gsw.edu for more information. Team Agriculture Georgia Free Workshop Special to the Ledger Team Agriculture Georgia (TAG) is hav ing a free workshop for small, beginning, and limited resource farmers at the Tifton Campus Conference Center on May 2, 2019 , and they are asking if we could provide some help promoting the event through UGA Exten sion. Team Agriculture Georgia is the outreach arm of USDA FSA, NRCS, and Rural De velopment. UGA CAES and UGA Department of Agriculture are members of TAG. But TAG hasn’t really had an outward presence in the last few years, and it would not be surprising if folks do not realize they are members. Thanks to a grant from USDA RMA, they are developing a new website to share resources and plan ning three workshops through March 2020. This will be their first. Information about the workshop can be found here: https://www. teamagriculturega.org/ events/2019/5/2/team- agriculture -georgia- workshop With support from the USDA Risk Man agement Agency, TAG will host a free full- day workshop for new, beginning, and limited- resource farmers at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center on May 2, 2019. Farmers of all experi ence levels and product types are welcome. There is no cost to at tend, and lunch and light refreshments will be provided. Unfortunately, we cannot accommo date dietary restrictions, and we cannot offer a discounted hotel rate. Topics will include — • Food Safety Modern ization Act • Organic Certification •USDA Farm Service Agency Foans • Natural Re source Conservation Service Cost-Share Programs • USDA Rural Development Grants • Georgia Depart ment of Agriculture Marketing Initiatives • Farm Bill Up date. .. Great American Clean Up 2019 Special to the Ledger Spring is here and it’s time to get Fee County looking good for the summer season! The Fee County Board of Commissioners and the City of Feesburg will be hosting the annual Great American Cleanup Saturday, April 27, 2019. During this year’s event, volunteers will be ad dressing litter and other blight issues as well as some remaining storm debris left from Hurri cane Michael. The clean up effort will be through out the county and cities. The county will also be hosting an Amnesty Day at the county landfill. Citizens of Fee County, Smithville, and Feesburg will have access to the landfill with no dumping fees for this one day. The county reserves the right to turn away any mate rial for any reason and will not accept chemicals or household trash. Four tires per household will be accepted. If you have any hazardous materials, please contact Code En forcement for assistance in proper disposal. Used motor oil will be accepted at Fee County Auto Service on Walnut Avenue and used cooking oil will be accepted at J&Es restaurant. Contact J&E’s for access to the oil recycle tank. Unser viceable U.S., Confeder ate, State or Military Service flags can be dropped off at any Fee County Fire Station or at J&E’s restaurant. Unwanted prescription and non-prescription medications can be dropped off at Feesburg City Hall all year round. The drop box previously located at the Sheriff’s Office has been moved Special to the Ledger Georgia Southwest ern State University (GSW) student Kristan Gilligan, of Feesburg, received the Excellence in Sociology Award at GSW’s 2019 Student Recognition Ceremony on April 12 in the Mar shall Student Center. to Feesburg City Hall. If you are unable to bring the medication to City Hall, please place the items in a plastic bag, tie it off, and contact Code Enforcement for pick up. No needles or biohazard materials can be accepted. If you know of an area in need of cleaning up during this event please contact Jim Wright at jwright@lee. ga.us. This award is given to a student graduat ing with a bachelor degree in Sociology who shows exceptional academic performance within the sociology curriculum. Students are nominated and voted on by the Sociol ogy faculty. Gilligan receives Excellence in Sociology Award
