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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA1 JOURNAL. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 2021 — PAGE 5A
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inary clinic and was left at the home.
•A woman on Woodland Creek Place reported that while
she was on her laptop, it crashed and she received a call from
someone who identified themselves as computer support and
said they would help her with getting her computer back up and
running.
They also advised her that her BB&T bank account had a
$4,000 fraudulent charge on it and she needed to get $4,000
dollars in Target gift cards to fix the transaction. The person iden
tifying at computer support stated his name was David Patel and
called from number, 805-878-8938. She then drove to several
stores to get the gift cards.
•A man allegedly stole beer from the Chevron Food Mart
in Hull by placing it in a trash can and pushing the trash can
outside the door. He was reportedly inside the store visiting his
girlfriend, who was the cashier at the time. The girlfriend denied
knowing he was there to steal anything. At the request of the
manager, she was criminally trespassed from the store and war
rants were issued for the boyfriend.
•Two suicide attempts by pills were reported last week.
•A possible case of child molestation/aggravated child moles
tation was reported in the county last week.
•A man on Eugene Hardman Road reported that he believes
his wife stole two of his pistols off of his dresser in their home.
He said they were in an argument the day prior and he left. When
he and his mother came to the house to get all of his weapons
on this day, the two pistols were missing. He said the only other
people in the house were his children.
In a related incident, officers were called back to the residence
regarding a domestic dispute. They met with the man and his
wife. The wife said her husband wanted to move a 24-year-old
man into the family home to keep an eye on his possessions
since she refused to take their children and leave. She said
she and the children have been living there alone the past two
months as the couple is separated and he has now accused her
of stealing two of his pistols. The husband said he is concerned
his wife will steal things, especially while he is gone working.
The wife said she had the pistols and they were not stolen and
proceeded to show them to officers.
The man was told that the residence and all its contents
are considered marital property. They were advised of the
Temporary Protection Order and of how to go about a civil pro
cess to split the property. They advised that they understood and
both left the home.
•Officers were summoned to Clairmont Avenue in Comer last
week regarding a domestic dispute between a 10-year-old and
his grandmother. The 10-year-old was believed to have a knife
and was “going after” his grandmother.
They found the child and his grandmother sitting on the porch.
As officers approached, the child said he was going to kill him
self and that his grandmother had said she didn’t care if he did
and he then replied “I don’t care if you kill yourself.” They then
began to argue with each other and had to be separated.
The child said "they” had been doing stuff to him and then
clarified that his brother stepped on his foot. He said his grand
mother had called him names and he had slammed her stuff
down because he was mad. He said he also told her he was going
to punch her.
The grandmother said she had picked the boy up earlier in the
week from a mental health facility. She said the boy got upset
and broke her door, a lamp and threw another lamp at his brother.
She said he slammed the door until it broke, threw a lamp on
the floor and stomped on it. She said she is his guardian.
EMS was called to evaluate the boy since he stated he wanted
to kill himself. He was transported to a local hospital for eval
uation.
A juvenile complaint form was to be completed against the
boy for simple battery family violence and criminal trespass
family violence.
CASA seeks volunteers
Volunteers are needed to serve as Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASAs) for foster care in the Northeast Georgia
district. Training is provided at no cost to the volunteer.
Contact chuck.taylor@northeastgacasa.org or call 706-886-
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certainly don’t see firsthand
what he does day in and day
out. He said he found it “diz
zying, angering and disheart
ening” to care for young peo
ple in the hospital on the brink
of death and then go out in
public to do basic shopping
and find himself surrounded
by people walking around
unmasked and seemingly
unaware of the crisis in then-
local hospitals, pushing the
point that it isn’t just about
covid, but also about hospital
care for victims of a heart
attack, a car wreck or any
other emergency.
“Is the mild discomfort of
wearing a mask too much to
ask?” Dr. McKown asked. “I
wear one all day long. Yes, the
studies have been done - they
are proven to work. The same
is hue for the vaccines, which
by this point are not experi
mental. They have been prov
en to be safe and effective.”
You may not trust Dr.
McKown’s statements for rea
sons that remain a complete
mystery to me in terms of
common sense. But he is also
right when he said in his letter
that you will most certainly
gladly trust him to care for you
when you go to the hospital
and are in need of care - care
that may not be able to receive
right away due to the line in
front of you.
Church
•Faith Valley Holiness
Church, located in the
Harrison Community just
off of Hwy. 281 (Wildcat
Bridge Road), will have a
benefit yard sale Saturday,
Sept. 25, 8 a.m. to noon.
Breakfast biscuits will also
be available for purchase.
For more information, call
706-206-9489, 706-206-
9091 or 706-498-8100.
•Danielsville Evangelical
Church, 25 Evangelical
Church Road, Danielsville,
will distribute food on the
second Thursday of each
month from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. For additional informa
tion, call the church office at
706-795-3751.
•Legacy Baptist Church,
1850 Helican Springs Road,
Hull will have Compassion
Team Monthly Food
Distribution the first Sunday
of each month beginning at
5 p.m.
•Celebrate Recovery
meets every Thursday
evening at Kingdom Life
Refuge, 637 Lakeview
Drive, Commerce. Doors
open at 6 p.m., dinner is
served at 6:30 p.m. and the
meeting begins at 7 p.m. All
meetings are free and open
to the public. "Come join us
in finding healing from our
hurts, habits, and hang-ups
together," officials said.
•Colbert Baptist Church,
65 South Fifth Street, will
distribute food and have
an open clothes closet on
the second Tuesday of each
month from 10 a.m. until
noon. For additional infor
mation, call the church
office at 706-788-2214.
•Moon’s Grove Baptist
Church, 1985 Moon’s
Grove Church Road,
Colbert, will distribute free
food and clothes on the
fourth Wednesday of each
month from 10 a.m. to noon,
unless there is a change
because of a holiday. The
remaining dates for 2021 are
Oct. 27, Nov. 17 and Dec.
22. For more information,
call 706-795-2063 or go to
www.moonsgrovebaptist.
com.
•Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church,
Hull, will hold its monthly
food giveaway and clothes
closet on the third Friday
of the month, from 9 to 10
a.m. The remaining dates for
2021 are: Oct. 15, Nov. 19
and Dec. 17. “These food
and clothes giveaways are
held for those who are in
need of food for their imme
diate family,” church leaders
said. "Please note that all
food and clothes distribu
tions are on a first-come,
first-serve basis and that it
is fully funded by Gordon’s
Chapel UMC,” church lead
ers stated. "For food dis
tribution, Gordon’s Chapel
works in coordination with
the NEGA Food Bank. The
food bank is held at the
Sanford Community Center,
MOAS grateful for donations, volunteer help
Madison-Oglethorpe
Animal Shelter (MOAS)
can’t survive without the
support of the communi
ty, and MOAS officials are
grateful for the help they
receive.
“Ron with Athens Pressure
Washing Pros stepped up to
help the shelter by pressure
washing the front of the
shelter and our sidewalks,”
shelter leaders said. “Ron,
a long-time animal lover,
wanted to help the shel
ter by doing what he does
best.”
Those wishing to help
MOAS with direct dona
tions or volunteer work can
contact the shelter at 706-
795-2868 or info@moas-
pets.com.
MOAS is an open-intake,
largely donor-supported
shelter committed to saving
as many animals as possi
ble while working to reduce
pet overpopulation. MOAS
takes in animals from res
idents of Madison and
Oglethorpe counties, which
together cover over 700
square miles, giving MOAS
one of the largest (if not the
largest) service areas in the
state. MOAS relies heavi
ly on community support to
ensure that animals have the
best possible outcomes.
Suspect child abuse?
A hotline is offered for those
who suspect a child is being
abused. Those with concerns
about the well being of a child
can call 1-855-GA-CHILD
(1-8554224453) or visit www.
PCAGeorgiaHelpline.org.
Call 245-2695
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NOTICE
Due to the rise in Covid-19 cases
in Madison County until further
notice the Hull City Council will
return to Zoom meetings begin
ning with the September 23,2021
meeting. Meetings will begin at
7:00 and log-in information can
be found on the City website at
hullga.com.
Sandra Pou
City Clerk
I’m sorry but your personal
choice ends where society’s
right to life and health begins.
It’s the reason and basis for
laws, rules, regulations, vac
cines and so much more and
it is way past time to face that
fact with the covid vaccines.
That’s the way it has always
been in a society that survives.
Margie Richards is a report
er and columnist for The
Madison County Journal. She
can be reached at margie@
mainstreetnews. com.
6495 Nowhere Road, and
is currently operating as a
drive-through. The clothes
closet is held in the green
building next to the commu
nity center and will observe
social distance guidelines.
Please stay in your vehicle
when you arrive at either
location and follow signs
and volunteer directions.”
•Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church,
6625 Nowhere Road, Hull,
is holding regular services
with social distancing
required and masks recom
mended. Services are also
streamed live on Facebook
as well. Services are held
Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.
Sunday School is held prior
to each service at 9 a.m. “If
you are interested in joining
us online or in person, please
contact Rev. Andy Hargrove
at 706-548-6616,” church
leaders stated. "You can also
message Gordon’s Chapel
on Facebook.”
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DR. BUHL - my father, the
Founder of Athens Christian
School, went home to be with
the Lord this past Wednesday. If
anyone deserved to be welcomed
into Heaven with the words,
“Well done, thou good and faith
ful servant,” it was my dad.
My father was a pioneer in
Christian education. When the
Supreme court removed prayer
and the Bible from public ed
ucation in the 1960’s, my dad
responded to God’s call to start
a Christian school. He was the
heart and soul of ACS, and he
impacted thousands of people
in his lifetime.
He was also a true servant
leader, and he wanted every sin
gle child at ACS to know Jesus.
We miss you Dad, but we’ll see
you again one day.
ATHENS
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