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THE GEORGIA POST & BYRON BUZZ
THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2020
i Ht iuu minis i ky provides nope to
others in need. Handmade bags are
delivered to area hospital waiting rooms
with toiletry items, pillows and blankets,
magazines, etc. for the family. Items
for bags are always needed. If you are
interested in volunteering or donating
supplies call Para at 214-5560. Icukits.
blogspot.com or icukits@gmail.com.
ICU Survival Kits Ministry. We meet
every second and fourth Thursday at
the Byron Depot from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
-Al-Anon meets Mondays, 11 a.m. at
old Byron School. For information call
956-5637.
-PC Board of Education meets first
Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.;
Study session last Tuesday of month,
6 p.m.
yoga-2018-tickets-42596410009. Lisa
Cummings, certified yoga instructor.
Call 478-737-6356 or learn more at
mmmmonline.com
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
(TOPS) holds meetings at the Peach
County Hospital cafeteria every
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. This is a safe
and welcoming environment where the
scale goes up to 750 lbs.
GOVERNMENT & MORE:
-PC Tax Assessors meet first Thurs
day of each month, 4 p.m.
- Byron Lions Club, first and third
Thursday, 7 p.m.
-Byron City Council, second Mon
day, 6 p.m.
BYRON AL-ANON meets Monday
mornings, 11 a.m. and Saturdays
@ 10:30 a.m., 101 Murdock Lane,
Byron (the new Community Center).
Newcomers always welcome. Call 478-
714-9393 for more information.
SCRAPBOOKING AT THE DEPOT
SPIRIT’S QUEST is hosting a new
event and are now open every 1st
and 3rd Sunday afternoon for a Social
Sunday. It’s free and open to all to
come hang out with the horses and
spend some time enjoying nature.
Check out Spirit Quest events on
Facebook.
-PC Commission, second Tuesday,
6 p.m.
-PC Development Authority, third
Thursday, 8 a.m.
-PC Water & Sewage Authority,
third Monday, 6 p.m.
-Byron Rotary Club, every Wednes
day, 8 a.m., Byron Welcome Center.
-Byron Tax Office, Tuesday & Thurs
day, 8:304:30 p.m. Byron Municipal
Complex
-Medical Center of Peach County
meets third Wednesday of every
month, 9 a.m. Board room at hospital.
-Hospital Authority meets at 12
noon on the fourth Tuesday in Jan.
April, July & October.
-Byron Main Street/CVB/DDA board
meets at 5 p.m. every first Monday of
every other month (even months), at
Welcome Center.
-Byron Planning and Zoning Com
mission, fourth Thursday, 5 p.m.
-Peach Public Libraries, Board of
Trustees - Thomas Public Library,
Fort Valley, Ga. The board meets the
second Thursday of February, April,
June, August, October, and Decem
ber at 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room
at Thomas Public Library, Fort Valley,
unless otherwise specified.
Meets every 3rd week on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. This is a
free event, just bring your scrapbooking
supplies and enjoy the fun with Fran
(478) 333-6474.
BYRON BAPTIST CHURCH SER
VICE Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Class
es for all ages from birth to seniors.
Morning worship service: 10:30 a.m. in
the sanctuary. Evening worship service:
6 p.m. in the sanctuary. Wednesday
Prayer/Worship Service 6:30 p.m. in
sanctuary; youth in the chapel; children
in the gym. Programs on Wednesday
night. 100 W. White Road. 478-956-
4670.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
OF MIDDLE GEORGIA, We are a na
tional nonprofit organization dedicated
to helping bereaved parent by providing
highly personal comfort, hope and
support to every family experiencing
the death of a child, a brother, sister
or a grandchild and helping others to
better assist the grieving family. Chap
ter meetings are held the 2nd Monday
of each month at 7 p.m. at CrossLife
Church, 3768 Eisenhower Parkway,
Macon and the 4th Thursday of
each month at 7 p.m. at Byron United
Methodist Church, 103 W. Heritage
Blvd., Byron. Please contact for more
information Karla Chidester (478)
9544592 or visit www.compassionate-
friends.org.
GENTLE YOGA offered by Mindful
Mountain Mediation & Movement on
Mondays 6-7:15 p.m. at the Helping
Hands Now Inc. (old elementary
school), 801 Chamlee Drive, Fort
Valley. Suggested donation of $10 per
class. If you are unable to donate, you
are still welcome. Register at https://
FREE FOOD!!! TROOPPY
PANTRY, INC & MIDDLE GEORGIA
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ARE
SPONSORING:
BYRON COMMUNITY FOOD
RESOURCE
Wednesday, June 17,2020
11:00a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Old School parking lot behind the
Byron Municipal Complex
401 Main Street
Byron, GA 31008
Hosted by: City of Byron
CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
GUIDELINES:
‘EVERYONE MUST STAY IN THE
VEHICLE, WITH ALL WINDOWS UP,
WHEN ENTERING THE SAFETY/
PICK-UP ZONE
‘BE SURE TRUNKS ARE CLEANED
OUT AND READY FOR BOXES. (If
your trunk does not work, volunteers
will place the boxes ON your vehicle,
for you to place in your vehicle AFTER
EXITING the Safety/Pick-Up Zone)
PEACH PUBLIC LIBRARIES BOARD
OF TRUSTEES will meet on Thursday,
June 11 at 5:15 p.m. at the Thomas
Public Library, Fort Valley
BE SURE AND CHECK
WITH THE HOSTING
ORGANIZATION TO MAKE
SURE EVENTS ARE STILL
ON DURING THIS TIME.
Calendar deadline is Friday at 5 p.m.
If times change notify us at
byr20nbuz2@pstel.net or
CALL478-836-3195
PC athletes can return to practice
using recommended precautions
Peach County Schools is
excited for the opportunity
to have our student athletes
back on the athletic fields.
However, we also want our
parents to know that the
safety and well-being of our
students and staff is our
main priority.
The following precau
tions will be in place as our
athletes return.
o Temperatures will be
taken as the athletes arrive.
If their temperature is higher
than 100.3, they will not be
allowed to participate on that
day.
o Conditioning groups
will be limited to groups
of 20 and the groups will
remain the same to limit
contact.
o Equipment will be san
itized/disinfected on a regu
lar basis as well as between
groups.
o Hand sanitizer will be
readily available.
o Masks will be available
and optional for athletes and
coaches.
o Athletes should bring
their own water to condition
ing.
o Athletes should arrive
dressed for conditioning.
Locker rooms will not be
available.
o Visitors are not allowed
at conditioning sessions.
If you have any questions
or concerns please talk to the
coach. We want everyone to
feel comfortable and know
that safety is our top priority.
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FORCE,
Enforcement Officers in
our country. No one hates a
bad officer more than a good
officer!!
The person wearing the
badge and uniform in this
video should be charged with
Murder.”
Anita Howard: “Tired. This
is what I have seen across
my timeline every day since
the video of the George Floyd
arrest and death on film. The
response that we are seeing
across this country is the
voice of the voiceless. We
have a responsibility to en
sure all our citizens are given
the opportunity for justice.
We are not immune to
this narrative in the Macon
Judicial Circuit. All of us in
our community have stories
of injustice at the hands of
those in power.
We cannot deny what we
see in front os us. As your
District Attorney it would
be my responsibility to take
what we can see and what
we cannot to make decisions
that keep everyone in our
communities safe.
Bringing in the GBI to
investigate, is only one step.
We have a responsibility to
take this to the conscious
ness of the community, the
Grand Jury. Andy DA not
willing to take that step and
be accountable to the seople
of this community should
not be someone we choose to
put or keep in office.
Accountability is para
mount to the responsibility
of the District Attorney. I
will be accountable to this
community in every decision
I make. My Accountability
Council will hold me to what
I promise you today. We will
be fair and transparent in
how we administer justice
by looking at who is being
charged, why and the final
judgement.
We have a lot of work to
do in this country. We must
protest with purpose and
vote with intention. We must
change the face of justice by
changing the power of those
that administer it across this
country. We will not be sat
isfied until justice prevails in
every city in this country.
Today and every day I will
stand with you in solidarity
against racial bias and dis
crimination in the criminal
justice system.”
Roof bid sparks discussion
BY KRISTI WATKINS asking about a TPO (thermo- reviews.
The Byron Buzz
A called meeting to hire
a roofing contractor for the
Fort Valley Middle School
became a little more involved
to one board member than
choosing the lowest bid.
In the called meeting,
Ben Maddox discussed the
condition of the roof on the
middle school stating it is in
worse shape than previous
ly thought. Maddox stated
this has been an ongoing
problem with the roof at the
middle school and stated
they initially were planning a
roof over (covering the orig
inal roof) which would have
been more cost effective. But
after performing a thermo
scan, there was so much
saturated insulation, they
would be tearing off most of
the roof due to the damage.
The structural integrity of
the walls due to the water
saturation and deteriorating
the walls.
Therefore, he collaborat
ed with Buckley and Associ
ates so they could get proper
drawings of the roof. A bid
was advertised on the state
website for a reroof (new
roof installation). Five com
panies which are approved
by James W. Buckley and
Associates bid on the reroof,
but one of the companies
backed out due not adding
insulation for the project and
over priced. The other four
gave estimates with alterna
tives of products used to low
er the price. Those alternates
were how the roof would be
faceted along with the type
of insulation, thickness of
PVC thickness and roof base
flashing.
Madoxx added the esti
mates are base on a PVC roof
with Chairman BJ Walker
plastic polyolefin) membrane
roof instead of a PVC since
the TPO roof would be a little
cheaper. Both roofs would
carry approximately the
same warranty, but the PVC
is a better-quality roof and
will be used on the new high
school.
It was discussed they
could do a change order to
ask for an estimate for a TPO
roof, but being pressed for
time due to the nature of the
project and the time frame
to get it done, they preferred
to go with the current bids
for the better quality product
so they don’t have to delay
school openings.
The PVC and TPO roof
have a 20-year warranty
and if it maintained, a roof
over can be done in 20 years
giving a total of 40 years.
Maddox suggested staying
consistent with the new roofs
they are installing at the new
high school. Walker added
there wouldn’t be a big cost
savings between the two,
but the PVC roof would not
have an issue like the TPO
with animal fat around the
kitchen exhaust which dete
riorates a TPO roof. Mad
dox adding the TPO would
cheapen the roof with TPO
being around only 15 years
compared to the PVC since
around 1973.
Drennan Everett asked if
there was an additional cost
for the roof over once it is
needed with Maddox stating
it would be an additional
charge at that time but would
be substantially cheaper than
a reroof. Everett also had a
concern with the company
with the lowest bid, GMC
Blue Service, Inc., stating
they weren’t a member of
the Better Business Bureau
and questioning the business
Maddox stated it was
important to check into the
reviews and the guidelines
and requirements a compa
ny must have to be on the
state’s list to do a job this
size, they had to have those
in place before bidding. He
stated when the job is open
for bid on the state website,
they don’t have a choice of
who or how they bid.
Ben McDaniel stated is
was willing to choose one of
the other two lowest bidders,
Jenkins Roofing, Inc. or
Ben Hill Roofing & Siding
Co, Inc. if the board had
concerns with GMC Blue
Service, Inc.
After a lengthy discus
sion, Maddox asked for the
board to approve GMC Blue
Services contingent upon
satisfactory recommenda
tions and references leaving
it to Maddox for the final
decision for the board if they
don’t hear back from Mad
dox according to Walker.
Dr. Brown asked one
of the contractors of the
project what it takes for one
to be on the list with the
contractor even question
ing and wanting to know if
GMC Blue Service is a only a
broker with an office because
that could create a problem.
Dr. Brown added the board
should do their due diligence
in checking into the compa
ny and making a decision on
that finding.
McDaniel motioned with
Everette seconding. All were
in favor of approving GMC
Blue Service as long as they
could meet the Peach County
Schools criteria and back
ground check for the reroof
of Fort Valley Middle School.
NOTE: Most recent
school board meeting on
B-i t his week.
Local students on university lists
The following local res
idents made the Spring
2020 Dean’s List at Georgia
Southwestern State Uni
versity and were among
735 students recognized for
scholastic achievement.
Isabel Alcantar of Fort
Valley
Lizbeth Cervantes of Fort
Valley
Jamarcus Coley of Perry
Jenna Dampier of Byron
Nadia Ford of Fort Valley
Luis Galan of Fort Valley
Marissa Gatto of Byron
Amy Glasscock of Perry
Yakira Hamilton of Fort
Valley
Tabitha Lamberth of Perry
Emmanuel Lopez of Fort
Valley
Slayton Massey of Byron
Bryon Robley of Perry
Cally Rodgers of Perry
Peyton Sells of Perry
Samantha Sorvillo of By
ron.
The following local resi
dents made the Spring 2020
President’s List at Georgia
Southwestern State Uni
versity and were among
735 students recognized for
scholastic achievement.
Geneara Corbin of Fort
Valley
Hailey Fabjon of Perry
Zaccaria Jordan of Musella
To be eligible for the Pres
ident’s List, a student must
earn a semester GPA of 4.0
and take a minimum of 12
credit hours.
Georgia Southwestern
State University stu
dents graduating during the
Spring 2020 Virtual Gradu
ation Ceremony on Friday,
May 15.
Emmanuel Lopez of Fort
Valley, Bachelor of Science
in computer science cum
laude
Bryon Robley of Perry,
Bachelor of Science in mid
dle grades education
Luis Galan of Fort Valley,
Bachelor of Science in long
term care management
Geneara Corbin of Fort
Valley, Bachelor of Science
in psychology cum laude
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