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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 2009 — PAGE 7A
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Hull beefs up Christmas decor
tions, 30 percent of its graduates are going on to four-year
schools while 50 percent are going to two-year institutions.
Most Madison County graduates going to two-year schools
are attending nearby Athens Tech or Gainesville State College
in abundance.
“Both of those, we’re wearing them out,” Ayers said.
As for four-year schools, Ayers said Madison County sends
its fair share to the University of Georgia, though it’s growing
increasingly tougher for students to gain admission. She noted
that the SAT averages for UGA freshmen last were 1,263 on
critical reading and math alone.
“UGA has gotten so competitive, that of our students who
apply, those who get in, we’re doing good,” Ayers said.
Thanks to an $8,000 regional grant, Madison County High
School intends to blitz parents and students with information
this year regarding postsecondary education.
For example, Madison County High School will host a series
of parent workshops over the college application and financial
aid processes.
There are six this semester.
MCHS is also exploring new avenues to push its college-
bound message, generating its own newsletter and enewsletter
and opening a Facebook site.
Of course, school leaders are targeting students the old-fash
ioned way too. In addition to the college day MCHS hosted,
the grant money will allow the school to take students on 10
college visits this year.
By this time next year, MCHS should be able to determine
how many of its graduates actually land in college. As part of
grant, MCHS is automatically entered into a national clearing
house which reports where graduates enroll.
“That’s a big part of this grant is that we’ll be able to get more
accurate information,” Ayers said.
Ayers said the goal is to continue to drive up MCHS’s
college-going rate.
“You want to get it on to 100 percent,” she said. “In today’s
society, it’s really hard if you don’t have training beyond high
school to be competitive in the work force.”
First Madison hosts Chamber coffee
First Madison Bank and Trust hosted this month’s
Chamber of Commerce Coffee Hour at their newest
branch in Danielsville. Pictured (L-R) are execu
tive vice president Barry Hardman, Ann Swindel,
Danielsville branch assistant vice president, David
Hancock, Danielsville branch vice president and Kyle
Colquitt, Colbert branch banking associate. Margie
Richards/staff
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Tree lighting set for Nov. 24
By Ben Munro
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Armed with new holiday
bulbs and trimmings, Hull
will hold a Christmas tree
lighting Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
Hull’s expanded and
enhanced Christmas collec
tion will feature 10 refur
bished light fixtures, a snow
flake and a set of four illu
minated “carol-eers,” one of
which stands 6’6.”
“It’s the beginning of the
Christmas season ... we’re
going to do it right,” Mayor
Paul Elkins said.
Elkins noted that the fix
tures are equipped with
80,000-hour bulbs, meaning
that the town will be well-
lit for several Christmases to
come.
“Equate that to the
Christmas season, and that’s
something like 12 years,”
Elkins said.
The Christmas tree light
ing will be held at the festi
val area next to the Golden
Pantry at the intersection of
Hwy. 72 and Glenn Carrie
Road on the Tuesday before
Thanksgiving.
Elkins noted that the carol-
eers, which come in a set
of four, were secured at an
“excellent price.”
“We’re going to have the
most complete display we’ve
had in a long time,” he said.
In other cosmetic enhance
ments discussed at Monday’s
city council meeting, Hull
leaders have approved a $520
a month lawn maintenance
agreement. Elkins said the
lawn service is making a dif
ference.
“It’s really looking good,”
he said. “We are truly becom
ing the gateway to Madison
County. And that little logo is
beginning to catch on.”
Hull, however, did suffer a
setback with the Department
of Transportation recently
turning down the city’s beau
tification grant request.
The money would have
funded landscaping projects
along Hwy. 72.
Madison County commis
sion chairman Anthony Dove
has sent a letter to the DOT
asking for it to reconsider.
The department turned
down the request due to Hwy.
72’s proximity to the rail
road.
Hull continues to drive
home census message
Hull leaders again
endorsed participa
tion in the 2010 census as
several on the city council
feel the city’s population esti
mate of 160 is off the mark.
Higher population figures
for Hull will mean more
money for the small munici
pality. In fact, Mayor Paul
Elkins cited a census official
who said an accurate count
in Hull could mean around
$1,000 in federal funding
“coming down the tube.”
“It is important that we all
be counted,” Elkins said.
The mayor noted that the
census form consists of only
10 questions, none of which
are inquiries regarding illegal
aliens or green cards, Elkins
said.
He wants all Hull residents
to fill it out.
“The census is a big thing,”
Elkins said. “So without it,
we’re missing out on a lot of
federal dollars. So let’s try
and get them back.”
John and Elizabeth Dove remembered
A small reunion of 20 people, which included 17 descendants of John Dove
and Elizabeth Sailors Dove, gathered Oct. 3 at the Cannady, Hill, Dove Family
Cemetery to honor the memory of their ancestors. John and Elizabeth were bom
and married in S.C., but moved to Madison County around 1845. In the following
years, he became a prominent landowner along Big Bluestone Creek, now known
as Mason Mill Creek. In 1875 John Dove donated one acre of land for the Norcross
School, which was located where the Evangelical Methodist Church now stands.
John and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children. She died in 1886 at the age
of 73 and John died in 1901 at the age of 91. Bio and photo by Ray Dove
Heating
assistance
available for those
65 and older
Heating assistance will be
available beginning Nov. 2
for households in which every
member is 65 and older, or in
which every member of the
house is unable to leave the
home due to health reasons.
All interested applicants are
asked to contact the Ninth
District Opportunity Inc.
after 8:30 a.m. by telephone
(1-800-822-0179) on the date
of the program they qualify
for. “No walkins, please,”
organizers said. Additional
information will be made
available online at www.ndo.
org.
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