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Vol. 31 No. 25 • Publication No. 1074-987 • Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 30633 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers Inc. *24 Pages, 2 Sections Plus Supplements
CRIME
JON HOWARD
STEELE
D’ville man
charged
with bigamy
A Danielsville man
was arrested on bigamy
charges last week after he
allegedly filed false paper
work concerning his mari
tal status with the Madison
County Probate court.
Jon Howard Steele. 54,
580 Crawford W. Long
Street, was also charged
with false statements or
writings, conceal facts or
fraudulent documents in
matters of government.
According to sheriffs
investigator Jimmy Patton,
a woman who Steele had
married in 2013 discov-
— See “Bigamy” on 2A
INSIDE
Brexitand the
breakdown of
old orders
Journal editor Zach Mitcham
talks about Britain's vote to
break from the European
Union.
— Page 4A
Former Raider
great remembers
coaching legend
— Page IB
ROAD
WORK
AHEA
Part of Hwy. 98
to be resurfaced
— Page 3A
Pictured are Richard and Glenda Spurlin at the
2015 Colbert parade.
— Parade set for 9 a.m.
The City of Colbert
will hold its 47th annual
Independence Day celebra
tion Saturday with a parade
beginning at 9 a.m.
The Honor Marshal is
Anthony Dove. The Citizen
of the Year is Samantha
Wyatt.
“There will be a special
recognition of our hero
Senior Airman Dustin
Temple of Danielsville,
United States Air Force 21st
Special Tactics Squadron,”
officials said. "He was
awarded the Air Force Cross,
the second highest medal
behind only the Medal of
Honor. All veterans and
those presently serving in the
military are invited to be in
the parade or join in with all
others at the stage for a time
of honor and recognition
for their service to our great
country.”
The July 4th program
book is dedicated to life-time
Colbert citizen and WWII
Veteran, Joe Morris, who
will celebrate his 100th birth
day in September this year.
Afternoon entertainment
will be provided by Danny
Anthony, Steve and Brandon
Moss, and Clarke Kesler
and Friends. Many arts and
crafts will be available, along
with barbecue, hamburgers,
hotdogs and other food and
drinks. Any candidate run
ning for office will be given
an opportunity to speak for
two minutes from the plat
form.
A horseshoe tournament
will begin at noon. Activities
for children include pony
rides, bungee jumping and
other activities. The Eberhart
cabin, the city museum, and
caboose will be open from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Mayor Chris Peck, John
Waggoner, city council
members and staff and all
the citizens of Colbert invite
you to join in for a day of
celebration and good old
fashioned down-home cele
bration," officials said.
FESTIVITIES
Patriotic Saturday
Colbert to hold ‘Parade of Heroes’
Fireworks show
planned in D’ville
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
For the first time ever,
Danielsville will have its
own Independence Day
fireworks show, set for
Saturday, July 2.
Master Basters BBQ
restaurant owner Clint
Larkin said the show,
which will be held in a
field near his restaurant,
will be a family themed
event.
Larkin, along with
Farm Bureau, Georgia
Metals, Madison
County Ace Hardware,
First Madison, First
Citizens, Title Loans
and the Madison County
Sheriff's Office are
— See “Fireworks”
on 2A
Index:
COUNTY GOV’T
SERVICES
News — 1-3A, 7A
Opinions —4-5A
Crime — 6A
Socials— 8-10A, 12A
Obituaries — 11A
Sports — 1-6B
Schools — 6B
Churches — 7B
Classifieds — 8-9B
Legals — 10-11B
Contact:
Phone: 800-795-2581
Mail: P.O. Box 658,
Danielsville, Ga. 30633
Web:
MadisonJournalTODAY.
com
Mailing
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BOC discusses relocating offices
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetnews.com
It’s not exactly musical
chairs, but some county
offices may be switching
offices soon.
County commissioners
took no action Monday
night, but the group dis
cussed the possibility
of relocating the county
elections office and the
extension office in the
near future. A local busi
ness is also interested in
renting space from the
county government.
The county WIC
(Women Infants and
Children Food and
Nutrition) office has
moved from the building
at Lakeview Business Park
off Rock Quarry Road in
Danielsville back into the
county health department
on Hwy. 98. This opened
up an approximately
1,900-square-foot build
ing for another use.
Board of Elections and
Registration chairman
Tracy Dean has requested
that the board allow the
elections office to move
from the county govern
ment complex to the old
WIC office. She noted
that the current elections
office is too small to
meet current needs. She
said the office would be
best located away from
the government complex,
where elected officials
might interact with voters.
There are also restrictions
on campaign materials
being displayed during
early voting periods. This
can mean that voters have
to be told by security that
they can’t wear a political
shirt in the building to do
county business.
Board members also
heard from Robert Davis
of AgStrong, who said the
company is interested in
renting the old WIC build
ing from the county to
use as a regional corporate
headquarters. But Davis
withdrew the request after
hearing Dean explain why
the elections office needs
to move to the building.
— See “BOC” on 2A
ELECTIONS
Early voting for runoffs starts July 5
Those wanting to cast
their ballot in the Madison
County Republican run
offs can do so as early as
Tuesday.
Early voting for the July
26 runoff elections will be
held during business hours
beginning July 5 at the
county elections office in
the Madison County gov
ernment complex.
Those who didn’t vote in
the primary elections can
still cast a ballot in the
runoffs. However, those
who voted as Democrats
in the May 24 election
aren’t eligible to vote in
the Republican runoff.
Races on the runoff ballot
include: sheriff—Michael
Moore and Kip Thomas
(incumbent); BOC chair
man — John Scarborough
and Stanley Thomas; BOC
District 1 — Lee Allen and
Wayne Douglas.
Meanwhile, qualifying
for independent candidates
began Monday and runs
through July 1 at noon at
the Madison County Board
of Elections in the county
government complex.
However no one had
qualified to run as an inde
pendent as of Wednesday
morning.
The last day for
Independent candidates to
file a nomination petition
is July 12,2016, noon with
the Board of Elections and
Registration. The nom
ination petition must be
signed by five percent of
the registered voters eligi
ble to vote in the last elec
tion held for such office
the candidate is seeking.
A nomination petition may
be circulated within 180
days of the last day the
nomination petition may
be filed with the Election
Superintendent.
Qualifying fees are as
follows: chairman BOC.
$1,779.86: district com
missioner, $216; sheriff,
$1,779.86; clerk of supe
rior court, $1,491.65; tax
commissioner, $1,491.65;
coroner, $294; county sur
veyor, $10.
JASON LEWIS
Lewis
leaving EMS
director’s
position
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetnews.com
Madison County
EMS director Jason
Lewis has submitted
his letter of resignation,
announcing that he will
take the same position
in Oglethorpe County,
where he lives.
The resignation will
take effect at the end of
July. Bobby Smith will
serve as director at least
until a new chairman
and board members
take their seats in
January.
“After much consid
eration and prayer, I
feel that this change
is in the best interest
of my family and the
community in which I
— See “Lewis” on 2A
