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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 3A 13-year-oId injured in four-wheel accident 7Wo prayer vigils held for EJES student Colton Standridge, 13, remained in critical condition Wednesday morn ing after undergoing brain surgery for serious head injuries he received when he was struck by a car while driving a four-wheeler on Cabin Creek Road, Nicholson. Standridge was transported by Emory Life Flight to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta Monday afternoon. Standridge was apparently driving a four-wheeler to the residence of his grandparents, just up the road, when he pulled into the path of an eastbound Honda Accord. After the accident, a helmet lay in the road, along with the seat from the vehicle, which was overturned on the east- bound shoulder. The Accord came to a stop about 40 feet away. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Cabin Creek Road with a dirt driveway. Standridge has swelling of his brain and underwent surgery Monday night. Another surgery was performed Tuesday to remove a blood clot. A prayer vigil was held at East Jackson Middle School hours after the wreck with more than 100 peo ple attending. Another prayer vigil was held Tuesday night at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Colton is an eighth grade student at EJMS. His mother, the former Tammy Booth, is a teacher at East Jackson Elementary School, COLTON STANDRIDGE and his father, Warren Standridge, is a teacher and coach at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Mr. Standridge is a former coach and teacher at Banks County High School. BOE honors teachers, staff members at meeting BY CHRIS BRIDGES The Banks County Board of Education and superin tendent Chris Erwin honored several standout teachers during Monday’s board meeting for their recent region and state recognitions. Banks County Middle School teachers Doug Thacker, Chuck Amato, Jamie Free and Wendy Collins were each honored for being ranked first in the RESA, the 13-county area which includes Banks County, and in the top 10 in the state. Amato, Free and Collins teach math at BCHS while Thacker teaches history. Thacker was also ranked second in the state as determined by the CRCT scores. The school system maintenance and custodial staff was also recognized Tuesday for their role in the education process in the county. Each member drew praise from Erwin, members of the BOE and their respective school principals. Those honored including A1 Thomas of the central office and maintenance department employees Tom Nicholson, who has been with the system for more than two decades, Jimmy Thomas, Reed Phillips, Jason Payne and Bobby Smith. Also, Banks County Primary School: Brenda Aldridge, Juanita Ledford, Bonnie Parson, Lona Saville and Len Carter. Banks County Elementary School: Isidra Alaniz, Lisa Greenway, Ann Smith, Mary Mayfield and Donald Underwood. Banks County Middle School: Frances Brown, Rhonda Smith, Kristi Brown, Jean Brock and Sam Mayfield. Banks County High School: Ben Gordon, Alton Argo, Ruth Means, Jimmie Lou Brown, Ferd Merks, Fannie Chandler, Kandy Parks and Preston Krumnow. Lula residents to see garbage rates increase City council members vote to privatize trash service BY SHARON HOGAN Lula residents will soon see a $2 per month increase in the cost of their garbage service. Lula City Council members voted unanimously at Monday’s meeting to take its solid waste col lection to a private company. This decision comes after the city has suffered annual losses in excess of $50,000, Mayor Milton Turner said. A large contributing factor in the loss is due to fuel costs and labor, Turner said. Advance Disposal, Cumming, the low bidder, will provide one time weekly residential customer service for $10 per month. Lula residents are currently paying $5 per month. Turner said the city is not going to pass the full increase along to the customers, but the city will start out subsidizing the service. During the first year of the five- year contract, Lula customers will pay $7 and the city will subsi dize $3 each month per customer. During the second year, the cus tomers will pay $8. In year three, the customers will pay $9, and in the fourth and fifth year of the contract, the residents will pay $10 per month with an adjustment not to exceed 3.5 percent based on the Consumer Price Index. mm Whole, Bone-In, Sliced FREE Pork Loins $ 1 Lb. Black Canyon Angus, Boneless, Beef Rump Roast Whole, Bone-In, Fresh »ot*'*.* Black Canyon Angus, Whole, Sliced FREE New York Strips $ 5 Black Canyon Angus, Family Pack, Beef Cubed steak $ Black Canyon Angus, Beef Eye of Round Roast Fresh (never frozen), Whole, Boneless Chicken Fryer Drumsticks chicken wing Portions Fresh (never frozen), Chicken Livers or 99 c Lb. John Morrell, 4x6, Sliced Cooked Ham V* 5 0 Oscar Mayer, All-Meat HOC Dogs Foster Farms, All-Meat Corn Dogs Mulberry Farms, Breaded Chicken Tenders > * John Morrell, Tasty Sausage Links Team Realtree, Black Angus, Beef or Sausage Patties *6" <3 Ready Crisp, Fully Cooked Family Pack, Bacon Ends 6l Pieces $ 1 !*4P s P am ( a ll flavors) -] Luncheon Meat Betty Crocker Van Camp’s $ 1 12 Oz. Specialty Potatoes 3/$4 OZ. 28 Oz. Tomato or Chicken Noodle Hy Top #soup 3/QQ< 10.5-10.7^^^ Borden’s Shredded tSi Blue Bonnet Margarine Quarters Morning Fresh Farms Cut Com, Peas, Mixed vegetables 16 oz. Hy Top 6.5 Oz. Budget Saver Pops 12-18 Count Pepperidge Farms Layer cakes Garbage will continue to be col lected by Advance Disposal on Friday. Each customer will be pro vided a 95-gallon container by Advance Disposal. Commercial customers will see a rate increase of approximately 10 percent without any subsidy. The regular commercial rate will be $11. Advance will also offer Lula residents front-end load garbage dumpsters. The rates will range from $60 to $110, depending on the size of the dumpster, for once a week pickup. Lula City Manager Dennis Bergin said the contract does have a stipulation that the company can recover fuel costs. Bergin said the city would need to adopt a new ordinance for the solid waste procedure with the private company. OTHER BUSINESS In other business at Monday’s council meeting: •the council unanimously approved the low bidder for termite protection for city hall, city hall annex and the sheriff’s precinct. Lewallen’s Pest Control, Lula, pre sented a total bid price of $1,545 initially for all three buildings and an annual charge of $155. •Bergin reported that the city should be receiving a notice to proceed for bidding of the waste- water treatment plant within the next few days. Bergin said he felt like the city should be able to advertise the project for bids within the next two weeks. The project is expected to be completed within 13 months after the bids has been awarded. •Turner said the council will hold a special called meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, to discuss the council’s decision on the pro posed Highland Lakes Subdivision project. The meeting will be held to either accept their appeal or re-affirm the council’s decision, Turner said. •the council unanimously approved the second reading of the city’s Use of Right of Way Ordinance. •the council approved spend ing $10,898 to replace two Scagg mowers used by the street depart ment. The city will trade in the two Scaggs they currently have. Turner said the mowers have start ed giving the city problems that are being costly to repair. •Bergin said he had a meeting with a representative of the Georgia Department of Transportation on the city’s proposed Veterans Park. Assuming this meeting goes O.K. bidding for phase 1 of the proj ect should take place within 20 days. During phase 1 the city has approved spending $20,000 on the project. A groundbreaking cere mony will be set at a later date, Turner said. •the council scheduled two work session meetings on the zoning ordinances. The meetings will be held at 8 a.m. each day on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and Wednesday, Sept. 10, at city hall. •Turner said the water tank demo lition was completed on Thursday, Aug. 14. •August Yard of the Month win ners were recognized. The win ners were: Herbert W. 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S^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS^k Banks County Board of Commissioners PUBLIC NOTICE THE BANKS COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE RELOCATING. All Administrative offices, including the Board of Commissioners, Planning & Zoning, Building Inspections, Public Utilities, Tax Assessor, Tax Commissioner and Voter Registration, will be located in the new Banks County Courthouse Annex at 150 Hudson Ridge beginning TUESDAY, AUGUST 26. Administrative offices will be closed on Friday, August 22 and Monday, August 25. Offices will resume normal operations on Tuesday, August 26 at 150 Hudson Ridge. Directions to the new facility from Thompson Street are: Turn onto Hudson Valley Drive (formerly Eagles Nest) and then turn right onto Hudson Ridge. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we relocate our offices.