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Crawford County HS FFA will be hosting its ANNUAL FALL FRUIT SALE. They will be selling Florida Indian River Groves fruit and will have a selection of Navel Oranges, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Hamlin (juice) Oranges and Tangelos. There will also be a mixed carton available with Navel Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit. Fruit will be sold in 10 lb., 20 lb. and 40 lb. cartons. Prices will be $18 for 10 lbs.; $22 for 20 lbs. and $30 for 40 lbs. Sale now until October 25th. Will be delivered to CCHS week of November 18-22. Payment must be made prior to ordering the fruit. For questions or to place an order see any CCFIS FFA member or email daryl.baxley@crafordschool. org. BLOOD DRIVE AT CCHS Friday, October 18. 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. in the gym. To register see Mrs. Hollingshed. Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Second Annual Scarecrow Contest! All Scarecrows will be judged through October 31. 2013!!! Issue 37 Thursday, October 3, 2013 The Voice of Crawford County Since 1921 also serving Byron and Peach County 2 Sections, 12 Pages One Dollar School system to go through public hearings again due to wording Wording was left off in the origi nal announcement of the Crawford County Board of Education’s tax millage original announcement which means the school system will go through the process of public hearings again. John Douglas, School Superintendent, released the following press release: The Crawford County Board of Education announces its intention to increase the property taxes it will levy this year by 18.52 percentage over the rollback millage rate. Due to the reduction of state school funding, the Board of Educa tion’s Budget requires an increase in local funding. The Board of Education complet ed this process in September but inadvertently left off the following wording in the original announce ment and is completing the process again to comply with the newer standards for advertising: This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 16.00 mills, an increase of 2.5 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 13.50 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $95.00 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $100.00. When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law requires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that will pro duce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred. The budget tentatively adopted by the Crawford County Board of Ed ucation requires that a millage rate higher than the rollback millage rate, therefore, before the Crawford County Board of Education may finalize the tentative budget and set a final millage rate, Georgia law requires three public hearings to be held to allow the public an opportu nity to express their opinions on the increase. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the Board of Education Board room, 190 East Crusselle Street, Roberta, Georgia on October 10, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and on October 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Price to seek Senate District Spencer Price has announced his candidacy for the Georgia state senate from the 18th senate district which includes Crawford, Monroe, Upson, and Peach counties and portions of western Bibb County and north western Houston County. “It brings me great pleasure to announce my candi dacy for state senate from the 18th senate district,” said Price. “I look forward to working with citi zens from through out the 18th senate district in an effort to understand your concerns and to determine the most effective way to represent you at the state capitol.” Price has lived in the 18th sen ate district for more than 39 years. “I have a strong interest in the 18th senate district,” said Price. “I’ve lived in the district most of my life and I’ve spent many years in service to the local community and its citizens. My candidacy for state senate is a further extension of that life of service. I look forward to a meaningful and productive campaign and I welcome your com ments and suggestions.” Price, 49, is an emergency physician and director of emergen cy medicine at a central Georgia hospital. 18 seat “As a physician serving in the legislature, one of my top prior ities will be to increase the voice of healthcare at the state capitol,” Price said. “Healthcare is a complex issue that affects all Geor gians. Unfor tunately, there are few phy sicians currently serving in Geor gia’s state senate to assist in sorting out these issues and to en sure that patients’ needs are met and their rights protected.” A 19-year veteran of the Geor gia Army National Guard, Price is a 1999 recipient of the Georgia Army National Guard’s William Few Award and the U.S. Army’s General Douglas MacArthur Lead ership Award naming him among the top company-grade officers in the nation. He completed combat deployments to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2009 and has partic ipated in humanitarian relief mis sions overseas and disaster relief missions in Georgia. Price is also a former member of the NASA Space Operations Medical Support Team for the Space Shuttle program. “My father was a World War Two veteran who served in the South Pacif- PRICE, Page 8 Price with his wife and son. AUCUOU 1 ^ QV A few of the items to be auctioned at the Auction Party to be held on October 19 at Martha Johnston Girl Scout Camp by the Roberta-Crawford Chamber of Commerce. Get your tickets today by calling the Chamber office. Annual Chamber auction includes guns, vacations, cakes and more Roberta Crawford County Chamber “Unbe-LEAF- able” Auction Party will be held in just 17 days from today. There are so many items to auction that it is impossible to mention all of them don’t miss out on this fall evening everyone will talk about October 19, 2013 at the Martha Johnston Girl Scout Camp! Items on the auction block will include delicious Betty Harris and Thelma Sheppard cakes, fine wines, hand crafted items, golf for party of four, dinner tick ets, framed and matted prints, and so much more in the way of riffles, tools, Charlie West Pottery, beauty products, promised rifles to come and a Shot Gun of the Year donated by Atlanta Sand and Supply (2010 Model 870, 887 Nitro Mag Shotgun) and package to include amo and targets valued at over $500. Or for the history buff over $500 in Crawford County history books, and Christmas tree ornaments compli mented by a year’s membership to the CCHS (Craw ford Co. Historical Society) in beautiful baskets or the framed and matted courthouse numbered print by Clare Golson. How about a trips to wonderful excursions like this ... from chamber member Amy Buice Ooh La La Catering a seven night stay at The Reef House Resort with the underwater magic of reef diving and relaxation of beautiful beaches of toe snuggling white sand. Diving package is included and the resort can be researched at www.reefhouseresort. com. This package does not include air fare or diving equipment rental fee but is valued at $2500-2700. Credit and Debit cards will be on option to pay for all your purchases! This is a first for the auction extrav aganza. Buy now and pay later how about that! That is just a taste of what will be for you to choose in a silent or live auction. This very special evening will be held on Saturday October 19, 2013 at the picturesque and very accom modating Martha Johnston Girl Scout Camp on Girl Scout Road in Crawford County. For all GPS users the address is Martha Johnston Girl Scout Camp, 1500 Girl Scout Road, Lizella, GA 31052. The leaves may be colorful but the most colorful will be the decor and the fun going on inside with the serving of heavy hors d’oeuvres, enjoying a night out while supporting your chamber in this biennial event. A variety of foods and drinks will be made available suiting every taste pallet. At this point the chamber reports there are so many valuable items to let your bid go in the going, going sold to the couple in the back... that night promises fun and excitement for anyone. All members of the chamber pay an admittance fee of $20 per person and non- members $25. Come in at 6 p.m. and begin to browse the silent auction but place your bid on one of the fine items by 7 p.m. Feast on the heavy hors d’oeuvres until the live auction begins at 7:30 p.m. All funds earned at the auction go to the many com munity, city, county projects the chamber would like to complete. Support local business, support your chamber. Excessive rain losses gets Crawford designated as a natural disaster area The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 79 counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that began in April and continues through some areas. Crawford County is one of those counties. “Our hearts go out to those Georgia farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We are commit ted to ensuring agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communi ties through these difficult times. We’re also telling Georgia producers that USDA stands with you and your communities when severe weather and natural disasers threaten to disrupt your livelihood.” The designation was made September 25, 2013 making all qualified farm operations in the desig nated areas eligible for low interest emergency loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in Craw ford and other eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. Additional programs available to assist farmers and ranchers include the Emergency Conservation Pro gram, Federal Crop Insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers (provided they are not affected by the shutdown) for further information on eligibility requirements and applica tion procedures for these and other programs. You can find additionaol information online at http:// disaster.fsa.usday.gov
