Volume 124, No. 50 Dahlonega, Ga. 30533 September 11, 2013 thedahloneganugget.com $1.00 Future City manager Georgia submits his leaders coming resignation By Wayne Knuckles letter of resignation. The Nugget According to a separation Dahlonega City Man- agreement between Thomas ager Ron Thomas resigned and the city obtained by The to town last week after about eight Nugget, Thomas will receive months on the job. four months separation pay ■ Leadership Georgia The council voted unani- and be eligible to fi le for un- members visiting mously to accept Thomas’ employment compensation. resignation at a called meet- The city also agreed to Dahlonega this week ing last Tuesday. Council remove any negative per- member Johnny Ariemma formance evaluations from By John Bynum was not present for the vote. Thomas’ fi le and to give a The Dahlonega Nugget The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site is just one of many area landmarks that will Mayor Gary McCullough “neutral” reference if con- When the participants of host participants in the Leadership Georgia educational experience this week. Pictured: said after the meeting that “a tacted by prospective future the Leadership Georgia class lot of factors” led to the resig- employers. of 2013 arrive in Dahlonega Dahlonega’s Lori Hamby (right) of the DNR’s Park and Historic Site Division discusses nation. McCullough said efforts to tomorrow, they will begin a the upcoming visit with Brian and Kristin Daniel, Co-Program Chairs for Leadership “We didn’t feel it was a fi nd a replacement for Thom- whirlwind three-day adven- Georgia. The couple has made 22 trips to Dahlonega since last November in the process good fi t for the town,” Mc- as will begin immediately. ture that will show off many of of planning the Leadership Georgia visit. (Staff photo/JOHN BYNUM) Cullough said. Thomas came to Dahlone- the fascinating features Lump- Attempts to reach Thomas ga from Hoschton, and has kin County is known for. with the program will visit confront the state. potential to work together for comment were unsuccess- an extensive background in The class includes 68 locally. Leadership Georgia is for a better Georgia. Its pri- ful. utility management. He also members and their spouses During its events through- one of the nation’s oldest and mary purpose is to identify, His last offi cial day of work has 20 years of municipal and or guests who will be visiting out the year, Leadership most successful leadership- train, and inspire a network was August 30. fi nancial experience, having Dahlonega. With affi liated Georgia endeavors to teach training programs for young of emerging young leaders, “I believe that it is in my served as the senior fi nancial personnel also taking part, participants skills that can business, civic and communi- best interest, and the best consultant for Jacobs Engi- nearly 200 people associated be used to solve issues that ty leaders with the desire and See Leadership, Page 8A interest of my family, that I neering and the general man- pursue other career oppor- ager of Harlingen Waterworks Local company has an app for that tunities,” Thomas said in his System in Harlingen, Texas. BOE seeks charter school designation
By Sharon Hall The Nugget Lumpkin County Board “WWee ccan’tan’t rrelely of Education voted Sept. 4 to jjustust oonn ppropertyroperty go forward with an applica- tion to the state for Charter ttaxesaxes aanymorenymore. System status. It’s a way, said OOverver thethe ppastast year,year, Superintendent Dewey Moye, to “think outside the box and wwe’vee’ve hhadad $12.6$12.6 look for innovative ways” to mmillionillion iinn aauster-uster- both prepare students for the 21st century and fund that iityty ccuts.uts. WWee hhaveave preparation. ttoo llookook aatt aalterna-lterna- If designated as a Char- ttiveive wwaayyss ttoo ffundund Shannon Simms, owner of local company Mobile Mind (formerly Applied Studios), stands with Judy Toppins (left) ter System, students would continue to have to meet oourur schools.schools. and Mitch Cohen (right), both with the National Forest Service, holding a smart phone and tablet that can use Simm’s State curriculum standards Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Mobile App. and electives would still be offered. However, those electives, and possibly some ”- DDeweyewey First mobile application to feature National Forest required classes, would be MMoyeoye expanded. The expansion By Sharon Hall people photos, giving both written and “That’s why I moved here. My would focus on skills to bearings for the automotive The Nugget look-as-you-go GPS directions, lists of home is like right in the middle of the ready students for the uni- industry; someone from the It’s the fi rst offi cial mobile app that amenities, hours and fees, safety tips app,” he said. “It was really enjoyable versity or workforce, includ- Cottrell School of Business puts a part of the National Forest liter- and up-to-the-minute news, such as to do.” ing “soft skills.” might come in and teach a ally in the palm of your hand. And local weather conditions, road outages and “It was wonderful working with a One of the advantages unit for business or econom- mobile app designer Shannon Simms special events. local company. Mobile Mind helped of being a Charter System, ics classes; or a student plan- and his Mobile Mind (formerly Applied Users can also share a link to Face- create something really unique and Moye said, is that is allows ning to go into the construc- Studios) team are the ones who came up book or Twitter. specifi c to our needs.” said Judy Top- fl exibility in using the re- tion trade could become an with the interactive app that features The project was right up Simm’s pins, Public Affairs Staff Offi cer with sources of the community apprentice to someone with a the Chattahoochee-Oconee National and his associates’ alley. They are all the Chattahoochee-Oconee National and beyond by granting specifi c skill set and receive Forests. outdoorsmen—hikers, campers, cano- waivers for those with spe- credit toward graduation. The app covers 49 sites, showing ers. See App, Page 11A cial skills but no teaching “There are a lot of people certifi cate to instruct stu- who are not certifi ed teach- dents in their area of exper- ers that still have a lot to tise. For example, he said, teach,” Moye said. “We want the high school automotive to partner with the commu- Bynum named news editor, Finan joins staff classes might have a class- nity—with Lanier Tech, with room at Koyo, which manu- See Charter, Page 9A John Bynum has been has called wonderful During the past several facturers roller and needle named news editor of The Dahlonega place to call years, Bynum has also cov- Dahlonega Nugget and Greg home for home,” said ered many items of commu- Finan has been named sports over a de- Bynum, nity interest. writer, editor and publisher cade. “and I enjoy With the chance to cover Wayne Knuckles announced After telling the such a wide variety of in- this week. graduating stories of triguing people and events Bynum is beginning his from the the people in Lumpkin County, he said sixth year with The Nugget. University who live and that he looks forward to new “I am grateful for the op- of North work in our portunity to continue to serve Georgia with Bynum community.” Finan See Staff, Page 9A the readers of The Nugget,” a bachelor’s degree in Eng- Serving as he said. lish, Bynum joined the staff the sports editor he has cov- Bynum grew up just down of The Nugget. ered everything from high the road in White County and “Lumpkin County is a school football to rifl ery. Page 2A, The Dahlonega Nugget, Dahlonega, Ga., September 11, 2013 Arrest Reports August 25 August 29 bridge, Ga. was arrested and tain lane, DUI and improper September 5 ■ Terrell Jones, 35, ■ Megan Lovelace, 21, charged with violation of equipment for motorcycle ■ Christopher Crane, 45, Dahlonega was arrested and Bethlehem, Ga. was arrested bond conditions riders Cleveland was arrested and charged with DUI and failure and charged with battery ■ Alexander Mock, 23, ■ Jenna Kobetich, 19, charged with battery to maintain lane ■ Joni Flynn, 32, Dahlone- Dahlonega was arrested and Dahlonega was arrested and ■ Thomas Adams, 75, ■ Anthony Allen, 29, ga was arrested and charged charged with DUI and pos- charged with underage con- Cumming was arrested and Gainesville, was arrested and with distribution without session of an open alcoholic sumption charged with theft by shop- charged with driving while order form, fi ctitious regis- beverage container in motor ■ Sarah Anglin, 19, Daw- lifting license suspended or revoked tration, fraudulently obtain- vehicle sonville was arrested and ■ Jacob Daughtry, 23, ■ Hours/Location ■ Halen Yates, 28, Dahlone- ing controlled substance and ■ Christopher Hale, 35, charged with underage con- Dahlonega was arrested and Open Monday-Friday ga was arrested and charged false report Clarkesville, Ga. was arrest- sumption charged with probation viola- 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with DUI ■ Sheila Flanagan, 49, ed and charged with posses- ■ Creston Maxey, 20, tion ■ Dereck Heim, 31, Dahlonega was arrested and sion of less than one ounce of Winder was arrested and 1074 Morrison Moore Gainesville, was arrested charged with criminal tres- marijuana charged with underage con- September 6 Pkwy and charged with speeding pass, theft by taking and pos- sumption ■ David Summers, 24, ■ Contacting us and DUI session of tools for the com- August 31 ■ Kenneth Davis, 42, Cleveland was arrested and mission of crime ■ Jordan Robinson, 18, Dahlonega was arrested and charged with probation viola- Telephone: 706-864- August 26 ■ Weldon Cunningham, Dahlonega was arrested and charged with probation viola- tion 3613 ■ Marcia Craven, 44, 34, Dawsonville was arrested charged with DUI, underage tion ■ Donna Cochran, 26, FAX: 706-864-4360 Gainesville was arrested and and charged with theft by consumption and failure to Cleveland was arrested and Mail: P.O. Box 36 charged with theft by shop- taking maintain lane September 3 charged with prescription lifting and forgery in the sec- ■ Freddy Perez, 20, ■ Omar Tapia-Aguilera, ■ Casey Davis, 20, drugs not in proper contain- ■ Submissions ond degree Gainesville was arrested and 36, Dahlonega was arrested Dahlonega was arrested and er The Dahlonega Nug- ■ Dwight Waters, 23, charged with no valid drivers and charged with no valid charged with failure to main- ■ John Martin, 22, get encourages readers Dahlonega was arrested and license drivers license tain lane, speeding and DUI Dahlonega was arrested and to submit items of com- charged with possession of ■ Florence Cardin, 37, ■ Laura Navarro, 22, charged with DUI, no valid dangerous drugs August 30 Dahlonega was arrested and Dahlonega was arrested and driver’s license, no insurance munity interest to the ■ Leslie Journigan, 34, ■ Andrew Baker, 39, charged with probation viola- charged with DUI and failure and failure to have proper newspaper for publica- Dahlonega was arrested and Dahlonega was arrested and tion to stop at stop sign equipment for motorcycle tion. charged with probation viola- charged with prescription rider There is no charge for tion drugs not in proper container September 1 September 4 September 7 and illegal possession of dan- ■ William Kirby III, 21, ■ Kevin Gilreath, 34, ■ Jennifer Kelley, 37, running items involving August 28 gerous drugs Cartersville was arrested Dahlonega was arrested and Dahlonega was arrested and community activities or ■ James Lowe, 69, ■ Christopher Thomas, and charged with failure to charged with battery and charged with battery announcements such Dahlonega was arrested and 22, was arrested and charged maintain lane and DUI criminal damage to property ■ Susan Robinson, 52, Lula as weddings, births and charged with battery with possession of dangerous ■ Regina Sutton, 30, Helen was arrested and charged ■ Michael Hood, 25, drugs and possession of fi re- September 2 was arrested and charged with prescription drugs not milestone anniversaries. Dahlonega was arrested and arm or knife during certain ■ Erik Padilla, 31, Daw- wtih probation violation in proper container, posses- We will print pho- charged with probation viola- crimes sonville was arrested and ■ Jonas Teague, 34, sion of amphetamine and op- tographs for such an- tion ■ Sinh Nguyen, 23, Stock- charged with failure to main- Clarkesville was arrested erating a motor vehicle wile nouncements, and also and charged with probation licens revoked violation ■ Robin Nixon, 23, with obituaries, free of Crimebeat ■Victor Allen, 35, Dahlone- Dahlonega was arrested and charge. August 26 August 28 living room and bedroom. The ga was arrested and charged charged with furnishing al- Items should be sub- ■ A woman told police she ■ A man told police some- only items apparently missing with battery and probation coholic beverages to person mitted as far as possible observed a woman getting one had broken into a resi- were half a case of Coors beer violation under 21 without proper iden- in advance of the event’s into an SUV near the Lump- dence he was watching over for and a jug of pennies weighing tifi cation date or the date of re- kin County Animal Shelter a neighbor and ransacked the approximately 30 pounds. entrance with a puppy chas- quested publication. ing after her. After she got the The newspaper at- woman to stop, she approached tempts to run all items as her and asked if she was aban- Meetings close to the requested doning the puppy, and the (Sept. 18), 6 p.m. in coun- woman said yes, the puppy ran The Lumpkin County date(s) as possible. into the roadway. Words were Board of Commission- cil chamber at City Hall. Since there is no exchanged, with the driver of ers will hold the second charge for these items, the SUV cursing the woman. of three Public Hearings The Lumpkin County they appear in the news- Animal control took custody Thursday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. Board of Commissioners of the puppy, the driver of the will hold the last of three
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By Sharon Hall One other obstacle is The Nugget the necessity of transport- It’s a fact that many peo- “A llotot ooff tthemhem aarere iinn jjailail bbecauseecause theythey don’tdon’t havehave thethe toolstools toto makemake itit onon thethe ing inmates to the Adult ple wind up on the wrong ooutside,utside, andand ifif I ccanan hhelpelp jjustust oonene ppersonerson turnturn ttheirheir llifeife aaround,round, iit’st’s wworthorth tthehe Learning Center for test- side of the law because of ing, Davis says. They must a lack of money. And often ttime.ime. be accompanied by an off that lack of money is due to ”- GGaryary SteffeySteffey duty deputy, who has to be a lack of education. Lump- LLocalocal vvolunteerolunteer paid overtime. kin County Detention Cen- “We need four comput- ter and Lanier Tech are the Detention Center. wide range of educational a year with the program. several who were released ers for testing. If we had partners in trying to break “It’s not just play experience, from those He agrees with Steffey. and continued with the adequate lap tops we al- the cycle of recidivism— school,” he says. “We get with some high school to “It makes you feel good. program at the Learning ready have approval from committing a crime, be- people across the finish those who read at a 3rd The people in the program Center, eventually earning the state for the jail to be ing incarcerated, getting line.” grade level. Volunteers fo- are very appreciative of their GED. a GED Testing Facility. We out and then returning to One of the reasons is cus on what the individual the volunteers,” he says. “I “We only have them for could administer the tests jail again—by offering in- that Davis makes sure the needs to help them catch find it very rewarding. a limited time. Some are right here,” Davis say. mates the chance to earn people entering the pro- up, Davis says. “And it’s not just doing able to get ready for test- “I think it’s a terrific their GED. gram are serious from the Gary Steffey has been fractions and decimals. ing and some not,” he says. program,” Jarrard says. Studies have shown that start. Before anyone is al- volunteering for several Lou told me early on it’s just But those who are ready to “Education is one of the those who obtain their GED lowed into the program years. He helps with math, as important to be a role be tested can take the tests only ways to have success while serving their sen- Davis interviews them and mostly, because that’s model to these young men. for free. The sheriff’s of- in life.” tence have “a significantly lays out the ground rules. what he enjoys, he says, They’re not dumb. They’re fice pays 20 percent out of Anyone interested in lower recidivism rate” ac- They have to come to the but occasionally also tu- not stupid. They’ve made the percentage it receives learning more about vol- cording to the Journal of classes regularly and com- tors English. some bad life choices. A from the phone and com- unteering, or donating a Correctional Education. plete homework assign- He says during his time lot of them have never had missary services inmates lap top, can contact Davis Another study, conducted ments. with the program he has much positive feedback in pay for. Lumpkin County at [email protected]. by the MTC Institute and “And we insist that they found a common thread their lives. If I can help Literary Coalition pays 80 Correctional Education do it. We want to save the among many of the in- them take one step in the percent of the $160 cost. Association, stated, “Par- savable. If they don’t feel mates. right direction, it’s worth ticipants were more likely like they want to come one “Many of them have giving the time.” to remain employed, and day, they won’t do their ADD or hyperactivity that Volunteers don’t have to at a higher wage, than non- homework, I’ve been given hasn’t been diagnosed or be former teachers. They participants.” the flexibility to kick them that they are not on medi- do look for people with Recently, 15 out of 40 out, and I have kicked cation for. They’ve been some college or educa- who earned their GEDs out a few. But the major- told all their lives that tional experience, but the earned them while serving ity are there because they they’re stupid and will nev- main thing, Davis says, time in the county jail. want to be there, and they er amount to anything,” is to be able to teach high Lumpkin County Sher- work hard,” Davis says. he says. “A lot of them are school subjects. “It’s re- iff Stacey Jarrard hasn’t “I think the success we’ve in jail because they don’t ally reading, writing and conducted any studies, but had makes them realize it have the tools to make it arithmetic—and the time,” his experience tells him is possible for them to get on the outside, and if I can he says. that those who are able to their GED too.” help just one person turn Not all those who begin be employed return to his One of the reasons the their life around, it’s worth the program are able to fin- accommodations less fre- program is successful, Da- the time. It makes me feel ish. Some are released be- quently. vis says, is the volunteers good. I’m real proud of this fore they are ready to take Lou Davis is the GED in- who work one-on-one with work.” to the test. Some are trans- structor from Lanier Tech the students. Steve Bordanaro has ferred to other facilities. who runs the program at The program attracts a been a volunteer for nearly But Davis says he knows of
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Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas. n this date in 2001, an American Airlines Boeing The same is true about the 767—loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet full and a full Has the time come for some deaths of Robert Kennedy and Ocompliment of passengers–crashed into the north Martin Luther King. tower of the World Trade Center in New York City near the And today marks the an- 80th fl oor of the 110-story building. niversary of another tragedy What at fi rst appeared to be an accidental collision of some that is forever burned into sort was instantly understood to be a deliberate act of sav- Nighthawk football Saturdays? our collective memories—the agery when a second Boeing 767 crashed into the south tower day terrorists fl ew loaded air- near the 60th fl oor. y nephew went to ends. planes into the twin towers There could be no doubt. America was under attack, on college the other I suppose this didn’t hap- of the World Trade Center in our own soil, in the deadliest such event since Pearl Harbor. Mday and I’m not pen on accident. It was the re- New York. Two other planes were involved in the attacks that day. I remember like it was yes- sure how it happened. Matt sult of full-on efforts by past While Americans were still trying to absorb the images Some might say he spent presidents like Dr. Owen and terday. they were seeing from New York, American Airlines Flight four years at high school, grad- Aiken Dr. Potter; and it’s been car- I wasn’t in the newsroom– 77 slammed into the west side of the Pentagon at 9:45 a.m., uated from high school and ried on by current president where I normally would have killing 125 military personnel and civilians, as well as all 64 then enrolled at Furman Uni- Columnist Dr. Jacobs. been—that morning. I had people aboard the airliner. versity. But I ain’t buying it. Yet, I still feel as though taken a few days vacation and In another 15 minutes, a horrifi ed nation watched as the No, something fi shy is go- my fake alma mater is miss- was sitting in my recliner South Tower came crashing down. At 10:30 a.m., the North ing on. Because he can’t be ing just one thing. watching a morning news Tower also collapsed. old enough for a post-second- where my best friends lived. And it’s a big one thing. show when the fi rst plane hit. Close to 3,000 people died in the vicinity of the World Trade ary education. It was where I kept all my I’m talking about football. Within three hours, I was Center, including 343 fi refi ghters and paramedics, 23 NYPD Bailey was born, if my stuff! That’s right, I said the “f” in the middle of producing a offi cers and 37 Port Authority police offi cers on the scene to math is correct ... carry the Suddenly all that research word. (Um, I mean the non-of- special eight-page edition of perform rescue efforts. two, round off the remainder and studying and passing of fensive one.) our newspaper that we had on Meanwhile, passengers aboard United Flight 93, well ... exactly 13 years ago. classes seemed terribly short- Though, I suppose the top- the streets by early afternoon. aware of unfolding events, knew the plane’s hijackers were ly- Oh wait, I forgot to move sighted. ic is kind of offensive to some Being a daily newspaper, ing when the announced over the intercom that the plane was the decimal point. Of course, I eventually college offi cials, who see it we had access to the photo returning to the airport. He was born three years moved on, and I’ve learned as a headache of budgets and stream of the Associated One of the passengers, Thomas Burnett Jr., told his wife ago. to prefer life without a GPA. building projects and sched- Press. The horrifying images over the phone that “I know we’re all going to die. There’s But then, I suppose, 1995 But then, once a year, when uling problems. of that day fl owed across my three of us who are going to do something about it. I love you was technically more than the coolness of fall returns But to them I say, imagine desk in a steady stream. Part honey.” three years ago. and the leaves turn crisp and a crisp fall day full of blue and of my job was to pick the pho- A group of passengers apparently rushed the cockpit and Which is why my nephew the light turns golden, that yellow clad fans pouring into tos we would use in our special kept that plane from killing more Americans, at the expense is now a full-grown Purple old college homesickness re- Dahlonega. Imagine a park- edition. Many didn’t make the of their own lives. While it will never be known for certain, Paladin (no really, that’s a turns. ing lot brimming with tail- cut because they were simply it’s believed this plane would have targeted the White House thing). And it’s times like these gating Nighthawks just off too terrible—such as the de- or the U.S. Capital. And he’s loving it. that I turn to University of the square. tailed shots of people jumping In the aftermath of the attacks an international coalition And what’s not to love? North Georgia, my adopted Imagine me being able to from the top of one of the sky- led by the United States launched Operation Enduring Free- If we use the same math as college home. join them and act as though scrapers. But they are images dom in Afghanistan on Oct. 7. above, I too was a freshman Because if you can’t live I’m a college student again. that I will never forget. In May, 2011, the U.S. tracked down and killed Osama bin in college exactly ... carry the at college, I say the next best Um, I mean tax revenue, Another thing I will never Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks. two, round off the remainder, thing is living in a college think of the tax revenue. forget about September 11 was We live in a different world today than we did on Sept. 10, divide width times height ... town. And imagine a swelling the great outpouring of patrio- 2001. six years ago. And, is it just me, or does student population of 15,000 tism that swept the country in To honor all the sacrifi ce of so many individuals for so Please, play along. Dahlonega seem much more fi nally having a football team the days and weeks that fol- many years, we must never forget these tragic events. And when I fi nally gradu- college-townish lately? to embrace as their own. lowed. ated from my alma mater of I think the the shift began So the time has come. And Suddenly, American fl ags E-mail The Nugget staff LaGrange College it was a about fi ve years ago when the it’s time for kick-off. were fl ying everywhere—on proud, and also very terrify- fancy dorms began to pop up Because a Nighthawks public buildings and private News homes, on cars, trucks and Wayne Knuckles:[email protected] ing, moment. around campus and slowly football program would defi - Mostly because I didn’t but surely college students nitely have the support of stu- motorcycles. It seemed more Sharon Hall: [email protected] want to leave college. put up their suitcases and dents, faculty and the commu- people were turning to their Sports It was my home. It was stuck around for the week- nity. And also fake alumni. faith during that time. Alan John Bynum: [email protected] Jackson wrote a terrifi c song that asked, “Where were you Advertising that September morning?” Tom Tucker: [email protected] As I look back, I can’t think Chad Parham: [email protected] Emergency Management has of another single event in my Robin Willis [email protected] lifetime that united so many of our fellow citizens and raised Billing Questions general feelings of patriotism Leslie Toombs: [email protected] three areas of responsibility to new heights. Now, it is a shame it takes a tragedy of such scale to make umpkin County tional units are dispatched. us more united, but it was won- Emergency Services Only two employees travel derful while it lasted to see all Lis actually three in each ambulance and a fi re those fl ags fl ying everywhere departments in one–Fire, truck only has one staff mem- you turned, and to feel like we The Gold of the News - Emergency Medical Services, David ber. were indeed one country. Serving Lumpkin County and the County’s Emergency Wimpy If a call for a possible heart I guess it was predictable for more than 115 Years Management Agency. attack comes in, the normal that such a level of patriotism P.O. Box 36 - 1074 Morrison Moore Parkway The scope of services runs County standard of care calls for two and love of country could not from fi re fi ghting to search staff members working to- Dahlonega, Ga. 30533 Outlook be sustained forever. As the and rescues to responses to gether in the back of the am- days turned into weeks and Telephone: (706) 864-3613 accidents and natural disas- bulance to provide the patient the months turned into years FAX Number: (706) 864-4360 ters. it is quite a task. Emergency with advanced life support. following September 11, we Publication No. USPS 141740 In addition to emergency Services averages about 4,000 This means an additional slowly drifted back into our OUR MISSION responses, we provide fi re calls for service per year or person is needed to drive everyday worlds, while the The Dahlonega Nugget is published with pride for the investigations, inspections, about 10 calls per shift. the ambulance to the hos- horrors of that day faded to people of Lumpkin and adjoining counties by Community training and public educa- The most common ques- pital. Certainly most of us the deepest recesses of our col- Newspapers, Inc., Athens, Ga. We believe that strong news- tion and prevention. tion we get asked is “Why who might fi nd ourselves lective consciousness. papers build strong communities— “Newspapers get things Lumpkin County Emer- does a fi re truck always re- in a similar circumstance On this tragic anniver- done!” Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and gency Services is staffed by spond with an ambulance?” would want to know that sary date, it seems to me our profi table community-oriented newspapers. This mission a mixture of full time, part While it may appear this there were enough properly country is further apart than will be accomplished through the teamwork of professionals time, and volunteer staff way, a fi re truck does not re- trained people responding to at any other time I am able to dedicated to truth, integrity, loyalty, quality and hard work. members. Shifts run for 24 spond with all ambulance appropriately care for us or a remember. Tom Wood, Chairman hours and are covered by 11 calls. It depends on the type loved one and to transport in It’s been a rough haul this Dink NeSmith, President staff members every day. All of call. a timely manner. last dozen or so years, for our Alan NeSmith, Regional Publisher of our members, including The decision to dispatch a Please know that when country and for many of us as Wayne Knuckles, Editor/Publisher volunteers, are trained to fi re truck along with an am- you see a fi re truck follow- individuals. very high state and national bulance is based on informa- ing an ambulance, it is a true Maybe it’s just wishful SUBSCRIPTION RATES: standards. tion given when a call comes emergency, not just because thinking on my part, but I Per Year Through the use of six fi re into the 911 center. someone wanted to take a fi re believe that love of country In Lumpkin County (including Dawsonville, stations (Station #1 at Pine- If the situation is life engine out for a spin. still beats strong in most ev- Murrayville and Cleveland, Suches) ...... $27 tree Way, Station #2 at High- threatening or if there are I hope this answers some ery heart. It just doesn’t have All other Georgia counties ...... $37 way 52 East, Station #3 at Ya- indicators that extra man- questions about our depart- a way of expressing itself all Out of state ...... $47 hoola Road/unmanned vol- power will be needed (per- ment and what we do. If you that often. Senior Citizen Discount (55 or older) Deduct ...... $1 unteer, Station #4 off Highwy haps to carry someone up a ever have any questions or No matter what side of the 400, Station #5 at Mill Creek, mountainside on a stretcher concerns, please give me a political spectrum you call and Station #6 at Highway or extricate a victim from a call. Thank you for your sup- home, it’s my belief that you All subscription prices include tax. 52 West/unmanned volun- vehicle accident) then addi- port. ■ Reproduction of the contents of this publication in whole or feel your opinions represent teer), these men and women what is best for our country, in part without written permission is prohibited. provide protection for all of ■ as do your friends and neigh- The paper cannot be responsible for any unsolicited manu- Lumpkin County including bors who may be on the oppo- scripts or photographs. the City of Dahlonega. The deadline to submit a site side of the fence. ■ The publisher’s liability for an error will not exceed the This might not seem like a We may disagree on many cost of the space occupied by the error. lot, but with 30,000 residents, letter things, but love for our home ■ Periodical postage paid to Dahlonega, Ga. a University of North Geor- country is not one of them. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Dahlonega gia population that swells Let’s just hope it doesn’t Nugget, P.O. Box 36, Dahlonega, GA. 30533. to approximately 6,500 on a to the editor for the take another national disaster Member Georgia Press Association daily basis, a multi-story hos- for some of that patriotic pride and National Newspaper Association pital and an undetermined next issue is Friday, 5 p.m. to be put back on display. amount of visitors each day, The Dahlonega Nugget, Dahlonega, Ga., September 11, 2013, Page 5A Farmer’s market off ers fresh produce and good advice
n summer Satur- The wise ones. as he gripped his cane. “Stove I nodded a knowing nod. “I “Young man, farmin’ comes day mornings, the I ambled over with fi st- up and plum tuckered out, but feel for you. My grandparents down to one rule: sometimes Ofarmer’s market in fuls of stuffed plastic bags, I ain’t give out, yet.” were farmers. Both sides.” you get, but most times you get Hancock Park is the place to evidence of my good faith. I looked from one to the “Next year,” Hat said to got.” be. Yes, one can buy fresh pro- Jameson “Howdy-do.” other. “Man, all the rain this Cane, “it’ll be better, what you Zingers fl ew back and forth duce from farmers of Lump- Gregg “Howdy.” year, ya’ll must’a gotten ham- reckon’?” betwixt the wise ones. I came kin and surrounding coun- “Mind if I set my bags down mered.” Cane shook his head, to learn that life is simpler ties. Then there are the golden Guest a minute in the shade?” “My early crop was purt’ grinned and a map of wrinkles when you plow around the veins of wisdom buried in the “Not a’tall.” nigh nuthin’,” said Cane, his framed his blue eyes. “I quit stump and that Jimmy Carter mind shafts of the old ones. Column I plopped my rear end on mouth sunken, his beard stub- tryin’ to reckon on that topic was the only president without As I strolled from table-to- the ground next to my bags. bled. long time ago. You’d have bet- an accent. They started table one morning buying to- tables. “How you gentlemen doing?” Hat shifted in his chair. ter luck tryin’ to baptize a cat getting down to brass tacks matoes, fi eld peas, and more, The men were taking it One removed the grass Green light fi ltering through than predict the cotton-pickin’ when Cane advised Hat and I got to wondering how this easy in the shade, appearing stalk from his mouth and the bill highlighted his slen- weather.” me to “keep skunks, bankers year’s extraordinary rain af- as if time and motion ceased said, “Fair to midlin’.” He der hooknose. “My corn crop Hat chuckled then pointed and lawyers at a distance.” fected their crops. I spotted a to exist. Bib overalls and sported a straw hat with a was so poor, my wife cooked to me. I looked beyond his Considering I fi t into a couple couple of old ones lounging on leathered skin, farmer boots green transparent bill. some for supper the other day hooknose and the dangling of those categories, I took my folding lawn chairs planted and rail thin. Graduates from Liver spots danced on the and we ate seven acres in one white hairs of his eyebrows cue and gathered my bags, away from the bustle of the the school of hard knocks. trembling hand of the other meal.” and into his knowing eyes. tipped my cap and bid adieu. Your letters to the editor
decide what to do about this loss of expected tax collections. ble over the one percent LOST sales tax. Are you starting to CUVA law is costly for most taxpayers It has two choices. It can cut the budget for county services think that there may be something seriously wrong with the Dear Editor: AND/OR it can raise the taxes on EVERYONE ELSE. Those CUVA law? I have fi nished my in depth study of the Conservation Use are the only options they would have. And then what hap- I will be attending the three upcoming county budget meet- Value Assessment (CUVA) law is Georgia. I also intend to be pened to the missing $45,649? Well it is still in the pockets ings. I will be wearing an Hawaiian shirt. You can talk to me at the three County public meetings regarding the Budget and of the CUVA landowners along the Ga. 400 to spend as they then about this. To view my fi ndings on Ga. 400 parcels go to Millage Rate Increase. I intend to address the Board at those want. They could buy more land to put in CUVA, buy a new http://goo.gl/kA9YRg. meetings and relay some of my fi ndings. I will be available to car, make a contribution to CHP or take a trip to Las Vegas. discuss the CUVA issue with you. Their choice. Whose money are they really spending? Well Frank Gilkeson The CUVA law was voted into existence by the people in it is now legally theirs, but last year it was yours. The only Dahlonega 1992 and took effect the next year. CUVA was designed to pro- thing that happened was that the land was put into CUVA tect farmers from the pressure to sell-out to developers when for 10 years. Does this sound “fair” to you? Some of this land the Tax Assessor raised their assessments a lot. fronting the Ga. 400 has been in CUVA for 21 years paying on The law provides for a different way to determine the value average 2 percent FMV property taxes each year for 21 years! of agricultural land for tax purposes. CUVA land is assessed You probably pay 100 percent FMV taxes every year. Is CUVA Subscribe today! at current use value (CUV) and not fair market value (FMV). just plain too much of a good thing for some people? Last year CUV was eight percent of FMV in the county so peo- Think about this as you watch the county in its current ple in the program get a large tax cut. They pay eight cents on struggle to pay for essential services. Watch them raise taxes Call 706-864-3613 the dollar basically. on EVERYONE ELSE to hire one person each for the Tax If you live in the city or a subdivision or a small county Commissioner and Clerk of the Court and provide overtime parcel you pay 100 cents on the dollar. Big difference. Once in for the Sheriff. Think about this as you watch them engage in CUVA the benefi ts continue for 10 years. You cannot engage lengthy and costly negotiations with the city as they squab- in a non-farm business on CUVA land, but over the years the Gold Rush Pageant “land usage” rules have been weakened to the extent the you can do nothing and just let your land sit there. Many people do Sunday, October 6, 2013 this. Anyone can claim this eight cents on the dollar tax cut who owns 10 acres or lives on 11 acres of agricultural land in 2:00 p.m. the county, no questions asked. Lumpkin Co. Park & Rec Center As it turns out the CUV of a parcel is a secret. It never ap- b 2
pears on the property tax bill or the assessment notice. It is 3 on record on a “card” in the Tax Assessor’s Offi ce so you can 2 For additional information, call: lb491 call or drop by to fi nd out what it is. Does anyone reading this 706-864-6347, 706-216-4247, 706-864-7660 rw91113b who has a parcel in CUVA actually know what its CUV is? Ok, I thought so. As I said, the CUVA law was initially intended to help farm- ers resist developers, but 21 years later we fi nd many develop- ers actually have land in CUVA while they wait for opportuni- ties to develop. I have just completed a detailed investigation of all the CUVA parcels that fronted on the Ga. 400 from Route 60 to the county line in 2012. Can we all assume that all these parcels will be developed as commercial, industrial or subdi- visions at some point in the future? I identifi ed the parcels by looking at the Tax Assessor’s map and then I got the values for FMV and CUV for each parcel from the Offi cial 2012 Tax Digest fi led by the Tax Commissioner with the State. The Tax Commissioner graciously provided me with this list. Hold onto your hats as you read this. All of this informa- tion comes from open public records. In 2012, seven parcels of 208 acres were in CUVA fronting on the Ga. 400. Numbers are rounded. One parcel of 18 acres was assessed at $2.1 million I can help you make the right decisions about your FMV and $15,300 CUV. Ten acres, $450,000 FMV, $8,000 CUV. 401(k). Call today – I can help you plan for life. Forty-fi ve acres, $2.2 million FMV and $30,000 CUV. Eighteen acres, $900,000 FMV, $12,000 CUV. Ten acres, $500,000 FMV, Brian C. Denney* FIC Joy L. Knowles $7400 CUV. Eighty-four acres, $2.4 million FMV, $53,000 CUV. And 23 acres, $272,000 FMV, $15,000. Across the seven parcels, %ULDQ&'HQQH\# -R\/.QRZOHV# FMV was $9 million, CUV was $139,000 and CUV was 1.56 PZDUHSRUJ PZDUHSRUJ percent of FMV. Current use value was 1.56 percent of fair market value! How can CUV be so incredibly low? Could this be the reason that the CUV is a secret? Would the people rise up in indigna- tion if they knew that this was going on? Remember that land fronting on the Ga. 400 is basically waiting to be developed. The Tax Assessor is pricing it ac- cp91113b cordingly. But consider this. CUVA is a tax exemption and all &URZQ0RXQWDLQ3ODFH'DKORQHJD*$ rw91113b tax exemptions are considered to be “tax shifting” in nature. A “tax shift” shifts the tax burden from one group of tax pay- ers to another. In this case, these “developers” are shifting their taxes onto YOU (if you are not in CUVA). AND THIS IS A MASSIVE SHIFT! If this land were not in CUVA it would have generated $46,374 in county taxes in 2012. Instead, in CUVA, it generated only $725! Yes, I said only $725. Who made up for this tax loss of $45,649? Well here is what actually happened. Suppose all of Subscribe this land had been subject to non-CUVA taxes in 2011 and then all the land was suddenly put in the CUVA program in 2012. This sudden action would cause the tax base of the county to today! shrink by $8,764,488 and county tax collections to shrink by $45,649! At that point the county commission would have to
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e see the squir- agriculture. After the years liday, is that “extreme cold friends. For a while, I found took his big chisel and his rels scampering of extreme drought, we will be pulled down from the him football tickets to a few axe to complete the assign- Wabout all spring never thought we would see North Pole and pushed way games, and along about Oc- ment. Coleman is not a big and summer. We know what Loran rain nearly every day, as we south in the U.S.” We can tober, I would come home man but his efforts were Bu- they are doing, but we look Smith have during recent summer expect temperatures to run and see fi rewood stacked on nyanesque. He now joins my askance without a thought months. Too much rain ru- 20 to 30 degrees below nor- my porch, neat and orderly; friend Agnew in my “Good of what they are up to. Who Guest ined production of certain mal for the winter months. worthy of a photo. Neighbor Hall of Fame.” in these times thinks about Columnist crops with all too many What brought all this Now Coleman has done My participation was the importance of putting farmers. about was the good neigh- the same thing. We had lost very rewarding by the way, up for winter? The Farmers’ Almanac borly gesture of a friend. A a beautiful hardwood, owing albeit very small. Just un- It was not long ago, in a school from Aesop about the predicts this winter will be small favor led to my being to the latent drought, and loading and stacking fi re- more rural, agricultural ant and the grasshopper. All exceptionally cold. When the recipient of a big favor had saved up a goodly sup- wood brought fulfi llment. era, that an enjoyable life summer long, the ant was I took to the Internet to see from Coleman Hood, a one- ply of big chunks of wood. Every now and then, when I depended on canning (later putting up for winter. The what the publication was say- time forester with an ap- The only problem was that suggest that I go to the farm- on freezing) our garden grasshopper spent his time ing about winter, I bumped preciation of a tranquil fi re it needed splitting, which I ers’ market to buy some vegetables before the grow- singing and idling—only into the most alarming fore- when the temperatures fall. was planning to accomplish peas and shell them on the ing season ended; for those to become hungry in win- cast I have seen lately. The Over the years, my long- via someone who can readily back porch, my wife usually shorter days when staying ter and begging the ant for winter of 2013-14 is going to time friend Agnew Peacock handle such an assignment. reminds me that they are inside made you appreci- food. be the beginning of a “Little has made sure there is ac- One day, Coleman arrived in cheaper “at Kroger.” Maybe. ate having prepared for the The weather is not always Ice Age.” The prediction, cess to fi rewood in winter. his pickup truck with a load However, I enjoy the fulfi ll- cold months. We learned in kind toward the farmer and according to one Len R. Hol- Agnew likes to do things for of fi rewood. This meant that ment whenever I take on a I had to start a new stack in a homestead chore. new place. I helped him un- While I try to steer clear load the wood. I stood off to of doomsday talk, I believe the side and admired it with that we should, in these Getting to know your Red Cross chapter humble gratitude, knowing uncertain times, teach our the pleasure it would bring kids the value of industri- he American Red By Joni cy, coping, and preparedness Ready by getting an emergency me this winter. ousness and putting up for Cross, founded in Smith training for military families kit prepared, planning ahead The next day, Coleman winter. Especially if Len T1881 by Clara Barton, during times of deployment. and staying informed. was in the neighborhood. Holliday knows what he is is a nationally known and well ______In addition, we support our Our blood services supplies He called to say that he talking about. respected non-profi t organiza- American Red Cross wounded warriors, veterans, more than 40 percent of the would come split the hickory Loran Smith is the former tion whose mission is to “pre- Northeast Georgia active members and military blood collected in the United chunks. He did, and not only sideline color announcer for vent and alleviate human suf- hospitals through reintegra- States making us the nation’s was I grateful, I watched him Chapter the Georgia Bulldogs. He has fering in the face of emergen- tion programs and holiday largest blood collection organi- work, which brought about authored or co-authored sev- cies by mobilizing the power of mail for heroes. zation. Each month, working the deepest of respect as he eral books. volunteers and the generosity kin County alone. Many people Working with numerous with local host businesses, we of donors.” know our national disaster re- volunteers, businesses and gov- conduct blood drives to give op- The local Northeast Georgia lief efforts, but they are not as ernment agencies, we provide portunities to the community to Chapter has been serving the familiar with our work within preparedness, health and safety donate their life-saving blood. region since April 17, 1917 by their own community. training, and education. This Donating blood is important providing a number of key ser- As part of our efforts to training includes courses and because one pint of blood can vices. Some of these services serve our military, we pro- certifi cations in fi rst aid, CPR, save up to three lives include, but are not limited to, vide communication between AED, water safety and babysit- For more information on your Service to the Armed Forces, service members and their ting. We also provide disaster local Northeast Georgia Chapter Health and Safety Training, families during an emergency. preparedness and resiliency American Red Cross call the lo- Blood Services and Disaster We also help connect military training including emergency cal chapter office at 770-532-8453 Services. In 2012, a total of 15 families with local community planning and preparation. Lo- or visit the following website: clients were helped in Lump- resources and provide resilien- cal citizens can be Red Cross www.redcross.org/nega BIG STORE
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