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Page 2 - The Wiregrass Farmer, December 28,2016
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Several children in foster care in Turner County got a bright Christmas thanks to
the generosity of these three.
REVIEW
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some years now. Several
voiced their frustrations at the
City Council meeting. The
problem is sewage spilling into
the yards and drains are back
ing up in their homes and it
needs to be fixed now.
The express Walmart only
lasted a year before closing its
doors.
In Rebecca, Mayor Pro Tem
Junior Lewis withdrew his ver
bal resignation. There will be a
special election for mayor only
at the May 24th election.
The Rebel wrestlers come
off the Toombs Co. Sweet
Onion Invitational with 2 final
ists and a 6th place finish.
February
Week 1
The Chamber of Commerce
held its annual banquet. Bob
Mitchell is named Citizen of
the Year, Gerry Foltz is named
Volunteer of the Year, Hat
Creek receives Industry of the
Year, The French Market is
awarded Small Business of the
Year and Delmer Bullington
receives Farm Family of the
year,
E. L. Sprayberry was sworn
in as Potentate for Hasan
Shrine Temple.
The Tax Commissioner's of
fice will likely approve accept
ing payments by debit, credit
cards. The FAF asks the
County to restore funding for
the annual event.
A body was found in a pond
off Rock House Rd. It's be
lieved to be a person who ran
from deputies during a chase
for a stolen vehicle. GBI is
handling the investigation.
The Rebels have two more
games before region tourna
ments. As the winning streaks
continue for both the Rebels
and the Lady Rebels. The
Rebels (18-5) are ranked third
and the Lady Rebels (23-0)
were expected to remain first
according to the power rank
ings at presstime.
Week 2
Ashbum City Council meet
ing once again had residents
complaining about the sewer
problems. Mayor Sedric
Carithers insists the issue is
being worked on with the new
lift station. If that project does
n't solve the problems then the
City will take it from there.
A timber company will soon
cut four plots of government-
owned timber in Turner
County. The land behind the
coming Llash Loods station
that is owned by the TCDA,
the high school LLA forestry
plot, the area around the Sher
iffs department and the hospi
tal property that is owned by
the County Commission.
In sports, the HS wrestling
team dominated the GHSA
Sectional A sending 8 to the fi
nals and qualifying 10
wrestlers for the state tourney
Lriday and Saturday.
Both our girls and boys bas
ketball teams enter the Region
tourney Lriday as No. #1
seeds.
Week 3
An attempted traffic stop by
an Ashburn Police officer on
the interstate turned into a high
speed chase with gunfire. The
male passenger of the speeding
car began firing at the pursuing
officers. An Ashburn police
officer Perron Yi, Deputy
Scotty Ireland and Danielle
Ockstadt, the female driver of
the speeding car, were struck
by pellets after a GSP officer's
shotgun accidently discharged.
The male passenger was found
in the car with a self-inflicted
gun shot wound. None of their
wounds were listed as serious.
The GBI are investigating.
Turner County Sheriff Andy
Hester says they will begin
charging to take inmates to fu
nerals.
The County Commission
approves airport fence study
for $36,000.
The American Legion Post
98 held its annual banquet and
family meeting.
The Rebels and Lady
Rebels celebrated their win of
the region title which makes
this the fourth time in a row
winning. The Rebel Wrestlers
took 4th in state as a team and
had 9 placers.
(See REVIEW Page 3)
ABAC’S top students for Fall honored
Students who achieved academic excellence
in their course work during the fall term were
recently recognized at Abraham Baldwin Agri
cultural College. ABAC cites its top academic
students each semester on the President’s List,
the Dean’s List, and the Distinguished Achieve
ment List.
The President’s List is the highest academic
honor possible for ABAC students. ABAC
President David Bridges said each student on
the list attained an “A” in every subject, result
ing in a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The stu
dents had to carry a minimum of 12 hours of
academic work.
The students who qualified for the Dean’s
List attained a minimum grade point average of
3.5 on a 4.0 scale and carried at least 12 hours
of academic work. The Distinguished Achieve
ment List is composed of students who com
plete between six and 11 hours of academic
work with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
on a 4.0 scale.
President’s List- Laurel Bell, Hannah Rooks,
Deanna Thompson, Madelyn Zorn, Caitlyn
Albritton, Christopher Termunde.
Dean’s List - Bridget Brown, Allison Cook,
Gloria Everson, Kassidy Griffin, Shady Ireland,
Aarian Me gee, Alle Roberts, Chamique
Williams, Jessica Bell, Stacey Wynn.
Distinguished - Dominique Parrie, Monique
Parrie, Cassidy Little, Shelly Robinson, Austin
Wiggins, Kristen Garrett.
The new Flash Foods at Exit 82 opened last week. At right is the first customer.
He bought breakfast.
Gas prices drop dramatically at Exit 82
Turner County has some of
the highest gas prices in South
Georgia. Neighboring commu
nities are routinely a dime to
50 cents a gallon cheaper.
On Thursday morning, gas
prices at Exit 82 in Ashburn
dropped sharply. Plash Poods
opened its new store, one of
the biggest in the company,
with posted gas prices of $2.19
a gallon. Convenience stores
across the street kept their
prices at $2.39 a gallon even as
customers queued up at Plash.
After it was apparent the
lower price was going to stay,
the other stores dropped their
prices to within a few pennies
of the Plash Poods price.
The new store opened ahead
of schedule. A ribbon cutting
and grand opening is planned
in January.
It has a fresh food counter
and shower facilities for truck
total.
The Turner County Devel
opment Authority owns land
behind the store which is avail-
drivers. The store is expected able for development,
to employ around 32 people in
Allen Whitehead makes a selection from the sand
wich case.
CONCERT
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gia Presenters. He frequently
assists with research and de
velopment for organizations
and individuals who are in the
process of preservation and
revitalization their historic
theatre. He serves on the
Pitzgerald-Ben Hill County
Arts Council Board of Direc
tors.
Jon is married to Nelda
Durkovic and resides in
Pitzgerald, Georgia. They have
two married children and two
grandchildren.
The Turner County Arts
Council has been a part of the
community for over forty
years, bringing the finest in
music, art and drama to its cit
izens. All of our music is
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brought to you through our
Serendipity Series. We are not
only displaying art from local
artist at the Victoria Evans Me
morial Library on a monthly
basis, but the Lire Ant festival
art contest. We also sponsor
many art classes throughout
the year that are open to the
public. Throughout the year
we bring numerous local
drama events, including din
ner theatre, children's theatre
and summer camp.
This program is supported
in part by Georgia Council for
the Arts through the appropri
ations of the Georgia General
Assembly. Georgia Council for
the Arts also receives support
from its partner agency - the
National Endowment for the
Arts.
TURNER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE" ■
SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016
ORIGINAL
CURRENT
AMOUNT
EXPENDED
AMOUNT
EXPENDED
TOTAL
EXCESS
ESTIMATED
ESTIMATED
ESTIMATED
IN CURRENT
IN PRIOR
COMPLETION
PROCEEDS NOT
COMPLETION
PROJECT
COST (1)
COSTS (2)
YEAR (3) (4)
YEARS (3) (4)
COST
EXPENDED (6) (7) (8)
DATE
SPLOST IV Building Fund
Lease/Purchase ABM/Linc Mechanical
$
1,275,500.00
$ 1,275,500.00
$ 255,500.00
$ 511,000.00
$ 764,500.00 $
-
6/30/2017
HVAC/Lighting Upgrade
Textbook Purchases
700,000.00
700,000.00
77,594.34
104,420.49
595,579.51
-
6/30/2017
Facility Repairs, Renovations, Improvements,
1,924,500.00
1,924,500.00
182,131.41
822,412.66
1,102,087.34
-
6/30/2017
Acquisitions, & Equipment
Tech oology Improvements
1,100,000.00
1,100,000.00
213,951.68
605,289.24
494,710.76
-
6/30/2017
Vocational Equipment
50,000.00
50,000.00
-
50,000.00
-
6/30/2017
Rolling Stock (busses, etc.)
250,000.00
250,000.00
44,351.08
164,861.98
85,138.02
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6/30/2017
$
5,300.000.00
$ 5,300,000.00
$ 773,528.51
$ 2,207,984.37
$ 3,092,015.63 $
(1) The School District's original cost estimate as specified in the resolution calling for the imposition of the Local Option Sales Tax.
(2) The School District's current estimate of total cost for ttie projects. Includes all cost from project inception to completion.
(3) The voters of Tumer County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above projects and retire associated debt. Amounts expended for these projects may includt
sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over tire life of the projects.