The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Tim and Pam Rogers
Volume XLI- Number 39
Leesburg, Georgia - - June 19, 2019
Fifty Cents
Exchange Club Members
Attend District Convention
Special to the Ledger
Members of The Ex
change Club of Albany
recently attended the
Georgia District Ex
change Club Conven
tion in Macon, Georgia.
Twenty-three Exchang-
ites and spouses at
tended the convention
held from Thursday to
Saturday night. Many
of the Clubs in Georgia
submitted participants
for Youth of the Year
and ACE (Accepting
the Challenge of Excel
lence). They heard from
two outstanding youth
that clearly indicate we
still have a future in
America.
Club members met
with many of the part
ners who work daily to
Prevent Child Abuse.
They heard very inspir
ing talks from excellent
speakers and the trauma
they went through in
their own lives. Child
Abuse Prevention is the
National Project, but we
also have three other
Programs of Service
that are supported by
both National and the
Albany Exchange Club.
These programs are:
Youth, Americanism
and Community Ser
vice.
Members heard an
outstanding speaker on
one of our focuses in
Exchange - One Nation
Under God. He inspired
us to strongly support
this program in our
local communities and
they do this by having
a special program each
October and by assisting
many organizations.
The Albany Exchange
Club brought back a
number of Awards
including Outstanding
President Award for
Wes Sadler, Best Com
munity Service Award,
Volunteer of the Year
Award, Outstanding
Treasurer, Outstanding
Fund-Raising Award
and Best Scrapbook
Award. Albany is one of
the largest and strongest
Clubs in the District
and we service many
organizations in the
community. In addition,
they had two members
of the Exchange Club
of Albany elected as
District Officers. Fussell
Hughes was elected
President Elect and Skip
Nichols was elected as a
District Director.
Like the Exchange
Club of Albany on Face-
book and if you have
any questions about
Exchange, send a ques
tion through Messenger
and they will gladly
respond.
Citizens To Vote On
Sunday Alcohol Sales
During their June 11th
meeting, the county
commissioners approved
an ordinance concerning
the sale of alcoholic bev
erages on Sundays. Lee
County voters, including
residents of Leesburg
and Smithville, will vote
November 12, 2019, on
their preference on two
questions on the sale of
alcoholic beverage on
Sundays.
If approved by the vot
ers, the ordinance would
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Lee County
Utilities
Authority
will meet
Thursday,
June 20 at
6:00 p.m. The
meeting will
be held at the
T. Page Tharp
Governmental
Building
be amended to allow
and regulate package
sales by licensed retail
ers of malt beverages
and wine on Sundays
between the hours of
12:30 p.m. and 11:30
p.m. for off-premise
consumption.
Package sales of malt
beverages and wine by
licensed retailers for
off-premise consump
tion shall be authorized
between the hours of
6:00 a.m. Mondays until
11:55 p.m. Saturdays;
provided, however, that
package sales of malt
beverages and wine by
licensed retailers may
also occur on Sundays
between the hours of
12:30 p.m. and 11:30
p.m.
The question on the
November 12th ballot
concerning the package
sale of malt beverages
and wine will be as fol
lows: shall the govern
ing authority of Lee
County be authorized
to permit and regulate
package sales by retail
ers of malt beverages
and wine on Sundays
between the hours of
12:30 p.m. and 11:30
p.m.?
All persons desiring
to vote for approval of
Sunday sales shall vote
“yes” and all persons
desiring to vote for re
jection of Sunday sales
shall vote “no.”
The package sale of
malt beverages and wine
on Sundays will become
effective November 17,
2019, if approved by the
voters.
Lee County voters will
also vote on the sale
of alcoholic beverages
for consumption on the
premises by licensees
on Sundays between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and
12:00 midnight.
Consumption on the
premises licensees shall
only be authorized to
sell alcoholic bever
ages for on-premises
consumption during the
hours that the restaurant
or private club is open
for business, but in no
event shall any alcoholic
beverages for on-prem-
ises consumption be
sold or offered for sale
between 2:55 a.m. on
Sundays and 12:01 a.m.
on Mondays; provided,
however, that in any
licensed establishment
which derives at least
60 percent of its total
annual gross sales from
the sale of prepared
meals or food in all
of the combined retail
outlets of the individual
establishment where
food is served and in
any licensed establish
ment which derives at
least 60 percent of its to
tal annual gross income
from the rental rooms
for overnight lodging,
alcoholic beverages for
on-premises consump
tion may also be sold or
offered for sale between
11 :00 a.m. on Sundays
until 12:00 midnight on
Sundays.
The second question
that voters will have on
the ballot is: shall the
governing authority of
Lee County be autho
rized to permit and
regulate Sunday sales
of distilled spirits or
alcoholic beverages for
by the drink from 11:00
A.M. To 12:30 p.m.?
All persons desiring
to vote for approval of
Sunday sales shall vote
“yes” and all persons
desiring to vote for re
jection of Sunday sales
shall vote “no.”
If approved by the
voters, Sunday sales
will become effective
November 17, 2019.
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Southwest Health
District urges
taking early
precautions
against mosquito-
borne illnesses
Special to the Ledger
Usually West Nile
virus is a seasonal epi
demic that flares up in
the summer - peaking
in South Georgia in Au
gust - and continuing
into the fall. But this
year an unusually warm
winter and unseason
ably warm spring may
be behind higher than
average mosquito activ
ity across the region.
“More mosquitoes
mean the potential for
more mosquito-borne
illnesses,” says South
west Health District
Health Director Dr.
Charles Ruis. “For that
reason, we’re asking
people to take precau
tions against getting
bitten earlier than we
usually do.”
So far, no cases of
the area’s most com
mon mosquito-borne
illnesses, West Nile
virus or Eastern Equine
encephalitis, have been
reported in Southwest
Health District. Since
there are no human vac
cines for either disease,
the best protection
against them is to avoid
being bitten.
Around 80% of those
infected with West Nile
show no symptoms,
while up to 20% have
symptoms such as
fever, headache, body
aches, nausea, vomiting
and sometimes swollen
lymph glands or a rash,
said Ruis.
“Those at risk of
experiencing complica
tions and severe ill
ness from a West Nile
infection include older
adults, people who
have received an organ
transplant, young chil
dren and people with a
compromised immune
system,” he said. “One
out of roughly 150
infected with West Nile
virus develop serious
symptoms.”
Eastern equine en
cephalitis often causes
inflammation or swell
ing of the brain. The
EEE virus commonly
circulates between
birds and mosquitoes
in swampy areas. Most
people who are bitten
by a mosquito carrying
the EEE virus will not
become sick. However,
EEE is one of the most
serious types of viral
encephalitis. Death oc
curs in approximately
30% of persons who
develop encephalitis.
There is no specific
treatment available for
the viruses. “People
with severe cases are
hospitalized and receive
supportive care such as
intravenous fluids and
respiratory treatment,”
Ruis said.
Ruis listed “Five Ds
of mosquito-borne ill
ness prevention”:
Dusk/Dawn - Mos
quitoes usually bite
at dusk and dawn, so
avoid or limit outdoor
activity at these times
Dress - Wear loose-
fitting, long-sleeved
shirts and pants to
reduce the amount of
exposed skin
DEET - Cover ex
posed skin with an
insect repellent contain
ing DEET, which is the
most effective repellent
against mosquito bites
Drain - Empty con
tainers holding standing
water because they can
be excellent breeding
grounds for virus-car
rying mosquitoes
Doors - Make sure
doors and windows
are in good repair and
fit tightly, and fix torn
or damaged screens to
keep mosquitoes out of
the house
For more information
about mosquito-borne
illnesses, go online to
www.southwestgeor-
giapublichealth.org.
Additional information
is available at www.cdc.
gov.
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Smithville
City
Council
will meet
Thursday,
June 20
at
7:00 p.m.
at the
City Hall
