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Homicide By Vehicle, Shoplifting,
Sex Counts Handed Down By Jury
Seven ‘No’ Bills Issued; Woman Facing 35 Insurance Fraud Charges
Seven “no” bills had been
handed down by the February
term of the Chattooga County
Grand Jury by Wednesday after
noon, court records indicated.
A “no” bill means that the
Grand Jury did not find enough
evidence against a person for a
criminal trial to be held. A “true”
bill indicates that the panel
found enough evidence for a jury
to decide the facts in the case. A
“true” bill does not mean a per
son is guilty of any crime and is
presumed innocent until proven
guilty by the state and convicted
y a trial jury.
“NO” BILLS
The no bills included:
* Roy H. Howell, 49 Hinton
St., Summerville, who had been
charged with committing child
molestation on Sept. 23, 1999.
* Bobby J. Stephenson, 826
Sardis Church Rd., Lyerly, who
had been charged with second
degree criminal damage to prop
erty, which was alleged to have
occurred on May 31, 1999.
* Anthony Lamar Mann,
308 Cooper St., Summerville,
who had been charfied with theft
by conversion, which was re
ported to have happened on
April 27, 1999.
* Stacey McGuire, 387 Or
chard Rd., Summerville, who
had been charged with aggra
vated assault and robbery in in
cidents that were alleged to have
happened on Aug. 10, 1998.
* Michael Lee Donaldson,
210 Stonewall St., Rome, who
had been charged with the statu
tory rape of a 15-year-old girl on
July 17, 1998.
* Christopher Jermaine
Hart, 214 Robin Hood Road,
Rome, who had been charged
with molesting a 13-year-old girl
on Aug. 23, 1999.
* Richard Joseph Adams,
272 Dogwood Dr., Lyerly, who
had been charged with ogstruc
tion of an officer.
HOMICIDE
Jimmy Wayne Brooks, 303
Bittings Ave., Summerville, was
indicted on five charges of homi
cide by vehicle, on five counts of
driving under the influence
(DUI) of intoxicants, five counts
of causing serious injury with a
vehicle and failing to maintain a
single lane.
The wreck on Oct. 21, 1999
resulted in the death of Daniel
Charles Brown and injuries to
the bladder and kidneys of David
Cleve Brown, the indictment
charged. It charged that Brooks
was under the influence of am
phetamines and methamphet
amines at the time of the crash.
INSURANCE FRAUD
The jury indicted a Rome
woman in a massive insurance
fraud case that occurred in May
and June, 1999.
Lynn Michelle Alderette,
995 Turner Bend Road, Rome,
was indicted on 35 counts of theft
by taking, 35 counts of first de
gree forgery and 35 counts of in
surance fraud.
Law enforcement officers
said this past summer that Ms.
Alderette worked for Tillman In
surance Co., Summerville, when
she allegedly committed the of
fenses.
SHOPLIFTING
Three Chattanooga resi
dents were indicted this week on
two counts of shoplifting apiece.
They were Tommy Butler, 1411 E.
28th St., Tina L. Cobb, 1814 Dun
can Ave. and Vinicki Davis, 7727
Nautical Way. Ms. Davis was in
dicted on a char%e of giving the
false name of Tabitha Hayes to
lawmen.
The indictments charged
that Butler, Ms. Davis and Ms.
Cobb hit Ingles super market and
the Wal-Mart discount store on
May 16, 1999 and stole a large
quantity of items. Jurors said tfie
trio took Polaroid film, 11 video
tapes of “Babe” and six video
tapes of “A Bug's Life,” many
packs of razor blades, numerous
painkillers, asthma spray, stom
ach acid-reducer medication, a
dress and other clothing from
Wal-Mart.
They were charged with tak
ing the following items from
Ingles: macadamia nuts, acid re
ducers, pain killer medication,
scouring pads, playing cards,
counter cards, mascara, ciga
rettes, catfish fillets, potato
wedges, a whole barbecued
chicken, terig'aki tenders, pork
chops and a dental adhesive.
SEX OFFENSES
Meanwhile, Grand Jurors
also indicted the following on
various sex offense charges:
* Curtis O. “Butch” Austin,
656 Gore-Subligna Road, Sum
merville, was charged with three
counts of child molestation, ag
gravated child molestation, ag
gravated sexual battery and
sexual battery. The indictment
stated that the incidents oc
curred sometime between Feb. 8,
1993 and Aug. 3, 1999 and in
volved a girl under the age of 16.
* Ricky Shane Purdy, 779
Jenkins Gap Road, Summerville,
was indicted on a charge of sexu
ally exploiting a minor boy in an
incident on or about Nov. 5, 1999
that involved a photo, driving
without a valid license and not
having froof of insurance.
* Jamey Paul Burrage, 18
Moore St., Trion, was indicted on
charges of child molestation and
statutory rape involving a 13-
year-old girl on or before Oct. 6,
1999.
* John Harvey Hogue, 101
Gordon Drive, Summerville, was
indicted by the Jury on a charge
of aggravated sodomy, two
counts of a%gravated child mo
lestation and six counts of child
molestation. The indictment
stated that the incidents oc
curred sometime between Ma
29, 1999 and July 12, 1999 ang
involved a 12-year-old girl, an 11-
l\;ear-old boy and a 14-year-old
oy. The document stated that
Hogue forced the boys to engage
in oral sex, made two boys watch
pornographic videotapes, made
a child watch a sex act and
fondled the girl.
* Tony Glenn Long, Sum
merville Rte. 3, Box 462-A was
indicted on charges of rape, ag
gravated child molestation, ag
gravated sexual battery and six
counts of child molestation in
volving a girl under age 16 some
time between Jan. 1, 1999 and
Aug. 4,1999. o
* Matthew Dewayne
Mitchell, 4798 Argo Road,
Smyrna, was indicted on charges
one count of aggravated assault,
rape, four counts of child moles
tation, four counts of aggravated
sodomy, two counts of aggra
vated sexual battery and a count
of makinf terrorist threats. The
acts involved a 10-year-old boy
and a 7-year-old girl sometime
between Jan. 1, 1999 and Sept.
7,1999, the indictments charged.
The documents charged l‘alat
Mitchell threatened the%;oy with
a shotgun and a handgun,
showed the youngsters porno
graphic videotapes and urinated
on the %irl's head.
* Christy Shelton, Trion Rte.
1, Box 788, was charged with two
counts of child molestation, ag
gravated sexual battery and fur
nishing alcohol to a person un
der 21.
* Sjohn Lee Shelton, Trion
Rte. 1, Box 788, also was indicted
on charfies of three counts of
child molestation and one count
of furnishing alcohol to a person
under 21. The indictments
chazfied that both Sheltons en
fiag in sexual intercourse while
e fondled a 15-year-old girl and
forced her to watch the couple.
The incident occurred on July 17,
1998, the indictment read.
* Clarence “Bud” Crabtree,
Mentone, was indicted on
charges of a criminal attempt to
commit rape and public inde
cency in an incident the Jury said
occurred on Nov. 1, 1999.
OTHER CHARGES
Other indictments handed
down this week before the Grand
Jury recessed Wednesday in
clug’ed:
* Richard Joseph Adams,
272 Do§wood Drive, Lyerly, was
indicted on a charfie of obstruc
tion of an officer, three counts of
simple battery and two counts of
Family Violence Act battery. Ju
rors said the incidents occurred
on Sept. 19, 1999, Sept. 27,1999
and Oct. 3,1999. Adams also was
indicted on charges of driving
without a valid license, failure to
maintain a sin'gle lane, and two
more counts of obstruction of an
officer in an incident on Aug. 8,
1999.
* Terry Lamar Battles, 174
Dogwood Drive, Lyerly; was in
dicted on charges of theft by re
ceiving stolen property on Dec.
14, 1999. The properg' was a
backhoe, the Jury stated.
* Trisha Ann Bolt, P.O. box
444, Trion, was indicted on
charges of aggravated assault,
having an o%en container of al
cohol 1n a vehicle, two counts of
making terroristic threats and
DUTI in connection with a Dec. 31,
1999 incident. In a separate mat
ter, Ms. Bolt was ingicted on a
charge of aggravated assaultin a
Jan. 3, 2000 incident.
BURGLARY
* Jonathan Curtis “Cletis”
Brown was indicted on charges
of burilarizing AAA Transmis
sion Shop at 12567 U.S. 27 at
Pennville on Dec. 23, 1999. He
was also indicted on five counts
of first-degree forgery.
* Robert “Roscoe” S.
Cochran, 379 Blowing Springs
Road, Menlo, was indicted on
charges of taking a 1993 model
car owned by Jr. Evans on Dec.
0,199 Wia
* Corey Crabtree, 74 Dooley
St., Summerville, was indicted on
a first-degree forgery charge in
volving an Oct. 29, 1999 incident.
* Karen E. Freeman, County
Road 639, Mentone, was in
dicted on a first-degree forgery
cha?e involving a June 13, 1999
incident.
* Marshall Price, 226
Weems Road, Lyerly, was in
dicted on two counts of theft by
receiving stolen property and
two counts oftgossessing a mo
tor vehicle with altered identifi
cation in a Dec. 9, 1999 arrest.
The vehicles were identified as a
pickulp truck and a sports utility
vehicle.
* Richard Lamar Rare, 515
Austin Ave., Summerville, was
indicted on two counts of ob
structing an officer, cruelty to
children, simple battery and
Family Violence Act battery in a
Nov. 14, 1999 incident.
* Justin Rose, 334
Cloudland Drive, Menlo, was in
dicted on eight counts of first
degree fm}ery and theft by tak
ing in incidents that occurred on
Nov. 14, 1999.
* Robert Lee Salmon, 300
Cedar St., Trion, was indicted on
a charge of obstruction of an of
ficer and public drunkenness on
July 30, 1999.
* Jason Patrick Smith, 400
Farm Road, Trion, was indicted
on chal;ges of burglarizing the
home of Allen Brown, 12075 Ga.
337 on Oct. 4, 1999. :
* Melissa Kay Treadaway,
406 Park Ave., Apartment 6,
Trion, was indicted on a burglary
charge in connection with the
Brown burglat}'.
* Andrew “Opie” Wilkinson,
132 Crane St., Summerville, was
indicted on a charge of burglary
that occurred on Oct. 29, 1999 at
the home of Jimmy Warnock,
235 James St., Summerville and
for possessing less than one
ounce of marijuana on Oct. 26,
1999. i ;
* Nicholas Trammell, 90
Crane St., Summerville, also was
indicted on a burglary charge in
the Warnock incident.
OBSTRUCTION
* Roger Christopher
Bigham, 305 Sco%gins St., Sum
merville, was indicted on two
counts of obstructing officers on
May 18, 1999.
* Robert Battles Jr., Box
200, Foster Manning Road,
Summerville, was indicted for
being a first offender on proba
tion who was in possession of a
firearm on Nov. 15, 1999. He also
was indicted on a windshield vio
lation. The indictment stated
that Battles had pleaded guilty
on Aug. 29, 1996 on two counts
of possessing a .22-caliber rifle
on school property.
* Gary Cook Sr., 221 Allen
St., Summerville, was indicted on
two counts of obstruction of an
officer and one count of making
a terroristic threat on Aug. 22,
1998.
* Perez Orlando Darden, 217
E. 6th St., Summerville, was in
dicted on charges of selling co
caine and selling cocaine within
1,000 feet of a Summerville
Housing Authority (SHA)
project on June 15, 1999.
STOLEN
* Aubrey P. Farmer Jr., 18
Powell Road, Summerville, was
indicted on theft by receiving sto
len propertyin a July 9, 1999 in
cident that involvec{ a gold link
chain and a gold ring owned by
Denise Myers.
* Connie Christine Fraser,
also known as Connie Frazier, 18
Bittings Ave., Summerville, was
indicted on second degree crimi
nal damage to J)roperty ina Sept.
13, 1999 incident. The jury in
dicted her with ramming her ve
hicle into a Ford Bronco owned
by Greg McLaughlin.
* Robert George, 544
Scoggins St., Summerville, was
indicted on two counts of first
degree forgery that occurred on
or about July 28, 1999 and Aug.
5,1999. ;
* Kayla Jonjack, 115 Dan
delion Drive, 13 Bigham’s Trailer
Park, Summerville, was indicted
on a first degree forgery count
idnvolving an Oct. 12, 1999 inci
ent.
* Vernon Carl Ledford, 28
Bankson St., Summerville, was
indicted on five counts of finan
cial transaction fraud that the
jury said occurred on April 3,
1999, April 8,1999, April 11,1999
and March 24,1999.
* Benny J. Matney, 209
Dowdy Drive, Summewifl'e, was
indicted on charges of possess
ing alprazolam, a sedative, ob
taining a controlled substance by
theft and theft by taking on Dec.
18, 1999. The prescri‘)tion bottle
of medication belonged to
Sammy Hamby, the jury re
ported.
ASSAULT
* Linda Mayes, 970 Martin
St., Summerville, was indicted on
two counts of aggravated assault,
carrying a concealed weapon and
obstruction of an officer involv
ing an alleged attack against
Benny Hix and Betty Blackmon
on Dec. 5, 1999.
* Ollie D. Priest, 93 Martin
St., Box 659, Summerville, was
indicted on two counts of aggra
vated assault and possessm% a
firearm in the commission of a
crime on Dec. 5, 1999. He was
charged with the allefied attack
against Hix and Ms. Blackmon.
* Benny Morgan, 1089
Commerce St., Summerville, was
indicted on charges of two counts
of aggravated assault and a count
of making a terroristic threat
against Mike Posey on Sept. 11,
1999.
DEER
* Jackie W. Morrison, 2268
Kerr Road, Dalton, was indicted
on charges of obstructing an of
ficer (Ranger Greg Hallfi using
dogs to hunt deer and possess
ing an illegally taken doe on Oct.
31, 1999, e e
* Autumn Overby, 617 Cal
houn Ave., Rome, was indicted
on two counts of theft by taking
on Aug. 5, 1999 involving a 199
vehicle on the property of Steve
Griffitt.
* Roy Lee Padgett, 700
Bellah Ave., Summerville, was
indicted on charges of misuse of
a firearm while hunting, dis
charge of a firearm near a ;;‘ublic
road (Oak Hill Road) and hunt
ing on the land of Elsie Echols
and Dale Housch without per
mission. The indictment stated
that misuse of the fi:m resulted
in an injury to Martha Padgett.
COCAINE
* William Craig Ramsey,
5893 Ga. 1512, LaFayette, was
indicted on a charge of selling
cocaine and selling cocaine
within 1,000 feet of an SHA
project on AuF. 10, 1998.
* Michael Duran Smith, 95
Ridgeway Drive, Trion, was in
dicted on a charge of possessinfi
cocaine, possessing cocaine wit
intent to distribute and possess
ing cocaine with intent to distrib
ute within 1,000 feet of an SHA
housing project on Dec. 13,1999.
He also was indicted on charges
of selling cocaine, possessing co
caine with intent to distribute
and possessing cocaine with in
tent to distribute within, 1,000
feet of an SHA housing project
on Oct. 19,1999.
* Randy Shropshire Jr., 96
4th St., Summerville, was
charged with simple battery and
Family Violence Act battery
against Emma Shropshire, ob
struction of an officer and mak
ing a terroristic threat against an
F-22, C-130] Plan
Praised By Barr
Seventh District Congress
man Bob Barr, R-Smyrna, has
hailed the fiscal year 2001 bud
get submission from the Penta
gon to Congress.
The request includes nearly
$4 billion in F-22 fundin%), com-
Fosed of $2.5 billion to ur 10
ighters, and another $1.4 billion
in research and development
funding for the 21st century air
dominance fighter.
Also, according to a senior
defense official in a Pentagon
briefing, the Department of De
fense (DOD) has “chosen to pro
duce at least four [C-130Js] per
year,” to avoid a line shutdown
2 Students
Arrested
At CHS
Resource Officer Jack Floyd
has made two more arrests at
Chattooga High School (CHS).
On Tuesgay, Floyd said he
received information from a
Summerville Police Department
officer that a 14-year-old Trion
female would be in possession of
pills at the school on Wednesday.
Thejuvenile was arrested on
a misdemeanor charge of failin
to keep drugs in their origina§
container. She also was placed on
three days out-of—schoog susgen
sion and on two days of in-school
suspension, Officer Floyd re
ported.
ALCOHOL
He also charged a 16-year
old male with bein§ under 21and
consumingalcohol. The juvenile
had a strong odor of alcohol
about him, Officer Floyd re
ported. An alcohol test given to
the youngster in the principal’s
office showed the youngster to
have an alcohol level o% 12. A
teen-ager is considered to be un
der the influence of alcohol at a
.08 level. The juvenile, who was
taken to jail and then released to
his parents, was referred to the
school’s PsycholoFical education
teacher for discipline, the officer
reported.
Flogd made several arrests
during his first week on duty at
CHS.
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younisters as Januag's “Students Of The
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officer in Dec. 11, 1999 incidents.
* Bonita Smith, LaFayette
Rte. 1, Box 140, was indicted on
two counts of cruelty to children
in an Aug. 23, 1999 incident.
VEHICLE THEFT
* Kristopher Taylor, 1039
Ramey Road, Trion, was indicted
on a charge of taking a motor
vehicle belonging to Michael
Teague on Aug. 4, 1999.
* David Lee Williams, 238
N. Congress St., Summerville,
was indicted on a theft by taking
charge in connection with the
taking of a steam cleaner from
Jimmy Duff Jr. on or about June
14, 1999.
* Steven A. Fike, 48 Dande
lion Dr., Summerville, was
charged with three counts of ag
gravated assault, one count of
possessing afirearm in the com
mission of a crime and one count
of false imprisonment, alon
with two counts of cruelty to chiE
dren. The indictment stated that
Fike attacked Janet Fike with a
shotgun and allowed two chil
dren, a boy and a girl, under 18
to see the assault.
and a “S6OO-to S7OO-million re
start bill” since the U.S. Marine
Corps needs the aircraft now,
and the Air Force will need it
soon, Rep. Barr said.
“This represents a solid re
sponse by the DOD to our effort
to convince it that purchasing
adequate numbers of C-130Js
and F-22s now will result in
lower overall costs,” Barr said.
“The men and women of our
armed forces need these aircraft,
and I encourage Members of
Congress to support this re
quest.”
“This announcement repre
sents the culmination of a cam-
Kaign that has been supported
y officials from different politi
cal backgrounds who share a
common belief in the impor
tance of keeping our airlift and
air dominance capabilities
strong,” Rep. Barr said. “The
Lockheed-Martin team can take
comfort in this victory, but we
still need to keep our guard up
against any threats to I§oth pro
grams that may emerge in this
Congress.” g
Last week Barr escorted
House Speaker Dennis Hastert
on a tour of the Marietta
Lockheed Martin glant in antici
pation of comin(g attles over F
-22 and C-130J funding.
The speaker expressed sup
port for both programs, Rep.
Barr said.
DUI File
Three people were arrested
in Chattooga County during the
past week on charges of driving
under the influence (DUI) of in
toxicants, according to jail re
ports. They were listed as:
Timothy Hurley, 18,
Gaf'lesville Rte. 2, Box 175 B;
Billy Smith, 31, of 16 Morgan
Motel, LaFayette, also arrested
for driving with a suspended or
revoked license and driving with
out a tag; and Michael Smith, 45,
of 117 Oak St., Summerville, also
arrested for child endangerment,
being an habitual violator and
driving without insurance.
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Halys State Prison inmates pick up and push
fallen limbs into a City of Summerville wood
chipper on East Washington Street Tuesdz?'.
Hays Officer Tracy Trammell, far left,
supervises the work. City workers and an
inmate crew are making their way along all
streets, picking up results of the Jan. 15-Jan.
GEMA To Pay 25
Percent Of Costs
Feds Cover Most Tree, Limb Removal Charges
The Georgia Emergenc
Management Agencly (GEMA{
will pay 25 percent of the cost of
removing limbs and trees from
Chattooga County’s roadsides,
Commissioner Jim Parker said
Tuesday evening.
The promise was made at a
meeting that afternoon at the
county’s 911 center by GEMA
representatives, Parker said.
Federal Emeft;_gency Man
agement Agency officials also at
tended, he added.
A presidential proclamation
has stated that the federal gov
ernment will pay 75 percent of
the cost of removing Sme debris,
as well as the cost of using po
lice, ambulances and fire equi};:-
ment as grotective measures, he
indicated.
Herbert Dodd, the county’s
Emergency Manaiement Agency
director and Bobby Plemons,
Parker’s special projects direc
tor, both attemfizd a seminar
Monday afternoon on disaster
relief in Spalding County.
The commissioner said they
received a packet of forms to be
Barr Raises
$1.2 Million
For Race
Seventh District Congress
man Bob Barr’s R-Smyrna, cam
paign has announced that the
Georgia Congressman closed out
1999 with a record-breaking $1.2
million raised and with $715,000
cash-on-hand.
According to year-end re
ports submitted to the Federal
Election Commission, the Barr
campaign reported $1,286,267
raised and $714,489 cash-on
hand. This 1999 total represents
more than double the amount
Barr’s campaign raised in 1997.
In addition, more than 60 per
cent of Barr’s campaign contri
butions came from Georgia resi
dents.
“Bob Barr’s hard work on
behalf of his constituents in
Georétja's seventh district is pay
i?—f off,” said Tom Davis (R-Va).
“His record-high fundraising
numbers are a result of his wide
spread support across the state
of Georgia.
Pierce, Maria Mosqueda, Jeremr McGuire
and Austin Lea; back row, Ashley Pierce,
Sabrina Myers, Tiffany Bolton, Hali
Roberson, T. J. Campbell,
The Summerville News, Thursday, February 10, 2000 —
Inmates Remove Storm Debris
completed to obtain the aid.
They are similar to the forms that
had to be completed after the
1993 blizzard left the county’s
roads clogged with trees and
limbs, he indicated.
The county is keepiné
records of the overtime an
equipment used during and af
ter the Jan. 15-16 ice storm,
Commissioner Parker said. Un
like the 1993 presidential decla
ration, Presicfent Clinton’s dec
laration will not cover the cost of
regular pay for employees who
work during normal working
Cleland Welcomes Spending
U.S. Senator Max Cleland,
D-Atlanta, has reacted to the de
fense budget proposal sent to
Confiress by President Clinton
for fiscal year 2000-2001.
Specifically, the budget re
quests $305 billion for Depart
ment of Defense operations, with
$98,471,000 set aside for mili
tary construction projects in
Georéia.
leland praised the atten
tion paid to quality of life en
hancements for active duty per
sonnel, the allocations for state
of-the-art weapons systems, in
cluding the F-22 and C-130J pro
grams, and the infrastructure
improvements at Georgia’s mili
tary bases. At the same time,
Cleland registered his strong
concerns over the
Administration’s request for in
creased funding for operations in
Kosovo and Bosnia, as well as a
request to proceed with two ad
ditional Base Realignment and
Closure Commission (BRAC)
rounds.
Speaking about the F-22
and the C-130, Cleland contin
ued, “I was very pleased to see
the Administration’s continuing
support of the F-22 program,
despite strong efforts by the
House of Representatives to
shoot this program down last
yeary, . f &
The other major victory for
Georgia was the president’s re
?est for $436-million to pur
chase four C-130's. This is excel
lent news for Lockheed-Mari
etta, and is in fact the first time
in more than 20 years that an
Administration budget has in
cluded a specific request for C
-130 J’s.
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16 ice storm. Halys inmates and county
workers also are clearing roadsides of trees
and limbs, said Commissioner Jim Parker.
The cleanup will take “a long, long time,” the
commissioner said, because of the
widespread extent of storm damage. (Staff
Photog.
hours to remove debris, Parker
noted.
No provision was made in
Clinton’s declaration for the re
liqgof private individuals, he
said.
County crews and inmates
from Hays State Prison,
Pennville, are working daily to
getrid of tree limbs and trees on
roadsides, he said. The brush is
being taken to the county’s chert
pit on U.S. 27 south of Summer
vil]g to be chipped into mulch, he
said.
Cleland commented on the
budget request for continuin
operations in the Balkans, as wefi
as a recommendation for two
additional rounds of BRAC: “I
am very uncomfortable with the
amount of money we are spend
ing in the Balkans, when we have
no stated exit strategy, and little
evidence that the nations in the
refiion are livinfi up to their own
obligations in the peace keeping
effort. I want to see peace in the
refiion, but I also want to know
what the future holds for our
men and women in uniform be
fore committing more money,
and therefore time and person
nel on this operation. I want to
know how we’re going to get out
of the Balkans Eefore we sign
another check to stay there.”
Surrett Is '
Named To
Rockmart Post
RandiSurrett, an assistant
coach at Chattooga High School
has been named the new head
coach and athletic director at
Rockmart High School.
He was confirmed at a meet
ing of the Rockmart Board of
E(fucation on Tuesday.
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