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BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020
Public Safety
8 charged by sheriff’s office
The Banks County Sher
iff’s Office arrested 8 peo
ple last week, including the
following:
•Jeffery Michael Bois-
clair, 28, 444 Caudell Road,
Homer, criminal trespass,
obstructing or hindering a
person making an emergen
cy call, reckless conduct and
threatening or intimidating
a disabled or elderly person.
•Barbara Jean Harbert,
45. 389 Dink McCoy Drive,
Commerce, criminal tres
pass.
•Andrew Franklin Rob
erts, 39, 388 Dink McCoy
Road, Commerce, criminal
trespass.
•Sarah Aynsley Jaques,
36. 7540 Spaulding Lane,
Sandy Springs, driving un
der the influence of intoxi
cants (DUI), open container
violation, failure to main
tain lane, no license on per
son, no registration and no
insurance.
•Jessy Leroy House, 30,
145 Doddville Road. Alto,
battery.
•Brett Evans Gaultney,
25, 875 Crossroad School
Road, Butler, disorderly
conduct and public intoxi
cation.
•Marty Paul Love, 55, P.0
Box 234, Talmo. criminal
trespass.
•Tyler Zachary Patrick.
20, 656 Fort Lamar Road,
Commerce, battery and cru
elty to children.
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MCFADDEN SPEAKS ON BCSO
Major Carissa McFaddin was the special guest speaker at the Banks County Rotary Club and she provided an
overview of the great lengths that the Banks County Sheriff’s Office engages in to not only hire qualified per
sonnel but also to instill the highest level of professionalism throughout the department. She explained that
their training levels far exceeds even the highest standards for state certified agencies in law enforcement.
District 2 Public Health to administer
COVID vaccines to first responders
District 2 Public Health
has received its first ship
ment of coronavirus vaccine
and will begin vaccinating
emergency medical person
nel on Monday, December
21.
“Following the Geor
gia Department of Public
Health’s vaccination plan
and recommendations from
the Centers for Disease and
Control to first vaccinate
frontline healthcare work
ers. public health is excited
to begin this phase of the
coronavirus response’’, said
Dr. Zachary Taylor. “Get
ting a vaccine to combat
this disease and save lives
is remarkable. With news
of Moderna Vaccine being
authorized for emergency
use, we will now have two
vaccines and will be able to
vaccinate more people.”
The district received 975
doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Baldwin council approves sale
of alcohol on Christmas Day
By SHARON HOGAN
sharon@mainstreetnews.com.
At a called meeting on
Thursday, December 17.
the Baldwin City Council
unanimously approved an
amendment to the city’s
alcohol ordinance to allow
the sale of alcoholic bever
ages on Christmas Day.
Mayor Joe Elam advised
several of the city estab
lishments approved to sell
alcoholic beverages had
requested the change to the
ordinance since a surround
ing municipality allowed
for the sale of alcoholic
beverages on Christmas
Day.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the
meeting, the council also
approved an administrative
policy authorizing the city
clerk to operate as chief
administrative officer, ef
fective immediately, and to
establish the role of the fi
nance director.
Insurance and safety
fire commissioner offers
holiday fire safety tips
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is
calling on all Georgians to exercise caution while decorat
ing this holiday season.
“Holiday decorating is fun for the whole family, but dec
orations gone wrong can present a holiday hassle,” said
Commissioner King. “The more lights or decorations you
have can increase the chance of an accidental fire.”
Data from the National Fire Prevention Association
shows that U.S. fire departments responded to 160 home
fires that started with Christmas trees between 2013 and
2017. Around 44% of Christmas tree fires were due to
lighting equipment while 25% could be traced to a heat
source that had gotten too close to the tree. During that
same time. U.S. fire departments responded to around 780
home structure fires per year that began with other Christ
mas decorations.
Commissioner King recently released these tips for
keeping your home and your decorations safe this holiday
season:
• Make sure that your tree has fresh, green needles that
do not fall off when they are touched.
• Keep your tree at least three feet from any heat source,
including fireplaces, radiators, candles, or heat vents.
• Check your Christmas lights boxes to see if they have
the label of a recognized testing laboratory and to verify
whether they are indoor or outdoor lights.
• Do not use lit candles to decorate your tree.
• Turn off all decorations when you go to bed and when
you leave the house.
• Follow the directions of light packaging to see how
many strings can be safely linked together.
• Inspect all lights and decorations for cracks, damaged
sockets, and loose or bare wires. Unplug all electrical lights
and devices before conducting any major or minor repair.
• Secure lights, decorations, and cords to prevent wind
damage and ensure that wiring and insulation are not dam
aged.
Free smoke alarms
installed; batteries tested
If you are a Banks County resident and need assistance
installing or checking smoke alarms, call 706-677-1812
and Banks County Fire & EMS can install free smoke
alarms or check the batteries for you to ensure yours are
working correctly.
•Almost three of every five home fire deaths resulted
from fires in homes with no smoke alarms (40 percent) or
no working smoke alarms (17 percent).
•No smoke alarms were present in two out of every five
(40 percent) home fire deaths.
•The death rate per 1,000 reported home fires was more
than twice as high in homes that did not have any working
smoke alarms compared to the rate in homes with working
smoke alarms (12.3 deaths vs. 5.7 deaths per 1,000 fires).
•In fires in which the smoke alarms were present but did
not operate, more than two of every five (43 percent) of the
smoke alarms had missing or disconnected batteries.
•Dead batteries caused one-quarter (25 percent) of the
smoke alarm failures.
Information given on
getting burn permit
To obtain a bum permit, call 1-877-652-2876 or online
at www.gatrees.org. Once you have received your permit
number, call the non-emergency dispatch number at 706-
677-1234 to inform them of your permit number.
It is unlawful to burn man made materials such as tires,
shingles, plastics, lumber, household garbage, etc. Permits
are issued only for natural vegetative materials. Bum per
mits are good only for the day they are issued.
Fires should not be initiated before 8 a.m. and should be
completely extinguished before dark.
It’s Time for a CHANGE
in the Public Service Commission!
Daniel Blackman will fight for working
families and senior citizens to insure
affordable utility rates, bring high-speed
internet to all Georgia counties, and
strengthen utility assistance programs.
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