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VETERANS DAY
HONORING ALL WHO SERVED
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
ASHBURN,GA, 31714
VOL 109 - No. 45 • 750
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Toys for Tots
The annual Toys for Tots
collection boxes are out
across Turner County. The an
nual toy drive partners with
the Marine Corps to deliver
toys to children who might
not otherwise get anything for
Christmas. Applications for
Toys for Tots are available at
the Elementary school, Mid
dle/High School, and The
Wiregrass Farmer. Applica
tions are to be turned in by
Nov. 18.
Teddy bears
The Kiwanis Club is col
lecting teddy bears for public
safety to give to children. The
bears are to help frightened
kids. New bears may be
dropped off at The Wiregrass.
Food bank
The Shepherd’s Pantry
food bank will not have a dis
tribution on Thanksgiving
Day. Otherwise, at the old el
ementary school will hold a
food distribution Thursday
around 10:30 a.m. Emer
gency food assistance is
available any time. We will
not have a distribution on
Thanksgiving Day. Please
contact Diane Saylor or Ben
Baker if needed.
Stray dogs
Ashburn residents are re
minded that pets must have a
collar and current rabies tag.
Animals without tags will be
collected by Animal Control.
A copy of the City's animal
ordinance is available at City
Hall and the Police Depart
ment. Animal control number
is 567-0313.
Separate debris
If you pile leaves and
limbs at curbside, please sep
arate 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.
Obituaries
Hazel Lea Ireland Childs,
90, Lake Harding, AL
Complete obituary
information Page 5
HOMETOWN NEWS SINCE 1902
No decision for
City poll location
The City of Ashburn has until
the first part of December to
decide if it will use the Board
of Elections to conduct the
City Council election in No
vember 2023.
If the Council decides against hav
ing Elections conduct the election, the
City has to pay all the costs associated
with the election and find a secure lo
cation to have the election.
Elections Superintendent Jan Winter
spoke to the City Council last week to
explain the options and why the next
election will not be held at the Civic
Center. (See jump).
If the City runs its own election, the
cost is expected to be more than
$6,500. If the City continues to run the
election through the Board of Elections,
the cost is zero.
The City has never paid for an elec
tion since contracting with the County
to handle elections.
Ms. Winter said Rebecca held a mu
nicipal election a while back and it cost
the City about $100 per vote. Rebecca
and Sycamore hold Council elections
in odd-number years so they cannot
piggyback on a County, State or Fed
eral election.
Also, if the City opts to run its own
election, Ashburn (See VOTE Page 2)
Antvengers in
by Sami Mastrario
Exciting News! Get ready to
unleash your inner ANT-
venger at the Fire Ant Festival
on March 22-23, 2024!
That’s right, folks!
This year, we’re taking
our love for fire ants to
the next level with a SU
PERHERO twist. Put on
your capes and masks be
cause the theme for the
2024 Fire Ant Festival is
none other than “The
ANT-vengers”!
It’s time to dig out
those superhero Hal
loween costumes you’ve
been holding onto, be
cause this is your chance
to become an ANT-
venger and protect the
festival from all things
antsy. Whether you’re
Team Iron Ant, Captain
Ant-merica, Black
PANT-ther, the Ant
Widow, or any other ant-
2024 for FAF
inspired hero, you’re in for a weekend
of fun, excitement, and plenty of sur
prises.
Held the fourth weekend of
March, small-town (See ANT Page 2)
2BTHAHHUAL FIBEANT FESTIVAL
EVERY 4TH WEEKEND IN MARCH • ASHBURN, GA
CRISP HOMECOMING
Emily Hill is the 2023 Tiftarea Academy Homecoming Queen. She
is the daughter of Jason and Joy Hill, Granddaughter of Delmer and
Ellen Bullington, Sandra Hill and Keith Hill.
Council orders lower speed bumps
Rhonda Walker asked the
Council to lower the height of
the speed bumps on Lee
Street on the west side of
town.
The Council agreed to the request.
New and lower speed bumps were or
dered.
Ms. Walker said she supports the
speed bumps which have reduced
speeding along the road, but the existing
ones are too high.
"Lee Street is our main street (for
that neighborhood). We know there is a
speeding problem," she said. She
pointed to a death on Carlos Avenue as
a big reason to slow speeders.
"Those speed bumps, they are crazy
high," she said. She returned to the
problem of height several times more as
she spoke to the Council.
Some cars, especially sports cars that
ride low to the ground, will scrape as
they pass over the bumps.
"You go through these things, you've
got to come to a full stop and still go
zero miles an hour," she said.
(See BUMP Page 2)
STATE CHAMP
PEANUT
The Rescue Smokers from Turner County cooked an amazing 1st Place Whole Hog with a perfect 600 score to
make it into finals winning the Grand Championship at the annual Big Pig Jig. The hog’s name was “Ford’s Hog”
because when trying to get him to name it he’d just say Ford’s Pig, so enough said.
Sara Will dressed up as
the Big Peanut for Hal
loween at the Elementary
School.
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ments should be afraid of their people. - Alan Moore ernment by the majority who participate. - Thomas Jefferson
