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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Jim and Earline Davis
Volume XLVI- Number 5
Leesburg, Georgia - - October 4, 2023
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2024 Lee County High School
Distinguished Alumni Nominations Sought
Special to the Ledger
The Lee County High School
Distinguished Alumni Program
Committee is proud to announce that
nominations are being sought for the
Class of 2024 LCHS Distinguished
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
accomplishments, or in the lives of
others. These individuals exemplify
the ideals of the Lee County School
System and the community it serves,
and serve as role models for current
and future Lee County High School
students.
Nominations will be accepted
through June 1, 2024. Nomination
packets can be emailed directly to
the nominator. To request a nomi
nation form via email, send request
to lchsdistinguishedalumni@gmail.
com Nomination packets can also
be picked up in person at the Lee
County Chamber of Commerce or
the Lee County School System Board
of Education Central Office, during
regular business hours.
For more information on how you
can nominate your LCHS Distin
guished Alumni, please email the
committee at lchsdistinguishedalum-
ni@gmail.com
Community Parks Approved By Commissioners
Responding to re
quests from citizens,
the commissioners
approved “pocket parks”
for Callaway Lakes and
Springdale during their
meeting September 25th.
The third park area was
tabled due to proposed
modifications that will
be made. Kathleen
Fiorito, who resides
in the Callaway Lakes
Subdivision, said “I was
disappointed that I forgot
the rule about having to
sign in first, in order to
be allowed to speak at
the meeting. I had hoped
to make a case for an
additional park bench as
only one exists and for
an additional piece of
new play equipment, in
addition to a new swing
set. However, getting
these maintenance fixes
and safety upgrades are
wonderful for a long
neglected park.”
A large delegation of
citizens from north Lee
County were at the coun
ty commission meeting
September 26th to voice
their opposition to the
potential of closing roads
in their part of the coun
ty. Earlier, an individual
had made contact at the
county office to initiate
the closure of Gray Moss
Road. Commissioner
Dennis Roland explained
that he was told that
potential closure includ
ed Gray Moss, Chokee
Road, Dan Green Road
and Bates Road but Ro
land stressed that closure
of those roads were not
on the agenda. Chairman
Billy Mathis stated that
the only time that roads
are closed are when
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Lee County
Commissioners
will meet
Tuesday,
October 10 at
6:00 p.m.
The meeting will
be held at the
T. Page Tharp
Governmental
Building
everyone that resides
on that road wanted it
closed. The concerned
citizens appreciated the
assurance of the com
missioners that they had
no intentions of closing
the public roads.
The commissioners
recognized county staff
with five years of service
during the September
26th meeting. Receiving
recognition were Court
ney Dassie , commu
nication officer with
E-911, Jamie Roberts,
equipment operator with
public works department
and Matthew Brown,
assistant shift command
er with the sheriff’s
office.
The commissioners
approved an alcohol
license from Mr. Devan-
shukumar Patel for the
retail sale of off-premise
consumption of liquor,
wine and beer. The
business is named “The
Spirits” will be located
on Hwy 82 West, in a
building to be construct
ed. The application was
previously approved to
be located in an exist
ing building near that
location but Mr/ Patel
decided to construct a
new facility for the store
in the 1300 block.
The commissioners
discussed repairs needed
on the Fire Truck #8
which is a 2003 Interna
tional that is a reserve
truck. The diesel engine
on this unit lost power
and needs to be re
placed. The cost provid
ed by the mechanic is up
to $50,000. According
to Fire Chief David
Forrester, with this fire
truck out of service, the
fire department only
has one reserve truck.
Forrester said the cost
of a new fire truck is
over $700,000. The
chief recommended that
repairing the fire truck.
According to the fire
chief, the fire pump is in
good condition and with
this unit being repaired,
it should provide many
years of reliable service
as a reserve truck.
The county received
one estimate for the
repairs and carried the
truck to another shop
for an estimate. Vice
Chairman Luke Sin
gletary stated that bids
should be obtained for
the repair service. It was
agreed that bids would
be requested and the
commissioners will de
cide on the repair at their
next meeting.
The commissioners
awarded the bid for
landscaping and irriga
tion at the Tharp Build
ing and courthouse to
Lawn Barber Nursery,
which was the lowest
The 4th Annual “Big
Steve” Memorial Dice
Run will be held Satur
day, October 7th. This
event is in memory of
LCpl Steven G. Sutton
who lost his life while
serving on active duty.
Registration for the
October 7th Dice Run
will begin at 9:00 a.m.
at the Lee County
Courthouse in Lees-
SPLOST
A Special Called
Joint Meeting with the
Lee County Board of
Commissioners, the
City of Leesburg, and
the City of Smithville,
will be held Tuesday,
responsive bidder for
$81,043.96. The amount
for the courthouse
was $47,996.16 and
$33,047.80 for the Tharp
building.
A resolution was
approved by the com
missioners urging The
Governor and General
Assembly of Georgia to
burg. Registration fee
is $15.00 - $5.00/rider.
Best roll is $100.00 and
the worst roll is $50.00.
First bike out at 10:00
a.m. and last bike in
at 1:00 p.m. VFW on
Philema Road.
Activities include a
silent auction, 50/50
and cornhole tourna
ment. There will be
food, music and a cash
continue efforts to re
form and improve men
tal health services for the
citizens of Georgia.
After much discus
sion, the commissioners
tabled the professional
services agreement with
Reliable Engineering for
the design and right of
way plat generation of
bar. Everyone is wel
come, no matter what
you ride or drive.
Proceeds benefit the
Lance Cpl. Steven G.
Sutton Memorial Fund
to support the wound
ed and fallen Armed
Forces. If it rains meet
at VFW.
For more informa
tion, contact Gene Sut
ton at 229-894-0598.
VIII Meeting Set
October 10, 2023 at
5:00 p.m. The meeting
will be held in the Kin-
chafoonee Conference
Room of the T. Page
Tharp Governmental
Building, located at
102 Starksville Avenue
North.
The purpose of this
meeting is to discuss
an Intergovernmental
Agreement and resolu
tion for SPLOST VIII.
Submitted Photos
Volunteers help clean McAfee Baptist Church
Cemetary Saturday morning. The church
cemetary is located on the east side of U.S.
19 north of the City of Leesburg.
“Big Steve”
Memorial Dice Run
To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413
the Coston Road paving
project until their next
meeting.
The commissioners
approved a professional
services agreement with
Reliable Engineering
for the design, bid, and
construction administra
tion for the county roads
resurfacing project.
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