DECEMBER 19, 2013 THE OCONEE ENTERPRISE A3
AROUND THE REGION
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■ Work has begun on a new
McDuffie County hospital.
The McDuffie Progress says that
the $30 million medical facility near
Interstate 20. Groundbreaking at the
40-acre site was held in April. The
facility will have 20 private, inpa
tient rooms but will expand to 100
beds.
■ The closing of a restaurant is
called “The End of an Era” by The
Madison County Journal. Bill’s
Bar-B-Que, after 30 years, will
serve its last pulled pork sandwich-
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Owners Bill and Brenda Lance
say, “It’s just time to hang it up.”
■ A volunteer firefighting service
will get a grant. The Warrenton
Clipper says that its fire department
has gotten a $5,600 firefighters grant
for $5,600 for turnout gear from the
Washington Electric Foundation
Round-Up Program
■ FISH is collecting toys for 1,000
kids.
The Walton Tribune says that
Faith in Serving Humanity is seek
ing donations of toys and money for
those children “who are in danger of
missing that Christmas spirit with a
few tokens of the season.”
■ The state has added 1.300 acres of
wildlife management areas.
The Greene County Herald-
Journal says that the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources
The land was bought from three dif
ferent property owners.
Archers can use the property
through Jan. 1, firearms deer season
is over, and small game hunting
goes through Feb. 28, 2014.
hospital
■ The Cauthen-Lewis Cemetery in
Lamar County is badly neglected.
The Herald-Gazette says that there
are 36 graves, 13 dating from the
1800s.
The cemetery is near Milner.
For five years the graveyard has
become so overgrown, with toppled
and broken headstones, nobody can
read the names. Ownership is
unknown.
Vinnie Williams is the owner and
publisher of The Oconee
Enterprise. Opinions expressed are
those of the writer.
Firefighter one course open to citizens
departments require for paid fire
fighters.
Those interested in attending this
course must complete a volunteer
firefighter application form before
Dec. 31.
Application forms may be
obtained from the Oconee County
Fire Rescue office at 1291
Greensboro Highway or online at
www.oconeecounty.com.
The following are prerequisites
for individuals submitting an appli
cation:
■ Submit to a criminal and driver
kept up with the times and changing
demands.
In 1998 he told The Oconee
Enterprise, “We’ve survived for
over 40 years. I’ve enjoyed every
minute and look toward to the
future. I’ve turned the business over
to three of my daughters who have
my work ethic
Zach Norville’s old home in
Watkinsville is on Simonton Bridge
Road, only a couple of blocks from
Main Street.
It is as unique as the man himself,
yellow brick with architectural fea
tures unlike any others.
When his mother Miss Hallie died
in 1988, the 1919-built house was
bought by Janet Lawrence who
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vaulted ceilings, hdwd floors. 5.5 acres
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Convenient to everything. Irrigated,
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706-255-5214.
Oconee County
Fire Rescue will
be conducting a
200-hour firefight
er course sched
uled to begin Jan.
7.
This course is
offered to citizens
who are interested
in becoming a volunteer firefighter
with Oconee County Fire Rescue.
Applicants that complete this
course will receive a national fire
fighter one certification, which is
the same certification that career fire
Thaxton
Norville
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After marrying the former Merle
Olson, Norville spent several years
as a salesman for a number of com
panies, then he and his wife
launched the soon-to-become
famous tufted-textile industry with
goods and services.
He bought Sims Textile Co. in
1956 and operated out of a chicken
house on Foster Road in Dalton.
Norville Industries was on its way
up.
The company became the repre
sentative for a few, then many, com
panies that dealt with textiles.
He bought, sold and combined. He
history check.
■ Complete an assessment lab to
determine physical agility and
knowledge.
■ Take a mandatory drug test.
■ Complete the firefighter one
course being offered.
Oconee Fire Rescue is considered
one of the top volunteer fire depart
ments in the state of Georgia.
Oconee Fire Rescue continues to
It has placed first, second and
fourth in the state firefighter compe
tition in recent years, and has the
best ISO insurance rating for a coun
tywide volunteer department in
Georgia.
Inquiries or questions should be
directed to Fire Chief Bruce
Thaxton at (706) 769-3975, or
Deputy Fire Chief Ken Parsons at
(706) 310-3600.
be the No. 1 volunteer department in
fundraising for the Georgia
Firefighter Burn Foundation each
year.
lived there 10 years. Tommy
Mitchell then bought it and contin
ues living there.
Although the Mitchells painted
the interior, refinished floors, and
updated the kitchen, the exterior
remains as it was in Miss Hallie’s
day.
When Zach Norville visited The
Oconee Enterprise in 1998, he
brought along scrapbooks, photo
graph albums, and two books he had
written: “Zach’s Book,” and
“Zach’s Second Book.”
The old chum wonders, “Who can
doubt that before he passed on Zach
had written several more ‘Zach’s?’
He never quit. That was his secret.
It’s one that all of us might follow.”
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