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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Ellen and Asa Branch
Volume XLV- Number 22
Leesburg, Georgia - - January 25, 2023
Fifty Cents
Hospital Authority To Issue Bonds
Hospital Authority of
Lee County will meet
February 2, 2023, at
10:00 a.m. The meeting
will be held at the Lee
County Governmen
tal Building located at
102 Starksville Avenue
North.
The Hospital Author
ity of Lee County will
hold a public hearing
with respect to a pro
posed plan of finance
by the Authority The
Plan of Finance in
volves the issuance
by Hospital Authority
from time to time of
up to $30,000,000.00
(millions) in aggregate
principal amount of its
revenue anticipation
certificates (“bonds”).
The proceeds of the
bonds will be used to fi
nance (a) the cost of the
acquisition, construc
tion, installation, fur
nishing and equipping
of an acute care hospital
and related facilities, (b)
capitalized interest on
the bonds, (c) start-up
costs for the facilities,
(d) working capital
for the facilities, (e) a
debt service reserve or
reserves and (f) the costs
of issuing the bonds.
The facilities will be
located in the northeast
part of the former Grand
Island Golf Course. It is
bounded on the north,
east, and west by Grand
Island subdivision.
The Hospital Authority
will be the initial owner
of the facilities. The
facilities will be leased
to LCMC OPCO, LLC
d/b/a Lee County Medi
cal Center (the “borrow
er”). The borrower will
enter into a management
agreement for the opera
tion of the facilities with
QHR Health, LLC.
The bonds will not
constitute an indebt
edness or obligation of
the State of Georgia or
of Lee County, Geor
gia, but will be payable
solely from the revenues
derived from the bor
rower and pledged to the
payment thereof.
Any person interested
in the proposed Plan of
Finance, including issu
ance of the bonds, or the
location or the nature of
the facilities may attend
the public hearing and
be heard February 2,
2023. The public hearing
starts at 10:00 a.m.
Submitted Photo
Congratulations to the Lee County High
School Star Student, Nicholas Fabrizio,
and the Star Teacher, Mr. Vonnie McClung!
They will be honored at the STAR breakfast
on February 28, hosted by the Lee County
Chamber of Commerce.
Inaugural Class of Junior Leadership Lee
Academy Commenced on January 10,2023
Special to the Ledger
Thirty-three 8th grade
students representing
both LCMS East and
West have been select
ed to participate in the
Inaugural Class of the
Junior Leadership Lee
Academy (JLLA).
Congratulations to the
following students -
LCMS East - Ja’Keela
Atkins, Gregory Bat
son, Hailey Benstine,
Emma Bryant, Arianna
Cavalcanto, Annabelle
Clenney, Jayla Holland,
Keyuntae Jenkins,
Elijah Larry, Jordyn Lee,
Jerveah Martin, Aubren
Mash, Timothy Quinn,
Kyleeann Richards,
Taylor Kardyn, Georgia
Waters, and Jakalya
White. LCMS West -
Tioluwanimi Adetola,
Cameron Atwell, Dane
Boggs, Katy Kuck,
Joseph Maxwell, Caleb
Morris, Thad Mullins,
Jaiden Reed, Carter
Rheney, Braley Senn,
Jeremiah Sleighman,
Karson Smith, Claire
Strickland, Gage Tom
linson, Laiyah Williams,
and Owen Woods.
The goal of JLLA is to
provide opportunities for
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Development
Authority
will meet
Wednesday
January 25th
12:00 p.m.
at the
Leesburg
Train Depot
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Students visiting Jackson’s Ford Landing
the youth of Lee County
to work collaboratively
within the community
and with community
leaders to encourage
growth of personal, com
munity and leadership
skills. Given the oppor
tunity to partner with the
J.W. Fanning Institute
of Leadership Develop
ment at the University
of Georgia through their
Innovations in Commu
nity Leadership Initiative
(ICLI) Grant afforded
our team the ability
to fully develop and
implement the program.
The collaborative project
partners include Lee
County Family Connec
tion, Inc., Lee County
Chamber of Commerce,
Lee County School Sys
tem, City of Leesburg,
Lee County Board of
Commissioners, and Lee
County Library.
JLLA will provide an
intense, 5-month pro
gram providing a deep
dive into leadership
development, utilizing
the J.W. Fanning Insti
tute’s curriculum “Youth
Leadership in Action”,
coupled with a month
ly community focus.
Students were selected
Special to the Ledger
February 11, 2023 will
be the 13th Lee County
Daddy Daughter Dance!
The dance is sponsored
by the Leesburg United
Methodist Church and
is held at The Bindery
at Oakland Library 445
Oakland Parkway West.
through a nomination,
application, and inter
view process that took
place in the Fall of 2022.
The first session was
held on January 10,
2023, with “Under
standing Leadership”
and a community focus
on recreational oppor
tunities in Lee County.
The February session
will focus on “Commu
nicating Effectively”
with a community focus
on healthcare. March’s
There are three dances.
Dance 1 is from 4:00
PM - 5:30 PM. This
dance is specifically
designed for daughters
ages 5 and under. The
atmosphere, snacks, and
music are all focused
toward the littlest “prin
cesses.” Dance 2 is sold
leadership component
is “Appreciating Differ
ences” with a commu
nity focus on agricul
tural. April will provide
leadership development
on “Managing Conflict”
with a community focus
on government, law
enforcement, and our
courts system. May will
culminate the program
with a leadership focus
on “Setting Goals and
Making Decisions” with
a community focus on
out. It is 6:00 PM-7:30
PM. Many enjoy a nice
treat out to local “sweet
spots” after this earlier
dance. Dance 3 is from
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM. All
ages are invited to this
later session, perfect fol
lowing a nice dinner out,
just daddy and daughter.
business, entrepreneur-
ship, and industry. Stu
dents will graduate from
JLLA at the final session
in May, hopefully, with
a greater knowledge of
their community and
becoming better leaders
in their home, school,
and community.
Any program of this
magnitude certainly
would not be possible
without the support of
our community through
sponsorships. They have
Please note: Each
attendee will need a
ticket. You will need
a ticket for yourself as
well as your daughter(s).
Tickets can be purchases
by going to eventbrite
and searching for “Lee
County Daddy Daughter
Dance”.
18 local businesses who
have graciously funded
the first year of Junior
Leadership Lee Acad
emy. the JLLA Lead
Team thanks these busi
nesses for their belief in
our program and their
sign of support through
their financial contribu
tions.
Follow the program on
Instagram at “jrleader-
shiplee”. For more infor
mation, please contact
Patsy Shirley, Executive
Director of Lee County
Family Connection, Inc.
at shirleypa@lee.kl2.
ga.us or (229) 903-3993.
Lee County’s Daddy Daughter Dance 2023
Sen. Carden Summers Appointed Chairman of Senate
Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions
Last week, Sen.
Carden Summers (R -
Cordele) was appointed
to serve as Chairman of
the Senate Committee
on Banking and Finan
cial Institutions.
“I am honored to be
given the opportunity
by Lt. Governor Burt
Jones and the Senate
Committee on As
signments to serve
as Chairman of the
Senate Committee on
Banking and Finan
cial Institutions,” said.
Sen. Summers. “Fi
nancial institutions are
a cornerstone of this
state and I look forward
to serving alongside
my fellow committee
members to work on
legislation that impacts
real estate and securi
ties and as we continue
to positively impact the
citizens of Georgia.”
In addition to serving
as Chairman of the
Senate Committee on
Banking and Finan
cial Institutions, Sen.
Summers will serve as
Vice Chairman of the
Senate Committee on
Regulated Industries
and Utilities. He will
also serve as a member
of the Senate Commit
tees of Agriculture and
Consumer Affairs and
Economic Development
and Tourism.
Sen. Carden Summers
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