About The Georgia post. (Knoxville, Crawford County, Ga.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 6, 2014)
ftacnes ■x> itii: Beacnes \N>,i sale THE SECOND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN MARCH ,Vat'c/i //-/Sf/r /Of/t t (ic/e/ft'aico/i Don’t forget to spring forward! Issue 9 Thursday, March 6, 2014 The Voice of Crawford County Since 1921 also serving Byron and Peach County Scouts above, back row: Lon Turner - Troop Leader, Bobby Carter, Alex Bartlett and Dylan Johnson. Front row: Jake Ste phenson, Edward Turner, Zachary Woods, Josh Flanders and Christiana Flanders. At left are Eagle Scouts Jake Stephen son and Dylan Johnson. Two new Eagle Scouts in town BY BOBBIE EVANS The Georgia Post On their way to becoming Eagle Scouts, Jason Stephenson and Dylan Johnson chose to renovate the retain ing wall encompassing the old Historic Crawford County Courthouse in Knox ville for their Eagle Project. For a young man to attain the highest rank in Scouting (Eagle) he must suc cessfully complete a service project that benefits his community, the environ ment, or a religious, school or other worthy group. However, completing the project is not enough as he must also demonstrate his leadership skills and capabilities. This means assuming complete responsibility for the proj ect from start to finish — planning, obtaining materials and the resources which may be needed, recruiting other Scouts, parents, siblings and others to accomplish what has been promised to do and finally directing and supervising the recruits as they follow instructions for the project. The skills demonstrated are stepping stones for college and for the Scouts becoming an adult. Over the years the wall at the historic courthouse had fallen into disrepair as trucks had driven into the corners, concrete blocks knocked into the street by lawnmowers and the weather had caused mortar joints to fail. This resulted in loose bricks, many of which were carried off the property. Paint was faded, chipped and stained. These were all corrected during the project. Even though it was not identified in their original plan, the two Scouts identified other problems which they corrected during the time they worked on the project. They pressure washed the sidewalks, exterior steps and hand railing leading to the second floor, and the front wall of the building and they repaired and painted the brick borders of the sidewalks. The results are visible and resulted in a more attractive presentation of this piece of Crawford County’s history. The Crawford County Historical Society built on Jason’s and Dylan’s work because they had achieved such a marked improvement in the exterior presentation of the historic site. The Crawford County Historical Society removed dilapidated window air condi tioners, adjusted window blinds to the same position in all windows, removed window drapes, and repaired lights at the front of the Courthouse so the flags would be correctly displayed. Stephensen and Johnson were awarded their Eagle Scout on February 22, 2014. The ceremony was held at Roberta United Methodist Church. CCHS Lady Eagles The CCHS Lady Eagles Softball team members recently received awards. Freshmen on the team are Madelyn Win- go, Ciara Wood and Hannah Griffitts. Sophomores are Lacie Brown, Kacie Brown, Brandi Deloach, Taylor Crosby, Sarah Robinson, Leighann Shell and Brittany Sheffield. Juniors include Niki Moncrief, Rachael Hortman, Tori Allen and Alexis Ussery. Seniors include Cheyenne Heald (front left) was named Best Offensive Player and First Team All-Region, Amberlyn Heath, Hannah Mason, (front right) was named Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team All Region. Amber Rowland, (front middle) was named Most Valuable Player (MVP), and First Team All-Region, Taylor Rhodes, Alli son Overturf and Nikki Sims. James Moore coaches the team. Crawford County Farm Bureau Annual Steak Su Thursday, March 13th at CCHS Cafeteria. Tickets are $15 0 2 Sections, 12 Pages One Dollar Qualifying ends Friday Qualifying for the May 20th election began at 9 a.m. on March 3rd and will end at 12 noon Friday, March 7th. Coun ty offices up for re-election are: County Commissioner and School Board members in Districts 1 and 5. Qualifying for Non-Partisan and Democratic elections will take place at the office of the Board of Elections. GOP qualifying takes place in the Crawford County Court house, Coverdell Room during those same hours as above. For information on GOP qualifying call 478-951-5798. Price in support of Scott's comments on RAFB Dr. Spencer Price released the following statement in support of Congressman Austin Scott’s recent comments regarding Robins Air Force Base: “Congressman Austin Scott has been a staunch ally of Robins Air Force Base and his efforts to promote and protect Robins are appreciated by Georgians throughout Middle Georgia and across our state. As a military flight surgeon and former Chief of Aviation Medicine for the Georgia Army National Guard, I understand the vital role Robins Air Force Base serves in Amer ica’s national security structure and I encourage Congressman Scott to continue his efforts to advocate for the base,” Price stated. Price is running for Georgia State Senate District 18. Scott is the 8th district Congressman and sits on the House Armed Services Committee. He has been a staunch supporter of Robins Air Force Base. Scott recently stated that a 2017 BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure Commission) may be inevitable. His comments came in response to Defense Secretry Chuck Hagel’s request for Congress to authorize a BRAC. A down sizing of the military has been proposed by the President as well under the guise of meet ing budget cuts. Scott has opposed BRAC in the past. He said BRAC might be a better option that allowing the Department of Defense to make its own cuts without Congressional oversight.” “DOD does not have to have a BRAC to eliminate a weap on system or move a mission. They have the ability to move missions out of bases without a BRAC. That’s one of the things General McMahon and the 21st Century Partnership can con tinue to talk about, and they do a wonderful job for us. Making sure we don’t end up with a BRAC of a thousand cuts, if you will,” Scott stated. Hagel also proposed retiring the A-10 fleet which Scott said would put troops at risk because the aircraft has a proven battle record and that its replacement, the F-35, has not been tested at war. Wings for the A-10 are produced at Macon’s Boeing plant and flown out of Moody AFB in Valdosta. Hagel’s proposal called for cutting active duty troops by 13 percent; guard and reserve numbers by five person as part of the President’s 2015 budget. “This proposal,” said Scott, “is coming from a president who is either extremely naive to the things going on around the world or, quite honestly, willing to put our national security at risk, so he doesn’t have to cut spending on entitlements. We know China is building up their military. We know Russia is building up their military. We need to be prepared to those types of engagements.” Dickey qualifies Rep. Robert Dickey qualified on Monday morning to run again as State Representative - District 140, which covers all of Crawford and parts of Bibb, Houston, Monroe, and Peach counties. Rep. Dickey said, “It is a privilege and honor to serve you!”
