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PACE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008 Crime Banks County Sheriff's Office responds to incidents Sheriff s office reports 13 arrests The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following incidents during the past week: •burglar alarm at Longhorn’s, Highway 441, that was acciden tally set off by an employee. •911 hang-up at Wal-Mart, Highway 441, Commerce. •found items at the Banks County Library, Highway 51 South, Homer. •unknown problem on Carson Segars Road at Henderson Road. •illegal dumping on Sweetwa ter Way at River Run. •burglar alarm on Capes Bridge Road, Homer. •suspicious person on Old Highway 441. •911 hang-up at a residence on Water Plant Road. •burglar alarm on Hudson Riv er Drive. •theft by taking at Murphy USA, Highway 441, Commerce. •verbal dispute at a residence on Chambers Street. damage to property at a resi dence on Hickory Flat Drive. •dispute at a residence on Chambers Street, Homer. •burglary at a residence on Riv- erbend Road, Commerce. •suspicious vehicle on High way 51 South. •burglar alarm at Sears, High way 441, Commerce, that was ac cidentally set off by an employee. •welfare check on East Ridge way Road at Grove Level Road, •welfare check at a residence on Highway 51 North, Homer. •gas drive-off at T/A Truck Stop, Highway 441, Commerce. •assault at a residence on High way 323. •theft by taking on Borders Road. •criminal intent to commit strong-arm robbery at a business on Pottery Factory Drive, Com merce. •burglary at a residence on Browns Bridge Road. •suspicious activity at a resi dence on West Coker Road, Alto. •livestock in the roadway on Silver Shoals Road, Lula. •livestock in the roadway on Highway 63 at Columbus Drive. •theft at a residence on Mc Donald Circle. •open door at Silver Shoals Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Silver Shoals Road, Lula. •stolen tag at a business on East Ridgeway Road. •suspicious activity at a resi dence on Queen Road, Gillsville. •recovered tag at Citgo on Highway 441. •theft by deception at Triple B Auto. •damage to property at Ap- plebee’s. East Ridgeway Road, Commerce. •theft by taking at a residence on Queen Road, Gillsville. •damage to a mailbox on Queen Road, Gillsville. •assist management at Wal- Mart, Highway 441, Commerce. •burglar alarm at a Grove Level Road residence. •dispute at a Wells Road, Car- nesville, residence. •911 hang-up at the Best West ern, Highway 441. •alarm at Burger King, High way 441. •burglar alarm at a business on Historic Homer Highway, Homer. •complaint at a Bennett Road, Homer, residence. •accident involving livestock on Old Highway 441 North. •damage to a vehicle at a Lewal- len Road, Homer, residence. •aggravated assault at a Lewal- len Road, Commerce, residence. •911 open line at a Border Road, Commerce, residence, where a child was playing on the phone. •burglar alarm at a Reuben Lord Road, Commerce, residence. •suspicious activity at the Golden Pantry, Historic Homer Highway, Homer. •all terrain vehicle in the roadway on Chambers Street at Woodland Street. •suspicious vehicle/person on Highway 441. •suspicious persons on Old Highway 441 North and Apple Pie Ridge Road. •fraud reported on Fort Lamar Road at Cardinal Lane. •theft at a Mulberry Street, Homer, residence. •damage to property in the Wal-Mart parking lot, Highway 441, Commerce. •vehicle taken without permis sion from a Timber Ridge Lane, Alto, residence. •dog shot by a deer hunter at a Cardinal Lane, Lula, residence. •theft from a vehicle parked at Cracker Barrel, Eisenhower Drive, Commerce. •alarm at a Highway 59 resi dence. •stabbing/aggravated assault at an Osprey Roost, Lula, resi dence. •suspicious activity at a State Route Highway 164, Commerce, residence. •theft by shoplifting at Wal- Mart, Highway 441, Commerce. •damage to property at a Russ Rumsey Road residence. •verbal dispute at a Scales Creek Road residence. •damage to property at a Bol ing Road, Homer, residence, •shots fired on Neal Road, •burglar alarm at a Damascus Road residence. •burglar alarm at an Alto Con gregational Holiness Church Road residence. •burglar alarm at a Highway 441, Commerce, location. •entering an auto at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Highway 441, Commerce. •shoplifting at Wal-Mart, High way 441, Commerce. suicide attempt at a Highway 98, Maysville, residence. The Banks County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests during the past week: •Brenda Ann Brown, 46, 773 Ila Road, Lot 14, Commerce, hunting from a vehicle, hunting from a public road and posses sion of illegally taken wildlife. •Jason Christopher Campbell, 18,1830 Bennett Road, Homer, driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and failure to obey a stop sign. •Margi Pearl Casebolt, 29,27 McArthur Street, Commerce, theft by taking. •Brandon Joseph Cook, 32, 320 Delia Drive, Commerce, theft by taking. •Kelly Ann Eisele, 38, 1040 Bradford Place, Bishop, DUI/ alcohol and failure to maintain lane. •Serena Gail Goodson, 34, 1496 Hickory Flat Road, Gills ville, probation violation. •Thomas Eugene Hindman, 40, 116 Heritage Gardens, Apt. C., Cornelia, driving on a The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the follow ing domestic-related disputes during the past week: •domestic dispute at a Browns Bridge Road, Commerce, resi dence. •reported physical domes tic dispute at a Historic Homer Highway, Homer, residence. suspended driverfs license and speeding. •Kevin Mathew McDan iel, 24, 500 Atlanta Highway Southeast, Winder, probation violation. •Rodricous Montay Mintz, 22, 181 Lake Forrest Drive, Com merce, possession of marijuana, driving on a suspended driverfs license and giving a false name, address or date of birth to a law enforcement officer. •Kenneth Barry Sandt, 47, 86 Five Points Road, Danielsville, possession of an open container of alcohol. •Jennifer Lynn Tiller, 35, 90 Very Best Road, Lexington, theft by shoplifting. •Timothy Joe Utley, 42, 719 Mount Sinai Road, Lula, pe destrian under the influence of alcohol or drugs. •Tonya Kathryn Washam, 18, 548 Grey Hill School Road, West Point, DUI/drugs and endangering a child under 14 years of age while DUI. •dispute at a Crane’s Mobile Home Park, Homer, residence. •dispute at a Mt. Sinai Road, Lula, residence. •custody exchange at the sheriff’s office, Windmill Farm Road, Homer. •dispute between a father and son at a Highway 63, Com merce, residence. Domestic disputes responded to Fraud reported by Baldwin business Sheriff's office responds to 19 A Baldwin business owner reported that someone cre ated fake business checks and cashed them. Seven checks totaling $3,195 were cashed. Other incidents reported to the Baldwin Police Depart ment last week include the following: •domestic dispute between a married couple at a Banks Ridge Drive address. •missing juvenile was re ported but it was later found out that she was with her boy friend. •trespassing at an Airport Road location. •jewelry taken from a Meadow Creek Circle resi dence. •a woman who lives at Baldwin Courts Apartments said someone damaged her vehicle by shooting holes in the windshield. •vehicle damaged in the Baldwin Courts Apartments parking lot. •a woman said her daugh ter returned home after a visit with her father and had bruis es on her. •purse taken from a Willow Tree Avenue residence. •a Meadow Creek Circle woman returned to her mobile home to find a large piece of metal strip in the side of it. •graffiti found in a King Street parking lot. •locks cut on storage units on Airport Road. ARRESTS •Christopher Bradley Mc Cracken, 25, speeding and driving with a suspended li cense. •Juan Macario Alvarado, 17, no license. •Tracy Copey, 41, DUI, failure to obtain license with 30 days of residency, failure to maintain lane, open con tainer violation and operating defective equipment. •Jose Villatoro, 20, driving without a license and speed ing. •David Edmund Caldwell, 24, probation violation. •Mitzi Marler McAdam, 39, DUI and failure to main tain lane. The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following accidents during the past week: •two-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 15/US Highway 441 at Steven B. Tanger Boule vard. •two-vehicle wreck on Inter state 85 near Highway 441. •one-vehicle accident involv ing a horse on Highway 63. •two-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 15 at the entrance to Wal-Mart. •one-vehicle accident on Chatham Road. •three-vehicle accident on Georgia Highway 15 at its inter section with Interstate 85. •two-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 15 South at Pottery Factory Drive. •one-vehicle accident at 230 Tanger Drive, Commerce. •two-vehicle accident on High way 59. •two-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 15. •two-vehicle accident on the off ramp of Interstate 85 South. •one-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 15 at Outlet Drive. •two-vehicle accident on Ste ven B. Tanger Boulevard at East Ridgeway Road. •two-vehicle accident on Inter- accidents state 85 South. •two-vehicle accident on Inter state 85 South. •two-vehicle accident on Inter state 85 South. •one-vehicle accident on Geor gia Highway 51 South. •one-vehicle accident on Rock Springs Road. •one-vehicle accident involv ing a deer on Yonah-Homer Road. For more news visit www.BanksNewsToday.com Five-Year Tax Digest and M & O Levy History 2008 Tax Digest and M & O Levy for Fiscal Year 2009 The Banks County Board of Education does hereby announce that the M&O millage rate for 2008 will be established at a called meeting to be held in the Board of Education Office on Tuesday, December 23,2008 at 6:00 p.m., and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. Current 2008 Tax Digest and 5-Year History of Levy School Digest and Levy 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 School year 2008-09 Real & Personal 419,766,750 434,619,598 598,095,333 613,327,474 631,779,120 657,057,337 Motor Vehicles 41,081,000 44,177,250 44,470,320 44,570,800 45,664,580 49,842,590 Mobile Homes 6,670,274 6,659,982 7,900,560 7,746,614 8,422,720 8,676,530 Timber - 100% 780,616 550,402 542,504 676,002 264,125 615,068 Heavy Duty Equipment 30,592 166,310 48,748 157,537 295,790 49,069 Gross Digest 468,329,232 486,173,542 651,057,465 666,478,427 686,426,335 716,240,594 Less M&O Exemptions 68,708,066 70,135,014 128,008,654 138,504,132 149,787,151 155,220,014 Net M&O Digest 399,621,166 416,038,528 523,048,811 527,974,295 536,639,184 561,020,580 Net M&O Millage 13.75 13.75 12.75 11.75 11.744 13.244 Net Taxes Levied 5,494,791 5,720,530 6,668,872 6,203,698 6,302,291 7,430,157 Net Taxes $ Increase 654,744 225,739 948,343 -465,174 98,593 1,127,866 Net Taxes % Increase 13.5% 4.1% 16.6% -7.0% 1.6% 17.9% HOLIDAY add eadlc® ^NoOW^ication (706) 6T 7 Homer -3491 Open House BLOOMIN' DESIGNS Floral and Specialty Gifts Friday, December 5, 2008 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon CAN&Lt COMPANY • Fresh & Silk Arrangements • Tyler Candles • ME Bath • Horne Decor • Baby Gifts • Children's Gifts • Custom Gift Baskets • Designer Handbags • Jewelry and Accessories Stop by and check out our new merchandise and enjoy refreshments. 12 Homer Street • Maysville, GA 30558 Phone: 706-652-0090