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PAGE 2A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 7. 2021
Madison County voter Karrie Dunn casts her ballot in Danielsville Tuesday. A
total of 13,191 of the county’s 21,140 registered voters (62.4 percent) participat
ed in the general election runoffs.
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to 22.5 percent) in Madison County. ]
This past year has been quite busy for ]
election workers across Georgia and in i
Madison County. I
“I am mentally and physically ]
exhausted and all my staff is,” said
Tracy Dean, Chairperson of the Mad- I
ison County Board of Elections and I
Registration, late Tuesday. “Just glad
to see it over with. We didn’t have any ;
major problems throughout the county. ;
Everything went smoothly. I appreciate <
all the voters.” <
Dean said about 10 scheduled poll l
workers had to back out due to coro- ]
navirus, but she had additional poll J
workers available to take their places.
“I had overstaffed some of the larger J
precincts just because I knew we could
possibly with the virus going up, we
may lose some,” said Dean, who added
that she generally has about 65-to-70
poll workers for county elections.
Several North Georgia county elec
tion offices reported that they received
threats prior to the election.
“Thank the good lord we didn’t have
any,” she said. “The sheriff and I talked
and he was aware some of the other
counties were having threats and I had
officers throughout the county either at
the precincts or they made stops at the
precinct. I was thankful to the sheriff
for providing that for us.”
Statewide election results can be
found at sos.ga.gov.
Vaccine .cont’d from 1A
the state to include all First Responders
and individuals over age 65.
This expanded part of the program does
not begin until Monday, Jan. 11. and
Allen noted this has caused considerable
confusion.
“The governor basically blew past levels
lb and lc and a portion of level 2 criteria
to include them in this first phase,” Allen
said. “But it needs to be clarified that that
expanded phase has not begun yet.”
A hotline has been set up for people to
pre-register, 706-340-0996, or they can
sign up through the health department
website.
Allen said the hotline was overwhelmed
with more than 2,000 calls on Monday,
Jan. 4, and the website was also over
whelmed with individuals trying to sign
up. making it hard to access.
“If you can wait until Monday, Jan. 11,
it should be easier to get online or to get
through on the phone as we will have more
staff in place to handle the calls,” Allen
noted. “Please know that we are doing our
best with what we have.”
The remaining levels of priority that
have not yet been approved for a vaccine
include people less than age 65 with
comorbidities (overweight, diabetes, other
chronic health issues) which is part of
level 2, and level 3, which is the general
population.
The GDPH website noted that, as has
already happened, these priority levels are
subject to change as the situation changes.
Allen said she could not provide a time
line for when the vaccines will actually be
available at the Madison County Health
Department, but is hoping that it will hap
pen sooner rather than later.
“We are anxious to have that capability,”
she said.
For more information on the COVID-
19 vaccine rollout go to publichealtha-
thens.com or to www.cdc.gov/coronavi-
rus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommenda-
tions.html.
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dation of Brad Huff as assistant director at
the recreation department. The group will
vote on his hiring later this month.
A request by Ned Butler with Reliant
Homes representing Pridgen Enterprises
to rezone 64.4 acres on Spratlin Mill Road
for phase two of Woodbury Subdivision
was withdrawn.
Requests by Adam Swann to rezone
39.3-acre and a 35.3-acre tracts on Gar
nett Ward Road from A-l to R-l for a
major subdivision were postponed until
February.
In other zoning matters:
•The board unanimously approved a
request by Shirley Lightner, representing
Judd Theryl, to rezone his 1.8-acre parcel
from B to R-l on Wesley Chapel Road.
•Commissioners unanimously approved
a request by Ken Scoville to rezone his
7.83-acre property on Morris Creek Drive
from A-l to R-R to combine with his
adjoining property where he lives.
•The board unanimously approved a
request by Amy Dowell to rezone 1.86
acres of her 11.86-acre property on Brick
yard Road from A-l to R-l to give to her
niece for a home site.
•Commissioners unanimously approved
a request by Joshua Pruitt representing
Anita Evans to rezone approximately two
acres of her 4.98-acre parcel on Evans
Drive from A-2 to R-R. The remaining
2.98 acres will be combined with the adja
cent property.
•The board unanimously approved a
request by Eugene Knight representing
Debra Hanson in her request to rezone 2.4
acres on Della Slaten Road to give to her
nephew to add to his adjacent property.
Georgia Legal Services Program offered
Free legal services are available to does not handle criminal cases. For
low-income clients. Services are based an appointment, call 1-800-745-5717
on case type and financial eligibility. between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Monday
The Georgia Legal Services Program through Friday.
MadiCo Made Workforce Business Spotlight:
Beam and Associates
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce
understands that a skilled workforce is the
foundation for a thriving economy. Between being
home to a top ranked K-12 school system and
being situated in close proximity to colleges and
universities, Madison County proudly serves as a
talent pipeline for local and regional business &
industry.
The Work-Based Learning (WBL) Program
at Madison County High School/The Broad
River College and Career Academy is the great
connector between the school system and local
business & industry. With a mission of "providing
students with the opportunity to gain relevant
job skills & valued work experience through
internships while preparing for tomorrow's
workforce" the program's role in developing a
"MADICO MADE Workforce" for our economy
cannot be understated.
TheChamber's Workforce Development & Education
Committee would like to recognize a Chamber
member that is also a partner in the WBL program-
Beam & Associates (http://beamandassociates.
com/). Owned by Byron Beam and Chris Kovac,
Beam & Associates is located in Hull and specializes
in residential construction, additions, remodeling,
and repairs. They are state-licensed and fully
insured with over 50 years combined experience in
the industry. Byron and Chris can walk customers
through the process from financing to product
design. Their team is highly professional with
memberships in the AAHBA (Athens Area Home
Builders Association), SBCCI (Southern Builders
Code Council, Inc.), IIC (International Code
Council), and other construction and code-based
organizations.
Beam & Associates actively invests in tomorrow's
workforce. The Chamber especially appreciates
Beam & Associates for their contribution to
the Adopt-A-Senior Sign Campaign, a signature
campaign that raised $4,000.00 in scholarships for
the MCHS Class of 2020. Beam & Associates also
recently collaborated with the WBL program during
the 2019-2020 school year when they hosted a
student intern who benefitted from the invaluable
hands-on learning experience with these industry
professionals.
Georgia Power, a gold level member of the Chamber
since 2019, graciously supports the Chamber's
efforts in recognizing Chamber members that go
above and beyond to cultivate a MADICO MADE
Workforce.
Bea m and
Associates
Presented by:
Inc.
Georgia Power
Chamber
“of Commerce"