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★ ounty Ledger Your Hometown Source Of Local News Hometown Newspaper of Leisa and Roger Howell Volume XLVI- Number 14 Leesburg, Georgia - - December 20, 2023 Fifty Cents Twin Oaks Elementary School Holds Spelling Bee 3rd Grade Participants - Front row - (L toR) - Carlayia Davis, Aryan Singh (1st Runner Up), Christian Gaulden (Winner), Flint Spargo, Carter Keesee. Middle row - Lawson Head, Madison Cooper, Nathaniel Smith, Sam Davis, Calten Palmer, Emma Lee, Logan Hunt. Back row - Mac Dougherty, Chidi Aguwa, Raghav Kethineni, Cannon Woeell, Kamari Bostic, Kaylee Crocker, Avery Pate, Sadie Mills. 4th Grade Participants - Front row - (L toR) - Brayden Reid, Knox Pearlman, Anu Karuppiah (1st Runner Up), J’lyn Brito (Winner), Bennett Baker, Gabriel Wager. Middle row - Gavin Lamon, Sam Lanier, Jensen Pope, Tatum Freeman, James Manwiller, Tamilore Abiodun, Jaelon Houston. Back row - Wade Oosterveen, Patrick Dillon, Zoey Moore, Daniel Wicker, Caius Hutcherson, Elizabeth Gravely, Caydee Wills. Runner Up and Right - Christian Gaulden - 4th Grade Winners - Left-J’lyn Birto (Winner) Winner. and Right - Anu Karuppiah (1st Runner Up) 5th Grade Winners - Left - Margo Perkins (Winner) and Right - Abigail Centerbar (1st Runner Up). 5th Grade Participants - Front row - (L toR) - Afnaan Farooq, Mally Shaw, Margo Perkins (Winner), Lawson Bradshaw, Marley Moore, Lennox Samuel. Middle row - Kaitlyn Smith, Bryce Bostic, Ryker Cole, Dahlia Farias, Ella Shirey, Dara lllesanmi, Jayla Holloway. Back row - Kymani Clemons, Lleyton Mills, Gavin Anderson, Kaija Robinson, Zachary Holt, Abigail Centerbar (1st Runner Up), Kingston Hayward Santa Visits Ledger Friday afternoon. The Ledger received a surprise visit from Santa Claus. Santa was in Leesburg checking out all the beautiful Christmas scenes in Leesburg. 8 10499 02456 8 DOHERTY, DUGGAN, HART&TIERNAN 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, December 21 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building Changes Coming to N Westover Boulevard Special to the Ledger Drivers will be seeing a drop in the speed limit and lane reductions on a portion of North Westo ver Boulevard in Albany in January. The changes will impact traffic from about where Planet Fitness is on North Westover Boulevard to the intersection of Daw son Road. This is the area around the Albany Mall. The speed limit will be reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph on Jan. 2. The reduction is in prepara tion for a lane reduction from four to two lanes and traffic shift on Jan. 9. This is for roundabout construction at the new Westover Boulevard Extension, which will be built under US 82/Liberty Expressway. The new extension will provide an addi tional direct connection between the commercial area surrounding Albany Mall and Ledo Road and growing southeast Lee County, ft will relieve congestion on Notting ham Way and increase safety. WESTOVER BOULDEVARD EXTENSION P.l. 0010S71 ■:c»M«yeri,V ~ GDQ1 To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413 Homeownership is within your reach, even if you don't have much to put toward a down payment. GCB has you covered with low mortgage insurance premiums. Contact us to get a quote today! Georgia Community Bank 3000 N. Slappey Blvd. (229) 446-0102 Online @ GCB.bank NMLS # 648124 Subject to credit approval.