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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 201 3
Jackson EMC CEO appointed
to economic board
Randall Pugh, president/CEO
of Jackson Electric Membership
Corporation (EMC), has been
appointed by Governor Nathan
Deal to the board of directors of
the Georgia Department of Economic
Development (GDEcD).
GDEcD is the state’s sales and mar
keting arm. As the lead agency for
attracting new business investment, it
encourages the expansion of existing
industry and small businesses, devel
ops new domestic
and international
markets, attracts
tourists to Georgia
and promotes the
state as a location
for film, video,
music and digi
tal entertainment
projects, as well as
plans and mobilizes state resources
for economic development. The
board of directors meets quarterly.
Pugh began his career in the
power industry at Walton Electric
Membership Corporation (EMC)
in Monroe, in 1968, where he held
various management positions and
served as General Manager from
1977-1984.
He became head of Jackson EMC
in August 1984. Pugh earned a
Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree, with a Major in Accounting,
from the University of Georgia.
He also serves on the boards of
directors of the Oglethorpe Power
Corporation (OPC), the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, and
the Georgia System Operations
Corporation (GSOC), and is a mem
ber of the Northeast Georgia Council
Boy Scouts of America’s executive
council, member and past president
of Jackson County Area Chamber of
Commerce, and member and past
president of the Jefferson Rotary
Club.
Jackson (EMC), the second largest
electric cooperative in the nation,
is headquartered 50 miles northeast
of Atlanta in Jefferson. The coop
erative serves nearly 207,900 meters
and more than 195,400 individual
accounts in 10 northeast Georgia
counties, with 86 substations and
more than 13,500 miles of energized
wire.
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Pugh
BOC decides against project
for water line on Go. 98
BY ANGELA GARY
The Banks County Board of
Commissioners decided Monday night
against approval of a request for a water
line project on Hwy. 98/Erwin Chambers
Road due to lack of interest from resi
dents.
Public utility services director Steve
Reece reported that a survey showed
little interest from the residents on sign
ing up for the service. Reece reported
that of the 60 letters sent out to property
owners, only 10 responded. Four said
they would sign up; four said they would
only hook up if it is free; and two people
said they would not hook up.
The estimated cost of the project is
$450,000.
“My recommendation is to not go to
this expense since it provides no benefit
to our system hydraulically or an abun
dance of new customers,” Reece said.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business Monday night, the
BOC:
•approved a request from a resident
of Apple Pie Ridge for deannexation
from Baldwin.
• approved a bid from Stratton & Sons
Construction Inc., Canon, for $61,180 for
a parking lot project at the county recre
ation center. There was some discussion
on whether to go with asphalt or triple
surface. The approval was for asphalt.
• approved an amendment to the
recreation board resolution calling for
board members to be replaced if they
miss three consecutive meetings.
• approved a request from community
planner Brad Day to transfer $200,000
from the industrial development fund to
the development authority.
•named Jerry Baker to replace
Jack Banks on the Industrial Building
Authority.
•reappointed Dennis Brown and
Jimmy Morrison to the Industrial Building
Authority.
•named Jimmy Hooper to serve on
the Chestatee Chattahoochee RC&D to
replace Milton Dalton.
• named Dr. Melanie Stancil to serve
on the Georgia Department of Behavioral
Health & Developmental Disabilities
Planning Board to replace Elizabeth
Gailey.
Relay kick off
planned Jan. 14
Banks County will be kick
ing off the 2013 Relay For
Life at a meeting planned for
Monday, Jan. 14, at the Banks
County Senior Citizen’s
Center, located at 700
Thompson Street in Homer.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
p.m. and the program will
begin at 7 p.m.
“Everyone is invited to
come help us honor our can
cer survivors, say thank you
to the many caregivers and
recognize the hard work of
our volunteers,” organizers of
the event state.
This year’s theme will be
“Rockin’ in Relayville,” where
teams can create a town with
their sites (i.e. ice cream
shop, gas station, police sta
tion, post office, school -
pick one or come up with
one of your own).
The Relay for Life will be
held on May 4 from 8 a.m. to
11 p.m. The Relay has been
changed to a day event in
order to reach more people
in the community.
For more information on
forming a team, being a spon
sor or volunteering, contact
Ken Mize at 706-870-4650 or
Charlotte Maxwell at: 706-658-
6665. Kellie Scott is the Relay
For Life community manager.
She can be reached at 706-
714-3518 or kellie.scott@can-
cer.org. To start a team, go to
www.relayforlife.org/banksga
Baby born in Banks
Walmart bathroom
Cancer society offers free
number for information
The American Cancer Society believes that no one
should have to face cancer alone. That’s why it offers its toll-
free number, 1-800-227-2345, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, 365 days a year, to provide information and guidance
for cancer patients and their families and caregivers.
When patients call the society’s toll-free number, they
always are greeted by a trained specialist who can answer
questions about cancer, provide links to clinical trials, offer
information on available resources in a patient’s community
and more.
Cancer patients, their families and caregivers, or anyone
seeking information on cancer, are encouraged to call the
American Cancer Society’s toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345.
In addition to the 24/7 toll-free number, the society’s web
site, www.cancer.org, is also available at any time.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MAYSVILLE
Donation of $500
goes to gazebo
project at park
A woman gave birth to a
baby boy in a bathroom stall at
the Walmart at Banks Crossing
last Wednesday, Jan. 2.
According to Banks County
deputy fire chief Robert
Wilkins, the mother reported
that she began having pains
at about 8 a.m. and went into
the restroom.
“She ended up sitting in
the stall and giving birth
to a male infant,” Wilkins
explained.
grams and the number of
students in each program.
She reported the following:
465 in the students with dis
abilities program, 207 in the
gifted program, 60 in the
English language learners
program, 55 in the 504 plan
and 4 in the migrant students
program.
•the board met in closed
session for approximately 25
The following local gov
ernment agencies hold
regular meetings which are
open to the public:
• The Homer Garden Club
meets on the first Saturday
of each month from 10-11
a.m. at Historic Homer
Highway and Athens Street,
across from the park.
•Maysville City Council,
7 p.m., first Monday of
each month at the Maysville
Public Library.
•Maysville Planning and
Zoning Commission, 7 p.m.,
last Monday of each month,
Maysville library.
•Banks County Planning
Commission, 7 p.m., first
Tuesday of each month at
the courthouse.
•Gillsville City Council, 7
p.m., first Tuesday of each
month at city hall. A work
session is held at 7 p.m. on
the third Thursday of the
month.
• Banks County Board
of Education, 7 p.m., third
Monday of each month at
the BOE office. The work
session is held on the
Thursday prior to the regu
lar meeting.
•Baldwin City Council,
The birth was over by the
time paramedics arrived and
found the child wrapped
in cloth. They took mother
and child to Athens Regional
Medical Center where both
were doing well, Wilkins said.
He credited the store man
agement and employees for
looking after the mother and
child until the EMTs arrived.
The baby apparently
arrived some weeks earlier
than its due date.
minutes to discuss personnel.
Following the closed session,
the board approved Michelle
Dickey as a Banks County
Elementary School teacher,
effective Jan. 4, 2013.
The board’s next regularly
scheduled meeting is set for
7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14,
in the meeting room at the
board office, Highway 51
South, Homer.
7 p.m., second and fourth
Monday of each month at
city hall. A work session
is held at 6:30 p.m. on the
Thursday preceding each
regular meeting.
•Homer City Council, 6
p.m., second Tuesday of
each month at city hall.
•Banks County Board of
Commissioners 6:30 p.m.
second Tuesday of each
month at the county annex.
A work session is held at 6:30
p.m. on the fourth Tuesday
of the month at the county
annex.
•Alto City Council, 7
p.m., second Tuesday of
each month at city hall.
• Lula City Council, 7 p.m.,
third Monday of each month
at city hall. A work session is
held at 6:30 p.m. on the sec
ond Monday of the month.
• Banks County Middle
School Booster Club, 6:30
p.m., third Monday of each
month at the Banks County
Middle School lunchroom.
•The Banks County High
School All Sports Booster
Club meets monthly on the
first Monday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. in the media
center at the high school.
To be listed in the volunteer
column, send information to
AngieEditor@aol.com or mail
it to: Angela Gary, The Banks
County News, RO. Box 920,
Homer, Ga. 30547.
The following are volunteer
opportunities in Banks County
and the surrounding area:
• Banks County CERT is
seeking volunteer participants.
For more information, check
out the website at www.bank-
scert.org or call the Banks
County EMA Office at 706-677-
3401.
• The Banks County Literacy
Council needs volunteers to
work on projects, help dis
tribute books and materials,
help with clerical work, and
other similar work. If you are
interested, call Mellisa Dalton
at 706-677-3693, or see Stacy
Krumnow at the Banks County
Public Library.”
• Piedmont CASA volunteers
speak for children who are in
foster care. For more informa
tion, call the CASA office at
706-387-6375.
•The Banks County Adult
Literacy Center is seeking vol
unteer teachers. They especial
ly need math tutors, including
the areas of introductory alge
bra, geometry and Algebra I.
Tutors are needed on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.
For more information, call 706-
677-4302.
• Civil Air Patrol: cadets, ages
sixth grade through 18 years
old, participate in search and
rescue missions and learn how
to fly airplanes. Senior mem
bers teach cadets and students
at middle and high schools
and can also work with emer
gency services. Contact Luther
McCoy, 706-677-1490.
•Adult learning center at
Lanier Technical College satel
lite campus 706-335-1931.
• Hope Resource Center: cri
sis pregnancy support center,
706-367-5304.
•Action: help package and
distribute food to low-income
families and the elderly, 706-
367-9599.
•Christian Outreach Food
Bank: work in warehouse, 335-
6084.
•Girl Scouts: needs troop
leaders, assistant leaders, train
ers and recruiters. Call Terri
Bear, 706-548-7297.
BY CAMERON
WHITLOCK
The Jackson County Board
of Commissioners recently
made a $500 donation to
the City of Maysville to put
toward the construction of a
Victorian gazebo in the city
park.
BOC chairman Tom Crowe
presented the donation to
Maysville resident Catherine
Daniel, who is heading up
the planning process of the
gazebo construction. Daniel
presented the donation to the
Maysville City Council at its
regular scheduled meeting
on Monday, Jan. 7.
Daniel estimates that the
total cost of the gazebo will be
from $3,000 - $5,000. Daniel
also plans on approaching
local businesses and seeking
other potential donors for the
gazebo fund. The council is
hoping to get started on the
project as soon as possible.
In other business at the
meeting Monday night, the
council:
• held a public hearing on
the 2013 proposed budget.
There was no public opposi
tion.
• re-appointed attorneys
Hulsey, Oliver, & Maher, LLP;
Judge Hammond Law; and
Hawkins & McNair, CPA
• appointed Vance Holifield
for the SPLOST 5 committee
for Jackson County to audit
city spending of SPLOST
funds
•made an addendum for
the Ridgeway Court Road
improvements which were
approved in September. The
addendum would approve
Engineering Management
Incorporated to make street
improvements as well as
the already approved water
improvements at an addition
al cost of 2,880.
•approved the city speed
limits for 2013. There were no
changes from 2012.
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