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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
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MAYSVILLE RECEIVES GRANT
City of Maysville Mayor Jerry Baker and Police Chief Clarence Sullens accepted
a grant for the police department. The money will be used to purchase protec
tive police vests and radio systems, as well as a metal detector for the courtroom.
Shown are: (L-R) Shirley Sherrod, Sullens, Baker and Jeff McLeod.
Maysville receives federal funds for PD
NEW police cars, vests,
radios, ambulances, advanced
life saving equipment and
even a human patient sim
ulator have been funded
through local USDA Rural
Development programs. Five
organizations met last week
to celebrate nearly half a mil
lion dollars in funded proj
ects in Habersham, Stephens,
Franklin, and Banks counties,
which is expected to create
14 new jobs in this area.
From Banks County, City of
Maysville Mayor Jerry Baker
and Police Chief Clarence
Sullens explained the need
for new protective police
vests and radio systems, as
well as a metal detector for
the courtroom.
“We have been needing this
equipment for some time, and
we appreciate the efforts of
Jeff McLeod to help us get
it,” said Sullens.
North Georgia Technical
College, host for the celebra
tion, received Recovery Act
grant funding of $98,764 to
purchase a human patient
simulator called iStan. The
simulator was delivered to the
college's Practical Nursing
lab where NGTC instruc
tors received several hours of
intensive training.
“iStan is different from the
standard patient dummies
we've had to work with in the
past,” explained department
chair Melinda Shiflet. “We
can program him to give our
students the chance to expe
rience a variety of different
patient cases.”
For example, iStan can run
a temperature, have an erratic
heartbeat and blood pressure,
sweat, convulse, and even
die. And as if that weren’t
amazing enough, he can also
talk and tell the students how
he feels during the simula
tions.
NGTC's USDA Rural
Development Grant also pur
chased two centrifuges and
27 microscopes for use in the
allied health program.
“This equipment improves
the quality of medical care
training in rural areas,”
said Shirley Sherrod, state
director of the USDA Rural
Development. “Students are
challenged and better pre
pared when they start work
ing. Health care jobs are still
increasing, so well-trained
workers are in demand
throughout the state.”
The City of Cornelia
and Franklin County also
received funding for emer
gency medical service equip
ment. “All these projects
made their communities safer
for local residents,” said Jane
Ferguson, area director for
USDA Rural Development
in Monroe. “Helping rural
communities is exactly what
these funds are for.”
The projects were funded
through the Rural Business
Enterprise Grant (RBEG)
program or the community
Facilities (CF) program.
USDA Rural Development
provides loans and grants
through a variety of programs
to stimulate the economy and
improve the quality of life in
rural areas.
Woman killed while running across 1-85
A WOMAN running across
Interstate 85 in Braselton
after a Saturday night wreck
was struck by another vehi
cle and killed, according to
emergency workers.
Braselton assistant police
chief Lou Solis said a Ford
sedan was reportedly driv
ing erratically on 1-85 South
around 10 p.m.
“(We) had drivers calling
911 and they gave a descrip
tion of the car going in and
out of traffic,” he said.
Bonni Regina Scott, 30,
of Flowery Branch was
driving that vehicle, which
eventually rear-ended a
Ford pickup truck when she
cut into a left lane at mile
marker 128 — near a bridge
by the Haverty's Eastern
Distribution Center, Solis
said.
The pickup truck flipped
five times and landed in a
nearby wooded area, he said.
Inside that truck was a family
of four passengers.
Meanwhile, Scott’s vehi
cle landed in the interstate
median after the cable bar
rier system prevented it from
crossing into the northbound
lanes, Solis said.
“She grabs her purse, jumps
out of the car and starts run
ning across the interstate,”
he said.
A pickup truck hit Scott,
followed by another vehi
cle, which killed her. She
was pronounced dead at the
scene.
The four victims in the
pickup truck that was hit by
Scott’s vehicle were taken
by ambulance to Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
Gainesville, with minor to
moderate injuries. All of the
patients were stable.
Solis said the most severe
of the injuries from those
passengers was a young girl,
who received 25 stitches in
her ear.
Braselton police don’t
know why Scott decided to
run across the interstate.
Scott was wanted in St.
Petersburg, Fla., for a minor
drug violation, Solis said. She
also had a suspended license
and could have been scared
about causing the accident.
“That’s the only thing we
can think of,” Solis said.
“She panics, she jumps out
of the car — and she's scared
just because of the accident,
and she's not thinking when
she runs across the street and
gets hit.”
Braselton police called a
volunteer pastor to respond
to the scene, since a bus
transporting children were
some of the witnesses to the
accident, he said. The driver
of the vehicle that hit Scott
was also consoled by the pas
tor. That driver didn't receive
any injuries.
Both northbound and south
bound lanes of 1-85 were
closed from 10 p.m. Saturday
to 1 a.m. on Sunday for the
investigation, Solis said.
Units from the West
Jackson Fire Department and
Rescue, along with Jackson
County EMS responded to
the scene. The Braselton
Police Department, Georgia
State Patrol and Jackson
County Coroners Office are
investigating the incident.
Man stabbed in dispute over woman
A MAN was stabbed at a Hwy. 129 location
near Arcade last week during a dispute over a
woman, according to an incident report filed at
the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
A witness said a man drove up and attacked
another man and stabbed him in the arm with
a knife. The deputy noted that the victim was
bleeding and a knife was on the ground. The
officer called a medical unit to the scene.
The man who allegedly stabbed the victim
had left the scene before the officer arrived.
The victim said that before he left, the man
also smashed the windshield of a vehicle on
the property with a sledge hammer.
The deputy asked the victim why the man
attacked him. The victim said it may be
because he spoke to the man's girlfriend one
month ago while he was in jail.
Also during the altercation, someone shot a
gun but witnesses gave conflicting stories as to
who shot the gun.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to the sheriff’s
office last week included:
•theft at a Hwy. 15, Jefferson, address where
copper wire was taken from a home under
construction. The victim said that a well pump
was stolen one month ago.
•dispute over property between a Commerce
couple who are getting a divorce.
•door damaged on a storage building at a
Hwy. 441 South, Commerce, location.
•three ATVs taken from a barn at a P.J.
Roberts Road, Jefferson, address.
•fight between a Crooked Creek Village,
Athens, married couple who had been at the
lake and got into a dispute.
•jewelry taken from a Jefferson Road,
Athens, residence.
•a Commerce woman said she found obscene
text messages on her husband’s phone.
•vehicle damaged at a B. Wilson Apartments,
Commerce, address.
•trespassing at a Maysville Road, Commerce,
location. A man found three chain saws had
been moved on his property. Nothing was
taken.
•an Adams Road, Jefferson, man said some
one came onto his property and did landscap
ing work without his permission.
•security camera stolen from a fence at a
White Bottom Road, Braselton, location.
•argument between a couple who were trav
eling on New Cut Road in West Jackson.
•utility trailer and lawn mower taken from
an Archer Grove Road, Athens, location.
•a Pond Fork Church Road, Pendergrass,
woman said a man she used to work for is
stalking her.
•toolbox and tools taken from a well house
at a Savage Road, Bogart, location.
•checks, CD player and other items taken
from a Pleasant Hill Drive, Talmo, residence.
•metal and other items taken from a shop at
a Wayne Poultry Road, Pendergrass, location.
•300 pounds of copper plumbing pipe taken
from an Old Winder-Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson
location.
•trespassing at a Holly Springs Road,
Pendergrass, address.
•six guns, television and electronics taken
from a Sanford Road, Nicholson, residence.
•dispute between a couple at an Eades Drive,
Commerce, residence.
•criminal trespass at an Antrim Glen Road,
Hoschton, address, where a woman said when
she arrived home, she found two doors open.
Nothing appeared out of place or missing, the
woman said. A deputy said there didn't appear
to be any signs of forced entry at the doors.
•battery at a Bristol Court, Hoschton,
address, where a woman said she and her
boyfriend got into an argument while driving
and later at a house. During the incident, the
boyfriend bit the woman’s face and caused a
bruise on an arm. The woman said she didn’t
want to file charges, but her mother said she
was tired of seeing bruises on her daughter and
wanted to press charges. A deputy knocked on
a door at the boyfriend's house, but he didn’t
answer the door. The woman and her mother
said the boyfriend was inside the house, but he
was drunk.
•theft at a Jackson Trail Road, Jefferson,
address, where a woman said a ring and an
earring were stolen during her birthday party,
which had a lot of people in her house. The
items were valued at $2,500.
•battery at a Bell Avenue, Hoschton, address,
where a family had an argument about living
arrangements. A woman said her stepfather
pushed her and attacked her husband. The
stepfather was covered in dirt and smelled
like alcohol, according to a deputy. The step
father admitted to drinking all day and asked
who called “the law” on him. An ambulance
arrived at the house and EMS workers found a
laceration on the back of the stepfather’s head.
He was taken to a local hospital. A few hours
later, another deputy was called to the resi
dence when the stepfather returned after being
discharged from the hospital. The woman said
he wasn't supposed to be there. The stepfather
said his stepdaughter and her husband “jumped
on” him earlier and he was taken to the hos
pital. A deputy said the stepfather smelled
like alcohol. A witness told a deputy that the
dispute centered on living arrangements at the
Hoschton residence. The stepfather got some
of his personal belongings and agreed to stay
at a relative's house, but warned that he would
return, according to an incident report.
•criminal trespass at a Charlie Cooper Road,
Braselton, address, where a man said someone
broke into a house that he purchased to reno
vate and sell. The man said he noticed that a
window at the house was open and a brick
was placed next to the window. The man said
there were a number of tools in the house, but
nothing was stolen. Some items were moved
around. A neighbor said they saw some juve
niles around the house before.
•damage to property at a Remington Park,
Braselton, address, where a woman said some
one damaged a mailbox at a house.
•property damage at a Jackson Trail Road,
Hoschton, address, where a woman said some
one knocked down a mailbox.
•damage to vehicle at Dollar General on Ga.
Hwy. 53, Hoschton, where a Braselton woman
said her vehicle was damaged in the store’s
parking lot.
Jackson County Board of Adjustments
PUBLIC HEARING
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday,
August 5, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at the Jackson County EMS Conference Training
Room, 67 Athens Street, Jefferson, Georgia, on the following matters:
1. BOA-10-05 - John White requests a variance on approximately 2.159 acres
located at 2162 Old Kings Bridge Rd., Nicholson, GA to reduce rear setbacks
from 40 feet to 7 inches. (Map 027/Parcel 015A)
Complete applications, plats, texts, maps, and public hearing procedures are available
for review in the Planning Division Office, of the Department of Public Development
during regular office hours. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Anyone desiring to speak in opposition to the above case shall file a Campaign
Contribution Disclosure form at least 2 business days prior to the August 5, 2010 Public
Hearing.
City of Hoschton
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
(NEGRO), on behalf of the City of Hoschton, will
hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 2 at
6:00 p.m. at the Hoschton City Hall, 79 City
Square, Hoschton. During the Public Hearing
portion, NEGRC staff will present the draft
Community Agenda for the City of Hoschton
Comprehensive Plan and notify the community
of when it will be transmitted for review and
comment.
A copy of the draft Community Agenda will be
available by July 26, 2010 at www.negplanning.org/
documents/14.
Questions concerning this plan update should
be directed to Nina Kelly, Planner, (706) 369-
5650 or email nkelly@negrc.org.
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City of Maysville
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Please take notice that the City Council of
the City of Maysville will hold a Public
Hearing on August 12, 2010, 6:00 p.m. at the
Maysville Public Library to receive public
comment on the application of Casey Wilson
for a proposed amendment to the Zoning
Map of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Maysville to rezone property located at 75
Industrial Drive, Maysville, Georgia from
Industrial to C-2, Highway Commercial. A
copy of the application is available for
public inspection at the Maysville City Hall.
A called meeting will be held immediately
following the public hearing at which their
adoption of the map amendment will be
considered.
The Maysville Planning Commission will
meet on July 26, 2010, 7:00 P.M. at the
Maysville Public Library to consider
recommendation on this application.
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