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Publication Number 635540 Volume 83 Number 9 Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Local Weather Retired U.S. Rep. Ed Jenkins dies at 78 Former 9th District Congressman remembered for standing up for constituents and born in Young Harris, gradu- By Charles Duncan ated from Union County Lake Levels Towns County Herald High School in Blairsville in [email protected] 1949. Jenkins went on to Thur: Sunny 51 27 The people of the graduate from Young Har- Fri: Sunny 58 39 North Georgia Mountains ris College and the Univer- Sat: Showers 56 41 have lost one of their near- sity of Georgia School of Sun: Showers 57 34 est and dearest friends. Mon: Showers 53 30 Law. He became a lawyer Tue: Sunny 52 30 Retired 9th District in 1958. Wed: Showers 54 32 U.S. Congressman Ed Jenkins served on the Jenkins died on New Year’s legal staff of the Federal Day at Piedmont Hospital in Bureau of Investigation in the Atlanta at the age of 78 from late 1950s; later as an aide to an extended illness. U.S. Congressman Phil Visitation is scheduled Landrum; and spent the early for 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 1960s as a prosecutor for the at Cagle Funeral Home in U.S. Attorney’s Office. Jasper. In 1976, Jenkins, a Funeral services are Democrat and a veteran of Upstream Elevation scheduled for 11 a.m. Sat- the U.S. Coast Guard, was Predicted urday at the First Baptist elected to the 9th District 01/04/12 Church of Jasper. Rep. Congressional Seat as suc- Lake Chatuge 1917.64 Jenkins will lie in state at cessor to Rep. Landrum. Lake Nottely 1761.42 Antioch Baptist Church of Blue Ridge 1669.20 Rep. Jenkins repre- Blairsville from 1 p.m. to 3 sented the 9th Congressional p.m. District of Georgia for 16 INDEX Graveside services are years until his retirement 10 Pages scheduled for 3 p.m. at from Congress in 1993. Dur- Antioch Church Cemetery Arrests...... 2 ing his years of Congres- Ed Jenkins, left, sits with his brother Charles Jenkins at a campaign rally for then 2010 State with full military honors. House District 8 candidate Jack Lance. Ed Jenkins, the former U.S. Congressman for the 9th Church/Obits...... 6,7 See Rep. Jenkins, page 7 Classifieds...... 9 The Blairsville native, District, died Sunday following an extended illness. He was 78 years old. Photo/James Reese Editorial...... 4 Elected Officials...... 4 Legals...... 9 Lady Indians take third in BOS MercyMe coming to Television...... 5 By Jerry Kendall Towns County Herald Anderson Music Hall [email protected] Travis Tritt coming to town on St. Patrick’s Day Sports The 18th Annual Battle Page 8 of the States Christmas Tour- By Charles Duncan nament is in the books and the Towns County Herald Snow Towns County Lady Indians [email protected] took home the tournament’s The 2012 acts signed Who says you can’t third place trophy. fool the weatherman. to play Anderson Music The Lady Indians took Hall just keep adding up. About an inch of un- a hard fought 52-48 win in expected snow on the cold- On Friday, tickets go the first round over Polk on sale for MercyMe, the est night of the year closed County, Tenn. Towns County Schools on Christian music band from Gabby Arencibia led Greenville, Texas. Don’t re- Tuesday. the Lady Indians in scoring The National Weather member MercyMe? Re- for the game with 19 points member the crossover Service had predicted tem- but she had lots of help with peratures in the teens. That Christian single I Can Only other leaders being Eryn Imagine? happened, as well as enough Cochran and Lindsay Patton MercyMe will perform at snow to make road condi- Of course you do. It with 8 each, Kellsie Cowart was the No. 1 song in Anderson Music Hall on April tions icy. 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. with 7, and Ali Bleckley with America in 2003. The lyrics 6. Arencibia also took the were written by lead singer Never before has an ... lead in assists with 4 with 10 years after award-winning song been Food Pantry Bleckley close behind with the death of his father. The put together so fast. 3, according to your The Towns County song gives inspiration to the The tickets go on sale reporter’s unofficial tally. chance to be in Heaven and Friday morning at the Geor- Food Distribution is The win vaulted the scheduled for Tuesday standing before God. Today, gia Mountain Fairgrounds’ Lady Indians into a semi-fi- it’s a Platinum hit for office. Ticket prices: $25 Jan.10 from 2 p.m. to 6 nal match up with last year’s p.m. All that are in need MercyMe and it earned plus $2 handling. champion Gordon Lee. The Millard Songwriter of the The news just keeps on of food assistance are en- Lady Trojans entered the couraged to attend. If you Year honors. getting better. Travis Tritt, game with a 10-1 record with Millard wrote the song last seen here in April 2010 are unable to pick up your the lone loss coming on open- food, please contact The in 10 minutes and the track ing night to Class AAAAA was recorded in five minutes. See MercyMe, page 7 Pantry at (706) 896-4783 Kennesaw Mountain. prior to distribution day.. The Lady Trojans, who All clients and inquiries are claimed the Battle of the New Year a welcomed site kept confidential. States’ first-place trophy last year, claimed the meeting of the Lady Trojans and Lady ... Indians again in 2011, this Area Duals time by a 72-61 score. Cochran scored a The Towns County Indians grapplers will See Battle, page 7 Lindsay Patton (33) accepts the trophy; All Tournament selections - Eryn compete in Area Duals Cochran (10), middle; Dallas Manus (20) bottom. Photos/James Reese on Friday and Saturday at Holy Innocents in At- lanta. Indians take third at Classic The two-day tour- Colliers take gold along with Hoffman; youngsters come up big nament will determine which teams from our By Charles Duncan area will compete at the Towns County Herald [email protected] state tournament. Every team within Dawsonville – The the area is expected to Towns County Indians grap- compete for the Duals plers captured third place in Brasstown Valley Resort was the place to be in Towns County on titles and the right to ad- the 28th Annual Amicalola New Year’s Eve. The New Year was welcomed. Photo/James Reese vance to the state Duals Classic. By Charles Duncan Ball adventure at Brasstown tournament. The Indians’ The two-day tourna- Towns County Herald Valley Resort in Young Harris. grapplers are on a roll so ment held at the Ford Phillips [email protected] Uptown Entertainment The Herald wishes them Center in Dawsonville fea- Band, or as they’re known the best of luck. tured gold medals for Aaron Revelers at Brasstown in Atlanta as U.E.B., sup- Collier at 106 pounds, Tim Valley Resort were oblivious plied more than ample en- Collier at 138 pounds and Nine Indians wrestlers struck paydirt in Dawsonville including to the economy on New ... three gold medals and two silver medals. Photo/Joe Collier tertainment for the party’s Tyler Hoffman at 170 Year’s Eve. Free chosen theme for pounds. Area Duals on Friday and They were tired of from the ranks of the in- Brasstown Valley’s dynamite Jonothan Owenby and Saturday at Holy Innocents watching the mainstream jured. of an evening. Tutoring Zach Stroud earned silver in Atlanta. news channels. They were “He’s been banged up Jane Glaspar of At- Young Harris Family medals at 113 pounds and The real story for the tired of hearing all the hype for a while. We’ve got to get lanta had a wonderful time. Development Center at 152 pounds respectively. Indians was the youngsters, about which Republican him back into wrestling “It was a great time to Stephens Lodge Commu- Austin Stephens and Aaron Collier, Owenby, Presidential candidate was shape, but he looked great forget about all the bad eco- nity Center is offering tutor- Kyle Davis earned bronze Stephens, Kimsey and leading in this week’s polls. over the weekend,” Coach nomic times America is fac- ing, games, snacks, meals, medals at 145 pounds and Davis. They were ready to Stowers said. “He experi- celebrate the coming of a ing,” she said. “It was a time counseling, parenting 182 pounds respectively. “It’s the best we’ve enced some fatigue against workshops and activities Lane Kimsey took home a wrestled all year, by far,” New Year. They were ready Murphy on Thursday, but, toot their party favors and See New Year, page 7 on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. fourth place finish at 160 Coach Jeff Stowers said. he handled the Classic re- put on their 2012 New TOWNS COUNTY HERALD to 7 p.m. pounds while Bradley Smith “What can you say about the ally well.” Contact Towns brought home a fifth place kids, man, they wrestled Year’s hats. The Indians are still They dined, they lis- County Family Connec- finish at 195 pounds. their tails off. They’ve re- banged up. Vonya Baldwin, tion at (706) 896-4131 for It was the best show- ally made a difference.” tened to music and they more details on how to ing of the season for the In- The Indians also wel- danced in the New Year. enroll your student. dians as they prepare for comed back Tim Collier See Classic, page 7 It was a Masquerade