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Ga. Power offers
energy efficiency
resources to beat
the summer heat
As summer officially
begins, available programs
and tips can lower energy bills
Four Madison County
residents face drug charges
As temperatures and
humidity again rise fol
lowing recent rains, Geor
gia Power has provided
practical energy efficien
cy tips and resources to
help keep energy bills
low. The official start of
summer this week marks
the perfect time for cus
tomers to take advantage
of tools and programs de
signed to optimize energy
usage and reduce costs.
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY TIPS
Georgia Power offers
the following energy-sav
ing tips to help customers
beat the heat:
• Ensure proper airflow
by changing air filters
regularly and keeping
vents clear of obstruc
tions.
• Turn off lights when
not in use and close cur
tains during peak sun
hours to keep the heat
out.
• Seal around windows
and doors with caulk and
weather-stripping to pre
vent air leaks.
• Wash full loads of
clothes in cold water and
clean the lint trap before
each use to increase dryer
efficiency.
• Replace incandes
cent bulbs with ENER
GY STAR-certified LED
lights, which use up to
75% less energy.
• Use large applianc
es outside peak hours
(2 p.m. to 7 p.m.) to
maintain a cooler home
environment.
EASE PROGRAM
For qualifying custom
ers, the EASE Program
provides free home up-
grades such as LED light
bulbs, heating and cool
ing system servicing, at
tic insulation and more.
These improvements can
significantly reduce en
ergy consumption and
lower bills. Households
with an income of 200%
or less of the federal
poverty guidelines (or a
household of two earning
less than around $42,000
annually) may quali
fy. More information is
available at www.Geor-
giaPower.com/EASE.
MY POWER
USAGE
TOOL AND
THRESHOLD
ALERTS
The My Power Us
age tool empowers most
customers to track and
manage their energy con
sumption with hourly,
daily and monthly mon
itoring. Customers can
view trends, download
usage history and receive
customized notifications
to stay informed. The My
Power Usage Threshold
Alerts help customers
stay within their energy
budget by notifying them
when they exceed their
target usage, with both
monthly and daily notifi
cations available.
LOCATE
ASSISTANCE
OPTIONS IN
YOUR COMMUNITY
Georgia Power offers
a range of resources for
those seeking assistance.
Customers can visit
GeorgiaPower.com/As-
sistance to access a di
rectory of local resources
and organizations to help
easily find the support
needed based on location.
Assistance may be for
local help with utilities,
food, shelter and more
simply by entering a ZIP
code. Additionally, the
Income Qualified Portal
at GeorgiaPower.com/IQ-
Portal allows customers
to create an account and
explore programs they
may qualify for based on
income.
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE
AND RATE OPTIONS
Georgia Power contin
ues to expand partner
ships with community
organizations to provide
assistance with rent, util
ities, food, shelter and
more. Project Share, ad
ministered by The Sal
vation Army, matches
customer contributions to
support local communi
ties. Customers can also
explore rate options such
as FlatBill and PrePay to
find plans that best suit
their lifestyle.
For more information,
visit GeorgiaPower.com/
MyEnergy.
Crime
By Sharon Hogan
On Tuesday, June 24, the Madison
County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia
Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian
Regional Drug Enforcement Task Force
Unit served searcli warrants at two loca
tions in the county regarding on-going
investigations and four individuals were
arrested on possession of methamphet
amine and other charges.
Those arrested include: Autumn Shea
Allison, 26, and Brandon Jacob Shields,
24, botli of Adams Clarke Rd., Com
merce; and Crystal Rose Snyder, 35,
and Jon Brandon Gibbs , 39, botli of
Edward Ln., Danielsville, charged witli
possession of firearm or knife during
commission of or attempt to commit
certain crimes and possession of meth
amphetamine witli intent to distribute.
OTHER
RECENT ARRESTS
Other recent arrests on file at the
Madison County Sheriff’s Office in
clude:
•Nickolas Kane Daves, 32, Parham
Dudley Rd., Bowman, was charged
witli criminal trespass - Family Vio
lence Act (FVA) and failure to appear
after he reportedly kicked in the door
to the mother of his children’s home on
Parham Dudley Rd., damaged the bath-
room door and pinned her up against the
wall.
•Parker Dylan Epps, 23, Old Greens
boro Rd., Watkinsville, probation viola
tion.
•James Avery Parson, 27, homeless,
failure to appear.
•Johnathan Courtland Pursley, 35,
homeless, probation violation.
•Triston Blake Seymour, 29, Adams
Duncan Rd., Colbert, terroristic threats
and acts.
•Loretta Nicole Shields, 45, Adams
Clarke Rd., Commerce, possession of
methamphetamine witli intent to dis
tribute.
•John Daniel Wassell, 38, Gatewood
Cir., Athens, theft by shoplifting.
•Perry Wliitfield Wilson, 58, home
less, two counts probation violation.
•Tabitha A. Wilson, 40, William Wil
son Rd., Hull, faces charges of public
drunkenness and public indecency after
she was observed in the Dollar General
parking lot on Hwy. 106, Hull, exposing
herself to customers.
•Taneka Larele Grant, 47, Bonds
Lake Rd., Danielsville, Driving Under
the Influence (DUI) of alcohol.
•Jason William McDaniel, 37, Char
lie Bolton Rd., Hull, battery - FVA.
•Timothy Tyler O’Dillion, 29, Rogers
Mill Rd., Danielsville, faces charges of
DUI - alcohol, failure to stop for stop
sign and speeding (16-25 miles over)
when a traffic stop was conducted on
his vehicle on Rogers Mill Rd.
•Skyler Ramirez, 17, Northcrest Dr.,
Athens, was charged witli driving with
out a valid driver’s license during a so
briety road check on Hwy. 29 at Spratlin
Mill Rd., Danielsville.
Incidents investigated by MCSO last week
Recent incidents investi
gated by the Madison Coun
ty Sheriff’s Office include:
•theft by shoplifting at
Golden Pantry, Hwy. 29
South, Hull, where a male
reportedly ran into the store,
grabbed two cases of soda
and then left without paying.
•criminal trespass at a
home on Crabapple Hollow
Way, Hull, where the female
homeowner reported a male
Door Dash driver’s car re
portedly advanced forward,
with no one inside, traveled
through the yard and struck
her 250-gallon LP gas tank
knocking it on its side. The
complainant stated the driv
er made no effort to alert her
before leaving the property.
•prohibited noise and dis
orderly conduct - county
ordinance on Buddy Moore
Rd., Hull, where a man re
portedly shot off firecrackers
while Madison County Sher
iff’s Office deputies were
performing a traffic stop in
front of his home.
•battery/simple battery -
Family Violence Act (FVA)
at a home on Double Branch
Rd., Danielsville, where a
female juvenile and a wom
an had been in an argument
that included a physical al
tercation.
•simple battery and theft
by taking at a Clairmont
Ave., Comer, residence
•Eduardo Giovanni Flores-Vega, 28,
Redwood Cir., Broomfield, Colorado,
hold for Habersham County.
•Keitli Devonte Gantt, 26, Clairmont
Ave., Comer, faces charges of battery
- FVA, two counts cruelty to children
and simple battery - FVA after he was
involved in a physical domestic dis
pute witli a female at a home on Ivy St.,
Comer.
•Esmeralda M. Heredia-Carias, 34,
Sorrow Patterson Rd., Colbert, failure
to appear.
•Sydney Aaron Jennings, 32, Ches
terfield Rd., Douglas, failure to appear
and probation violation.
•Jordan Terrell Lipscomb, 26, Fur
nace Creek Rd., Danielsville, was
charged witli acquiring license plate
for purpose of concealing identification
of motor vehicle, giving false name,
address or birthdate to a law enforce
ment officer, taillights maintenance and
windshield and windshield wipers vio
lation when a traffic stop was initiated
on his vehicle on SR 106 Soutli at US
29, Hull.
•Kathryn Allison, McKillip, 39, Plan
tation Dr., Athens, probation violation.
•Robert Allan Milton, 50, Rocky Ford
Rd., Portal, theft by deception.
•Anthony Shane Oliver, 63, Fowler
Freeman Ln., Danielsville, was charged
witli criminal damage to property after
he reportedly kicked the door in at his
sister’s home and broke things inside
the residence.
where two women were
in argument about a Play
Station controller and one
woman reportedly pushed
the other woman.
•unattended death of a
female at a home on Cheek
Pulliam Rd., Royston.
•theft by extortion at a
Glenn Carrie Rd., Daniels
ville, residence, where a man
reported a person unknown
to him was attempting to ex
tort him for money.
Violation of Family Vi
olence Order at a home
on Hardman Rd., Colbert,
where a woman reported a
possible violation of bond
conditions.
•accident involving a deer
on Hwy. 29 South, Daniels
ville.
•an abandoned vehicle
was towed from Jot-Em
Down Rd., Danielsville.
•battery/simple battery -
FVA at a home on Meadow
Ln., Hull, where a woman
and her mother were in
volved in a possible physical
domestic dispute.
•criminal trespass at a
Broad River Rd., Carlton,
home, where a woman re
ported a man she knew
caused the door handle to
come off the door on her ve
hicle.
•criminal trespass at a
home on Garbett Ward Rd.,
Hull, where a man reported
his mailbox was damaged by
some unknown individuals
in a green SUV.
•sexual extortion at a
Hardman Morris Rd., Col
bert, home, where a woman
reported a previous boy-
friend she recently got back
in contact with was attempt
ing to sexually extort her by
publishing a video she sent
to him in May 2025.
•injuring, tearing down
or destruction of mailboxes
on J. Highland Rd., Dan
ielsville, where a woman
reported a vehicle struck her
mailbox.
•unattended death at a
home on Glenn Carrie Rd.,
Hull, where an elderly make
was found unconscious, not
breathing and cold to the
touch.
•theft by taking and run
away juvenile on North
wood Cir., Colbert, where
a man reported he believed
his 14-year-old juvenile son
took his motorcycle without
his permission and ran away.
•driver safety checkpoint
on Hwy. 29 South at Spratlin
Mill Rd., where 54 vehicles
were checked.
•driver safety checkpoint
on Norwood Rd. at Amber-
ly Dr., where four vehicles
were checked.
•criminal trespass at a
home on Parham Dudley
Rd., Bowman, where a
woman reported the father
of her children kicked the
door to her residence in,
damaged the bathroom door,
and pinned her up against
the wall.
•disorderly conduct at a
Woodpecker Pointe, Dan
ielsville, neighborhood/
community pool where a
man was observed “playing
with his genitals and letting
his testicles come out of his
shorts” in front of two fe
males standing in front of
him possibly trying to hide
what he was doing. The com
plainant’s husband and kids
were at the pool along with
several other community
members. A second incident
involving the male grabbing
another man and his child
and throwing them in the
pool and then grabbing the
other man by the throat and
holding him under water.
•an abandoned vehicle
blocking a lane of travel was
towed from Sunset Dr. at
Hwy. 98 East, Danielsville.
•a female was transported
to Piedmont Athens Region
al Medical Center for men
tal health evaluation from a
home on West 2nd St., Col
bert.
•theft by taking was re
ported on Noah’s Way, Col
bert, where a man reported
his truck had been stolen
from his driveway.
Early Voting for the July 15, 2025
Democratic Runoff-Special, Public
Service Commissioner
Advance Voting for the run-off primary election
will be July 7 - July 11, 2025. Monday - Friday,
8:00am - 5:00pm. There will be no Saturday
Voting for the run-off election.
The run-off election is for the nomination of
candidates for the Democratic Party. Only
voters who cast a Democratic ballot in the June
17, 2025, primary election or who did not vote,
will be eligible to vote in the run-off election to be
held on July 15, 2025.
All Early/Advance Voting will take place at the
Board of Elections Office, 20 Albany Ave.,
Danielsville, GA 30633.
PUBLIC MEETINGS ... FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH
you can list your group’s meetings!
Banks County News • Jackson Herald
Madison County Journal • Braselton News
Call 706-367-5233 to list your meetings!
COLBERT LIONS CLUB
Meets 2nd Thursday monthly
Old Colbert School Lunchroom
7 P.M.. Colbert, GA
Come Join us! 17005
_Want to lose weight?
"700- Well come to
TOPS,
Which meets every Saturday at 12 Noon, at
the Commerce Public Library for a one hour
meeting. You'll hear an interesting program,
weight loss tips, and share with friends
what has helped you toward your weight
loss goals. "Take Off Pounds Sensibly."
JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB
Meets Tuesdays 12:00 Noon
Jackson County
Historic Courthouse
85 Washington St., Jefferson
Holly McShane, President
706-768-0456 12626
4660
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Church
Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 10:00 a.m., Tues. 12:10 p.m.
Mon., Wed., Thurs. 8 Fri. 10:00 a.m. Spanish Sun. 8:00 a.m.
Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org
706-367-7220
BANKS COUNTY 13004
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Meets first Monday each month
7:00 p.m. in the Banks County
Historical Courthouse at
105 U. S. Hwy 441 North in
Homer, GA
• 12972
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LODGE F& A.M.
No. 191, Hoschton, GA
2nd Tues, at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
www.rockwelllodge191.com
Two blocks behind Larry's Garage
West Broad at Hall Street
Tri-County
: Shrine Club
3rd Thurs, of each month
7:30 p.m.
Rockwell Lodge 191
Call Ginger at
706-654-8449
for all your advertising
& printing needs!
KIWANIS
OF JEFFERSON
Meetings every 2 nd & 4 th
Monday at Noon
Cream & Shuga
Contact Darryl Gumz at
770-605-6656 for more info.
12970
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0 AMERICAN LEGION
Post 20 • Meets 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m.
John Kentnor, Commander
Phone (706) 202-4550
800 West Lake Dr., Athens, GA
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