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IREGRASS
Wednesday, October 11,2017
ASHBURN,GA, 31714
VOL 109-No. 41 *500
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Separate limbs
and leaves
Ashburn residents:
When you pile leaves and
limbs at curbside, please
separate limbs from the
leaves and pine straw. The
City's street vac can pick up
the leaves and straw. The
boom truck can pick up
limbs. When you separate
the leaves and limbs, pick
up goes faster and takes
fewer employees.
Open House
Turner County Elemen
tary School/Tumer County
Middle School/ACE Acad
emy Open House will be
held on Thursday, October
12, 2017 from 4:00 p.m.-
6:00 p.m.
Spooktacular
work
Becoming a great writer
isn't Scary! Writing Across
All Curriculum Turner
County Middle School/
ACE Academy Lunchroom
October 19,2017 5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m. Light Refresh
ments & Door Prizes.
Boiled peanuts
Turner County Young
Farmers has cases of boiled
peanuts for sale. Each case
has 24 quart cans and is
available for a $45 dona
tion. Leave a message at
(706) 452-4906 and a mem
ber will be in touch to
arrange pick up or delivery.
You can also visit
www.facebook.com/turner-
countyyoungfarmers for
more information.
Birth certificates
Need a certified birth
certificate? If you were
bom in the State of Georgia,
the Turner County Probate
Court may be able to pro
vide you with a certified
copy. For more information
call Probate Court Judge
Penny Thomas at 567-2151.
Obituaries
Thomas Elize Williams, Jr.
(Tommy), 77, Sycamore
Mildred Hortense
Williams Burch, Augusta
Willis Nelson Gentry, 85,
Broomfield, Colorado
Complete obituary
information Page 5
Serving Turner County Since 1902
Grad rate 81.1%; 96.6% w/o alt school
Turner County’s graduation
rate, as reported by the Depart
ment of Education (DOE), was
81.1 percent overall. The 2017
report is available at the De
partment of Education website.
Superintendent Jeff Mc
Daniel said he is pleased to see
those numbers, but also says
work remains to be done.
The DOE breaks out gradu
ation rates into two groups for
Turner County: the high school
and the alternate school. The
two combined give the total
graduation rate.
At the high school, 86 of 89
students graduated for a grad
rate of 96.6 percent.
“If you are looking to come
to Turner County schools and
do all the things we expect of
students, you have got a 97
percent chance of graduating,”
he said.
BRINGING ME DOWN
At the alternate school,
none of the 17 students gradu
ated for an effective grad rate
of 0 percent, according to the
DOE.
Dr. McDaniel said
he is surprised by that
0 percent graduation
rate from the alternate
school and believes it
is not accurate. Staff at
the central office is
checking with the
DOE to make sure
those 17 students actu
ally did not graduate.
“I find it hard to be
lieve that 17 kids dropped off
the scale for Turner County,”
Enroll
Alt school
High School
System
If you do all the things we
expect of students, you have
got a 97 percent chance of
graduating. Jeff McDaniel, snpt.
he said. The Department of Ed
ucation provided the numbers
and the percentages. He be
lieves that some stu
dents transferred to
other schools while
others were not
tracked properly by
the state.
“Regardless, 0 out
of 17 is unaccept
able,” he said. “We
are going to improve
our record keeping,
be more appropriate
with the reporting and
make sure we keep up with the
kids.” (See GRAD Page 2)
Certificate of Honor
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Georgia's Vietnam Veterans
of the
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far honorably Krvfoc during the Vietnam Wjr
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the state’s Vietnam veterans.
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by Mike Geoghagan
The American Legion Post
98 is joining with the Turner
County JROTC detachment
and the Georgia Department of
Veterans Services to honor
Vietnam Era veterans with the
award of a State of Georgia
certificate.
Every Georgia veteran with
honorable service during the
Vietnam War is eligible to re
ceive this certificate (This in
cludes veterans with service
in country and those who
served in other capacities
around the world). Each cer
tificate is personalized with the
Vietnam War veteran’s name,
rank, branch of service, and
dates of service printed over
the Seal of the State of Georgia
and includes the official U.S.
Department of Defense’s Viet
nam War Commemorative
Partner logo under the signa
tures of Governor Deal and
GDVS Commissioner Mike
Roby. The eligibility dates are
from 1 June 1954 until 15 May
1975.
The American Legion is
charged with certifying the el
igible veterans and submitting
their name to the State. The
only requirement is a copy of
the service member’s DD-214.
All veterans are urged to send
a copy of their DD-214 to Post
98, P.O.Box581 AshburnGa.
31714 or call Mike Geoghagan
at 229-425-2640 or 229-567-
0660. Post 98 needs the forms
before October 25 to ensure
the veteran gets a certificate.
The ceremony is scheduled
in conjunction with the annual
JROTC Veterans Day cere
mony which takes place at 9
A.M. on November 10th at the
Turner County Civic Center.
Red Ribbon week at TCES
Ribbon Week will be rec
ognized at TCES beginning on
Oct. 23-27. This year’s theme
at our school is “Your Future is
Key, so Stay Drug Free!”
Red Ribbon Week is a na
tionwide event in which
schools, parents, and commu
nity leaders work together to
spread the
message about
the dangers of
drug and alco
hol use.
Red Rib
bon Week
began as a
way to honor
a former drug
enforcement
agent, Enrique
“Kiki” Ca-
marena. Kiki
lost his life in
the line of
duty as he fought to seize drug
traffickers in Mexico. Red Rib
bon Week is a national way to
remember his life and help
stop the destruction caused by
drugs.
Each year, schools try to
make Red Ribbon Week a fun
time while spreading an impor
tant message. At
TCES, there will
be different themed
days for students to
participate in while
learning the dan
gers of drugs and
alcohol.
The Turner
County Sheriff’s
Office and a group
of elementary
school students
will also present to
students on the
(See RED Page 2)
TANKED
Jolie Dean was surprised to see the Tanked fundraiser at the County Ag Building
by the airport. She got talked into sitting on it for a picture. The TANKED is raising
money for the gifted students program at the high school.
emergency funding after Irma
FS A announces
U.S. Department of Agri
culture (USDA) Farm Service
Agency (FSA) Executive Di
rector Jeremy Johnston today
announced that Turner County
is approved to accept applica
tions for the Emergency Con
servation Program (ECP) to
address damages from Hurri
cane Irma. ECP signup is Oct.
16-Nov. 15.
According to Johnston, ap
proved ECP practices under
this authorization include:
• removing debris from
farmland
• grading, shaping, or
releveling severely damaged
farmland
• restoring permanent
fences
• restoring conservation
structures and other similar in
stallations.
ECP is administered by
FSA to assist producers with
the cost of recovery activities
required to restore the agricul
tural land to pre-disaster con
ditions. Producers who
sustained damage from this
disaster event are encouraged
to submit their request for as
sistance prior to beginning re
constructive work. Submitting
(See FSA Page 2)
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I carry the memories of the ghosts of a place called Vietnam - the people of Vietnam, my fellow soldiers.
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