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Homer, Banks County, GA 30547 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. • 28 Pages, 2 Sections Plus Supplements • Vol. 50 No. 45
Index
Crime
— 6A
School
— 9A
Obituaries
— I5A
Classifieds
- 6-7B
Legals
—8-9 B
Sports —
I-3B, I0B-IIB
Vietnam
vets to be
recognized
Vietnam veterans will be
recognized at a program at
2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13,
at the Banks County High
School auditorium, located
at 1486 Historic Homer High
way, Homer.
The American Legion Post
215 of Homer is sponsoring
the program. The event is
being held in conjunction
with the Defense Depart
ment’s on-going 50th anni
versary commemoration of
the Vietnam War.
The ceremony will include
the presentation of the
Defense Department’s Viet
nam War 50th anniversary
lapel pin and state certificate
of honor.
4-H taking
orders for
fruit sales
The Banks County 4-H
Club is taking orders for its
annual fmit sale.
Orders are due Thursday
Nov. 8, at the 4-H office which
is located at 413 Evans Street,
Homer. Fmit pick-up date is
Tuesday, December 4. Call
the 4-H office at 706-677-6230
to find out pick-up location.
Banks County 4-H Club
is asking each 4-H member
to help raise money for the
growing 4-H program. We
are asking all 4-H members
in fourth through 12th grade
to sell at least five boxes of
fmit. The money helps pay
for 4-H judging teams, project
achievement, reward trips
and supplies for 4-H meet
ings.
Fruit for sale includes:
navel oranges, pink grape
fruits, juice oranges, and
mandarins. New this year are
gift cartons perfect for the
holidays. Gift cartons include
navels and marmalade, toffee
and mandarins, and pecans
and mandarins.
To make a financial contri
bution to the Banks County
4-H Club, donations can be
sent to the Banks County 4-H
Club, P.O. Box 157, Homer,
GA., 30547. Checks should be
made payable to the Banks
County 4-H Club.
For more information on
the Banks County 4-H pro
gram, call 706-677-6230.
MAILING LABEL
51ST ANNUAL AUTUMN LEAF FESTIVAL
The 51st annual Autumn Leaf festival was estimated to bring 10,000 visitors to downtown Maysville. The festival was held Friday
through Sunday and featured a parade that lasted well over an hour and 125 vendors with crafts, food, games and fun. The event is
hosted each year by the Maysville Community Improvement Club. The City of Maysville float, shown above in the top photo, was
the first place winner in the float category. In the bottom left photo, another scene from the parade is shown. In the bottom right
photo, Addie Mitcham performed with the Commerce School of Dance. More photos on page 12A, 16A. Photos by Wesleigh Sagon
Gillsville council annexes 250 acres
BY CINDY R. EDGE
The Gillsville City Coun
cil is moving forward with
annexation of approximately
250 acres.
The city has received
seven requests for annex
ation, with one request
bringing 100 acres in Hall
County into the city limits.
The remaining six parcels
to be annexed total approx
imately 150 acres in Banks
County. At a meeting held
October 2, the council held
second reading of ordinanc
es to annex the parcels locat
ed on Bennett Circle, Hubert
Segars Road and Bryant
Quarter Road.
With development of new
subdivisions in the surround
ing area, Mayor Roy Turpin
suggested the council adopt
subdivision regulations.
“Every time I go to a
meeting, they (other elect
ed officials) are reporting on
subdivisions with 200 to 600
homes and it is heading this
way,” said Turpin.
The council also has
concerns regarding traffic
through the city. Council
man Larry Poole reported
speed limit signs are being
installed on County Line
Road to permit enforcement
of the 45 mile per hour speed
limit.
Mayor Turpin said he
would like to see the speed
limit lowered to 35 miles per
hour along Highway 52 in
the city.
In other business at the
meeting, Turpin reported the
Hall County Board of Com
missioners will be amending
the current animal control
ordinance to address teth
ered canines. The proposed
changes are intended to
prevent a canine from being
restrained by means of a
tethering device. The coun
cil has adopted Hall County
animal control regulations to
allow the county to assist
with animal control in the
city and will therefore be
required to abide by these
new regulations.
Also at the meeting, Mike
Queen requested the coun
cil consider holding a local
festival.
Queen suggested the
council host the festival, with
a portion of the proceeds
going to a specific cause
such as a ministry.
Queen recommended the
festival include a car or trac
tor show.
The council will establish
a committee to make recom
mendations. With so many
festivals being held during
the fall months in the sur
rounding area, the council
is considering hosting the
festival sometime between
Memorial Day and Indepen
dence Day.
Lula Fall Festival coming up this weekend
In celebration of the arts
and culture of Northeast
Georgia, the town of Lula is
hosting its annual Lula Fall
Festival on Saturday, Octo
ber 13, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
The festival will be cen
tered in the newly-revitalized
downtown area near the
train depot.
The festival will showcase
the area’s accomplished pot
ters and folk artists, as well
as crafters.
Admission is free.
During the festival, mem
bers of the community and
guests will paint this year’s
town mural.
One of the highlights of
the festival is the community
mural project. Mark Lusink
will design the mural; its
theme this year is a locomo
tive and will celebrate the
town’s long-standing Rail
road tradition.
“Our event last fall was a
huge success and brought
many people to downtown
Lula to enjoy folk art, enter
tainment and socializing
from across the region,”
said Chris Lusink with the
Lula Belton Historical Soci
ety. “This year, we have put
everything we’ve got into
entertainment. Poetic Voic
es, Southern Impactt, Fid
dling Around and Zach &
Friends will be on the Lula
Depot Stage performing all
day. We are also having a
talent contest and are still
taking registration forms
for that. Craftspeople will
demonstrate their skills at
the festival. Musical enter
tainment and children’s
activities abound.”
She added, “We want to
make this year’s festival twice
as large as last year’s. With
the number of talented pot
ters, folk artists, craftspeople
and award winning musi
cians, our goal is to make
Lula the Folk Art Center of
Northeast Georgia.”
For more information, visit
the event’s Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/
lulafallfestival or call 706-677-
2016.
Early voting starts Oct. 15 for November election
Early voting for the Nov.
6 election will be held Mon
days through Fridays, Oct. 15
through Nov. 2, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Voting will be offered on
one Saturday, which will be
Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
All early voting will be held
at the Banks County Election
Office, located at 226 Can
dler Street, Homer.
Races on the ballot
include the following:
•Governor: Brian Kemp,
Republican; Stacey Abrams,
Democrat; and Ted Metz,
Libertarian.
• Lieutenant Governor:
Geoff Duncan, Republican;
and Sarah Riggs Amico,
Democrat.
•Secretary of State: Brad
Raffensperger, Republican;
John Barrow, Democrat; and
Smythe Duval, Libertarian.
•Attorney General: Chris
Carr, Republican; and Char
lie Bailey, Democrat.
•Commissioner of Agri
culture: Gary Black (incum
bent), Republican; and Fred
Swann, Democrat.
•Commissioner of Insur
ance: Jim Beck, Republican;
Janice Laws, Democrat; and
Donnie Foster, Libertarian.
• State School Superinten
dent: Richard Woods, Repub
lican; and Otha E. Thornton
Jr., Democrat.
• Commissioner of Labor:
Mark Butler, Republican; and
Richard Keatley, Democrat.
•Public Service Commis
sioner: Chuck Eaton (incum
bent), Republican; Lindy
Miller, Democrat; and Ryan
Graham, Libertarian.
• Public Service Com
missioner: Tricia Pridemore
(incumbent), Republican;
Dawn A. Randolph, Demo
crat; and John Turpish, Lib
ertarian.
• 9th Congressional
District Rep.: Doug Collins
(incumbent), Republican;
and Josh McCall, Democrat.
Voters will also be asked
to select “yes” or “no” for the
following proposed constitu
tional amendments:
• Creates the Georgia Out
door Stewardship Trust Fund
to protect water quality, wild
life habitat and parks.
• Creates a state-wide busi
ness court to lower costs,
enhance efficiency and pro
mote predictable judicial out
comes.
•Encourages the conser
vation, sustainability and lon
gevity of Georgia’s working
forests through tax subclassi
fication and grants.
•Provides rights for vic
tims in the judicial process.
•Authorizes fair alloca
tion of sales tax proceeds
to county and city school
districts.
STATEWIDE
REFERENDA
Voters will also be asked
to select “yes” or “no” for
the following proposed state
wide referenda:
•Provides for a home
stead exemption for resi
dents of certain municipal
corporations.
•Provides a tax exemp
tion for certain homes for the
mentally disabled.
On Election Day, Nov. 6,
polls will be open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.