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NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Merged with The Comer News and The Danielsville Monitor, 2006
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Vol. 36 No. 40* Publication No. 1074-987 • Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 30633 • A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers Inc. • 16 Pages, 2 Section Plus Supplements
Madison
Go. veterans
honored
— Page 8B
MGHS
winter sports
previews
— Page IB
CRIME
THE ACCUSED THE VICTIM
Benjamin
Lloyd Cloer
Winford “Trey”
Adams III
Madison Co.
deputy charged
with murder
By Zach Mitcham
zach@mainstreetnews.com
A Madison County
deputy faces a murder
charge following a do
mestic incident in Clarke
County Nov. 10.
Winford “Trey” Adams
III, 32, was charged with
murder after Benjamin
Lloyd Cloer, 26, Athens,
was found shot multiple
times at the 6000 block
of Old Jefferson Road.
Cloer was transported to
a local hospital where he
was pronounced dead.
The Athens-Clarke
County Police Depart
ment has not released
what weapon was used in
the incident.
According to a press
release from the Mad
ison County Sheriff’s
Office, “Adams turned
himself in without inci
dent to one of our Mad
ison County lieutenants
who arrived on scene to
assist ACCPD officers.
Upon conclusion of the
investigation, Adams was
transported to the Clarke
County Jail and charged
with murder.”
Madison County Sher
iff Michael Moore said
Monday morning that
Adams had worked a
shift Sunday.
“No one had any idea
See Murder, page 2A
INSIDE:
Index:
News: 1-3A
Opinions: 4-5A
Crime: 6A
Obituaries: 7A
Socials: 8A
Sports: 1-3B
Schools: 3-4B
Churches: 4B
Classifieds: 5B
Legals: 6-7B
Contact:
Phone: soo-795-2581
MCHS CLASS OF
‘56 HOLDS YEARLY
REUNION
The Madison County High
School graduating class of
1956 recently held its 63rd
class reunion at the Ila
Restaurant in Ila.
Mail: P.O. Box 658,
Danielsville, Ga. 30633
Web: MadisonJoumalTODAY.com
— Page 8A
‘Under the Stars’
Photos by Zach Mitcham
Zuleyka Gonzales (C) shows off her moves with Madison County
Sheriff Michael Moore (L) and county school superintendent Mi
chael Williams (R) at the “Under the Stars” Pageant Nov. 7 at Ra
Elementary School. See a photo gallery from the event at Madison-
JournalTODAY.com.
Izabella Hinesley dances Nov. 7 at the “Under the Stars” pageant at
Ila Elementary School.
EDUCATION
Census
2020
School officials stress
the importance of count
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
Superintendent Michael
Williams told board of ed
ucation members Tuesday,
Nov. 12 that the school sys
tem plans to develop ways
to help inform parents and
the community on the im
portance of participating in
the upcoming 2020 Federal
Census.
He said the official start
date for the Census collec
tion is April 1. He noted
that population numbers
reflected in the Census
will have a direct effect on
federal funding for schools
making it important that
every person who resides
in the county is counted.
In other news, he told
See BOE, page 2A
EVENTS
c Child Safety
Day’ set for Nov
16 at Ha VFD
“Child Safety Day” will
be held Nov. 16, from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. at the Ila Volunteer
Fire Department off Hwy. 98.
The event is sponsored by
the Pilot Club of Madison
County in cooperation with
the Madison County Sheriff's
Department and the Ila Vol
unteer Fire Department
Seats will be checked for
recall, the overall safety fit to
the child and proper installa
tion. Parents and guardians
will be instructed on proper
installation and use. Unsafe
seats or seats that are out of
date will be replaced at no
cost to the parent or guard
ian. Parents or guardians, the
child and the vehicle in which
seat is to be installed must be
present for the “Safety Seat
Check.”
According to Georgia's
“Child Passenger Safety
Restraint Law” all children
under 8 years of age must
be properly secured in an
approved car seat or booster
seat while riding in a car, van,
SUV, and pickup truck. By
law, children 6 to 7 years of
age must be properly secured
with a booster seat rather than
just a seat belt until they are
57 inches tall.
MAILING LABEL
HULL VFD
A Life Saved
Hull volunteer firemen
save man’s life at fire hall
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
Today (Thursday, Nov. 14) is
Artie Kerns’ 59th birthday. It’s a
birthday he probably wouldn’t be
around to celebrate if it weren’t for
the efforts of some Hull firefight
ers.
Saturday. Oct. 26. began like
most other Saturdays in the Kerns’
Oglethorpe County home. Kerns’
wife Christy left for work about
9 a.m.
“When I left, Artie seemed just
fine,” she said. He’d followed her to
the kitchen door for a goodbye kiss
and then went to take a shower. The
only difference, looking back, the
Kerns now say, was in their cats.
Both are animal lovers, and Artie
has a particular affinity for cats.
“Those cats were all over Art
ie,” Christy said. “He was sitting
on the couch before I left and they
Artie and Christy Kerns visited the Hull Volunteer Fire Department
last week to meet with the firefighters who saved Artie’s life during
a major heart attack on Oct. 26. Pictured are Daniel Newton, Adam
Seagraves, Alan Hart, Frank Edwards, Alan Lapcynski, Chief Jason
Austin (shaking hands with Kerns), Kevin Cheek, Tony Drake, Der
ek Moore, David Derosier, Chandler Austin, Jacob Johnson, Kenny
Weaver and Donny Evans. Photo courtesy of Christy Kerns
were just all over him.” When he “It was a lot more affection than
followed her to the kitchen, they usual,” Christy said. “It’s like they
followed too. right on his heels and
around his legs. See Hull, page 2A
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