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BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023
LOCAL DEMOCRATS DONATE FLAG TO HOMER CITY HALL
Some Banks County Democrats recently presented administrative staff at Homer City Hall with a new American Flag in grat
itude for the meeting space the group has enjoyed all year. Pictured are, left to right, Larry Erb, Angie Bullock, Elaine Gerke,
Carol Ayers, and Tracey King.
Banks County
Extension offers
tax assistance
The Banks County Extension Office is offering tax as
sistance.
Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
program, IRS-certified preparers can prepare your federal
and state tax returns, free of charge. VITA is designed to
assist qualified taxpayers and to ensure that seniors, limited
income families, and others receive every available benefit.
The process consists of two appointments. In the first,
you will meet with the tax preparer and give them all the
documentation and information they need to prepare your
return. About a week later, you will return for your second
appointment, in which you will review, sign, and file your
return.
Appointments will begin February 1st. You can schedule
your appointments starting January 2 by calling the Banks
County Extension office at 706-677-6230. There are limits
on which kinds of returns we can prepare, so be sure to call
ahead of time. Questions can be directed to susie.burton@
uga.edu.
Battle Born brings home awards from tournaments
Battle Bom wrestled at
the Brawl on the Bluff in
early with the kids bringing
home lots of hardware. Be
low are the results from the
tournament.
6U -
35: Bentley Prader- 4th
40: Silas Venable- DNP
50: Maddox Wagoner- 1st
8U -
50: Maddox Wagoner- 1st
50: Knox Venable- 4th
55: Jay Downey- DNP
55: Rhett Bishop- DNP
55: Case English- 1st
60: Evan Ventrice- DNP
65: Ashton Johnson- 4th
10U-
60: Jayse Gooch- 3rd
60: Leland York- DNP
60: Jaxon Grizzle- DNP
65: Garrett Tacto- 3rd
75: Drew Downey- 1st
80: Wyatt Bishop- 4th
90: Waylon Jarrard- 1st
112: Bradley Lomax- 5th
120: Jaxson Wagoner-1st
12U-
70: Garrett Tacto- 1st (no
matches)
75: Tyler — 1st
75: Garrett Tacto- 2nd
80: Gauge English- 1st
85: Lucas Williamson- 1st
90: Colton Bishop- 2nd
95: Luke Downey- 1st
THANKSGIVING
TOURNEY
At the Parkview Thanks
giving Classic, Battle Bom
came out and wrestled hard.
Kids to leave with hardware
included:
Maddox Wagoner—6U
1st place. Maddox also won
Most Outstanding Wrestler
for the entire 6U group
Leiland York—10U 4th
place
Jaxson Wagoner—10U
1st place
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Battle Born wrestled at the Brawl on the Bluff in early with the kids bringing home lots of hardware.
Leland York is shown at the
Coach Elijah Mullins is shown with his brothers and champi- Parkview Thanksgiving Clas-
ons, Maddox Wagoner and Jaxson Wagoner slc -
PUBLIC NOTICE
As provided by O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-131 the Banks County Board of Commissioners did
fix and declare 3% of the base salary as qualifying fees for County Offices to be filled in
the General Primary/Non-Partisan Election which will be held on May 21, 2024 and the
General/Nonpartisan Election to be held on November 5, 2024. They are as follows:
Position
Fee
Sheriff
$1,927.65
Tax Commissioner
$1,660.32
Clerk of Superior Court
$1,660.32
Probate Judge
$1,660.32
Magistrate Judge
$1,693.53
Coroner
$ 313.93
Commission Chairman
$1,800.00
*Commissioner - District #2
$ 450.00
*Commissioner - District #4
$ 450.00
**County Surveyor
$ 50.00
*Board of Education - Post #1
$ 49.50
*Board of Education - Post #2
$ 49.50
* Board of Education - Post #4
$ 34.50
■"Candidate must reside in district to qualify.
**Flat fee.
Candidate qualifying for the General Primary/Non-Partisan Election begins on Monday,
March 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. and ends on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 12:00 noon.
Please run this ad one time on January 9, 2024.
Bill to:
Banks County Commissioners
150 Hudson Ridge
Suite 1
Homer, GA 30547
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The wrestlers are shown at the Parkview Thanksgiving Classic.
NOTICE
TO: ALL CITIZENS AND VOTERS OF BANKS COUNTY
FROM: BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND
REGISTRATION
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND TESTING OF ALL
EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN THE Presidential Preference
Primary, HELD ON March 12, 2024.
DATE: December 18, 2023
The following notice is hereby given in accordance with State Election Board Rule
183-1-12-.08:
Beginning on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. or when database is received
from SOS office, at the Banks County Board of Elections Office, 226 Candler
Street, Homer, GA preparation and testing of the electronic poll books, electronic
ballot markers, printers, ballot scanners to be used during the Presidential
Preference Primary, HELD ON March 12, 2024 will commence. Early Mail Voting
will begin October 10, 2022, and Early In-Person Voting will begin February 19, 2024.
Registration deadline will be February 12, 2024.
The superintendent shall cause the accuracy of the components to be tested by
causing the following tasks to be performed:
A. Check that the electronic poll books accurately look up and check-in voters via both
the scanning function and manual lookup and create a voter access card that pulls
up the correct ballot on the electronic ballot marker for every applicable ballot style.
B. Check that the touchscreen on the electronic ballot marker accurately displays the
correct selections and that the touchscreen accurately reflects the selected choices.
C. Check that the printer prints a paper ballot that accurately reflects the choices
selected on the touchscreen and immediately mark all printed paper ballots as “test”
ballots.
D. Check that the ballot scanner scans the paper ballot, including both ballots marked
by electronic ballot markers and ballots marked with a pen, and that the ballot scanner
scans ballots regardless of the orientation the ballot is entered into the scanner.
E. Check that the tabulation contained in the ballot scanner memory card can be
accurately uploaded to the election management system, and that the tabulated
results match the selections indicated on the paper ballot.
The testing will continue until all units are prepared and tested. This process is open
to the general public.
Kelsey Barnes, Supervisor of Elections
