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'Obama Party'
Set Thursday
At Civic Center
The North Jackson
Committee for Change
will host a “Barack Obama
Convention Watch Party"
Thursday night at the
Commerce Civic Center.
The event begins at 8 p.m.
and will be preceded by a
voter registration drive.
The intent is to celebrate
the “historic moment of
his nomination acceptance
speech for president of the
United States," organizers
said.
The party will watch a
live broadcast from Mile
High Stadium in Denver.
Refreshments will be
served, and supporters of
Sen. Obama are encour
aged to bring the whole
family.
For information, call
Mamata Shetty at 706-335-
2262. Anyone interested
in registering to vote or
volunteering to help in the
Obama campaign should
call Gail Cox at 706-335-
5010.
Scam Alleged
At Banks
Co. Restaurant
HOMER - An investiga
tion by the Banks County
Sheriff’s Office led to fel
ony arrest warrants being
issued for 11 employees
of the Banks Crossing
Applebee’s last week.
Sheriff Charles Chapman
said the employees, all
of whom were waitstaff,
were involved in a scam
involving gift cards. They
allegedly manipulated the
cards for approximately
$70,000 in a scam, which
may have been going on
for up to a year, the sheriff
said.
Four employees were
arrested last weekend and
two Monday morning.
Warrants are still out for
five additional employees.
Those arrested and
charged with felony theft
by taking include:
•Sherry Lynn Bordelon,
48, 689 County Line Road,
Toccoa.
• Christina Lee Greenway,
663 Union Hill Road,
Homer.
• CristinMarieLivingston,
25, 43 Homer Street,
Maysville.
•Meighan Leigh Phillips,
30, 2331 North Broad
Street, Commerce.
•Amy Michelle Keseler,
31, Toccoa.
• Scott M. McCallister,
25, Commerce.
Warrants are still out
standing for Ricky Shane
Folds, Madelyn Shundman,
Angela Kigiah, Richard
Osburn and Susan Nicole
Stapp.
Banks Holiday
Festival Set
This Weekend
The 36th annual Banks
County Holiday Festival
will be held this weekend
in downtown Homer.
The theme will be
“Celebrating Banks
County’s 150 years."
Booths will open at vari
ous times Friday, Aug. 29.
The Holman Autry Band
will perform at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, booths will
be open all day. A parade
will be held at 10 a.m.
Former board of commis
sioners chairman Milton
Patterson, who served from
1986-1997, will be the chair
man.
Entertainment Saturday
afternoon will be provid
ed by the Banks County
Band and Majorettes, 11
a.m.; the Banks County
Twirlers, noon; doggers,
1 p.m.; square dancers,
1:30 p.m., Redemption
Outreach Dance Team, 2
p.m.; karaoke, hula hoop,
limbo and other activities, 3
p.m.; Apple City Cloggers,
3:30 p.m.; cakewalk, 4 p.m.;
Marcus Dobbs, 5 p.m.; and
Peggie Hoskins and Vertigo,
7:30 p.m.
A special feature will
be “Tubby," a snow-tubing
activity.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, gos
pel music will be provided
by The Browns, Georgia
and The Reggie Saddler
Family.
Sign On 1-85
May Have To
Be Taken Down
A billboard on Interstate
85 may have to come
down if the Quad Cities
Planning Commission fol
lows the recommendation
of Jefferson City Manager
John Ward.
The Race Trac sign was
recently updated to include
electronic control of gas
prices data that can be
changed remotely.
The sign has increased
business at Race Trac, but
it may have to be taken
down because city leaders
say it violates the town’s
sign ordinance.
Matt Varn, of Valdosta
AAA Signs, appeared
before the Quad Cities
Planning Commission last
week to ask the board to
overturn the ruling by the
zoning administrator.
The town’s zoning admin
istrator, John Ward, who
also serves as city man
ager, asked the QCPC not
to overturn his ruling. The
QCPC postponed tak
ing any action until next
month’s meeting, which will
be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 16, at the Jefferson
Civic Center.
WE DELIVER!
All deliveries are Delivered and Dumped.
All products available in dump truck loads and tractor trailer loads.
473 Lee Street
Jefferson, GA
Open 6 days per week
706-367-3862
LANDSCAPING SPECIALS!
Mulches & Bark
Red Dyed Mulch $25/scoop
Brown Mulch $25/scoop
Double Ground Hd $25/scoop
Cypress Mulch $28/scoop
Straw Matting for Slopes 71/2’xl20’
Reasonably Priced $40/Roll
Tractor Trailer Load discounts available
Delivery on 10 scoops or more free
up to 10 miles from lot,
then $1 per mile both ways thereafter
Straw
Wheat Straw/Mulch Hay $4/bale
Long Needle Pinestraw $3.50/bale
100 Bales or more picked up $3.25/bale
Delivery on 100 bales or more free
up to 10 miles from lot,
then $1 per mile both ways thereafter
Coastal Bermuda Feed Hay
(Great for cows and horses)
Square Bales $7/Bale
Top Soil & Fill Dirt Available
Call for details.
We Buy All
Gold & Silver
.(jainesoiKe
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770-532-2592
1020 Jesse Jewell Pkwy. • Gainesville, GA
Mon. -Thurs. 10-6:30 • Fri. - Sat. 10-7
Including:
• Class Rings • Wedding Bands
, • Coins • Broken Jewelry
• Dental Gold
OPENING
Saturday, August 29
10:00 a.m.
Noiv
Hiring!
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OOKSTORE
& COFFEEHOUSE
706-423-9608
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-7, Wed. 10-5, Sun. Closed
417 Pottery Factory Drive • Commerce, GA
Right behind Zaxby’s
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THANK YOU
Clear was the morning Woody rode
out on his favorite ride a Harley
bike. Little did he know that it
would be his last morning with
family and friends. We the family
wish to thank everyone for your
love, prayers, friendship, food,
flowers or just spoken words of
comfort. God has blessed us with
his love and mercy and the promise
of tomorrow.
Thank you to each and everyone.
The Daniel “Woody” Wood Family
Varner said he met with
city staff before installing
the sign and was told it
would meet city code. He
said it was installed, even
though the permit had not
yet been issued. Varner
apologized and said he
thought the sign met the
code and the permit was
just a formality.
Jerry Weitz, planning
consultant for QCPC, said
the sign exceeds the town’s
height and area require
ments.
Varner said he believes the
sign was denied because it
is an electronic billboard
with the gas prices chang
ing. The town’s sign ordi
nance doesn’t allow “multi
faceted" billboards.
The original sign was
erected in the 1990s. The
only change was to add the
electronic gas price change
capability.
Ward said allowing the
sign to remain up would
impact the overall “look of
the town." He added that
the intent of the sign ordi
nance was to not allow any
new billboards. He said that
replacing or adding to an
existing sign would create
a non-conforming use and
argued that approving the
request would set a prec
edent for all non-conform
ing signs.
In his rebuttal, Varner said
the changes to the sign cre
ate a “more efficient way of
updating gas prices."
Funding Cut
Kills Braselton's
Grant Chances
A state grant that could
have helped Braselton
install more wells is being
suspended, due to a slump
ing economy.
The Georgia
Environmental Facilities
Authority (GEFA)
announced last Thursday
that budget cutbacks will
mean the suspension of
a $40 million water sup
ply competitive grant pro
gram.
Braselton applied for
a grant in July, seeking
$608,800 to help fund five
new wells.
Despite state funding no
longer being an option,
Braselton will continue
with the project using only
local funds.
“We’re going to go for
ward with our project any
way," said town manager
Jennifer Scott.
Service Loan & Tax
Here to meet all your loan and tax needs.
Most cases you can pick up your cash in one hour or less.
Call or come by today!
We also have phone services, no deposit required.
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:00p.m.
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City of Commerce
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Mayor and Council of the City of Commerce does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at
the Commerce City Hall located at 27 Sycamore Street, Commerce, Georgia on September 11, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. and pursuant to
the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and
levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2008 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
INCORPORATED
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real & Personal
127,274,894
139,077,024
147,720,309
158,856,985
177,630,311
187,145,917
Motor Vehicles
12,017,890
12,935,400
12,545,250
12,189,260
13,506,130
14,888,060
Mobile Homes
1,357,728
1,299,042
1,353,572
1,198,799
1,093,292
1,065,467
Timber - 100%
6,394
12,934
0
0
0
10,486
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
3,567
0
0
8,495
Gross Digest
140,656,906
153,324,400
161,622,698
172,245,044
192,229,733
203,118,425
Less M & O Exemptions
13,497,242
15,028,672
17,232,576
19,916,193
25,894,034
27,761,748
Net M & O Digest
$127,159,664
$138,295,728
$144,390,122
$152,328,851
$166,335,699
$175,356,677
Gross M & O Millage
7.446
7.945
8.828
9.812
9.151
9.349
Less Rollbacks
6.206
6.265
7.168
8.152
8.091
7.849
Net M & O Millage
1.24
1.68
1.66
1.66
1.06
1.50
Net Taxes Levied
$157,678
$232,337
$239,688
$252,866
$176,316
$263,035
Tax Increase
$37,175
$74,659
$7,351
$13,178
-$76,550
$86,719
Percentage Increase
30.85%'
47.35%
3.16%
5.50%
-30.27%
49.18%
1-85 Exit 140
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