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The Bible story of Jethro and how it fits today’s world
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Wednesday, February 7,2024
ASHBURN,GA, 31714
VOL 109 - No. 6 • 750
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Called meeting
The Ashbum City Coun
cil has a called meeting on
Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The Council
is expected to announce the
firm that will handle the new
CDBG grant construction
project. The work is for in
frastructure on the west side
of Ashburn. The public is
welcome to attend.
Food & books
Feb. 6th-March 12th on
each Tuesday from 5:30-7
p.m.Victoria Evans Memo
rial Library will host a
Prime Time Family Reading
Series for families with chil
dren 6-10. A nutritious meal
will be served and free
transportation is available.
Two free books will be
given to each family and
door prizes will be given!
Registration cards for the
program are available at
Turner County Elementary
School and Victoria Evans
Memorial Library.
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.
Obituaries
Lance Blane Landis, 62,
Ashburn
Helen C. Williford, 92,
Blairsville
Complete obituary
information Page 5
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HOMETOWN NEWS SINCE 1902
New digs for Health Department?
The Turner County
Health Department is a
step closer to getting a
new building.
County Commission Chair
man Nick Denham said he is in
talks with Phoebe Putney
about acquiring the now-
closed Phoebe Clinic building
on East Monroe behind Raines
Pharmacy.
When Phoebe closed the
clinic, it briefly opened as a
physical therapy center. That
too closed.
"They seem real anxious to
help us," he said. "I am excited
about it. It will be one of the
best things we have done for
the citizens in a while."
Mr. Denham said nonprofit
rules apparently prohibit the
hospital system from just do
nating the building. Phoebe
runs as a nonprofit organiza
tion.
He is now discussing pur
chase terms with the hospital.
If successful, the Health De
partment will move into that
building, which is pretty much
move-in ready.
The current health depart
ment building on Hudson Ave.
needs a lot of work and the
staff there needs more space.
MASTER 4-H’ER
Abigail Kendrick has twice earned Master 4-H’er status in livestock in 4-H. The County Commission declared
Jan. 30, 2024, Abigail Kendrick Day in Turner County in honor of her accomplishments. She earned the Master 4-
H’er in breeding ewe and market lamb. Master 4-H’er is the highest award a student can achieve. Once the person
has earned this, they have “mastered” the subject and can no longer compete in that area in 4-H events. From left
County Commissioners Allen Weaver, Dana Whiddon, Master 4-H’er Abigail Kendrick, Commission Chairman Nick
Denham and Commissioner Brad Calhoun.
Walker on speed bumps, cleanup and attitudes
Ben Walker used his
time to speak to the
Ashburn City Council to
point where they are
falling short on doing
their job.
SPEED BUMPS
He started with speed
bumps. He said the City does
not have the appropriate sig
nage to tell people about the
bumps on the road in the Han-
nerville neighborhood.
The City installed speed
bumps on several longer,
straight roads on the west side
of town in hopes of stopping
speeding and even racing. Res
idents requested the speed
bumps.
“Nothing negative about the
speed bumps. They are kind of
ugly,” he said. Rather, the signs
telling drivers about the bumps
are not placed where they
should be.
Mr. Walker said one sign
should be 100 feet from the
bump announcing it is ahead.
A second should be 10 feet
from the bump saying here it
is, he said.
“You don’t know where the
speed bump is until you hit it,”
he said.
OTHER PROBLEMS
Mr. Walker said he is not in
favor of the bumps. Further
more, Ashbum has other prob
lems the Council is not
addressing, he said.
“There are too many other
problems going on that got to
be fixed here,” he said. “You
want to clean up the City, clean
up the whole City.”
Councilman Corey Jordan
attempted to stop Mr. Walker
from speaking, saying Mr.
Walker was only on the agenda
to talk about speed bumps.
“The mayor. She is the only
one that can cut me off,” Mr.
Walker replied. He then con
tinued.
(See CITY Page 2)
Turner County native wins federal Preservation award
By Patrick Yost
Morgan County Citizen
The United States De
partment of the Interior
last Friday recognized
Madison’s Director of
Planning Monica Calla
han with one of four of
the Department’s His
toric Preservation
Awards.
Ms. Callahan is a 1987
graduate TCHS Class of 87’
and the class Salutatorian. She
is the daughter of Wendell &
Gloria Hobby. She is the first
Georgian and woman to win
the award.
Callahan, a city of Madison
employee for 25 years who
transformed the city’s planning
and zoning department, was
The city of Madison’s Director of Planning Monica
Callahan was awarded the U.S. Department of Interior’s
award for certified local government historic preservation
officer. The award is a cabinet-level recognition.
awarded the Secretary of Inte
rior Deb Haaland’s award for a
certified local government his
toric preservation officer.
Callahan, according to the
U.S. Department of Interior’s
website, is the first Georgian to
be awarded one of the coveted
awards. Annually, the depart
ment honors four individuals
in the Federal Preservation Of
fice Category, State Historic
Preservation Office Category,
Tribal Historic Preservation
Office Category and Certified
Local Government Category.
Typically, the award winners
are presented with the award at
a White House ceremony.
Callahan was honored,because
of COVID restrictions, with a
Zoom presentation. She was
(See AWARD Page 2)
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Month 7
On the money
The United States Mint, the
department responsible for
printing and minting money in
the United States drew atten
tion at the beginning of the
year as the Mint announced a
series of coins with Ms. Tub-
man on the face.
Plans are still in the works
in Washington to put Ms. Tub-
man on the $20 bill. That re
quires an act of Congress.
Even putting Ms. Tubman on a
currency coin required Con
gressional approval. The Mint
also produces collectible coins
and medals to mark special
events and remarkable people.
Harriet Tubman was an
American abolitionist and so
cial activist. Bom in 1822, she
escaped from slavery and then
led 13 missions to rescue fel
low slaves some of who were
family and friends. She is most
famous for the Underground
Railroad, a network of homes
that help slaves escape to the
north. She also served as an
armed scout and spy for the
Union during the Civil War.
The US Mint commemo
rates the lady and her work
with a set of commemorative
coins that come out this year.
These are limited edition coins
produced at the Philadephia,
San Francisco, Denver, and
West Point plants.
Prcies for the coins vary de
pending on which mint is mak
ing them and whether or not
the coin is a proof or an uncir
culated coin.
The three coins are:
Silver Dollar
Half Dollar
Five-Dollar Gold
A three-coin set costs
$836.25 as of this writing.
Each coin has a different view
of Ms. Tubman.
Ms. Tubman is not the only
black woman, nor the first, to
appear on US currency. The
Mint has commemorative
quarters already out andmore
on the way. As these coins are
released from the Mint, they go
into general circulation.
Unless the quarter is a proof
or an uncirculated coin, they
are worth the face value of 25
cents.
2022 Quarters
Maya Angelou
A writer, poet, dancer and
activist, Maya Angelou is the
first African American woman
to appear on US currency. She
is the first woman on a quarter
in the US Mint series Ameri
can Women Quarters.
Best known as a writer, she
won 3 Grammys fro her spo-
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