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504 • Homer, Banks County, GA 30547 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. • 20 Pages, 2 Sections Plus Supplements • Vol. 40 No. 7
41st Autumn
Leaf Festival
coming up
Wild West show
among highlights
The 41st annual Maysville
Autumn Leaf Festival will be
held Friday through Sunday,
Oct. 3, 4 and 5, in downtown
Maysville.
This year, Monika Kelly,
daughter of the well-known
clown Emmett Kelly, will be
the grand marshal of the parade.
She will also have a booth with
prints and other Emmett Kelly
memorabilia.
The parade theme this year
is “Clownin' ‘round in Historic
Maysville." The parade at
10 a.m. Saturday will feature
clown themed floats and an
continued on page 2A
Schedule of events
Friday
Noon - Festival opens.
5 p.m. - Cakewalk
(benefits MES PTO)
5 p.m. - Hayride begins
(Homer Masonic Lodge #148 sponsors)
7 p.m. - Street dance.
Saturday
9 a.m. - Hayride all day
9 a.m. - Booths open
10 a.m.-Parade
11 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies
11:45 a.m. — Doc Holiday - Shadows
Of The Past (Wild West show)
Noon - Commerce School of Dance
1 p.m. - Hula Hoop contest
1:30 p.m. - Dinner Mints
2:30 p.m. - Pie eating contest
2:45 p.m. - Doc Holiday
3 p.m. - Cakewalk
4 p.m. - Chloe Sanquine
4:30 p.m. - Mark & Amber Garrison
5 p.m. - Ely Carlan Band
5:45 p.m. - Doc Holiday
6 p.m. - Discipleship through dance
8 p.m. - Street dance with Time
Travelers
Sunday
Noon - Booths open
1 p.m. - Crystal River
2 p.m.-The Maxwells
3 p.m.-The Muskateers
3:30 p.m. - Faith Journey
5 p.m. - Festival ends
News
•Tanger expansion
project begins — page 2A
• ‘Hope to keep the
“Black Days” at bay’
— page 4A
Other news
• Social News — 4B
• School News — 6A
• Public Safety — 3A
•Legals — 9-11A
•Church — 7 A
•Obituaries — 8A
Sheriff: Break-in problem continues
Chapman speaks
to CVB members
BY SHARON HOGAN
Vehicle break-ins have
become a big problem in the
Banks Crossing area over
the past couple of months,
according to Banks County
Sheriff Charles Chapman.
Chapman spoke at the
monthly meeting of the
Banks County Convention
and Visitors Bureau on
Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Chapman said Monday
through Friday of each
week two officers are as
signed to the Banks Cross
ing area. The break-ins
occur along the interstate
from Atlanta to Greenville,
Chapman said.
Chapman said a lot of
things affect Banks County
crime. The drug problem
in Banks County is a con
tinuous day in and day out
problem, Chapman added.
Chapman said his of
fice works closely with the
Georgia Bureau of Investi
gations on major crimes that
occur in Banks County.
“We do as well as any
other agency our size in the
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CHAPMAN SPEAKS TO CVB
Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman spoke to mem
bers of the Banks County Convention and Visitors
Bureau at the monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Chapman said car break-ins and drugs continue to be a
problem for law enforcement officers in Banks County.
Photo by Sharon Hogan
State of Georgia with our
resources,” Chapman said.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at
Wednesday's meeting:
•Ama Kishi Japanese
Restaurant was welcomed
as a new member of the
CVB and it was reported
that Blimpie’s is interested
in joining.
•Sharrard White an
nounced the car show set
for Saturday, Oct. 4, at
Denny's and the annual
chocolate fair planned for
Monday, Nov. 10. White
said a children's tree deco
rating contest will be incor
porated into the chocolate
fair this year.
•Bonnie Johnson said the
CVB board sent a letter to
the Banks County Board of
Commissioners regarding
the request from some hotel
owners for a moratorium on
future hotel development.
The matter was postponed
from the September BOC
meeting until the October
14 commission meeting,
Johnson said.
•approval was given on
the 2009 officers and di
rectors. They are: Johnson,
president: Mark Valentine,
chairman; Deyon Corey,
vice chairman; Stephanie
Payne, Vimal Modi, Lar
ry Bouker, Jodi Kephart,
White, Johnny Sosesbee,
Joe Cook and Butch Han
sen, directors.
•announcements were
made about the following
upcoming events: Banks
County BOC meeting, 6:30
p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14; Oc
tober Bikefest at the Atlanta
Dragway, Saturday, Oct. 25;
Tanger's American Cancer
Society Campaign, Sept. 17
through Oct. 19; 1st Annual
Cody Gowder Memorial
Golf Tournament, Friday,
Oct. 10, at Hammer's Glen
to raise funds for a scholar
ship; grand opening of the
Maysville location of Com
munity Bank and Trust to
be held on Monday, Oct.
20; and Monster 20s and
30s Movie Posters Display,
owned by a local man, at
Don Byram Art Studio on
Saturday and Sunday, Oct.
4 and 5.
The next regularly sched
uled meeting of the Banks
County CVB will be held
on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The
location will be announced
at a later date.
HOMECOMING COURT
Shown above, the following were
crowned winners during last
Friday’s halftime ceremonies at
Banks County High School: Gentry
Burton, Miss Junior; Hannah Smith,
Miss Freshman; Lacey Saxon,
Miss Homecoming; Grace Heu,
Miss Senior and Tori Heu, Miss
Sophomore. Photos by Randy Crump
Banks Count/
Homecoming
HOMECOMING QUEEN
Banks County High School senior
Lacey Saxon was crowned Miss
Homecoming.
Flu shots to be offered in county
Several county agencies have come together
to exercise their ability to mass distribute
medication to the county in the event of an
actual pandemic flu outbreak. On October 10,
from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Banks County
Health Department will be giving flu shots at
the Banks County Middle School.
The cost of the flu shot will be $25.
They will accept cash, check, Medicaid and
Medicare.
For more information, call the health depart
ment at 706-677-2296.
Bridges wins three
national awards
Chris Bridges, sports edi
tor and reporter for The
Banks County News, won
three awards in the National
Newspaper Association's
“Better Newspaper Contest.
The awards include:
•First place, best serious
column for “President Bush
refuses to see hand in front
of his face.” The judge wrote:
“It's nice to see a small
paper write about a sensitive
national topic. Good job, nice
points made.”
•First place, best sports
column for “Two programs
going in two directions.”
The judge wrote: “This is
blunt, straight-forward talk.
Educational leadership and
athletics can be touchy sub
jects in small towns, and
straight talk on these subjects
often requires fortitude. No
doubt, the writer caught some
flak for his comments, but he
tackled issues matter-of-fact-
ly and in a way that should
have drawn reader interest.
This is attention-getting com
mentary with potential for
positive results.”
•Third place, best serious
column for “Banks officials
check common sense at door.”
The judge wrote: “Taking up
for the little guy. Nice job.”
Staying safe
SAFETY DAY IN BANKS COUNTY
Banks County held a Safety Day Monday in the down
town Homer park. A LifeNet helicopter was among
the safety vehicles at the site. Flight paramedic Frank
Dearmas shows Laura Gray and Jared Gray how
rotors work and how the pilot maintains the helicopter
in flight. The Banks County Fire Department, FEMA,
E-911 and police department, along with the Georgia
Forestry Commisison, participated. Afire safety house
was also part of the activities. Photo by Justin Poole
