The wiregrass farmer. (Ashburn, Ga.) 1984-current, January 03, 2018, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHow can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn COLD SNAP CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY Warm up at the basketball games. iregrass Farmer Serving Turner County Since 1902 Wednesday, January 3,2018 ASHBURN,GA, 31714 VOL 109 - No. 1 • 500 www.thewiregrassfarmer.com fAround Town\ Subscribe to The Wiregrass Farmer Delivered in your mail every week Call 567-3655 Coat Drive As colder weather ap proaches, many in our local areas do not have adequate fall/winter coats. Many children are put into foster care with only the clothes on their backs. Even some adults and children don't have access to warm cloth ing or a warm home. YOU can help! Please consider donating new or gently used, good condition coats and jackets for children and adults. They can be dropped off at Pylant Insurance and will be donated to local charities that can put them to use right here at home! Firefighter class Ashburn Fire & Emer gency Services will offer the Basic Firefighter: Mod ule One Course as part of its in-service training program. The course is a very fast paced course, which is the mandated training course required by Georgia Law to become a firefighter. The class will begin on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 6 PM at Ashburn Fire & Emergency Services Station #2 located at 1070 Bridges Road in Ashburn. The course is 68 hours in length and will be held on consecutive Mon day and Thursday nights. Therefore, the course will take approximately 8 weeks to complete. If you are in terested in attending the class please call 567-4952 to register. There is no charge for this class and after successful completion participants may pursue a career in the Fire Service. Shotgun team starts 4-H Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education) promotes the highest standards of safety, sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The pro gram complements hunter education programs and (See BRIEFLY Page 2) Obituaries Mr. Collie Anderson Bur- dett, 98, Sycamore Mr. Leon M. Bryan, 88, Ashburn Complete obituary information Page 5 TOO CUTE It was supposed to be ugly sweater day at the Ele mentary School, but Addi made it look good. Photo Trish Mathes Continued from last week April Week 4 A deputy from the Turner County Sheriff’s office and two people in another vehicle were taken to the hospital fol lowing an accident Saturday on W. Washington. The State Patrol is investigating the wreck because it involved a local law enforcement agency. Stringing new foul ball nets at the recreation department was put on hold a second time as the County Commissioners debated what to do. January storms tore down foul ball nets and the nets that guard balls from flying out on Highway 41. The County has filed insur ance claims on the netting. Relay for Life is Saturday. May Week 1 A major expansion of Ash- bum’s natural gas line is on the Council agenda. If the Council approves Ashburn is going to borrow $584K to extend the gas lines to the old CentraPak building next to the Interstate, south of town and near the air port. Hat Creek, Hobby Farms and Sconyer’s Gin were also very interested in tapping a new gas line. The loan will come from the Georgia Munic ipal Association (GMA). The new gas line will sup ply gas to the new peanut pro cessing plant going in at the old candy plant. Ashburn Mayor Sandra Lumpkin and City of Ashburn employees held a celebration in Elrod Park on Saturday as part of Georgia Cities week. (See YEAR Page 2) ‘Reopen Station 2’ The Turner County Ministe rial Association asked the County Commission to reopen EMS Station 2 on the west side of town. Representing the Associa tion, Lester Green spoke to the Commissioners at last week’s workshop meeting. He said the west side is no longer covered or represented since the closing of the substa tion. Of particular concern is the railroad that splits Turner County in half north to south. “If there is a train on the tracks, it will take a while to get to someone in need of im mediate medical attention,” he said. “We know you have budget considerations. We ask you to reconsider.” The Commissioners offered no comment after Mr. Green spoke. The County Commission did close the EMS substation at Eureka because of budget constraints. Alcohol licenses on agenda Ashburn has 21 businesses with alcohol licenses. All the licenses are on Thursday’s City Council Agenda. The Council is asked to ap prove the licenses in a bulk vote. The Council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public. The City has 5 licenses that allow on-premises consump tion, two of which are night clubs. The others are stores that sell beer and wine. Only one restaurant in town has a liquor-by-the-drink li cense. Other agenda items are: • City Manager’s Report - Sedric Carithers • Approve minutes of past meetings. • Re-Appointment of Mu nicipal Court Judge Ray Hol land. • Re-Appointment of Mu nicipal Court Prosecutor Flynn Coleman. Mr. Coleman is from Albany. He is the son of City Attorney Tommy Coleman. • Re-Appointment of Mu nicipal Court Indigent Defense Attorney John Sherrar. Mr. Sherrar lives in Vienna. • Re-Appointment of City Attorney Tommy Coleman • Appointment of Mayor Pro-tem • Setting qualifying fees for the 2018 election. The fee is 3 percent of the base salary. • Approve a resolution de scribing boundaries of redevel opment areas within the City. HOLIDAY HOOPS 8 66670 00023 4 500 - tax included This space available. Your ad runs 4 or more weeks. Get your business noticed! Call Chuck at 567-3655 Wed AM Wintry mix PM Mostly Sunny 'Aj / ® 39 Thur Mostly Sunny Fri Mostly Sunny Sat Mostly Sunny Sun Mostly Sunny

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The wiregrass farmer. (Ashburn, Ga.) 1984-current, January 03, 2018, Image 1