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TV WINNER
Chris Nutt won the big screen TV donated to Shepherd’s Pantry food bank by a
local furniture store. Pictured are Diane Saylor, Nina Cooper, Mr. Nutt and Dottie
Brown.
Called Council meeting
The Ashbum City Council will have a called meeting at 9 a.m.
Wednesday at City Hall.
The Council is expected to discuss allowing the sale of alcohol
by local night clubs on Christmas Day.
Alcohol licenses are also on the agenda for two convenience NEWS
stores on the west side of Ashburn.
Ribbon cutting
USA Fireworks Outlet
will have a ribbon cutting at
1 p.m. Monday. 317 Whittle
Circle.
DAR lunch
The Knox-Conway Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution had their Christmas
Luncheon December 12,2015,
12 noon at Shoney’s in Ash
burn, Georgia. After the bless
ing by Beverly North, we all
enjoyed the meal and fellow
ship. The Veterans gifts were
carried to the veterans at Pruitt
Nursing Home on Industrial
Drive and to the Golden South
Nursing Home in Sycamore,
Georgia by Beverly North and
Imogene Beard Wells. We ap
preciate what the veterans had
done in serving our country
and we wished them a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Those attending were
Marlyn Nelson, Beulah Duke,
Beverly North, Preston and
Imogene Beard Wells.
We wish all that wasn’t
there a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
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angel had said to them about
this child. All who heard the
shepherds’ story expressed as
tonishment, but Mary quietly
treasured these things in her
heart and often thought about
them.
Then the shepherds went
back again to their fields and
flocks, praising God for the
visit of the angels, and because
they had seen the child, just as
the angel had told them.
Eight days later, at the
baby’s circumcision ceremony,
he was named Jesus, the name
given him by the angel before
he was even conceived.
When the time came for
Mary’s purification offering at
the Temple, as required by the
laws of Moses after the birth of
a child, his parents took him to
Jerusalem to present him to the
Lord; for in these laws God
had said, “If a woman’s first
child is a boy, he shall be ded
icated to the Lord.”
At that time Jesus’ parents
also offered their sacrifice for
purification—“either a pair of
turtledoves or two young pi
geons” was the legal require
ment. That day a man named
Simeon, a Jerusalem resident,
was in the Temple. He was a
good man, very devout, filled
with the Holy Spirit and con
stantly expecting the Mes-
siahfe] to come soon. For the
Holy Spirit had revealed to
him that he would not die until
he had seen him—God’s
anointed King. The Holy Spirit
had impelled him to go to the
Temple that day; and so, when
Mary and Joseph arrived to
present the baby Jesus to the
Lord in obedience to the law,
Simeon was there and took the
child in his arms, praising God.
“Lord,” he said, “now I can
die content! For I have seen
him as you promised me I
would. I have seen the Savior
you have given to the world.
He is the Light that will shine
upon the nations, and he will
be the glory of your people Is
rael!”
Joseph and Mary just stood
there, marveling at what was
being said about Jesus.
Simeon blessed them but
then said to Mary, “A sword
shall pierce your soul, for this
child shall be rejected by many
in Israel, and this to their un
doing. But he will be the great
est joy of many others. And the
deepest thoughts of many
hearts shall be revealed.”
Anna, a prophetess, was
also there in the Temple that
day. She was the daughter of
Phanuel, of the Jewish tribe of
Asher, and was very old, for
she had been a widow for
eighty-four years following
seven years of marriage. She
never left the Temple but
stayed there night and day,
worshiping God by praying
and often fasting.
She came along just as
Simeon was talking with Mary
and Joseph, and she also began
thanking God and telling
everyone in Jerusalem who
had been awaiting the coming
of the Savior[f] that the Mes
siah had finally arrived.
When Jesus’ parents had
fulfilled all the requirements of
the Law of God, they returned
home to Nazareth in Galilee.
There the child became a
strong, robust lad, and was
known for wisdom beyond his
years; and God poured out his
blessings on him.
Luke 2,
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PUBLIC NOTICE
A public meeting to adopt the Turner County and
Cities of Ashburn, Rebecca, and Sycamore 2016
Joint Comprehensive Plan Update will be held on
January 5, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting will be
held at the Turner County Agricultural Center at 222
Rockhouse Road, Ashburn, Georgia 31714. Resi
dents are invited to attend and participate in the plan
ning effort. Copies of the Plan Update are available
for public review at the Turner County Commission
office, at the Cities of Ashburn, Rebecca, and
Sycamore, and for download at the Southern Geor
gia Regional Commission website: www.sgrc.us.
For more information, contact the Turner County
Commission at (229) 567-4313, or the Southern
Georgia Regional Commission at (229) 333-5277.
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in those countries. Globally,
these are not as important as
the two main US prime rates.
Across the world, the US
dollar is the major currency. It
is the most accepted and con
sidered the most reliable. So,
when The Fed does something
with its prime rate, this has rip
ple effects around the world.
The Fed changes its Prime
Rate in hopes of controlling in
flation. The Fed’s board of di
rectors has set an inflation goal
of 2 percent a year. Right now
the inflation rate is around 1
percent.
The Fed raises its Prime
Rate to slow inflation and low
ers the rate to speed up infla
tion. The Fed believes some
inflation is necessary for a
growing economy.
FED
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officials don’t trust those au
dits.
The Fed’s website,
www.federalreserve.gov, has a
FAQ section. Here is the over
all explanation of The Fed and
what it does.
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PRESENTMENTS OF THE GRAND JURY
OCTOBER 2015 TERM - DECEMBER 2015 SESSION
TURNER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
We, the Grand Jury serving at the October Session of the October 2015 Term make the
following presentations:
1. We wish to thank the Honorable Bill Reinhardt, Judge, for his able instructions to this
body, District Attorney Paul Bowden and the rest of the District Attorney's staff, Sheriff
Andy Hester and his department, Chief James Davis and his department, the Georgia Bu
reau of Investigation, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Clerk of Court Mary
Lee Green, and our bailiff, Wayne Hobby.
2. The Grand Jury considered evidence presented concerning 23 offenses contained in 13
indictments and returned 21 True Bills, 0 No Bills, and 2 Tabled.
3. We the Grand Jury appoint Mary Jacque Odom as an alternate member of the Board of
Equalization for a three year term commencing January 1,2016.
4. We respectfully request that the Court order the within recommendations and present
ments of the Grand Jury to be spread upon the minutes of the Turner Superior Court and
be published in The Wiregrass Farmer and that the Clerk of Court send a copy of these
presentments to the Turner County Commission.
This 15th day of December, 2015.
Stanley T. Brownlee, Foreperson
Jessica Kingry Watson, Clerk
Georgia, Turner County
It is ordered that the within recommendations and presentments of the Grand Jury be
spread upon the minutes of the Turner Superior Court and be published in The Wiregrass
Farmer and a copy be sent to the Turner County Commission.
This 15th day of December, 2015.
Bill Reinhardt, Judge, Turner Superior Court, Tifton Judicial Circuit
I, Mary Lee Green, Clerk of Turner Superior Court of said State and County, do hereby
certify that the within and foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the presentments of the
Grand Jury returned at the October Session of the October 2015 Term of Turner Superior
Court.
This 15th day of December, 2015.
Mary Lee Green
Clerk Turner Superior Court
• Conducting the nation’s
monetary policy by influenc
ing money and credit condi
tions in the economy in pursuit
of full employment and stable
prices.
• Supervising and regulating
banks and other important fi
nancial institutions to ensure
the safety and soundness of the
nation’s banking and financial
system and to protect the credit
rights of consumers.
• Maintaining the stability
of the financial system and
containing systemic risk that
may arise in financial markets.
• Providing certain financial
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ment, U.S. financial institu
tions, and foreign official
institutions, and playing a
major role in operating and
overseeing the nation’s pay
ments systems.
AFD
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reflects well on the Ashburn
Fire & Rescue’s training and
capabilities. Chief Meadows
said he was also sad because
Robinson is leaving the Ash
bum Department.
The two chiefs said they
plan to work together in the fu
ture to offer the best protection
possible to Turner County and
its citizens.
Recognizing our
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