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BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023
Glenn starts as 4-H agent June 1
Macy Dalton Glenn will serve a new role in the Banks
County Extension office beginning June 1 as the 4-H agent.
Glenn began her career in with Banks County Extension
in 2017 as the 4-H Program Assistant. Upon graduation
from Piedmont University with her Bachelor’s degree in
2020, she transitioned to the 4-H Educator role.
A certified teacher, Glenn has a passion for educating
others and is very excited to start her new position as the
4-H Agent. She will continue to develop and lead engaging,
rewarding programming for the youth of Banks County.
4-H is the country’s largest youth development organi
zation and offers young people the chance to develop in
dependence, a sense of belonging, mastery of new skills,
and generosity of spirit. Banks County 4-H is open to all
4th-12th graders.
For more information, visit extension.uga.edu/banks or
call our office at 706-677-6230.
MACY GLENN
Public meetings ahead for updates of
Comprehensive Plans in county, Maysville
The Georgia Mountains
Regional Commission
(GMRC) is assisting Banks
County, the Town of Homer
and the City of Maysville
with the updates of their
Comprehensive Plans, the
state-required documents
that helps shape and coor
dinate local work programs
for the communities.
These planning processes
are designed to ensure that
major projects and policies
for the community are de
veloped with public input,
ensuring a level of coordi
nation between local and
State level interests.
As part of this process
there will be multiple op
portunities for public input,
beginning with the public
planned.
Initial meetings will walk
through the basics of the
document, the planning pro
cess, and how the compre
hensive plan is used to help
guide community policies
and programs.
Subsequent meetings will
review the needs and goals
for each community and
what the local governments
can do in preparation for the
future.
Citizens are encouraged
to participate in as many
events as possible.
In addition, there are also
brief online surveys asking
people to give their thoughts
on select issues and priori
ties for each community.
These surveys will be ac
cessible through June 30,
2023, and are open to any
one with a vested interest in
the area.
Links to the surveys will
be posted on each govern
ment’s web site and will be
posted around the area.
MEETING DATES
The Banks County Plan
Meeting will be held from
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mon
day, June 5, at the Annex
Building, located at 150
Hudson Valley Drive. Ho
mer.
The Maysville Plan Meet
ing will be held from 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. June
20, at Maysville City Hall,
located at 4 Homer Street.
Maysville.
Applications being taken for Head Start/Pre-K
Banks County Head Start/
Pre-K is now taking appli
cations for the 2023-2024
school year via the website
www.ndo.org.
“This is only a pre-appli
cation and does not guaran
tee that your child will have
a slot in the program,’’lead
ers state. “Families will be
contacted by the center to
complete the application
process.’’
The program provides
children with a learning en
vironment and varied expe
riences which will help them
develop socially, physically,
intellectually, and emotion
ally in a manner which is
appropriate for their age
and stage of development.
The educational program
includes experiences de
signed to meet the individ
ual differences and needs of
participating children.
A nutritious breakfast and
lunch are served.
The center does not pro
vide transportation.
HEAD START
Enrollment status is based
on income eligibility. Chil
dren must turn 3 or 4 years
of age on or before Septem
ber 1.2023.
Requirements inlcude:
•Proof of child’s age
•Proof of household in
come
•Child’s insurance card
GEORGIA PRE-K
Enrollment status is on
a first-come, first-served
basis. Children must turn
4 years of age on or before
September 1, 2023.
Requirements are:
•Proof of child’s age
•Proof of Residency (utili
ty bill, etc.)
•Social Security Card
•Child’s insurance card
Contact Jan Bertrang
(Center Director), Shelia
Mullins (Family Partner),
or Donna Conner (Family
Partner) at (706) 677-2963
for more information.
Board of health to meet
The Banks County Board of Health will hold a regu
lar meeting on Tuesday. June 13, at 9 a.m. in the confer
ence room of the Banks County Health Department, 667
Thompson Street, Homer.
Extension office to
host canning classes
The Banks and Habersham Extension offices will host
several canning classes this summer, beginning in July.
These hands-on classes will cover the basics of canning
safely at home. Participants will prepare and take home
two recipes at each class. One recipe will use a pressure
canner and one will use water bath canning.
Classes will be held at the senior centers in each coun
ty. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Dates
and times vary, so visit tinyurl.com/canclass23 or call the
Banks County Extension office at 706-677-6230 for more
information.
Republican Women
to meet June 6
The Republican Women of Banks County will meet on
June 6 at Homer City Hall, located at 943 Historic Homer
Highway, Homer. The gathering will begin at 6:30 p.m.,
with the meeting to start at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will
be Pam Lightsey, president of the Georgia Federation of
Republican Women.
For more information, contact Martha Ramsey at 706-
654-6263 or by email at mgramsey@windstream.net.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
FOR SCHOOL CAREER
Cameron Mote, a 2023 senior at Banks County High
School, went from first grade to 12th grade without
ever missing a day. He was the only one in his 2023
class to achieve this.
BOC to hold budget hearing June 5
The Banks County Board
of Commissioners will hold
a public hearing at 6 p.m. on
June 5 at the Annex Build
ing to take public input on
the proposed fiscal year
2024 budget.
The proposed budget is
$23.7 million.
The budget is available
for review at the commis
sioners office from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays.
The BOC will adopt the
budget when it meets at
6:30 p.m. on June 13 at the
Annex Building.
Summer meal program to be
offered to area youth June 5-22
Free summer meals will
be offered to youth through
out the community June
5-22.
The meals are available to
youth ages 18 and under.
Breakfast is offered dai
ly from 7:30 a.m. to
8:30 a.m.
Lunch is offered from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The meals may be picked
up at the following loca
tions:
•Banks County High
School, 1486-A Historic
Homer Highway.
•Banks County Public Li
brary. 226 Ga.-51 South.
•Banks County Elemen
tary School, 180 Ga.-51
South.
•Banks County Middle
School, 712 Thompson
Street.
For more information on
the program, call the Banks
County school food and nu
trition department at 706-
677-2224.
State releases new batch of
federal pandemic relief grants
By Dave Williams
Capitol Beat News Service
More than $225 million
in federal pandemic relief
funding will be used to fi
nance 142 neighborhood
improvements including
parks and sidewalks across
Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp
announced this week.
Grants of up to $2.2 mil
lion will go to eligible non
profits and local govern
ments in low-income census
tracts to improve or main
tain recreational facilities or
for park or sidewalk repairs
needed due to increased
wear and tear on outdoor
public infrastructure during
the pandemic.
“With our partners on
both the local and state lev
els, we’ve prioritized help
ing Georgia’s communities
further recover from the
pandemic with a bottom-up
approach,” Kemp said
Thursday. “We’re investing
these funds to see that those
most heavily impacted have
even more resources at their
disposal.”
Forty-nine of the 142
projects are receiving $2.2
million grants, including
improvements to May Park
in Augusta, construction of
an aquatic center in Bald
win County, additions and
renovations at the Butts
County Senior Center, and
revitalization of Faison Park
in the city of Oxford.
A detailed summary of
each project award can be
found at https://opb.georgia.
gov/awarded-grants.
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