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The Le6 County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Volume XLIV- Number 34
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Pictured with Kimberly Conley is Debbie
Poss, Executive Director of Georgia Council
of Teachers of Mathematics.
Conley awarded
2021 Teacher
of Excellence in
Teaching Secondary
Mathematics
Kimberly Conley was
awarded 2021 Teacher of
Excellence in Teaching
Secondary Mathematics
on April 23 by the Geor
gia Council of Teachers
of Mathematics. Kimber
ly is a ninth grade math
ematics teacher for Lee
County Board of Educa
tion. She has taught in
the Lee County School
System for 15 years.
Kimberly Conley’s
husband Jerry works for
the Georgia Department
of Audits as a manag
er. They have two sons
Landon Conley and Lo
gan Conley. They both
attend Lee County High
school.
County Budget
Available For Review
A copy of the pro
posed budget for the
Lee County Board of
Commissioners for
Liscal Year 2022-2023
is available for review at
the County Clerk’s Of
fice at the T. Page Tharp
Governmental Building,
102 Starksville Ave
nue North in Leesburg
and on the website at
www.lee.ga.us. Copies
are also available for
public review at all Lee
County libraries: (1) the
Leesburg Library, 245
Walnut Avenue South,
(2) the Oakland Library,
445 Oakland Parkway
West, (3) the Redbone
Library, 104 Thundering
Springs Road, and (4)
the Smithville Library,
116 Main Street, during
normal operating hours.
The Lee County Board
of Commissioners will
hold a Public Hearing
on June 14, 2022 and
adopt the Liscal Year
2022-2023 proposed
budget June 28, 2022 at
6:00 p.m. The meeting
will be held in the T.
Page Tharp Govern
mental Building, Opal
Cannon Auditorium,
102 Starksville Avenue
North in Leesburg. The
public is encouraged to
attend and observe this
meeting.
Leesburg, Georgia - - May 4, 2022
Hometown Newspaper of Ellen Downs
Fifty Cents
Sumter EMC Selects 2022
Washington Youth Tour Delegate
Special to the Ledger
Sumter Electric Mem
bership Corporation
(SEMC) has selected one
local high school student
to represent SEMC on
the 2022 Washington
Youth Tour, which in
volves a week-long trip
to Washington, D.C.,
to learn more about our
nation’s capital.
Cole Reynolds, a ju
nior at Lee County High
School, was recently
selected to participate
in the all-expenses-paid
leadership experience
by electric membership
corporations in Geor
gia, including Sumter
EMC. Cole is the son
of Sumter EMC mem
bers Mike and Burnice
Reynolds. His biggest
passion is singing and
acting. Cole is a member
of the Lee County High
School Drama/Chorus.
Cole plans to attend
Columbus State Uni
versity upon graduation
and majoring in musical
theater and minoring in
political science. Cole
shared one of the many
reasons he is excited
about attending the
Washington Youth Tour
is to see the monuments
in person that he has
learned about in history
class.
Every year, Sumter
EMC recognizes out
standing high school
students who are leaders
in their schools, commu
nities, places of worship,
or academic and com
munity organizations
by providing a valuable
leadership development
program for exception
al teens through the
Washington Youth Tour,
established by America’s
electric cooperatives to
inspire and educate our
youth.
In 2021, due to un
certainty surrounding
COVID-19, SEMC
offered a virtual Youth
Tour in June, but the
program returns to its
original format this
year in June and dele
gates will experience an
in-person Washington
Youth Tour. The trip
is scheduled for June
17-23.
During the seven-day
trip, Cole will visit some
of the most exciting
tourist spots, includ
ing Arlington National
Cemetery, the Lincoln
Memorial, the Smithso
nian Institution, Mount
Vernon and more, all
while being exposed to
government on a local
and national level.
“We’re excited for
Cole to represent Sumter
EMC on the upcoming
in-person 2022 Wash
ington Youth Tour,”
Andrea Walker, VP of
Marketing and Adminis
tration, said. “It’s a won
derful opportunity that
will allow Cole to net
work with fellow peers
from across the state,
explore our nation’s
educational museums
and monuments, and
enhance his knowledge
of our government,” said
Walker.
About Sumter Electric
Membership Corpora-
Cole Reynolds
tion
Sumter Electric Mem
bership Corporation
(EMC) is an electric ser
vice cooperative and is
owned by those it serves.
Operating on a not-for-
profit basis, Sumter EMC
provides energy to more
than 20,000 customers
in all or parts of Chat
tahoochee, Dougherty,
Lee, Marion, Quitman,
Randolph, Schley, Stew
art, Sumter, Terrell and
Webster counties.
For additional infor
mation about Sumter
Electric Membership
Corporation, visit www.
sumteremc.com
Lee County Fire and EMS
Services responded to 110 Calls
Emergency Services
responded to 110 calls
during the week of April
24 - 30, 2022.
EMS Responses
EMS responded to four
calls for abdominal pain/
problems.
EMS responded to one
call for animal bite.
EMS responded to two
calls for assault.
EMS responded to
nine calls for breathing
problem.
EMS responded to one
call for burns.
EMS responded to two
calls for cardiac arrest/
death.
EMS responded to
five calls for chest pain
(non-traumatic).
EMS responded to one
call for chronic illness/
medical condition.
EMS responded to
three calls for convul
sions/seizure.
EMS responded to one
call for diabetic prob
lem.
EMS responded to 14
calls for falls.
EMS responded to six
calls for fire standby.
EMS responded to one
call for hemorrhage/lac
eration.
EMS responded to
three calls for overdose/
poisoning/ingestion.
EMS responded to
four calls for psychiatric
problem/abnormal be
havior/suicide attempt.
EMS responded to 13
calls for sick person.
EMS responded to
one call for stab/gun
shot wound/penetrating
trauma.
EMS responded to one
call for stroke/CVA.
EMS responded to
three calls for traffic/
transportation incident.
EMS responded to two
calls for unconscious/
fainting/near-fainting.
EMS responded to one
call for unknown prob-
lem/person down.
EMS responded to
three calls for well per
son check.
EMS made 81 emer
gency service responses
for the week.
Fire Responses
Fire department re
sponded to one call for
activated alarm.
Fire department re
sponded to one call for
brush or brush and grass
mixture fire.
Fire department re
sponded to one call for
gasoline or other flam
mable liquid spill.
Fire department
responded to 23 calls
for medical assist, assist
EMS crew.
Fire department re
sponded to one call for
motor vehicle accident
with injuries.
Fire department re
sponded to one call for
public service assistance.
Fire department
responded to one call
for smoke scare, odor of
smoke.
Fire department
responded to 29 calls
during the week.
Emergency Services
responded to 110 calls
during the week of April
24 - 30, 2022.
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Lee County
Commission
will meet
Tuesday,
May 10 at
6:00 p.m.
The meeting
will be held
at the T.
Page Tharp
Governmental
Building
Volunteers Gather to Clean City
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Special to the Ledger
City of Leesburg fo
cused on getting a fresh
and clean look during
Georgia Cities Week.
Last Saturday a group of
Volunteers in City and
County participated in
picking up and cleaning
up areas that needed
attention. A total of 238
tons were collected in
Leesburg and Lee Coun
ty. Many of the stores in
downtown are getting a
fresh and new look with
the help of the Down
town Rural Zone Grant
that gives store owners
tax credits and benefits.
With the development
of downtown growing
additional parking will
be added.
Along with the clean
ing up project, Leesburg
City Police collected old
or unused prescriptions
medics that citizens no
longer needed. A total of
120 lbs. of prescription
medics was collected
and properly disposed
The City of Leesburg
wants to thank their
citizens for continually
helping to improve and
move Leesburg forward.
In the City Water Bill a
newsletter has been add
ed to let citizens know
events and happenings
in our Community
Please contact City Hall
give them upcoming
events.
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