Towns County Herald Legal Organ of Towns County www.townscountyherald.net Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1928 50 Cents Publication Number 635540 Volume 80 Number 37 Thursday, July 23, 2009 2009 Miss Ga. Mtn Fair is crowned Recession, state cuts Local Weather From Staff Reports TOWNS COUNTY HERALD take toll on DOT barn and [email protected] By Charles Duncan Lake Levels Miranda Lee Carballo TOWNS COUNTY HERALD of Murphy, NC was [email protected] crowned the 2009 Miss The decision by state Thur: Sunny 76 58 Georgia Mountain Fair on lawmakers to eliminate Fri: T-Storms 82 60 Monday night. Throughout funds for the upkeep of lo- Sat: T-Storms 81 59 the year Miranda will serve cal roads (LARP) has Sun: T-Storms 80 61 as an ambassador for the Mon: T-Storms 80 60 forced the closure of Towns Tue: Sunny 81 60 Georgia Mountain Fair dur- County’s Georgia Depart- Wed: T-Storms 81 62 ing select events, including ment of Transportation road the 2010 Fairest of the Fair maintenance department. Pageant held in Atlanta. The GDOT mainte- Towns County’s own nance barn and crew has Jessica Phillips, a recent been a fixture in Towns Young Harris College Miranda Carballo was crowned Miss Georgia Mountain Fair County since the 1940s. Bill Kendall graduate was named First 2009 on Monday night in Anderson Music Hall. Unfortunately, Towns cession and budget cuts by runner-up. Second runner- Photo/Jim and Lisa Bryant County Sole Commissioner up went to Holly Wright of for the crown and all gave and Brette Allen of “The state lawmakers. Bill Kendall says that road Closure of Towns Union County. The contes- an outstanding effort in com- Loft” & Gemstone Cre- department is now elimi- Upstream Elevation tants chose Miranda as petition, which included in- ations of Hiawassee. nated, a casualty of the re- See DOT, page 2A Predicted “Miss Congeniality.” The terview, swimsuit, evening The pageant will be 7/23/09 optional talent portion win- gown, and stage question. broadcasted in its entirety on Lake Chatuge 1924.50 ner went to Lacei Rogers, The Miss GMF pag- Windstream Channel 4. Bellamy Brothers Lake Nottely 1774.40 of Hayesville, NC with her eant had a brand new multi- Complete pageant Blue Ridge 1685.30 rendition of Etta James’ “At media format thanks to coverage and photos will be Last.” Daniel Nichols of Daniel’s in the July 30th edition of the here on Saturday INDEX Nine young ladies vied Studio Photography/Video Towns County Herald. 18 Pages 2 Sections By Charles Duncan Show times are 3 p.m. and TOWNS COUNTY HERALD 7 p.m. as the Grammy-nomi- Arrests..........................3A Indians start 2009 football season 1-0 [email protected] nated, Top Country Music Church/Obits........8A,9A Classifieds......................3B By Charles Duncan David and Howard duo gets ready to bring down Editorial........................4A TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Bellamy are headed to Hia- the house. Elected officials.............4A [email protected] wassee to help close the his- In the 1990s, Billboard Legals........................4B The Towns County In- toric Georgia Mountain named the Bellamy Broth- Sports...........................7A dians are a victim of their Fair’s 59th annual gathering. ers as Top Country Duo; in Television ...................2B own success. The Bellamy Brothers addition, the brothers even- Head Coach Kyle have a new hit 33 years af- tually went on to set the Langford’s Indians, which ter their first single went No. record for most duo nomi- Humane Society set a school record with 1 on Billboard’s record nations from both the Acad- The Humane Soci- seven victories in 2008, will charts. Only time will tell if emy of Country Music and ety Mountain Shelter start the 2009 season with a “Guilty of the Crime” in con- the Country Music Associa- board meeting will be held win without having taken the cert with The Bacon Broth- tion, despite having never on July 23 at 5:30 p.m. at field. ers, is as successful as “Let won either duo award. Cadence Bank in The Asheville School, Your Love Flow.” As the Fair winds Blairsville. which fell to the Indians last Indians’ Head Coach Kyle Langford chats with Herald Editor One thing is for certain, down, the sound of school season by a score of 37-6 Charles Duncan at the Georgia Mountain Fair. The Indians are one of the most successful duos bells can’t be far away. Until ... have forfeited the Oct. 9th doing fundraising with their Clux Delux chicken sandwiches in Pop and Country Music already then, local youth will cel- Hoedown & BBQ contest between the two and nuggets. Photo/Lowell Nicholson has 14 No. 1 hits to their credit. ebrate Wednesday, July 22 Drug Free Towns squads to put less emphasis have gotten on the field, but playing Robbinsville this sea- Those hits include “If I Said You as the Fairgrounds hosts County Coalition invites on their football program, we can’t control that out- son, nobody in the world Had a Beautiful Body (Would Customer Appreciation Day. everyone to attend a hoe- Coach Langford said. come. wants to jump on the Black You Hold It Against Me)”; “Sugar The day’s festivities down and barbecue on “We got a call that the “When you sign a con- Knights. They’re good, real Daddy”; “Redneck Girl”; include a Youth Variety Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Asheville School would for- tract, to me, that’s an hon- good and they may win a “Dancing Cowboys”; “For All the Show at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Georgia Mountain Fair- feit this season’s game be- orable thing,” Langford said. state championship. Wrong Reasons”; “Old Hippie” featuring James Childers grounds upper pavilion. tween the two schools,” “If I sign a contract, I’m “We signed a contract and “Kids of the Baby Boom.” and the Scataway Pickers, Tickets to the event Langford said. “It’s really a going to live up to that deal. The Brothers will clogging, youth bands and are $20 with children 10 victory I would have rather I’m not at all excited about See Gridiron, page 3A grace the stage at Anderson and under getting in free. Music Hall on Saturday. See Brothers, page 2A The event is Western style square dancing, the Thousands visit Georgia Mountain Fair Virginia Reel and Line Dancing, all by caller Jim By Charles Duncan TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Duncan. [email protected] Come one, come all, bring a lawn chair and As billed, the 59th An- learn how to dance. For nual Georgia Mountain Fair more details, call (706) has been a major attraction 896-0007. and draw for Hiawassee and Towns County. ... “Little Nashville,” as it was referred to last week by Church yard sale Country Music legend Joe A yard sale is sched- Diffie, was the destination uled at Christ the King of thousands as they flocked Church, in Hiawassee to the Country Music (between Noblet’s and the Mecca of the North Geor- $2 Store) on Saturday, gia Mountains. July 25th from 8 a.m. to “I’m thrilled and ex- noon, come rain or shine. cited to be here,” said Mel- Books, videos, issa Holliday, of Chatsworth. DVDs, household items, “My husband is a huge Gene clothing and much, much Watson fan and we just had more are available. to be here. In July, there’s Howard and David Bellamy will take center stage on Saturday Coupons for 15 per- no place else I’d rather be at Anderson Music Hall as the 59th Georgia Mountain Fair cent off items at Christ the than at the Georgia Moun- comes to a close. King Antiques & Furniture tain Fair.” are available with any pur- The Fairgrounds have Harry Potter draws a chase. been bustling with activity ever since the first carnival crowd at Fieldstone ... ride cranked up on Wednes- day, July 15. From country By Charles Duncan see,” said Fun World Man- Driver Safety From parade floats to carnavel rides, the Georgia Mountain TOWNS COUNTY HERALD ager Don Lloyd. “You music shows featuring Fair was a major attraction for tourists last week in Hiawassee. There will be an yesterday’s legends and [email protected] wouldn’t think a movie the- AARP Driver Safety Photos/Lowell Nicholson ater would be packed until tomorrow’s stars to the arts There’s a traitor at Course at the Mountain and crafts exhibits in the Pio- Up-and-comers like and touch their fans’ hands. 2:41 a.m., but it sure was.” Regional Library in Young Hogwarts and Harry Potter neer Village, the 2009 Fair Hayesville, NC’s Irons in I guess the bottom line is that is on their trail. The real See Potter, page 2A Harris on August 6 and 7 offered something for chil- the Fire and Lincolnton, they are great at showman- ( Thursday & Friday ) question is whether he can dren of all ages. NC’s Tammie Davis also ship.” discover exactly who the from 9:30am to 1:30pm. “It’s a great price,” warmed the hearts of the Watson, the man with The new enrollment fee is turncoat is before they said Kevin Albert of Country Music-partial the “Fourteen Carat Voice” threaten the life of one of $12 for AARP members Dunwoody, who brought his crowd. The Music Hall was accepted an Afghan covered and $14 for non-AARP Hogwarts’ most endearing wife and three children to the packed, show after show. with roses as he sang his leaders. members. All participants Fair. “Getting to do every- Norman Agee of legendary hit Paper Roses.