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2012 Honda Accord XL $ * 199/month 1108 Alpharetta Hwy • Roswell, GA * $199 a month, $199 due at signing, 36mo lease, 10,000 miles per year, with approved credit, contact for details. 770-993-2805 475485 LaGrange High teams play in basketball tourney in Henry County. Page 9 LaGrange Daily News FRIDAY 50 cents December 16, 2011 lagrangenews.com The School weather High and dry, with no relief in sight tomorrow board High 55 Low 28 election Sunny map OK’d By Matthew Strother Today’s artist: Kristen News editor Jackson, fifth grade, Legislators will decide Hollis Hand on a redrawn map for Elementary School Troup County school board election districts, which is expected to be State implemented in time for primary elections in June. The board approved the new district map, which will be sent to the state legislative counsel to be turned into a bill, then voted on by the General Former Universi- Assembly before it is ty of Georgia reviewed and finally football coach approved by the U.S. Vince Dooley is Department of Justice. enjoying his Board attorney John Tay- lor said everything should days as a gar- be done by June if every- dener and thing goes smoothly. author, PAGE 4 The redrawn map uses data for populations from Jennifer Shrader / Daily News the 2010 census to better define districts so they Nation With West Point Lake holding at close to 2007 drought levels of 622 feet above mean sea level, parts of each are more equally the lake also are looking like 2007, the last drought of record. The sailboat dock at Southern Harbor mari- populated. Existing dis- na is accessible on foot. Boats closest to the dock already have been removed from their slips, but some tricts had a population boats farther out are stuck in the mud. In response to the loss of a fishing tournament that would have variance of up to 18 per- brought a potential $1 million economic impact, LaGrange City Council sent a resolution to state and cent among them, but populations among the federal leaders in support of the lake and urging cooperation to raise lake levels. The lake stood at 623.09 redrawn districts are less feet Thursday, and there’s little chance of significant rainfall for the next week. than 4 percent. In another matter Thursday, members of Police: Home invasions not connected Sodexo, the company that By Matt Chambers the school system con- another that happened about 7:30 Street about 9:10 a.m. The girl, who tracts with for food serv- Staff writer a.m. Thursday. woke up late for school, told police At Kmart stores ice in schools, stepped in A 15-year-old female was at a resi- she was lying in her bed when she across the coun- Police do not think three LaGrange to examine several home invasions this week are con- dence in the 1700 block of Hunnicutt heard a crash and someone going try, Santa seems schools when participa- nected, despite occurring less than a Avenue when a masked man entered through things in the living room. She to be getting tion in school lunches mile apart. the residence, threw her down and hid under the covers while the thief began to drop, said John some help: All three had similarities – residents asked “Where’s the money?” The was in the house. Anonymous Radcliffe, assistant schools who were asleep at the time and win- girl’s mother arrived, causing the The burglar kicked open the girl’s superintendent for main- donors are pay- dows broken by the thieves. Thursday intruder to flee. Police searched the bedroom door, then fled with a televi- ing off strangers' tenance and operations. and today’s intruders wore white ban- area, but did not find the man. sion. Police said the thief had entered Sodexo vice president layaway dannas over their faces. Today’s incident “appeared to be the residence after throwing a brick accounts. Some- Jane Buttermoore told the Two masked intruders broke into a different from the other one,” said through a window. board that when she and one mysteriously residence in the 200 block of Hudson police Capt. Dale Strickland. other company officials paid Dona “The times and descriptions of them I Anyone with information about Street about 1:45 a.m. today. The res- went into local schools Bremser's $70 are a little different,” he said, adding the incidents may contact police at idents, a man and a juvenile, told about three months ago that the incident on Hu (706) 883-2603, Troup County Crime balance on toys police they awoke when the burglars dson Street to check on the issue, Stoppers at (706) 812-1000 or text an for her children – broke into the house. involved two men and a gun, while they found service was anonymous tip to 847411 with the a gesture she One of the thieves pointed a gun at the other did not. not up to the company’s k says made her a resident and asked “Where’s the The third incident involved a bur- eyword LAGRANGE. standard, so they made ‘believe in money?” before the pair stole a tele- glar entering a house that was occu- changes in management. Christmas vision and video game system and pied by a 12-year-old girl Monday. Matt Chambers can be reached at Tony Buscemi, district again.’ fled on foot. Police said the burglar entered the [email protected] or manager for Sodexo, said PAGE 8 The home invasion occurred near residence in the 900 block of Williams (706) 884-7311, Ext. 228. the problem stemmed from communications among the food service Opinion Remembering children who have died management, the compa- By Sherri Brown ny and school officials. Christmas has a Staff writer Radcliffe said manage- way of changing The four women met 25 ment with food service in us all, says years ago and, bound by Troup County was not communicating with columnist tragedy and grief and mem- school principals, but serv- Andrea Lovejoy. ory, have continued to meet PAGE 6 every Christmas season for ice has since improved a quiet ceremony honoring because of changes. their children who died. Belinda Thompson’s son Matthew Strother can be reached at mstrother@ INDEX Andy, 16, died in a car acci- dent. lagrangenews. com or Business ...........5 Donna Creel’s daughter (706) 884-7311, Ext. 229. Calendar ...........3 Mandy, 16, died in a car Classifieds .12-13 accident. Comics ..............7 Mary Pauley’s son Wade, Community ..... 3 16, died from leukemia. Crossword .......7 Carole Linch’s son Legals .....1B-10B Richard, 16, died in a car Local ............... 2 accident. National ........... 8 “My daughter died in Obituaries ....... 2 1985, and I went to a sup- Opinion ............ 6 port group called Compas- Sports ........ 9-11 sionate Friends in Colum- State .................4 bus,” said Donna Creel. TV Listings ......10 She and Belinda Thomp- Sherri Brown / Daily News For home son met and wanted to start delivery, call a group in LaGrange. How- Members of Compassionate Friends, work on plans for the annual Christmas can- Madi Says (706) ever, the national organiza- dlelight ceremony honoring their children who died. From left, Carole Linch, Donna Only 6 Days ‘til 882-5624 tion that supports families Creel, Belinda Thompson and Mary Pauley, are four of the mothers who started the after the death of a child services 25 years ago. Christmas Printed on 100% requires that leaders start a help. out to other people,” Linch ing out to other families recycled paper group no earlier than 18 3 Sides to Every Story months after a child has The first event they held said. with fresh grief, but even- Vol 168 Issue 299 died. was a Christmas candlelight Thompson said: “Realiz- tually they disbanded. Thrift Store 24 Pages “Neither one of us quali- service. For about 10 years, ing you weren’t the only one “We didn’t have anyone 712 Lincoln Street fied,” Creel said. the group met monthly as a having all those feelings. else step up to take over, LaGrange, GA 30240 They turned to two other support group and always You were normal. That real- and after 10 years it was held a candlelight service at ly helped me.” draining to keep it up,” 706-302-9159 local mothers whose chil- Hope Your Holiday dren had died, Annette Christmas time. They kept up the support “It was healing to reach group for a decade, reach- FRIENDS is Shiny & Bright! Boyd and Joan Moore, for SEE , PAGE 2 Local, State 2 - Friday,Dec. 16, 2011 LaGrange Daily News 17-year-old driver I Obituaries Information for obituaries is written and provided by funeral homes and family members of the deceased. charged after Howard Cleveland Adams high-speed chase Mr. Howard Cleveland Adams, age 83 of A 17-year-old was I Public safety Franklin, Georgia passed arrested after a high- 1010 Mooty Bridge Road away on Wednesday, 1010 Mooty Bridge Road speed chase early today. cle at CVS pharmacy at LaGrange, GA 30240 December 14, 2011, at the LaGrange, GA 30240 (706) 884-8636 (706) 884-8636 Jimmie Arrington Troup County sheriff’s 1597 Hogansville Road Hospice LaGrange in Mr. Jimmie Arrington, deputies said Michael about 6:30 p.m. and wait- Condolences may be expressed at: LaGrange, Georgia. Condolences may be expressed at: 89, of LaGrange passed www.shlagrange.com www.shlagrange.com Cornett of Ware’s Cross ed for the man to return Funeral services for Mr. away Wednesday, Decem- Road was driving a before arresting him.