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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023
BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Football: Leopards lose first region match against East Jackson
By HANNAH CAUDELL
The Banks County Leop
ards Football team lost their
first region game against
the East Jackson Eagles on
Friday, losing by a total of
41-0.
The Leopards now hold
an overall record of 4-2 this
season, and 0-1 in the Re
gion 8AA tournament.
This week, the Leop
ards will travel to Blairs-
ville on Friday, Oct. 6, to
go against their second re
gion opponent, the Union
County Panthers. The game
is scheduled to begin at
7:30 p.m.
This past Friday night,
the Leopards emerged onto
the field on Friday to a
packed Leopard Stadium on
both sides of the field.
The night would mark
their first region game of
the season, and they were
starting off with the home
advantage as the Leopard
crowd roared and chanted.
However, the Leopards
were in for a challenging
night as they went against
the Eagles, who showed
their talons early in the first
quarter.
The Eagles scored one
touchdown during the first
quarter, and two in the
second before the half, to
talling 20-0 in favor of the
EJCHS Eagles.
The Eagles widened the
gap in the second quarter,
repeating their work in the
first.
They scored one touch
down in the third quarter,
and two touchdowns in the
fourth, giving them a total
score of 41-0.
But the Leopards took to
the field each time despite
what the score reflected on
the board.
Aucy Jacobs led the
Leopards on offense in
rushing, gaining 79 yards
total during the game.
On defense, Cam Coo
per led the Leopards in
solo tackles, while Robert
Walker was instrumental in
collaborating with his team
mates on tackle efforts.
Aaron Scott, Judd Shoe
maker, Dayden Rogers,
Colin Caudell, Webb Sam
ples, Clay Smith, Bray Wil
liams, Jonathon Faulkner,
Kaz Oliver, Ethan Brock,
Levi Johnson, Bret Griffin,
and Jacobs also collaborat
ed on defense with blocks
and tackles.
The Eagles left the Leop
ard Stadium as victors,
but Head Coach Jay Reid
believes that the Leopard
Football team isn’t down
for the count yet.
“Our gameplay tonight
was not a reflection of our
program and how far we’ve
come,” Reid explained.
“We as coaches are better
than that, and our young
men are better than that.”
Despite the loss, Reid
also sees it as an opportuni
ty to grow and improve.
“We are going to find out
what our young men are
made of,” Reid said.
He added, “You know,
character is revealed when
we face our toughest obsta
cles, and I know what these
young men are capable of.”
In preparation for the
Leopard’s upcoming game
against Union County,
Coach Reid said that the
Leopards have been trying
something new.
“We changed up some
things last week, and we
started working on situa-
tionals,” Reid explained.
“Moving into this week, it’s
all about just preparing with
our tempo, our speed, and
our communication, and we
want to get back to play
ing ball like we were two
weeks ago. So we’re going
to go back to the drawing
board and see what we need
to do as coaches to fix some
things.”
Quarterback Clay Smith ran a quarterback keeper for the
Leopards during the second half of the game.
BGHS Leopard marchers perform in Lake Lanier
Tournament of Bands to kick off competition season
BY HANNAH CAUDELL
The Leopard March
ing Band performed in the
Lake Lanier Tournament of
Bands on Saturday, plac
ing third in Class AAA for
Drum Major, Percussion,
Band, and Auxiliary.
Scoring for the bands in
the competition were based
on a rating system given to
the different units of an en
semble and compared with
other bands in their class to
receive class placements.
•Drum Majors Callie
Brown and Madison Hol
combe received a superior
score of 89.50 and placed
third.
•Percussion received an
excellent score of 84.80 and
placed third.
•Band received an ex
cellent score of 81.92 and
placed third.
•Auxiliary received an
excellent score of 72 and
placed third.
Band Director Jon Cong-
don believes that the com
petition was a good learning
experience for the Leopard
Marching Band.
“For their first competi
tion, we found out how well
the show was put together,
how the music fits the drill,
and how well the band per
formed in the above four
units,” Congdon said. “As
you can see, there were
mixed differences among
the judges when it came to
their respective units. But
the comments that we were
given will be helpful as we
move forward to our final
two competitions after the
Fall Break.”
Congdon also expressed
his thoughts about the
show, and how the Leopard
Marching Band is rising up
to perform difficult materi
al.
“The Phantom of the Op
era Show I put together for
the marching band was on
the upper level side, and I
wanted them to really rise
up and perform at a high
level,” Congdon explained.
“They are getting there, but
you have to take steps to get
there. This was one of those
steps. I am encouraged by
what I have seen thus far
and I know they will learn
and get better from here.”
On Saturday. Oct. 21, the
Leopard Marching Band
will return to the competi
tion field.
They will be compet
ing in the Lake Hartwell
Marching Competition at
Hartwell High School, and
they will be performing at
4:30 p.m.
Drum Majors Callie Brown (left) and Madison Holcombe
(right) lead the Leopard Marchers onto the competition
field for the Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands.
Softball: Team wins another region match
By HANNAH CAUDELL
The Lady Leopards won
two games last week against
the Providence Christian
Academy Lady Storm and
the Stephens County Lady
Indians.
The Leopards had a mere
one-point lead on Prov
idence Christian with a
winning score of 1-0 on
Tuesday. On Wednesday,
the Lady Leopards showed
what they were made of at
the batter’s plate and on
the field after they won a
non-region game against
the Lady Indians with a
score of 18-5.
The Lady Leopards now
have a 17-4 season record
overall, and a perfect 6-0 re
gion record. They currently
hold first place in the Re
gion 8AA tournament.
This week, the Lady
Leopards will be facing off
against two region oppo
nents, the Union County
Lady Panthers and the Prov
idence Christian Academy
Lady Storm.
The Lady Leopards will
travel to Blairsville on
Tuesday, Oct. 3 to face off
against the Lady Panthers
at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday.
Oct. 5, the Lady Leopards
will play Providence Chris
tian at home at 5:30 p.m.
See more sports news on page 12
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NOTICE OF 5 YEAR HISTORY
The Mayor and Council of the Town of Alto, Georgia 30510, do hereby announce the millage rate for 2023 will be set at a public meeting
to be held at the Alto Municipal Complex at 186 Wade Street, Alto, Georgia 30510, at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th, 2023
and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32, do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest
along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. There will be public hearing on October 10th, at 6:50 p.m.
CURRENT TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
20 19
2020
202 1
2022
2 0 23
Habersham
Banks
Habersham
Banks
Habersham
Banks
Habersham
Banks
Habersham
Banks
Real & Personal
8,548,106
2,917,386
8,887,762
2,973,756
10,437,961
3,191,796
10,828,556
3,721,658
13,681,786
4,894,796
Motor Vehicles
264,310
75,690
249,340
50,950
212,350
50,510
177,540
36,960
187,610
38,830
Mobile Homes
67,672
222,019
75,480
258,142
52,736
270,436
91,444
326,630
106,048
320,874
Timber 100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
State Forest Land Grant
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Public Utilities
440,804
580,011
456,560
597,550
465,192
628,573
479,828
628,573
380,265
422,613
Gross Digest
9,320,892
3,795,106
9,669,142
3,880,398
11,168,239
4,141,315
11,577,368
4,713,821
14,355,709
5,677,113
Less M&O Exemptions
965,748
223,906
1,038,670
220,756
1,099,912
683,776
1,377,763
1,149,498
1,631,833
1,473,392
Net M&O Digest
8,355,144
3,571,200
8,630,472
3,659,642
10,068,327
3,457,539
10,199,605
3,564,323
12,723,876
4,203,721
Gross M&O Millage
5.58
5.58
5.58
5.58
5.58
5.58
4.952
4.952
4.952
4.370
Less Rollback
0.000
5.58
0.000
5.58
0.628
5.58
0.000
4.952
0.582
4.370
Net M&O Millage
5.580
0.000
5.580
0
4.952
0
4.952
0
4.370
0
T otal T ax Levy
46,622
0
48,158
0
49,858
0
50,508
0
55,603
0
lncrease/(Decrease)
94
0
1,536
0
1,700
0
650
0
5,095
0
Net Taxes Percent
0.202%
0%
3.294%
0%
3.530%
0%
1.304%
0%
10.088%
0%