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The Courier Herald (478)272-5522 • 1-800-833-2504 • Fax (478)272-2189 Monday, January 4, 2016 YOURThe NEWSPAPER [email protected] Courier • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia Herald31040 • 272-5522 Volume 102, No. 1, Pub. No 161860 $1 Open Letter to our Readers P.O. Drawer B, CSS, Dublin, Georgia 31040 The Courier Herald (478)272-5522 • 1-800-833-2504 • fax (478)272-2189 The Soperton News...The Montgomery Monitor...The Wheeler County Eagle... The Johnson Journal...The Cochran Journal...The Twiggs Times...The Wilkinson County Post...The Baldwin Bulletin January 4, 2016 Dear Readers, Photo by Rodney Manley East Dublin officials block off Broad Street after a sinkhole For 102 years as a daily newspaper, The Courier Herald has hit the streets in the afternoon, as was discovered there last Saturday. didmany newspapers around the state. As lifestyles and technology have developed, most daily newspapersare now on a morning cycle. We are one of the last three daily newspapers in Georgia to East Dublin repairing have remained what we call in our business a “PM Newspaper.” sinkhole on Broad St. Current delivery to homes and to newspaper racks begins between noon and 1 p.m. in the By PAYTON TOWNS III afternoon, but there is little time for readers to capture that edition’s content. And, when it gets dark East Dublin City officials around 5:30 in the afternoon, many people do not get their newspaper until after dark. We need to are working to repair a sink- “The county changein order to better serve you, our readers and our advertisers. hole, which was discovered Saturday afternoon on Broad works well with Street in East Dublin. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, The Courier Herald will become a morning newspaper. East Dublin Mayor George us. We all work Gornto said the repairs will In order to change the format to what is known in our business as an “AM Newspaper” and take a few days to complete, so well together. the road has been barricaded. utilize the staff we have, we will no longer print the Monday edition of The Courier Herald. Our "We are going to replace a We’re all here Monday work will be focused on getting out the edition for Tuesday morning. pipe up under there," he said. to help serve "It is going to be closed for a Our business hours will remain 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. couple of days even though it's this a little inconvenient." Gornto said there are other community.” We are excited about this change in delivery and know that it will serve our readers, advertisers streets drivers can use to go andcommunity in a stronger and more meaningful way by being at your doorstep first thing in the around it. — Mayor "I guess the water, weather morning. and everything created quite a George Gornto nice-sized sinkhole right Thankyou for your support of your local newspaper for the past 140 years, 102 of those as there," he said. "I guess all of put up lighted signs to let peo- your daily newspaper. We look forward to at least that many more. this rain undermined the area ple know about the sinkhole. there. There is a pond on each Gornto said he talked with side of it most all of the time. A Laurens County administrator Sincerely, guy drove by it and noticed Bryan Rogers about borrowing that it had dipped. He went an excavator to help dig and back and saw that there was a replace the pipe. hole in the asphalt. That's "The county works well with when he notified the city. We us," Gornto said. "We all work Griffin Lovett, DuBose Porter, went down and barricaded it well together. We're all here to Publisher Executive Editor off." help serve this community." The mayor said they have Weather doesn’t slow down Shamrock Drop By BALI SMITH Wet weather did not de- ter over 200 rain-soaked New Year’s Eve revelers from witnessing the second annual Shamrock Drop Thursday night. With Bob Cummings and the Reflections Band providing a steady back- beat, the crowd welcomed in 2016 with a resounding roar. "The weather will not stop us from having a great time tonight," said Rebecca McWilliam, Director of Tourism with Visit Dublin, Georgia. "We have just had Photo by Kelly Lenz to work around the weath- er. We are presenting the Dana and Kristen Reese show Carter, the first baby born in movie “Inside Out,” provid- Laurens County on New Yearʼs Day at Fairview Park ing a photo booth and face painting inside the Dublin Hospital Saturday morning. Theatre for some family fun prior to the Shamrock Photo by Bali Smith First baby born on People grab their umbrellas and rain jackets as they ring in the New Year New Year’s Day See 2016 page 6a at the Shamrock Drop at the Fred Roberts Hotel last Friday. By KELLY LENZ Kristin chose the name Carter Carter Lawson Reese was because it was one of the supposed to be a Christmas ba- names they both liked, and East Dublin mayor, city council sworn in by. Instead, he decided to take Lawson is the paternal grand- his time and arrived on New father's middle name. Year's Day. His mother Kristin Reese, The first baby of 2016 in said that "he's a good baby and Laurens County was born at calm" as the family posed for a 11:35 a.m. on New Year's Day photo. and weighed 8 pounds, 8 Local businesses Lollipops ounces. and Lullabies, Sassy Prints "We're just happy he's Boutique, The Freckled Frog healthy regardless of what day and The Baby Bump donated it was," said his proud father items for a gift basket for the Dana Reese. Dana and his wife family. Index Obituaries . 2a Editorial . 4a Weather. 5a 50 Years Ago. 7a Sports. 1b,2b East Dublin Mayor George H. Gornto, who has served in that position since 1980, was sworn in on Dec. 31 by Judge Helen Harper at Classifieds. 3b East Dublin City Hall. Council members Al Williams (at large), Zilman Young (District 3), Dent Jackson Jr. (at large) and Len Tanner (Mayor Pro-Tem and District 2) were also sworn in by Harper. Council member Braxton Brown Jr. (District 1) will be sworn in later due Entertainment . 4b to illness. (Photos by Payton Towns III) Monday, January 4, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a The Courier Herald Shelby Scott Mason; chil- Obituaries dren, Donnie (Gail) Mason of Vidalia, Danny (Becky) Ma- son, Jeff Mason, and Wendy John Hinson Sr. Mason (Steven Brown), all of Soperton; grandchildren, Mr. John Hinson Sr., age Todd (Deanna) Mason, 75, of Dexter, died Wednes- Danielle (Chris) Barwick, day, Dec. 30, 2015. Gregory (Jessi) Mason, Brian Funeral services were Mason, Caylan Mason, D. J. held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, (Lindsey) Mason, Cari at Southerland Funeral (Ryan) Dixon, Tabatha (Der- Chapel, with interment in rick) Nobles, Duston (Shan- Buckhorn Cemetery. non) Bateman, and Laura WorkingThere's a ban on smoking againstThat's why Doctors gun for www.shootingtracker.com violence and Mr. Hinson was a member Thompson; nine great-grand- in most bars and restaurants America, the National Physi- www.gunviolencearchive.org, of Hazlehurst Pentecostal children; and brother, James in the U.S.; in most cities, cians Alliance, the Committee those organizations haven't Holiness Church, a retired (Betty Sue) Mason of Warner there's a ban on spitting in of Interns and Residents, the been able to get the law employee of Eastman Cotton Robins. public; and in many states, American Medical Women's Mill and Reeves Brothers, Jordan Isaiah Funeral services will be dancing on Sunday is still Association and the American changed. Maybe this effort Inc., and a greeter at the Knight held in the Chapel of Sam- banned. But did you know Medical Student Association will. Food Depot. He was son of mons Funeral Home, Soper- that since 1996, the U.S. Con- recently petitioned several Knowledge about what the late Mattie Lou Cannon Services for Jordan Isaiah ton, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. gress has banned the Centers members of Congress to over- triggers gun violence can help Hinson and Hoke Hinson. 5, with the Reverend Mark Knight, age 20, of Dublin, for Disease Control and Pre- turn that law and allow the reduce it without impinging Survivors include his wife, who passed away Jan. 1, Sweat officiating. Burial vention (and later the Nation- CDC and NIH to do such re- Nannie Ophelia Mullis Hin- on the right of responsible cit- 2016 at his home, will be will be in Ferguson Ceme- al Institutes of Health) from search. son; sons Dale Hinson (Nan- izens to bear arms. All Ameri- held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. tery, Montgomery County. researching gun violence? By this time next year, cy), David Hinson (Dale), Pallbearers will be his 4, 2016 in the chapel of That means the next time 100,000 U.S. residents will cans should support that. John Hinson Jr. and Tim grandsons, Todd Mason, D. J. Townsend Brothers Funeral you hear someone say, "Only have been shot and 32,000 will Hinson; eight grandchil- Mason, Brian Mason, Grego- Home. Burial will follow in people with mental health have been killed. We can start Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of dren; eight great-grandchil- Dublin Memorial Gardens. ry Mason, Caylan Mason, dren; sisters Mary Hart, and Duston Bateman. problems shoot people," to slow this public health cri- "The Dr.
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