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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A Seniors share blessings on Thankful Tree Citizens at the Pike County Senior Center shared their blessings by writing them down on leaves and decorat ing the center’s Thank ful Tree with them. New senior center director Lavetrece Walker said the thankful tree was full of leaves showing gratitude for God, family, friends, the senior center and much more. The tree will remain on display until Thanksgiving. SUBMITTED PHOTO Pictured with the Thankful Tree are (l-r) Sarah Vaughn, Carol Randall, Annie Hines and Olivia Holmes. 4V 1 I M i i V V 1 - - . ■ B TRUE BILLS: And No Bills announced by the 2021 Pike County Grand Jury FROM PAGE ONE Special presentments are when the District Attorney obtains a war rant or charges a suspect by taking those charges directly to a Grand Jury without an initial arrest on that specific charge. TRUE BILLS: Austin Tyler Burgamy, criminal damage to property in the second degree, reckless driving; Timothy David Allen, interference with govern ment property, obstruc tion of an officer, public drunkenness, underage possession of alcohol; Daniel Ryan Dorsey, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, posses sion of methamphet- amine, driving while license suspended, oper ating a vehicle without a license, operation of un registered vehicle, pos session of a drug related object, use of license plate to conceal identity, count two of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, too fast for conditions; Kimberly Alexis Camp bell, identity fraud; Thomas Anderson Cochran, burglary in the first degree; Dakaris Jamir Eller- bee, burglary in the first degree, obstruction of an officer; Christopher Blake Ard, terroristic threats, criminal trespass, disor derly conduct, reckless driving; Michael Jacob Mc Call, aggravated assault, special presentment aggravated battery and possession of a knife during commission of a felony; April Lynne Jordan, arson in the first degree; Chad Lee Clark, aggra vated stalking; Lydell Eugene Holmes, influencing a witness; Derrick James Sand ers, aggravated child molestation; Jermaine Alexis Disola, theft by receiving stolen property, removal of identification number, involvement with motor vehicle having identifica tion removed, forgery in the first degree, affixing of plate to conceal or misrepresent identity, possession of altered certificate of title; Justin Blake Thomp son, exploitation and intimidation of disabled adult, elder person or resident, robbery by sudden snatching, bur glary in the first degree, possession of tools for commission of a crime, aggravated stalking; Jeremiah Joseph Hartsell, seven counts of entering an automobile, manufacture of marijua na, possession of firearm during commission of a felony, possession of firearm by convicted felon; Anthony Michael Her nandez, seven counts of entering an automobile, manufacture of marijua na, possession of firearm during commission of a felony; Lydell Eugene Holmes, kidnapping, false impris onment, aggravated bat tery, burglary in the first degree, arson in the first degree, family violence, aggravated assault, three counts of aggravated assault, family violence, special presentments of aggravated stalking, two counts of aggravated assault, family violence, three counts of aggra vated battery, family violence, possession of a knife during commis sion of a crime and three counts of possession of a knife during commission of a felony. Zayvone Tornell Green, two counts of bur glary in the first degree and 27 counts of entering an automobile. NO BILLS: Stephanie Villiers, ag gravated stalking; Kraig Lee Mincey, exploitation and intimi dation of disabled adult, elder person or resident and criminal damage to property in the second degree. Lighting of Concord Friday, December 3 rd 5:30 p.m. Noon til 8:30 p.m. - Santa Claus Photographer on site! Enjoy Tasty Food Along Main Street Christmas Music 1 Pony Rides 1 Crackling Fire Boxes > And More! Santa arrives early this year with visits by appointment only beginning at noon and ending at 8:30 pm. (signup genius link: https://www.signupgenius. com/go/10C0F4B A4 AF2 AAAFFC34-lighting) You only need one slot per child/family. Santa’s photographer will be on site to capture that special moment with your child! To be courteous to all Santa’s visitors and keep things flowing, pictures with Santa will be limited to the professional photographers’ options of 1) a digital photo (email) for $15 or 2) a maximum of 2 photos taken by our photographer with your device. Letters To Santa Wanted Santa’s helpers at the Pike County Journal Reporter want to make sure your letters get to the North Pole before Christmas. Letters may be mailed to: P.O. Box 789, Zebulon, GA 30295, dropped off at our office on the square in Zebulon or emailed to news@pikecountygeorgia.com. Letters will be published in the Wednesday, December 22 edition. Deadline for letters is noon, Friday, December 3. Concord up to 43 WIFI customers BY DWAIN W. PENN Dwain@pikecountygeorgia.com At the November 9 meeting of Concord council, members were provided a new, easier way of reviewing city financial records. The annual budgets, distin guished for years as general and utilities were reorganized among eight accounts, each with a balance sheet of activi ties. Three new accounts created, each originally a budget line item, were Ju bilee, Strickland Commu nity Center and Concord Wireless Internet. David Stewart spoke about the internet proj ect and his willingness of solving reception difficul ties and installing new services in the area. “1 want to dedicate a day to install new ser vices in the city,” said Stewart. “I’m willing to accommodate the pub lic’s schedule to install at a time that is convenient to the customer. The day to designate can be Mon day, Tuesday or Wednes day to make ourselves readily available.” “Eight months into the ISP service and there are 43 customers now. We’ve created a map showing where customers are located. A Cloud-based service provides infor mation on the health of city antennas. And even an invoicing system has been developed.” Stewart was pleased to provide WIFI service in downtown Concord at such a low cost. It brought the vital service to the recent Jubilee and the satisfaction of vendors may result in a bigger event next year. Extended services in Hill top and Concord Estates have experienced really good internet speeds. COUNCIL ALSO: • Received the status of the Strickland Com munity Center upgrades and Jubilee results from deputy city clerk Anita Neath. Electric bills were reduced by 50% and doing away with AT&T monitoring cut cost by 87% per month. The Jubi lee went amazingly well with most vendors doing their personal best. Ex penses were higher with Covid-affected port-a- potty rentals and paying salaries for four workers. • Heard the water department report from superintendent Doug Neath. Water loss was less in October than in September despite chronic leaks and wa ter thefts at remote hydrants. Residents are encouraged if they see something, say something in helping to protect the water system. Recent damages to water meters will result in a resolution to be passed by council to allow the city to recover its cost of repair or replacement. Wastewater ponds had no EPD violations in October. • Agreed to keep the current millage rate of 6.018. It will create a budget deficit of $10,000. However, the city will cover the loss from surplus funds such as a higher than anticipated inflow of sales tax or dip into the general improve ment fund; status to be reviewed six months into the new budget. SOLDIER: Earns honor from PGMS FROM PAGE ONE “There are 30 tasks ranging from medical, patrols, 10 different weapons systems, land mines, land navi gation (both daytime and nighttime), PT test etc. The final test was a 12-mile ruck march at 4:00 in the morning carrying 45 pounds. If his pack weighed anything less than 45 pounds he would have failed. This is just one exam ple of the difficulty of the tasks,” the nomi nation said.“Each task must meet speci fied guidelines and/ or time constraints. It is a very difficult badge to earn. Most soldiers do not earn it on their first attempt. SPC Child earned his on the first attempt. Out of a little over 200 soldiers that attempt ed it, 180 failed. Child has always earned the respect of both his fellow enlisted soldiers and officers alike.” Fast speed. Affordable price. Get AT&T Fixed Wireless Internet. Surf, stream & download with the speed you need at the price you want. Ca11 866.694.1361 % AT&T or visit att.com/fixedwireless to check availability! Individuals eligible to participate in the government's Lifeline program may qualify to receive a discount on the monthly price of Fixed Wireless Internet service from AT&T* Fixed Wireless Internet is a high-speed Internet access service providing download speed of at least 10Mbps/1Mbps upload speed. Available in select areas in the U.S. only. ‘Lifeline is a government assistance program which provides eligible low-income subscribers an opportunity to receive a discount on certain monthly telephone or internet services. The discounted service is nontransferable, only eligible consumers may enroll in the program, and the program is limited to one discounted service per household. $59.99 Fixed Wireless Internet Offer: Pricing for residential customers only when bundled w/ gualifying postpaid AT&T wireless plan with a minimum monthly data allowance of 1GB. Must maintain qualifying bundled services to receive advertised pricing. Req’s installation of AT&T outdoor antenna and indoor residential gateway. $99 installation fee applies. Overage charges: Plan includes 350GB data allowance per month. $10 per 50GB of additional data up to a maximum of $200 per month. All data allowances, including overages, must be used in billing period in which allowance is provided. If service is canceled, must return residential gateway to AT&T within 21 days or pay $150 equipment non-return fee. Equipment non-return fee will be refunded if residential gateway is returned within 90 days of cancellation. General Services Terms: Subject to Fixed Wireless Terms of Service (att.com/fixedwirelessterms). Services are not for resale. Credit approval, other charges & deposit (or Advanced Payment) may apply. Other monthly charges: Include taxes, federal & state universal service charges, Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge (up to $1.50), gross receipts surcharge, Administrative Fee ($1.99) & other fees which are not government-required charges. See att.com/mobilityfees for details. Pricing, promotions & terms subject to change & may be modified or terminated at any time without notice. Coverage & service not available everywhere. Other restrictions apply & may result in service termination. For more information about Fixed Wireless Internet, go to att.com/broadbandinfo. Fixed Wireless Internet is also available for Business. Please call 855.930.0098 for rates and plans available for Business. ®2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo, and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. Plus taxes. Qualifying AT&T wireless svc req'd. Ind 350GB/mo. data allowance. Dvpranp rhns annlv Fixed Wireless Internet for 99 MO.