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THE GEORGIA POST & BYRON BUZZ
THURSDAY JULY 23, 2020
GOVERNMENT & MORE:
-Al-Anon meets Mondays, 11 a.m.
at old Byron School. For informa
tion 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.
-PC Tax Assessors meet first
Thursday of each month, 4 p.m.
- Byron Lions Club, first and third
Thursday, 7 p.m.
-Byron City Council, second
Monday, 6 p.m.
-PC Commission, second Tues
day, 6 p.m.
-PC Development Authority, third
Thursday, 8 a.m.
-PC Water & Sewage Authority,
third Monday, 6 p.m.
-Byron Rotary Club, every
Wednesday, 8 a.m., Byron Wel
come Center.
-Byron Tax Office, Tuesday &
Thursday, 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
Commission, 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
December at 5:15 p.m. in the Meet
ing Room at Thomas Public Library,
Fort Valley, unless otherwise
specified.
THE ICU MINISTRY provides hope
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.
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
Meets every 3rd week on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. This is a
free event, just bring your scrap-
booking supplies and enjoy the fun
with Fran (478) 333-6474.
BYRON BAPTIST CHURCH
SERVICE Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
Classes 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 sanc
tuary. 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. 478-9564670.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
OF MIDDLE GEORGIA, We are
a national 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 granc
and helping others to better assist
the grieving family. Chapter 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)
954-4592 or visit www.compassion-
atefriends.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://www.
eventbrite.com/e/empowering-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.
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.
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
bya0nbuz2@pstel.net or
CALL478-836-3195
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BBB Scam Alert: Home Title
Fraud
BBB received a call from a
consumer this week about
ads for services claiming to
protect people from fraudu
lent property title transfers.
The consumer wanted to
know if this really could
happen. The short answer is,
yes. Home title fraud hap
pens when someone obtains
the title to your property
and changes ownership from
your information to theirs.
The scary part is, you may
not even realize it until it’s
too late.
Here is how the scam
works, scammers will pick a
house, sometimes a sec
ond home, rental or vacant
house. Gathering person
al information from the
internet or elsewhere, they
take over your identity and
assume the role of property
owner or claim to represent
you. They file the neces
sary paperwork to transfer
ownership of your property
to themselves, using forged
signatures and fraudulent
identification. They then sell
the home or borrow against
the equity. You might not
even know this has hap
pened until a lender starts to
send letters of foreclosure on
your home due to failure to
make payments.
Protect Yourself Against
This Scam:
• Be careful with your
personal information. Treat
your personal information
like the valuable commod
ity it is. Make sure you
shred any documents that
have your bank account
information, Social Security
Number, or other personal
information. Be suspicious
of any unsolicited commu
nication asking for personal
information.
• Check your credit reports
regularly for unauthorized
inquiries and accounts. In
the U.S., you have the right
to check your credit report
with each of the three major
credit bureaus once per year
at AnnualCreditReport.com.
Due to COVID-19, you can
receive free online reports
weekly through April 2021.
This is the only free credit
reporting service authorized
by the Federal Trade Com
mission. Space these checks
out across the year, and you
will know fairly quickly if
something is wrong.
• Look for unexplained
withdrawals, charges, and
accounts. Review your bank
account and credit card
statements regularly. Look
for unfamiliar charges,
accounts, or withdrawals.
Know when your bills are
due; one tip-off for identity
theft is when you stop re
ceiving certain bills. This can
happen because scammers
have changed the address
associated with your bank
account or credit card. If
bills don’t arrive on time,
follow up with your credi
tors. Debt collectors may call
you about debts that aren’t
yours. You can also set up
automatic alerts on your
accounts, so you are notified
every time a transaction is
made.
• Check with your local
recorder of deeds. Look for
deeds that you or anyone
representing you did not
prepare or sign, periodical
ly. Make sure they have the
correct mailing address for
you. Some counties provide
a consumer notification ser
vices anytime a document is
recorded on your property.
If your identity has been
stolen:
• File a complaint with
the Federal Trade Com
mission. The Federal Trade
Commission recommends
that you create an ID theft
report, if your ID is stolen.
This report will help you
deal with the credit report
ing agencies and companies
that extended credit to the
identity thief using your
name. First, report the crime
to the FTC and print a copy
of the details. Contact FTC
at 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-
4338) or Identitytheft.gov.
• File a report with local
law enforcement. Keep all
records of your case, police
reports and supporting doc
uments; these may be need
ed by credit card companies
or banks to prove innocence.
• File a report with the FBI:
Contact the Internet Crime
Complaint Center (IC3): ic3.
gov.
• Place a “fraud alert”
or “freeze” on your credit
reports. Contact the fraud
departments of each of the
three major credit reporting
agencies. Let them know
you’ve been a victim of iden
tity theft and ask questions—
including what protection is
provided and if there are any
costs—to determine whether
a fraud alert or freeze is best
for your situation.
Experian, 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion, 1-800-680-
7289
Equifax, 1-800-766-0008
Notify all credit grantors
and financial institutions.
Check the status on existing
accounts, as they may have
been jeopardized. Find out if
there is any unauthorized ac
tivity or new accounts have
been fraudulently opened
in your name. You may be
advised to close some or all
of your accounts. Create new
passwords and change your
PINs.
Read more about housing
scams in BBB’s Scam Alert
on Foreclosure Rescue
Scams.
If you encounter a scam,
we ask that you report it to
our BBB Scam Tracker at
BBB.org/scamtracker, and
you can learn more about
common scams at BBB.org/
scamtips.
Edwards, Kinzavia Moo-
nyene - 30, Warner Robins
- Probation violation
Hortman, Joseph Lehman
- 28, Byron - Simple battery
(FV); criminal trespass
Johnson, Sylvia Annette
Marie - 37, Decatur - Speed
ing in excess of maximum
limits; driving with suspend
ed license
Miller, Nicholas Wal
ter William - 33, Powder
Springs - Driving with sus
pended license; speeding in
excess of maximum limits
Smith, Lacy Warren - 30,
Macon - Apprehension of a
wanted person; aggravated
assault
Tilley, Dillon Christoopher
- 28, Fort Valley - Speeding
in excess of maximum lim
its; DUI -refusal
Woodard, Raymond Dane
- 47, Warner Robins - Theft
by taking
All parties are innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law.
Christian, Elizabeth Marie
- 32, Centerville - Theft
by taking - misdemeanor;
probation violation - felony
Edwards, Kaizavia
Moonyene - 30, Warner
Robins - Probation violation -
misdemeanor
Ferrell, Michael Dewayne
- 41, Roberta - Probation
violation -felony
Hortman, Joseph Lehman
- 28, Byron - Simple batter
- family violence; criminal
trespass
Howard, Queshay Jamar -
25, Fort Valley - Aggravated
assault; receipt, possession
or transfer of firearm by
convicted felon or felony first
offender
McAfee, Juan Devencia -
43, Warner Robins - Criminal
trespass
Pais, Miguel Diego - 42,
Tifton - Possession of open
alcohol container; reckless
driving; expired or no drivers
license; DUI - driving under
the influence of multiple
substances
Purvis, Jesse Rube - 29,
Macon - Probation violation -
misdemeanor
Ramirez-Rodriguez, Juan
- 34, Sparks - Expired or no
drivers license; speedin gin
excess of maximum limits
Ross, Kerry -19, Fort Valley
- Theft by taking - felony;
criminal damage to property -
1st degree
Sanders, Nicholas Derrell -
39, Montezuma - Possession
of open alcohol container;
driving under the influence
of drugs/alcohol; speeding
in excess of maximum
limits; driving while license
suspended
Sexton, Jennifer Michelle
- 32, Byron - Theft by taking
- felony
Shavers, Demarkus
Dewayne - 29, Chicago,
IL - Driving while license
suspended; speedin in excess
of maximum limits
Simmons, Tavares - 28,
Miami, FL - Speeding in
excess of maximum limits;
driving while license
suspended or revoked
(misdemeanor)
Smith, Lacy Warren - 30,
Macon - Aggravated assault
Willett, Alicia Marie - 30,
Warner Robins - Theft by
taking - felony
Woodard, Raymond Dane -
47, Warner Robins - Theft by
taking - felony
All parties are innocent
until proven guilty in a
court of law.
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