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2013 Senior Photos Inside, Pa£es 11-14 7ks Uoice, of CtcuufotusL County tines, 7927 ffflbo beix/inq Qytjon, & ^Pexzciv Co. J Thursday, May 23,2013 2 Sections, 20 Pages These two running enthusiasts show sportsmanship at its finest. Trace Hodges, age 8, son of Troy and Julie Hodges of Musella had a time of 8:35 in the one mile fun run Saturday. He gives Ellie Mincey, age 7, daughter of David and Tracie Mincey of Macon a high five as she crosses the finish line with a time of 9:22. Emmett Merritt Inducted Into Hall Of Fame Emmett Merrit was the 2013 inductee into the Craw ford County Potters’ Hall of Fame Thursday night. Em mett was a third generation Crawford County potter, the grandson of William Riley Merritt and son of Elbert Jackson Merritt. Emmett was also an offspring of three separate potter fami lies. His grandmother was Nancy Becham Merritt, sister of the well known potter Washington Becham. Emmett’s mother was Annie Averett Merritt, another well known potter family. Emmett was bom in Crawford County July 23, 1877 and married first to Mattie Gordon, Aug 2, 1896. They had two daugh ters, Claudie and Mamie, who survived infancy and several other children that did not. There are seven small unmarked graves next to Mattie in Dixon United Methodist Church cemetery. Mattie died June 13, 1903. Emmett was both a farmer and potter. He began pui'- chasing land in 1904 with 34 acres in Crawford County Land Lot 100 of the third land district. He continued buying the remaining acre age of land lot 100 and that is where his home was. He went on to purchase lots See MERRITT, Page 9 Several members of Emmett Merritt’s relatives were in attendance at the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony Thursday night. The poster was painted by Nancy Jones. Her husband, Russell, provided background information on Merritt. Budget Woes Plague BOE Special Meeting To Discuss Cuts Set Budget woes causing cuts will be discussed at a June 4, 2013 meeting of the Crawford County Board of Education. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Cuts are expected by the Georgia De partment of Education which will greatly impact Crawford County. The loss of revenue and where cuts can possibly be made will be items of discussion. Superintendent John Douglas is expected to address board members and disclose information con cerning the expected cuts. The public will be informed shortly thereafter. Statewide all boards of education are suffering cuts in various areas, some in specific areas. Chair of the Crawford County Development Au thority, Brenda Carroll was invited to speak to the board at last week’s meeting. The board went into a closed executive session to discuss a new project. Once again in open session, nothing was disclosed. At the meeting the board approved a five-year facil ity plan which will include upgrades to heating and air at Crawford County High School. All other infrastruc ture has received approval for necessary upgrades as well. The five-year plan facility improvements runs from July 2, 1013 to June 30, 2017. The plan was ap proved unanimously by the board. TSA (Technical Students Association) placed first in a statewide TSA Confer ence Competition and will travel to National Confer ence Competition in Or lando, Florida. The trip was approved unanimously by the board. Students will be chaperoned and are directed by David Shepard. Board training was dis cussed for all members. A training will be held May 28, 6:30 p.m. and continue until 9:30 p.m. Topics in clude the new changes con cerning open meeting laws, transferring grades and the Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) and Forestry Land Protection Act (FLPA). Volunteer Work Prevalent For New Board Member A long list of volunteer work graces the pages of the resume of Troy S. Cook, recent appointee to the Crawford County Develop ment Authority Board. Bom to Gary and Jenelle Cook in Athens, Georgia, Cook is no stranger to Crawford County having lived here from 1987-1995 before moving to Lex ington, Georgia in 1994. He returned to Crawford County in 2011 and is ready to volunteer his time to help better the community. Cook is married to the love of his life, Barbara Argo Cook and together they have three children, two daughters and one son, who is currently serving in the United States Navy. He was employed by Southwire Com pany until the company had to downsize and is now working as the office manager for a local automotive shop. Cook’s resume shows a long list of vol unteer work. He has served with both the Masonic Lodge in Lexington, GA, where he served as a master and secretary and the lodge in Roberta, GA. He is also a mem ber of the Scottish Rite in Atlanta, GA and served as president and secretary of the Athens-Piedmont Scottish Rite Association. He organized many community fundraisers for all the groups for which he has been a proud member. “I believe my experience will allow me to bring a fresh new perspective to the Devel- Troy Cook opment Authority Board. As for any new ideas for the board I’d like to hold off any comment until I have the opportunity to see what is currently being done. I would like to thank the Board of Commissioners for appointing me to this position and I look forward to serving Crawford County.” Four generations of runners participated in Saturday’s road race. Claire Mat tox, who is 78, her son, Eric Simpson, grandson, Ezra Simpson and great- grandson Joshua Flanders, were all participants in the race.
