WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Social News
Cottons wed June 9
Justin and Noel Cotton
Retired educators to meet
The executive board of the Jackson County Area Retired Educators
Association met on June 16 at the home of President Katrena Howard to
plan for the year. The group worked on a proposed budget and discussed
programs for the upcoming meetings. The association meets bi-monthly
on the second Thursday beginning in July. Membership is open to all area
retirees who are participants in the Georgia Teacher Retirement System.
Katrena is pictured leading the discussion. Others pictured from left to
right are: Mary Jane Hilley, treasurer; Patricia Powers, scrapbook chairman;
Linda McMullan, secretary; and Doris Lester, president-elect.
Tug of war fundraiser planned
Candace Noel Hardes
ty daughter of Denise and
Phillip Gannon, of William
son, W. Va., and Robert and
Dana Hardesty, of Homer,
was united in marriage to
Justin Michael Cotton, son
of Kenneth and Pam Cotton,
of Nicholson, on Thursday,
June 9, at 6:30 p.m.
The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. David
Hutchinson on the back lawn
overlooking the rolling green
pastures of Grant Hill Farms
in Commerce. The dou
ble-ring ceremony including
the exchanging of vows and
was concluded with the Unity
Cross Ceremony.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride was attend
ed by Mrs. Dane Smallwood,
her best friend, as matron
of honor, her sister Summer
Hardesty and childhood
friend Kimberly Bennett as
her bridesmaids. The flower
girl was Solana Santos, cous
in of the bride.
The best man was Andrew
Cotton, brother of the groom.
Groomsmen were John Sei-
gler and Josh Garrison, both
friends of the groom.
After the ceremony, the
wedding party and guests
enjoyed a cocktail hour
with light refreshments fol
lowed by a buffet dinner
and an evening of dancing.
The couple made their exit
in the midst of sparklers
and good wishes from their
guests.
Noel and Justin enjoyed
their honeymoon. After
ward, they will return to
their home in Jefferson,
Texas.
A tug of war team com
petition to raise money
to support a local special
needs summer camp
(Camp Hooray formerly
Camp Wellspring) will be
held on Saturday, August
27, at 10 a.m. at Camp Hoo
ray, located at 193 Lindsay
Lane, Jefferson.
The camp serves over
300 families in the local
area whose children and
young adults have develop
mental disabilities.
Affordable Care Act help
available at Commerce library
Two items of special inter
est to adults at the Com
merce Public Library are the
scheduled Friends meeting
as well as regular help with
the Affordable Care Act.
The Friends of the Com
merce Library meeting is
planned for Saturday, June
25, at 10:30. Members, and
all interested patrons, are
invited to this short planning
meeting. New ideas at this
time will be especially wel
come.
Meanwhile, help with
these popular magazines.
Learn About Henna
An event for the young
adults called Hands and
Feet Henna Techniques will
be held on Thursday, June
30, from 2 to 4 p.m. Teens
will enjoy trying this popular
temporary body art. Designs
appropriate for both boys
and girls will be shown.
YA Talent Show
Sunshine Duckett, library
teen coordinator, also wants
teens to “Show your talent!”
The YA group is sponsoring
Program was drawn last
week. Maury Atha was
rewarded for her summer
reading with a gift certificate
from Shirley Feed and Seed.
“We thank this support
ive Commerce business for
their support of the library,”
said library manager Angel
Tuggle. “Adults are encour
aged to continue reporting
their summer reads as each
book equals one raffle tick
et. Many great prizes are in
store for readers this sum
mer.”
Flag; and Richard Russos
Everybody>s Fool.
New Adult Nonfiction
These new Nonfiction are
also available: Bill O’Reilly’s
Legends and Lies, by David
Fisher; The Sleep Revolu
tion, by Ariana Huffington;
Money, by Tony Robbins;
The Immortal Irishman,
Living Well, Spending Less,
by Ruth Soukup; Food, Sex
& You, by Stacy Gorlicky;
The Good Gut, by Drs. Jus
tin and Erica Sonnenburg;
The Road to Little Dribbling,
Lucky Reader
The first winner of the Summer Adult Reading
Program was drawn last week. Maury Atha, left,
was rewarded for her summer reading with a gift
certificate from Shirley Feed and Seed. She is pic
tured with library manager Angel Tuggle.
the Affordable Care Act
is always available in the
library lobby the first and
third Wednesdays of each
month. No appointment is
necessary.
New Magazine Access
Patrons are also advised to
check out the new free Flip-
ster magazine access on the
main prlib.org site. There
are 11 digital magazines from
Car & Driver to Teen Vogue,
Sports Illustrated to South
ern Living. All that is need
ed is a library card to access
a talent show on Thursday
July 14, at 6 p.m. Any one
from ages 11 to 18 wishing to
participate should sign up at
the front desk.
“If you sing, recite poetry,
play an instrument, dance,
have a comedic act, hula-
hoop, double-dutch, do
impersonations, or any
other talent, your participa
tion is requested,” Duckett
said.
Reading Winner
The first winner of the
Summer Adult Reading
New Adult Fiction
New Adult Fiction on the
shelves includes: Laura Lane
McNeal’s Dollbaby; Cynthia
D’aprix Sweeney’s The Nest;
Brad Meltzer’s The House
of Secrets; Stuart Wood’s
Dishonorable Intentions;
Elin Hilderbrand’s Here’s to
Us; Stephen King’s End of
Watch; Mary Ann Monroe’s
The Summer’s End; Michael
Palmer’s Mercy; Charlaine
Harris’ Night Shift; Preston
& Child’s Beyond the Ice
Limit; Steve Martini’s Blood
Ryleigh Grace Lewis born June 12
Casey and Whitney Lewis are
proud to announce the birth of
their baby girl, Ryleigh Grace. She
was born on June 12 weighing 8
lbs and being 20 inches long. She
is the granddaughter of Greg and
Candida Minish, Tim Lewis and
Michele Svoboda.
Remember the family of Patsy
Jane Ferguson Davis. She leaves
her husband, Donald Davis, daugh
ters, Elaine Sparks and Tara Cruze
and Kassie Warren, sons, Patrick Sparks,
and Jeff Sparks, Rodney Davis, sister, Joan
Faust, brothers, Bill Ferguson, Richard Fer
guson, Jerry Ferguson and Jimmy Fergu
son, and eight grandchildren. She will be
greatly miss by a host of other family and
friends.
Dedication of the new sanctuary at
Redeemed Baptist Church will be held Sun
day, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. Remember on
July 26, there will be a run off election for
the offices of Probate Judge with Keith
Gardiner and Helen Hewell and Coroner
Mark Savage and Bobby Eubanks. Everyone
needs to remember to vote.
Happy Birthday to: Nikki Gunter, Chris
Holly, Ashley Echols, Justin Lewellen, Trey
Pace, Kayla Garrison, Lorie Brock, Bra
den Lance, Carol Black Jenni Gailey, Keith
Wheeler, Tonya Parson, Hayden Deilbeck,
Joyce Turpin,Todd Brady, Ann Jones, Angie
Gary, Casey Holly, Porshe Parson,Janet
Crutchfield and Robert Wade Ferguson.
Happy anniversary to Homer
and Katlin Carver, first anniversa
ry, Mike and Amy Shepard, Cory
and Jessica Turpin, 2 years, and
Lauren and Justin Bonds, 11 years.
Homer and Katlin Carve,
Bridgett and Cody Sloan, along
with Jordan Boyle, all enjoyed the
weekend in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
They all had a great time.
Those who are sick in our com
munity include many who have
cancer and need our prayers. Those on
the sick list are: Greg Crane, Kevin Fowler,
Taylor Rogers, Libby Tanner, Patsy Ferguson
Davis, David Bond, Justin Denton, Barbara
Jones, Perry Smith, Doug Standridge, Ellie
Mae Herbert, Dan Boling, Helen Scales,
Addison Turner, Chad Standridge, Jeremy
Gaddis, Johnny Smallwood, Jimmy Rob
erts, Frank Jarrell, Bobby Simonds, Shir
ley Simonds, Alex Strickland, Amy Brown,
Harold Hill, Hawk Harrison, Mary Parson,
Frank Gordon, Barbarann Gordon, Clau
dette Griffin, Edwina Holcomb, Alan Pur
cell, Dwayne and Paulina Casper, Jerry
Payne, Carolyn Standridge, Kenneth Par
son, Betty Parson, Kim Crane, Tony Massey,
Billy Massey, Chester Hewell, William Harris
and Edith Goodson,
Willene Boyle compiles community news
from Banks County and Commerce. To get
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by Bill Bryson; and Peace
Child, by Don Richardson.
Finally, the Pine Tree Gar
den Club donated The Hum
mingbirds of North Ameri
ca, by Paul A. Johnsgard, in
honor of Matilda Benton.
Children’s Programs
• Fitness Fridays -10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. throughout the
summer
•Lego Club - Tuesday,
June 28, at 1 p.m.
• Kidsercize - Wednesday,
June 29, at 10:30 a.m.
•Red, White, and Blue
Program - Thursday, June
30, at 11 a.m.
• YA Hands & Feet Henna
Techniques - Thursday June
30, 24 p.m.
• Magic Card Play for
Teens - Thursday June 30,
from 4 to 6 p.m.
•Chess Club - Thursday,
June 30, at 6 p.m.
• Baby & Me - Friday, July
1, at 10:30 a.m.
For Adults
•ESL Class - Saturday,
June 25, at 11 a.m.
•Adult Coloring - Satur
day, June 25, at 1 p.m.
•Friends of the Library
Meeting - Saturday, June 25,
at 10 a.m.
• Yoga - Monday June 27
at 6 p.m.
Tire Banks County Commissioners will hold
a public hearing on June 30, 2016 at 10:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the County Annex. This hearing will be for the
purpose of discussion of the FY 2017 Budget
as shown. All citizens will have the oppor-
tunity to give comments. The Budget is available for review in the Commissioner's office
Monday - Friday from 8:00-
meeting.
Revenues
5:00. Proposed adoption of tire Budget will be at the July 12th
BANKS COUNTY
2017 Budget
Expenditures
GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES
4.317.850.00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
100.000.00
MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES
945,000.00
GOVERNING BODY
522.038.00
RAILROAD EQUIP TAX
4,000.00
REGISTRARS
124.239.00
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER
15,000 00
TECHNOLOGY/MIS
81.300.00
INTANGIBLE TAX
65.000.00
HUMAN RESOURCES
344.642.00
FRANCHISE TAX - CABLE TV
4.000.00
TAX COMMISSIONER
285.029.00
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
2.420.000.00
TAX ASSESSORS
312.601.00
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CO 60%
300.000.00
MAPPER
97.622.00
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CVB 40%
210.000.00
COURTHOUSE/BUILDINGS
58.420.00
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EXCISE TAX
150.000.00
ANNEX
363.887.68
BUSINESS & OCCUPATION TAX
45.000.00
SUPERIOR COURT
236.866.00
INSURANCE PREMIUM
725.000.00
CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
208.179.00
BEER - PACKAGE
7.200.00
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
176.337.00
BEER - CONSUMPTION
10,200.00
JUVENILE COURT
92.400.00
WINE - PACKAGE
4.800.00
MAGISTRATE COURT
149.709.00
WINE- CONSUMPTION
6.750.00
PROBATE COURT
192.423.00
LIQUOR - CONSUMPTION
24,000.00
PROBATION
26.868.00
BUILDING PERMITS
75.000.00
SHERIFF
2.544.679.35
COURT COSTS-PROBATION FEE
40.000.00
JAIL OPERATIONS
1.184.981.28
ELECTION QUALIFYING FEE
500.00
FIRE
2.217.422.00
SALE OF MAPS & PUBLICATIONS
1,000.00
HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
842.336.00
BOARD OF EDUCATION COLL FEE
190.000.00
E-911/EMA
913.504.00
SHERIFF FEES
12,000.00
RECYCLABLES PROGRAM
43.918.00
AMBULANCE FEES
350,000.00
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMIN
135.800.00
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES
1.552,000.00
PUBLIC WELFARE ADMIN
16,500.00
PUBLIC TRANS - STATE REIMB
45.000.00
EXTENSION SERVICE
92.777.00
PUB TRANS - PASSENGER FARES
30.000.00
SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM
202.413.59
RECREATION FEES
45,000.00
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
99.542.80
SENIOR CTR RECEIPTS
5.000.00
RECREATION PROGRAM
467.735.00
RECREATION VENDING RECEIPTS
500.00
HISTORIC BLDG MAINT
5.500.00
COURTS:
NATURAL RESOURCE CONS
8.232.00
SUPERIOR
210.000.00
LIBRARY ADMIN
105.000.00
MAGISTRATE
35.000.00
BLDG INSPECTION
106.142.00
PROBATE
215.000.00
PLANNING & ZONING
64.514.00
VSVRD
15.000.00
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
12.200 00
INTEREST REVENUES
50.000.00
CVB/MOTEL 40%
210.000.00
SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE
1,000.00
CORONER
38.600.00
CAPITAL LEASE PROCEEDS
0.00
MAINTENANCE
222,373.00
OTHER
3.000.00
UTILITIES SEWAGE/WASTEWATER
220,154.00
INTERFUND TRANSFERS:
UTILITIES PUMPING & PURIFICATIO
734.405 00
PUBLIIC UTILITIES
1.500.000.00
UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION
336.609.00
E-911
300,000.00
UTILITIES ADMIN
209.210.00
PRIOR YEAR RESERVE
486.308.70
BOARD OF EQUALIZERS
8,000.00
TOTAL REVENUES
14.415.108.70
TOTAL EXPENSES
14,415,108.70
