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Issue 52 Thursday, December 27, 2018
$$$ always
needed for
county roads
BY VICTORIA SIMMONS
The Georgia Post
Doug Kelly made recom
mendation to fill the three
vacacies on the Recreation
Board which were approved
by commissioners Tuesday
night. They were the reap
pointment of Steve Craig
Puckett, appointment of
Cameron Harris and Shadrick
Price.
The county has received a
Department of Community
affairs grant for water in the
amount of $367,117.
Most of the meeting was
taken up with discussions of
roads in the county. Snce they
only receive around $400,000
from the Local Maintenance
Improvement Grant (LMIG)
for roads, that gives them
very little leeway for paving
and improvement. Especially
when you add in that it costs
approximately $107,000 per
mile to pave.
Hollis asked them to start
work on the 2019/20 LMIG as
soon as possible to finalize the
list and get out to bid.
Chairman Paul Chapman
noted there are a lot of road
problems in the county and
most of the county’s budget is
spent on them. He said there
as always the question of
where do they get the money.
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Middle schoolers provide caroling treat around town
CCMS students signed up to go caroling at Roberta Healthcare with
Coach Shannon West. Students then traveled to the Roberta Crawford
County Chamber of Commerce where they received cookies and hot
chocolate. Later they caroled in the park for all to hear.
Commissioners Bobby Blasingame, John Thomas, Paul Chapman and Justin Spillers with
replica of awarded water grant check from Department of Community Affairs for $367,117.
GFB thankful for farm bill passage
Georgia Farm Bureau, the
state’s largest general farm
organization, applauds the
U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives for passing
the bipartisan Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018,
commonly known as the farm
bill. The Senate passed the bill
on Dec. 11 with a vote of 87 to
13 and the House followed on
Dec. 12 with a vote of 369 to
47. The legislation now awaits
President Trump’s signature
to become law.
“Georgia Farm Bureau
appreciates Congress passing
the 2018 farm bill,” said Geor
gia Fann Bureau President
Gerald Long. “Our organiza
tion is pleased with the work
Senate and House Agriculture
Committee Chainnen Sen.
Pat Roberts and Rep. Mike
Conaway and Ranking Mem
bers Sen. Debbie Stabenow
and Rep. Collin Peterson did
to write the fann bill. We
especially appreciate the work
Georgia’s U.S. Reps. Rick
Allen, Austin Scott and David
Scott contributed as members
of the 2018 Fann Bill Confer
ence Committee along with
support Rep. Sanford Bishop
offered as ranking member
of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture.
Sens. Johnny Isakson and
David Perdue also worked
hard in the Senate to get the
bill passed.”
Georgia Fann Bureau
extends thanks to members
of Georgia’s congressional
delegation who voted to pass
the fann bill - Sens. Johnny
Isakson and David Perdue;
Reps. Rick Allen, Sanford
Bishop, Doug Collins, Drew
Ferguson, Tom Graves, Karen
Handel, Hank Johnson, John
Lewis, Austin Scott, David
Scott and Rob Woodall.
Long said it is important
that the fann bill is imple
mented in a timely manner
because Georgia’s fanners
have not enjoyed the econom
ic recovery that many Amer
icans have experienced the
past few years. Agriculture
contributed $73.3 billion in
output to Georgia’s economy
in 2016 and 383,600 job to
the state according to the UGA
Center for Agribusiness and
Economic Development.
“Approval of a long-tenn
fann bill could not come at a
more critical time as Georgia
fanners - who are responsible
for our state’s largest econom
ic sector - are struggling to
survive tough economic times
and many fanners in South
Georgia are trying to recover
from Hurricane Michael,”
Long said. “We need to grow
our economy by building
demand for our agricultural
products at the same time that
we offer a lifeline to fanners
who are struggling.”
Crawford County Farm
MACON, Ga. - Crawford
County Farm Bureau (CCFB)
was recognized as one of
the top county Farm Bureau
programs in the state during
the organization’s 81st
annual convention held on
Jekyll Island Dec. 2-4.
The county chapter was
named a finalist for the
prestigious McKemie Award
- the highest honor that a
county Farm Bureau in the
state can receive - in rec
ognition of the activities it
sponsored during the past
year to promote agriculture.
CCFB was one of six
county Farm Bureaus to be
recognized as a finalist in the
small membership catego
ry. Wayne Mclnvale is the
CCFB president.
Founded in 1937, the
Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration is the state’s largest
general farm organization
with 158 county chapters.
As a membership-driven,
nongovernmental organiza
tion, GFB serves as the voice
of Georgia farmers and rural
Georgia by advocating for
them on legislative issues
and promoting Georgia
commodities. Its volunteer
members actively participate
in activities that promote
agriculture awareness.
GFB membership is open
to the public and offers a
wide variety of benefits,
including insurance and
discounts for health services,
travel and family entertain
ment. Enrollment in any
of the member benefits is
optional and not a require
ment for membership. If you
would like more information
about agriculture please visit
www.gfb.org, like Georgia
Farm Bureau on Facebook
@GeorgiaFarmBureau or
follow on Twitter at @Ga-
FarmBureau.
Bureua recognized as top program in the
state
Georgia Farm
Bureau Pres
ident Gerald
Long, right,
congratulates
Crawford
County Farm
Bureau Pres
ident Wayne
Mclnvale on
the county
Farm Bureau
being named
a finalist
for the GFB
McKemie
Award during
the 2018 GFB
Convention
held Dec.
2-4 on Jekyll
Island.