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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
ASHBURN,GA, 31714
VOL 109 - No. 48 • 750
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GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY
Members of the FBLA, FCCLA and WBA (High School work education groups) came together to put Thanksgiving baskets together for the
community. The bags and boxes were packed at Christian Union Church of God before the holiday.
Meetings
County Commission, last
and 1st Tuesday of the month.
Ashburn Council, 1st
Thursday of the month.
Sycamore Council, 2nd
Thursday of the month.
School Board, 1st and 2nd
Monday of the month.
All meetings are at 6 p.m.
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.
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.
Siren Test
The Turner County
weather warning siren is
tested the first Wednesday of
the month, good weather per
mitting, at noon.
Obituaries
Corrine Peacock Williams,
90, Ashburn
Timothy Allan Fair cloth,
71, Ashburn
Complete obituary
information Page 5
No decision on Ashburn polling location
The Board of Elections has
not decided where the Ash
burn polling location for the
2024 elections will be.
The Board held a public hearing but
no one attended, said Elections Super
intendent Jan Winter.
Ms. Winter said she is moving the
Ashburn polling location out of the
Civic Center because of security con
cerns and the current construction. She
said the poll will not return to the Civic
Center once construction is done.
Ms. Winter wanted to move the polls
to the Ag Building next to the airport.
The County Commission also meets in
that building.
The Ashburn City Council offered
the Municipal Courthouse as the
polling location, noting it is central to
the City and within walking distance
for many voters.
The County Commission, without
voting, was split on the idea of where
to have the polls.
Ms. Winter said she has contacted
the Secretary of State for illustrations
and advice. Georgia’s Secretary of State
oversees elections in the state.
CHRISTMAS PARADE DEC 9
County gets local broker
THE
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OPEN HOUSE
AND PICTURES WITH SANTA AND SUPER HEROES AT
ELROD PARK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PARADE
CALL THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SIGN UP:
229-567-9096
You still have time to sign up for the annual Christmas parade. It is Dec. 9 at 10
a.m. Call 567-9696 to get your entry in the parade.
The County Commission changed its insurance
broker and program manager to a Tifton company.
The company owner lives in Turner County. Company repre
sentative Julie Bullington also lives in Turner County.
She told the Commissioners when the company learned of the
County's financial issues, they decided to present themselves to
the Commission. Ms. Bullington said the Tifton company will
offer services for the same price, but will offer better service. She
told the board she and the company owner have a vested interest
in Turner County because they own property here.
Redistricting is important
by Shanteya Hudson
thetrustproject.org
State lawmakers will re
turn to Atlanta this week
to decide on Georgia's
new congressional vot
ing district maps.
Grassroots organizations fo
cused on voting access are
stressing the importance of the
process.
In October, a federal judge
ruled the state's 2021 maps di
luted the voting power of
Black residents and violate
Section 2 of the Voting Rights
Act.
April Albright, national
legal director for Black Voters
Matter, emphasized the deci
sion is crucial in promoting eq
uity for often overlooked
communities.
"Our communities don't get
that infrastructure," Albright
observed. "We see it in our ed
ucation and we see it in our
roads, and we see it in eco
nomic opportunities in the
form of opportunity districts,
where the state makes a deci
sion about how much money
they're going to provide as sub
sidy to invite industries to
come and create businesses."
The judge's ruling called for
lawmakers to create an extra
congressional district in west-
metro Atlanta with a majority-
Black population. It also calls
for two new majority-Black
Senate districts in south-metro
Atlanta, two majority-Black
House districts in south-metro
Atlanta, and two in and around
Macon-Bibb.
Albright pointed out the sig
nificant population shifts in the
South over the past decade,
which highlight the need for
people to have the option to
vote for candidates who truly
represent their beliefs. As vot
ing districts are being updated
and challenged throughout the
South, she stressed the impor
tance of safeguarding democ
racy.
"We've got to keep our eyes
on the prize," Albright urged.
"We've got to understand the
power of the 'drip, drip,' organ
izing ah year around issues that
matter to us. And if we do that,
then it doesn't matter what the
courts will do. We know that
we can still bring the changes
that we want."
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