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DOT Honors
Local Man As
'Everyday Hero'
A Georgia Department
of Transportation employ
ee who
has found
some
interest
ing items
along 1-85
in Jackson
County
has been
honored
by the state „ ,
Robertson
agency.
Tony
Robertson — an equipment
operator on the 1-85 litter
crew in Jackson County
— was recently given the
DOT’s “Everyday Hero"
award. It is the first time the
DOT has given the state
wide award.
Robertson, who lives in
Franklin County picks up
litter along the interstate
every day before it becomes
a hazard to motorists.
In the past year, Robertson
found valuables lost by
motorists in two incidents.
“The first time, it was a lock
box and its contents were
strewn along the interstate,"
said DOT district engineer
Russell McMurry. “Among
the valuables were a valid
passport, original birth
certificates, insurance poli
cies, matured certificates of
deposit and antique coins.
The contents were valued at
over $60,000."
DOT spokesperson Teri
Pope said those valuables
came off one of two pick
up trucks driven by a fam
ily traveling from Florida
to Virginia to retrieve per
sonal items from a recently-
deceased family member.
Robertson found the lock
box and DOT officials later
tracked down the family,
she said.
“The lady didn’t know that
they had lost the lock box
that had all of those docu
ments in it," Pope said.
That family was very
thankful to have the items
returned, she added.
“The second time, Tony
found a wallet contain
ing current credit cards, a
driver’s license and other
important documents,"
McMurry said. “We’ve been
able to find the owners and
return the valuables in both
cases."
Robertson, a 13-year vet
eran of the DOT, was hon
ored during public employ
ee recognition week.
“Public employee recogni
tion week is a chance for
us to honor state workers,"
said DOT commissioner
Gerald Ross. “Often their
work is overlooked.
Optimist Club
Seeks To Start
Local Chapter
The BJC Optimist
Club will meet at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2, at Ryan’s
Steakhouse, located at 243
Steven B. Tanger Blvd. at
Banks Crossing.
Anyone interested in
joining the organization is
invited.
Organizer Angie Simmons
states: “Do you want to
help bring out the best in
kids? Become an Optimist.
Optimist International is
one of the world’s largest
civic service organizations
whose sole mission is to
improve the lives of chil
dren. Attend the next meet
ing and discover how you
can help kids in your com
munity."
For information, contact
Simmons at 706-776-1011.
Pilot Club
Expects Special
Guests Thursday
The Pilot Club of
Commerce will have several
guests at its Thursday, May
21, meeting in the office
building of the First United
Methodist Church. The
meeting is at 7 p.m.
Among them will be
JoAnn Akers of the Pilot
Club of Atlanta; Pat Jarvis,
who will be installed as
international president at
the Pilot International con
vention in July; and incom
ing Northeast Region lieu
tenant governor Vonnie
Brown.
In addition, Shirley
Wilson, director of the
Jackson County Senior
Center, will be present to
receive a donation to the
center from the club.
JCCI Expanding
Into Former
State Facility
JEFFERSON-The J ackson
County Correctional
Institute will be expanded
by housing inmates in the
former state I.W. Davis
Detention Center.
The Jackson County Board
of Commissioners agreed
Monday night to lease the
facility for 20 years at a
cost of $33,440 annually.
The Georgia Department
of Corrections earlier shut
down the state detention
center, which is across the
road from the current JCCI.
In other business Monday
night, the BOC:
• agreed to create a special
tax district for street lights
for Meadows Subdivision
and Riverbend Subdivision.
• agreed to reduce the
speed limit on New Fiberty
Church Road from 55 miles
per hour to 45 miles per
hour.
•agreed to place digital
signs at the courthouse,
administrative building and
jail.
•accepted a $149,725
grant to renovate an indus
trial systems training lab at
the Fanier Tech campus in
Commerce.
• agreed to remove power
lines that create an obstruc
tion to the runway approach
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clear zones at Fyle Field
Road.
• approved an intergov
ernmental agreement with
the county water and sewer
authority to use its engineer
as needed.
• agreed to provide
assistance to the City of
Commerce for an expan
sion project at Roper.
• held the first reading on
the rules and regulations for
recreational use of the Bear
Creek Reservoir.
Forecloures
Up 39% In
Jackson County
Foreclosures in Jackson
County are up for the first
six months of 2009 by 39
percent.
Some 638 foreclosure
actions have been taken
for the first two quarters in
Jackson County compared
to 460 the same period last
year. Those figures include
the 104 foreclosures in pro
cess for June sales.
For all of 2008, Jackson
County saw 1,051 foreclo
sures. Fast year, the local
foreclosures only twice
went above 100 in any sin
gle month, but has so far
topped 100 four out of the
first six months.
For the upcoming June
foreclosure sales, Jackson
County has 104 compared
to 77 in June 2008.
Unemployment
Claims Up In
Jackson County
Unemployment insurance
claims were up in Jackson
County in April 205 per
cent over the same month
last year. Some 521 Jackson
Countians filed for first time
unemployment benefits in
April, up from 350 in April
2008.
While that number was
up significantly, it did mark
a small drop of 7 percent
from March when nearly
560 people in Jackson
County filed for unemploy
ment benefits.
Unemployment insurance
filings often reflect changes
in the unemployment rate.
The April rates won’t be
released until later this
month.
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