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Open house
An Open House for Frye FuneralHome (Formerly Chambless-FryeFuneral Home) will be held Thursdayfrom 4 to 6 p.m. followed by a CandleLight Memorial Service at 7 p.m. forthe families they have served whohave lost loved ones for the past 3years.
Board meeting
The Satilla Community ServicesBoard will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m.in the Board Room at 1007 Mary Street,Waycross. For more information,contact LaCretia Gassem at 449-7101.
Santa pictures
A & K Photography will have pictureswith Santa at their studio on Fridayfrom 6-9 p.m. and Saturday from 10a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information call288-3882.
Turkey shoot
Under His Wings Christian Fellow-ship Church will hold a family TurkeyShoot on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.$3 a shot for chance to win turkey'sand boston butts. The event will beheld 6 miles down Browntown Rd.,look for signs. For more informationcall 552-4293. No alcohol allowed.
Dance
Southeast Singles Fellowship willhold a dance on Saturday at 7 p.m.at the AG Building at the corner of Hendry and Carter in Blackshear.Please bring a covered dish. For moreinformation call Betty at 285-5024,Nancy at 281-6026 or Faye at 458-2267.
Church lunch
The United Methodist Church of Na-hunta will have a Free lunch after theservice in the Church Hall on Sundayat 12:30 p.m. The church is locatedacross from the Brantley County Jailon Hwy 82. For more information call462-6260.
Christmas play
Hickox Praise and Worship will holdits annual Christmas play on Sundayat 6 p.m. Refreshments will be servedfollowing the play.
College closing
Waycross College's campus will beclosed for the holidays beginningMonday. The college will resume nor-mal operating hours Monday, January5, 2009.
Christmas trees
The Nahunta United MethodistChurch Christmas trees have ar-rived. There are Red Cedar, CarolinaSapphires, Leyland Cypress and afew Virginia Pines all in the 6-7 ft.range. You can get them at NahuntaHardware for $30 each.
Santa letter
Get your personalized santa lettersent to your child in time for Christ-mas for $3. All proceeds go to theDixie Land Horse Rescue. For moreinformation call 912-473-2711.
Waynesville youth
The youth group of WaynesvilleChurch of God is willing to help the
JROTC BRINGS HOME AWARDS
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The city o Nahunta held threebudget hearings as well as a calledmeeting last week where they setthe 2009 millage at 12.35% aterdiscussion.City business owner EnochSmith expressed his concern or thehigher millage rate asking i thecity could eliminate more expensesrom the budget, such as TindellEnterprises. Director Hugh Johnsexplained that the contract withTinsdell would be dropped to $900a month in February due to GaryHarris receiving his certication.He also stated that $900 wuld beor the required testing o the watersystem that would cost millions orthe city to set-up to do it themselves.Dan and Denise Moody, cityresidents, raised concerns aboutthe increase and suggested that thecity consider making more budgetcuts and possibly contract with thecounty or police and re servicesto eliminate costs.Mayor Ronnie Jacobs said thatthe millage increase was due to theinsucient millage rates o yearsin the past that slowly depleted thecity’s operating unds and not dueto the re or police departments. Headded that this increase should beonly or 2009 to get the city nan-cially stable.Attorney Kelly Brooks present-ed the council with the requesteddrat o an ordinance to terminatethe existing retirement policy planto allow the city to seek a retire-ment plan that will better t theirneeds. The council held the rstreading o the ordinance, whichthey expect to approve at their regu-lar meeting on January 5, 2009.Resident Donnie Grinner againraised the concern o diseasedtrees on the city right o way by hisproperty on Bacon Street and askedthe city to have them cut down. Thecity denied the request saying thatthey were not in immediate dangero alling and the city was unable tonancially provide the service.
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The Brantley County High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer’s Train-ing Corps returned from the First Coast Invitational AFJROTC drill meetin Jacksonville with a first and second place in individual competition andtwo third place awards in group drills. And that’s not too bad when youconsider they were competing against huge AAAA and AAAAA Floridaschools. “They did fantastic in in only their second year of competitive drill,”said Chief Danny Buskey. Cadet Chelsea Crews took first in individualregulation drill and Cadet Jason Crane won a second place trophy. Thegroup headed by Cadet Jimmie Walker and including cadets RobertDeloach, Aaron Sapp, Candice A. Greene, Jason Crane, Brian Walker,Patrick Seward, Kimberly Hayden, Charlene Hayden, Kenneth Gardner,Braden Land and Amber Walker and the unit headed by Cadet ChelseaCrews and including Robert Deloach, Aaron Sapp, Amber Walker, Can-dice A. Greene, Jason Crane, Brian Walker, Patrick Seward, CharleneHayden, and Braden Land both took third place awards in the unarmeddrill competition.
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Santa makes stop at Big Horse Stables
Santa was just one of many who turned out Saturday for the Big Horse Stables old-fashioned holiday. Theevent featured holiday music, pony rides, country arts and crafts, and a silent auction, all followed by the an-nual lighting of the Big Horse Christmas tree. For more information on Big Horse Stables visitwww.bighorseclub.com or call (912) 778-6477.
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elderly and any other peoplethat are shut-in or just need alittle help around the house orin the yard. They are askingfor donations for their servicesto help pay for an youth trip inMarch called Winterfest, whichis an outreach for teens. Formore information call KevinJohns at (912) 266-6386.
Sing
The Sacred Harp will hold aNew Year's Eve sing at MarsHill Church on Wednesday,December 31 at 7 p.m. Sup-per will be at 9 p.m. For moreinformation call David Lee at912-458-2493 or Clarke Lee at912-458-2268.
New years dance
There will be a New YearsEve Dance on Wednesday,December 31 at 8 p.m. at LakeWare, 5425 Jamestown Road,Waycross. Complimentarychampagne, black-eyed peas,greens, rice and cornbread tobe served at midnight. Advanceticket prices are $25 per couple,$12.50 per single. For moreinformation call 912-283-3865.
New years dance
Southeast Singles Fellowshipwill hold a new year's danceon Saturday, January 3 at 7p.m. - until at the EmersonPark Community Center. Freeadmission. Bring finger food.There will be music by Beverly.For more information callBetty at 285-5024, Nancy at 281-6026 or Faye at 458-2267.
College closed
Waycross College's campuswill be closed for the holidaysuntil Monday, January 5.
Waycross college
Waycross College will holdSpring orientation and regis-tration on Monday, January 5.New Student Orientation willtake place in the James M. DyeStudent Services Building at8 a.m., while registration forclasses will begin in the Col-lege's Educational Building at 9a.m. and will continue through7 p.m. For more informationcontact the Office of StudentServices at (912) 449-7600.
Housing Authority
The Nahunta Housing Author-ity will hold their quarterlymeeting on Tuesday, January6 at 12 p.m. at the Housing Au-thority in Nahunta. For moreinformation call Julia Walkerat 462-5680.
Open enrollment
Brantley County GED willhave an open enrollment onTuesday, January 6 at the AdultEducation Center, 125 BryanStreet, Nahunta. The test forenrollment will begin at 8 a.m.If you are under the age of 21,you must bring the withdrawalform from your last highschool. Everyone must have apicture I.D. Classes are Mondaythrough Thursday, 8 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., and Monday andWednesday, 5-9 p.m. For moreinformation call Peggy Justiceat 912-462-7923.
US census
The US Census Bureau willhold testing Tuesday, January13 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., andon Tuesday, February 17 at 2p.m. and 6 p.m. at the BrantleyCounty Library, 133 East Cleve-land Street, Nahunta. Pleasecall 1-866-861-2010 to schedulea test. Veterans remember tobring DD 214 Form.
Waynesville church
Waynesville MissionaryBaptist Church is acceptingnames for Christmas. Applica-tions available at church office,Monday, Thursday, and Fridayfrom 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Formore information call 778-4320or email segamama.tres@yahoo.com.
Scholarships
Marshland Credit Union isaccepting applications for theMemorial Scholarship AwardProgram for $1500 scholar-ships to be awarded to threegraduating seniors from anyGlynn, McIntosh or BrantleyCounty high school. Inter-ested students should see theirschool's Guidance Counselorfor an application or contactMarshland Credit Union at(912) 279-2013 or (888) 265-3565for more information. Applica-tions are available online atwww.marshlandfcu.coop andmust be received by February15, 2009.
Turkey shoot
Freddie's turkey shoot will beheld every Friday and Saturdaybeginning at 7:30 p.m. untilwith meat and money prizes.Located in Hickox, 3 milesSouth of Nahunta, turn lefton Buffalo Creek Drive, go 1.2miles and turn left on LakeBuffalo Dr. East, in field behindhouse.
Lake Ware
Come Dance with us at LakeWare in Waycross on Fridaynights. Live entertainment byDry Creek Band. Admissionis $7.00 per person. BYOD, nocoolers, and no bottles, cansonly. Singles and couples wel-come. For more informationcall 912-283-8858.
Dugout club
The Brantley Co. Dugout Club& Brantley Co. Diamond Clubis giving away a different gunevery Friday for the next yearto raise money for an indoorhitting facility. The list of guns to be given away and win-ner each week will be posted atbrantleybaseball.org. Ticketsare $100. For more informationor to buy a ticket contact MikeHendrix at 286-0041.
Starlight Ranch
Starlight Ranch is looking forvolunteers and donations tohelp with the many activitiesat the ranch. They also haveopenings in their free therapyand after school programs. Aschool to ranch ride programis available for participants.For more information call Ta-sha at 778-3976, leave messageif no answer.
Donations
Brantley County NeighborsHelping Neighbors is currentlyaccepting donations for sickchildren, cancer patients, andfamilies in need. Some of thesick children have requestedChihuahua puppies, talkingbirds, etc. Any donation willbe greatly appreciated. Pleasecontact Ronnie Jacobs at 462-5214, Pat Tompkins at 462-7443,or Mert Dowling at 462-5455 formore information.
OREMC programs
OREMC offers safety andenergy efficiency programsand demonstrations to schoolsand community and civicorganizations in our servicearea. Their energy efficiencyexperts can offer tips thatwill help you save electricityand stretch your budget. If you are interested schedulinga program for your group,please contact our office at 912462-5131 or 800-262-5131 andtalk with Craig Muchison (ext.1147), David Smith (ext. 3319) orLinda Harris (ext. 1151).
World War II
The Brantley County His-torical Society’s World War IIbook is on sale at the BrantleyCounty Library. You can alsoorder one by mailing a checkor money order to BrantleyCounty Historical Society, P.O.Box 1096, Nahunta, 31553. Thepurchase price is $45.00 includ-ing tax, plus $5.00 for s/h. Formore information call DorothyThomas at 912-265-7599 or emailher at djt1927@aol.com.
Closet
Neighbors Helping Neighborshas a clothes closet available at135 Florida Avenue, Nahunta.Please call Rev. Jimmy andBarbara Bryant at 462-6340 foran appointment.
History book
The Brantley County PictorialHistory Book is for sale at theNahunta Library. The cost is$65 including tax. If you wishto order, please send check ormoney order for $65 plus $5 S/H to Brantley County Histori-cal & Preservation Society Inc.,P.O. Box 1096, Nahunta, 31553.
Animal rescue
Max's Animal Rescue &Humane Society of BrantleyCounty is currently acceptingdonations for puppy food, dryand canned and as alwaysmonetary donations are alwaysneeded for operations andfor the building fund. Pleasespecify where you would likeyour donation to be allocated.Contact Lori Hartmann Direc-tor at 912-458-3263. Charitabledonations are tax deductible.Volunteer opportunities areavailable.
Clothes closet
Waynesville Baptist is in needof clothes and shoes of all sizesfor their clothes closet. Thecloset is open every Tuesdayfrom 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Donations
Neighbors Helping Neighborsis accepting donations for a"Fire Fund" to help familieswhen their homes are burnedand destroyed by fire. Dona-tions may be sent to NeighborsHelping Neighbors, c/o FireFund, P.O. Box 271 Nahunta,31553.
Donate blood
The Red Cross needs approxi-mately 1,200 people to donateblood each weekday to meetthe needs of approximately140 hospitals and healthcarefacilities. Most people age 17or older who weigh at least110 pounds can give blood. Formore information call 1-800GIVE LIFE (448-3543).
Donations
Concerted Services Inc., isaccepting non-perishable fooditems, as well as cash dona-tions, for a small food pantry.The food assistance will bepersons/families who haveemergency/crisis needs. Dona-tions will be accepted Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. For moreinformation call 912-462-5163 or912-462-5263.
Foster parents
Brantley and Charlton CountyDepartment of Family andChildren Services are in needof families who are willing toopen their homes and heartsto children who are in need.For more information, pleasecall 1-877-210-5437 or contactGwendolyn McClendon orCheryl Jordan at 912-462-6171(Nahunta) or 912-496-2527(Folkston).
Fountain of hope
Fountain of Hope meetingsare held every Thursday at 7p.m. at the GAP House, locatedon 110 N, across RR tracks and1st house on left. For moreinformation call Regina Hunterat (912) 778-5017 or SherryHandley (912) 778-4805.
Fibromyalgia
The Coastal Georgia Fibromy-algia Support Group meets thefirst Tuesday of each month at6 p.m. at Waynesville BaptistChurch in Waynesville. Formore information, call AlishaHendricks at 912-778 4741.
MAMA meetings
The Waynesville chapter of M.A.M.A. has open meetingsat 7 p.m. on the first and thirdMondays of each month at theGAP house in Atkinson, lookfor signs. They also show filmsand exhibits as presentationsto the public by invitation. Formore information call ReginaHunter at (912) 778-5017 orSherry Lane (912) 778-3023.
Masonic meetings
The Nahunta Masonic Lodgewill hold meetings on the firstand third Tuesdays of everymonth.
Narconon
Narconon of Georgia offersOut Patient help for Drug andAlcohol addiction. For moreinformation call Narcononof Georgia at 1 877-413-3073.Narconon
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So many successful community leaders began their education at Brunswick College or Coastal Georgia Community College, the forerunners of theCollege of Coastal Georgia. Mike Hodges ‘73 is now the President of AmerisBank. Nikki Schmauch ‘03, now supervises the Tutoring Lab at the Collegeof Coastal Georgia. Devonne Allen is on track to receive her degree inComputer Information Technology in 2009. You, too, can energize yourfuture with an Associate Degree – or starting next fall, pursue one of fourBachelor’s degrees in business administration, elementary or middle gradeseducation, or nursing.
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EngagementsObituaries
Leonard Crews
Leonard Crews, 64, of Nahunta, died Friday evening (Dec. 5, 2008)at Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross following a lengthyillness.Born in Brantley County his parents were Ramon and EstellaHowell Crews.He is also preceded in death by one sister, Rosa Mae Dubose, and abrother, James Crews.He was a logger for Cason Logging and loved his friends and familyand spending time with them. An avid fisherman he loved theoutdoors.He is survived by one daughter, Brenda Sue Story of Douglas; agrand-daughter; a sister, Macie Johns of Nahunta; three brothersand sisters-in-law, Buddy and Susie Crews of Nahunta, Framenand Linda Crews of Hoboken and Horace and Diane Crews of Alma; also several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.Memorialization will be by cremation.
Lee Davis
Lee L. Davis, 84, of Hortense, died early Wednesday morning (Dec.10, 2008) at Hospice of the Golden Isles, Brunswick.Born in Homerville, his parents were Orbie D. and Inez CorbittDavis. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Elton, Billy andVernell Davis.He served in the United States Air Force and was a Heavy equip-ment operator, a member of Nahunta First Baptist Church and amember of Hayner Hunting Club.He is survived by his wife of 27 yrs, Betty Crews Davis of Hortense; 10 children and spouses, Sharron and John Smith of Hortense, Brenda Holcombe of Hortense, Steve and Linda Dykesof Nahunta, David Davis of Lake City, FL, Cary and Cassie Dykesof Hortense, Roger and Serena Dykes of Brunswick, Vickie andLloyd Johns of Nahunta, Joey Dykes of Hortense, Hank Davis of Hortense and Walt and Tina Dykes of Hortense; 20 Grandchildren;and 33 great grandchildren; 7 sisters and brothers, Luvelle Mullisof Axson, Jean Joyner (Albert) of Waycross, Maryanne Zorn(Bill) of Axson, Delores Bennett (Huey) of Millwood, Orbie DavisJr. (Carol) of Waycross, Bunk Davis (Mary) of Axson and EvelynSteele of Waycross; 2 sisters-in-law, Cecile Davis of Fairfax andEloise Davis of Axson; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.Funeral services were Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at NahuntaFirst Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Carson and Rev. Leon Wilsonofficiating.Burial followed in Pierce Chapel Cemetery, Schlatterville.Pallbearers were Shane Kersey, Dylan Dykes, Clay Dykes, BrianSmith, Michael White and Justin Dykes.Honorary pallbearers were the Men’s Bible Class of Nahunta FirstBaptist Church and Members of Hayner Hunting Club.In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to Nahunta First BaptistChurch, P.O. Box 587 Nahunta, GA 31553.
Nancy Cox
Mrs. Nancy Lee Herrin Cox, 89, of Nahunta died late Wednesdayevening (Dec. 10, 2008) in the BayView Nursing Home in Nahuntaafter a long illness.Born in Brantley County she was the daughter of Grover andAlice Steedley Herrin.Preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, Willie Cox,a grandchild, Victoria Nicole Cox, a sister, Edna Sweat, 3 brothers,Toomer, Perry and Burton Herrin.A member of the Crawford Street Baptist Church in Waycross,she loved to crochet, cook and showed it always by being a lovingMother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, one who loved alsoto fish and sit around and share stories of her life from way backin her early years.Survived by 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Evelyn and Larry O’Nealof Hickox, Ruby Lea Brannen of Waycross; her son and daugh-ter-in-law, Ronnie and Mae Cox of Waycross; 8 grandchildrenand their spouses, Denise Wilder (Ed) of Hortense, Carol Batten(David), Elizabeth O’Neal and Norman O’Neal, all of Hickox, TerriHodge (Earl) of Blackshear, Christen Maxwell (Chad) of Wares-boro, Timmy Cox (Donna) of Waycross, Marsha Bryson (Kelly)of Jamestown; 6 great-grandchildren, Brooke Martin (Kyler) andKyle Morgan both of Blackshear, Gene Batten and Jack Batten of Hickox, Amber Morgan of Hortense and Hayden Cox of Waycross;4 great-great-grandchildren; 1 sister, Alvis Grant of Santa RosaBeach, Fla; also several nieces, nephews and other relatives.Funeral services were held Friday (Dec. 12, 2008) at 2 p.m. in theFrye Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Reggie Herrin and Rev. DavidBatten officiating.Pallbearers were her Grandsons.Burial followed in the New Hope Cemetery in Hickox.
Leland Lee
Leland David Lee “Heavy D”, 35 of Nahunta, died Wednesday night(Dec. 10, 2008) at his residence after a short illness.Born in Stuart, Fla., his parents are Bessie Locke Lee Phillips of Nahunta and the late Matthew Lee.He was disabled but had worked as a jailer with the Brantley Coun-ty Sheriff Office and was a member of the gospel group Chosen.“Heavy D”, as he was known by many of his friends and familyloved music, and was very talented at playing many instrumentsand loved to sing. Always the one that had a smile for those whowere weary. He was member of Faith Christian Church, Hickox.He is survived by “the apple of his eye“, his son, Matthew TylanLee of Hickox; mother and step-father, Bessie and Cecil Phillips of Hickox; a brother, Richard Matthew Lee of Hickox; 2 sisters and abrother-in-law, Rita Fowler of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and Vainta andJ.D. McDonald of Cullen, AL; several nieces, nephews and otherrelatives.Graveside services were held Sunday, December 14 at 3 p.m. atBethlehem Cemetery with Rev. Chuck Allen officiating.Pallbearers were friends from the Brantley County Sheriffs Officeand other friends.
Richard Corwin
Richard "Ricky" Corwin, 59, of Brunswick, died Tuesday at hisresidence. Mr. Corwin was a lifelong resident of Brunswick. Hewas retired from Hercules as a Chemical Operator, and a memberof the Church of God of Prophecy.Surviving are his wife Kathleen Corwin of Brunswick; a son,Richard (Rena) James Corwin of Brunswick; two daughters, NikiRenee (Tom) Cain of Brunswick, and Marie Baker of Brunswick;
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Sapp to wed Thrift
Mrs. Charles (Sue) Davis, o Waycross,and Donald Sapp, o Waycross announce theengagement and approaching marriage o their daughter, Mandy Nicole Sapp, to JustinRonald Thrit, o Waycross, son o Mr. andMrs. Ronnie (Tiny) Thrit, o Waycross.The bride-to-be is the granddaughter o the late Rev. Luther and Virginia Peacock, o Blackshear, and the late Etheline and Mr. andMrs. J.D. Sapp, o Blackshear.She is a graduate o Ware CountyHigh School and Armstrong Atlantic StateUniversity with a degree in early childhoodeducation.The uture bridegroom is the grandsono Mr. and Mrs. Owen (Carol) Thrit, o Waycross, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman(Louise) Howell o Waycross.He is a graduate o Brantley County HighSchool and is attending Southern Polytech-nic State University. He also earned an associ-ate o business degree rom Waycross College.He is employed as planning engineerwith Norolk Southern Corp.The wedding is set or 7 p.m. Friday, De-cember 19, at Deenwood Baptist Church.A reception will ollow in the church so-cial hall. All riends and amily are invited.
Kidz Kountry festival
The students from Kidz Kountry Daycareand Pre-K in Waynesville welcomed thecooler temperatures during their recentfall festival. Games and activities includeda duck pond, biting for apples, pin the tailon the black cat, sack races, go fishing,and face painting. Parents and volunteersworked the booths and passed out thetreats and prizes.
OTC to beginshorter week
In an eort to reduce utility costsand provide more eective use o energyresources or aculty, sta, and students, theWaycross Campus o Okeenokee TechnicalCollege will be-gin a shortenedwork week andclass scheduleJanuary 2, 2009.The modi-ed schedulewill continuethrough springquarter o 2009 and will be evaluated orcontinuation beyond that time.Classes will be scheduled on the Way-cross Campus Monday through Thursdayrom 7:45 a.m. until 10 p.m. All studentservices will be available Monday throughThursday, 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.until noon. The Alma Campus has operatedon a our-day work and class schedule since itopened in 1998.Adult Education Centers will continue tooperate on the current Monday
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Thursdayinstructional schedule or the main campusand osite centers. The main campus ocein Waycross will be open rom 8 a.m. untilnoon on Fridays."A modied class and work schedule willlighten the transportation costs or studentsand employees, as well as help us realizesavings or utilities," said OTC President Dr.Gail Thaxton. "This is just one way we aredealing with the current eight percent statebudget reduction to help lower our opera-tional costs. And, although the work weekis modied, all divisions maintain the fex-ibility to accommodate needs rom studentsand the business community."According to the Vice President orStudent Aairs, Danita Cannon, the changeshould beminimal orstudents. "Thegreat majorityo instruction-al programsalready oper-ate on a Mon-day throughThursday schedule. The biggest change willbe the Friday schedule. However, becauseoces are open later Monday - Thursday,evening students will have greater access tostudent support sta under the new workschedule."Andy Brannen, Vice President orEconomic Development, emphasized therewould be little change in the servicesavailable through his division. "EconomicDevelopment will still provide services on afexible schedule based on community andbusiness needs. As beore, we can provideservices on Friday and/or Saturday asrequested by the customer."OTC employees will still work a 40-hourweek, according to Thaxton. She goes onto say that students are very enthusiasticabout a our-day class schedule because o savings in both time and gas.Tourism has long been reerred to asa community's "clean" industry, visitorscome to the community and spend moneywhile they're here, contributing to our localeconomy and SPLOST projects. DuringBusiness and Industry Appreciation Week,the Development Authority and Chamber o Commerce encourage citizens to shop locallyduring the holiday season and take advan-tage o programs like the ollowing to helpboost our local economy.It's here: Georgia's Creative Econo-mies website or marketing and promotingGeorgia Made Georgia Grown Products.The website will connect buyers and sellers,corporations and corporate suppliers, localsand visitors to Georgia's creative small busi-nesses. The listing is ree to Georgia-basedartisans, theaters, craters, agritourismvenues, estival planners and others lookingto enhance their marketing and advertising.In order to prepare the website or itslaunch and an expected 35,000 plus monthlyvisitors; local creators, museum & galleryowners, armers, entertainers and destina-tion managers must sel populate the data-base with their business inormation andimagery. Simply go to www.gamadegagrown.org and ollow the instructions. Approvedentries will be posted FREE or one year.All businesses who register now throughDecember 21, 2008 will be included in therst round o search results or this much-anticipated, rst-o-its-kind and FREE web-site. Companies and individuals can registereveryday; however, registering betweenNovember 21- December 21 will ensureinclusion when the site debuts. Registeringearly also enters you into a drawing or aGeorgia Made Georgia Grown Products gitbasket.Georgia's Creative Economies Initiativeis galvanizing arts-centric businesses andpromoting Georgia Made Georgia GrownProducts. Visit www.georgia.org/oundationto learn more about this economic devel-opment eort led by the Georgia TourismFoundation.
Georgians encouraged to shop at home
Election nallycertied ofcially
Georgia Secretary o State Karen Handel todaycertied the results or theDecember 2, 2008 General Run-o Election. The certiedresults o state and ederalraces can be ound on theSecretary o State’s website:http://sos.georgia.gov/elec-tionsIn certiying the results,the Secretary o State a-rmed that all 159 countieshave provided to the state thetotal votes tabulated or eachederal and state candidate, aswell as all state ConstitutionalAmendments. Further, theSecretary o State armsthat the statewide consoli-dated returns or ederal andstate oces, as well as theproposed ConstitutionalAmendments, are a true andcorrect tabulation o the cer-tied returns received by thisoce rom each county.Karen Handel was swornin as Secretary o State inJanuary 2007. The Secretaryo State’s oce oers impor-tant services to our citizensand our business community.Among the oce’s wide-rang-ing responsibilities, theSecretary o State is chargedwith conducting ecient andsecure elections, the registra-tion o corporations, and theregulation o securities andproessional license holders.The oce also oversees theGeorgia Archives and theCapitol Museum.
WC studentbrings homeDr. PepperScholarship
Trying to win a collegescholarship by throwingootballs into the hole o a Dr.Pepper can in ront o 75,892ans at the Georgia Dome anda national television audiencewould be too much or somepeople to handle.That wasn't the case orErica Davis. Thanks to hourso practice at home with herather in Jesup, she calmlywalked away with a $100,000scholarship rom Dr. Pep-per this past Saturday at theSoutheastern ConerenceChampionship Game."I threw my hands upwhen they told me I won. Iwas so excited," said Davis, a21 year old pre-med major atWaycross College.As part o the 'Get MoreFrom Game Day'í promo-tion, Dr. Pepper hosted thescholarship contest not onlyat the SEC Championship butthe Atlantic Coast Conerenceand Big XII Conerence Cham-pionship Games. At each site,two students selected rom arandom drawing competedagainst each other by stand-ing at the ve yard line andthrowing ten ootballs into aDr. Pepper can. The contes-tant who successully threwthe most ootballs into thecan in thirty seconds won thescholarship.For Davis, getting to theevent was just as exciting asactually winning the top prize."I applied online throughDr. Pepper's website twoor three months ago," shesaid. "One day while at thecollege, I received a call on mycell phone rom an unlistednumber. I didn't answer itbut listened to the voicemailmessage and called back. Icouldn't believe it when Iound out it was Dr. Peppertelling me I was selected to goto the SEC Championship. Itold all o my riends and am-ily as ast as I could."Upon learning o herselection, Davisí atherTony built a structure at theamily's home which allowedErica to practice throwingootballs into a hole similar towhat she would experience atthe actual game."I threw three dierentsize ootballs to learn dier-ent grips. I also threw sot-balls and tennis balls to getmy timing down," she said.Davis and her sister-in-law, April Yarbrough, traveledto Atlanta Thursday, Decem-ber 4 or a contestant dinnerhosted by Dr. Pepper. Whilethere, she and ellow contes-tant Tima Hamshar were in-troduced as the two studentsto compete during Saturday'sgame at the Georgia Dome.Both contestants wereable to walk on the Dome'seld December 5 to get anidea o what to expect, andeach was given a ootball.
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