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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2008
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Municipal arrests
Town police departments list arrests for week
ARRESTS made by the
Commerce, Pendergrass,
Maysville and Hoschton
police departments last
week, include the following:
COMMERCE
•Maynor Alexander
Castro, 22, 3048 Bond
Avenue, Canon, speeding
and no drivers license.
•Karen Stephanie King,
35, 1744 Jones Ferry Road,
Elberton, theft by shoplift
ing.
•Jose Fernando Ledesma,
22, 267 Steven B Tanger
Boulevard, Commerce, sus
pended registration and driv
ing while unlicensed.
•Derrick Deon Vaughan,
35, 83 Medina Road,
Commerce, driving while
license suspended and
expired tag.
•Larry Edward Mintz, 49,
935 Homer Road Lot 68,
Commerce, possession of
cocaine, possession of mari
juana and open container.
•Allen Randall Skelton
Jr., 30, 270 Spratlin Drive,
Jefferson, DUI, speeding and
failure to maintain lane.
•George Whalen Teague,
45, 1224 McGinnis Chandler
Road, Commerce, simple
battery.
•Donna Huntsinger, 49,
5710 Old Commerce Road,
Ila, simple battery.
•Milton Jeffrey Burrell,
36, 166 Madison Street,
Commerce, cruelty to chil
dren, battery and possession
of a firearm by a convicted
felon.
PENDERGRASS
•Willie Fred Allen, 21,
1634 Old Farm Drive,
Elberton, possession of mar
ijuana less than one ounce.
•Victor Hernandez Juarez,
23, 37 Wathauga Heights
Road, Franklin, N.C., no
license and speeding.
•Antiwan Piaire
Thompson, 23, 839 Lincoln
Avenue, Elberton, speed
ing, possession of marijuana
less than one ounce and tire
requirements.
•Timothy Aaron Cronic,
19, 1340 Dial Mills Road,
Statham underage posses
sion of alcohol.
MAYSVILLE
•Scott Mathew Odette, 28,
Hwy. 184 E Unit 450 B,
Toccoa, driving while unin
sured.
HOSCHTON
•Enrique Bravo Martinez,
20, 4570 Hwy. 53, Braselton,
loitering or prowling and
underage possession of alco
hol.
•Octavio Edgar Garcia,
30, 111 Creekstone Road,
Commerce, furnishing alco
hol to a minor.
Incident reports from JCSD
Domestic disputes reported across county
DOMESTIC DISPUTES
reported to the Jackson
County Sheriff’s Office last
week included the following:
•a Commerce woman said
her soon-to-be ex-husband is
harassing her.
•verbal dispute between a
married couple at a Sandy
Creek Road, Commerce,
location.
•verbal dispute between a
married couple at a Wages
Bridge Road, Nicholson, res
idence.
•domestic dispute between
a married couple at an Old
Swimming Pool Road loca
tion.
•a South Jackson woman
said her ex-husband, who is
living with her, has been ver
bally abusive.
•a Commerce woman said
her husband, who she is sepa
rated from, has been harass
ing her through phone calls
and mail.
•threatening phone calls at
a Maysville residence.
•verbal dispute between
a couple at an Abby Lane,
Nicholson, location.
•fight between a couple at a
Braselton location.
•a Savage Road, Bogart,
woman said her husband vio
lated a court order by coming
to her residence.
•a Jefferson woman said
an ex-boyfriend is harassing
her.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to
the sheriff’s office last week
include the following:
•a man said his ex-girl-
friend, who lives in Florida,
has committed a fraud against
him.
•fraud against a Pendergrass
couple.
•gazebo and motorcycle
engine taken from a Hwy. 82
address.
•trespassing at a Scott
Road, Athens, location.
•fraud against a Nicholson
woman when someone passed
checks on her account.
•two juveniles drinking at a
Jefferson location.
•trespassing at a Wheeler
Lane, Maysville, residence.
•prowler at an Old
Pendergrass Road, Jefferson,
location.
•vehicle fire at a W.O. Smith
Road, Jefferson, address.
•checkbook taken from a
vehicle parked at a Doster
Road, Jefferson, residence.
•wallet taken from a vehicle
at a Doster Road, Jefferson,
residence.
•Christmas presents and
computer taken from a
Crooked Creek Road, Athens,
address.
•two goats from a
Brumbalow Road,
Pendergrass, location.
•appliances taken from
a Hog Mountain Road,
Jefferson, residence.
•vehicle stolen from a
Banks Crossing parking lot.
•leaf blowers taken from a
Quail Ridge Road, Nicholson,
address.
•battery and property dam
age at a Johnson Mill Road,
Jefferson, location.
•several game systems
taken from a Rolling Ridge
Drive, Gillsville, home.
•a deer in the road caused a
wreck on Hwy. 82, Jefferson.
•a real estate agent said
she went to a home on Slate
Avenue, Jefferson, and found
a man asleep in the house.
•dog stolen from a J.S.
Williamson Court, Nicholson,
residence.
•a deer caused a wreck at
a Bob Mann Road, Jefferson,
address.
Motes back home after surgery; Booth remains in ICU
SUPERIOR Court judge David Motes is
home after undergoing surgery Thursday
at an Athens hospital, while judge Joe
Booth remains in the intensive care unit
at the hospital.
Motes’ surgery was connected to a bone
infection. A cyst was removed during the
surgery and he returned home the next
day.
Booth went to the hospital last Thursday
with flu-like symptoms. The problem was
later found to be related to his colon and
he had emergency colon removal surgery.
He also has a blood infection.
The court calendar will not be impacted
by the illnesses of the judges. Senior court
judges will fill in while Motes and Booth
are out.
Eight sentenced in Jackson County Superior Court
EIGHT PEOPLE were sen
tenced in recent Superior Court
proceedings before senior judge
Penn McWhorter, including the
following:
•Martisha E. Williams, depos
it account fraud, $1,000 fine, 12
months probation and restitu
tion. A charge of theft of ser
vices was dismissed.
•Jeffrey Allen Nix , theft by
receiving stolen property, 12
months probation and restitu
tion. A second charge of theft
by receiving stolen property was
dismissed.
•Marion Louise Bailey, pos
session of marijuana, waive
fourth amendment rights,
$1,000 fine, 60 days in jail and
four years probation.
•MecoRebeccaRobinson, vio
lation of the Georgia controlled
substance act and possession of
methamphetamine, $1,000 fine,
waive fourth amendment rights
and four years probation.
•Debora June Standley, pos
session of methamphetamine
and possession of cocaine,
$1,000 fine and five years pro
bation.
•Gregory Moore, possession
of marijuana with intent to dis
tribute, waive fourth amendment
rights, $1,000 fine and five years
probation.
•Paul A. Smith, trafficking
marijuana, $100,000 fine, alco
hol and drug evaluation, five
years imprisonment and seven
years probation.
•Barbara Fannin, reckless
conduct, 12 months probation,
attend parenting classes and
no contact with the victims.
Charges of influencing witness
es were dismissed.
CERT offering CPR classes to local groups and citizens
THE JACKSON County
CERT (Community Emergency
Response Team) is offering a
CPR class for residents, civic
clubs and businesses.
The cost is $25 per student
with all proceeds benefiting
the Jackson County CERT
program.
Instructors will come to the
location requested by inter
ested groups. The classes are
available during an on-going
basis.
For more information, con
tact Dwayne Keith, Jackson
County CERT coordinator, at
706-654-2500, dkeith@west-
jacksonfd.com or visit www.
jacksoncert.org.
CABA to host New Year’s Eve party at civic center
A WEEK AFTER Christmas, the
Commerce Area Business Association
will throw a huge New Year’s party.
The group expects upwards of 400
people to turn out to the Commerce
Civic Center Wednesday, Dec. 31, for its
annual New Year’s party and dance.
It’s expected to be the biggest New
Year’s party in Northeast Georgia.
The Jesters, an Athens group that
grew into prominence in the 1960s and
has both a wide repertoire and a local
following, will provide the music from
8:30 to 12:30.
Tickets are $25 per person, and tables
for 10 can be reserved for $250 by calling
the Downtown Development Authority
(DDA) office at 706-335-2954. It’s a
BYOB event, with setups, decorations
and light hors d’oeuvres provided.
No one under age 21 will be admit
ted.
DINNER TOO
The CABA will also offer a pre-party
dinner in the Commerce Room of the
civic center, catered by Kay Daniels of
the Telford-Burns House.
It starts at 6:30. The cost is also $25,
and reservations can be made by calling
the DDA office.
SUP
Stour
jpirars:
Our spirits are lifted by
thoughts of our customers.
We thank you for the
privilege of serving you.
Trinity Tire and Auto
1810 Washington St. • Jefferson, GA
706-367-1400
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In Memory
MATTHEW HUNNICUTT
Sept. 30, 1969-June 10, 2002
'Every good and perfect gift is from above ... ’ Jas. 1:17
Away in a manger Lord Jesus Lay.
Born in a stable, on Christmas Day.
He paid the price for you and me.
He took our sins to calvary.
Thank you Jesus for dying for me.
fly home is now with you through all eternity.
I am loved by my creator and my family without condition.
Hazel & Family
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Unemployment rate
up to 25-year high
GEORGIA’S unemploy
ment rate rose to 7.5 percent in
November — the highest rate in
more than 25 years, according
to the state department of labor.
In Northeast Georgia, the
unemployment rate through the
end of October was reported at
7.3 percent.
“Job losses are accelerat
ing throughout most of the
state’s economic sectors,
with the exception of health
care, education, and the fed
eral government,” State Labor
Commissioner Michael
Thurmond said. “Although it
may be difficult to find a job
in this environment, it is not
impossible.”
Thurmond encouraged job
seekers to remain positive and
take advantage of the employ
ment services offered by the
Georgia Department of Labor.
The department’s Website
www.dol.state.ga.us includes
accessible listings of current
job openings, as well as infor
mation about job search, career
planning, and education and
training opportunities. A com
plete listing of all 53 career
centers is also provided.
In addition, Thurmond
called on Georgians to consid
er upgrading their skills and
employability by enrolling at
one of the state’s two-year col
leges and technical colleges.
He was joined in his call
by Georgia Perimeter College
President Dr. Anthony Tracoli.
“Georgia Perimeter College
and all of Georgia’s two-year
colleges are poised to help
Georgia workers retool for the
changing workplace by provid
ing affordable, accessible qual
ity education,” Tracoli said.
The last time Georgia posted
a seasonally adjusted unem
ployment rate at this level was
in July of 1983, when the rate
was also 7.5 percent. The state
rate remained above the nation
al rate of 6.7 percent for the
10th straight month. At present,
365,244 unemployed Georgians
are looking for work.
Over the last year, the number
of payroll jobs decreased 94.400
or 2.3 percent. Manufacturing,
construction, and trade, along
with administrative and support
services, including temporary
employment agencies, were
especially hard hit.
For more area counties,
the unemployment insurance
claim dropped from October
to November. However, most
counties are experiencing an
overall increase in the number
of unemployment insurance
claims in the past year.
In Jackson County, unem
ployment insurance claims
have decreased by 12 percent
from 382 in October to 336 in
November. Over the past year,
claims have climbed 48 percent
in Jackson County.
In Barrow County, unemploy
ment insurance claims dropped
13 percent from 526 in October
to 457 in November. Over the
past year, claims have risen 90
percent.
In Madison County, unem
ployment insurance claims
have decreased by three percent
from 227 in October to 219 in
November. Over the past year,
claims have risen 47 percent.
In Banks County, unemploy
ment insurance claims have
increased by 53 percent from 81
in October to 124 in November.
Over the past year, claims have
actually decreased by four per
cent in Banks County.
New Year's programs ahead
TWO NEW Year’s Day pro
grams are planned in Jackson
County on January 1.
The 82nd annual New Year’s
Day Program will be held at 9
a.m. Jan. 1, at the historic court
house. This traditional program
was started in 1927 “to give
thanks to God for all the bless
ings of the past year and to ask
for divine guidance throughout
the coming New Year.”
The event is sponsored by
Teen Pact, a non-profit orga
nization committed to turning
students into statesmen. Those
who attend are asked to dress
warmly because the heat in the
historic courthouse may not be
turned on. Refreshments will be
served.
Because 2008 was an elec
tion year, a second New Year’s
Day program will be held at
10 a.m. on Jan. 1 at the new
Jackson County courthouse
for the purpose of swearing in
newly-elected officials. Probate
Judge Margaret Deadwyler will
preside at the second program
and will administer the oath of
office to newly-elected officials.
New postal annex under
construction in Braselton
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
A NEW post office annex to
serve Braselton and Hoschton
is under construction — but that
doesn’t mean the cities’ post
offices will close.
The United States Postal
Service is building an 8,700
square-foot annex on a 2.1-acre
property on Jesse Cronic Road
in Braselton. Construction is
expected to be completed in
June 2009.
The carrier annex will serve
both cities, and delivery employ
ees from Braselton and Hoschton
will be moved to the new facil
ity. The Hoschton Post office has
20 delivery employees, while
Braselton has 15.
“This is strictly for delivery
purposes,” said Michael Miles,
a spokesperson for the U.S.
Postal Service.
Customers will still do their
retail transactions and receive
mail in their post office boxes at
the existing facilities, he added.
“(Customers) really shouldn’t
have to go the (annex) at all,”
Miles said. “With the typi
cal carrier annex, it’s sort of a
transparent facility — as far as
customers are concerned — it’s
typically just for carriers to stage
their mail and get their mail
ready for delivery.”
And the Braselton and
Hoschton post offices will
remain open, he said. There are
no plans to change the operating
hours at those existing facilities,
either.
The Hoschton Post Office has
11 postal routes, while Braselton
has eight.
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