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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Susan Turner
Volume XLV- Number 44
Leesburg, Georgia - - June 28, 2023
Fifty Cents
Kiwanis Club of LeeDo Awards the 1st Annual
Community Impact Award to Judy Powell
Special to the Ledger
The Kiwanis Club of
LeeDo proudly recog
nized Ms. Judy Powell
with the club’s 1st An
nual Community Impact
Award on May 18, 2023.
Following the mission
of Kiwanis to empower
communities to improve
the world by making
lasting differences in the
lives of children, Judy
Powell has commit
ted her life not only to
making a difference in
the lives of the children
of Lee County, but also
for every resident of Lee
County.
Born and raised in
Leesburg, you will not
find anyone who is a
greater cheerleader for
this community. She has
dedicated her life to the
betterment of Lee Coun
ty through her career
with the YMCA, serving
on the Leesburg City
Council, and serving on
a multitude of Non-Profit
Boards throughout the
years.
If one were to look up
the term “servant-lead
er”, one would quickly
realize that Judy Powell
is the true definition of
a “servant-leader”. A
servant-leader puts the
needs of others first and
helps people develop
and perform as highly as
possible. She turns the
power pyramid upside
down; instead of people
working to serve the
leader, the leader ex
ists to serve the people.
When leaders shift their
mindset and serve first,
they unlock purpose and
ingenuity in those around
them.
On behalf of the Ki
wanis Club of LeeDo and
the Lee County Commu
nity, please help us honor
Judy Powell and her
greatly deserved recog
nition as the Community
Impact Award recipient.
Submitted Photo
Pictured are Kiwanis Club of LeeDo Representative Jamie Knight and
Award Recipient Judy Powell.
Have a Successful Planting Season Rooted in Safety
Special to the Ledger
As farmers plan to
During their meeting
Monday, June 19, the
Smithville City Council
received a report from
the police department
of cases and incidents
worked from May 15 to
June 18.
The police department
issued 83 citations, 62
warnings and made three
arrests. One warrant was
issued and six vehicles
were towed.
The police worked a
case in which the subject
was reported stabbed in
the throat. It was later
determined that it was a
false report of a crime.
An officer worked a
missing person case on
Paul Street.
An incident was
worked concerning
individuals trespassing
at night on Livingston
Road.
A theft case was
worked on Boulevard
Street.
An officer was called
in reference to a possible
house fire on Railroad
return to their fields for
planting, Sumter EMC
Street. It was determined
that there was not a fire
but electrical wires were
melting.
An officer was contact
ed about locating a vehi
cle involved in a hit and
run in Sumter County.
An assault case was
worked on Lovers Lane.
An incident was
worked involving a 911
hang up that occurred on
North Boulevard Street.
A domestic violence
case was worked on
Church Street.
An officer was con
tacted in reference to
damage to property on
Church Street.
urges farm workers to
be particularly alert to
A case involving
damage to the Commu
nity Building on Main
Street was worked by an
officer.
A case in threats being
made was worked on
Church Street and at the
Wells Street apartments.
Sgt. Francis removed
controlled substance
from the road in Smith
ville.
Sgt. Francis traveled to
Arizona to pick up the
new K9 Officer named
Courage. Sgt. Francis
and K9 Courage were
both certified through the
NNDDA (National Dog
Detection Association).
the dangers of working
near overhead power
lines. Electricity is one
of the most overlooked
yet deadly hazards of
working on a farm.
Always follow safe
work practices to prevent
such tragic accidents.
Start by ensuring every
one knows to maintain a
minimum 10-foot clear
ance from power lines.
“The minimum 10-foot
distance is a 360-degree
rule—below, to the side,
and above lines,” says
Safety Engineer at Sum
ter EMC, Caleb Broome.
“It can be difficult to
estimate distance, and
sometimes a power line
is closer than it looks.
During the Smithville
City Council meeting
June 19, Mayor Vincent
Cutts gave an update
on plans to update and
expand street lights in
the city. Mayor Cutts
and that he and Coun
cilman James Champion
worked with a Georgia
Power representative on
upgrading street lights to
LED and adding addi-
A spotter or someone
with a broader view can
help.”
Be aware of increased
height when loading and
transporting tractors on
trailer beds. Many trac
tors come equipped with
radios and communica
tions systems with very
tall antennas extending
from the cab to contact
power lines. Avoid rais
ing the arms of planters
or cultivators or raising
truck beds near power
lines, and never attempt
to lift or move a power
line to clear a path.
Coming too close to a
power line while work
ing is dangerous as elec
tricity can arc or “jump”
tional lighting on Liv
ingston Road. Smithville
currently has 129 street
lights. With the addition
al seven on Livingston,
the city will have 136
street lights.
Smithville has been
approved for a grant to
replace obsolete water
lines. Bids for the proj
ect will be advertised.
The aged water lines
to conducting material
or objects, such as a
ladder, pole, or truck.
Remember, non-me-
tallic materials such as
lumber, tree limbs, tires,
ropes, and hay will con
duct electricity depend
ing on dampness, dust,
and dirt contamination.
Do not try to clear
storm-damage debris
and limbs near or fallen
power lines.
When there are broken
guy wires (grounded
wires used to stabilize
utility poles), these
ordinarily neutral wires
can be anything but
see Safety,
Page 4A
Update
will be replaced with
modern durable lines.
The city of Smithville
will provide fireworks
for the 4th of July Cel
ebration. The fireworks
display will be held in
the downtown area and
not at the ballfield where
it was held last year. It
was decided that this
will be more convenient
for the people.
Smithville Police Files Monthly Report
Smithville Expands Police Department
The Smithville City Council and Mayor
Vincent Cutts recently added a third officer
to the police department. Pictured are Sgt.
Michael Francis, Officer Markell Stone and
Chief Sammy Stone. The Smithville Police
Department recently acquired Courage, a K9
drug detection dog.
Smithville To
Street Lights
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