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Page 2 - The Wiregrass Farmer, January 15,2014
AFD salutes firefighters
Ashbum Fire & Emergency
Services held its annual
Awards Banquet on Dec.
12 at the Ashburn Youth
Resource Center. Captain
Mark Robinson, Captain
Hank Pate, and Fire-
fighter/AEMT Bruce
Burgess were named Fire
fighters of the year for
their outstanding perform
ance throughout the year.
Chief Meadows said,
“It is both an honor and a
privilege for me to have
such professionals under
my command, they are
very good employees and
we are lucky to have
them.”
Others receiving awards
were: Captain Steve House,
Lieutenant Jamie Turner, Lieu
tenant Darren Gipson, Dustin
Mckee, Terry Peavy, Charles
Fortson, Dean McKinney,
Kenny Guy, Chris Ward,
Blair Veazey, Juretha
McMillian, Matt Perry.
Ashburn Fire &
Emergency Services has
an ISO Classification of
3, which is in the top 3%
in the nation. Chief
Meadows said “the fire
department personnel are
second to none; they get
very little compensation
and give a 110% effort. I
have never been associ
ated with a finer group of
people. They are as good
Firefighters of the year (front)
and Hank Pate. Back, chief Brian
Mark Robinson, Bruce Burgess as it gets”
Meadows.
Conservation Stewardship program deadline extended
Each year in the United
States, over 200,000 people
will be diagnosed with lung
cancer and nearly 160,000 peo
ple will die of the disease.
More men and women die
from lung cancer than any
other type of cancer.
“Tobacco is the most sig
nificant risk factor for lung
cancer,” said Tift Regional
Health System Medical Oncol
ogist Apurva Shah, MD.
“More than 80 percent of all
lung cancers are related to to
bacco.”
Researchers have found
that smoking or breathing sec
ondhand smoke greatly in
creases lung cancer risk. The
risk of lung cancer increases
with the length of time and
number of cigarettes you’ve
smoked. The most frequent
lung cancer cases occur in peo
ple over the age of 55 who
have smoked for many years.
Early detection is a proven,
successful strategy to increase
a patient’s chance of survival
with many forms of cancer.
Unfortunately, lung cancer is
difficult to detect in its earliest
stages and often is not discov
ered until it has spread to other
tissues or organs.
Tift Regional Health Sys
tem’s mission is to serve the
health needs of our patient
population as well as those of
the community. In an effort to
continue that mission, Tift Re
gional Medical Center is an
nouncing a new lung cancer
screening program available
for a minimal fee to people
who are at high risk for lung
cancer.
“Lung cancer is easiest to
treat when found early,” said
Dr. Shah. “Patients can have
annual low-dose CT scans to
detect early stage lung cancer
much like mammography is
used to detect early stages of
breast cancer. These low-dose
CT scans for lung cancer will
save lives and patients typi
cally need to have the scan
only once per year.”
The screening program is
available to people ages 55 —
79 who have smoked at least
an average of one pack a day
for 30 years,” said Faye
Cooper, RN, OCN, Lung
Screening Navigator. “This in
cludes current smokers or
smokers who quit within the
past 15 years.”
Cooper added, “This pro
gram is ongoing—upon meet
ing the qualifications, a patient
will receive the lung screening
scan on a yearly basis, as long
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hand washing also will help
guard against the flu. Alcohol
based gels are the next best
thing if there is no access to
soap and water. Cover the nose
and mouth when coughing and
sneezing to help prevent the
spread of the flu. Use a tissue
or cough or sneeze into the
crook of the elbow or arm.
Avoid touching your face as flu
germs can get into the body
through mucus membranes of
the nose, mouth and eyes. If
you are sick, stay home from
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school or work. Flu sufferers
should be free of a fever with
out the use of a fever reducer
for at least 24 hours before re
turning to work or school.
Symptoms of the flu include
cough, runny nose, sore throat
and fever. One of the most pro
nounced flu symptoms is an
overall feeling of achiness and
discomfort that comes on
quickly.
Peak flu season is usually
the end of January and runs
through late February or early
March. It is important to take
preventative measures now to
minimize the effects of the flu
and stay healthy this flu sea
son.
as they are within the age
group.”
A scan is taken of the pa
tient’s chest using a CT scan
ner. The images taken of the
lungs are read by a radiologist
to determine if there is a need
for further evaluation. The
scan time takes about 10 sec
onds and is painless. Through
this screening program, the
total cost to patients for the
scan will be $198.
Lung screenings are avail
able by appointment only. In
some cases, lung screenings
may not be appropriate for cer
tain patients. If you meet the
criteria for this program and
would like to see if you qualify
for a lung cancer screening,
please call 229.353.LUNG
(5864).
For more information about
Tift Regional Health System,
visit www.tiftregional.com.
Called meeting
The Sycamore City Council has called a meeting at 6 p.m.
Thursday. The meeting is open to the public.
On the agenda is “approve rider in police car.” A split City
Council voted in December to prohibit non law enforcement
people from riding in City patrol cars. That meeting did not
have the full council in attendance.
Then-mayor Larry Youngblood was in the hospital and
Councilman Jim Galt-Brown was not at the meeting either.
Part of the issue was City Council member Brenda Mc
Nair riding in the patrol cars. Mrs. McNair was accused of
using the police car, driven by an officer, to go and get items
from a Sycamore store. Mrs. McNair in turn accused a for
mer Council member of lying. She also accused a man at the
meeting of spying on her.
Using City property for personal use is generally illegal.
Another item on the agenda are a continuation of matters
from the meeting last week. They are:
• A probation company.
Sycamore had hired a probation service out of Albany to
handle probation services. Former Lt. Governor Mark Taylor
bought the probation company some time back, but has since
shut it down leaving the City without probation services.
The Council received two proposals, one from another Al
bany company and one outfit in Cummings. Police Chief Lee
Ann Clark recommended the Albany firm.
“I really like (the) Albany (company). They are not cost
ing us. They get all their fees from probationers. They do
drug testing,”
At last week’s meeting, Councilman Fred Eister asked the
matter be tabled to allow review of the bids. The Council
also said, at that time, a called meeting was necessary to get
a probation service in place by the time Municipal Court
holds it’s January session.
• City Attorney.
Lawyer Mark Sandifer has resigned his position as legal
counsel to the city effective Jan. 1. He said he will stay with
the City until a replacement can be hired.
In Council discussion, Mayor Wayne Woodruff said Mr.
Sandifer made the decision after his law firm partner left the
operation. According to the mayor, Mr. Sandifer wants to
concentrate his work in Tift County.
Other agenda items are:
• City Audit
• Minutes from the past meetings
No minutes were presented at the meeting last week as
the new City Clerk was not sure where to find them.
• City Hall hours of operation
• No Semi signs for S. Railroad Avenue
The City has been trying to prevent big rigs from being
on certain City streets for several years now.
• The Street Department
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Getting the federal justice
system involved makes more
sense for some cases, Mr.
Bowden said.
“They can do more. They
(the convicted people) stay in
jail longer. They (feds) can in
volve witness and institutions
from across the country,” he
said.
That cross-country reach is
a problem for a local prosecu
tor’s office, he noted.
One case from Turner
County involves a person from
Montana and has two charges.
“We’d have to pay to fly
them down here. Two counts
seems more costly than it is
worth,” he said.
Another issue involves dead
people. While witnesses are
not a problem - Mr. Bowden
said a death certificate is all
that’s needed - the defense case
can be.
One such case here has a
man who died after the ID theft
was done, but before the case
could be brought to trial.
“Their defense is, ‘he gave
the authority,”’Mr. Bowden
said.
Of the remaining cases, Mr.
Bowden said he is still assem
bling cases for some and some
will not be prosecuted.
“We are still going through
the lesser cases to see what we
can prove,” he said. “We’re
going through what is left. The
one’s the sheriff’s department
did - Steve Mauldin (former
SO investigator), he is gone.
The files are not in good shape.
“Some are not prose
cutable.”
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paving that,” he said. “Put it
on top of the paving list.”
If the owners agree to hand
it over to the City, the mayor
said he’d ask the County Road
Department to grade the three
roads until they could be
paved.
Council members noted
several times the roads are pri
vately owned and they would
have to be deeded to the City
for any such work to take
place. Each time Mayor
Woodruff repeated his sugges
tion.
“This ain’t right. In my
opinion, it ain’t right,” he said.
He again asked Council per
mission to approach the own
ers about deeding the roads to
the City.
NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVAL
CSHPP-0007-00(596), TURNER
P.1.0007596
Notice is hereby given in compliance with Georgia Code 22-2-109 and 32-3-5 that the Georgia
Department of Transportation has approved the Location and Design of this project.
The date of location and design approval is: December 10.2013
The proposed project consists of removing the existing 10 foot wide sidewalk along the north
ern side of SR 112 and eastern side of US 41/SR 7 and replacing with new 10 foot wide imprinted
concrete sidewalk within the existing footprint. Planned improvements include the installation
of 30 inch curb and gutter, 10 foot wide sidewalks, new street lighting with breakaway design,
landscaping, and irrigation to match Phase 1 previously completed. The existing typical section
will remain unchanged. The project begins at the intersection of SR 112 and Gordon Street ex
tending west 0.05 miles to the intersection of SR 112 and US 41/SR 7. The project continues at
the intersection of US 41 and SR 112 northward on US 41/SR 7 one block or about 0.10 miles to
East College Avenue. At the intersection of US 41/SR 7 and East College Ave. the project termi
nates due to a previously completed streetscape beautification project north of the US 41 and
East College Avenue intersection. Pedestrian accessibility will be upgraded to comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. At intersections, painted crosswalks will be improved. This proj
ect is located in downtown Ashburn, Turner County. The proposed project will be approximately
0.15 miles in length.
Drawings or maps or plats of the proposed project, as approved, are on file and are available
for public inspection at the Georgia Department of Transportation:
David Sparks
dspark@ dot.ga .gov
151 Perry House Road
Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750
(229)426-5244
Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof
by paying a nominal fee and requesting in writing to:
Genetha Rice-Singleton
Office of Program Delivery
Attn: Stevonn J. Dilligard
sdilligard@dot.ga.gov
600 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404)631-1710
Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include
the Project and P. I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.
MO MONEY
Councilman Fred Eister
said the City does not have the
money to pave the roads, even
with the Department of Trans
portation’s help. The DOT
local paving program has a 30
percent cash match now.
“We’d pay so much money
it ain’t worth it,” said Public
Works Director Jerry Nipper.
“I anticipated this. I’m two
steps ahead of you,” the mayor
said.
WATCHING ASHBURN
Ashburn applied for, and re
ceived, a Community Devel
opment Block Grant (CBDG)
for the Orchard Hill Trailer
Park on the south side of Ash
bum.
Those roads were also pri
vately owned. The owner
deeded the roads over to the
City. Ashburn applied for the
CDBG. A CDBG can only be
used in low to moderate in
come neighborhoods. The
grant was awarded. Ashburn
hired contractors to pave the
roads, put in curb and gutters,
new water and sewer lines and
a new lift station.
“They put in a first rate lift
station and paved the whole
thing. We can do that,” Mr.
Woodruff said. If the roads can
be deeded over, Sycamore will
then apply for a CDBG.
“The people over there need
this. They deserve it,” he said.
The Council unanimously
voted to give the mayor per
mission to negotiate, motion
Fred Eister/JC Harris.