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Jefferson To
Annex All
90 Islands'
Jefferson is moving for
ward with annexing 90
“islands” into the city limits.
“Islands” consist of prop
erty that is in the county but
is surrounded on all sides
by city property.
The Quad Cities Planning
Commission will hold
a hearing on the first 32
properties up for annexa
tion when it meets at 6
p.m. Tuesday Oct. 21, at
the Jefferson Civic Center.
The requests will then go to
the Jefferson City Council
for consideration at its
November 10 meeting.
The first phase of the proj
ect includes 32 properties
near the “town’s center.”
After this is annexed, public
hearings on the remaining
68 “islands” will be sched
uled.
City manager John Ward
said the council decided
to seek the annexations to
clear up issues with service
delivery and jurisdiction.
Former POW
To Speak
At McCain Rally
Former prisoner of
war Leon F. Ellis Jr. will
be the featured speaker
at a McCain-Palin rally in
Spencer Park Thursday
Oct. 16.
The event will take place
from 5:00 to 7:00 in Spencer
Park, located on South Elm
Street.
Ellis, a Commerce native
and graduate of Commerce
High School, will talk about
his first-hand experiences
with McCain, rally organiz
ers say.
Both were prisoners of
war in North Vietnam, hav
ing been shot down during
the war.
McCain was among the
veterans and former POWs
attending the Republican
National Convention in
Minneapolis to support
McCain as McCain accept
ed his party’s nomination
for president.
The event will include a
poster contest with a $100
award, music, refreshments
and remarks from state and
local leaders.
Maysville To
Annex Land For
Industrial Park
The Maysville city limits
will expand with the annex
ation of nearly 30.4 acres
for an industrial park.
The city council voted
Monday night to approve
the annexation request of
30.357 acres for an industri
al park belonging to James
Short, Russ Meadows and
Sophia Meadows.
During the public hear
ing on the annexation, held
before the council meeting,
no one spoke in opposi
tion to the annexation. City
attorney Gary Freeman
said that Jackson County
was informed of the request
and offered no objections
to the city approving the
annexation. Russ Meadows
said that the plan for the
property is to bring in busi
ness as the economy begins
to recover.
Help Available
For Paying
Heating Bills
The Georgia Department
of Human Resources is
helping some households
pay for heating costs.
Households in which
every member is 65 and
older or in which every
member is completely
unable to leave the home
due to health reasons may
apply for assistance with
their home heating bills,
starting Nov. 3.
One-time payments will
be made by checks issued
to the home energy sup
pliers on behalf of eligible
households. Eligibility for
the program is based on the
income of everyone living
in the home. All eligible
households must be respon
sible for their home heating
bill.
When applying for assis
tance, persons will be
required to present verifi
cation of age for everyone
in the home, verification
of all household income
received within the past 30
days (check stubs, public
assistance checks, unem
ployment checks, etc.), veri
fication of Social Security
numbers for everyone in
the home, and the most
recent home heating bill.
Depending on the avail
ability of funds, the regular
program will open to the
general public Dec. 1.
All interested applicants
are asked to contact Christy
Hill at Ninth District
Opportunity Inc. after 8:30
a.m. by calling 706-677-3921
on the date of the program
they qualify for.
No walk-ins please.
Additional information will
be made available online at
www.ndo.org.
Jackson EMC
Sets 'Ride For
Life' Oct. 25
Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation
(EMC) employees will host
a “Ride For Life” to ben
efit the American Cancer
Society Saturday, Oct. 25,
beginning at the EMC office
complex at 850 Commerce
Road in Jefferson.
Motorcyclists participat
ing in the event will receive
a ride T-shirt and lunch, and
will enjoy entertainment,
door prizes and a 50/50
drawing at the ride’s start.
The police-escorted ride
will leave the EMC offices
for a leisurely ride through
VISIT...As I often do from time
to time, I recently took a walk
to observe our students in
class, having lunch in the
cafeteria, and playing on the
playground. When I came back
to the office I said to my wife,
"You know honey, I thank the
Lord for all these great kids He
has sent to ACS.”
Our faculty and staff have
the joy of working with these
students every day. It is really
like one big happy family.
If you would like to see ACS
in action, please come for a
visit. We think you will like what
you see.
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the countryside, take a lap
around the Peach State
Speedway track and end
up at the Atlanta Dragway
in Commerce, where bik
ers will get to make a pass
down the drag strip before
lunch is served.
Registration will begin at
9:00 a.m. and riders will
depart at 10:00 a.m. Riders
will be charged a registra
tion fee of $30 for solo
riders and $35 for two and
up. All bikes are welcome.
Riders who register by Oct.
17 will receive a $5 dis
count on their registration
fee.
Event sponsors include
Jackson EMC, EMC
Security, Atlanta Dragway,
Peach State Speedway and
Cycle World of Athens.
Additional sponsors may
participate in the event for
a $100 donation, which will
include a sponsorship sign
at the ride site and registra
tion fee.
For more information
or a registration form for
the “Ride For Life,” con
tact Phil Failyer (pfailyer@
jacksonemc.com or 706-
367-6241) or Tim Sweat
(tsweat@jacksonemc.com
or 706-367-6142).
Hu Shots To
Be Offered At
Banks Co. Clinic
A flu shot clinic will be
held at Banks County
Middle School Friday, Oct.
10, from 9 a.m. to noon.
After the clinic at the
middle school, the Banks
County Health Department
will be open for flu shots
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays from
8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Scholarship To
Honor Farm
Bureau Leader
The leaders of Georgia
Farm Bureau’s 2nd District
recently honored GFB
first vice president Donald
Childs for his 28 years of
service to the organization
by raising $4,775 for the
Donald Childs Agricultural
Scholarship Fund.
Childs, who is retiring at
the end of this year, has
served on the state GFB
board since 1980, has been
a vice president since
1984, first vice president
since 1994 and a member
of Southern Farm Bureau
Life Insurance Company’s
board since 1995. Childs has
also served as an American
Farm Bureau Federation vot
ing delegate, chairs the GFB
Legislative Committee and
also chairs the GFB Policy
Development Committee.
The scholarship will
be awarded to a Jackson
County high school senior
who plans to enroll in a unit
of the University of Georgia
or Berry College with an
intent to pursue an under
graduate degree in agricul
tural and environmental
sciences, family and con
sumer sciences or a related
agricultural field.
Additional donations can
be made to Jackson County
Farm Bureau and designat
ed for the Donald Childs
Agricultural Scholarship
Fund. Call 706-367-8877 for
more information.
Storm Spotters
Being Sought
For Jackson Co.
The Jackson County EMA
and the Northeast Georgia
Amateur Radio Club will
host a storm spotter and
sky warn class Monday,
Oct. 20, from 7-10 a.m.,
at the Braselton Police
Department.
Barry Gooden of the
National Weather Service
will be the instructor.
For more information,
contact Eddie Gilbert at
706-654-2500 or egilbert@
westjacksonfd .com.
Jackson And
Lanier Tech
Receive Grant
The Appalachian Regional
Commission (ARC) has
awarded grants for two proj
ects in Jackson County.
The ARC awarded a grant
for $149,725 for an industri
al systems technology train
ing lab in partnership with
Lanier Technical College in
Jackson County.
The commission also gave
$500,000 for a project to
construct a local access road
for the City of Jefferson’s
McClure Industrial Park-
Thomas Parkway project.
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