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Vol. 30 No. 25 • Publication No. 1074-987 • Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 30633 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers Inc. • 24 Pages, 2 Sections Plus Supplements
LOCAL EVENTS
4th of July
celebration
coming soon
The City of Colbert
will celebrate July 4th
Independence Day with
the parade beginning at
9 a.m.
A variety of live enter
tainment from the stage
all afternoon hosted by
Danny Anthony and
Mayor Chris Peck and
featuring the BaCuPs,
Conner Mack Tribble,
C.J. Bidinger and others.
Deena and Emily
Parham will present
music under the pavilion
during the lunch hour,
where barbecue will be
served for $9 a plate.
There will be a variety of
concessions and vendors
on hand with their hand
crafted items and arts.
“There will be lots of
activities for the adults
and children alike,” orga
nizers said.
The horseshoe pitching
tournament starts at 11
a.m. next to the Eberhardt
Log Cabin.
“You do not need to be
a professional to try your
pitching skills.” organiz
ers said. “Be sure to visit
the museum and travel
with Linda Fortson back
in time and learn of the
history and hear of some
of the early residents and
how Colbert came to be in
existence.”
The Red Caboose has
been restored and will
be open from 11 a.m. to
— See “Colbert” on 2A
INSIDE
Index:
News — 1-3A
Opinions — 4-5A
Socials — 7-1OA, 12A
Crime — 6A
Obituaries — 11A
Sports — 1-4B
Churches — 5B
School —6B, 12B
Classifieds — 7-8B
Legals — 9-11B
Contact:
Phone: 800-795-2581
Mail: P.O. Box 658,
Danielsville, Ga. 30633
Web:
MadisonJournalTODAY.
com
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Marguerite Ward, 88, enjoys a motorcycle ride June 20 with Scott Pulliam. Photo by Harry Rice
Joy Ride
Hampton House resident fulfills unusual birthday wish
Marguerite Ward (front) is pictured Monday in her Hampton House
room with caregiver Arlean Butler, Jo Rice and Harry Rice.
Zach Mitcham/staff
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetne ws. com
Marguerite Ward has
blown out many birth
day candles in her 88
years.
But her birthday wish
at a lunch at Cheddars
dropped the jaws of her
stepdaughter, Jo Rice and
Rice’s husband Harry,
Madison County’s for
mer Magistrate Judge.
This wasn’t a wish
for a book, or a quilt
or flowers. No, the
Hampton House resi
dent in Colbert wanted
to feel the roar of the
engine and the wind on
her face. She wanted to
ride on the back of a
motorcycle.
Harry and Jo laughed
and looked at each other:
“Scott,” they said.
That birthday wish
was going to come true.
And so former
Madison County
Sheriff’s Office inves
tigator Scott Pulliam,
who now works with his
brother operating a tree
service, drove up to the
Hampton House on his
2002 Honda BTX 1800
Retro Custom Saturday,
June 20, with Ward wait
ing in a pants suit, blaz
er, leather gloves and a
beret. She was ready to
ride.
Pulliam said she could
ditch the gloves. It was
pretty hot. She also
swapped the beret for a
helmet and was told to
hold on tight.
And off they went.
“She didn’t move her
hands the whole time,”
said Pulliam. “We went
up to Colbert and went
around Shoal Creek and
just made the big loop
and she giggled like a
school girl the whole
time. She had a ball.
And as soon as we got
in sight of the Hampton
House — and of course,
Harry and Jo were stand
ing out front — she
started hollering ‘We did
it, we did it!’”
Ward said the ride
“went by very fast” and
was “fun, definitely fun.”
“It was a wish come
true,” she said.
Pulliam said the expe
rience was as rewarding
for him as it was for
Ward.
“The personal satis
faction that I got from
watching her face, it’s
unmeasurable,” said
Pulliam.
— See “Ride” on 2A
Happy and playing
Mailing
Label Below
Vivien Hajdu, 10, smiles as she hits a volley during this week’s Madison County volleyball camp. See more
volleyball photos on Page 3B. Dallas Bordon/staff
ELECTIONS
Qualifying
for BOC
seat starts
July 6
Qualifying to fill the
open seat at the Madison
County commissioners’
table will be held in early
July.
Mike Youngblood
resigned abruptly June 1
as District 3 commission
er. The commissioners
recently agreed to set the
qualifying fee at $216 for
those wishing to fill his
unexpired term, which
runs through 2018.
Qualifying begins on
Monday, July 6, and ends
at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July
8.
A special election will
be held Tuesday, Sept.
15. Early voting at the
board of elections office
will be held Aug. 24 -
Sept. 11 during regular
business hours and from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election
Day. Only the precincts
of Hull and Pittman (with
3,182 registered voters
currently) are eligible to
participate in the special
election.
All persons who are
not registered to vote,
but desire to vote in the
special election can regis
ter at the elections office
through the close of busi
ness on Aug. 17.
Youngblood’s pay at
the time of his resigna
tion was $13,518 annual
ly. The base annual sala-
— See “BOC” on 2A
CITY NEWS
Election
planned
to fill Hull
council seat
Wayne Melton has
resigned from the Hull
City Council and the post
will be filled during the
general election Nov. 3.
Qualifying will be held
Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 10
a.m„ Sept. 1 from 6 to 7
p.m. and Sept. 2 from 5
to 6 p.m.
The Hull council was
informed at its June meet
ing that a certificate and
flag had been received
from Congressman Doug
Collins, certifying that the
flag had been flown over
the United States Capitol
May 27. 2015, to com
memorate the founding of
the City of Hull in 1905.
The council voted to
encase the flag and certif
icate in a glass enclosure
and display it at city hall.
The council discussed
possibly using sales tax
funds to replace sidewalks
on Glenn Carrie Road.
The council talked about
restrictive convenants in
Hidden Falls Subdivision
and discussed a resident
in the subdivision having
goats, which was pro
hibited by the covenants.
The city attorney advised
the council that the resi
dents of the subdivision,
not the council, needed to
address the issue.
