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IndexPresident Bernice T. Myers and the City Wide Missionary Department presented a check for

$700 to The Salvation Army on Wednesday. The City Wide Mission is comprised of sevenchurches: First African Baptist, Howard Chapel, Montford Grove, Sandy Ford, Second Baptist,St. Paul and William Grove. A representative from each of the seven churches was present asPresident Myers presented the check to Sgt. James Allen, Service Center Director of The Sal-vation Army. (Photo by Payton Towns III)

From left: Willie Paulk, Chamber President, Mary Beth Port, with The CourierHerald Advertising Department, Pam Burney, Advertising Director at The Couri-er Herald, Cal Brantley, Chamber Treasurer, Connie Daniel, with The CourierHerald Advertising Department and Kristina Powell, with The Courier Herald Ad-vertising Department watched the drawing Friday morning. (Photo by JamieMorton)

A family tradition, complete with half-a-million Christmas lights, blowups and plastic light-up displays, is drawing hundreds of visitors nightly inthe small community of Yonkers. The Tripp Family Christmas is in full swing in rural Dodge/Bleckley counties, continuing a tradition begun morethan two decades ago as a request from son Joey, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 osteosarcoma. Joe and Marie Tripp have added to their dis-play each and every year, creating an aray that encircles their modest ranch home and roughly an acre out to the road. The family has offered upthese lights free of charge to visitors, asking only for donations to offset the enormous power bill generated by the holiday display that begins tocome together as early as September. The Tripps estimate that roughly 15,000 people will visit Yonkers this year to see this one-of-a-kind display.To get to the Tripp Family Christmas from Dublin, take Ga. 257 until you reach Macedonia Church Road. The lights can't be missed from the high-way. For more pictures, see page 3a. (Photos by Jason Halcombe)

BByy JJAAMMIIEE MMOORRTTOONNThe Jingle In Your Pocket Christmas

Contest drawing was held at the Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce Friday. Pam Burney of Cadwell won the

grand prize of $1,000, Sharon Nevillewon the $250 prize and 28 other winnerswon $25 each.

Many of the names pulled were fromareas outside of Laurens County such asLumber City, Soperton, Kite,Wrightsville, Anderson, Jeffersonvilleand more. Winners can use their “shopat home checks” to make purchases atlocal businesses.

“I feel very blessed,” said Burney. “Itpays to shop locally.” Burney said she plans to share the

money with her children and shop for

some last minute Christmas presents. Winners of the $25 included: Tony

Floyd, Bessie T. Vaughn, Shelby J. Ma-son, Blake Bethea, Kristina Powell,Kevin Thomas, Betty Steven, Ralph H.Mullis, Irene Dunham, Jordan Tanner,Alice Pierce, Tomelca Starley, AngelaAnderson, Bruce Morgan, Johnny Stan-field, Jan Martin, Connie Green, ChristyTanner, Don Edge, Sherrel Edmond, Eri-ka Morgan, Martha McBride, RosemaryTrifiletti, Hildia K. Haggard, MaggieWilson, Linda Bates, Donna Kaiser andDarnell Nichols.Chamber treasurer, Cal Brantley

drew the winning names. The Courier Herald and the Dublin-

Laurens Chamber of Commerce sponsorthe event.

Winners get an extrajingle in holiday pockets

City Wide Missionary Department donates money to The Salvation Army

Tripp Family Christmas lights on display

BByy JJUUDDYY BBAAIILLEEYYGORDON - An anonymous

distributor is circulating a pro-pagandistic flyer through Gor-don criticizing the city attorney.The anonymous author writes

about Gordon City Attorney JoeBoone, claiming he is unethicaland “has a judge in his hip pock-et.”The flyer also encourages citi-

zens to “give him a wake up calland demand his resignation atonce.”In the cloak of darkness Mon-

day morning the distributortacked the flyers to light postsnear city hall and throughoutthe community.Boone said the allegations are

untrue.“Anyone who publishes infor-

mation without being willing toattach their name is nothing buta coward who hides behindanonymity,” Boone said. “Theycome out at night to spread their

poison.”The propaganda is similar to

at least three previous anony-mous postings.Most recently a flyer circulat-

ed claiming Gordon City PoliceChief Mike Hall is unprofession-al and lets his officers sleep onthe job. It also was penned andposted anonymously.During October a flyer signed

by “A ‘Real Concerned Citizen’accused Gordon City ClerkTowana Brown of trying to “dis-credit the mayor” and TheWilkinson County Post EditorJudy Bailey of “aiding and abet-ting in simple-minded tricks todestroy the mayor.”Earlier this year a propagan-

distic single-page flyer/letterwas distributed to the congrega-tions of predominately African-American churches in the com-munity that contains unfound-ed, inaccurate statistics and

Anonymous flyersposted illegally on Gordon City property

See GORDON page 3a

WASHINGTON (AP) —The tempestuous 113th Con-gress has limped out of Wash-ington for the last time, cap-ping two years of modest andinfrequent legislating thatwas overshadowed by partisanclashes, gridlock and investi-gations.

"Thank God it's over," Sen.Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said ashe left the Capitol late Tues-day.

How's this for a legacy?More than 200 bills becamelaw during the past two years,according to congressional da-ta. That was the fewest sinceat least 1947 and 1948, whenwhat President Harry Trumandubbed "the do-nothing Con-gress" enacted over 900 laws.

This Congress did less thanthe do-nothing one.

Each party accused the oth-er of scuttling bills for politicalpurposes ahead of November'smidterm elections, which gaveRepublicans firm House andSenate control next year.

"How many times did wehave the point of the week?"Senate Minority Leader MitchMcConnell, R-Ky., said aboutDemocratic tactics Wednesdayin an interview with The Asso-ciated Press. "It was designedto make us walk the plank. Ithad nothing to do with gettinga legislative outcome."

No. 2 Senate DemocraticLeader Richard Durbin of Illi-nois blamed the GOP.

"We have a president whowas facing a headwind, Re-publicans opposing him inCongress and a decline in pop-ularity," Durbin said. "Repub-licans saw no reason to give usany legislative help."

Efforts to revamp the im-migration system, tighten gunbuyers' background checksand force work on the Key-stone XL oil pipeline allfoundered as the Republican-run House and Democratic-ledSenate check-mated each oth-er's priorities. Across-the-board spending cuts designedto be so painful that theywould force the two parties tonegotiate deficit reductiontook effect anyway, attemptsto overhaul the tax code went

nowhere, and each chamberpassed a budget that the otherignored.

The partisan impasse wascomplicated by conservativetea party lawmakers whomGOP leaders often found un-manageable. That helpedspark a 16-day partial govern-ment shutdown that was hat-ed by voters and became one ofthis Congress' hallmarks.

On the last day, the Democ-ratic-controlled Senate con-firmed a dozen of PresidentBarack Obama's judicial ap-pointees and sent the WhiteHouse legislation extendingtax breaks for working-classpeople and special interestsalike.

But an 11th-hour attemptto renew a federal programcovering part of the cost oflosses from terrorism wassidetracked by retiring Sen.Tom Coburn, R-Okla., whocalled it a giveaway to the pri-vate insurance industry. Andwhile Obama signed 30 morebills into law Tuesday, theywere mostly minor — includ-ing one honoring golfer JackNicklaus with a congressionalgold medal for his "excellenceand good sportsmanship."

Through two years, the barfor accomplishments dipped solow that routine functions likeaverting a federal default andkeeping government agenciesopen seemed like crowningachievements.

As if to underscore the tur-moil around him, SenateChaplain Barry Black openedone session last year by pray-ing, "Rise up, O God, and saveus from ourselves."

Republicans led congres-sional investigations of theIRS' mistreatment of conserv-ative groups and the deadly2012 attacks on Americans inBenghazi, Libya. Both partiesdecried poor medical care bythe Veterans' Affairs Depart-ment.

Democrats unilaterallyweakened filibusters, the Sen-ate's century-old rule thathelps the minority party blockaction it opposes. Unimpeded,Democrats then confirmed apile of Obama's stalled judicia-

ry and executive branch nomi-nees.

Before leaving, Congressapproved legislation financingfederal agencies through Sep-tember, but not without re-volts in both parties. Conserv-atives bolted because the billdidn't halt Obama's executiveactions deferring deportationsof millions of immigrants inthe U.S. illegally, while liber-als rebelled against its easedrestrictions on banks and bigpolitical donors.

Other accomplishments in-cluded a modest budget dealthat capped spending androlled back some government-wide cuts. Lawmakers provid-ed $60 billion for victims ofHurricane Sandy, passed afarm bill and eased flood in-surance costs for homeowners.

They provided billions toimprove veterans' medicalcare, linked student loan in-terest rates to market pricesand voted to arm and trainSyrian rebels. They renewedcurbs on undetectable guns,but didn't tighten them.

The House voted more than50 times to kill or weakenObama's 2010 health care law,perhaps his proudest achieve-ment. It voted to block the ad-ministration from curbing car-bon emissions from coal-firedplants and protecting streamsand wetlands from pollution,to deport many immigrantswho are in the U.S. illegallyand to ban abortions after 20weeks of pregnancy.

None of these bills clearedthe Senate.

The Senate voted on billsraising the federal minimumwage, pressing employers topay women the same as men,letting students refinance col-lege loans and extending job-less benefits for the long-termunemployed.

All died.Sometimes, disputes within

parties proved decisive.Senate Majority Leader

Harry Reid, D-Nev., snubbedObama's bid for legislationspeeding Congress' work on

trade treaties, refusing tobring it up in the face of unionopposition.

House Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, never stageddebate on a sweeping tax over-haul by retiring Ways andMeans Committee ChairmanDave Camp, R-Mich., becauseit would have erased populartax breaks to pay for lowerrates.

"Blah, blah, blah, blah,"Boehner told reporters ques-tioning him on the issue.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was arepeated source of headachesfor GOP leaders. The tea par-ty freshman kept the Senatein session overnight in Sep-tember 2013, saying Republi-cans should demand repeal ofObama's health care law asthe price for averting a gov-ernment shutdown — an ulti-matum GOP leaders opposed.Conservatives agreed withCruz, and most federal agen-cies closed. It took 16 days forRepublicans to relent.

In Congress' final days,Cruz rebelled again, forcing avote opposing Obama's immi-grant actions. Cruz lost thisone, in a gambit that gaveSenate Democrats time to con-firm more Obama nominees.

Dec. 19Cameron “Peanut” Spivey

Nellie NoblesTravis Craft

Dec . 20Grace B. Evans

Donnie AllenAnnie Taylor

Lashawn EdwardsDavid Upshaw

Dec . 21Sarah S, Edwards

Leroy HollimanJames Holliman

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Floye ShepherdBeall

Mrs. Floye Shepherd Beallpassed away on Thursday,Dec.18, 2014.

Graveside services will beheld at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday,Dec. 21, 2014 in DublinMemorial Gardens. The fami-ly will receive friends from 1-2p.m. at Townsend BrothersFuneral Home.

Pallbearers will be TimShepherd, Marty Shepherd,Triston Rodriguez, TimHutchins, Jason Roberts andBarry Shepherd.

Mrs. Beall was a retiredLPN working with the CarlVinson VA Medical Center.She was also a cosmetologist.Mrs. Beall was the daughterof the late Dessie B. andGladys Peacock Shepherd. Inaddition to her parents, shewas preceded in death by herhusband, Dan Beall; brothers,Paul Shepherd, Herbert Shep-

herd and Marvin Shepherdand a grandson, Casey Oxford.

Survivors include herdaughter, Tracey Lynn Oxfordof East Dublin, granddaugh-ter, Chloe Johnson of EastDublin, sister, Mary HelenShelly of Ocean Side, Calif,stepsons, Dennis (Robin) Beallof Macon and David (Garnet-ta) Beall of Charlotte, N.C.and several nieces andnephews.

Please visitwww.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregister.

Shirley B. HicksFuneral services for Mrs.

Shirley B. Hicks, age 72, willbe held at 2:30 p.m. on Satur-day, Dec. 20, 2014 in the ChanStanley Memorial Chapel ofStanley Funeral Home andCrematory, with interment tofollow at Northview Cemetery.Rev. Joey Diers and Mr. DanChilders will officiate.

Mrs. Hicks was born on Ju-ly 30, 1942 in Dublin. She wasthe daughter of the late Sher-

rod Jake and Gwendolyn MaeSanders Bailey. She was alsopreceded in death by her hus-band, Henry “Bud” Hicks, Jr.She was retired from Goody’sDepartment Store, and wasalso a homemaker . She was amember of New Bethel Bap-tist Church. Shirley enjoyedfishing, gardening, and lovedher family, friends and herpets. Mrs. Hicks passed awayon Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 atSheridan Place.

Mrs. Hicks was survived byher two sons, Henry “Hank”Hicks, III and wife Denise ofRentz, and Jon Charles“Chuck” Hicks of Dublin, adaughter, Debra Hicks Ernes-tine of Dublin, a brother, Dou-glas “Doug” W. Bailey ofDublin, a sister, Sara BaileyKnight of Dublin, a grandson,Logan David Ernestine, andseveral nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be WaltBailey, Coley Brantley, BaileyBrantley and Ernie Sanders.

The family will receivefriends at the home of Saraand Jr. Knight at 454 Taylor

Rowland Road in Dexter andfrom 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Satur-day, December 20, 2014 at thefuneral home.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory Dublin Chapel hascharge of funeral arrange-ments. To sign the Online Reg-ister Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24-hour Stanley Fu-neral Home and CrematoryObituary Line at (478) 272-0106 to hear the latest funeralupdates.

Bennette FrankPurvis

Bennette Frank Purvis, age78 of Dublin, died Friday, Dec.19, 2014. Arrangements areincomplete at this time andwill be announced later byTownsend Brothers FuneralHome.

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VENTURA, Calif. (AP) —Lowell Steward, a formermember of the Tuskegee Air-men who flew nearly 200 mis-sions over Europe duringWorld War II, has died in Cal-ifornia. He was 95.

His son Lowell Jr. saysSteward died Wednesday ofnatural causes at a hospital inVentura.

After graduating with abusiness degree from SantaBarbara College in 1941,Steward joined the Army AirCorps and trained at TuskegeeArmy Air Field in Alabama.

He was shipped to Italy in1944 with the 100th FighterSquadron of the famed all-black unit. From CapodechinoAir Base in Naples, Stewardcompleted 96 missions, flyingP-39 Airacobras and P-40Warhawks. Later based inRamitelli, Italy, he flew 96 es-cort and strafing missions inP-51 Mustangs.

America's first black mili-tary pilots faced an unprece-dented level of scrutiny underracial segregation. As a resultthey held themselves to ahigher standard, Steward of-ten said.

"He would say, 'we had tobe better because we werelooked at harder. The oddswere stacked against us. Somepeople wanted us to fail,'"Lowell Jr. said.

Steward was ultimately

awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross.

After being discharged in1946, he moved to Los Angelesand tried to buy a house, onlyto be repeatedly denied bankloans because he was black.

"After several encounterslike that he said, 'I need to fig-ure out how to finance my ownhome.' That's when he went toreal estate school," Lowell Jr.said.

Steward became one of thefirst black real estate agentsin Los Angeles and went on toa 40-year career in the indus-try.

He helped organize and lat-er served as president of theLos Angeles chapter ofTuskegee Airmen, Inc., agroup devoted to preservingthe legacy of the fighter pilots.He also founded a scholarshipfoundation in the name of theairmen.

In 2007, Steward was pre-sent at the U.S. Capitol whenPresident George W. Bush pre-sented members of theTuskegee Airmen with theCongressional Gold Medal.

Steward's wife of 60 years,Helen, died in 2004. In addi-tion to Lowell Jr., he is sur-vived by daughters ShelleyLambert and Pamela Mills,along with 11 grandchildrenand 11 great-grandchildren.

A funeral is planned fornext week.

Tuskegee AirmanLowell Steward diesin California at 95

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claims about the city’s previousadministration and perfor-mance.Lue took credit for penning

that flyer/letter and having itdistributed.All four of the flyers contain

similar phases and grammaticaland spelling errors. All addressthe “citizens of Gordon.”At least two ask for the citi-

zens’ support and action tostand together and make thingsright for the city.Her letter ends with a plea ofsupport from city citizens:“… I will also, need your coop-eration, your prayers, and yoursupport all the way. I’m confi-dent, that we can achieve thisgoal and even more because Iam guided by a higher powerand somewhere in the future, Iwill have to stand before God,naked to give an account,” statesthe February flyer.“Citizens of Gordon the City

Attorney felt he can rule ourelected city council and do whathe may with his judge in hisback pocket but lets (sic) givehim and wake up (sic) call anddemand his resignation atonce,” this week’s flyer states.The most recent flyer caught

the attention of councilman Ter-ry Eady during Monday night’s

council meeting.“We as a council need to de-

nounce these flyers about any-body — whether it’s the policechief or the city attorney,” Eadysaid.Not only are the flyers harm-

ful, but it’s illegal to tack themon light posts, Eady said.“We have a city ordinance thatmakes it against the law foranyone to put up advertise-ments of signs on trees or lightpoles,” Eady said. “Anyone.”Lue asked for a copy of the or-dinance, saying she had notseen it.Her comment, “Let us all be

law abiding citizens,” drewchuckles from citizens attendingthe meeting.This week’s flyer continues theongoing battle between Lue andBoone. Its distribution falls onthe heels of the latest strugglebetween the two concerningBoone’s invoices.During the Dec. 1 council

meeting Lue brought attorneyJoe Boone’s invoices to the coun-cil meeting for discussion.The mayor voiced her outrageat the amount of the invoices —$12,673.Boone defended his charges,

reminding the mayor he has notreceived any pay since July.Lue launched a personal

vendetta against Boone shortly

after she took office Jan. 6.She cast the deciding voteMay21 firing the 30-plus year city at-torney and hiring her pick, Ron-nie Jones.The city charter allows the

mayor to vote only to break athree-to-three tie.The vote to fire Boonewas split— three yeahs, two nays and anabstention.Boone challenged his firing

and Jones’ hiring in court.Superior Court Judge E. Tren-ton Brown III ruled Sept. 23 inJasper County Superior Courtthat “the appointment of Mr.Jones was not an appropriateappointment.”Two days later Lue sent a let-ter to Boone declaring he wasnot the city attorney and deliv-ered a memo to Brown aboutBoone’s pay: “…Mr. JosephBoone is still not entitled to anypayment without my approval.”Senior Superior Court Judge

Robert S. Reeves of the MiddleCircuit ruled in October thatBoone is the city attorney."I find as a matter of law thatJoe Boone is the city attorney ofGordon. You will take no actionto attempt to remove him with-out a proper vote of the citycouncil," Reeves said addressingLue in court, "and you cannotvote unless there is a tie vote ofthree to three."

GordonContinued from 1a

BByy CCAANNDDAACCEE MMOORRRROOWWMILLEDGEVILLE - One

government, not two.Community members sup-

porting a merger between theMilledgeville city and BaldwinCounty governments and/or itsservices sounded off loud andclear during a Monday publicmeeting about consolidation.A unification committee led

by chairman Jim Peugh held itslast meeting of the year at Cen-tral Georgia Technical College’sconference center.Nearly 40 people, including

city council and county commis-sion members were at the meet-

ing. “We’ve talked about unifica-

tion for about 20 or 30 yearsnow, and Rusty is pulling thebull by its horns, ” Peugh said.Open to the public for review,the revised unification billhashes out previous public con-cerns: districts, terms of office,code of ethics, county manager,sheriff, existing city/county em-ployees and a balanced budget.One of the main reasons the

bill became a hot topic is dupli-cation of services.The city provides law enforce-ment protection and fire, and sodoes the county.

After gathering additionalfeedback, State Rep. RustyKidd plans to take the proposedcharter to Georgia General As-sembly in January.If passed, the unification bill

will go on the general ballot inBaldwin County for registeredvoters to make the decision.If the unification passes, the

community will hold an addi-tional election to select themayor and commission.“We have to have 50 percent

from the registered county andcity voters to pass it,” Kidd said.“We’re putting it out there forthe people to decide.”

Milledgeville, Baldwin Countyto decide on consolidation

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIThe Georgia Department of

Transportation will be helpingthose taking long weekendtrips during the Christmasand New Year holidays.According to a press re-

lease, GDOT is suspendingmost construction-related laneclosures on Interstates andmajor state routes beginningat 5 a.m. Tuesday, and extend-ing until 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec.28. They will do the samething the next week beginningat 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31,and extending until 5 a.m. Fri-day, Jan. 2, 2015. Crews may be working dur-

ing this time and heavy equip-ment may remain staged inclose proximity to highways.Safety concerns may requiresome long-term lane closuresto remain in place.

Additionally, incident man-agement or emergency, main-tenance-related lane closurescould be necessary at any timeon any route.Drivers need to use caution

when traveling, stay alert andobey the posted speed limit asheavy holiday traffic is expect-ed throughout the state. Drivers also need to remem-

ber that when safely possible,move over one lane when pass-ing stopped emergency vehi-cles. The “Move Over” law

means that drivers need tochange lanes or slow down andbe prepared to stop when pass-ing stopped law enforcement,emergency vehicles, wreckersand incident management ve-hicles with flashing lights.GDOT crews will be work-

ing around Laurens, Johnson,

Treutlen, Bleckley and Dodgecounties. In Laurens County, crews

will be doing single lane clo-sure for roadway asphalt deepbase patching on State Route126 (beginning at mile marker6) and brush/tree trimming onmultiple state routes. In Johnson County, crews

will be doing brush/tree trim-ming on multiple state routes.In Treutlen County, road-

way shoulder and edge main-tenance at drive locations willbe done on multiple stateroutes.In Bleckley County, crews

will be doing brush/tree trim-ming (on State Route 87 frommile marker 0 to 15).In Dodge County, crews will

be cutting grass on StateRoute 27 (from mile marker 0to 10).

GDOT suspending constructionrelated closures during holidays

More scenes from Tripp Family’s display

Photos by Jason Halcombe

EIGHTY -FIVE YEARSAGO

DUBLIN COURIERHERALDPRESS ANDDISPATCH

DECEMBER 20, 1929Alamo, Ga.Dear Santa, I am a little boy seven-year-

old and I go to school. I wantyou to bring me a wagon andlots of fruit and candy.

Love, Berry WhiteDear Santa,I am a little girl eight-year-

old. I am in the third grade.Please bring me a doll blanket,an accordion, a banjo, and fireworks.

Yours truly, Virginia CulbreathRentz, Ga.Dear Santa,I am a little boy two years

old. I want you to please bringme a train, a car, and a littlerocking chair with little kittieson it, also a horn as I have abirthday two days afterChristmas. Please leave anextra toy and remember all theother little boys and girls, and,Santa, do be careful and notfall off the housetop and fillmy stocking with good thingsto eat. I'll be sure to be asleepearly.

Your little boy,Little Paul Williamson, Jr.Dear Santa, I am a little boy, and I want

you to bring me a car and lotsof fruit and candy.

Love,Doyle UsseryDear Santa, I want you to bring me a

horn and a car. Don't forget mybrother and sister. Santa, Ihave tried to be a good boy, sowon't you please think of me?

Love,Larsen LoweryAlamo, Ga.Dear Santa, I want you to

please bring me a pistol andlots of fruit and candy. Don'tforget my sister.

Love,Grover BrownAlamo, Ga.Dear Santa, I want you to

bring me a doll and a doll car-riage.l I have been a nice girl,and I hope to see you soon. Imade an "E" on my reportcard, but I will do better nexttime.

Carolyn HilburnDear Santa Claus,I am a little girl eight-year-

old . I am in the third grade.Please bring me a Flossie Flirtbaby doll and some nuts andfruit.

Your little friend,Anna Pearl McClellandDear Santa,I often think of you as a life-

long friend and as it has beena long time since last Christ-mas, I am asking for a little fa-vor. Please bring me one medi-um disk wheel wagon, also onecowboy suit. Thanking you inadvance, Sincerely yours,

John J. BarnettDear Santa Claus,

I am a little girl two yearsold. I want you to bring me ababy doll and a baby cart, aball, and a wagon. Bring melots of candy and fruits.

Your little friend, Virginia BarronDear Santa,Please bring me a fire truck

with letters on to stay so I canbe like Buddy Prince. Andbring me a policeman suit anda football. Please don't forgetmy sister Faye.

Your little friend,Gene ScarboroDear Santa, I have been a better girl

this year than I was last yearbut not near as good as Ishould be, but I think youought to bring me lots ofthings because I am so smart.I am 15 months old and havebeen walking for six months. Ihave a full set of teeth andweigh 26 pounds, can talksome, and I help Mother dustand sweep. Bring me a littlecedar chest with a music boxand a Christmas tree full ofthings.

Blanche WillisDear Santa,II am a little girl seven years

old. I am in the second gradeat school. I have a very dearteacher, Miss Mildred McClel-land. Please don't forget her.Bring me a doll, all kinds offruit, and anything else youwill. I am a smart little girl.

Isabel GayDear Santa,I am a little boy seven-year-

old. I go to school and am al-ways on the honor roll. I wantyou to bring me a bicycle, foot-ball, and some fireworks.

Billie DanielsDear Santa,Please don't forget me. I am

four years old, and I want a lotof things - a doll carriage, ball,lots of fruit, and lots of things.

Roma GayDear Santa, I a am a good

little boy 30-year-old. I workvery hard. Please bring me asize 11 cap and some chewingtobacco.

Your little Tootsie WootsieTheo Lowery

P.S. Bring my buddy Mar-cus Page some cigarette folds.

BAKER NEWSMr. and Mrs. Elbie Alligood

of Augusta spent a few dayswith their parents, Mr. andMrs. J.W. Alligood, last week.

Mr. W.E. Culpepper andfamily spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs. J.W. Alligood.

There was a large crowd atSunday School on Sunday af-ternoon.

J.W. Coleman is home fromSoperton this week end.

Misses Allene Smith andMr. Trudie Fountain wereguests of Miss Hazel Baggetton Saturday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Burchwere visitors with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.Tom Vann.

A large crowd enjoyed thecane grinding at Mr. John

Warren's a week ago last Fri-day.

Miss Audrey Warren spentthe night on Sunday withMisses Hazel and MildredBaggett.

Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Evansare spending a while withtheir parents, Mr. and Mrs.R.D. Evans.

Mr. and Mrs. Elton Alligoodwere in Dublin on Saturdayevening.

THESPIANS GIVENRIGHT TO ORGANIZEThe Thespian National

Honorary Dramatic Society forhigh schools has already ac-cepted the application sent inby Miss Edna West, director ofdramatics for Dublin HighSchool, and has authorized theorganization of a local troupe.It has been designated asTroupe # 80.

To be a National Thespianis a great honor, and it is pos-sibly considered the biggesthonor that has ever come toDublin High, for the IrishPlaymakers to be the first dra-matic club in Georgia - the on-ly one in Georgia. There arefour other states in the UnitedStates with Thespian Societies- Tennessee, South Carolina,North Carolina, and Florida,each containing only one.

Ten of the members of theIrish Playmakers are eligibleto wear the badge of this na-tional honor club, having hadtheir qualifications acceptedand having taken the oath bywhich they pledge their alle-giance to this Society. Thoseten will be considered thecharter members of the local

troupe and are Eugenia Rawls,Charlotte Couric, ClaudineBass, Willie Mae Walker, Mar-garet Hicks, ElizabethThomas, Tennyson Coleman,Billie Thompson, Brooks Lord,and Douglas Barron. Two oth-er Playmakers, Helen Bashin-ski and Athalia Chappell, willbe eligible as soon as they havea part in one more long play.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAMAT JEFFERSON STREET

BAPTIST CHURCHOn Sunday morning at

10:15 the Jefferson StreetBaptist Church will haveChristmas programs. The Be-ginners Department will havea Christmas tree, and all thebeginners who have attendedthis school have a special invi-tation to come. The PrimaryDepartment always has atreat prepared for them, and alarge attendance is expected.

The Junior Department hasprepared a splendid programfor the whole school; those tak-ing part are Allene Pope,Frank Holliman, Mae D Foun-tain, Myrtle Drew, Merril Lin-der, Catherine Crumpton, R.L.Tindol, Mosee Bell Watson,Nell Battle, and CatherineBryant. The Intermediate De-partment also has preparedseveral numbers to put on.

A special invitation to visitthis Sunday School on Sundaymorning is extended. You willbe benefitted. You have awarm welcome.

ROCKLEDGE NEWSThe people in this section

are not done grinding cane yet.We are glad to know Master

Mckenley Whitehead is somebetter. He happened to themisfortune to get his leg bro-ken. We hope he will soon bewell again.

Mr. Dennis Ivey and MissMyrtle Curl and Miss LeilaGillis of Treutlen County visit-ed Miss Ethel Stewart on Sun-day afternoon.

Mr. Homer Peterson andMr. Edgar Davis were visitorsin this section on Sunday last.

Little Miss Roberta John-son is on the sick list thisweek. We hope she will soon beable to start back to school.

Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Johnsonspent Sunday and Mondaywith the latter's mother, Mrs.Mattie Gigger.

Mrs. Aughtie Johnson anddaughter Trudie visited Mr.and Mrs. A.S. Stewart onThursday night.

We have lost one of ourneighbor family, Mr. and Mrs.

W.T. Wood and family. Theyhave moved to Treutlen.

Miss Mollie Graham wasthe dinner guest of Mrs. TinyStewart on Monday last.

Mr. Leo Thigpen is on thesick list; we hope for him aspeedy recovery.

Mr. I.N. Johnson and Mr.W.A. Stewart made a businesstrip to Soperton on Saturdaylast.

Mr. Milton Miller was a vis-itor in this section on Sundaylast.

ROSE THEATERThey talk. They sing. They

dance."The Broadway Melody"A dramatic sensation from

MGMTwo shows daily: 3:30 and

8:15

CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY HAVE

ENJOYABLE MEETINGThe members of the Adeline

Baum Chapter of the Childrenof the Confederacy met in thehome of Mrs. O.L. Chivers onTuesday afternoon for a mostenjoyable meeting. MissesJeanelle Chivers, Emma An-derson, and Mary Stevenswere hostesses for the after-noon. The members of theChapter presented the pro-gram, and afterwards daintyrefreshments were served bythe hostesses assisted by Mrs.Chivers and Miss MarjorieHobbs.

The program was as fol-lows: Patriotic songs by theChapter; reading, "ChristmasNight in the Quarters" byAthalene Jernigan; "Song, "OHoly Night" by Chapter; read-ing by Bonita Chivers; "TheChristmas Story" by MiltonDickens; and reading by Mar-jorie Hobbs.

GSCW GIRLS RETURNFOR THE HOLIDAYS

A bevy of Dublin girls whoare attending Georgia StateCollege for Women inMilledgeville have arrived inthe city to spend the holidayswith their parents. Theseyoung ladies are popular, ac-tive members of the collegeset, and are enjoying the socialactivities here during the holi-day season. The seven girlsare Misses Sophie Camp, Vir-ginia Lanier, Joy Burch, MaryBelcher, Frances Fordham,Susie Smith, and EstelleStephens.

PERSONAL MENTIONMrs. T.W. Hill entertained

the members of the SeniorTuesday Afternoon BridgeClub with a most enjoyableparty on Tuesday afternoon.Card tables were placed in theliving room, which was deco-rated with low bowls of fra-grant narcissus. After an in-teresting game of bridge, dain-ty refreshments were servedat the card tables. Invited toplay with the members of theClub were Mrs Morton Masonand Mrs. A.T. Coleman.

Dr. E.H. Rawlings ofNashville, Tennessee, of theGeneral Board of Missions ofthe Methodist Church, was aguest of friends in Dublin onWednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Blacks-hear were visitors in Macon onWednesday.

The many friends of Mr.John Prince will be distressedto know that he is ill at Clax-ton-Montford Hospital andtrust that he may soon be wellagain.

Mrs. A.M. Stephens, Mrs.E.L. Stephens, and Miss OlaNorris are in Wrightsville to-day attending the MissionaryInstitute of the Dublin Districtof Methodist Churches.

Miss Lucile Latimer leftWednesday for Lyons to con-tinue her work as Coach ofDramatic productions. Whilehere Miss Latimer directed theproduction of "Walk This Way,"a most successful benefit playfor the Lions Club EmptyStocking Fund.

Rev. George E. Clary, Con-ference Superintendent ofSunday Schools of the SouthGeorgia Methodist Church,was a visitor in Dublin onWednesday, having conductedSunday School training cours-es here. His Dublin friendswere delighted to have himhere again.

Mr. and Mrs. OsborneWynn of Macon will be theguests of Mr. and Mrs. UlyssesWynn during the weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Rocheand Mrs. Ernest Knowles havereturned home from a motortrip to Atlanta.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Donald-son left on Wednesday for amotor trip to the southern partof Florida.

Miss Mary Camp will spendthe week end with friends inAtlanta and will attend theGeorgia-Georgia Tech game inAthens on Saturday.

Rev. Buddis, a former pas-tor of the Methodist Churchhere, is being cordially wel-comed by a host of friends onhis visit.


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Letters to Santa Claus


The Dublin-LaurensMLK Parade Committeeis encouraging organizationto participate in the event byentering a float. The entryfee is $35. The deadline toregister is Dec. 23. Please in-clude a brief narrative ofyour organization and entryto be announced during thrparade. This year’s theme is“SCLC: A Legacy of Excel-lence, Spirit, and Pridethrough Non-Violence.”Please contact James Hold-er at 478-697-1366.

The American RedCross will be having a blood

drive Friday, Dec. 26 at theDublin Mall, 205 VeteransBlvd. from noon to 5 p.m. El-igible donors with all bloodtypes are needed, especiallythose with type O, A negativeor B negative.

The members of theEmerald Pecan GroveGarden Club invite every-one to join them in ringing inthe Christmas season bymaking floral arrangementsand personalized holidayhome decorations at itsThursday workshop at theOconee Regional Library inDublin at 11 a.m. The work-shop is free and open to thepublic and each participantshould bring a small bowl(approximately 10 inches) orother favorite container, scis-sors and a towel to coverworkspace. The club will pro-vide all other materials anddoor prizes will be given. AChristmas luncheon and giftexchange social will followthe workshop at the Down-town Thigpen Bar BQRestaurant on JacksonStreet beginning at 2 p.m.Each club member, work-shop participant or guestwho wishes to come to theluncheon and the gift ex-

change is requested to bring

a wrapped gift valued at $10

or more with no name on

wrapping to be placed under

the Christmas gift tree. Each

luncheon attendee will order

a la carte from Thigpen'

menu. For further informa-

tion or to add your name to

the workshop list, contact,

Diana Barkley at either

[email protected] or

478-595-0640 or Susie

O'Neal at either


478-278-0956.

The Dublin-Laurens

Black Festival Communi-

ty Committee, Inc. is orga-

nizing a choir for the year of

2015 and are looking for

singers and musicians. If

you would like to be apart of

the choir, then please make

contact with us at

[email protected] or 478-

304-1139.

The MLK Breakfast will

be held on Jan. 19, 2015 at 9

a.m. at Dublin Middle

School. Tickets are now on

sale. Please contact one of

the members of the commit-

tee.

COMMUNITYEVENTSPlaces to go. People to see. Things to do.

Activities in Events thatare open to the public with

proceeds going to a non-profit run compliments of

The Courier Herald.Community events run twoweeks prior to event date.

Today is Saturday, Dec. 20,the 354th day of 2014. Thereare 11 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in His-tory:

On Dec. 20, 1860, SouthCarolina became the firststate to secede from the Unionas all 169 delegates to a spe-cial convention in Charlestonvoted in favor of separation.

On this date:In 1790, the first successful

cotton mill in the UnitedStates began operating atPawtucket, Rhode Island.

In 1803, the Louisiana Pur-chase was completed as own-ership of the territory was for-mally transferred from Franceto the United States.

In 1812, German authorsJacob and Wilhelm Grimmpublished the first volume ofthe first edition of their collec-tion of folk stories, “Children’sand Household Tales.”

In 1864, Confederate forcesevacuated Savannah, Geor-gia, as Union Maj. Gen.William T. Sherman nearlycompleted his “March to theSea.”

In 1924, Adolf Hitler wasreleased from prison afterserving nine months for hisrole in the Beer Hall Putsch;during his time behind bars,he’d written his autobiograph-ical screed, “Mein Kampf.”

In 1945, the Office of PriceAdministration announcedthe end of tire rationing, effec-tive Jan. 1, 1946.

In 1963, the Berlin Wallwas opened for the first timeto West Berliners, who wereallowed one-day visits to rela-tives in the Eastern sector forthe holidays.

In 1973, singer-songwriterBobby Darin died in Los Ange-les following open-heartsurgery; he was 37.

In 1987, more than 4,300people were killed when theDona Paz, a Philippine pas-senger ship, collided with thetanker Vector off Mindoro is-land.

In 1989, the United Stateslaunched Operation JustCause, sending troops intoPanama to topple the govern-ment of Gen. Manuel Noriega.

In 1994, former U.S. Secre-tary of State Dean Rusk, 85,died in Athens, Georgia.

In 1999, the VermontSupreme Court ruled that ho-mosexual couples were enti-tled to the same benefits andprotections as wedded couplesof the opposite sex. Countrymusic legend Hank Snow diedin Nashville at age 85.

Ten years ago: In a sober-ing assessment of the Iraqwar, President George W.Bush acknowledged during anews conference that Ameri-cans’ resolve had been shakenby grisly scenes of death anddestruction, and he pointedlycriticized the performance ofU.S.-trained Iraqi troops. At-torneys presented openingstatements in the RobertBlake murder trial in Los An-geles. (Blake was later acquit-ted of killing his wife, BonnyLee Bakley, but was found li-able in a wrongful-death law-suit brought by Bakley’s fami-ly.)

Five years ago: Relativesreported the death of GrandAyatollah Hossein Ali Montaz-eri, 87, the spiritual father ofIran’s reform movement. Ac-tress Brittany Murphy, who’dstarred in “Clueless” and “8Mile,” died at age 32. Charac-ter actor Arnold Stang died inNewton, Massachusetts, atage 91.

One year ago: RussianPresident Vladimir Putin par-

doned jailed tycoon Mikhail

Khodorkovsky (mih-hah-EEL’

khoh-dohr-KAHV’-skee), who

had spent 10 years in prison

on charges of tax evasion and

embezzlement. A federal judge

struck down Utah’s ban on

same-sex marriage.

Today’s Birthdays: For-

mer South Korean President

Kim Young-sam is 87. Actor

John Hillerman is 82. Origi-

nal Mouseketeer Tommy Cole

(TV: “The Mickey Mouse

Club”) is 73. Rock musician-

music producer Bobby Colom-

by is 70. Rock musician Peter

Criss is 69. Psychic/illusionist

Uri Geller is 68. Producer

Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is

68. Rock musician Alan Par-

sons is 66. Actress Jenny

Agutter is 62. Actor Michael

Badalucco is 60. Actress

Blanche Baker is 58. Rock

singer Billy Bragg is 57. Rock

singer-musician Mike Watt

(The Secondmen, Minutemen,

fIREHOSE) is 57. Actor Joel

Gretsch is 51. Country singer

Kris Tyler is 50. Rock singer

Chris Robinson is 48. Actress

Nicole deBoer is 44. Movie di-

rector Todd Phillips is 44.

Singer David Cook (“Ameri-

can Idol”) is 32. Actor Jonah

Hill is 31. Singer JoJo is 24.

Thought for Today: “Ex-

perience teaches you that

the man who looks you

straight in the eye, partic-

ularly if he adds a firm

handshake, is hiding some-

thing.” – Clifton Fadiman,

American author, editor

and radio personality

(1904-1999).

ALMANAC

Saturday

•Teen Talk 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God in Christ, 511 McKinley St.

•Wrightsville Serenity Group AA meeting at 8 p.m. Located across from Dairy Queen in

Wrightsville.

•Millville High School Alumni at 11 a.m. at Millville School

•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and

Sunday 8 p.m.

•AA 24 Hour Group, Contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, E. Dublin, Ga, Sundays at 9 a.m.

•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m.

Monday

•Dublin-Laurens FVSU Alumni Chapter at 6:30 p.m. in East Dublin Plummer’s Square.

•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.

•AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, Ga. 8 p.m.

•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 6:30 p.m. at 629 Broad Street, East Dublin.

•Lunch Bunch Al-Anon meet each Tuesday at noon at First Baptist Church. Enter through

double doors across from Firestone. Call 290-1322 for further information.

•Dublin-Laurens County NAACP meets every 3rd Monday at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Pooler, Presi-

dent. For more information, please call 278-3399.

•RRVAA dba Art Dublin meets the third Monday, 6:30 p.m., at the Laurens County Library.

All artists and those interested in supporting visual arts in Dublin are invited. For additional

information call President, Claire Livingston at 478-272-0543.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SUNDAY

Sunrise 7:22 a.m.

MONDAY

Sunrise 7:23 p.m.

Cloudy with a chanceof light rain. Highs in

the upper 50s. Chanceof rain 50 percent. Oc-casional rain. Lows in

the upper 40s. Chanceof rain 80 percent.

Hi 57Lo 34

Occasional drizzle andlight rain likely. Highs inthe Lower 60s. Chance

of rain 60 percent.Mostly cloudy with a 50percent chance of rain.Lows in the lower 50s.

THURSDAY FRIDAY

Hi 60Lo 35

Sunrise 7:24 a.m.

Sunrise 7:23 a.m.

Occasional thunder-storms. Highs in the

upper 60s. Chance ofrain 80 percent. Lows

in the upper 40s.

Partly sunny with a 30percent chance of

showers. Windy. Highsaround 60. Partly

cloudy. Lows in the mid30s.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Sunrise 7:22 a.m. Sunset 5:26 p.m.

Foggy in the morn-ing then rainy. Highs

in the upper 50s.Chance of rain 80

percent.

Sunrise 7:22 a.m.

Mostly cloudy with a20 percent chance

of rain. Areas of fog.Lows in the mid40s. Light winds.

Cloudy with achance of light rain.Highs in the upper50s. Chance of rain

50 percent.

TODAY TOMORROW

Ocmulgee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.77” Latest observed value

Rivers

Sunny. Highs in the up-per 50s.Clear. Lows in

the mid 30s.

Sunny. Highs in themid 60s. Lows in the

mid 30s.

Sunrise 7:25 a.m.

Hi 63Lo 34

Sunrise 7:26 a.m.

TONIGHT

55 44° 54°

Hi 57Lo 47

Hi 62Lo 50

Hi 65Lo 49

Oconee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.27”

So now we are going

to retrain law enforcement

to accommodate the crimi-

nal segment of society. This

is perversion and stupidity.

The law is for the perpetra-

tor. God help this world.

I’ll be so glad when

Obama is out of office,

maybe then people in Tell

Its will find something else

to talk about. I hope so, be-

cause this is so ridiculous.

The amount of hate

we’ve got right here in this

little one horse town is

shocking. God forgive us all,

we’re all a bunch of wolves

in sheep’s clothing.

Tell It!

Call 272-0375

Want to Tell It?

Keep it 37 words

or less

Keep it clean.

Keep it real.

Call 272-0375

[email protected]

or Tell It! at

www.courier-herald.com

YOUR COURIER

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LOCAL 7-DAY

BERNE, N.Y. (AP) — Thedeath of a 5-year-old boy is be-ing treated as a homicide afterinvestigators determined acaretaker lied when she toldthem he had been abductedfrom an Albany-area home bytwo masked men, New Yorkauthorities said Friday.

Albany County SheriffCraig Apple said the body ofKenneth White was found by asheriff's dog during anovernight search in the ruralhamlet of Clarksville, 10 milessouthwest of Albany.

Apple said the 19-year-olddaughter of Kenneth's legalguardians told police two menwearing black ski masks en-tered a house in the neighbor-ing town of Berne, pinned herto the floor and took the childat about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

She told police the men droveoff in a pickup truck, touchingoff an Amber Alert.

Apple told WGY-AM on Fri-day morning that investiga-tors determined the teen's sto-ry was false. He said detec-tives were interviewing "a per-son of interest" who knew theboy, but he gave no other de-tails. More information wasexpected to be released Fridayafternoon.Kenneth's mother lives else-where in New York and his fa-ther lives in Massachusetts,Apple said. Neither parent isthe person being questionedby detectives, he said.

Apple said the boy had atwin sister and a 4-year-oldsister.

News of the boy's deathshocked residents in the rural

hill towns west of Albany, de-scribed by Apple as a close-knit area.

"Everybody's devastated,"said Lauren Tracey, a motherof two who lives nearby butdoesn't know the family. "Itwas a little never-wracking.It's basically in my backyard."

Kenneth lived in a red-and-white striped mobile home ona rural road in Berne. Thehome, with Christmas decora-tions in the snow out front,sits along a two-lane ruralroad with a few homes nearby.Police vehicles were parkedoutside Friday morning,blocking the road.

"It's horrific, it's heart-wrenching," Apple told the Al-bany radio station. "It's cer-tainly not the ending we werepraying for."

Police: 5-year-old boy founddead wasn't abducted

SPECIAL SERVICES

Holly Spring BaptistChurch will have CandlelightService on Sunday, Dec. 21 at3 pm. Guest Speaker Rev.James Jackson. Rev. Joe F.Moore, Pastor.

Balls CME Church in Jef-fersonville presents Christ-mas Day Power Hour onThursday, Dec. 25 at noonwith speaker Rev. Leila Red-ding. The Christmas programwill be held the third Sundayat 11 a.m.

Olivet Baptist Church1689 Highway 19 South willhost their annual ChristmasDay service at 10 a.m. It is atime for caroling, fellowship,and worship. The public is in-vited to attend.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Holly Spring BaptistChurch will have CandlelightService on Sunday, December21st at 3 pm. Guest SpeakerRev. James Jackson. Rev. Joe F.Moore, Pastor.

Millville Baptist Church'sannual Candlelight Servicesis on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.Rev. Randy Paschal and Cal-vary Hill Baptist Church will beour guest. You are invited andrefreshments will be served.Rev. K.R. Washington, Pastor.

Central Baptist ChurchChristmas Ministries, includ-ing Children’s Ministry, MusicMinistry and Angel Tree PrisonMinistry, will have a serve onSunday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. andon Christmas Day from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the new location.cel-ebration on Dec 31 at 10 p.m.

Bible Way Church of Godin Christ is holding a PrayerConference on Sunday, Dec. 28at 6:30 p.m. Guest speacker willby Bishop Otha Stanley and theevent is sponsored by MotherLeola Ellington and BiblewayMissionary Department. For in-formation, contact SisterTamela Howard at 478-689-0461 or Bisop Otha Stanley at478-278-1429.

Free Vision DeliveranceOutreach Ministry Inc. in-vites everyone out to its NewYear's Eve celebration on Dec.31 at 10 p.m.

Millville Baptist Churchwill have end of the year ser-vices on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m.Rev. K.R. Washington, Pastor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join us for “The Story,” achronological study of God’sWord, every Sunday at 9 a.m.The Church at Dudley, 3388U.S. Highway 80 in Dudley.Rev. Kenneth Price, Pastor.

Central Baptist Church ismeeting at a new location at706 Hayes Street in Dublinwith Sunday school at 9:30a.m., Sunday morning worshipat 11 a.m. and Bible study andprayer meeting on Wednesdayfrom 6-7 p.m.

Souls Harbor Church, NoraBlvd., Adrian, Sunday serviceat 11 a.m., Wednesday serviceat 7 p.m.

60 Plus Ministry meets atWabash Church of God, 500Telfair Street in Dublin, everythird Saturday at 10:30 a.m.Pastor R. May.

Need assistance withyour family? Come join thefellowship and social. Every2nd Saturday in the month atOle Times Buffet ConferenceRoom 1-3 p.m. All religions,come as you are. Let’s drawstrength from each other. Visitfamiliesofvictory.us for more in-formation.

The Place Ministry: Mon-day–Friday 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.,everyone invited. No sin is toobig that God can’t forgive it.130A E. Jackson Street inDublin.

Healing The Hurt Min-istries: Women’s supportGroup - The Pathway to Victoryis held every 2nd Tuesdayevening from 6:30-8 p.m. Formore info, call Pastor GeraldineCadle 478-290-1641.

Pearls of Wisdom Chris-tian Female Youth Outreach

Ministry meets every twoweeks. All young ladies ingrades 6-12 are eligible to at-tend. Contact Terri Hightowerat 275-3937 or Diane and Ke-sha Nesbitt at 275-3937 fordetails.

Hope for the hurting withaddictions - hurts - habits. Cele-brate Recovery, A Christ cen-tered 12-step program based onthe beatitudes, meets Mondaysat 7 p.m. at the Family LifeCenter, First Baptist Church,Dublin, 609-1122.

Women of Purpose every4th Sat., 10 a.m. at 161 CentralDrive East Dublin. Every Tues-day noon day prayer 12-1 p.m.Further information contactProphetress Particia Stephens478-232-1620.

New Beginnings Interna-tional Outreach Ministry, lo-cated at 4091 West Main Street,Soperton, cordially invites you,to worship with us. Sundayworship services beginning at3:30 p.m.. and Bible Study onTuesdays, at 7 p.m. Pastor,Cedric Manior, is the Pastor.

Free Gift Baptist Churchworship services every 1st and3rd Sunday. Worship services at11:30 a.m. Sunday School at10:30 a.m., Bible study everyWednesday night following the1st and 3rd Sunday at 7 p.m.,Rev. Terry Rozier Pastor.

New Vision M. B. Church,951 Field St. in Dudley, an-nounces Homecoming Servicesthis Sunday at 11 a.m. ElderTimothy Moss, of Dayton, Ohio,will be the speaker. Revival willbe held Mon.–Wed. with Rev.James Bolton. Rev. HoraceAustin is Pastor.

The Salvation Army hasbegun a Sunday morning Biblestudy. Fellowship will begin at9:30 a.m. and Bible study willbegin at 9:45 a.m. Join us, 1617Telfair St. in Dublin.

Dublin New Birth Min-istries, located at 900 MartinLuther King, Jr. Drive an-nounce a free bag of grocerieswill be given away of the 3rdSunday of each month (pleasenote the change) from 11 a.m.—noon. Rev. Dr. Johnny Vaughnis pastor.

The Gym Youth Service atBethlehem Baptist Churchevery Wednesday night at 7p.m.

We invite you to Mt. SinaiHealing Temple Church in EastDublin for Bible study at 7 p.m.Wednesday night and Sundayschool every second and fourthSundays beginning at 10 a.m.

The Church at Dudleycordially invites you to worshipwith us on Sunday mornings at9 a.m. 3388 US Hwy 80 DudleyGa Everyone is welcome. Rev.Kenneth L. Price, Pastor

New Bible Believers Mis-sionary Baptist Church or-der of services: Wednesdaynight bible study at 7 p.m.; Sun-day school every Sunday at 9:45a.m. with worship services at 11a.m. Enter to worship; depart toserve. Pastor Rev. Benny L.Brantley, Sr.

New Bible Believers Mis-

sionary Baptist Church or-der of services: Wednesdaynight bible study at 7 p.m.; Sun-day school every Sunday at 9:45a.m. with worship services at 11a.m. Enter to worship; depart toserve. Pastor Rev. Benny L.Brantley, Sr.

Holly Springs A.B. Bap-tist Church, Inc. 2345 Buck-eye Rd., East Dublin extendsthe invitation to believers tocome and worship every firstSunday at 9 a.m., worship, ser-vice with Sunday school imme-diately following. Second, thirdand fourth Sundays 10 a.m.Sunday school with worshipservice following at 11 a.m.Bible study every first, secondand fourth Saturdays at 10 a.m.

Sugar Creek BaptistChurch, Eastman, Ga. invitesyou to service each first andthird Sunday. Sunday Schoolbegins at 10 a.m. And worshipservice at 11:30 a.m. Biblestudy is at 6 p.m. every Wednes-day. Pastor Rober L. Wilder, Jr.

Greater Victory Templewill be assisting anyone whoneeds a ride to come to service.Our service starts at 9 a.m. forSunday School, 10 a.m. formorning worship. Anyone whois interested in needing a ride tochurch, please call Pastor Pre-nis Edmond at 278-8354 and984-4064.

Bethsaida BaptistChurch of Adrian Located on Hwy 86 /Old Savan-nah Road. Morning worship at11 a.m. Wedneday night at 7p.m. K.I.D.S. Church at 11 a.m.

Mitchell Grove BaptistChurch Services, Sundayschool at 9 a.m., worship serviceat 10 a.m., Bible study Wednes-day at 6:45 p.m. Everyone is in-vited, Ricky B. Stanley is thepastor.

Tabernacle Of True Holi-ness Church 163 NathanielDrive, East Dublin Ga and El-der Karl Frazier Sr. would liketo invite you to come and wor-ship with us every Sunday at11:30 a.m. We have Bible Studyevery first Friday night of themonth at 7 p.m. Everyone is in-vited.

Dominion Ministries, 222Wrightsville Ave. in EastDublin invites you to join us forservice every 2nd and 4th Sun-day at 10 a.m. For more infor-mation, please call 478-304-1401 or you can also visit us at the following website: www.do-minionministriesdublin.org.

Mitchell Grove BaptistChurch services: Sundayschool at 9 a.m., worship serviceat 10 a.m. and Bible studyWednesday at 6:45 p.m. Every-one is invited, Ricky B. Stanleyis the pastor.

The Church at Dudleycordially invites you to worshipwith us on Sunday mornings at9 a.m. 3388 U.S. Hwy. 80 inDudley. Everyone is welcome.Rev. Kenneth L. Price, Pastor.

Victory Temple ChurchOf God has Sunday schoolevery Sunday at 11 a.m., wor-ship service at 12:30 p.m., Biblestudy every Wednesday at 7

p.m., prayer service every Fri-day at 7 p.m. Elder Robert L.Blue, Jr. is pastor.

Free Vision DeliveranceOutreach Ministry, Inc., lo-cated at 540 Wabash Street inDublin. Founder, Sr. PastorApostle Shirley L. Parker giv-ing away church pews (burntorange and cream). For moreinformation, call ApostleShirley L. Parker at 304-0038.

New Bible Believers orderof services: Wednesday nightBible study at 7 p.m.; Sundayschool every Sunday at 9:45a.m. followed wit morning wor-ship at 11 a.m. Enter to wor-ship; Depart to serve. Pastor.Rev Benny L. Brantley, Sr.

The Church at Dudleycordially invites you to worshipwith us on Sunday mornings at9 a.m. 3388 US Hwy 80 Dudley.Everyone is welcome. Rev. Ken-neth L. Price, Pastor.

Valdosta Baptist Church,Old River Road in East Dublin,has Sunday school at 10 a.m.,morning worship at 11 a.m.,Bible study every Wednesday atnoon and lunch is served.Transportation is provided. Rev.John R. Sutton, Pastor.

Ambassadors Church ofthe Lord Jesus Christ, 301Camelot Drive, (KingswoodSubdivision), invites everyoneto attend Sunday services at10:30 a.m., Wednesday Biblestudy at 6:30 p.m. and SaturdayEndtime Bible study at 5:30p.m. For more information, youmay call 278-5462.

Green Grove MissionaryBaptist Church, located at2418 Highway 441 South, hasservices every Sunday, begin-ning with Sunday school at 9:45a.m., worship service at 11 a.m.,Bible study and food bank min-istry every Monday morning at10:30 a.m. and Bible studyevery Wednesday evening at6:30 p.m. Rev. Milton Hughes,Pastor.

Church of DeliveranceH&M Revival Center, locatedat 1006-2 Hillcrest Parkway, or-der of services: Tuesday nightBible study at 7 p.m., Wednes-day prayer service at 6 p.m.,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. andSunday worship service at 11a.m. Contact: 478-484-2254 or

478-984-4684. Pastor WillieReid, Jr. and Co-Pastor NanetteReid, PhD, Biblical Counseling.

Fleming Chapel AMEChurch has service on the firstand third Sundays with Sundayschool beginning at 10:15 a.m.Morning worship begins at 11a.m. Bible study is held on Mon-day night after the first Sundayat 6 p.m. Rev. Lily Dykes is thepastor.

Oconee Baptist Church,located at 2350 Oconee ChurchRoad, in Dublin, has Sundayschool at 10 a.m., Worship ser-vice at 11 a.m., Sunday eveningservice at 6 p.m. and Wednes-day at 6 p.m.

Howard Chapel UnitedMethodist Church has Sun-day worship beginning at 11a.m., Sunday school beginningat 9:45 a.m. and Bible studyeach Wednesday beginning at6:30 p.m. Antonio Sutton is Pas-tor.

Greater New FriendshipBaptist Church has serviceeach Sunday with Sundayschool at 9:30 a.m. and worshipservice at 11 a.m. Bible study isheld at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.Rev. Roger Edwards is the pas-tor.

Shady Grove A.B. Churchservices are held each 1st, 3rdand 5th Sunday. Sunday schoolbeginning at 10:30 a.m. andmorning worship serviceat11:30 a.m. Bible study eachWed. night at 7 p.m. SteveAskew, Pastor.

Hogan Grove BaptistChurch, in Dudley, order ofservices is every fourth Sunday.Sunday school at 10 a.m. andWorship services at 11 a.m. Pas-tor, Rev. Herschel White, Sr.

Driskell Tabernacle Bap-tist Church has worship ser-vice on the second and fourthSunday, beginning with 10 a.m.Sunday school and 11 a.m. wor-ship. Bible study is on the sec-ond and fourth Wednesdaystarting at 7 p.m.

Holly Springs A.B. Bap-tist Church, Inc., located at2345 Buckeye Road in EastDublin, extends the invitationto come and worship every firstSunday at 9 a.m. Worship ser-vice with Sunday school imme-diately following. Second, third

and fourth Sundays at 10 a.m.Sunday school with worshipservice following at 11 a.m.Bible study every first, secondand fourth Saturdays at 10 a.m.Minister Anthony King is thepastor.

New Canaan BaptistChurch in Chester will haveservices on the first Sunday at11:30 a.m. and fourth Sundaystarting at 3 p.m.

Millville Baptist Churchhas Noon Day Prayer every Fri-day at noon. Intercessoryprayer is every Wednesday at5:45 p.m. and Bible study start-ing at 6 p.m. Sunday school isevery Sunday at 9:45 a.m withworship services beginning at11 a.m. Reverend K.R. Wash-ington is the Pastor.

Bethsaida BaptistChurch, of Adrian, located onHwy 86/Old Savannah Road:Sunday school at 10 a.m. Wor-ship starting at 11 a.m. alongwith K.I.D.S. church at 11 a.m.as well. Everyone is invitedtoattend. Pastor J. Randy Gra-ham.

Montford Grove will haveregular worship service at 11:30a.m. on Sunday. Pastor JamesJackson will bring the message.Everyone is invited to attend.

Henry Memorial Presby-terian Church, located at 511Bellevue Ave. in Dublin, willhave Sunday school at 10 a.m.and worship at 11 a.m. on Sun-day and Wednesday Bible studyat 7:30 p.m.

Washington Street Pres-byterian Church will haveworship and children’s Sundayschool on Sunday at 10 a.m.,youth Bible study on Wed. at5:30 p.m. and Bible study onThurs. at 6:30 p.m.

New Bible Believers orderof services: Wednesday nightBible study starting at 7 p.m.,Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. withworship at 11 a.m. Enter to wor-ship; Depart to serve. Rev. Ben-ny L. Brantley, Sr.

Chester UnitedMethodist Church servicetimes are: Sunday school at 10a.m. and morning service at 11a.m., Wednesday night is heldat 7 p.m. For more info, PastorTommy Roe 478-290-1050 (cellphone).


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Grace Baptist Church,Sunday morning worship ser-vice begins at 10 a.m., SundayBible study begins at 5 p.m.,Wednesday prayer assemblyand Bible study begins at 6:30p.m. All services currently heldat 649 Gordon Edwards Road,Dublin.

Crossroads Church inCadwell invites you to be withus on Sunday mornings for atime of worship, praise andword. Services start at 10 a.m.with Sunday school: 11 a.m.Church services: 7 p.m.Wednesday night.

Solid Rock BaptistChurch Hwy 80 Allentown.Sunday school 10 a.m. Church11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bestill and Know I am God.

The First UnitedMethodist Church three wor-ship services on Sundays at8:50 a.m. (traditional in theSanctuary), 9 a.m. (contempo-rary in the Fellowship Hall) and11 a.m. (traditional in the Sanc-tuary). Sunday school for nurs-ery age through adults at 9:45a.m. Youth and other studiesavailable on Sunday andWednesday evenings. The pas-tors are Rev. Thad Haygood,Rev. Bob Williams and Rev.Jack Key.

Mt Zion Baptist Church,1750 Mark Wood Road services10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m.worship, evening services 5:30p.m. Wednesday Prayer service7 p.m.

Eason Hill BaptistChurch will be makingchanges to its services 1st and3rd Sunday service will be at 11a.m., Sunday school will be at10 a.m.

Ambassadors Church ofthe Lord Jesus Christ, locat-ed at 103 North FranklinStreet, invites everyone to at-tend Sunday services: 10 a.m.Monday, Endtime Bible study:6:30 p.m. Wednesday Biblestudy: 6:30 p.m. For more info.call 278-5462.

Royal Spring BaptistChurch: Worship servicesevery 2nd and 4th Sunday, Sun-day school, 10:30 a.m. Worshipservices, 11:30 a.m.

Minter Baptist Church,Minter Sunday services: 10a.m. and 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (includ-ing youth program) Wednesdaynight Bible study and prayer:7:30 p.m. (including youth pro-gram) Every 4th, Wednesday 7p.m. Fellowship supper (no cost,all welcome) You are cordiallyinvited to come study, pray andworship with us at Minter Bap-tist Church.

Montrose will be having itsworship services on 1st Sundayat 6 p.m. every month. Allchurches in the association areask to be present to make theirreport. Rev. Winfred L. Mc-Clouds is Moderator.

Laurens Hill order of ser-vice: 1st and 3rd Sundays: 12p.m.; Bible study is every Tues-day night at 7 p.m.; Sundayschool at 11 a.m. 1st and 3rdand 2nd and 4th Sunday: 10a.m.

Jefferson Street BaptistChurch, 209 North JeffersonStreet with Sunday school at9:45 a.m. and morning worshipat 10:55 a.m. Evening Worshipat 6 p.m. Wednesday PrayerMeeting at 6:30 p.m. Pastor isReverend Darren Talley.

St. Peters Baptist ChurchDublin invites you to join usevery Sunday beginning at 9:45a.m. for Sunday school; morn-ing service begins at 11 a.m.

Vickers Hill BaptistChurch Wrightsville pleasejoin us 2nd Sunday: SundaySchool 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.,Morning worship 11:30 a.m.,4th Sunday: Sunday school 9a.m. - 9:30 a.m., Morning wor-ship 9:30 a.m., 5th Sunday:Deacon Ministry 10 a.m. - 11a.m. Reverend David Hall ispastor.

Corinth UnitedMethodist Church, Meeks,Georgia service times: Sundayschool 10 a.m., morning wor-ship 11 a.m., evening worship 6p.m.; Wednesday: Adult Biblestudy at 7 p.m. and Youth Biblestudy (ages 4 - 12) at 7 p.m.Pastor: Jason Owens, 668-3372.Everyone is invited.

Mount Green BaptistChurch and Rev. Joe Shin-hoster would like to invite youto come and worship with us onthe second and fourth Sundaysof each month at 11:30 a.m.Sunday school begins at 10:30a.m. every Sunday. Bible studyis at 6 p.m. every Wednesday.

The Lighthouse Churchof God, Dewey Warnock Road,East Dublin. Sunday school: 10a.m. Morning worship: 11 a.m.Evening services: 6 p.m., andWednesday night family train-ing 7 p.m. Children’s churchand nursery are available. Rev.Monty Lasseter. We havemonthly ladies meeting andmen’s fellowships.

New Generational Begin-ning Ministries has serviceseach Sunday with Sundayschool at 9 a.m. followed bymorning worship at 10 a.m.Bible study is held each Tues-day at 7 p.m. and IntercessoryPrayer is each Saturday at 10a.m. Everyone is invited. Hen-ry Channel, III is pastor.

First African BaptistChurch has services each Sun-day with Sunday school begin-ning at 9:30 a.m. and Worshipservices at 8 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Prayer and Praise andBible study is each Wednesdayat 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. KeithAnderson is the pastor.

Loose & Bind MinistriesChurch Of God By Faith or-der of services 1st and 3rd ser-vices 10 a.m., 3rd evening ser-vices 5 p.m., 2nd and 4th ser-vices 8 a.m., Bible discussionevery Tuesday 8 p.m. Trans-portation is available. PastorElder Dr. Charlie Smith.

Christ Temple of MercyChurch Services Sundayschool at 10 a.m., Worship ser-vice at 11:30 a.m. and Biblestudy Wed. at 7 p.m.

Shiloh C.M.E. Churchworship services: 11 a.m. on 1st,2nd, 5th Sundays; 8 a.m. on3rd, 4th Sundays; Sundayschool 10 a.m. on 1st, 2nd, 5thSun.; after service 3rd, 4th Sun.Communion 1st Sun.; 3rd Sun.is Youth Day. Breakfast served3rd, 4th Sun. Bible study 6 p.m.Wednesdays. Rev. James W.Scott, Jr., Pastor. wix.com/shilo-hcmechurch/jeffersonville.

Pine Level BaptistChurch Worship services are

every 2nd and 4th Sundays atnoon. Everyone is invited. Rev.Art McClain Sr. Pastor.

Sandy Ford Baptist wor-ship services are Sunday schoolevery Sunday at 10:45 a.m.Worship service at 11 a.m. 1stand 3rd Sunday, Bible study at7 p.m.

Mill Creek BaptistChurch has service every thirdSunday. Sunday school at 10:30a.m. Devotion and worship ser-vice at 11:30 a.m. Everyone iswelcome. Pastor: Rev. CharlieRobinson.

New Faith Temple Houseof Love order of services: Biblestudy Wednesdays at 7 p.m., ex-cept the 2nd Wed. when wehave church meeting with thePastor; Sunday school at 10a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m.every Sunday. Bishop BobbyJones, Sr., Pastor; BishopRogers L. Allen, Sr., AssociateMinister.

Holly Grove Church 1stand 3rd Sunday with Sundayschool at 10 a.m., Praise andworship services at 11 a.m.Bible Study is combined withChrist Temple of Mercy andheld every Wednesday night at7 p.m. Prophet Joshua Battle,Pastor.

Macedonia BaptistChurch of Montrose secondand fourth Sundays. Sundayschool at 10 a.m., Worship ser-vice at 11 a.m. Interim Pastor:Rev. Cedric Cason.

Mount Sinai HealingTemple; 212 Jackson St., EastDublin, Ga. Invites you to bewith us in our Morning worshipat 11 a.m. every 2nd and 4thSunday of the month.

Rice Hill Baptist Churchservices: Sunday school 1st and3rd Sundays at 10 a.m. 2nd and5th Sunday at 10:30 a.m., wor-ship at 11:30 a.m. 4th Sunday,Sunday school at 9 a.m. andworship at 10 a.m. TuesdaysBible class will be at 7 p.m.Everyone is invited. Rev. Abra-ham Crockett Pastor.

Gethsemane UnitedMethodist Church Servicetimes: Sunday school 10 a.m.Morning worship 11 a.m.evening worship 6 p.m.,Wednesday 7 p.m. Please comeworship with us. Rev. JonathanFuller pastor.

Jordan Redeemer H.O.D.(Pastor Linda Knight): Sundayschool at 10:30 a.m.; Worshipservice at 12 p.m., Bible studyMonday nights at 7 p.m.; Breadand Butter Wednesday morn-ing at 9 a.m.; Healing serviceevery 1st Friday night at 7 p.m.each month.

Holly Spring BaptistChurch and Pastor Joe F.

Moore announce services. 1stand 3rd Sun. Sunday school at10 a.m.; worship service at 11a.m. 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundaysworship service at 8 a.m.; Sun-day school at 10 a.m. Mon. at5:30 p.m. - Intercessory prayer.Wed. noonday service; PrayerService/Bible Study at 7 p.m.

Christian Outreach Fel-lowship Church, PastorCharles Moss announces orderof services: Sunday school at9:30 a.m., Sunday worship ser-vice at 11 a.m.; Tuesday Biblestudy at 7:30 p.m.; Call forprayer at 478-875-3425.

Stewart Chapel BaptistChurch Sunday school eachSunday at 10 a.m. Worship ser-vice every third Sunday at11:30 a.m.

Mount Calvary Mission-ary Baptist Church holds ser-vices every Sunday. Sundayschool at 9:45 a.m., worship ser-vice, 11 a.m. Bible study everyWednesday at 7 p.m. Rev. Dr.Willie L. Edmond, Pastor.

Green Grove MissionaryBaptist Church has servicesevery Sunday, beginning withSunday school at 9:45 a.m.;Worship service, 11 a.m.; BibleStudy and Food Bank Ministryevery Monday morning at 10:30a.m. and Bible study everyWednesday night at 6:30 p.m.Rev. Milton Hughes, Pastor.

Kingdom Living Church,has services each Sunday withSunday school at 9:15 a.m. andWorship services at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday night Bible study at 7p.m. Wednesday night Biblestudy is held at RiverviewHeight Apartments at 6 p.m. E.Tyrone Turner is Pastor.www.klcdublin.com

Spring Hill MissionaryBaptist Church services are:2nd and 4th Sundays at 11a.m.; 1st and 3rd Sundays at 8a.m.; Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.every Sunday; and Bible studyis on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.Everyone is invited! Rev. Win-fred L. McCloud, Pastor.

Word of Harvest, ApostleJames Bell, Pastor: Sundayschool every Sunday at 9:45a.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday-Pas-toral day, 2nd Sunday-Youth‘day 4th Sunday- Men andWomen Day, 5th Sunday-Men’sDay. YPWW every Sunday at 6p.m. Every Tuesday and Thurs-day, Prayer and Bible study at7:30 p.m.

Williams Chapel BaptistChurch services every TuesdayMid-Day Bible study 11:30 a.m.,every Wednesday Bible study at7 p.m., Sunday school each Sun-day at 9:45 a.m., first Sundays 8a.m. and 11 a.m. second Sun-days at 11 only, third Sundaysat 8 a.m. only fourth and fifthSundays at 11 a.m. only.

Springfield BaptistChurch of Chester, announcesits order of service. Every 2ndand 4th Sunday at 11:30 a.m.Sunday school at 10:30 a.m.,Horace Johnson, Sr. Pastor.

Driskell Tabernacle Bap-tist Church worship every 2ndand 4th Sunday. Sunday school10 a.m., Worship service 11 a.m.Bible study 2nd and 4thWednesday 7 p.m. Rev. BrianAshley/Pastor.

Robinson Chapel ChurchService every 2nd and 4th Sun-

day. Sunday school at 10 a.m.followed by church service at 11a.m. Rev. J.K. Smith JuniorPastor.

First IndependentMethodist Church Servicetimes for Sunday: Bible study10 a.m., Morning worship 11a.m., Evening worship 6:30p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Pleasecome join us.

Mt. Tilla Baptist Churchwill have services every Sun-day. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.and worship service at 11 a.m.Bible study, Wednesday at 7p.m. Kendrick Smith Pastor.

Brown Chapel BaptistChurch 1600 Lovett Rd. Be-gins every Sunday morningwith Sunday school at 10 a.m.worship service is each 1st, and3rd at 11 a.m.

Jordan Grove COGIC,Pastor Supt. Ira Edwards Sun-day school is held each Sundayat 10 a.m. and morning worshipbegins at noon. 1st Sunday -Women’s day; 2nd Sunday- Pas-toral day; 3rd Sunday - Youthday. Monday nights - Bible band7:30 p.m. Wednesday nights -Prayer and YPWW classes forall ages. Sunshine band nights -2nd and 4th Monday nights at7:30 p.m.

True Fellowship has a newlocation at 430 Hillbridge Rd.,Dexter; formerly known as Beu-lah Hill Baptist Church. Sun-day services will be every Sun-day with Sunday school at10:30 a.m., worship service at11:30 a.m. and Bible Study,Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Pastor: LarryForeman.

Millville Baptist Churchhas Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.and worship service at 11 a.m.every Sunday. On Wednesdays,Intercessory prayer is at 5:45p.m. and Bible study is at 6 p.m.Rev. K.R. Washington, Pastor.

The Loving MinistriesCOGIC Prayer Tuesday nightsat 6 p.m. Wednesday Night-Prayer and Bible study at 7:30p.m.; Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.every Sunday. Morning wor-ship at 11:15 a.m. every Sun-day; 1st and 3rd Sundays arePastoral Sunday; 2nd Sunday isYouth day; 4th Sunday is

Women of Love Day; 5th Sun-day is Laymen day. Pastor Al-ton Jones.

Turkey Creek BaptistChurch Sunday school eachSunday at 9:45 a.m. Worshipservices at 11 a.m. Prayer ser-vice and Bible study eachWednesday at 7 p.m. Rev. Fred.Williams, Pastor.

Power of Love ChristianFellowship Church has tem-porarily moved to Gordon, Ga.at 170 Milledgeville Hwy (nextto the laundromat at the plaza).Services will be on Wednesdaysand Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. andSundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Sunday school will be at 9a.m.

Free Gift Baptist Churchorder of service: Sunday wor-ship-1st and 3rd Sunday at11:30 a.m., Sunday school at10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited.Rev. Terry Rozier, Pastor.

William Grove BaptistChurch: Sunday school beginsat 10:30 a.m. on the 1st and 3rdSunday. Worship service startsat 11:30 a.m. On the second andfourth Sunday, Sunday schoolbegins at 10 a.m. The fifth Sun-day is Family and Friends day.Rev. Ernest Holmes, Jr., pastor.Everyone is invited.

Ranger Grove C.O.G.I.C.(Pastor Ira Edwards): Sundayschool every Sunday 10 a.m.,1st Sunday youth day 12:30p.m., 2nd Sunday expense day12-12:30 p.m., 3rd Sundaywomen’s day 12:30 p.m., 4thSunday pastoral day 12:30 p.m.

New Bible Believers or-der of service; Tuesday Biblestudy at 7 p.m., Sunday schoolevery Sunday at 9:45 a.m. andimmediately following withworship service at 11 a.m. En-ter to worship; depart to serve.Rev. Benny L. Brantley, pastor.

Valdosta Baptist ChurchOld River Road, E. Dublin, Ga.10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m.Morning services Wed. 7 p.m.,Bible study Pas. Rev. John R.Sutton.

Friendship BaptistChurch Pastor: Rev. Greg L.Mack services held every 1stand 3rd Sunday. Sunday schoolstarts at 11 a.m. Praise andworship services start at 12p.m. Wed. night Bible study at7:30 p.m.


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To show the splendor of the newborn Saviour in a church Christmas play, an electric lightbulb was hidden in the manger. All the stage lights were to be turned off so only the brightness of the manger could be seen, but the boy who controlled the lights got confused. Suddenly, ALL the lights went off! The tense moment was broken by a little shepherd’s loud whisper, “Hey, you just turned off Jesus!”

It’s that time of year again when the stores are busy with shoppers getting ready for Christmas. People getting ready for the season. In all the hustle and clamor, I wonder if we have forgotten about the real reason for the season? Have WE “turned off Jesus”? Let’s not forget that Christmas is not just about shopping and gifts but it’s about the Child who was born in a manger, who would later reconcile us to God. Don’t “turn off Jesus” this Christmas but rather help

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HAVE YOU TURNED OFF JESUS?

After his wonderful Nativ-ity Story in the second chap-ter of his gospel, Luke says,"Mary kept these treasuredwords and PONDERED themin her heart." (Luke 2:19)

Today I share with yousome treasured bits I'vesaved - couldn't throw away. Ihope they will put you to"pondering."

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what you have done for othersand to remember what othershave done for you; to ignorewhat the world owes you andto think what you owe theworld; to stoop down and con-sider the needs and desires oflittle children; to rememberthe weakness of those nolonger young; to stop askinghow much your friends loveyou and ask yourself whetheryou love them enough.

Are you willing to do thesethings, even for a day?

If so, THEN YOU CANKEEP CHRISTMAS.

And if you keep it for a day,

why not always?- Henry Van Dyke

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What can I give Him,poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd,I would bring a lamb:If I were a wise man,I would do my part:

Yet, what I have, I give Him:Give to Him my heart.

Christina Rossetti

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When the song of theangels is stilled.

When the star in thesky is gone.

When Kings andPrinces are home.

When the shepherdsare back with their flock,The work of Christmas

begins.

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KEY NOTES

We are all only Christians inthe making.

We blunder and stumble,but when we stumble, we

stumble forward. When we fall, we fall on our

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Today nothing will keep theLiving Christ out of my

heart, except my own wrongattitudes.

Today I shall have no ene-mies, for I shall have no en-

mity. It is simple.

Jack Key

The wonderful Nativity Story

Special to The Courier Herald

Middle Georgia State Col-lege today announced the in-augural class of the Presi-dent’s Torch Society, a newstudent organization wheretop scholars interested inleadership will serve the col-lege and the community.

Members receive a $300book scholarship each fall andspring semester, and uponcompletion of two years in theSociety, earn a recommenda-tion from the president forwork or graduate school.

“As we continue to move to-ward university status, we areexcited to announce this in-vestment in the leadership ofMiddle Georgia,” said Dr.Christopher Blake, Presidentof Middle Georgia State. “Notonly will these students be in-volved on campus, but theywill learn essential leadershipskills they can carry into theirroles in this community be-yond graduation.”

Organized through the Of-fice of the President and com-prised of one representativefrom each of the college’s fivecampuses; one representativefrom each of its six schools;two or three at-large mem-bers; and two presidential in-terns, the Society will assistwith major institutionalevents, such as convocation,

orientation, homecoming andgraduation.

Its members, a cross-sec-tion of sophomores and juniorswith a minimum 3.0 gradepoint average, make a two-year commitment to repre-senting MGA both on and offcampus.

The Society chooses oneleadership book each yearfrom which to draw insight.The book selected by the inau-gural class for 2015 is Startwith Why: How Great LeadersInspire Everyone to Take Ac-tion by Simon Sinek.

Over the next eightmonths, the members will ap-ply the ideas in the book toprojects across the college andin the community, polish theircommunication skills, andlearn about executive deci-sion-making. When the nextclass is selected in the fall,members will mentor fellowstudents, and adhere to Pla-to's adage that "Those havingtorches will pass them on toothers."

The members of the inau-gural class of the Middle Geor-gia State College President’sTorch Society are:

Frederick Charles Bakerfrom Forsyth, junior psycholo-gy major, at-Large representa-tive

Renalda Gwendolyn Ca-pers from Macon, sophomorebiology major, at-Large repre-sentative

Qadeera Naasira (Queen)Girard from Morrow, sopho-more aerospace operationsmajor, representing the Schoolof Aviation

Holly Elizabeth Goodmanfrom Byron, sophomore Nurs-ing major, At-Large represen-

tativeGary Earl Hermsmeier Jr.

from Griffin, junior flightmanagement major, repre-senting the Eastman CampusAmanda Johnson, junior in-formation technology majorfrom Warner Robins, repre-senting the School of Informa-tion Technology

Rebekah Messamore,sophomore psychology majorfrom Auburn, representing

the College of Arts and Sci-ences

William Paul Mickalonis,junior accounting major fromBonaire, representing theSchool of Business

Briana Russ, sophomoremiddle grades education ma-jor from Bonaire, representingthe School of Education

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Richard A. Wall, sophomorebiology major from Bonaire,representing the WarnerRobins Campus

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Dublin Rotary Club recognizes students of the quarter

16 students named to first President's Torch Society at MGSCDublin resident

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The Courier Herald Section BSaturday, December 20, 2014

Sports 2014-15 CollegeFootball BowlSchedule.

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It would be difficult to imagine arivalry any closer than Georgia andAuburn, the two schools which began theDeep South’s oldest rivalry in 1892 onJanuary 30th.

Football would later become a ritualon the fall calendar, affiliating with theharvest season, the turning of the leavesand the cooler temperatures. When foot-ball began, it was a total walk-on experi-ence. There were no pre-game mealsand no scholarships. No paid coachesand no season tickets. No radio net-work, no television. Not even a pressbox.

The populace, in Georgia’s case, gotthe news of home game victories whenthey heard the chapel bell ringing. Thechapel bell still rings after a victory oncampus, but it is far different from thepast. Years ago, students gathered onNorth camps and took turns ringing thebell until midnight. Now, there is amechanical device which rings the bell.Students today wouldn’t leave a party toring the chapel bell.

I rang the bell as a freshman. It wasexpected of us, but the exercise broughtabout that feeling of being a Bulldog likebeing baptized. Ring the chapel bell andwalk across the street for a couple ofVarsity hotdogs. Such a worldly experi-ence. Georgia students don’t do thattoday, and I think they are missingsomething. It’s like the singing of thealma mater. You have to know the lyricsbefore you can sing it. How many ofGeorgia’s students know the words tothe alma mater at campuses across thecountry. Georgia’s was written by J. B.Wright, Class of 1912.

From the hills of Georgia’s northlandbeams thy noble brow,

The sons of Georgia rising pledgewith sacred vow,

Alma Mater, we will honor true andloyal be,

Ever crowned with praise and glory,Georgia hail to thee.

Today, athletics on campus wouldcause Dr. Charles Herty and Auburn’sGeorge Petrie, founders of football attheir respective institutions, to shaketheir head in amazement. The nonde-script grass fields which have evolvedinto 100,000 seat stadiums and coacheswith million dollar contracts, when theyworked for the fun of it all, would makethe original coaches wonder what theirhandiwork has wrought. Even with allthe problems and challenges, footballremains the greatest of games.

When Georgia and Auburn meet up inNovember, there is always plenty of rem-iniscing.➢ The days of the so-called neu-

tral site of Columbus became controver-sial circumstance when the administra-tors at each school were reluctant to con-front the city fathers of Columbus with acommitment to take the annual gamehome and home. Memorial Stadiumseated, with added bleachers, about20,000, but it seemed that twice thatmany found their way into the little sta-dium. Auburn’s Shug Jordan, who hadcoached the line for Wallace Butts atGeorgia, once quipped, “The stadiumwas so cramped that if you got up to goto the bathroom, you lost your seat.”➢ When Auburn decided to hire Jordanas its head coach, he took the phone callwith the offer in Dan Magill’s office. Hedidn’t want to review the terms of thedeal on the “community” phone in theGeorgia assistant coaches offices.➢ The last Georgia-Auburn game

in Columbus in 1958 attracted Cowboymovie actor, Johnny Mack Brown, whoshowed up to see his nephew, FredBrown, who was a Bulldog halfback,play. Johnny Mack had his own tailgateparty on the Georgia sideline.➢ Bill Hartman, one of the finest

of Georgia men, lived briefly inColumbus while growing up. Herecalled that at recess at school, “therewas a fist fight on the playground everyday the week of the Georgia-Auburngame.”➢ The home and home series

began in 1959 between the hedges inAthens, the year of the sensationaltouchdown pass from Fran Tarkenton toBill Heron which caused the chapel bellto ring into the night which ended formany Bulldog partisans as the sun wascoming up over the red clay hills ofGeorgia. The 14-13 victory gave Buttshis fourth SEC championship.➢ In the Auburn coaches booth

was Vince Dooley who was an assistantcoach and scout. He would become theGeorgia head coach in 1964. On thefield, causing a fumble late in the fourthquarter with Auburn leading 13-7 wasGeorgia All-American Pat Dye.

You know the rest of the story.

It’s alwaysAuburn

Loran SmithColumnist

ABOVE: SeniorHeather Smith, JuniorCarlie Daniel,Sophomore MasonYoung, and FreshmanPeyton Coleman posewith their AcademicAthletes Award. LEFT:Seven cheerleaderswere named to theGHSA 3AA All-Regionteam and pictured onthe front row, from leftare Harriet Hicks,Cassie Dixon andLindsey Ruple,Pictured on the backfrom left are CayleeSmith, Callie Smithand Carlie Daniel.Sierra Smith is not pic-tured. BELOW LEFT:Heather Smith,Lindsey Ruple andMason Young werehonored with the Giveit all you got Award.(Special photos)

Lady Falcons cheerleading squad honored By JAMES TIDWELL

Sports EditorThe 2014 season was

a banner year for theEast Laurens cheerlead-ing squad.

Not only did the LadyFalcons capture theGHSA Region 3AAchampionship butadvanced to the statechampionship and camehome with a sixth placefinish.

Recently, the squadwas honored at theteam’s annual awardsbanquet, which all thesquad members selectedas Most ValuableCheerleaders for the2014 season.

The team membersinclude Caylee Smith,KeAsia Butler, MakalaShepard, Callie Stinson,Heather Smith,Khadijah Evans,Cambria Smith, MasonYoung, Harriet Hicks,Lindsey Ruple, WhitneyJo Corona, CassieDixon, Carlie Daniel,Peyton Coleman andSierra Smith.

The Lady Falconsalso honored the sevencheerleaders selected tothe GHSA 3AA All-Region team andinclude Hicks, Dixon,Ruple, Caylee Smith,Callie Smith, Danieland Sierra Smith

East LaurensCheerleading CoachesTina Hester, CammieDalley and HaleyDaniel were namedGeorgia AthleticCoaches AssociationCoaches of the Year forRegion 3AA as well.

Other honors pre-sented at the banquetinclude the SeniorAward to Smith, CallieStinson and Corona, theGive it all you got Awardto Smith, Ruple andYoung and AcademicAthletes Award toSmith, Daniel, Youngand Coleman.

After an intense season of change, all of the East Laurens competition cheerleaderswere named Most Valuable Cheerleaders for the 2014 season at the awards banquet.Team members include Caylee Smith, KeAsia Butler, Makala Shepard, Callie Stinson,Heather Smith, Khadijah Evans, Cambria Smith, Mason Young, Harriet Hicks, LindseyRuple, Whitney Jo Corona, Cassie Dixon, Carlie Daniel, Peyton Coleman and SierraSmith. (Special photo)

East Laurens Cheerleading coaches Tina Hester, Cammie Dalley, and Haley Daniel werenamed Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Coaches of the Year for Region 3AA.(Special photo)

Eaglesrally forwin at

StetsonSpecial to

The Courier HeraldDELAND, FLA. –

Georgia Southern trailedStetson by seven points atthe break, but out-scored theHatters 43-27 in the secondhalf on 20 points in the final20 minutes from JelaniHewitt to rally to 76-67 Winat Stetson as the Eagles areoff to their best start Since1992-93

GS shot 56 percent in thesecond period and went 6-of-12 from beyond the arc downthe stretch to take the win.

The Eagles improved to6-2 on the year for the pro-gram’s best start since 1992-93. GS closes non-conferenceplay on Monday nightagainst Truett-McConnellfrom 6 p.m. inside HannerFieldhouse on EducationDay.

Hewitt finished the nightwith 30 points, reachingthat threshold for the sixthtime in his career and thethird time this season.

He made three-straightfrom downtown midwaythrough the second half tospark a 16-5 run which tookthe Eagles from down six toup by seven points with lessthan two minutes to play.

The senior from Miramar,Fla. also had sevenrebounds, four steals, twoassists and a season-lowzero turnovers in 36 minutesof work.

Trent Wiedeman was oneof three other Eagles to fin-ish with 10 points.

The senior transfer fromCollege of Charlestonreached the 1,000 careerpoint threshold with an old-fashioned three-point playat the 16:17 mark of the firsthalf.

He gathered an offensiverebound for his 700th careerrebound, made the lay-inand converted from thecharity stripe to reach themagic number.

Angel Matias and CurtisDiamond joined Ferguson indouble figures with 10 each.Matias was 3-of-6 from thefield and 4-for-4 at the linein 30 minutes.

Diamond came off thebench to score a dime with apair of three-pointers andthree rebounds in 24 min-utes.

Senior Eric Ferguson hadhis best game of the season,scoring nine points includ-ing a pair of massive plays.He atoned for a duck againstSouth Florida with a toma-hawk jam on his first touchagainst the Hatters. He thenadded a crucial block onKentwan Smith’s dunkattempt with 4:21 remain-ing.

The dunk would have tiedthe game, but the stuffhelped the Eagles out-scorethe Hatters 7-2 over thenext three minutes.

Stetson (3-9) shot thelights out in the first half,going 52 percent from thefield and 7-for-13 fromdowntown as they reachedtheir season average formade three-pointers in justthe first 20 minutes.

Grant Lozoya scored 20points with 6-of-9 fromdowntown. CameronHarvey, making his firststart of the year, scored 15with three from downtown.

After three-straightgames away from HannerFieldhouse, GeorgiaSouthern returns to HannerFieldhouse on Monday nightat 6 p.m. against Truett-McConnell.

It is Education Day withGeorgia Southern facultyand staff as well as BullochCounty teachers, staff, andstudents able to purchasetickets for just $5.

Fans can also pick up adiscounted ticket by donat-ing a new, unwrapped toy to“Toys for Tots.”

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TodayJacksonville 21, Tennessee 13

SaturdayPhiladelphia at Washington, 4:30 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m.

SundayBaltimore at Houston, 1 p.m.Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Miami, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Carolina, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.Buffalo at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Indianapolis at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

MondayDenver at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

Schedule

TodayPhoenix at New York, 1 p.m.Portland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m.Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

SundayNew York at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.Memphis at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 6 p.m.Phoenix at Washington, 6 p.m.Boston at Miami, 6 p.m.Philadelphia at Orlando, 6 p.m.Detroit at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

ScheduleToday

Arizona at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Florida at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SundayColorado at Detroit, 6 p.m.Dallas at Edmonton, 6 p.m.Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 9 p.m.

Free Agents NEW YORK (AP) — The 41 free agentswho have signed, with name, position, for-mer club if different, and contract. The con-tract information was obtained by TheAssociated Press from player and manage-ment sources:

AMERICAN LEAGUEBOSTON (4) — Re-signed Koji Uehara,rhp, to an $18 million, two-year contract;signed Pablo Sandoval, 3b, San Francisco,to a $95 million, five-year contract; signedHanley Ramirez, lf, Los Angeles Dodgers,to an $88 million, four-year contract; signedJustin Masterson, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5million, one-year contract.CHICAGO (4) — Signed Zach Duke, lhp,Milwaukee, to a $15 million, three-yearcontract; signed Adam LaRoche, 1b,Washington, to a $25 million, two-year con-tract; signed David Robertson, rhp, NewYork Yankees, to a $46 million, four-yearcontract; signed Melky Cabrera, of,Toronto, to a $42 million, three-year con-tract.CLEVELAND (1) — Signed Gavin Floyd,rhp, Atlanta, to a $4 million, one-year con-tract.DETROIT (1) — Re-signed Victor Martinez,dh, to a $64 million, four-year contract.

HOUSTON (2) — Signed Luke Gregerson,rhp, Oakland, to an $18.5 million, four-yearcontract; signed Pat Neshek, rhp, St. Louis,to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signedJed Lowrie, ss, Oakland, to a $23 million,three-year contract.KANSAS CITY (3) — Re-signed JasonFrasor, rhp, to a $1.8 million, one-year con-tract; re-signed Luke Hochevar, rhp, to a$10 million, two-year contract; signedKendrys Morales, dh, Seattle, to a $17 mil-lion, two-year contract.MINNESOTA (2) — Signed Torii Hunter, of,Detroit, to a $10.5 million, one-year con-tract; signed Ervin Santana, rhp, Atlanta, toa $55 million, four-year contract.NEW YORK (4) — Re-signed Chris Young,of, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract;signed Andrew Miller, lhp, Baltimore, to a$36 million, four-year contract; re-signedChase Headley, 3b, to a $52 million, four-year contract; re-signed Chris Capuano,lhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract.OAKLAND (1) — Signed Billy Butler, 1b,Kansas City, to a $30 million, three-yearcontract.SEATTLE (1) — Signed Nelson Cruz, dh,Baltimore, to a $57 million, four-year con-tract.TEXAS (2) — Re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp,to a $4 million, one-year contract; signedKyuji Fujikawa, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a$1.1 million, one-year contract.TORONTO (1) — Signed Russell Martin, c,Pittsburgh, to an $82 million, five-year con-tract.

NATIONAL LEAGUEATLANTA (3) — Signed Jim Johnson, rhp,Detroit, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract;signed Nick Markakis, of, Baltimore, to a$44 million, four-year contract; signedAlberto Callaspo, 3b, Oakland, to a $3 mil-lion, one-year contract.CHICAGO (2) — Signed Jason Hammel,rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-yearcontract; signed Jon Lester, lhp, Oakland,to a $155 million, six-year contract.LOS ANGELES (1) — Signed BrandonMcCarthy, rhp, New York Yankees, to a$48 million, four-year contract.MIAMI (1) — Signed Michael Morse, of,San Francisco, to a $16 million, two-yearcontract.NEW YORK (1) — Signed MichaelCuddyer, of, Colorado, to a $21 million,two-year contract.PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed A.J. Burnett,rhp, Philadelphia, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Francisco Liriano,lhp, to a $39 million, three-year contract.ST. LOUIS (1) — Signed Mark Reynolds,1b, Milwaukee, to a $2 million, one-yearcontract.SAN DIEGO (2) — Signed Clint Barmes,ss, Pittsburgh, to a $1.5 million, one-yearcontract; signed Brandon Morrow, rhp,Toronto, to a $2.5 million, one-year con-tract.

JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUEFUKUOKA (1) — Signed DaisukeMatsuzaka, rhp, New York Mets.

NFL

NBA

NHL

TODAYCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

11 a.m.ESPN — New Orleans Bowl,Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

2 p.m.ESPNU — NCAA, FCS, play-offs, semifinal, teams and siteTBD

2:20 p.m.ESPN — New Mexico Bowl,Utah St. vs. UTEP, atAlbuquerque

3:30 p.m.ABC — Las Vegas Bowl, Utahvs. Colorado St.

4 p.m.ESPN2 — NCAA, Division II,playoffs, championship, teamsTBD, at Kansas City, Kan.

5:45 p.m.ESPN — Famous IdahoPotato Bowl, W. Michigan vs.Air Force, at Boise

9:15 p.m.ESPN — Camellia Bowl,South Alabama vs. BowlingGreen, at Montgomery, Ala.

MEN’S COLLEGEBASKETBALL

NoonESPN2 — SMU at MichiganESPNU — VCU at CincinnatiFS1 — Louisville at W.Kentucky

1 p.m.CBS — North Carolina vs.Ohio St., at ChicagoFOX — Syracuse at Villanova

2 p.m.ESPN2 — Missouri vs. Illinois,at St. LouisFSN — USF vs. Florida St. atSunrise, Fla.

2:30 p.m.FS1 — Butler vs. Indiana, atIndianapolis

3:30 p.m.CBS — UCLA vs. Kentucky, atChicago

5 p.m.ESPNU — Texas Southern atMichigan St.FS1 — Wake Forest vs.Florida, at Sunrise, Fla.

7 p.m.ESPNU — Texas A&M vs.

Kansas St., at Kansas City,Mo.NBCSN — Iona at GeorgeMason

9 p.m.ESPNU — Oklahoma vs.Washington, at Las Vegas9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NC Statevs. West Virginia, at New York

11 p.m.ESPNU — Stanford at BYU

11:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Utah vs. UNLV, atMGM Grand Garden Arena

NFL FOOTBALL4:30 p.m.

NFL — Philadelphia atWashington

8:25 p.m.CBS/NFL — San Diego at SanFrancisco

SOCCER7:40 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League,Crystal Palace at ManchesterCity

9:55 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League,teams TBA

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

7:30 p.m.ESPN2 — NCAA, Division I,playoffs, championship, teamsTBD, at Oklahoma City

SUNDAYMEN’S COLLEGE

BASKETBALLNoon

ESPNU — Harvard at Virginia2 p.m.

ESPNU — Maryland atOklahoma St.FSN — Creighton at NorthTexas

4 p.m.ESPNU — Southern Cal atBoston College

6 p.m.ESPNU — Seton Hall atGeorgia

NFL FOOTBALL1 p.m.

CBS — Regional coverage,doubleheaderFOX — Regional coverage

4 p.m.FOX — Regional coverage

4:25 p.m.CBS — Regional coverage,doubleheader game

8:20 p.m.NBC — Seattle at Arizona

SOCCER8:25 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League,Sunderland at Newcastle

10:55 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League,Arsenal at Liverpool

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

3 p.m.ESPN2 — Kentucky at Duke

5 p.m.ESPN2 — UCLA vs. UConn,at Uncasville, Conn.

SaturdayBasketball

BoysTCS Tournament

Covenant at Trinity, TCSTournament, 7:15 p.m.Jones County Holiday

ClassicSouth Atlanta vs. Dublin,11 a.m.East Laurens vs. JonesCounty, 8 p.m.

Girls

West Laurens at MaryPersons, 6 p.m.

TCS Tournament Covenant at Trinity, TCSTournament, 5:35 p.m.Jones County Holiday

ClassicEast Laurens vs.Spaulding, 8 p.m.

MondayBasketball

BoysJones County Holiday

ClassicDublin and EastLaurens, TBA

GirlsJones County Holiday

ClassicEast Laurens vs.Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.

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PEANUTS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

By Jim Davis

By Chip Dunham

By Charles Schulz

By Jeff Corriveau

By Jerry Scott And Jim Borgman

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

By Jim Davis

By Chip Dunham

By Charles Schulz

By Jeff Corriveau


By Jeff Corriveau


CELEBRITIES BORN ON THISDAY: Jonah Hill, 31; DavidCook, 32; Nicole de Boer, 44;Joel Gretsch, 51.

Happy Birthday: Emotional,impulsive responses will notbring the results you are look-ing for this year. You have todo your due diligence if youwant things to go your way.Opportunity is present, but ifyou try to cut corners or leavelaborious tasks to others, youare likely to fall short of yourexpectations. Strive for moreand oversee everything. Yournumbers are 5, 12, 20, 24, 32,39, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Put your ideas on paper orlook into publishing or workingin media, communications oreducation. You have the po-tential to make a contributionor a difference. You will be-come more self-sufficient ifyou are determined to makethings happen. 5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):A personal relationship willmake a difference to what youdo next regarding relocating,education or everyday inter-ests. Don’t overreact if thingsdon’t go according to plan.Sharing with others will be es-sential to obtaining positive re-sults. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Don’t let an overconfident at-titude hold you back. Being aknow-it-all will lead to dis-cord. Give others the benefitof the doubt, and do your ownthing quietly. A change in a re-lationship that affects your per-sonal finances must be moni-

tored. 3 starsCANCER (June 21-July 22):

Change will be something youcannot ignore. Be imaginativein the way you handle difficultsituations and you will impresssomeone who can make yourlife and your future better.Strive for perfection, realismand practicality. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’tlook back or harbor regrets.Take a step forward and planto end the year on a happynote regardless of what’s hap-pened this past year. Your atti-tude will make a difference andbring about a favorablechange. 5 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Accept the unavoidable andyou will be able to maintainwhat’s most important to you.Show some resolve and youwill be able to move forwardwithout worry or regret. Don’tshare personal secrets or getinvolved in gossip. 2 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Get out and keep busy. Shop-ping excursions will be suc-cessful and ease your mind re-garding some of the last-minute items you wanted topick up for someone special.Helping a cause will open youreyes to its positive impact. 4stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Tie up loose ends at work.Strive to put things in order,and get ready to enter the newyear with greater hopes andthe promise of a better future.Romance will encourage ahappier domestic life. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-

Dec. 21): You will learn a lot ifyou reach out to help others.Make positive changes athome that are sure to pleaseloved ones. Don’t let uncer-tainty derived from secret in-formation cause emotionalgrief. Ask questions and clearthe air. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19): What you say will bring re-sults, but you may not be hap-py with the way things turnout. Diplomacy will help youavoid someone misinterpretingwhat you had in mind. Strivefor peaceful relationships andyou will come out ahead. 3stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Take the initiative to putyour plans into motion. Yourintuition will be accurate whenit comes to helping others. Noteveryone is worth your timeand effort. Make changes thatpromise to bring emotional re-wards and a brighter personalfuture. 4 stars

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By The Associated PressSingles:

1. Blank Space, Taylor Swift2. Take Me to Church, Hozier3. Uptown Funk (feat. BrunoMars), Mark Ronson4. Thinking Out Loud, EdSheeran5. Lips Are Movin, MeghanTrainor6. The Hanging Tree, JamesNewton Howard7. Shake It Off, Taylor Swift8. I'm Not the Only One, SamSmith9. The Heart Wants What ItWants, Selena Gomez10. All About That Bass,Meghan Trainor

Top Albums1. 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J.Cole2. 1989, Taylor Swift3. That's Christmas To Me,Pentatonix4. Anybody Wanna Buy aHeart?, K. Michelle5. The Pinkprint , Nicki Minaj6. Guardians of the Galaxy:Aweso..., Various Artists7. Christmas, Michael Bublé8. x, Ed Sheeran9. In the Lonely Hour, SamSmith10. Hozier, Hozier

Top 20Tours

1. (1) One Direction;$4,893,871; $82.46.2. (3) Katy Perry; $1,701,152;$100.05.3. (4) Britney Spears;$1,414,701; $147.05.4. (5) Luke Bryan; $1,208,556;$46.83.5. (6) Enrique Iglesias/Pitbull;$1,198,905; $83.87.6. (7) Marc Anthony;$1,170,987; $104.43.7. (8) Tom Petty & The Heart-breakers; $1,030,048; $89.45.8. (9) Zac Brown Band;$828,619; $47.82.9. (10) Motley Crue; $820,432;$63.37.10. (11) Linkin Park/ThirtySeconds To Mars; $783,955;$57.13.11. (12) Jason Aldean;$752,222; $41.59.12. (13) Blake Shelton;$742,548; $44.96.13. (14) Alejandro Fernandez;$654,611; $74.26.14. (15) Eric Church;$643,138; $50.17.15. (16) The Black Keys;$571,322; $60.69.16. (New) Bob Dylan;$504,903; $98.46.17. (17) Miranda Lambert;$504,214; $35.47.18. (19) Rascal Flatts;$482,033; $33.45.19. (18) James Taylor;$480,395; $76.54.20. (20) Brad Paisley;$468,563; $40.69.

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Movies: 2c

iTunesTop 10

AFI picks11 moviesfor annualtop 10 list

NEW YORK (AP) —The American Film Insti-tute on Monday namedthe coming-of-age tale"Boyhood," the sci-fi epic"Interstellar" and the civ-il-rights drama "Selma"among its top movies ofthe year.

The AFI actually chose11 movies for its annualtop 10 list.

The group's otherchoices were: AngelinaJolie's World War II dra-ma, "Unbroken"; thewrestling drama "Fox-catcher"; the show busi-ness satire "Birdman";the Disney musical "Intothe Woods"; the Los Ange-les noir "Nightcrawler";the jazz school drama"Whiplash"; Clint East-wood's Navy SEALthriller, "AmericanSniper"; and the WorldWar II code-breaker tale"The Imitation Game."

The honors mark anon-competitive reprievefrom Hollywood's awardseason, as well as a pre-view of what the best pic-ture category could theo-retically look like at theAcademy Awards. (TheOscars best picture cate-gory includes five to 10films, depending on vot-ing.)

Films that may vie fora best picture nod thatthe AFI overlooked in-clude the Stephen Hawk-ing biopic "The Theory ofEverything," the GillianFlynn adaptation "GoneGirl" and Wes Anderson's"The Grand Budapest Ho-tel."

In early awards,Richard Linklater's "Boy-hood," filmed over 12years, has emerged as thefront runner. It was cho-sen as the year's best filmby the Los Angeles FilmCritics Association andthe New York Film CriticsCircle. The race will takeanother turn Thursdaywhen nominations areannounced for the GoldenGlobes.

The AFI also named itstop 10 television shows ofthe year: "The Ameri-cans," ''Fargo," ''Game ofThrones," ''How to GetAway With Murder," ''-Jane the Virgin," ''TheKnick," ''Mad Men," ''Or-ange Is the New Black,"''Silicon Valley" and"Transparent."

The AFI Awards arechosen by a jury made upof the institute's trustees,critics and scholars. Theywill be handed out at aJan. 9 luncheon in LosAngeles.

No plans to go back again to Middle-earth on film LOS ANGELES (AP) —

The final installment of "TheHobbit" doesn't just mark theconclusion of Bilbo Baggins'journey on the big screen. It'salso the end of a massivelysuccessful film franchisethat's earned New Line andWarner Bros. nearly $5 bil-lion, going all the way back tothe 2001 release of "The Lordof the Rings: The Fellowshipof the Ring."

"I don't know what to com-pare it to because I've neverbeen involved in a projectthat's gone on for so long orbeen such a huge success,"said Toby Emmerich, presi-dent and CEO of New Line,the unit of Warner Bros. re-sponsible for releasing "TheHobbit" and "The Lord of theRings" films over the past 13years.

The marketing campaignfor "The Hobbit: The Battle ofthe Five Armies" promisesmoviegoers "one last" trip toMiddle-earth when it debutsin wide release Wednesday.Will it really be the final out-

ing for all those dwarfs, elves,hobbits and orcs? After all,"The Hobbit" was originallyenvisioned as two, not threefilms.

"I wish I could say differ-ently," said Emmerich. "Thereis nothing at New Line orWarner Bros. I think therecould be another video game,and Middle-earth will proba-bly live on in licensing andmerchandising a while longer,but we do not have any plans,as far as I know, to tackle an-other Middle-earth movie."

"The Hobbit" and "TheLord of the Rings" filmmakerPeter Jackson, who crafted allsix of the films in his nativeNew Zealand, was similarlyadamant that he was finishedadapting J.R.R. Tolkien,though he would "never saynever" to a Middle-earthhomecoming.

"If we wanted to — and Idon't know whether I wouldwant to or not — it's not aquestion I need to worryabout," Jackson said in an in-terview in London to promote

his final "Hobbit." "WarnerBros. has the rights to 'TheLord of the Rings' and 'TheHobbit,' and they don't havethe rights to anything else,"said the director, who willnext work on an extended cutof "The Battle of the FiveArmies."

The fate of Middle-earthcontinuing in other realms be-yond literature could be de-cided in a courtroom. TheTolkien estate and WarnerBros., which doesn't have per-mission to adapt Tolkien's lat-er work "The Silmarillion,"have been legally sparringsince 2012 over exactly whatthe studio's film rights entailwhen it comes to merchandis-ing.

"The Tolkien estate is veryprotective, as they should be,and I don't begrudge themthat at all," said Jackson, whohas expressed interest in cre-ating a "Lord of the Rings"museum in New Zealand."They are very protective andI don't think there's a lot ofroom for Warner Bros. to

move, particularly."Is it possible New Line

could take a cue from the pro-ducers of the James Bond filmseries, or from their very owncolleagues at Warner Bros. In-teractive Entertainment, anduse Tolkien's fantasy world asa backdrop for new stories? Itrecently proved both criticallyand financially successful forthe video-game division.

After recasting Tolkientales in virtual worlds, the in-teractive arm at Warner Bros.ventured into mostly unchart-ed territory earlier this yearwith Monolith Productions'"Middle-earth: Shadow ofMordor," a game set between"The Hobbit" and "The Lord ofthe Rings" centered on char-acters not depicted in thebooks.

"I think we'd be wary abouttaking too much creative li-cense with Tolkien and mak-ing up stories ourselves thatweren't based on what hewrote," said Emmerich. "Itdoesn't feel to me like whatMGM and the Brocollis have

so brilliantly done with Bondand Ian Fleming. From whereI sit now, it really does feellike this is it."

Emmerich noted it's un-likely the studio would con-sider spin-off projects, say, afilm centered on EvangelineLilly's elf quarreler Tauriel,who was a new creation for"The Hobbit" films. Otherthan a possible "Shadow ofMordor" game follow-up, heinsisted no return trips toMiddle-earth have beenbooked — much to his ownpersonal dismay.

"I've been to New Zealandlike 25 or 30 times," said Em-merich. "I was saying to mywife that I really hope we fig-ure out another movie toshoot there with Peter and(special effects studio) Wetabecause I really can't imaginenot having a reason to gothere. It's one of my favoriteplaces in the world and notgoing anymore would makeme sad."

By JAMIE MORTONDanny White has been

playing the guitar for 35years. He has opened forGene Watson, the Driftersand he has picked with theHank William Jr. band. Whitehas been a part of severalbands that have played inGeorgia, Alabama and Ten-nessee. Now, White has some-thing new to had to his re-sume, he has been inductedinto the Atlanta Country Mu-sic Hall of Fame.

On Nov. 29, at the 33rdawards ceremony, White wasplaced in the Hall of Honor.“It’s just out there beating the

bushes for 35 years and no-body recognizes you and thenall of the sudden somebodyputs something together torecognize the ones that don’tmake it to the big deal,”White said about the award.

White began playing gui-tar when he was 15. Sincethat time he has written sev-en songs,

The song, titled “She’s NotMy Little Girl Anymore”, isabout White’s daughter beingengaged, and what that expe-rience is like for a father.

One song White started 12years ago and is still trying tocomplete. “It’s hard to tell a

story in that period of time.It’s really an art,” he said.

White currently plays leadguitar with his new band,“Flash Back”. He plays on aFender Stratocaster signed byCharlie Daniels; it has beenmodified with an extra middlepickup to give it a countrysound.

When asked if it was moretalent or luck to be inductedinto the Atlanta Music Hall ofFame, White said, “A little bitof both. […] It depends onwhere you’re at and whohears you. […] Back in the olddays, nobody got recognize.They’d know you from club to

club,” White said. “It’s nice forsomeone to recognize whatyou do. I’d do it all again.”

White had this to add: “If akid has a lot of idle time, Isuggest they take up an in-strument of some kind. Be-cause it’s the biggest stressrelief that you’ll ever find. …Ican go pick up my guitar, boxguitar and 30-40 minutes andI’m fine. It just takes yourmind off everything thatyou’ve been worried about.”

White plays every Sundayat his church, The LighthouseChurch of God on DeweyWarnock Road in LaurensCounty.

Dublin man inducted into AtlantaCountry Music Hall of Fame

Danny White, center, poses with his daughters, Dayna White and Danyelle White, after being in-ducted into Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. (Special photo)

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWith a sum total of 1,032

minutes, Peter Jackson's sixJ.R.R. Tolkien films haveearned more than $5 billionworldwide. They have madeNew Zealand synonymouswith Middle-earth. And theyhave slaughtered enough orcsto constitute genocide.

The sheer size of Jackson'saccomplishment — a majestic,fully realized fantasy world,from its lush landscapes downto its hairy feet — is enough tomake Cecil B. DeMille blush.Across craggy mountaintopsand through enchantedforests, he has set his hobbits,elves and wizards scamperingto and fro, always under thethreat of greed, ego and self-ishness. More than anything,he has taken the stuff of fanta-sy seriously and renderedTolkien's splendid creationwith love.

Sadly, all of that was trueafter Jackson's "Lord of theRings" trilogy. The subsequent"Hobbit" trio, which is now fi-nally sputtering to an end with"The Battle of the FiveArmies," will inevitably godown as an unneeded, unlovedgratuity, a trilogy, like the sec-ond "Star Wars" run, to writeoff as overkill.

The magic, fleeting to startwith, is mostly gone. "TheHobbit" might have been anice little prequel add-on to"The Lord of the Rings," but bydividing it into three movies,Jackson and company havedrained the book's dramaticmomentum. The first, "An Un-expected Journey," remains inone's memory only for itsclown-car introduction of the13 hobbits in an interminabledinner scene I fear is just nowapproaching dessert. "TheDesolation of Smaug," for methe most successfully rollick-ing of these three, brought in(finally) another woman(Evangeline Lilly's elf Tauriel)and Benedict Cumberbatch'sglorious dragon.

What most distinguishes"The Battle of the FiveArmies" is its relative torpor.After five films of relentlessforward motion, its charactersalways in perpetual flight,Jackson's "Hobbit" has, as ifout of gas, plopped down at the

Lonely Mountain. Picking upwith Smaug's fiery escape,"Five Armies" caps "The Hob-bit" with a Middle-earth meleeas all forces gather aroundErebor.

The riches inside the moun-tain draw dwarfs (led byRichard Armitage's kingThorin), elves (ruled by LeePace's wonderfully snobbishThran-duil), a smattering ofhumans (most notably Luke

Evans's Bard) and, of course,huge armies of hulking orcs.

All the commotion doesn'tleave much room for MartinFreeman's Bilbo Baggins. Thefunny, natural Freeman is oneof the best things to hit Jack-son's overly earnest epic (it'san hour into "Five Armies" be-fore the first chuckle), but hehas often been crowded out bythe avalanche of charactersand CGI effects. Perhaps —

and I know this could strikeJackson as incredulous — abattle scene need not be anhour long?

The action, too, comes inJackson's preferred 48 frames-per-second (theater optionswill vary; and the film is alsoin 3-D), which, in the missionof greater clarity, yields aheightened artificiality. Somebelieve this high-frame-rate isthe future (James Cameron is

a fan), but for now, it's thegreatest evidence that some 15years down a Hobbit hole —both pleasingly and frustrat-ingly far from reality — havemarred Jackson's vision. Ef-fects-only shots look fine, butlive-action appears like a soapopera.

But maybe it's time to ad-mire Jackson for his obses-sions. He has spent a very longtime in Middle-earth and his

affection for it hasn't, for even1/48th of a moment, ever beenin doubt. It is his precious.

"The Hobbit: The Battle ofthe Five Armies," a WarnerBros. release, is rated PG-13by the Motion Picture Associa-tion of America for "extendedsequences of intense fantasyaction violence and frighteningimages." Running time: 144minutes. Two stars out offour."

Review: ‘The Hobbit’ wraps with a Middle-earth melee

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Martin Freeman appears in a scene from "The Hobbit The Battle of theFive Armies." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTake heed: There are at

least two acutely sad momentsinvolving Robin Williams' Ted-dy Roosevelt in the latest"Night at the Museum." Themovie, subtitled "Secret of theTomb," is imbued with the un-shakable inevitability thateven though we're still havingfun, it's time to move on_a nar-rative made only morepoignant by Williams's suddenand shocking death earlier thisyear.

It's hard not to concentrateon his every movement andword or to get antsy when he'sin the midst of a bit and thecamera cuts away to a monkeypeeing on something, leavingus straining to hear Williams'voice. And yet, as silly a roleand movie as this is, it alsomanages to live up to the (un-fair) responsibility of being acomedy legend's last role. Di-rector Shawn Levy and histeam strike the right balance,without overwhelming the sto-ry with melancholy.

Beyond Williams, "Night atthe Museum: Secret of theTomb" is a lively romp with theover-the-top historical figuresthat audiences have come toenjoy over the years that, inspite of the dead zones, elicitsmore than a few bawdy laughsthroughout its swift runtime.

The latest installmentdelves (not too deeply) into themythology of the ancient tabletthat brings the museum fix-tures to life. When the goldentreasure starts to corrode,things go haywire, leading to aparticularly disastrousfundraising event as all thecharacters revert to their true,violent selves and, inexplica-bly, Teddy Roosevelt startsquoting Winston Churchill andJohn F. Kennedy.

The specifics are a littlemurky, but what is clear is themagic that brings inanimateobjects to life is in danger ofdisappearing forever (a fran-chise's greatest fear!). Theironly hope is to go to the BritishMuseum to ask Ahkmenrah's(Rami Malek) parents for help.

As in the previous movies,"Secret of the Tomb" bucklesunder the weight of its phe-nomenally talented cast whojust aren't given enough to do,making it feel more like a

movie of cameos rather than atrue ensemble work. That said,Owen Wilson and SteveCoogan, once again, providemany of the film's laughs asthe pint-sized Jedediah andOctavius_as does Ricky Ger-vais as the wimpy museum di-rector.

In London, we're introducedto a few new characters, in-cluding Lancelot (DanStevens) and a new nighttimesecurity guard named Tilly(Rebel Wilson). Both are great,but Lancelot, in particular,truly steals the movie with hissidesplitting fairy-tale brava-do. There's also a terrific"Camelot" related cameo lateron in the film that we won'tspoil here.

But the weaker spots arehard to ignore. The moviespends too much time on a fewplots and jokes that never hit.One involves Larry's Nean-derthal doppelgänger (both areplayed by Ben Stiller) whoshould be a welcome relief, fi-nally allowing Stiller to escapethe unexciting Larry and biteinto something broadlycomedic. Instead, it's flat andredundant.

Another focuses on Larryand his teenage son Nicky(Skyler Gisondo, replacing theprevious films' Jake Cherry),who really just wants to skipcollege and DJ in Ibiza. Whywe even need a family storyhere is beyond comprehension.There's nothing duller thanwatching a father with a fur-rowed brow try to convince hisrebellious offspring that col-lege is necessary. It's too bad:Left to his own devices, Gison-do has a handful of truly funnymoments with Lancelot.

In the end, "Secret of theTomb" certainly wasn't neces-sary, but its earnest goofinessis hard to resist. The bitter-sweet goodbye to Williams justmakes it all the more worth-while.

"Night at the Museum: Se-cret of the Tomb," a Fox re-lease, is rated PG by the Mo-tion Picture Association ofAmerica for "or mild action,some rude humor and brieflanguage." Running time: 97minutes. Two and a half starsout of four.

Review: Sweet 'Night at the Museum' bids farewell to Williams

In this image released by 20th Century Fox shows, from left, Mizuo Peck, Patrick Gallagher, RobinWilliams, Ben Stiller, Rami Malek and Skyler Gisondo in a scene from "Night at the Museum: Se-cret of the Tomb." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Kerry Brown)

THE BOLD AND THEBEAUTIFUL

Bill attempts to convincean already vulnerable Quinnto atone for her misdeeds to-wards his family. Rickshocks everyone when hebacks Eric’s suggestion thatRidge and Caroline shouldteam up for the next collec-tion. Deacon becomesQuinn’s knight in shining ar-mor when he comes to her aidwhen she needs it the most.Maya is the recipient of anearly and very generousChristmas present. Bill is dis-turbed when he gets the sensethat Katie and Ridge maysoon be taking their relation-ship to the next level: mar-riage. Katie is taken abackwhen Bill confesses to herabout a mistake that he madein the past. Rick and Mayatake the next step in theirplan for complete dominationby getting the law on theirside. Unaware of what is instore for them, Caroline andEric are grateful that Rickagreed to give his marriageanother chance. Rick andMaya implement anotherphase of their deception thatthey feel will solidify the be-lief of others that he is com-pletely dedicated to his mar-riage. Bill makes a confes-sion to Justin about his rela-tionships with Brooke andKatie. Ridge is forced to reex-amine his feelings for Caro-line when Katie calls him outon who really has his heart.When Bill learns about thelatest status on Katie andRidge’s relationship, he pre-sents her with an alternativeoption. Rick has a difficulttime fending off Caroline inthe bedroom while attempt-ing to maintain his charade ofdevotion to her. Caroline con-fides in Ivy about the insecu-rity that she is currently feel-ing in her marriage. Katieand Bill discuss what willhappen between him andBrooke when she returnsfrom Italy. When Ivy con-fronts Rick about what shesaw the night before, he an-grily attempts to justify hisactions and warns her not totell anyone. Ridge reveals toCarter his theory about whyfeelings for Caroline suddenlysprung up for him.

THIS WEEK: Maya con-fides in a friend. Caroline be-comes worried about Rick’ssuspicious behavior andwhereabouts.

DAYS OF OURLIVES

Hope gets a dire warningabout Aiden. Serena asks Er-ic out on a date. Nicole usesher sneaky skills to help out afriend. Theresa witnesses atender moment betweenBrady and Melanie. Will isset on a collision course withSonny’s past. Unbeknownst toHope, a furious Aiden threat-ens Bree. Brady comes toMelanie’s rescue when Anneand Theresa try to thwarther. Nicole is struck when shesees Eric with Serena. Sonnyconfronts Will when he learnsthe truth about why his hus-band really came back toSalem. Melanie and Theresaget into another fight whenMelanie accuses her of tryingto entrap Brady with herpregnancy scare. Eric makesa confession to Serena aboutNicole. Marlena gives Nicolestern advice. Eve manipu-lates Shane’s condition to heradvantage. Victor and Clydeclash in a major way. Rafeturns up the heat on Chad.Eric is furious when he catch-es Nicole looking up informa-tion on Serena. Nicole tellsDaniel she wants to start dat-ing. Serena asks Melanie forany dish she has on Nicole.

THIS WEEK: Will ques-tions Paul about his love life.Paige has upsetting news forJJ.

GENERALHOSPITAL

A mob enemy tells Sonnythat he is holding a familymember hostage, and in orderto secure his release, he mustaccept the terms of his deal.Carlos also updates Julian onhis potential role in the newPort Charles mob. Ava andNina come to blows. Carlylays it all out on Franco.Ava’s baby gets some tests.Olivia is jealous of Ned andAlexis, causing tension be-tween the three of them.Maxie learns the verdict ofher custody hearing. Eliza-

beth confesses to Jake whySam is suspicious of him.Sam shares with Dante someenhanced footage that showswho might have been in-volved with her incident.Obrecht visits Nathan and re-veals some confidential infor-mation with him. After pryingthe truth out of Spencer,Nikolas has a surprise guest.Olivia opens up to Ned abouther feelings. Jake confrontsSam about her suspicions,while Patrick later asks Samfor her forgiveness. Nathanmakes a promise to Maxie.Sonny updates Shawn on themob wars and solicits hishelp. Michael continues totake out his anger on Kiki,Morgan and Carly. Sabrinaapologizes to Ava for trying tohurt her baby. Elizabeth hasa warning for Sam and in theinterim, Sam questions Eliz-abeth’s motives. Jake doubtshis recent actions, and is ad-vised by Patrick to seek psy-chiatric help. Julian isshocked to learn the leveragea crime family has over Son-ny. Shawn and Duke team upto protect Sonny’s interests.At the end of the day, Jordancontinues to go under-coverin order to get to the bottomof the latest mob wars.Franco urges Nina not to giveup on him. Franco and Ninalearn the fate of their actions.Julian tries to make amendswith Sam. Shawn provokesJordan, demanding to knowanswers about the Jerome’splan. Unbeknownst to them,someone is about to blow Jor-dan’s cover.

THIS WEEK: Kiki com-forts Morgan about somenews. Maxie is taken abackby a decision.

YOUNG AND THERESTLESS

Things become more in-tense when Nick finds DavidSherman at Sharon’s. Faithcomes in upset that her par-ents are fighting. Later,Sharon pleads with Noah tohelp her before this custodybattle becomes war. Ashleymeets with Victor, who offersher a job at Newman-Chan-cellor. Victoria confides inNick that she has hope forher and Stitch. Stitch thenshows up and Victoria asks ifhe wants to go on a date. Joeconvinces Cane to invite Vic-tor to the cocktail party thathe’s throwing. Joe can tellthat he has upset Lily withhis business plan and thinkshe has a way to make it easi-er on her by offering to havethe event somewhere else.Anita insists that Chelseaneeds to keep Billy awayfrom Victoria and Katie.Chelsea admits that if Billywants to be with Victoria,she can’t stop him. Devontells Hilary that he had adream about her and latergives her a key to a privatehotel suite. Michael is con-cerned that Lauren wants totell Fen about his cancer be-cause he doesn’t want hissickness to ruin anything.Sage thinks she and Adamshould stay away from GenoaCity for a while. Adam is fu-rious and tells her that hehas another choice besideseither living a lie or becom-ing Gabriel Bingham andabandoning his old life.

THIS WEEK: Sage is leftwith a big decision. Devongoes all out to impress Hi-lary.

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 15-year-old girl. For the past year Ihave been self-injuring. I takea sharp object and scrape theskin off until it bleeds. Mymom saw the scars on my arm.I have 15 other ones, but shedoesn't know about them.

I have to keep lying to herand it hurts. I want to stop, butI can't. How can I tell her Ilied? I know she will be veryupset. -- STUCK IN UTAH

DEAR STUCK: Go to yourmother, tell her that you needto talk to her about somethingimportant, but you are afraidshe will be angry with you. Askher to hear you out before shereacts. Then tell her every-thing you have told me and askfor her help. That's what moth-ers are for.

If necessary, show her yourletter to me and my responsebecause she needs to under-stand that when individualsself-injure, it is often to copewith serious depression --which is an illness -- and ittakes the help of a mentalhealth professional to stop.

DEAR ABBY: My husbandtook up the guitar about 10years ago. I thought it was agreat idea at first and encour-aged his interest. Within twoyears of his learning to play, Iwas expected to sit, listen to

him and never interrupt asong.

Needless to say, his de-mands have not gone over wellwith me. This is his hobby, notmine. He plays well, but can'tsing a note. When he does, hesounds like a cat in heat, andhe likes to perform like he'splaying for a crowd.

My peace and quiet at homeare gone. He says I don't sup-port him. What is your take onthis? -- WANTS PEACE ANDQUIET

DEAR WANTS: Your hus-band wants praise and valida-tion, and you should give it tohim in the area where it's de-served -- for having masteredthe guitar. However, becausehis singing needs tweaking, behonest and tactfully suggest hefind a vocal coach to help himin that area. If he reacts defen-sively, be sure to mention thatsome of the finest singers inthe world get coachingthroughout their careers toavoid damaging their vocalcords.

PS. Perhaps you should en-courage him to find other mu-sicians to start a group. Thatway, he'll have an outlet for histalent and you'll be free (atlast!).

DEAR ABBY: I am aneighth-grader in junior high,

and there is a girl I really like.My problem is I'm afraid to tellher I love her.

I know she likes someoneelse and wants to go out withhim, but I don't know if shelikes me. When I'm home, Iwrite her poems, and I want todrop them off at her locker, butI am scared to. We are in threeclasses together. Do you haveany advice? -- NERVOUS BOY

DEAR NERVOUS BOY:Yes. If you're smart, you'll waituntil that girl is over her crushbefore declaring your feelingsfor her. The boy she has her eyeon may or may not be interest-

ed in her. But as long as she'sfixated on him, she won't be re-ceptive to a romance with you,and it could be embarrassing ifyou say anything prematurely.(The same goes for anony-mously dropping off your liter-ary efforts at her locker.)

DEAR ABBY: I have decidedthat when I have kids I don'twant to do the whole "Santa"thing. I'd rather tell themabout the real St. Nicholas andwhat it means to give ratherthan to receive. Even thoughI'm not religious, I'll tell themabout the birth of Jesus (eventhough he wasn't born in De-cember), and tell them aboutthe winter solstice.

After working years of re-tail, I have seen firsthand whatpeople can be like around theholidays, especially parentsbuying expensive, high-de-mand/low-supply things fortheir kids, and parents whoput themselves in debt to maketheir kids happy. I am sad-dened by stories of kids writingto Santa and asking him to gettheir unemployed parentsmoney for food.

Most people I have spokenwith disagree with my deci-sion. They call me a Scrooge orsay I'm "taking my kids' inno-cence away."

What do you think? Do you

think I'm awful for wanting toteach them about charitableSt. Nick, instead of commer-cializing Santa Claus? -- SAN-TA-LESS IN COLORADO

DEAR SANTA-LESS: Iagree you should talk to yourchildren about the birth of Je-sus, as well as the pagan festi-vals that Christmas replaced,if you wish. While you're at it,also stress to them what thespirit of Christmas is supposedto be -- even if it seems some-times lost in the commercial-ism of the holiday.

However, wait until yourchildren ASK you about Santa.When they do, tell them thetruth. That way, they will learnthat when they ask their moth-er something, they will alwaysbe given an honest answer.

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Review: ‘Annie’is a hard knock,

no fun adaptation THE ASSOCIATED

PRESS

It's impossible to talk

about "Annie" without admit-

ting up front when you first

experienced John Huston's

1982 film.

For adults at the time, it

was a spectacular disaster,

thanks in large part to the

bizarre direction of Huston.

For kids, one of whom was

me, it might as well be up

there with "The Sound of Mu-

sic" as a musical classic. This

is why kids don't write movie

reviews but it also helps to re-

mind that sometimes it won't

even occur to them that the

movie they're watching is

bad.

In that way, perhaps this

new version of "Annie" is the

update we all deserve: a

flawed movie that kids will

inexplicably take to. But, with

such a wealth of innovative

and heartfelt family fare in

both the animated and live-

action realms, why bother?

The best that can be said of

this new version is that Will

Gluck and company have cer-

tainly made the story, and

most of the songs, their own.

But, aside from originality

points, this new "Annie" is a

charmless and grossly materi-

alistic bore, especially for

now-adults of a certain age

who still hold the '82 version

in high regard.

"Annie" has always been a

strange beast, with its grand

New Deal politics juxtaposed

with the tale of a rich savoir

taking in a plucky orphan.

Here, Annie (Quvenzhané

Wallis) is a foster kid living

with a handful of pre-teen

girls under the lazy supervi-

sion of Hannigan (Cameron

Diaz) in her Harlem apart-

ment.

Diaz, channeling an early

Christina Aguilera with her

cheap hoop earrings and

messily crimped hair, talk-

yells at the girls with such an

unnatural shrill that it fails

at being cruel, comedic, or

drunken. This is no Carol

Burnett slapstick.

But nothing actually

seems that bad for Annie. She

and her foster friends are all

clothed and fed and attending

clean, friendly schools. They

even seem to mostly like Han-

nigan except when she makes

them clean. A hard knock life,

indeed.

This is not the dire, hope-

less situation of a blighted

Depression-era orphanage.

Still, Annie wants out and is

determined to find the par-

ents she believes exist. Fine,

fair.

On one of her many solo

jaunts, she runs into billion-

aire Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx),

an affectless, Bloombergian

cellphone titan in the midst of

a mayoral campaign. In An-

nie, his team (Rose Byrne and

Bobby Cannavale) sees an op-

portunity to make the discon-

nected mogul more relatable

to the common voter. All they

need is a few press-friendly

moments with the cute foster

kid from the wrong side of the

tracks.

We all know the story by

now. What starts as a tactic

turns real as Stacks realizes

he can care for another being.

It's how they get there that's

the problem.

Gluck, who made the de-

lightful, self-aware teen com-

edy "Easy A," proves inept at

staging and filming the

movie's musical numbers.

There is hardly any choreog-

raphy to speak of — in one

number Byrne just sways

back and forth as the camera

flies overhead grandiosely as

though this was a Busby

Berkeley setup — and the

singing, across the board, is

on-key mediocrity, even

though the auto tuning does

its best to obscure everyone's

natural sound.

Wallis, who displayed

preternatural talent and

strength at the tender age of

five in "Beasts of the South-

ern Wild," has been directed

to play 11-year-old Annie as a

self-assured brat. She is un-

fazed by authority figures and

is the type of kid who will just

take the stage at a swanky

charity event and burst into

song. In this version, Annie

also becomes a social media

celebrity.

She and Foxx share a few

sweet moments, but their con-

nection mostly comes across

as superficial — as does near-

ly everything in this movie.

This "Annie" was supposed

to be for a new generation. In

the harsh light of 2014, it's

never looked so dated.

"Annie," a Sony release, is

rated PG by the Motion Pic-

ture Association of America

"for some mild language and

rude humor." Running time:

118 minutes. One and a half

stars out of four.

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gpn18Legal No. 14-1202 In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of RUTH THAGGARD BROWNING , Deceased

Petition for Letters of AdministrationNOTICE

Connie B. Warren has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Ruth Thaggard Browning, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also ap-plied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before JANUARY 5, 2015. All pleadings/objec-tions must be signed before a notary pub-lic or before a probate court clerk, and fil-ing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1209 In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of JOHN LESLIE THO-MAS, Deceased


John Edwin Thomas has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate ofJohn Leslie Thomas, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby no-tified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before NOVEMBER 3, 2014. All pleadings/objec-tions must be signed before a notary pub-lic or before a probate court clerk, and fil-ing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn07Legal No. 14-1218NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED-ITORSGeorgia, Laurens CountyAll creditors in the estate of EARL GUY-TON, deceased, late of Laurens County, are hereby notified to render in writing their demands to the undersigned accord-ing to law, and all persons indebeted to said Estate are required to make immedi-ate payment to me.This 14th day of November, 2014.Anissa FordhamAdministrator of the Estate of Earl GuytonVerna L. SmithAttorney for EstatePO Box 2014Dublin, GA 31040

Nov. 29, Dec. 6. 13, 20, 2014

gpn07Legal No. 14-1219

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

Georgia, Laurens CountyAll creditors in the estate of PATE BERRY III, deceased, late of Laurens County, are hereby notified to render in writing their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebeted to said Es-tate are required to make immediate pay-ment to me.This 14th day of November, 2014.Janice BembryAdministrator of the Estate of Pate Berry, IIIVerna L. SmithAttorney for EstatePO Box 2014Dublin, GA 31040

Nov. 29, Dec. 6. 13, 20, 2014

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gpn07Legal No. 14-1220TATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF LAURENSIN THE PROBATE COURT OF SAID STATE AND COUNTYINRE: ESTATE OF CLINTON COLLINSNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORSAll creditors of the estate of Clinton Col-lins, deceased, late of Laurens County, arehereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and allpersons indebted to said estate are re-quired to make immediate payment to me.This 21st day of November, 2014Emily F. KightAttorney for the Estate ofClinton CollinsThe Kight Law Firm, P.c.P.O. Box 2056Dublin, Ga. 31040

Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014

gpn07Legal No. 14-1221STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF LAURENSIN THE PROBATE COURT OF SAID STATE AND COUNTYINRE: ESTATE OF MARY ELIZABETH FLANDERS COLLINSNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORSAll creditors of the estate of Mary Eliza-beth Flanders Collins, deceased, late ofLaurens County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersignedaccording to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme-diate payment to me.This 21st day of November, 2014Emily F. KightAttorney for the Estate ofMary Elizabeth Flanders CollinsThe Kight Law Firm, P.c.P.O. Box 2056Dublin, Ga. 31040

Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014

gpn07Legal No. 14-1222STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF LAURENSIN RE: ESTATE OF LEE SARGENT MILBRYAll creditors of the estate of LEE SAR-GENT MILBRY, deceased, late of Lau-rens County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the under-signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the under-signed Administrator, James Albert Hood.This 25th day of November, 2014.James F. Nelson, Jr.JAMES ALBERT HOODNelson & Dixon, LLCAdministrator of the Estate of125 North Franklin StreetLEE SARGENT MILBRYDublin, Georgia 310211101 Hillcrest Parkway, Suite J478-272-3545Dublin, Georgia 31021

Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 2014

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gpn13Legal No: 14-1256

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 23, 2014, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. at the Laurens County Courthouse, 101 North Jefferson Street, Dublin, Georgia 31021, a Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Laurens County will hear the case of STATE OF GEORGIA vs. CITY OF DUBLIN AND COUNTY OF LAU-RENS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and GREEN POWER SOLUTIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC, Civil Action File No. 2014-CG-0844 in the Superior Court of Laurens County, the same being a pro-ceeding to confirm and validate a Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Green Power Solutions of Georgia, LLC Project), Series 2014 (the “Bond”), in a maximum principal amount of $60,000,000, to be issued by the City of Dublin and County of Laurens Develop-ment Authority (the “Issuer”) pursuant to the terms of a resolution adopted by the Issuer in order to develop, promote and expand, for the public good and general welfare, industry, and create jobs, within the area of operation of the Issuer, which is within the territorial limits of Laurens County (the “County”), both within and without the limits of municipalities therein. The Bond is to be issued for the purpose of acquiring new and used production equipment and other personal property (the “Project”) to be used by Green Power Solutions of Georgia, LLC, a Georgia cor-poration (the “Company”), for use in a fa-cility located in the County, which Project is to be owned by the Issuer and leased to the Company for use in a biomass fired-power and steam generating plant. In such proceeding, the Court will also (a) hear and determine the validity of in-struments relating to and providing securi-ty for the Bond, and (b) hear and deter-mine such other questions of law and fact pertaining to the right of the Issuer to is-sue the Bond and to provide the security therefor. The Bond shall be a special and limited obligation of the Issuer, payable from funds provided by the Company or its successors, shall not be payable from tax-es or other public funds, and no perform-ance audit or performance review shall be conducted with respect to such bond is-sue. Any citizen of the State of Georgia re-siding in Laurens County or any other per-son wherever residing who has a right to object, may intervene and become a party to these proceedings.Clerk, Superior Court, Laurens County, Georgia

Dec. 13, 20, 2014

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gpn11Legal No. 14-1223STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY of LAURENS

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERBy virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from ANN WINDHAM to MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CAPITAL CITY BANK dated March 25, 2005, filed for re-cord March 30, 2005, and recorded in Deed Book 1642, Page 60, LAURENS County, Georgia Records, and as re-re-corded in the Deed Book 1978, Page 282, LAURENS County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2227, Page 190, LAURENS County, Georgia Records, Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a Note dated March 25, 2005 in the original principal sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($126,900.00), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public out-cry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door at LAURENS Coun-ty, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 336 OF THE 12TH LAND DISTRICT OF LAURENS COUNTY, GEORGIA, CON-TAINING 5.58 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SURVEY PREPARED BY BILLY FLANDERS & ASSOCIATES, DAT-ED MARCH 19, 1998, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 962, PAGE 177, LAU-RENS COUNTY RECORDS. THE COURSES AND DISTANCES OF SAID PLAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION BY REFERENCE.To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is ANN WINDHAM or a tenant or tenants. Said property is more commonly known as: 2635 ROCK SPRINGS ROAD, DUBLIN, GA 31021.The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly in-stallments on said loan. The debt remain-ing in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). The individual or entity that has full author-ity to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan is CITIMORTGAGE, INC., 5280 CORPORATE DR, FREDER-ICK, MD 21703-8351; (866) 272-4749.Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any as-sessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.Said property will be sold as the property of ANN WINDHAM.CITIMORTGAGE, INC.As Attorney-in-Fact forANN WINDHAMPhelan Hallinan & Jones, LLC11675 Great Oaks Way, Suite 375Alpharetta, GA 30022Telephone: 770-393-4300Fax: 770-393-4310PH # 21817This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015


CITATIONIn the Juvenile Court of Laurens County

State of GeorgiaIn the interest of:A.S.G.B.SEX: FemaleDonnie JohnsonDOB: January 4, 2005Child under Eighteen (18) Years of AgeCase # 2014J-0575TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN, Donnie Johnson, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The mother of said child is Sharon BRIDGES.YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action alleging that the named minor child in question is a de-pendant child, was filed against you in the Laurens County Juvenile Court on the 16th day of October, 2014, (copy of Peti-tion can be obtained at the office of the Clerk of Laurens County Juvenile Court) and that by reason of an Order for Service by Publication entered by the Court on the 4th day of December, 2014:YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Laurens County, Georgia, in Dub-lin, Georgia, on the 14th day of January, 2015 at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of custody in the Petition-er.WITNESS THE HONORABLE SAMUEL A. HILBUN, Judge of said Court, this 4th day of December, 2014SAMUEL A. HILBUN, JudgeLaurens County Juvenile CourtDublin Judicial Circuit

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LAURENS COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIAIn Re: Petition of ALTON KILLINGS-WORTH and CONNI KILLINGSWORTH for the adoption of HAYDEN BANE LEWIS, a minor male child born on August 20, 2009CIVIL ACTION NO. A2014-0014

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONBy Order for service by publication dated the 14th day of November, 2014 you are hereby notified that on the 31st day of Oc-tober, 2014, Alton Killingsworth and Conni Killingsworth filed a Petition for Adoption of the minor child, Hayden Bane Lewis.You are required to file with the Clerk of Johnson County Superior Court and to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Ralph N. Jackson, 212-H West Jackson Street, Dublin, Georgia 31021, an Answer in writ-ing withint sixty (60) days of the date of the notice for publication.WITNESS, the Honorable Jon F. Helton, Judge of Laurens County Superior Court.This 15th day of December, 2014.Laurens County Clerk of Superior Court

Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10, 2015

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN SECURITY DEED

GEORGIA, LAURENS COUNTY.By virtue of the power of sale contained in the Deed to Secure Debt given by BILLY JOE GRIMES to ATLANTIC SOUTH BANK dated April 3, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 1764, Page 113, in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lauerns County, Ga., conveying the be-low-described property, to secure that cer-tain note given by Billy Joe Grimes to At-lantic South Bank in the original principal amount of $20,700.00 with interest there-on as set forth therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Courthouse Door at Laurens County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues-day in January, 2015, the following descri-bed property:All that tract or parcel of land lying and be-ing in the 1412th G.M. District of Laurens County, Georgia, being shown as Tract B-1 containing 7.968 acres more or less, and being more particularly shown and described according to a plat of survey prepared by Billy Flanders, Surveyor, dat-ed March 7, 2006, and recorded in Plat Book 8, page 932B, Laurens County Re-cords. The courses and distances of said plat are incorporated into and made a part of this description by reference.The above property is: New Evergreen Road, Dublin, GATo the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the person or persons who may be in the possession of such property is Billy Joe Grimes.The debt secured by said security deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to make payments in ac-cordance with the terms of said note. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, and all expenses of sale, including attor-ney's fees.Said property will be sold subject to all outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or as-sessments and/or restrictions and/or zon-ing ordinances and/or covenants; matters that may be disclosed by an accurate sur-vey and/or inspection of the property; and matters of record superior to the Security Deed.Notice has been given of intention to col-lect attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by the property.Additionally, this sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed to Secure Debt.This law firm is a debt collector at-tempting to collect a debt and any in-formation obtained will be used for that purpose.The name, address, and telephone num-ber of the individual or entity who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Deed to Se-cure Debt is Mr. Hugh Lentile, Atlantic South Bank, P.O. Box 1267, Dublin, GA. 31040 (478) 272-6262.Atlantic South BankAttorney-in-Fact forBilly Joe GrimesEdward B. Claxton IIIAttorney at LawP. O. Box 16459Dublin, Georgia 31040478-272-9965Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015



GEORGIA, LAURENS COUNTY.By virtue of the power of sale contained in the Deed to Secure Debt given by BILLY JOE GRIMES to ATLANTIC SOUTH BANK dated April 3, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 1764, Page 106, in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lauerns County, Ga., conveying the be-low-described property, to secure that cer-tain note given by Billy Joe Grimes to At-lantic South Bank in the original principal amount of $20,700.00 with interest there-on as set forth therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Courthouse Door at Laurens County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues-day in January, 2015, the following descri-bed property:All that tract or parcel of land lying and be-ing in the 1412th G.M. District of Laurens County, Georgia, being shown as Tract A containing 8.017 acres more or less, and being more particularly shown and descri-bed according to a plat of survey prepared by Billy Flanders, Surveyor, dated March 7, 2006, and recorded in Plat Book 8, page 932B, Laurens County Records. The courses and distances of said plat are incorporated into and made a part of this description by reference.The above property is: New Evergreen Road, Dublin, GATo the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the person or persons who may be in the possession of such property is Billy Joe Grimes.The debt secured by said security deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to make payments in ac-cordance with the terms of said note. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, and all expenses of sale, including attor-ney's fees.Said property will be sold subject to all outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or as-sessments and/or restrictions and/or zon-ing ordinances and/or covenants; matters that may be disclosed by an accurate sur-vey and/or inspection of the property; and matters of record superior to the Security Deed.Notice has been given of intention to col-lect attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by the property.Additionally, this sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed to Secure Debt.This law firm is a debt collector at-tempting to collect a debt and any in-formationobtained will be used for that purpose.The name, address, and telephone num-ber of the individual or entity who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Deed to Se-cure Debt is Mr. Hugh Lentile, Atlantic South Bank, P.O. Box 1267, Dublin, GA. 31040 (478) 272-6262.Atlantic South BankAttorney-in-Fact forBilly Joe GrimesEdward B. Claxton IIIAttorney at LawP. O. Box 16459Dublin, Georgia 31040478-272-9965

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

LEGALS



GEORGIA, LAURENS COUNTY.By virtue of the power of sale contained in the Deed to Secure Debt given by PATRI-CIA MOORE to T.A. CURRY, JR., LLC dated July 16, 2008, and recorded in Deed Book 2031, Page 2, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County, Ga., conveying the below-descri-bed property, to secure that certain note given by Patricia Moore to T.A. Curry, Jr., LLC in the original principal amount of $32,500.00 with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold by the un-dersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Courthouse Door at Lau-rens County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in Jan-uary, 2015, the following described prop-erty:All that tract or parcel of land lying and be-ing in the City of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, being a part of Lot 104 in the City Block 88 according to the official map of the City of Dublin, made by M.J. Guyton, CE, being the same part as part of Lot 14 in Block 7 of the Zaph, Smith-Overby sur-vey according to plat recorded in Deed Book 6, page 251-252, records of Laurens Superior Court. Said tract of land fronts 40 feet on the south side of Tennessee Street and extends back in uniform width 130 feet to an alley, and is improved with a one-story dwelling house known as 506 Tennessee Street, and being the same place where Clara F. Latimore now re-sides. Said tract of land is shown on a plat of survey made by Jack C. Brantley, Surveyor, dated January 16, 1957, and re-corded in Deed Book 150, page 81, re-cords of Laurens Superior Court. The tract of land herein conveyed is the wester two-thirds (2/3) of said Lot 104 and is bounded north by Tennessee Street, west by Lot 106; south by an alley, and east by the remainder of Lot 104. Reference to said plats of survey is hereby made for a more accurate description of the land herein conveyed.The above property is: 506 Tennessee Street, Dublin, GA 31021.To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the person or persons who may be in the possession of such property is Patricia Moore.The debt secured by said security deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to make payments in ac-cordance with the terms of said note. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, and all expenses of sale, including attor-ney's fees.Said property will be sold subject to all outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or as-sessments and/or restrictions and/or zon-ing ordinances and/or covenants; matters that may be disclosed by an accurate sur-vey and/or inspection of the property; and matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt.Notice has been given of intention to col-lect attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by the property.Additionally, this sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed to Secure Debt.This law firm is a debt collector at-tempting to collect a debt and any in-formation obtained will be used for that purpose.The name, address, and telephone num-ber of the individual or entity who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Deed to Se-cure Debt is Mr. Michael Maffett, T.A. Cur-ry, Jr., LLC, 1825 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, GA 31021, (478) 272-2335.T.A. Curry, Jr., LLCAttorney-in-Fact forPatricia MooreEdward B. Claxton IIIAttorney at LawP. O. Box 16459Dublin, Georgia 31040478-272-9965

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015


CITATIONIn the Juvenile Court of Laurens County

State of GeorgiaIn the interest of:A. S. G. B.SEX: FemaleSharon BridgesDOB: January 4, 2005Child under Eighteen (18) Years of AgeCase # 2014J-0575TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN, Sharon Bridges, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The putative father of said child is Donnie Johnson..YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action alleging that the named minor child in question is a de-pendant child, was filed against you in the Laurens County Juvenile Court on the 16th day of October, 2014, (copy of Peti-tion can be obtained at the office of the Clerk of Laurens County Juvenile Court) and that by reason of an Order for Service by Publication entered by the Court on the 4th day of December, 2014:YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Laurens County, Georgia, in Dub-lin, Georgia, on the 14th day of January, 2015 at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of custody in the Petition-er.WITNESS THE HONORABLE SAMUEL A. HILBUN, Judge of said Court, this 4th day of December, 2014SAMUEL A. HILBUN, JudgeLaurens County Juvenile CourtDublin Judicial Circuit

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn07Legal No. 15-1258State of Georgia County of Laurens.

Notice to Debtors and CreditorsAll creditors of the Estate of Ralph E. Moye late of Laurens County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned accord-ing to law; and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immedi-ate payment. This Notice is given pur-suant to and within the time constraints established by O.C.G.A. §53-7-41.This 12th day of December, 2014.Estate of Ralph E. MoyeDebra M. Hall, co-ExecutorBen E. Moye, co-ExecutorWilliam R. Moye co-Executor340 U.S. Hwy 319 S.Wrightsville, GA 31096 Johnny W. WarrenAttorney at LawState Bar No. 0738418(478) 272-2885

Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10, 2015

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, LAURENS COUNTYTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Frances B. Elam and Jennifer M. Hinesto Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., its successors and as-signs , dated April 5, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 1917, Page 100, Laurens County, Georgia Records, as last transfer-red to The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificate holders of the CWABS, Inc., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SER-IES 2007-8 by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Laurens County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO

AND MADE A PART HEREOFThe debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Se-curity Deed and by law, including attor-ney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attor-ney’s fees having been given).Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be dis-closed by an accurate survey and inspec-tion of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of re-cord superior to the Security Deed first set out above.The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the cer-tificate holders of the CWABS, Inc., AS-SET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-8 is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2.The entity that has full authority to negoti-ate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Specialized Loan Servicing, 8742 Lucent Blvd STE 300, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 800-306-6059. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Frances B. Elam and Jen-nifer M. Hines or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 506 Dunwoody St, Dublin, Georgia 31021.The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the cer-tificate holders of the CWABS, Inc., AS-SET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-8as Attorney in Fact for Frances B. Elam and Jennifer M. HinesMcCalla Raymer, LLC1544 Old Alabama RoadRoswell, Georgia 30076www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A”Tract No. 1: All that tract, lot, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the First Land District in the City of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, designated Lot No. 69 of Rollingwood Estates Subdivision being bounded now or formerly as follows: On the Northeast by Dunwoody Road; On the Southeast by Land Lot No. 70 of said Sub-division: On the Southwest by Lot No. 58 of said Subdivision; And on the Northwest by Dunwoody Court. Said tract of land is more particularly described according to a plat of survey prepared by Marvin D. Clements, Georgia Registered Land Sur-veyor, dated June 21, 1978, recorded in Deed Book 358, Page 400, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia. Said plat and the record thereof me by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. For Title reference see Deed in Book 1883 Page 53MR/crp1 1/6/15Our file no. 5488814 - FT1

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015


Beer & WineNotice is hereby given that Pauline W. Andrews, manager, has submitted an ap-plication to the City of East Dublin for a li-cense to sell beer, wine, liquor, retail, packaged to go, at Flash Foods #95, lo-cated at 405 Soperton Ave., East Dub-lin, GA 31027. Further notice is given that the City Council will hear public com-ments on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Terri E. Drew Council Chambers at City Hall regarding the issu-ing of said license. This notice given this Nov. 27, 2014City Administrator,Larry Drew478-272-6883

Dec. 20, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1252In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of Lester Ernest Farr, Sr. Deceased

PETITION FORLETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

NOTICEREGINA FARR DANIEL AND LESTER E. FARR, JR. has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of LESTER ERNEST FARR, SR., DECEASED, of said County. (The petitioner has also ap-plied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before January 5, 2015. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your plead-ings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, LAURENS COUNTYTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by George M. Faircloth to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, dated August 14, 2009, recorded in Deed Book 2126, Page 97, Laurens County, Georgia Re-cords, conveying the after-described prop-erty to secure a Note in the original princi-pal amount of SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($68,757.00), with inter-est thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bid-der for cash before the courthouse door of Laurens County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alter-native, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January, 2015, the fol-lowing described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO

AND MADE A PART HEREOFThe debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Se-curity Deed and by law, including attor-ney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attor-ney’s fees having been given).Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be dis-closed by an accurate survey and inspec-tion of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of re-cord superior to the Security Deed first set out above.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associa-tion is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2.The entity that has full authority to negoti-ate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 3415 Vision Drive, Columbus, OH 43219 800-446-8939. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is George M. Faircloth or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 1033 Bates Ave, Rentz, Georgia 31075.The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associa-tion as Attorney in Fact for George M. FairclothMcCalla Raymer, LLC1544 Old Alabama RoadRoswell, Georgia 30076www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A”All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 131 in the City of Rentz in the 17th Land District, Laurens County, Georgia, designated as a parcel of land containing 0.85 acre, more or less, on a plat of survey prepared by Marvin D. Clements, Georgia Registered Land Sur-veyor No. 1434, dated December 14, 1979, recorded in Deed Book 374, page 280, in the Office of the Clerk of the Supe-rior Court of Laurens County, Georgia. Said lot is improved by a single family res-idence and is bounded now or formerly as follows: on the northeast by the south-western margin of Bates Avenue; on the southeast by a parcel of land designated as being 0.36 acre, more or less, on said plat of survey; on the south by Jack Lind-sey; and on the northwest by D.J.Beding-field. Said plat and the record thereof are by reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. This is the same land described as Tract No.2 in the Deed of Assent from Earl J. Woodard, as execu-tor under the will of Florence Taylor Woodard, to Earl J. Woodward recorded in Deed Book 761, page 166, in said Clerk's Office. This is the same land de-scribed in the Warranty Deed from Earl J. Woodard to Zachary J. Woodward re-corded in Deed Book 1120, page 209, in said Clerk's Office.The legal description in both of said deeds referred to said land as lying in Land Lot 110 as shown on the plat of survey prepared by said Marvin D. Clements referred to hereinabove. The reference to said land as lying in Land Lot 110 is incorrect. The correct Land Lot is 131 as set forth in the above description.MR/ca 1/6/15Our file no. 5498814 - FT3

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1253In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of Mary Lou Ray, De-ceased


NOTICETIMOTHY RAY has petitioned to be ap-pointed Administrator of the estate ofMARY LOU RAY, DECEASED, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby no-tified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before January 5, 2015. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your plead-ings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015



Georgia, Laurens CountyAll creditors in the estate of Steven C. Peavy deceased, late of Laurens County, are hereby notified to render in writing their demands to the undersigned accord-ing to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.This 3rd day of December, 2014.Dannelle P. Melton,Administratrix of the Estate of Steven C. Peavy, deceasedJ. Stanley SmithSmith & Garner, LLC1808 Bellevue RoadDublin, GA 31021

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, LAURENS COUNTY

Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Beth F. Ford-ham to Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for Homeowners Loan Corp. dated 4/12/2005 and recorded in Deed Book 1658 Page 191, LAURENS County, Geor-gia records; as last transferred to or ac-quired by Deutsche Bank National Trust.Co, as Trustee for the certificate-holders of IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust 2005-HE3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certif-icates, Series 2005-HE3, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 80,000.00, with interest at the rate speci-fied therein, there will be sold by the un-dersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of LAURENS County, Georgia, with-in the legal hours of sale on January 06, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property:Situated in Dublin, Laurens County, State of GA and being described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being a part of Lot No. 105 located in the First Land District of Laurens County, Georgia, containing two (2) acres and bounded on the North by lands of Homer R. Fuqua on the East and South by lands of the Wayne Fuqua Estate; on the West by Georgia State Road No. 19. Said prop-erty is more particularly described by a plat made by Jack Brantley, surveyor dat-ed 07-24-67, and recorded in Plat Book 252, Page 595, in the Office of the Clerk of Laurens Superior Court.The above legal description being the same as the last deed of record, no boun-dary survey having been made at the time of this conveyance. Parcel #155D38 BEING the same property conveyed to Beth F. Fordham, by deed from B. Tal Fu-qua, Homer Wayne Fuqua and Mike Fu-qua, dated 06-28-02, recorded 06-28-02, in Book 1303, page 205, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County, GA. This Derivation Clause represents a 24 month Chain of Title. The above information is to be used for reference purposes only and not to be re-lied on as evidence of title and/or encum-brances. Accordingly, said information is furnished at a reduced rate, and the Com-pany's liability shall in no event exceed the amount paid for said information. 1782 Highway 19 South, Dublin, GA 31021The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attor-ney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attor-ney’s fees having been given).Said property is commonly known as 1782 Highway 19 South, Dublin, GA 31021together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Beth F. Fordham or tenant or tenants.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Loan Resolution Department3815 South West TempleSalt Lake City, UT 84115(888) 349-8955Note, however, that such entity or individ-ual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (includ-ing taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the prop-erty whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zon-ing ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Se-curity Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.Deutsche Bank National Trust.Co, as Trustee for the certificateholders of IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust 2005-HE3, Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE3 as agent and Attorney in Fact for Beth F. FordhamAldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Cen-ter, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.1012-660340ATHIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1012-660340A

December 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Georgia, Laurens CountyAll creditors in the estate of John Earle Bogle, deceased, late of Laurens County, are hereby notified to render their de-mands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Es-tate are required to make immediate pay-ment to him.This the 5th day of December, 2014Mark Eugene AndersonExecutor of the Estate of John Earle BogleLeon GreenAttorney for EstateP.O. Drawer 2027Dublin, GA 31040

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gpn11Legal No. 14-1246STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF LAURENSNOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERBecause of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Se-curity Deed, dated August 24, 2000, exe-cuted by Danny Foskey and Rachel Ter-uel Foskey to MORTGAGE ELECTRON-IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., recorded in Deed Book 1137, Page 230, Laurens County, Georgia Deed Records, and re-recorded in Deed Book 1139, Page 207, Laurens County, Georgia Deed Records, and securing a Note in the original principal amount of $68,098.00, said Security Deed last hav-ing been assigned to GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, the current holder thereof, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness evidenced by the Note immediately due and payable and, pur-suant to the power of sale contained in said Security Deed, will, on the first Tuesday in January, 2015, to wit, Janu-ary 6, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Laurens County Courthouse door, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following described re-al property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and be-ing in the 52nd G.M. District, Laurens County, Georgia and being known as Lot No. 10 of Jennifer Estates, containing 1.3 acres, as shown on a plat of survey pre-pared by Larry C. Jones , Surveyor, re-corded in Deed Book 537, page 240, Lau-rens County Records. The courses and distance of said plat are hereby made a part of this description by reference.DANNY FOSKEY AND RACHEL TERUEL FOSKEY REPRESENTS, COVENANTS, AND AGREES THAT THE MOBILE HOME LOCATED ON THE LAND IS TO REMAIN ON THE LAND AND HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN, SO AS TO BECOME A PART OF THE REAL PROP-ERTY.The aforedescribed real property is also known as 428 Jennifer Court, East Dub-lin, GA 31027, according to the present system of numbering houses in Laurens County, Georgia.This sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit as to the amount and status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed, including but not limited to, a determination that the bor-rower has not reinstated the loan prior to the foreclosure sale.The name, address and telephone num-ber of the individual or entity with full au-thority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the Note and Security Deed is Green Tree Servicing LLC, Attn: Loss Mitigation, 7360 S. Kyrene Road, Mail Stop P-214, Tempe, AZ 85283. The tele-phone number is (877) 337-4141. The fax number is (877) 265-9717.Said real property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (includ-ing taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the real property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zon-ing ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Se-curity Deed first set out above.To the extent that said real property is comprised of more than one parcel, said real property will be sold in one or more parcels and in such order as the holder of the Security Deed may determine.Upon information and belief, said real property is presently in the possession or control of DANNY FOSKEY AND RA-CHEL TERUEL FOSKEY A/K/A RACHEL T. FOSKEY and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said in-debtedness and all the expenses of said sale, including attorney's fees, all as pro-vided in said Security Deed and the ex-cess proceeds, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.GREEN TREE SERVICING LLCas Attorney-in-Fact forDANNY FOSKEY AND RACHEL TERUEL FOSKEYEllis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP2 East Bryan Street, 10th FloorSavannah, Georgia 31401(912) 233-9700THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1241In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of Nancy C. Brantley, De-ceased


NOTICEPANSY CLEMENTS has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate ofNANCY C. BRANTLEY, DECEASED, of said County. (The petitioner has also ap-plied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before January 5, 2015. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your plead-ings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015


NOTICE OF SALEPursuant to the Official Code of Georgia, Annotates Section 10-4-210, et. seq., there will be a public sale at the location listed below, the proceeds of said sale will be used first to satisfy the storage fee and other expenses of this auction. Any other proceeds will be used to satisfy such cred-itors as present their claims in advance of sale. The sale will be held as follows:A. Occupants:#60 Jessica Woodard#313 Sherlie Lanier#51 Diane Lawrence-RatliffB. Space Rented: 1854 Marion StreetC. Name and address of storage facility: Little House Self Storage, 1854 Marion StreetD. Time of Sale: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.E. Place of Sale: Little House Self Storage F. Manner of Sale: Public AuctionHousehold goods.

December 20, 27, 2014

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, LAURENS COUNTY

Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Mary Man-ning to Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for R. H. Lending, Inc. dated 3/17/2011 and re-corded in Deed Book 2251 Page 95, LAU-RENS County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Freedom Mortgage Corporation, conveying the af-ter-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 89,667.00, with interest at the rate speci-fied therein, there will be sold by the un-dersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of LAURENS County, Georgia, with-in the legal hours of sale on January 06, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property:All that tract of land lying in the 52nd G.M. District of Laurens County, Georgia being more particularly described as Lot 50, Fennwood Subdivision according to a Plat of survey by Marvin O. Clements, Land Surveyor, dated June 21, 1994, and re-corded in Plat Book 7, Page 355, Laurens County Records, which plat is incorporat-ed herein made a part hereof by refer-ence. This lot is subject to Protective Cov-enants recorded in Book 938, 5, Laurens County Records.The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due be-cause of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attor-ney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attor-ney’s fees having been given).Said property is commonly known as 601 Kaitlyn Court East, East Dublin, GA 31027 together with all fixtures and per-sonal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Mary Manning or tenant or tenants.LoanCare, LLC is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.LoanCare, LLCAttention: Loss Mitigation Department3637 Sentara WayVirginia Beach, VA 23452800-909-9525Note, however, that such entity or individ-ual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (includ-ing taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the prop-erty whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zon-ing ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Se-curity Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.Freedom Mortgage Corporation as agent and Attorney in Fact for Mary ManningAldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Cen-ter, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.1154-626ATHIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1154-626A

December 13, 20, 27 & January 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1251In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of Leisa Renee Brookins, Deceased


NOTICEROBDRICKA STANLEY has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of LEISA RENEE BROOKINS, DE-CEASED, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested par-ties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All ob-jections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such ob-jections, and must be filed with the court on or before January 5, 2015. All plead-ings/objections must be signed under oath before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be ten-dered with your pleadings/objections, un-less you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the fol-lowing address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any ob-jections are filed, a hearing will be sched-uled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn07Legal No. 15-1264State of Georgia County of Laurens.

Notice to Debtors and CreditorsAll creditors of the Estate of Joan Gra-ham Lord late of Laurens County, Geor-gia, deceased, are hereby notified to ren-der in their demands to the undersigned according to law; and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme-diate payment. This Notice is given pur-suant to and within the time constraints established by O.C.G.A. §53-7-41.This 17th day of December, 2014.

Estate of Joan Graham LordGerald T. Lord, Executor109 Ovid DriveDublin, GA 31021Johnny W. WarrenAttorney at LawState Bar No. 0738418(478) 272-2885

Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10, 2015

LEGALS


NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF LAURENSUnder and by virtue of the power of sale contained with that certain Security Deed dated November 1, 2002, from Glynn T. Corbett, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Corbett to Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender, recorded on November 8, 2002 in Deed Book 1350 at Page 303, Laurens County, Georgia Records, having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by Assignment and said Security Deed hav-ing been given to secure a note dated No-vember 1, 2002, in the amount of $72,000.00, said note being in default, the undersigned will sell at public outcry dur-ing the legal hours of sale before the door of the courthouse of Laurens County, Georgia, on January 6, 2015, the following described real property (hereinafter refer-red to as the "Property"): ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 86TH G.M. DIS-TRICT OF LAURENS COUNTY, GEOR-GIA, BEING LOT NO. 114, OF THUN-DERING SPRINGS LAKE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SURVEY PREPARED BY MARVIN D. CLEMENTS, LAND SURVEYOR, DATED JULY 28, 1972, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 119, LAURENS COUNTY RE-CORDS, SAID PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 196-C/015. SUBJECT TO ANY EASE-MENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF RE-CORD. The debt secured by the Security Deed and evidenced by the Note and has been, and is hereby, declared due and payable because of, among other possible events of default, failure to make the pay-ments as required by the terms of the Note. The debt remaining is in default and this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the Security Deed, accrued inter-est, and all expenses of the sale, including attorneys' fees. Notice of intention to col-lect attorneys' fees has been given as pro-vided by law. To the best of the under-signed's knowledge, the person(s) in pos-session of the property is/are Glynn T. Corbett, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Corbett and Donna M. Corbett. The property, being commonly known as 1153 South Lake Drive, Dublin, GA 31027 in Laurens County, will be sold as the property of Glynn T Corbett, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Corbett and Donna M. Corbett, subject to any out-standing ad valorem taxes (including tax-es which are a lien and not yet due and payable), any matters affecting title to the property which would be disclosed by ac-curate survey and inspection thereof, and all assessments, liens, encumbrances, re-strictions, covenants, and matters of re-cord to the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.Section 44-14-162.2, the name, address and telephone number of the indi-vidual or entity who shall have the full au-thority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the above described mortgage is as follows: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 350 Highland Drive, Lewisville, TX 75067, 888-850-9398. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall require the secured creditor to nego-tiate, amend or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument. The sale will be con-ducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under U.S. Bankrupt-cy code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Albertelli Law Attorney for Nationstar Mortgage LLC as Attorney in Fact for Glynn T. Corbett, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Corbett 100 Galleria Park-way, Suite 960 Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: (866) 690-0418 By: James E. Albertelli, Esq. For the Firm THIS FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. JEA - 14-162885 A-FN4497185

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015

gpn18Legal No. 14-1237 In the Probate CourtCounty of LaurensState of GeorgiaIN RE: Estate of LEE SARGENT MILB-RY, Deceased


JAMES ALBERT HOOD has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of LEE SARGENT MILBRY , deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before JANUARY 5, 2014. All pleadings/objec-tions must be signed before a notary pub-lic or before a probate court clerk, and fil-ing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the re-quired amount of filing fees. If any objec-tions are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20 , 27, Jan. 3, 2015


PROBATE COURT OF LAURENS COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIARe: ESTATE OF WALLACE L. HOOKS, DECEASED.AN ORDER FOR SERVICE WAS GRANTED BY THIS COURT ON DE-CEMBER 9, 2014, REQUIRING THE FOLLOWING: (FOR USE IF AN HEIR IS REQUIRED TO BE SERVED BY PUBLI-CATION:)TO: JO VAUGHN HANKINS AND THERESA CANFIELDThis is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced peti-tion, in this Court on or before January 5, 2015. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be ten-dered with your pleadings/objections, un-less you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the fol-lowing address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any ob-jections are filed, a hearing will be sched-uled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.Helen W. HarperPROBATE JUDGEP.O. Box 2098Dublin, GA 31040-2098478-272-2566

Dec. 13, 20, 27 Jan. 3, 2015

LEGALS

gpn11Legal No: 14-1249

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERSTATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF LAURENSUnder and by virtue of the power of sale (the “Power of Sale”) contained in that cer-tain Deed to Secure Debt given by Renee M. Thomas to Farmers and Merchants Bank, now known as Capital City Bank re-corded in Deed Book 1348, Page 328, Clerk’s Office, Laurens Superior Court, as subsequently modified (the “Security Deed”), conveying the after-described property to secure that certain note as subsequently modified and/or extended (the “Note”), through the open-end provi-sions therein, in the original principal amount of Forty Six Thousand Fifty Seven and 50/100 Dollars $46,057.50), with in-terest thereon as set forth therein, there will be a sale at public outcry to the high-est bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Laurens County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday of January, 2015, or, if the first Tuesday is a legal Holiday the first non-holiday day after the first Tuesday in January, follow-ing described property (the “Property”):All that tract or parcel of land lying and be-ing in the 1412th G.M. District of Laurens County, Georgia, containing 1.00 acres, more or less, and being more particularly shown and described according to a plat of survey prepared by Marvin D. Clem-ents, Land Surveyor, dated September 13, 1982, and revised May 20, 1993, and re-corded in Deed Book 705, Page 327, Lau-rens County Records. The courses and distances of said plat are incorporated into and made a part of this description by ref-erence. Said property is improved with a residence known as 1423 New Evergreen

Road.

Said property is conveyed subject to any restrictions or easements of record in said Clerk’s Office.The debts secured by said Security Deed have been and are hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner pro-vided in the Notes and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying same and, additionally, all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security deed and by law, including without limitation attorney fees (the statutory notice of intent to col-lect attorney fees having been served).Said Property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes that are a lien, but not yet due and payable); matters that may be disclosed by an accurate survey and/or inspection of the property; assessments, liens, encum-brances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants; and matters of record superior to the Security Deed.Additionally, this sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loans with the holder of the Security Deed. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the Property is Renee M. Thomas, and/or tenants.Capital City Bank as Attorney-in-Fact for Renee M. ThomasBlair K. Cleveland, Esq.Martin Snow, LLP240 Third StreetP.O. Box 1606Macon, Georgia 31202-1606(478) 749-1726This Law Firm is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any in-formation obtained will be used for that purpose.

Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3, 2015


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Georgia, Laurens CountyAll creditors of the estate of Joseph Fos-ten, deceased, late of Laurens County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned accord-ing to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immedi-ate payment to her.This the 4th day of December, 2014Bernice M. FostonExecutrix of the Estate of Joseph FostonLeon GreenAttorney for EstateP.O. Drawer 2027Dublin, GA 31040

Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 2015



All creditors of the estate of SAMUEL R. WARREN, late of Laurens County, Geor-gia, deceased, are hereby notified to ren-der in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme-diate payment.Mary Judy Hinson2259 Reedy Springs Church RoadRentz, Georgia 31075This 17th day of December 2014.Rita J. LlopAttorney at Law5007 9th Ave.Eastman, Georgia 31023

Dec. 20, 27, 2014, Jan. 3, 10, 2015

gpn17Legal No. 15-1263State of GeorgiaCounty of LaurensNotice is hereby given that the property listed below will be sold by sealed bids. Bids will be opended on Monday, January 5, 2015. Persons interested may contact Garner’s U Store, Inc. for further Informa-tion1. Scott Murdaugh, units number 61 and S-17.Property is located at Garner’s U Store, Incorporated, 1321 North Jefferson Street. All contents of both units will be sold as a unit. The contents are personal items such as, but not necessarily limited to house-hold items, personal items, furniture, and other items.You may call 478-272-3724 for more detailed information.

December 20, 27, 2014

gpn09Legal No. 14-1245APPLICATION TO REGISTER A BUSI-NESS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER A TRADE NAMESTATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF LAU-RENSThe undersigned hereby certifies that it is conducting a business in the County of Laurens, State of Georgia under the name: AT&T Mobile and Business Solu-tions and that the type of business to be conducted is communications services, and that said business is composed of the following: AT&T Corp., One AT&T Way, Bedminster, NJ 07921. This affidavit is made in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 490.

December 13, 20, 2014

LEGALS

gpn11Legal No. 14-1231STATE OF GEORGIA,COUNTY OF LAURENS

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERIN SECURITY DEED

By reason of the default in the payment of the indebtedness being secured by that certain Deed to Secure Debt executed by Reverend Ellis A. Carswell, Deacon Carlton Godfrey, Deacon Kevin A. Cars-well, Deacon Waylon Knight, and Deacon Terrell Carswell, as Board of Deacons for Central Baptist Church and their duty elected successors, as borrower, to Bank of America, N.A., as lender, dated May 25, 2004, filed for record on May 26, 2004, recorded in Deed Book 1545, page 187, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia; assigned by that certain Assignment of Debt and Lien by Bank of America, N. A. to Summit-bridge Credit Investments III, LLC dated May 21, 2012, effective April 17, 2012, and filed for record June 11, 2013, re-corded in Deed Book 2457, page 106, in said Clerk’s Office; and further assigned by that certain Assignment of Debt and Lien by Summitbridge Credit Investments III, LLC to Southside Community Associa-tion, Inc. dated June 25, 2014, filed for record June 26, 2014, recorded in Deed Book 2543, page 296, in said Clerk’s Of-fice; Southside Community Association, Inc., as holder in due course under said Security Deed, and as attorney-in-fact thereunder, pursuant to said Deed to Se-cure Debt and the Note secured thereby, has declared the entire indebtedness im-mediately due and payable, and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Deed to Secure Debt, there will be sold to the highest and best bidder for cash be-fore the courthouse door of Laurens County, Georgia, within the legal hours for sale, on the first (1st) Tuesday in January, 2015, the same being January 6, 2015, the following described property, to-wit:Tract 1: All that tract or parcel of land ly-ing, being and situate in the City of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia and lying on the North side of Smith Street and more par-ticularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the North side of Smith Street which iron pin is located 142 feet East of the Northeast corner of Smith and Pine Streets and running along Smith Street a distance of 108 feet in an Easterly direction to an iron pin; thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the property of E. J. Hudson a distance of 187 feet to an iron pin at the property of Effie G. Fort; thence turning and running in a westerly direction along the said Fort property a distance of 54 feet to an iron pin; thence running in a southerly direction a distance of 49.4 feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running in a westerly direction along the property of Linnie and Willie Hitson a distance of 54 feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running along property of L. B. Weaver a distance of 137.6 feet to an iron pin on the North side of Smith Street and the point of beginning. There was located on said property a one story dwelling house known according to the present system of numbering in Dub-lin, Georgia as Number 519 Smith Street and being the same property as shown by a plat of survey made by Jack C. Brantley, land surveyor, dated July 9, 1953.This is the same property as is described in that certain Warranty Deed from Clifford W. Barfoot to W. D. Pinkston, et al as the duly constituted and qualified active Board of Deacons of Saxon Heights Baptist Church dated September 1, 1958 and filed for record in Deed Book 165, page 9, Lau-rens County, Georgia Deed Records. Tract No. 2: All that tract, lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being on the north-ern side of Smith Street in the City of Dub-lin, Laurens County, Georgia, known as City Lot 517 described as follows: Begin-ning at a point 250 feet eastward from the corner of Pine and Smith Streets and run-ning at right angles from Smith Street northward a distance of 187 feet to a lot now or formerly owned by Geffckens; thence eastward along said lot a distance of 42 feet; thence southward 186 _ feet to Smith Street; thence westward along north side of Smith Street to the point of begin-ning. This is the identical tract conveyed to E. J. Hudson in a Warranty Deed from E. G. McLendon dated March 3, 1929, and recorded in Deed Book 79, page 371, Office of the Clerk, Laurens Superior Court.Tract No. 3: All that tract of land in Dub-lin, Laurens County, Georgia, known as lot no. 8 in City Block No. 267, which tract of land begins at a point on the northern side of Smith Street 292 feet east from Pine Street and thence extending northerly 186.5 feet to property formerly owned by W. F. Geffckens; thence easterly along Geffckens property 58.4 feet; thence southerly at right angles 183 feet to Smith Street; thence westerly along north side of Smith Street 58.4 feet to starting point. This is the identical tract described in a deed from Emma J. Sheppard to E. J. Hudson dated October 21, 1941, and re-corded in Deed Book 89, page 60, Office of the Clerk, Laurens Superior Court. Tracts 2 and 3 herein are the same prop-erty as was conveyed to Saxon Heights Baptist Church, Inc., by Warranty Deed from E. J. Hudson filed February 4, 1967, in Deed Book 248, page 454, Laurens County, Georgia Deed Records. Said property was also conveyed by the Board of Deacons of Saxon Heights Baptist Church to Saxon Heights Baptist Church, Inc. by Warranty Deed dated March 17, 1960 and filed for record in Deed Book 180, page 205, Laurens County, Georgia Deed Records.Tract No. 4: All that tract of land situat-ed and being in the City of Dublin, Lau-rens County, Georgia, described as the southern portion of Lots 1, 2, and 3 in City Block 267 and extending north along the west side of Smith Street 142 feet and ex-tending back from Smith Street and along the north side of Pine Street through Lots 1, 2, and 3, 137.6 feet, more or less. Said property being the identical property con-veyed by Llewellyn B. Weaver to Jefferson Street Baptist Church by deed dated Au-gust 18, 1953, and recorded in Deed Book 123, page 447, Office of the Clerk, Lau-rens Superior Court.Tract No. 5: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the City of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, being Lot Four (4) and part of Lots Three (3) and Five (5) in city Block No. 267, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the north-east margin of Pine Street, said iron pin being located 137.6 feet northwesterly from the most northerly corner of the inter-section of Pine Street and Smith Street; thence North 45 degrees 04 minutes West along the northeast margin of Pine Street 60 feet to an iron pin; thence North 45 de-grees East 197.5 feet to an iron pin; the1nce North 45 degrees 04 minutes East 60 feet to an iron pin; thence south 45 degrees West 197.5 feet to the point of beginning. Said property is more particu-larly described according to a plat of sur-vey prepared by David W. Lynah, Land Surveyor, dated January 9, 1981, a copy of said plat being recorded in Deed Book 383, page 774, Laurens County Records, and being incorporated herein by refer-ence for a more particular description.THE STREET ADDRESS OF THE PROP-ERTY IS 521 SMITH STREET, DUBLIN 31021.The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and Note have been declared due because of non-payment thereof. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be held for the purpose of paying the same and all expense of said sale.

LEGALS

Said property will be sold as the property of Reverend Ellis A. Carswell, Deacon Carlton Godfrey, Deacon Kevin A. Cars-well, Deacon Waylon Knight, and Deacon Terrell Carswell, as Board of Deacons for Central Baptist Church and their duty elected successors,and subject to out-standing ad valorem taxes and/or ease-ments and/or restrictive covenants, if any, appearing of record. The undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser at said sale as provided in the aforementioned Deed to Secure Debt.This 20th day of November, 2014.Attorney in Fact for the said Reverend El-lis A. Carswell, Deacon Carlton Godfrey, Deacon Waylon Knight, and Deacon Ter-rell Carswell, as Board of Deacons for Central Baptist Church and their duty elected successors, Under Power of Sale contained in the Deed to Secure Debt re-corded in Deed Book 498, page 206, Lau-rens County Public Records.NELSON & DIXON, LLC.125 N. Franklin StreetDublin, Georgia 31021(478) 272-3545THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR

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FashionWeek

booted outof Lincoln

Center NEW YORK (AP) — C'est

la vie, fashionistas. The city ofNew York and Lincoln Centerare evicting the invitation-only, twice-yearly Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in a courtspat over destroyed trees anddisplaced park benches.

A judge Friday approved apretrial settlement in acomplaint brought bycommunity groups. Theyobjected to the onslaught ofthe fashion industry atDamrosch Park, a 2.4-acrestretch on the Upper WestSide that is adjacent to andmanaged by Lincoln Center.

The groups argued theinsular nature of the fashionshows that draw top designersand hundreds of buyers,editors and journalists violatelaws governing public use ofthe land. Each February andSeptember, the stiletto-heeledhordes cram the LincolnCenter complex for eight daysof runway shows andpresentations held in a largetemporary tent.

"We're going to get flowersand benches and there's goingto be a park again," said OliveFreud, president of theCommittee forEnvironmentally SoundDevelopment, one of thegroups that filed thecomplaint in May 2013. "We'reall very happy here."

The upcoming FebruaryFashion Week will be held atLincoln Center as scheduledbut must find new digs afterthat. Andrew Serrano, aspokesman for IMG Fashion,which owns and producesFashion Week, confirmed thesettlement Thursday.

The settlement does notinclude any admission ofwrongdoing or cover otherprivate events held on theland, including the Big AppleCircus, a ticket event that isopen to the public.Fashion Week for years hadbeen held in Bryant Park. Insearch of more space, it movedto the Lincoln Center area in2010. Freud said Damroschhad been public park since1969.

"We objected to the wholeidea of demolishing a parkand of throwing the public outand of making this a place forraising money," she said."Private people aren'tsupposed to be making moneyon it."

Many designers had tiredof the Lincoln Centerlocation's box-like spaces andhurried turnaround betweenshows, choosing edgier, moreatmospheric spaces indowntown Manhattan andeven Brooklyn that allowgreater creativity in howshows are presented. Of morethan 300 shows, less than 100were held at Lincoln Center inrecent years, with moreleaving each time FashionWeek rolled around.

Serrano said IMG hadalready been actively lookingfor a new Fashion Week hometo give "designers andpartners the best possibleenvironment to share theircreative visions."Susan Scafidi, a founder andacademic director of theFashion Law Institute atFordham Law School, said thelegal doctrine cited in the caseis based on a principle aboutas old as fashion itself.

"The lawsuit rested on thepublic trust doctrine, a legalprinciple dating back toRoman times that requiresthe state to protect certainareas of land againstprivatization and to preservepublic access," she said.

"Even though LincolnCenter manages DamroschPark on behalf of the city, it'sstill public land. New YorkFashion Week is all aboutwho's 'in' and who's 'out' —and when it comes to thetents, the general public isdefinitely 'out.'"

WASHINGTON (AP) —Freighters once carriedCuban nickel and limestoneto the port of New Orleansand North Dakota beans toHavana. Cuban families atebowls of American rice, whileU.S. tourists flocked tocasinos and nightclubs inHavana.

The United States'commercial ties with Cubawere broken 54 years agoafter Fidel Castro took over.Now U.S.-Cuba trade ispoised to resume: PresidentBarack Obama on Wednesdayannounced plans to re-establish diplomat relationswith Havana, and economicties are expected to follow.

Among those eager foraccess to a Cuban market cutoff by an economic embargoare U.S. farmers, travelcompanies, energy producersand importers of rum andcigars.

"We've been positioningourselves for this day formany years," says ErikHerzfeld, co-portfoliomanager of the HerzfeldCaribbean Basin fund, whichhas been investing in "thecruise lines, infrastructure(companies), any companythat we think will eventuallyhave a role in Cuba." Thefund rose $1.97, or 28.9percent, to $8.78 onWednesday.

Gary Hufbauer andBarbara Kotschwar of thePeterson Institute forInternational Economicsestimate that exports of U.S.goods to Cuba could reach$4.3 billion a year, comparedto less than $360 million lastyear. And Cuban merchandiseimports to the U.S. could go to$5.8 billion a year fromnothing now.

Congress will still have toact to lift economic sanctionsagainst Cuba. But byloosening restrictions ontravel and permittingtravelers to use U.S. creditand debit cards in Cuba,among other things, Obamamay have started a processthat can't be reversed.

"It's like putting toothpasteback in the tube," says KirbyJones, a consultant who haspushed for U.S.-Cuba tradeties. "People are going to getused to travel, used to doingbusiness, used to sendingremittances. You can't stop it.

Not everyone supports thechange in U.S. policy. VictorBenitez, longtime generalmanager of a car dealershipnorth of Miami, says he wouldnot return to the country hefled with his family in 1969 —at least not until it became ademocracy. "I'm proud to bean American," he said. "I'msorry I cannot say I'm Cubaneven though in my heart I feelvery Cuban."

But many U.S. businessesare already perking up at theprospect of regaining access toCuba.

RICE AND BEANSBefore the Cuban

revolution, U.S. farmers didbig business with Cuba,exporting beans, rice andother commodities. The U.S.now exports limited amountsof farm products.

"It's an enormous ricemarket," says DwightRoberts, CEO of the U.S. RiceProducers Association.Roberts believes Cubanseventually could import the400,000 tons of U.S. rice theyconsumed before Castro'sCommunist revolution.

REPLACING CUBA'SJUNKERS

Detroit automakers wouldseem to have an opportunityto replace the 1950s'American jalopies that nowrattle down Cuban streets,but they weren't saying muchWednesday. "We'reencouraged by theannouncements today, andwe'll evaluate theopportunities," says GeneralMotors spokesman PatMorrissey, without furthercomment.

For the first time indecades, Cuba's governmentthis year allowed residents topurchase cars from state-rundealerships without a specialpermit. But sales wentnowhere as potential buyerswere put off by high prices.

FAST FOOD ANDFITNESS

The hamburger chainFatburger began discussingfranchises with potentialbusiness partners in Cubamore than four years ago,says Andy Wiederhorn, CEOof the Los Angeles-basedcompany. Once Fatburgergets U.S. governmentapproval, it could take sixmonths to a year to open the

first franchises. Wiederhorn'sinitial goal is six to 12 stores.

"The economy will be ourbiggest challenge," saysWiederhorn, whose companyhas restaurants in 32countries. "The purchasingpower of the consumer is verylimited."

Gym operator AnytimeFitness is considering soonlaying the groundwork for aCuban franchise. Thecompany, which has morethan 700 locations outside theU.S., will first need a Cubanbusiness partner. Then itmust introduce the idea offitness to Cuban consumers. "There's not the awareness ofthe importance of regularexercise, and certainly not ina gym environment," saysJohn Kersh, head ofinternational development.TRICKLING UP

Mortimer Singer, CEO ofMarvin Traub Associates, aretail consultancy that helpedbring Bloomingdale's toDubai, says he will beencouraging his clients topursue opportunities in Cuba.He notes that fast foodfranchises and mass storeswill be the first to open inCuba, a repeat of whathappened in other emergingmarkets. But he believesdepartment stores will follow.

"It will start with the massmarket and trickle up," henotes. But Singer believesbusiness will still facerestrictions in the early years,and finding a businesspartner will be challenging.

BASEBALLCurrently, a player who

defects from Cuba has toobtain a license from the U.S.Treasury Department beforehe can sign with a MajorLeague Baseball team. Thathasn't stopped Cuban

ballplayers: OutfielderRusney Castillo and theBoston Red Sox agreed inAugust to a $72.5 million,seven-year contract.

Smugglers have preferredto help Cuban players age 23or older defect, because theyhave been able to sign morelucrative contracts. If thetrade embargo is lifted andCuban residents are allowedto sign with MLB teams,there could be more youngCuban players in the U.S.Dominican players, forexample, often sign at age 16.

But the MLB has said itwants to start aninternational draft in 2017.That could limit the amountteams are willing to spend onCuban free agents.

CONNECTING CUBAObama says Cubans

should have access to"technology that hasempowered individualsaround the globe." About 27percent of Cuba's populationhas access to the Internet,according to Internet LiveStats, which uses informationfrom the InternationalTelecommunication Union,the United Nations and theWorld Bank to estimate theworld's Internet users. Thatputs the country behindcountries such as Iran andKenya but ahead of Syria andSudan, for example.

"This could be huge, areally transformativechange," said Daniel Castro, asenior analyst for theInformation Technology andInnovation Foundation, aWashington, D.C. think tank.Doug Madory, director ofInternet Analysis at DynResearch, thinks Cuba shouldauction offtelecommunications licensesto global companies. He

acknowledges that wouldrequire a "tremendous mindshift" on the part of theCuban government.

SEARCHING FOR OILThe waters off the island's

northern coast are believed tocontain oil. But internationaloil companies have beenreluctant to explore for therefor fear of angering theUnited States. The Spanishoil company Repsol drilled off

shore in 2012 but did not findoil and gave up.

Sarah Ladislaw, director ofthe energy and nationalsecurity program at theCenter for Strategic andInternational Studies, sayspromising drilling locationsremain. "There is lots moreexploration people want todo," she says.

"It's the beginning," saysTeo Babun, a Miamiconsultant.


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If you should have any questions, please call tel: 478-277-5070 .

U.S.-Cuba thaw could benefit farmers, energy and travel firms

Questions and answers about traveling to Cuba NEW YORK (AP) — Don't

rush to book that flight toCuba just yet.

While the U.S. plans torestore diplomatic ties withthe Caribbean island nation,globe-trotting tourists won'tbe able to hop on a plane toHavana anytime soon. Itremains illegal for most U.S.citizens to travel to — andspend money in — Cuba.Congress would first have tolift its half-century old tradeembargo.

Still, travel companies aresalivating at the chance to setup shop in Cuba. Delta AirLines, JetBlue Airways,Hilton Worldwide, MarriottInternational and theCarnival Corp. all expressedinterest this week.

With the renewed interestin Cuba, here are someanswers to the most populartravel questions.

Q: Can U.S. citizensvacation in Cuba?

A: Probably not. Thepresident's announcementdoesn't open the door to mostAmerican travelers.

Q: Who can visit?A: The U.S. Treasury's

Office of Foreign AssetsControl oversees travel toCuba. There are 12 categoriesof people who are allowed tovisit. They include: closerelatives of Cubans,academics, those traveling onofficial government business,those on humanitarian orreligious missions, journalistsand people on accreditedcultural education programs.

A: I fit into one of thosegroups. Where can I book aflight?

Q: It's not that simple. Thegovernment gives out licenses

to tour operators who thenhelp travelers obtain visasand sell spots on trips toCuba. Many of them are momand pop travel agencies inFlorida, catering to Cuban-Americans. Others are largetour companies offeringweeklong educational trips for$3,000 to nearly $8,000 aperson. American Airlines,JetBlue and Sun Countryoffer charter flights to theCuban cities of Havana,Holguin, Santa Clara andCienfuegos but the only wayonto those planes is throughone of these agencies.

A: Are there other ways forAmericans to visit Cuba?

Q: The Cuban governmentdoesn't prohibit Americansfrom visiting. So for years,intrepid travelers havebroken the U.S. law byentering Cuba via Mexico orCanada and asking officialsnot to stamp their passports.

Q: How much do flightscost?

A: Air Canada is charging$750 for nonstop flights inFebruary from Toronto toHavana. A nonstop flight onCubana from Cancun toHavana during the sameperiod is $410 and a trip toHavana from Panama City onCopa Airlines is $670.

Q: How do U.S. travelerspay for things in Cuba?

A: Banks and credit cardcompanies are prohibitedfrom doing business in Cuba.So don't expect to see ATMs orbusinesses accepting Visa,MasterCard or AmericanExpress. In other words,bring lots of cash.

Q: Will that change?A: It could be one of the

earliest liberalizations. But

even when credit cardcompanies are allowed intothe country, their acceptancewon't initially be widespread.Large hotels would likely bethe first businesses to lettravelers swipe to pay butmom and pop restaurants orlocal shops could take muchlonger.

Q: What can travelers

expect from hotels, taxis andrestaurants?

A: Part of the appeal ofCuba is that, in many ways, itis frozen in time. Most hotelsand nightclubs date back tothe pre-Castro era. Cuba isknown for its beautiful classiccars. That is great, unless youare used to being shuttled tothe airport in an air

conditioned Cadillac Escaladeand staying at hotels with800-thread-count sheets.

Q: How many cigars can Ibring back home?

A: The U.S. governmenteased its export restrictions toallow travelers to bring up to$400 in goods out of Cuba.However, only $100 of thatcan be liquor or tobacco

products.Q: Will Cuba be ruined?A: That is a big fear for

many travelers. They don'twant to visit yet anotherCaribbean island overrunwith Starbucks, McDonald's,jewelry stores and T-shirtstands. There could be a rushby tourists to see Cuba beforethe masses arrive.

In this Nov. 28, 2011, file photo, a boy jumps into the water at the Malecon in Havana. WhilePresident Barack Obama announced Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, plans to restore diplomatic tieswith the Caribbean island nation, it doesn’t mean globe-trotting American tourists can hop on aplane to Havana anytime soon. It still remains illegal for most U.S. citizens to travel to, andspend money in, Cuba. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

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Dublin-Laurens Humane Society


MARRIAGESGregory Clifford Howard to Danielle

Dover; Tyler Wayne Peterson to MadisonLeigh Williams; Akeem Jamal Woodard toSophia Denise Cuyler; Miguel A. Garcia,Jr. to Lilly Ann Diaz.

DIVORCELeslie Ann Foster vs. Paul Steven

Foster

COMPLAINT FOR CHILD SUPPORTGeorgia Department of Human Service

and Rihanna I. Nelson vs. Donald J.Stanley; Georgia Department of HumanService and Addison A. Mack vs. FrederickMack; Georgia Department of HumanService and Jacouri Deondre Caldwell vs.Rodrick Deon Brown; Georgia Departmentof Human Service and Alec Bracewell andAaron J. Bracewell vs. James E.Bracewell.

CONTEMPT - CHILD SUPPORTGDHR and Quentez T. Montgomery vs.

Luther Hurst; GDHR and Marisa N.Hollis and Megan L. Hollis vs. Cecil JohnHollis; GDHR and Zoey Z. Wilcher vs.Demario L. Jones; GDHR and Chelsia A.Turner, Nicholas M. Turner, Matthew J.Turner and Lorenzo M. Turner vs.Nicholas M. Turner; GDHR and Tykez E.Davis vs. Winson Davis; GDHR and Ava A.Vickers vs. Rashaun T. Axson; GDHR andJahsiyah Curry vs. Angelo J. Curry;GDHR and Samoria K. Curry vs. Angelo J.Curry; GDHR and Jaxon Faircloth vs.Kenneth E. Lewis; GDHR and Kingston D.McClarin vs. Leon Jenkins Jr.; GDHR,Aliya N. Carswell, Devonta G. Butler andDonavan O. Tobridge vs. Tameka N.Green; GDHR and Ethan J. Hightower vs.Andreika M. Josey; GDHR and Chelsea N.Sterling vs. Marvin D. Moad; GDHR andDevante J. Flourney vs. DeAndre J.Flournoy; GDHR and Sadie B. Williamsvs. Mark Q. Adams; GDHR, Lillian C.Demmons and Aaliyah R. Demmons vs.Samuel Demmons; GDHR and ShaquanD. Washington vs. Jeffery J. Floyd;GDHR, Jasmine J. Flord and Jeffery J.Floyd vs. Jeffery J. Floyd; GDHR andTanisha L. Cannon vs. Jeffery J. Floyd;GDHR and Jayla S. Floyd vs. Jeffery J.Floyd; GDHR and Rogdriguez S. Holmesvs. Roger L. Holmes

COMPLAINT FOR CHILD GDHR and Layshonnie Hodges vs.

Richard Hodges.

MODIFICATION - CHILD SUPPORTGDHR and Payton O. Dardynewsome

vs. Anthony Wade Newsome.

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR ANOUT OF STATE ORDER - ARIZONAGDHR and Alyssa Marie Johnson vs.

Gerald John Johnson.

COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGESCarlos D. Jones and Carlandra Jones

vs. Halle M. Matula.

PETITION AND COMPLAINTState of Georgia vs. City of Dublin,

County of Laurens Development Authorityand Green Power Solutions of Georgia,LLC.

SECURITY DEEDSJack F. Myers and Nylce Prada Meyers

to Farmers State Bank; Pope & SonProperties LLC to Morris Bank; Dennis B.McCaslin to American FinancialResources Inc.; Dennis L. Edleblute andLucinda E. Edleblute to Farmers StateBank; Frank S. McGaughey, IV andShannon Jarrard McGaughey to MorrisBank; Julia Goodman Pippin to Bank ofDudley; Ryan Lee O’Neal and Chrissi E.O’Neal to Morris Bank; Bradford DeanCouey to Atlantic South Bank; Micheal H.and Pon Miller to Pentagon Federal CreditUnion; Bradley Ray Mucher and Wanda C.Mucher to Farmers State Bank; BradleyRay Mucher and Wanda C. Mucher toFarmers State Bank; Kevin and AmyArthur to Wells Fargo Bank NA; Tony J.and Rebecca Wheeler to Cartus HomeLoans; Wendell Richard Moore Jr. andLeigh Moore to Farmers State Bank;Colby Edwards and Alexis Edwards toCommunity Bank Dublin-LaurensCounty; Bob W. Pope, Sr. to Wayne Poole;Lesley Lowry Brantley to Citizens Bank ofCochran; Enoch and Monica Waters, Jr. toCapital City Bank; James L. Chunn toNavy Federal Credit Union; Marsha A.Buhrmaster to Citizens Bank of LaurensCounty; Carolene Jones to AcademyMortgage Corporation; Cecil BurtonMcDaniel to Farmers State Bank; NyonLLC to Farmers State Bank; JosephWright to Morris Bank.

WARRANTY DEEDSH.B. Thigpen a/k/a Bert Thigpen to

Julian Graham; Glynn Odom Adkinsestate to Callie Lynn Carroll; TeresaAdkins Carroll estate to Callie LynnCarroll; Kay Herndon Edge a/k/a Kay H.Edge to Audie Lee. W. Herndon; Secretaryof Housing and Urban Development toPope & Son Properties LLC; Marianne H.Brooks and Christopher J. Brooks to BangVu Tran; Kelvin Foskey to Penmain HeadLLC; Lewis H. Miller III and Carla J.Miller to Dennis L. Edleblute and LucindaE. Edleblute; Capital City Bank to GarryL. and Terry Jones; Townco, LLC to BillyM. Sheppard; Delta E. Brown and KarenBrown to County Lots LLC; Mary Ann S.Wicker to Ryan Lee O’Neal and Chrissi E.O’Neal; Edward O. Couey and CatherineM. Couey to Bradford Dean Couey;

Shannon C. Lee to Gary W. Lee;Nationstar Mortgage LLC DBA andChampion Mortgage Company to FederalNational Mortgage Assoc.; Farmers StateBank to R Clark Development Inc.; RClark Development Inc. to Bradley Rayand Wanda C. Mucher; Richard Allen Catoand Felipe F. Cato a/k/a Felipa F. Cato toKevin and Amy Arthur; Four County Bankto Tony J. and Rebecca Wheeler; Secretaryof Housing and Urban Development toWells Fargo Bank NA; Marvin Sutton toNicholas Maurice Sutton; Marvin Suttonto Julian Blake Sutton; Marvin Sutton toBradley Alexander Sutton; Marvin Suttonto Laurens Estella Sutton; R & G FarmsLLC to Colby and Alexis Edwards; DannyHugh Cochran to Danny Hugh CochranJr.; Danny Hugh Cochran Jr., JamesRonald Crews and Gregory Curtis Crewsto James Ronald Crews; Danny HughCochran Jr., James Ronald Crews andGregory Curtis Crews to Danny HughCochran Jr.; Danny Hugh Cochran Jr.,James Ronald Crews and Gregory CurtisCrews to Gregory Curtis Crews; BSRLand Investments LLC to Falk ForestProperties LLC; First Laurens Bank to D& W Development Inc.; Matthew Feenerto James L. Chunn; Georgia Lee Freemanestate to Roy Wilcher; Lena Mae andDavid Gibbs to Roy Wilcher; Morris Bankto Michael James Ahearn; CharleneJames to Carolene Jones; ExchangeAccommodation Services LLC toWestervelt Company; Edward E. Young toTommy H. Daniel and Freda H. Daniel;Kevin McDaniel and Randall L. Kersey toCecil Burton McDaniel; Steven P. andNicole M. Hovey to James H. Hultz andCynthia G. Hultz; Janet Miller, KimMiller, Chris Fordham and MistyFordham to Zilmon Young; D&BInvestments Group LLC to Joseph Wright.

FORECLOSURESEllen B. Young and First Laurens Bank

to Benny Howard Screws; Morris Bank toBediako Properties LLC; NationstarMortgage LLC DBA and ChampionMortgage Company to Floyd L. Edney;Lucius Williams, III and Ida Mae KittWilliams to U.S. Bank NA.

LIENSBarney M. Parker to Internal Revenue

Service; Alejandrina Solorio to ThomasGriffin Jr. and Christine Griffin; MonroeButler, Jr. to Merchants & Citizens Bank;Curtis Tucker to Ga. Department ofCommunity Health; Jaliyah C. Carroll toGa. Department of Community Health;Woodrow Haynes, Jr. and Leslie Haynes toConsolidated Loan Co. of Dublin; AngelaCarr to Four County Bank; Charles Rozierto Four County Bank; Thomas L. Wilsonto Four County Bank.

From the Record

NEW YORK (AP) —Walking? Check. In awinter wonderland? Well,it marks the beginning ofthe season. Bells ringing?Sure, along with trumpetsand some fiddles.

An outdoor musicalcelebration is marking thewinter solstice on Sundaywith just over a dozensmall parades in locationsaround New York City, andpeople are invited to join in— with bells, horns, theirphones, even their feet.

Make Music Winter is"turning music fromsomething that is done byprofessionals for a passiveaudience into somethingthat's completelyparticipatory andcommunal," said AaronFriedman, president andfounder of Make MusicNew York, which started in2007 as a festival heldevery June on the summersolstice, the longest day ofthe year.

Now in its fourth year,Make Music Winter is heldon the winter solstice, theshortest day of the year.There are 13 parades beingheld at various times of theday in four of the city's fiveboroughs. (Sorry, StatenIsland.)

In one Manhattan event,those who attend will begiven bells in differentcolors, and conductors willguide them in which colorbell to ring at whatmoment. In another paradein the borough,participants will use aparticular app on theirsmartphones that will emitdifferent sounds includingguitar chords and metallicnotes based on theirfootsteps as they walkalong the High Lineelevated park. In theBronx, people areencouraged to bring theirown instruments and joinin as a roving band ofmusicians goes fromlocation to location.

In Brooklyn, those whotake part in a parade will

be taught how to flatfootdance, a style that comesfrom Appalachia, asfiddlers provide the music.And in Queens, musiciansof any skill level with brassinstruments will follow thepath of the shadow cast bythe Citibank building inLong Island City.

Hiroya Miura, creator ofthe Queens event, said hewas looking to reach adifferent audience than theones that come to theconcert halls to hear hiscontemporarycompositions. This yearis his second participatingin Make Music Winter.

"I really like the idea ofwriting music that can beplayed by musicians ofdifferent levels, not just thespecialized musicians," hesaid.

Composers LainieFefferman and JaschaNarveson will be hosting"The Gaits: A High LineSoundwalk" for the fourthyear.

"We hope it's becoming abit of a winter tradition,"Fefferman said. Whilethey've attended the MakeMusic concerts in thesummer, they haven'tparticipated, and don'tthink their piece would fitat another time of year.

"It sounds like winter,"Fefferman said. "The piecewouldn't work in any otherseason." Plus, shesaid, this year there will behot chocolate forparticipants at the end ofthe route.Holding the festivals at thesolstices, which mark thechange of seasons, ispurposeful, Friedman said.

"There are so manydifferent cultures andreligions and calendars atwork in New York, butthese are the two sort ofuniversal astronomicallodestars," he said. "It'ssort of a good excuse to getpeople together in a waythat's completelyecumenical and universal."

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