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May 27-- Starting June 1st, consumers in Georgia can request a free annual credit report from the three nationwide consumer reporting companies. A new law requires Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to provide consumers with free copies of their credit reports. Cindy Liebes of the Federal Trade Commission regional office in Atlanta says free access to your credit report can help you avoid identity theft. The law allows consumers to order one free copy from each company every 12 months. Liebes recommends you request the report online at www.annualcreditreport.com. If you don't have access to the internet, call toll-free 1-877-322-8228.
May 27-- Treutlen County Sheriff Tommy Corbin will assume the duties of the Soperton Police Department on July 1. The Truetlen County commissioners approved a plan Thursday night which had been agreed upon earlier by Corbin and the Soperton city council. He says the city will pay the county just over $200,000 a year for the service. The city will save an estimated $150,000 by closing its police department. Sheriff Corbin says a deputy will be on duty 24/7 within the Soperton city limits.
May 26-- Four years ago, Hilary Smith of Vidalia graduated from Robert Toombs Christian Academy in Lyons. Last week, she graduated at the head of her class at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. The college conferred 270 degrees at its commencement exercises and recognized Hilary as the Honor Graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average during her four years at Wofford. She's planning to pursue graduate degrees in Latin Studies.
May 25-- High school juniors got their first shot at the state's high school graduation test this Spring. The tests cover English, Math, Social Studies and Science, and most area high schools equaled or exceeded the state passing percentage on the test.
The percentage of regular students passing the English test statewide was 97 percent. Locally, a hundred percent of Montgomery County High School juniors passed. At Toombs County High School and Treutlen High school, the passing percentage was 98 percent, and Vidalia High School had a passing percentage of 97 percent.
Ninety-five percent of students statewide passed the Math test. Toombs County has a 100 percent pass rate, Vidalia had 96 percent, Treutlen 95 percent, and Montgomery 94 percent.
All but one local system exceeded the statewide passing rate of 87 percent in Social Studies. Montgomery had only a 75 percent pass rate, while Vidalia and Toombs had 90 percent passing and Treutlen had 88 percent.
Statewide, only 71 percent of the students were able to pass the Science graduation test. Two local systems exceeded the state average, and two were below the state average. Vidalia's juniors had a 76 percent pass rate and Toombs County had 72 percent passing. About a third of the juniors at Montgomery and Treutlen did not pass the Science test. Montgomery had a pass rate of 66 percent and Treutlen's pass rate was 64 percent.
Students who failed the test will have additional opportunities to take and pass the tests in the coming school year.
May 24-- A million dollar project to install a sanitary sewer system in a Vidalia neighborhood has been approved by the Vidalia city council. The council approved the project for 61 homes in the Tap Drive area of west Vidalia at a meeting Tuesday morning. City officials reported a majority of residents in the neighborhood want city sewerage to replace septic tanks, some of which are having problems. A public hearing for residents will be held following an engineering design of the project. Once work starts, it should take about a year to complete.
The council was also informed that portions of six city streets will be resurfaced this year including 5th Street, Cherrywood, Darby Circle and Darby Drive, 1st Avenue and Pine Street.
The city is continuing airport improvements and awarded contracts totaling nearly $337,000 to firms in Baxley and Douglas for navigation improvements.
In other actions, the council approved a letter of support for a homeless shelter on McIntosh Street, and was informed Sullivan Environmental's trash contract with the city has been extended 90 days while negotiations on a contract renewal continue.
May 24-- Montgomery County officials held a called meeting earlier this month to discuss three issues which need resolving, i.e., changes to the county sub-division ordinance, adoption of a mobile home ordinance, and what to do about the closed-down county jail.
County manager David Curry says no decision were made. He reports commissioners are considering a set of engineering standards which builders would have to follow when building sub-divisions. Curry believes the commissioners will, at some point, adopt a mobile home ordinance similar to the one recently adopted in Toombs County. The idea is to prohibit older mobile homes from being moved into the county. As for a new jail, Curry says the commission is looking at options ranging from building a new jail to continuing the practice of paying other counties to house Montgomery County prisoners.
Tuesday commissioners got a briefing from Georgia Department of Transportation officials on long range plans for roads in the county. As with everything else, Curry says planned projects depend on funding.
May 23-- Alleged prisoner abuse at Rogers State Prison in Reidsville has caused the resignation of a top Department of Corrections official and the suspension of five others. A Corrections Department spokesperson says Alan Adams resigned as Director of the Correction's Division which supervises the state's prisons and wardens.
Former prison guard Tommy Cardell claims he saw 20 to 30 beatings of handcuffed prisoners during his three years at the prison. He claims he was fired after he reported his story to the Corrections Department in Atlanta. The Department is not commenting on his allegations except to say the case has been turned over to the GBI for investigation. Cardell claims prisoners were taken into showers where they were punched and kicked. He also alleges medical officials at the prison covered up the severity of the injuries and identity of those responsible.
In the meanwhile, Rogers State Prison Warden Glenn Rich and deputy warden R.D. Collins have been suspended with pay along with three officers who supervise guards identified only as Lieutenants Langston and McLeod and Sergeant Burns.
Corrections officials emphasize that none of the suspended employees have been found guilty of wrongdoing, but were suspended to facilitate an investigation. Cardell told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he's glad the situation has come to light and that, "It's being fully investigated and it's not being covered up."
May 23-- A hung jury has resulted in a mistrial in a wrongful death suit in Toombs County Superior Court. Angela Ann Kearns of Vidalia sued the Brunswick Corporation in the boating death of her son, Steven Lynn, on the Altamaha River in 1996. Clerk of Court Chess Fountain says the jury could not reach a verdict on the question of "negligent defective design" of the boat motor. Kearns had alleged missing screws on the boat mount allowed it to "rebound" into the boat when it hit a log submerged in the river. On the question of "negligent failure to warn," the jury found in favor of the Brunswick Corporation. The case lasted six days, and Fountain says it could be tried again unless the two parties are able to agree on a settlement.
May 21-- After hearing three-and-a-half days of testimony, a Toombs County jury deliberated Friday afternoon in the wrongful death civil suit of a Vidalia woman against the Brunswick Corporation. Angela Ann Kearns claims missing screws on the boat mount led to the death of her son, Steven Lynn, in a boating accident on the Altamaha River in 1996. Clerk of Court Chess Fountain says the jury will reconvene Monday for further deliberations on their verdict.
May 21-- Unemployment is up in most Georgia counties compared to a year ago. Almost all area counties have unemployment rates higher than the state's 5% rate, and they all have higher employment rates than they did in March of last year. Toombs County's unemployment rate is 6.8%, Tattnall County is 6.7%, Montgomery and Wheeler counties are 5.4%, and Treutlen County is just below the state average at 4.8%.
May 21-- The state Labor Department is making over $1 million available this summer to help young people ages 14 to 21 with a summer job. Labor commissioner Michael Thurmond says an estimated 835 young folks will have a chance to work minimum wage jobs for six weeks this summer. The project is in cooperation with area Workforce Investment Boards and interested workers should contact your local labor department office, according to Thurmond.
May 19-- The high school class of 2005 crosses the stage this weekend led by the students with the highest grade point averages during their four years of high school.
At Vidalia High School, the valedictorian is Zack Rutz with salutatorian Morgan Cannon. Other valedictorians and salutatorians, respectively, are Tyler Harris and Roxanne Toole at Toombs County High School, Kailey Dees and Samantha Stanley at RTCA, Daniel O'Connor and Allie O'Neill at Montgomery County High School, and Kelli Salter and Teri Peebles at Treutlen High School.
May 18-- The city council in Soperton has voted 3-2 to accept an offer from the county sheriff to provide police protection in the city. Mayor Greg Higgs says Sheriff Tommy Corbin made the proposal to the city, however, nothing is final until the agreement is endorsed by the Treutlen County commission. The city currently has a police chief and three patrolmen. If approved by commissioners, the agreement would take effect July 1st, according to Mayor Higgs.
May 18-- Most of the economic growth which has happened in Georgia since the early 90's has been in 42 counties in and around the state's metro areas. Jerry Griffin, executive director of the Association of County Commissions in Georgia, says many of the remaining counties can profit from growth in the future if they work together and prepare for what's coming. Griffin says one of the issues rural counties need to work on is zoning so they can control land use to protect quality of life. Griffin was in Vidalia Tuesday night addressing officials from 13 southeast Georgia counties which make up the Middle Coastal Unified Development Authority.
May 18-- A poll of 800 registered voters in Georgia shows that Secretary of State Cathy Cox would give Governor Sonny Perdue the closest race if the 2006 vote for Governor were held today. When asked who they favored on the Democratic ticket for governor, Cox led Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor 48% to 39%. In a race against Perdue, the results were much closer. Governor Perdue got 49% to Cox's 46%. Considering the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3%, the race would appear to be a dead heat.
May 17-- The attorney for Vidalia lawyer Mitch Shook admitted his client was "inebriated" when he accused Vidalia city manager Bill Torrance of murder during a verbal confrontation between the two in a Vidalia restaurant in November, 2002. Torrance is suing Shook for defamation. Judge Walter McMillan heard arguments on motions in the case Monday in Toombs County Superior Court. Shook's attorney Wilson Smith argued his client's comments are not libelous because Torrance is a public figure. However, Torrance says he was acting in no official capacity while dining, and that Shook had admitted in a deposition after the incident that he did not believe Torrance was a murderer. Judge McMillan will make a decision in the case in the coming weeks and could grant Shook's request for dismissal, or issue a partial summary judgment in favor of Torrance which could lead to a jury trial to determine damages.
Meanwhile, another case brought by Torrance on behalf of his daughter, Sarah, against the Savannah Morning News has been delayed. She claims she was libeled by the paper in a series on Vidalia and the death of Henry Dickerson, Jr. which was published in 2003. The case was scheduled for Richmond County Superior Court starting May 23rd, but has been delayed until July.
May 17-- Six area communities are included in a list of 151 Georgia locales announced this week to receive grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The largest in our area is for $177,000 to the Swainsboro Fire Department. Others are $28,000 for the Wheeler County EMA, nearly $22,000 for the Hazlehurst Fire Department, $20,500 to the Candler County EMA, almost $20,000 for the Metter Police Department, and just over $16,000 for the Appling County EMA. Over $21 million was allocated to rescue agencies in Georgia.
May 17-- If you're a Georgia Power customer, you'll be seeing another increase in your power bill starting in June. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to allow the company to increase its rate because of increased fuel costs. Officials say the average increase will amount to nearly six-and-a-half dollars a month for residential customers.
May 14-- The Toombs County school board has approved a tentative budget of nearly $24 million for fiscal year 2006. School superintendent Dr. Kendall Brantley says local taxes will pay just over $2.7 million dollars with the remainder coming from state and federal funding. He says the school board is taking over a half-million dollars from reserve funds to offset state reductions in funding. The school board is expected to give final approval of the budget at its June meeting.
The Toombs school board is also moving out on construction of a new upper elementary school. Collections of a one percent education sales tax will start in July and the board has hired Savannah architect John Tooten to begin design of an estimated $9 million building. Officials hope to be in the new school by August, 2007.
At its May meeting, Dr. Brantley complimented the staff and students at Toombs County High School for improved scores on the Georgia High School graduation test. The percentage of Toombs students passing the test exceeded the state average in English, math, social studies and science.
May 14-- A Vidalia woman is suing the manufacturer of an outboard motor in the death of her son nine years ago on the Altamaha River. Angela Ann Kearns' son, Steven Lynn, was killed in a boating accident on the river May 18, 1996. In her wrongful death civil suit, she claims missing screws from the motor mount allowed the motor to rebound into the boat when it hit a submerged log in the river. The case against the Brunswick Corporation is scheduled for trial Monday in Toombs County Superior Court.
May 14-- Superior Court Judge Walter McMillan may hear oral arguments Monday in the defamation suit of Vidalia city manager Bill Torrance against attorney Mitch Shook. Torrance claims Shook accused him of murdering Henry Dickerson during a verbal confrontation between the two at a Vidalia restaurant. Shook has filed a motion requesting dismissal of the suit, while Torrance has filed a request asking the judge to issue a summary judgment.
May 11-- The Vidalia school board approved a $26.6 million dollar budget for fiscal year 2006 at its May meeting Tuesday night. All but $3.3 million is paid by federal and state funds, according to school superintendent Dr. Tim Smith. The budget includes nearly $1.2 million in new spending and, among other things, will pay for four new teaching positions at Vidalia High School, one at Sally D. Meadows Elementary School, and two facilitators to help the school system meet performance standards mandated by the state Department of Education. All certified teachers get a two percent pay raise and non-certified staff members also get a raise.
The board accepted resignations from four personnel including longtime Vidalia High School softball, tennis and basketball coach Sissy Anderson, and J.R. Trippe Middle School band director Dino Calvarese.
And for the first time ever, the graduating class at Vidalia High School will get their diplomas on the school's own football field. Officials say they expect fire marshal approval of the new field at the high school in time for graduation ceremonies Friday night, May 20th.
May 11-- You'll be seeing a couple of thousand bicyclists over-nighting in Vidalia in mid-June. Elizabeth Harvill of the Vidalia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says the 2005 Bike Ride Across Georgia will ride into town June 16th, spend the night at J.R. Trippe Middle School, and be on their way to Jekyll Island June 17th. The bike ride raises funds for the Georgia Special Olympics.
May 10-- The Toombs County Commission declared a state of emergency exists at the county's "Construction and Demolition" Landfill Tuesday. The landfill's capacity has been exceeded 18 months ahead of projections. Commissioner Louie Powell says demolition of abandoned houses in Vidalia and demolition of buildings on the right-of-way of the planned Highway 280 one-way pairing project filled up the landfill. Until new cells can be added, the county's Subtitle D Landfill is being used for construction debris.
The commission okayed a contract of $716,625 to McLendon Enterprises to add five cells to the C&D landfill. McLendon is already at the landfill adding four cells to the other landfill at a cost of $950,000. According to Powell, the award to McLendon will save the county over a half-million dollars since they are currently working at the landfill.
In other actions at its May meeting, Toombs commissioners okayed a contract with Harry Moses Construction for renovation of the Pineland Mental Health Center in Vidalia with the understanding the project will not exceed $450,000 received in a state grant for the work. They also announced receipt of a $25,000 grant to enroll county employees in a fitness program at the Meadows Wellness Center.
May 10-- The annual community fund drive to supplement state funding at Southeastern Tech is underway. The STC Foundation would like to raise $91,000 this year in an effort to help the school enhance it's job training programs, according to campaign chairperson Karon Durden. School president Dr. Cathy Meehan says the funds could help offset $60,000 which the school loses each year operating its auditoriums for community gatherings.
May 9-- They may not be sleeping on park benches, but there are homeless people in Vidalia. Reverend Rusty Houser of the New Life Church is seeking city endorsement of a $100,000 grant request to start a 40-bed homeless shelter in conjunction with a food pantry the church currently operates. Houser says his church finds people sleeping in abandoned houses, under outdoor signs, and even in tents. The city council will hold a public hearing on Houser's proposal Thursday, May 19th at six p.m. in council chambers. The deadline for the request to be filed with the state is June 1st.
In other actions at its May meeting, the Vidalia city council approved $14,600 for resurfacing parts of 12th Street and Dykes Road. The council was also informed that the city has collected 96 percent of property taxes and that legal action is being taken against delinquent taxpayers.
Bill Mitchell of the Toombs Development Authority also congratulated city councilman Brian Frost for completing the Georgia Academy of Economic Development. Frost along with Brian Bishop and Karen Durden graduated from the annual course last week which is conducted by the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
May 6-- Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons was elected Friday to serve as the Senate Majority Leader in the Georgia Senate. Senator Williams is in his fourth term and is the first Toombs County lawmaker elected to the state senate's second most powerful position. He was unopposed for the position and elected unanimously during the senate Republican caucus in Savannah. Senator Williams says he was "humbled" to be elected by his colleagues and would try to lead them with humility. "We've done some good things for Georgia this year, and will continue to provide clean, lean government for the people," he said. He succeeds Senator Bill Stevens who resigned to run for Secretary of State.
May 6-- There's another delay in the award of a contract for the one-way pairing of Highway 280 in Vidalia. It's the third time since last October a bid on the project has been rejected, according to Greg Mayo of the Department of Transportation. Mayo says the project is being re-advertised and new bids will be opened in June. If a contract offer is accepted, the project's expected completion date is November, 2007.
Meanwhile, the DOT has approved five other projects for this area. The largest is a $3.3 million contract to Gregory Bridge Company of Eatonton to build three new bridges over Tiger Creek in Montgomery County by August, 2007.
Road resurfacing contracts were awarded to four companies. Littlefield Construction of Waycross got a $375,000 contract to re-pave nearly nine miles of roads in Toombs, Tattnall and Evans counties. Over eight miles of roads will be resurfaced in Montgomery, Wheeler, Jeff Davis and Telfair counties on a $380,000 contract awarded to Dykes Grassing of Cochran. Douglas Asphalt got a nearly $281,000 contract to resurface 5.6 miles of roads in several towns including Vidalia, Lyons, Metter, Reidsville, Cobbtown, Santa Claus and Collins. And Reeves Construction of Americus has a $438,000 contract for resurfacing of 8.1 miles in Treutlen, Emanuel and Johnson counties.
May 5-- Governor Sonny Perdue has signed legislation redistricting Georgia's congressional districts. In our area, Toombs, Montgomery and Treutlen counties move from the 3rd to the 12th congressional district following the 2006 congressional election. Democratic congressman John Barrow of Athens is expected to run for re-election in the new 12th district and may face Max Burns of Bulloch County whom he defeated in a close 2004 race. Burns has said he is considering another try. Other counties in the new 22-county congressional district include Tattnall, Evans, Candler, Bulloch, Effingham, Screven, Jenkins, Emanuel, Johnson, Washington, Jefferson, Burke, Hancock, Warren, Glascock, Taliaferro, and parts of Chatham, Richmond and Baldwin counties.
The new first district includes the remainder of southeast Georgia including Wheeler, Telfair, Jeff Davis and Appling counties. The new congressional districts require the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice.
You can review the new map at Legislative Reapportionment Services Office
May 5-- Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons has been named to co-chair a legislative committee which is studying the cost of prescription drugs in state-funded health care plans. Senator Williams will co-chair the committee which is expected to make recommendations by the end of the year.
May 4-- Seven Lyons residents who bought new homes from a local developer are seeking help from the City of Lyons regarding unpaved streets and drainage problems. Resident Stephanie Lawless presented a petition requesting paving and a drainage system to the Lyons city council at its meeting Tuesday night. The new homes are located near the intersection of Skyline Boulevard and North Victory Drive. Lawless claims their yards are flooded when it rains and that private roads in the new neighborhood have not been paved as promised by Bobby James. Lawless quoted James as saying, "I'm done with that area and I'm done with you people."
James is out of town and was not at the meeting, but his lawyer Tommy Smith says the residents' allegations "are unfounded," and that James did not make the statement quoted by Lawless. Any promises made to buyers would have been disclosed in writing "at closing," according to Smith. Mayor John Moore told the group the city can't work on private property, but wants to help in any way it can legally. The city has no sub-division ordinance. The mayor said, if he were in their position, he would seek legal counsel.
The council also approved rezoning a portion of Highway 280 from residential to commercial.
May 4-- A hearing in the case of Vidalia city manager Bill Torrance against the Savannah Morning News has been rescheduled to May 23rd. The newspaper's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the charges and oral arguments were to have been heard Thursday in Augusta. Torrance and his daughter, Sarah, are suing the paper for libel in connection with a series of articles the newspaper published two years ago. The hearing will be held in Richmond County Superior Court before Judge Neal Dickert. The case is being heard in Richmond County because that's the corporate home of Morris Communications which publishes the newspaper.
May 4-- The alumni association of Leadership Toombs-Montgomery is launching a two-month campaign in support of The Refuge Domestic Violence Shelter in Vidalia. The shelter serves abused spouses and their children in a five-county area 24-hours-a-day, 365 days a year. The alumni group hopes to collect cash, clothing, commodities and supplies to help the shelter feed and house its clients. Donations may be made at the Chamber of Commerce office on Highway 280 in Vidalia.
May 3-- Montgomery County officials are taking steps to improve the county's fire insurance rating and save county residents money on their fire insurance premiums. At their May meeting, county commissioners approved a $10,000 contract with a consultant to help volunteer fire departments meet insurance industry requirements. Commissioner Dr. Ronnie Smith estimated it could save county residents up to $300,000 a year in premiums.
An impasse continues between Montgomery County and Dead River Road property owner W.T. Coleman of Vidalia. So far, Coleman has refused to relocate water lines on county right-of-way and a contractor is scheduled to pave the road in the coming months. The commissioners voted to send Coleman a second letter seeking his cooperation. They say the costs of any construction delays will be charged to Coleman.
The historic Montgomery County courthouse has roof and moisture problems, and county manager David Curry was asked to obtain bids for repairs. The commissioners also plan to put courthouse maintenance in their annual budget. They are also seeking a state grant to build a new Headstart Center in the county.
The commission deferred action on a request from Heath Pittman to work on a road in a new development off the Conaway-McDonald Road. Chairman Charles Truett says the issue will be discussed at a special meeting Tuesday which will focus on a county subdivision ordinance, a mobile home ordinance, and the future of the county jail. Currently the county pays other counties to house its prisoners after the old jail was ordered closed by the fire marshal a year ago.
After an executive session which reviewed four applications for the EMA director's job in Montgomery County, the commission voted to re-advertise the job.
May 2-- The Montgomery County Development Authority reports the Wrens-Vidalia District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church will build a conference center in the Higgston Business Park. The 5,000 square foot building will be located on two acres of land donated to the church by Dr. Ronnie Smith of Vidalia. Johnny Clifton of the Development Authority says the church district covers 19 counties and has over 2,500 members whose visits to the center will help local tourism.
May 2-- Three local young people have been arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop in Vidalia. Toombs County Sheriff Junior Kight says the three are 22-year-old Celena Michelle Mead of Lyons, 26-year-old Michael Justin Lockley of Vidalia, and 29-year-old Chad Levert Smith of Lyons. Officers say they are charged with trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine and possession of marijuana. Police seized $3,300 in cash and an estimated $9,000 worth of drugs. The trio was taken to the county jail in Lyons.
May 2-- The head-on collision which killed a Montgomery County man last week is under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol. Officers say they found a suspicious substance in the purse of the woman whose car veered across the center line of Highway 297 north of Vidalia. Her car struck a truck driven by 69-year-old Charley Roberts. Roberts was killed instantly and 32-year-old Michelle Fouts was medivaced to the Medical College of Georgia hospital in Augusta. The patrol says Fouts was in critical condition as of Monday morning. Officers believe the substance may be cocaine and it's been sent to the state crime lab for testing. Charges are pending, officers say.
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Rogers Prison Probe
Hung Jury in Wrongful Death Suit
May 21
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May 18
Soperton Council Votes to Close Police Department
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May 11
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Operation Refuge
May 3
Improving Fire Protection in Montgomery County
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May 2
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