Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.
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Jury Duty list
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Wednesday, January 27,2016
ASHBURN,GA, 31714
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Chamber
banquet
Tickets for the annual
Chamber of Commerce
banquet in January are on
sale now at the Chamber of
fice. Tickets are $30. Call
567-9696 for more infor
mation.
Rebecca meeting
The regular scheduled
Rebecca City Council
meeting will be changed
from February 1st to Febru
ary 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Democrat
registration
Registration for county
offices under the Demo
cratic Party will take place
at Ashburn City Hall. San
dra Lumpkin will register
candidates.
Literacy night
Turner County Elemen
tary School Family Literacy
Night. Parents and Teachers
Working Together to Help
Children Enjoy Reading
Jan. 26, from 4:30-6 p.m.
Enjoy: Story Time, Teacher
Led activities, Reading
books with your child. 2nd-
5th graders may take AR
test. Take home activities to
help your child with Read
ing. Blue tickets will be
given to students who at
tend with their parents.
Tournament
The Rebel wrestlers host
Area Traditionals on Satur
day at the Civic Center.
Obituaries
Rodney Walker, 45,
Ashburn
Sara Elizabeth Timmons
Kruse, Columbus
Complete obituary
information Page 5
Serving Turner County Since 1902
Residents
demand
action
We’ve had this problem for
more than 5-6years. We’ve
had this problem a long
time. We’ve had this prob
lem for the last 30-40 years.
Johnny Hillmon
Residents of a neighborhood in a low spot at
the west end of MLK Drive in Ashburn are mad.
Several showed up at the January City Council
meeting to express their ire.
They are mad because of raw sewage spilling
into their yards drain lines backing up into their
homes.
The low spot, and the sewage that backs up
when it rains, has been a problem for decades.
Residents have complained to the Council in the
past. The City is also working on the problem
with a new sewer lift station and lines being in
stalled.
Lanier Gipson led the protest this time. He
lives in the 800 block of Detroit Ave near the new
lift station. Sewage spills out into a ditch and
yards, he said. He asked when the City would
take care of this problem.
“I smell this. I breathe this,” he said.
“It’s been a problem for years. It’s a problem
we inherited,” said Mayor Sedric Carithers. “Will
this fix the problem? I can’t promise you that it
will take the burden off.”
As the mayor spoke Mr. Gipson nodded his
head and hummed “Mmmhmm.”
(See SEWER Page 2)
Josh Frager, above,
wrestles his way to pin,
is moments away from
a pin in that match
The wrestling
Rebels finish the day
with 2 finalists and a 6th
place finish at the
Toombs Co. Sweet
Onion Invitational over
the weekend. Placers
were 106 Chandler
Crawford 6th, 113 Josh
Frager 2nd, 145 Jay
Morrow 2nd. This Sat
urday is Area Tradition
als at the Civic Center.
Photos
Deborah Priest
LIFT FROM THE MIDDLE
That is 6, yes six, wooden pallets destined for Heatcraft in Tifton. The super-long
pallets were made at Phoenix Wood Products in Turner County.
Store closes not long after opening
Lewis
back
As of right now, Rebecca
will have a special election for
mayor only.
Mayor Don Collins re
signed at the January meeting.
Councilman and then Mayor
Pro Tem Junior Lewis also re
signed, but only Mr. Collins
signed the necessary paper
work to officially resign.
Mr. Lewis has since with
drawn his verbal resignation.
Qualifying for the Council
post is March 7, 9 A.M.-4 P.M.
thru noon March 11 at the
Board of Elections on High
way 41 between Sycamore and
Ashburn. The qualifying fee
for mayor is $18.
The May 24th election will
not cost the City anything. The
local general primary election
is that day so the County is
paying the cost of the election.
A current council member
could resign to run for Mayor,
which means a Council elec
tion would be held.
(See REBECCA Page 2)
The Neighborhood Walmart
just on the west side of the rail
road tracks on High 41 is clos
ing.
The store, open just about a
year, is one of many the world’s
largest retailer is closing in the
United States. Employees at the
Ashburn store are being offered
jobs at other company stores in
other counties.
The decision leaves Ashburn
with a mid-sized commercial
building at the edge of down
town. As the store sold a lot of
food, including fresh meat and
produce, it is food ready. The
building also comes with fuel
pumps.
Economic Director Stevi
Thompson said she is trying to
contact the company to see
what will be done with the
store.
Signing up
for classes
Among the changes School
Superintendent Jeff McDaniel
wants to make is how students
register with Turner County
when coming from another
system.
Some of the information is
already required by state and
federal regulation. Dr. Mc
Daniel said he wants a bit
more, specifically any aca
demic information for the stu
dent. Does the student qualify
for gifted classes? If so, in
what areas?
This is important because
school systems get extra
money for educating gifted
students and special education
students. The money is called
FTE - full time enrollment.
Each student has a base FTE.
It’s modified depending on
how the student is taught.
“That’s important. That’s
how we get funded. That’s
where we’re going to turn
things around,” Dr. McDaniel
said.
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