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Volume XLVI- Number 4 Leesburg, Georgia - - September 27, 2023 Fifty Cents To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413 Antique Equipment Display Concerns Smithville Council Once again Smithville City Council discussed the on-going saga with the volume of merchan dise displayed in the front of the antique shop in downtown. To alle viate the problem, the council is working on an ordinance that would regulate where merchan dise can be displayed. It was determined that merchandise should not be with ten feet of the property line. A penal ty will be imposed for violations of the ordi nance once it has been approved by the council. During their meet ing last week, the city council discussed tying the two wells together in an effort to avoid disruption in water service to residents. The city has obtained a grant to update water lines. The improvements to the water line pressure will increase the flow of water. The council approved a motion to convert the current rest-rooms at the recreation field to a concession stand. In an effort to monitor gaso line expenses, the staff will be purchasing fuel locally. Pictured are Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Ritchie along with School Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Truitt. American Idol Judges visit Leesburg Leesburg’s Luke Bryan waved at bystanders as he passed through town last Tuesday. Lee County High School 9th Grade Campus Teacher of the Year SPLOST VIII Meeting Set A Special Called Joint Meeting with the Lee County Board of Com missioners, the City of Leesburg, and the City of Smithville, will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Kinchafoon- ee Conference Room of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starks- ville Avenue North. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss an Intergovernmental Agreement and resolu tion for SPLOST VIII. Lee County High School 9th Grade Campus in Leesburg, Georgia has named Allison Douglas as their Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Douglas teaches both regular and honors literature. Upon gradu ation from Lee County High School in 1993, Mrs. Douglas earned a Bachelor of Science in English from Georgia Southwestern State University. In 2003, she received her Masters in Counseling and Psy DOHERTY, DUGGAN, HART&TlERNAN INSURORS Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health P.O.Box 71628 (229)888-2040 Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040 2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (229) 435-3036 www.ddhtins.com Lee County Utility Authority will meet Thursday, September 28 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building Smithville Police Issues Monthly Report chology from Troy State University and has since added both a reading endorsement and gifted certification to her certificate. Mrs. Douglas lives in Lee County with her husband Stephen and their children, Chapel and Tess. Mrs. Douglas’s teaching phi losophy is that teachers must encourage students to risk being wrong in order to grow. Mrs. Douglas tries to be her self in her classroom as much as possible, which means acting crazy in front of her students and admitting to them that though there is much she can teach them, there are also things she doesn’t know. When we as teachers make mistakes, we must own them and recover from them in front of what can sometimes be a critical audience, but this demonstrates to our students that making a mistake is just a step in the learning process. Honors students espe cially have a fear of sub mitting any answer they aren’t certain is correct, so Mrs. Douglas tries to remove the stigma asso ciated with the eventual and inevitable incorrect answer, fostering confi dence and growth in her students. Mrs. Douglas’s mantra is “Make new mistakes!” as students are preparing to submit their latest writing as signments. She reminds them that, ironically, there is nothing inher ently wrong with mak ing mistakes if we learn something as a result. Congratulations, Mrs. Allison Douglas, LCHS 9th Grade Campus Teacher of the Year! Attention Lee County Retired Educators!! You are Invited! ICE CREAM SOCIAL ALL Lee County Retired Educators Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Leesburg Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Please Text 229-886-9193 By September 29th if you are able to attend! Smithville Police Chief Sammy Stone provided the members of the city council with an update of cases worked by the police department from August 21 to Septem ber 18th during their meeting last week. Chief Stone reported that the police department issued 71 citations and issued 43 warnings during that time period and made two arrests. Two vehicles were towed during that time period. A reckless driving case was worked on Highway 19. An officer respond ed to Stanton Drive North to support EMS. An officer was called in reference to a disorder ly conduct incident on Church Street. An under age con sumption of alcohol incident was worked on Wells Street. A sto len vehicles case was responded to US Hwy 19. An officer worked an alarm call on Pine Street. Assistance was provided to a disabled motorist on US Hwy 18. A disorderly conduct case was worked on Prather Street. Assis tance was provided to an animal control officer on Prather Street. A missing call dog in cident was worked in the area of Hidden Grove Circle. A thief case was worked at a residence on Church Street where a pair of pants was stolen. Dogs at large incident was worked on Church Street. A 911 hang up incident was worked on Church Street. A vehicle collided with a fire department vehicle on South Boulevard Street. A fire department employee requested the sheriff’s office worked the accident because it was a county vehicle. The sheriff’s office han dled a domestic case that occurred on Livingston Road. 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