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Vol. 33 No. 42 • Publication No. 1074-987 • Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 30633 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers Inc. • 36 Pages, 3 Sections Plus Supplements
PLANNING
First future
land use
map review
meeting held
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
What will Madison
County look like over the
next decade?
That's a question the
Madison County Planning
and Zoning Commission
has been trying to figure
out and plan for over the
last several months.
And Nov. 1, the group
held the first of two sched
uled meetings to talk
about and receive public
input on planned changes
to the county’s land use
plan. The new land use
plan must be in place and
submitted to the state by
June 2017.
Planning and zoning
commission chairman
Wayne Douglas told
attendees that the com
mission has reviewed
and upgraded the map in
Planning commis
sion chairman Wayne
Douglas talks about
the proposed land use
map.
INSIDE
Index:
News — 1-3A
Opinions — 4-5A
Crime — 6A
Socials — 7-1OA
Obituaries —11A
Sports — 1-3B
Schools — 12A, 10B
Churches — 4B
Classifieds — 5-6B
Legals — 7-9B
Contact:
Phone: 800-795-2581
Mail: P.O. Box 658,
Danielsville, Ga. 30633
Web:
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ELECTION
Trump wins presidency
Scarborough takes BOC chairman’s seat; Strickland victorious in District 2
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetnews.com
Donald Trump is the
next president of the
United States of America.
The Republican won
the key battleground
states of Florida, Ohio
and Pennsylvania and
climbed over the needed
270 electoral college votes
with a win over Clinton
in Wisconsin. Clinton then
conceded.
The new president domi
nated Madison County and
Georgia. Locally, Trump
had 9.195 votes (77 per
cent) to Hillary Clinton's
2,423 (20.3 percent) and
Gary Johnson’s 327 (2.7
percent). In Georgia,
Tramp had 51.2 percent of
the votes to Clinton’s 45.7
percent. Libertarian Gary
Johnson had three percent.
Madison County was
once again resounding
ly Republican on every
front, with many voting
straight-ticket GOP. The
Republican Party held a
nearly 4-1 advantage in
Madison County in every
contested race.
Republican John
Scarborough beat
Democrat Cedric Fortson
for the county commission
chairman’s seat 9,182 (79
percent) to 2.435 (21 per
cent)
“Feeling so grateful for
having had the chance
to ran and represent so
many good folks in this
county,” said Scarborough.
“Now it is time to settle
into the business of taking
care of Madison County.
My Democratic oppo
nent, Cedric Fortson and I
shared some thoughts last
night and both agreed we
just want to see our county
move forward and pros
per. I am looking forward
to working with citizens
in our county and will
always be open and recep
tive to ideas and discus
sions important to them. I
want to always remember
that government’s role is
to serve, not be served.
Please know how much
I appreciate all the sup
port and encouragement
extended to me over the
past year. I covet your
prayers and hope God will
continue to bless our coun
ty, state and great nation.”
Fortson emailed The
Journal with his congrat
ulations for Scarborough.
“I would like to thank
everyone that gave me
support in my Chairman’s
race.” said Fortson. “We
fell short from winning,
but I believe that we are in
good hands. Let’s all keep
our new chairman of the
board of commissioners in
our prayers for he has a
very challenging job ahead
of him.”
In the District 2 coun
ty commissioners"
race. Republican Tripp
Strickland defeated
Democrat Conolus Scott
1,889 (80 percent) to 468
(19.9 percent).
“It’s time to go to work!”
said Strickland. “I’m excit
ed and optimistic about the
DONALD TRUMP
President
future of our county. I am
humbled that the people
of District 2 have put their
faith in me and I will do
my best not to let them
down.”
Scarborough and
Strickland will join new
District 1 BOC member
Lee Allen, who earned his
seat in the primaries, at
the county commissioners’
table at the first of the year.
In the Georgia U.S.
JOHN
SCARBOROUGH
BOC chairman
Senate race, Republican
Johnny Isakson defeated
Jim Barksdale 8,821 (77.2
percent) to 2,162 (18.9
percent). Allen Buckley
finished with 441 votes
(3.8 percent)
Tim Echols was favored
in Madison County
for the Public Service
Commission District 2
seat by an 83.1 percent to
16.2 percent margin over
Eric Hoskins.
TRIPP
STRICKLAND
BOC District 2
Others on the ticket who
won their races unopposed
included Allen for the
BOC District 1 seat: Doug
Collins, U.S. representa
tive for District 9; Frank
Ginn, state senator for
District 47; Alan Powell,
state representative for
District 32; Tom McCall,
state representative for
District 33: Parks White,
district attorney for the
Northern Judicial Circuit;
MANNING THE CARLTON POLLS
Poll manager Sam Callahan (L) and poll workers Marsha Simmons and
Marion Brown manned the voting precinct at Carlton city hall Tuesday. As of
3:30 p.m., 153 people had voted in Carlton on Election Day. Margie Richards/staff
EDUCATION
Discover Tech opening ceremony held at library
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetnews.com
Madison County High
School science teacher
Andy Felt wowed the
crowd with his science
experiments Saturday
afternoon at the Madison
County Library, with
loud pops, bangs and
bursts of light.
Felt used a “Tesla
coil” for several tricks,
showing, for instance,
how electrical currents
can pass from the coil,
through one human
body, then another and
provide light to a bulb.
The show was part of
a reception for Discover
Tech, a program on engi
neering that is featured
at only eight libraries
nationwide.
“I’m really excited
about the Discover Tech
exhibit, because they
have a lot of interest
ing displays that kids
get to participate in,”
said Felt. “They get to
try out building bridges
and checking out differ
ent kinds of light bulbs,
how to generate power
and solar power. I think
it’s really important for
young kids to develop
that interest in math and
science. Because we’re
going to need them in
the American work force
in coming years. And
so. I’m really thankful
that the Madison County
Library was able to get
this exhibit on loan for
a couple of months so
— See “Library” on 3A
Connie Adams and Dominic Piscitelli, 8, are pictured at the Discover Tech
“Inventor’s Lab” station Saturday. Zach Mitcham/staff