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Page 8A — Wednesday, February 17, 2021, The True Citizen
OBITUARIES
Martha Lee Whitfield
Woodrow Herrington
Ms. Martha Lee Whitfield age 82 of Waynesboro, GA. en
tered into eternal rest on Friday February 12,2021.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday
February 20, 2021 at Bell Grove Baptist Church, 1970 Flwy
25 South, Waynesboro, GA.
Visitation will be Friday February 19,
2021 from 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Chavous B. Johnson & Reid Funeral
Service 885 Waters Street Waynesboro, Chavous B.(/ohn$on & Rad
GA 30830 (706)554-7843. FuneraiC/ Horae
Mr. Woodrow Flerrington age 87 of Sardis, GA. entered into
eternal rest on Monday February 15,2021.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday
February 20,2021 at Beech Branch Baptist Church Cemetery,
Old Sardis Road, Sardis, GA.
Visitation will be Friday, February 19,
2021 from 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Chavous
B. Johnson & Reid Funeral Service 885
Waters Street Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706)554-7843.
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Law would make Medicaid
enrollment easier
DAVE WILLIAMS
Capitol Beat News Service
The Georgia House of Rep-
resentatives unanimously
passed legislation Tuesday
that would make it easier to
enroll low-income children in
Medicaid.
Under House Bill 163, chil
dren in families that are eli
gible for food stamps could be
enrolled in Georgia’s Medicaid
program automatically rather
than having to go through the
normal application process.
“For many families, this
is difficult,” said state Rep.
Sharon Cooper, R-Marietta,
chairman of the House Health
and Human Services Commit
tee and the bill’s chief sponsor.
“They don’t have computers,
they live in South Georgia
where there’s no internet, or
Bird dog
the way that happens. There
are parts of this arrangement
that you may not agree with
and you are free to show up at
some public meeting or go on
social media and espouse those
opinions.
You cannot, however, de
mand that the hospital doors
stay open and, at the same time,
be against this deal. In order to
achieve one, you must move
forward with the other.
don’t have a car to go to the
DFCS [Division of Family and
Children Services] office.
“We have children today
who are eligible for Medicaid
but aren’t getting it because of
this glitch.”
If it becomes law, the “ex
press lane” bill would allow
an estimated 60,000 additional
Medicaid-eligible Georgia
children to enroll in the joint
state-federal health coverage
program, according to the non
profit advocacy group Geor
gians for a Healthy Future.
Cosponsors of the bill in
clude Reps. Houston Gaines,
R-Athens; Katie Dempsey,
R-Rome; Spencer Frye, D-
Athens; Eddie Lumsden, R-
Armuchee and Mesha Mainor,
D-Atlanta.
The legislation now moves
to the Georgia Senate.
Continued from 4A
While small and rural hos
pitals close every day across
this country, the members of
the hospital authority and the
county commission have made
the hard choices to ensure that
the doors of Burke Medical
Center remain open and serv
ing our community.
For more Burke County po
litical news, follow Bird Dog
Politics on Facebook.
Code Enforcement Officer
The Burke County Board of Commissioners is now
accepting applications for the Code Enforcement
Officer’s position within the Burke County’s Planning
and Zoning Department. Preferred qualifications
include Georgia P.O.S.T certification with prior law
enforcement and/or code enforcement experience.
Residential and commercial construction experience
is also preferred.
If the applicant is currently not P.O.S.T certified, the
applicant must possess the ability and skills to obtain
certification through The Georgia Association of Code
Enforcement (GACE). Minimum qualifications include
a high school diploma, proficient computer skills with
a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft word
and excel.
Applicants must pass pre-employment alcohol
and drug screening, criminal background check,
and consent to pre-employment credit screening.
Applicants must possess a valid Georgia driver’s
license and have dependable transportation. This is
a full-time position including some alternative night
and weekend work schedules.
Applications may be picked up from and returned
to the security screening station within the lobby
of the Historic Burke County Courthouse located
at 602 North Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA.
30830 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. The deadline for accepting
applications and resumes is Friday, March 12, 2021.
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