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Annual Veteran Day ceremony
The Turner County High
School JROTC Department
will host its Annual Veteran's
Day Program on Nov. 10 at
9:30 am at the Turner County
Civic Center. The JROTC
Cadets host the annual pro
gram as a patriotic duty and
honor. It is a Service Learning
Project for the cadet that re
quires active participation in
structured teamwork to de
velop, coordinate, and imple
ment the Program. The
Veterans Day Program en
hances the objectives of
JROTC, student self-develop
ment, and general public ap
preciation for past and present
contributions of America's Vet
erans.
This year's program will
again be most rewarding as the
JROTC Department provides
special features by the cadets,
music from the high school
band, and perfonnance by the
high school chorus.
We ask all Turner County
Veterans to please provide us a
photo to be included in Our
Power Point presentation of
Turner County Veterans (in
uniform if possible). Veterans
may bring their Photos to the
High School JROTC Depart
ment (Deadline for this year’s
program has ended. Any pic
tures received will be for next
year). We will need your full
name, branch of service, rank,
time in service.
Pictures may be dropped at
the High School or The Wire-
grass Farmer. Pictures will be
returned.
Following the JROTC Pro
gram, Veterans and Guests are
invited to join us for Hors
d'oeuvres/refreshments in the
Conference Room.
Mayor Sandra Lumpkin,
Superintendent Dr. Jeff Mc
Daniel, Representative Clay
Pirkle, Sergeant First Class
Sonya West, Senior Anny In
structor I SG (RET) Christo
pher L. Mckinstry, will address
the Veterans and Guests.
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Rock & Rap
Writing
“Rock Star Rappers” Writ
ing Night Nov. 9, 5-6 p.m. at
the 3-5 Computer Lab-TCES.
You are invited to “Rap”
with writing strategies with us.
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers
will offer valuable information
you need to help succeed on
the Georgia Milestones As
sessment. We will have writ
ing presentations, show
examples of student writing,
and have time for parents to
ask questions. We will also
offer light refreshments and
door prizes
We hope you can join us!
After the workshop you
may stop by and visit the Title
1 Family and Engagement Re
source Room located on First
Grade Hall #047.
POSITION AVAILABLE
There is a position available in the Turner County Government
for a Clerk/Assessor in the office of The Turner County Board of
Assessors. The individual selected for this position should have
experience in administrative office functions with a variety of
skills including knowledge in computer programs such as Mi
crosoft Word, Excel and Database programs. They must be at
least 21 years of age and be a resident of Turner County within
6 months of employment. This individual must hold a high
school diploma or its equivalent and hold a valid Georgia driver’s
license. They must attend 40 hours of education in Appraisal
techniques within 6 months of employment and attend 40 hours
every 2 years thereafter. Also, unless this individual has experi
ence in the Georgia Appraisal Program (Computer Program);
education classes in this technology will be necessary. All edu
cation classes are held at various locations across the State of
Georgia. This position will be full time with hours from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday. All interested persons may apply
at the Turner County Board of Assessors’ Office, 208 E. College
Ave, Ashburn, Ga. Position will be open until filled.
Turner County is a equal-opportunity employer, M/F/H.
PODCAST
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eluded with a pair of profani
ties, with one obscenity being
his first word.
“ . I don’t give a
what they think about us.
We’re not trying to make any
one look bad. We’re trying to
solve a case. They are more
worried about keeping the
good ole boy system than solv
ing the case.
“The GBI could be an issue
to the case. I can’t say. I’m
going off my instincts.
“The GBI doesn’t like us.
Won’t talk to us.”
WHODUNNIT
Mr. Lindsey notes there are
plenty of thoughts about who
the killer is.
“I think it is someone in
town. I don't believe at all it is
someone out of town. If some
one out town randomly
stopped through, I would be
very, very surprised,” he said.
But, “It happens. I am not rul
ing that out.
“After going to Rebecca
many times, you don't just
stumble upon it. It is a little
town. Everyone knows every
one.”
If it was someone in the
community, Mr. Lindsey said
he can’t understand why an ar
rest hasn’t been made.
“The circumstances in this
case point fingers at people,”
he said. “There is a motive.”
Mr. Lindsey said some of
the evidence in the case points
to it being someone local.
"Based on the circum
stances, it had to be someone
who knew them well. Knew
their life. Knew when they
were home,” he said. The killer
“cut the telephone wires before
they did the act. That is pre
meditated. Someone thought
this through.”
WHY THIS ONE?
Mr. Lindsey got the idea for
the Wideman series after doing
several reports on the Tara
Grinstead case in Irwin
County. People suggested he
look into the Wideman mur
ders.
“We chose the Wideman
case because of the circum
stances, a triple murder. Actu
ally, 4 people died. Melissa
was pregnant,” he said.
He said he plans to continue
to work on this case, coming
back from Atlanta to do more
early next year.
This will be the focus of his
podcast for a while. He does
not want to switch to another
unsolved murder case for now.
FEEDBACK
Mr. Lindsey and the people
who work with him have
talked to more than a dozen
people so far. Most have
agreed to speak on the record.
Some have not.
“We had some resistance.
It’s part of the process,” he
said. “Most people want to
know what the hell happened.
“A lot of people are happy.
People think we are getting
somewhere. There is hope.
That is all people want, hope,”
he said.
ROCK
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business grow and help
each other grow our busi
nesses. Here is how:
1. First of all we need par
ticipation from everyone so
that means its time for YOU to
get involved and have some
fun in the process.
2. Start painting some
rocks. Such as pictures that
pertain to your business, a slo
gan you already have or maybe
something to uplift someone's
day.
3. Figure out what promo
tion you would like to give the
people who find your rocks,
such as: a free item, a percent
age off, or whatever you think
will bring them in.
4. Put that promotion on the
back of your rock so they can
claim their prize. Make sure to
also include the name of your
business and a phone number
or address.
5. Hiding the rocks:
The idea is to hide the rocks
near other businesses or if they
allow it even inside businesses.
You can give clues to your
customers (via facebook or in
store) to where the rocks are,
this will increase foot traffic
for these businesses and possi
bly even give them new cus
tomers.
DO hide your rock: I'm a
coffee shop and I hide my rock
near a bakery shop. The two go
together if I am grabbing cof
fee a delicious donut would go
great with it.
DON'T hide your rock: I am
an Italian restaurant and the
Japanese restaurant is my main
competition so I want some of
their business.
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