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50<t • Homer, Banks County, GA 30547 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. • 16 Pages, 2 Sections Plus Supplements • Vol. 46 No. 38 Sports Leopards lose a close one to Tigers IB Features Exploring the BBQ scene in Lexington, N.C. 4B Community Banks Crossing Saddle Club hosts rodeo 2A Index •Crime •Obituaries •Classifieds • Legals •Sports — 6A — 7A — 6B-7B — 8B - IB-3B City of Baldwin awarded $1.6 million loan Baldwin has been award ed a $1.6 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) board of directors. The loan will finance constructing a new 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank that will replace an exist ing 100,000 gallon ground storage tank, service and paint existing storage tanks, construct a booster pump station and install pres sure-reducing valves in the distribution system. Baldwin will pay 2.03 per cent interest on the 20-year loan, which includes prin cipal forgiveness of up to $397,000, if all loan funds are drawn. The total proj ect cost is $2.1 million including $300,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission and $200,000 from the OneGeorgia Authority. “The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund assists local governments with their efforts to provide safe drinking water,” said GEFA executive director, Kevin Clark. “In addition to the public’s health and safety, these projects are critical to a community’s ability to prosper econom ically.” Croft/food vendors sought for Maysville festival The 47th annual Maysville Autumn Leaf Festival is seeking craft and food vendors along with enter tainment. Organizers are also seeking floats for the parade. The festival will be held Oct. 3-5. Anyone interested may contact Katrina at 706- 983-1565 or Cyndi at 706- 708-6409. Applications for booths are available at www.cityofmaysvillega. org, or at Connie’s Cafe, 8775 Maysville Road, or at Maysville City Hall, 4 Homer St. Space below reserved for mailing label SCHOOL BOARD Improvements made to BCHS stadium BY ALEX PACE Improvements to the Banks County High School football stadium are near completion. Superintendent, Stan Davis, updat ed the Banks County Board of Education on its progress during the BOE’s August meeting. The new color has been laid on the track and striping will begin soon. “The blue track jumps at you,” said Davis. “I think people will enjoy this stadium for the next 20 years.” Improvements are still being completed on the fencing, cement and sod. APPLICATION FOR FACILITIES USE Also at its meeting, the BOE approved the following requests for facilities use: •use of Banks County Elementary School from Galloway Caring and Sharing for a benefit car and bike show on Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. •use of Banks County Middle School for exercise classes on Monday and Wednesdays for Banks County employees. FIELD TRIPS REQUESTS Also at its meeting, the BOE approved the following field trip requests: • FFA to cattle and goat show on from Oct. 2-5 in Perry. •FFA to national fair pig show from Oct. 9-11 in Perry. • FFA to livestock judging train ing from Nov. 11-15, in Covington. •FFA to Discovery Conference on Jan. 23, and Jan. 24, in Covington. •FFA to state livestock show from Feb. 18-22 in Perry. • FFA to north region FFA rally on Sept. 5, and Sept. 6 in Covington. •FFA to Georgia National Fair- cattle, from Oct. 2-5, in Perry. •FFA to Georgia National Fair- swine, from Oct. 9-11, in Perry. • FFA to state land judging CDE on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, in Swainsboro. • FFA to National FFA Convention continued on page 2A Lots to do on Labor Day weekend FESTIVAL TIME IN HOMER Children made spin art at the 41 st annual Holiday Festival Saturday afternoon in Homer. Arts and crafts booths, a parade and entertainment were all part of the festivities. See more photos on page 3A. Photos by Wesleigh Sagon CONFETTI IN HOMER The Yaarab Shrine Club blew confet ti onto the crowd as they rode by in their hot rod in the 41st Holiday Parade in downtown Homer Saturday morning. AGRICULTURE Jaemor Farms BY ANGELA GARY An Alto landmark is one of the desti nations listed on the state’s new guide to foodie destinations in the Appalachian region. Jaemor Farms, located in Alto, is one of the 24 sites in Georgia listed on the new guide, which was unveiled at a program Thursday. Jaemor Farms also has a loca tion at Banks Crossing. The new guide was released at a special program held Thursday at Jaemor Farms with state leaders speaking on the effort. The new guide, named Bon Appetit Appalachia!, will make it easier for food lovers to locate culinary-related destina tions in Georgia’s Appalachian region. At the program in Alto on Thursday, sev eral speakers, including state agriculture commissioner Gary Black, of Commerce, spoke. listed on food destinations guide “This is an economic development tool for Georgia to create jobs, to generate economic activity and to share what is so genuine and what is so good about Georgia,” Black said. “ Molly Theobold, director of Program Operations for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), also spoke. “Our hope is that the map will provide a taste of the Appalachian region’s diversity and abundance of local food destinations, encouraging new visitation and raising the profile of the entire region,” said Theobold. Kevin Langston, deputy commissioner for tourism at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said: “Culinary attractions are a top driver for tourism, and this map is a great way to make it easy for our guests to find and experience continued on page 2A GEORGIA GROWN PRODUCTS Georgia grown food was featured at the launch of the state’s new food guide Thursday at Jaemor Farms in Alto. Those representing Northeast Georgia at the event included: (L-R) Susan Chaisson, Beth Laughinghouse, Susan Russell and Vicki Starnes. Photo by Angela Gary
