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THE
ACKSON
H Wednesday, August 9, 2017
ERALD
VOL. 143 NO. 10
36 PACES 3 SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
Merged in 2017 with
The Commerce News
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JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY GEORGIA 30549
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Hoard’s murder remembered at Monday event
The life and untimely
death of solicitor gener
al Floyd “Fuzzy” Hoard
was remembered Monday
night in the halls of the
old Jackson County Court
house where he spent
much of his legal career.
Hoard, a crusading pros
ecutor in the Piedmont
Judicial Circuit who tar
geted local corruption after
he was elected in 1964,
was assassinated 50 years
ago Monday by a Jack-
son County bootlegging
ring. The killing shook
the county to its core and
made national news for
months as the search and
eventual prosecution of
those responsible played
out.
Monday night, Hoard's
son, Richard “Dickie”
Hoard, spoke to an over
flow crowd of 150 people
gathered at the courthouse
about his father's death
and what has happened in
the years since.
“Some of you took the
bull by the horns and
realized things needed to
change,” he said. “Jackson
County today is nothing
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SPEAKING TO CROWD
Surrounded by family and friends, Richard “Dickie” Hoard spoke to an overflow crowd Monday night
about the murder of his father 50 years ago. Hoard read an excerpt from his book about the murder,
“Alone Among the Living,” and also an excerpt from his latest novel, “The Missing Boys.”
We Remember 50 Years Ago:
The Floyd Hoard Assassination
Part 2:
Floyd Hoard comes
to a lawless county
Starts on Page 4A
like what it was when I
was growing up.”
The younger Hoard was
at home the morning of
Aug. 7, 1967. when 10
sticks of dynamite explod
ed in his father's car in
front of their rural Jeffer
son house. He later wrote
a book. “Alone Among
the Living,” about the
murder and his response
as a young man growing
up amid the turmoil that
followed. Hoard is now a
minister in Watkinsville.
“I’m proud of Jackson
County and the Piedmont
Judicial Circuit,” he said.
“It is a good place to live. I
don’t know that you could
always say that because of
the undercurrent of things
going on back then. ... It’s
not like that anymore.”
Hoard recalled the
words of the minister at his
father’s funeral 50 years
ago who asked mourners.
“Did Floyd Hoard die in
vain?”
“I say as an answer a
resounding no, he did
not,” the younger Hoard
continued on page 3A
Arcade announces
qualifying details
Qualifying for the City of Arcade will be from Mon
day, Aug. 21, to Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Two at-large city council seats and mayor will be
on the Nov. 7 ballot. Those are currently held by Ron
Smith, Debra Gammon and Doug Haynie, respectively.
Qualifying fees are $36 for the city council seats and
$156 for mayor. Fees should be paid to the city admin
istrator at the time the Notice of Candidacy is filed.
The Notice of Candidacy and affidavit forms to be
completed can be obtained at Arcade City Hall.
County pay hike on tap
Employees of the Jackson County government may
see a pay hike next month.
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners are
reviewing a proposal to give a 2.5-percent pay raise to
non-public safety employees and a 3-percent hike to all
public safety staff. That could be followed by another
hike in the upcoming county budget that will take effect
January 1, 2018, said county manager Kevin Poe at
Monday night's BOC meeting.
The proposal, if approved, would take effect Sept. 1.
continued on page 3A
CORRECTION
Last week's article on qualifying incorrectly said that
Maysville City Council Ward 2 (held by Junior Hardy)
was up for re-election. It should have read that Mays
ville City Council Ward 3, held by Charlie Howington,
will be on the Nov. 7 ballot.
The Ward 2 seat will not be on the ballot.
JCSS students return to hallways
ARRIVING ON FIRST DAY
Andrea, Braxton and Brandon Pittman are shown arriving on the first day of school Friday morning at
East Jackson Elementary School. See more photos from EJES on page 3A. Photo by Angela Gary
Enrollment up for first day of school across county
More students walked the hallways of Jackson County's schools on
the first day back for the 2017-18 school year.
Enrollment is up at Jefferson and Commerce city school systems,
along with the Jackson County School System.
Commerce enrollment is up 106 students, while Jefferson is up 99.
The Jackson County School System is up by 397.
Enrollment is up at every school in the Commerce and Jefferson city
school systems, but it was a unique year for the Jackson County School
System.
Benton Elementary School closed and its students were transferred
to East Jackson Elementary School and South Jackson Elementary
School.
In addition to Benton. East Jackson Middle School also saw a drop
in enrollment after East Jackson Comprehensive High School was for
mally approved as an 8-12 school this year. That change contributed to
the large enrollment changes at both EJCHS and EJMS.
Enrollment details by school system include:
COMMERCE CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM ENROLLMENT
2016-17 2017-18
Commerce Primary School
416
450
Commerce Elementary School
227
242
Commerce Middle School
479
484
Commerce High School
432
484
Total
1,554
1,660
JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM ENROLLMENT
2016-17 2017-18
Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Academy
Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson High School
851
765
829
1030
869
816
840
1049
Total
3,475
3,574
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM ENROLLMENT
2016-17 2017-18
Benton Elementary School
284
Closed
East Jackson Elementary School
486
678
Gum Springs Elementary School
793
852
Maysville Elementary School
300
354
North Jackson Elementary School
330
381
South Jackson Elementary School
562
616
West Jackson Elementary School
808
871
East Jackson Middle School
802
559*
West Jackson Middle School
968
1,047
East Jackson Comp. High School
932
1,239*
Jackson Countv Come. High School
1.141
1.206
Total
7,406
7,803
*East Jackson Comprehensive High School was formally approved
as an 8-12 school this year. That change contributed to the large enroll
ment changes at both EJCHS and East Jackson Middle School.