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The LeS County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Stan and Jayne Cannon
Volume XLIV- Number 37
Leesburg, Georgia - - May 25, 2022
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Leading Water Protection Coalition Announces
Clean Water Celebration to Honor Water Heroes
Submitted Photo
are Gordon Rogers, Jim Wright and his wife
Special to the Ledger
Clean water heroes
from across the state
were recognized for
their extraordinary work
to protect Georgia’s wa
ter during the Georgia
Water Coalition’s 20th
Anniversary and Clean
13 Celebration on May
22, 2022 at Fall Line
Station in Macon. The
event, with 125 in at
tendance celebrated the
20th Anniversary of the
Georgia Water Coalition
and featured an awards
ceremony.
The celebration hon
ored: Athens-Clarke
County, Blue Bird Bus
Corporation, City of
Savannah, City of South
Fulton, Georgia Audu
bon and Southern Con
servation Trust, Madi
son County Clean Power
Commission, Mitchell
County 4-H, Hanwha
QCELLS North Ameri
ca, Dr. Dionne Hoskins-
Brown, Patagonia, Rep.
Andy Welch and Sen.
Chuck Hufstetler, White
Oak Pastures and Jim
Wright.
The work celebrated
includes:
Jim Wright (Lee
County)
In Southwest Geor
gia’s Lee County, code
enforcement officer
Jim Wright has become
known for his work to
clean Kinchafoonee and
Muckalee creeks and
make them accessible
for residents and visitors
for boating and fishing.
Leading community
cleanups, Boy Scout
projects and develop
ment of public access
points along the creeks,
the Lee County employ
ee and his community
have transformed these
waterways.
Athens-Clarke County
Blue Bird Bus Corpo
ration (Peach County)
City of Savannah (Cha
tham County)
City of South Fulton
(Fulton County)
Georgia Audubon and
Southern Conservation
Trust (Fayette County)
Madison County
Clean Power Coalition
(Madison and Franklin
counties)
Mitchell County
4-H (Camilla/Mitchell
County)
Hanwha QCELLS
North America (Whit
field County)
Dr. Dionne Hoskins-
Brown (Chatham
County)
Patagonia (Fulton
County)
Rep. Andy Welch and
Sen. Chuck Hufstetler
(Henry County and
Floyd County)
White Oak Pastures
(Early County)
Together, the efforts
of these “Clean 13” are
adding up to cleaner riv
ers, stronger communi
ties and a more resilient
and sustainable future
for Georgia.
The Georgia Water
Coalition publishes this
Pictured left to right
Stacy Wright.
list not only to recognize
these positive efforts
on behalf of Georgia’s
water but also as a call
to action for our state’s
leaders and citizens to
review these success
stories, borrow from
them and emulate them.
The Georgia Water
Coalition is a con
sortium of more than
285 conservation and
environmental orga
nizations, hunting and
fishing groups, busi
nesses, and faith-based
organizations that have
been working to protect
Georgia’s water since
2002. Collectively, these
organizations represent
thousands of Georgians.
Dangers of Leaving Children in Vehicles
“Look Again” Campaign Urges Greater Awareness to Protect Georgia’s Youngest Citizens
Special to the Ledger
For the ninth consec
utive year, the Georgia
Department of Early
Care and Learning
(DECAL) is calling for
families and caregivers
of children to increase
awareness of the dan
gers of leaving children
unattended in vehicles.
This year’s “Look
Again” campaign comes
just ahead of Memorial
Day, the unofficial start
of summer, and hopes
to ensure that families,
child care providers, and
the public understand
how to prevent pediat
ric vehicular heatstroke
during this time.
Officials will hold a
virtual news confer
ence on Friday, May 27,
2022, at 10:00 AM EST
using this link: https://
decal-ga-gov.zoom.
us/s/89651666749
“As more Georgians
are getting back on the
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Class
of 2022
Graduation
Friday,
May 27 at
6:30 p.m.
at Albany
Civic
Center
road, it is critically
important to remember
that our children are our
most precious cargo,”
said Governor Brian
P. Kemp. “That’s why
Marty and I stand with
DECAL in urging ev
eryone to ‘Look Again’
and protect the health
and safety of Georgia’s
children. Please join
us in following these
simple steps to make
a difference, prevent
pediatric vehicular heat
stroke, and save lives.”
DECAL Commission
er Amy M. Jacobs said
hundreds of thousands
of children in Geor
gia are cared for daily
by licensed child care
providers, most of whom
regularly transport
children.
“When DECAL re
ceives reports of chil
dren left in vehicles by
providers, we investigate
each incident,” said
Commissioner Jacobs.
“During FY2021, two
children in Georgia
were left in vehicles by
child care providers. In
FY2022, with about a
month left in the year,
seven children have
been left. These includ
ed four incidents in Ful
ton County and single
incidents in Clayton,
Muscogee, and Newton
counties. Thankfully,
there were no serious
injuries, but these num
bers are moving in the
wrong direction.”
Jacobs said “Look
Again” is a message
not only for child care
programs and teachers
but for anyone caring
for a child - parents,
grandparents, other
family members, neigh
bors, and friends - to
always account for the
children in their care as
they drive them from
place to place. “When
you arrive at your
destination, check the
front and back of your
car, and after you have
looked, just to be sure,
Look Again. There is
absolutely no reason for
a child to suffer or die
in these conditions,” she
stressed.
Jacobs said technology
is helping in the effort:
“Sensors in car seats and
vehicles and phone apps
Nominations Due June 1 For LCHS Distinguished Alumni
Special to the Ledger
The Lee County High
School Distinguished
Alumni Program Com
mittee is proud to an
nounce that nominations
are being sought for the
Class of 2022 LCHS Dis
tinguished Alumni.
The purpose of this
program is to recognize
outstanding alumni who
have maintained a high
standard of excellence
and distinguished them
selves through their work,
personal accomplish
ments, or in the lives of
others. These individuals
exemplify the ideals of
the Lee County School
System and the commu
nity it serves, and serve
as role models for current
and future Lee County
High School students.
Nominations will be
accepted through June
1, 2022. Nomination
packets can be emailed
directly to the nominator.
Please email shirleypa@
lee.kl2.ga.us to request
a packet. They can also
be picked up in person at
the Lee County Chamber
of Commerce and the
Lee County Board of
Education Central Office.
You can also download
the nomination packet
directly from the main
page of the school system
website: www.lee.kl2.
ga.us.
For more informa
tion on how you can
nominate your LCHS
Distinguished Alumni,
please contact the 2022
Committee Chair, Patsy
Shirley at 229/903-3993
or shirleypa@lee.kl2.
ga.us
Artesian Alliance To Participate
In Blue Star Museums Program
Special to the Ledger
Artesian Alliance
members Chehaw Park
& Zoo, the Flint River-
Quarium and Throna-
teeska Heritage Center
will offer free admission
to military personnel
and their families this
summer
Artesian Alliance
members Chehaw Park
& Zoo, the Flint River-
Quarium, and Throna-
teeska Heritage Center
are joining museums
nationwide to participate
in the return of the Blue
Star Museums pro
gram this summer. The
program provides free
admission to our nation’s
active-duty military per
sonnel and their families
from Armed Forces Day
(May 21) through Labor
Day (September 5).
Blue Star Museums is a
collaboration among the
National Endowment for
the Arts, Blue Star Fami
lies, the Department of
Defense, and more than
2,000 museums across
America offering free
admission to the na
tion’s currently-serving
military personnel and
their families, includ
ing National Guard and
Reserve.
“Our Artesian Alliance
attractions are excited
about participating once
again in the Blue Star
Museum Program,”
said Tommy Gregors,
director of the Artesian
Alliance. “We want to
show our support for our
active service members
and their families and
do our part to recog
nize the positive impact
the military has on our
community. It is won
derful to offer military
families the opportunity
to explore our attractions
with their loved ones and
create lasting memo
ries.”
Participation in Blue
Star Museums is entirely
voluntary. By register
ing, museums express
their appreciation for
the nation’s military
and their families,
while acknowledging
the hardships that come
with that service. Blue
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signal reminders when
you reach your destina
tion,” she said. “These
technological resourc
es help build habits to
check the backseat after
driving. And if these
aren’t options, you can
always place a stuffed
animal in your passen
ger seat as a reminder
that your child is in the
back.”
Officials also remind
the public to act respon
sibly and quickly if they
see a child left alone in
a vehicle by calling 911
immediately; emergency
personnel are trained to
respond.
For more information,
visit www.decal.ga.gov
or www.noheatstroke.
org.
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