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Shop at Home THE Holidays Lunch with Santa A Vintage Christmas at the Byron Depot, Saturday, December 14. Sponsored by Byron Area Historical Society. For times, reservations and more information contact Para at 478-214-5560. ISSUE 47 THURSDAY, December 12, 2013 COVERING BYRON AND PEACH COUNTY BYRONBUZZ@PSTEL.NET Zemontia Howard who nominated Smith with teacher Dallas Smith. Dallas Smith is ’’TOPS” By Victoria Simmons The Byron Buzz In his fourth year of teaching — all at Peach County High School, Dallas Smith was featured on WMAZ-13 as ”My Teacher is Tops” last week. Smith, who is also a PCHS graduate, teaches History at the Trojan Academy. He is the son of Linda and Tiger Smith and is also the head tennis coach at the high school. He is married and has one child. Smith said he has some really good teachers and learned a lot from them when he was at PCHS. His students say he makes learning fun and others who know him, like Sara Mason, District Parent/Community Liaison, say he is an awesome teacher. Students say he makes class fun and communicates in his own way. PCHS principal Bruce Mackey says it feels good to know students appreciate what Smith is doing. Byron asked to consider providing meals; approves new position BY VICTORIA SIMMONS The Byron Buzz Nancy Smith with the Peach County Senior Center spoke to Byron City Council, asking them to consider helping fund meals for Byron residents who partici pate in the nutrition program. Smith told the board that the senior nutrition program had been devastated by binding cuts. It costs $2884 a year to pro vide one meal delivered per day she told council. There are cur rently 24 people in Byron who receive home delivered meals. One person from Byron attends the congregate site in Fort Valley for a meal where they also par ticipate in other activities. Smith related that during one of the deliveries the recipient did not come to the door and the driver called the sheriffs office and a family member. When they arrived and entered the home they found the person had fallen and broken a hip. This person had fallen in less than 24 hours and otherwise, had the driver not came to deliver the meal, the person may have suffered longer. Smith said they are trying to bnd other revenue streams so they don’t have to discharge anyone from the program. Byron mayor Larry Collins told Smith Council would take it under consideration. Councilman Michael Chumb- ley recommended a job de scription for a new Customer Service/Administrative assis tant position. Mayor Pro-tem Michael Chidester said that this person would provide a ’’face” for Byron City Hall. This person will be the front line customer service and one stop assistance to customers whenever possible. Chidester related that he had received complaints that people never get responses when they have a complaint or a problem and this position would hope fully help rectify that occurence. In addition to customer ser vice the person will provide ad ditional administrative support including bank reconciliations, records retention, etc. No salary was discussed and the proposed job description was approved by council. The position will be filled by internal promotion or from a new hire. In other business, council heard the first reading of an ordinance concerning council’s decision to increase the hotel/ motel tax from 5% to 6%. The ordinance will be read again at the next meeting before taking effect. Betty Sims, Election Super intendent provided the returns for the General Election Runoff which gave Alan Dorsey the win over Rick Knowles. Council went into a closed executive session to discuss real future estate acquisition. y Through the eyes of a child’parade j My Teacher Lions Club Love Light Tree lit Brad Blackmon of Byron Baptist Church said the opening and closing prayer for the Byron Lions Club Love Light Tree Ceremony Friday night. Byron Elementary School’s fourth and fifth grade cho rus, under the direction of Kristine Fleckenstein provided music. Due to increased costs, etc. the club did not light the big tree this year but provid ed a smaller tree inside the gazebo at Jailhouse Alley. Byron Lions Club members read the names in honor of and in memory of which were pur chased. Proceeds help support the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind in Waycross. Refreshments were provided in the old jail served by Byron Main Street, Byron Area Historical Society and Byron Lions Club. Byron Lions Club’s float came in second place. Santa arrives in style This year Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in a convertible at Byron’s Christmas parade this past Saturday afternoon. Third place was captured by The Medical Center of Peach County ridden by Jackie Barnes. Powersville Opry took first prize for their float in the Byron Christmas parade,
