Entries from July 2015
John Robert Thomas
On June 21, 2015, John Robert Thomas, made the transition from earth to glory. John Robert was born on August 22, 1943 to the late Iris Thomas and Ethel Mae Thomas in Jeff Davis County. He was united in holy matrimony to the late Connie Thomas. John Robert retired from Rayonier after 30 years of faithful service.
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July 4th activites annouced, News-Banner to be closed
The following activites have been planned for celebrating Independence Day this year.
The Appling County Recreation Dept has scheduled events at both the Max Deen Pool and Ernest J. Parker Pool for Friday, July 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be a free event with hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks. If you have any additional questions, please call the Recreation Department at 367-8190. [Full Story »]
The Appling County Recreation Dept has scheduled events at both the Max Deen Pool and Ernest J. Parker Pool for Friday, July 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be a free event with hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks. If you have any additional questions, please call the Recreation Department at 367-8190. [Full Story »]
A real love story
By Mary Ann Ellis
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, rain fell steadily as two hearses, Swain 1 and Swain 2, pulled onto U.S. Highway 1 and headed north. They moved slowly, side by side, making the short trip from the funeral home to Spring Branch Baptist Church last 12 minutes. Swain 1 carried Nettie Branch; Swain 2 carried Clennie Branch, her husband of nearly 63 years. When they reached the church, 12 pallbearers waited to escort the Branches into the church, dark due to a power failure. To the light of cell phone flashlights, the pallbearers carried the couple down the aisle. As the family followed the caskets, the stained glass windows glowed, reflecting the soft light. No air conditioner hummed in the background, yet the rain and clouds had cooled the quiet sanctuary. [Full Story »]
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, rain fell steadily as two hearses, Swain 1 and Swain 2, pulled onto U.S. Highway 1 and headed north. They moved slowly, side by side, making the short trip from the funeral home to Spring Branch Baptist Church last 12 minutes. Swain 1 carried Nettie Branch; Swain 2 carried Clennie Branch, her husband of nearly 63 years. When they reached the church, 12 pallbearers waited to escort the Branches into the church, dark due to a power failure. To the light of cell phone flashlights, the pallbearers carried the couple down the aisle. As the family followed the caskets, the stained glass windows glowed, reflecting the soft light. No air conditioner hummed in the background, yet the rain and clouds had cooled the quiet sanctuary. [Full Story »]
Expect periodic lane closures during construction phase of new Altamaha River bridge
In conjunction with the $25.9 million replacement bridge construction project on US 1/SR 4 over the Altamaha River in Appling and Toombs counties, Scott Bridge Company and Georgia DOT want motorists to be aware of periodic lane closures on the Joseph Simmons Alexander, Sr. Memorial Bridge. Short term lane closures are a necessity for the contractor to unload material needed for the replacement bridge. These periodic lane closures utilizing flagmen will occur during the construction phase of the new bridge for approximately 12 months.
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Flea Boys headed to State
The Appling County Recreation Flea Boys (ages 7-8) will be headed to the Georgia Recreation and Parks State Tournament on July 8-11 in Madison.
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Mite Boys win District, off to State
The Appling County Recreation Mite Boys (ages 9-10) will be headed to the Georgia Recreation and Parks State Tournament on July 9-11 in Sylvania.
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Midget Boys State bound
The Appling County Recreation Midget Boys (ages 11-12) will be headed to the Georgia Recreation and Parks State Tournament on July 7-11 in Hazlehurst.
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Junior Boys bound for State
The Appling County Recreation Junior Boys (ages 13-14) will be headed to the Georgia Recreation and Parks State Tournament on July 7-11 in Sylvania.
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gpn05 DIVISION 0 – BIDDING REQUIREMENTS COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS SECTION A – INVITATION TO BID
“RE-ROOFING @GA071 AMP 1 AT GA071-006 (13 DWELLING UNITS), GA071-007A (10 DWELLING UNITS, AND GA071-007B (15 DWELLING UNITS)”
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAXLEY
BAXLEY, GEORGIA
Will receive bids for Comprehensive Improvements for “RE-ROOFING @GA071 AMP 1 AT GA071-006 (13 DWELLING UNITS), GA071-007A (10 DWELLING UNITS), AND GA071-007B (15 DWELLING UNITS)” located in BAXLEY, GEORGIA.
Bids will be received until 11:00 AM. Local Time on the 23rd day of July, 2015, at the main office of the Housing Authority at 94 Highland Drive, Baxley, GA 31513-0306; P. O. Box 56, Baxley, GA 31515-0056; 912-367-2572 office (912-367-3456 FAX). At the time, all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Proposals submitted by mail should be addressed to the Housing Authority at the address set out above and plainly marked as indicated in the “Instructions to Bidders,” Section B. All proposals submitted by mail will be collected at the above mentioned mailing address at 10:00 AM, Local Time, on the day mentioned above and held unopened at the office of the Housing Authority until 11:00 AM, at which time they will be opened with those that have been hand delivered.
Bidding Documents, including Plans and Specifications, are on file at the office of the Architect, Aiken Housing Design Architecture, Inc., 2722 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305, Post Office Box 52639, Atlanta, Georgia 30355 (404-233-4466).
Plans and specifications may be ordered from the Architect’s Office in Atlanta. Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Material Suppliers may purchase sets of the documents for the cost of reproduction, which is $25.00 per Electronic set. This $25.00 is not refundable. Each request for plans and specifications should indicate that the request is for a prime contractor or otherwise.
A certified check, or bank draft, drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation made payable to the Owner or a satisfactory Bid Bond, executed by an acceptable surety on the Bid Bond Form contained in the Specifications in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond(s) in the amount of 100% of the contract amount.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the Owner.
The General Contractors submitted bids or being considered for this work shall be licensed “as applicable.’ Failure to do so where applicable shall disqualify the bid.
All contractors shall be required to comply with the equal employment requirements of the Federal Government, and to specifically comply with 24 CFR Part 135 which requires that employment and other economic opportunities generated by this contract shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low and very low income persons, particularly those persons who live in the projects where this work will be done.
Comply with all requirements of all Authorities having jurisdiction, as applicable, regarding Illegal Immigration and/or the Federal E-Verify Program. Provide signed affidavit with Cost Proposal and or Sealed Bids.
In accordance with Section 3 of the US Department of Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968, the Housing Authority requires all construction contractors, to the greatest extent feasible, to provide training, contracting, and employment opportunities to low income residents residing in Housing Authority Communities and in Housing Authority jurisdictional area.
Attention is called to the fact that salaries not less than the Davis-Bacon wage rates as published by the U.S. Department of Labor and as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on this Project.
Please address all questions regarding plans and specifications, or bidding procedure to the Architect and not to the Housing Authority.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAXLEY,
BAXLEY, GA
BY: DeAnna Rudd,
Executive Director
Date: 6/24/15, 7/1/15
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAXLEY
BAXLEY, GEORGIA
Will receive bids for Comprehensive Improvements for “RE-ROOFING @GA071 AMP 1 AT GA071-006 (13 DWELLING UNITS), GA071-007A (10 DWELLING UNITS), AND GA071-007B (15 DWELLING UNITS)” located in BAXLEY, GEORGIA.
Bids will be received until 11:00 AM. Local Time on the 23rd day of July, 2015, at the main office of the Housing Authority at 94 Highland Drive, Baxley, GA 31513-0306; P. O. Box 56, Baxley, GA 31515-0056; 912-367-2572 office (912-367-3456 FAX). At the time, all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Proposals submitted by mail should be addressed to the Housing Authority at the address set out above and plainly marked as indicated in the “Instructions to Bidders,” Section B. All proposals submitted by mail will be collected at the above mentioned mailing address at 10:00 AM, Local Time, on the day mentioned above and held unopened at the office of the Housing Authority until 11:00 AM, at which time they will be opened with those that have been hand delivered.
Bidding Documents, including Plans and Specifications, are on file at the office of the Architect, Aiken Housing Design Architecture, Inc., 2722 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305, Post Office Box 52639, Atlanta, Georgia 30355 (404-233-4466).
Plans and specifications may be ordered from the Architect’s Office in Atlanta. Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Material Suppliers may purchase sets of the documents for the cost of reproduction, which is $25.00 per Electronic set. This $25.00 is not refundable. Each request for plans and specifications should indicate that the request is for a prime contractor or otherwise.
A certified check, or bank draft, drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation made payable to the Owner or a satisfactory Bid Bond, executed by an acceptable surety on the Bid Bond Form contained in the Specifications in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond(s) in the amount of 100% of the contract amount.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the Owner.
The General Contractors submitted bids or being considered for this work shall be licensed “as applicable.’ Failure to do so where applicable shall disqualify the bid.
All contractors shall be required to comply with the equal employment requirements of the Federal Government, and to specifically comply with 24 CFR Part 135 which requires that employment and other economic opportunities generated by this contract shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low and very low income persons, particularly those persons who live in the projects where this work will be done.
Comply with all requirements of all Authorities having jurisdiction, as applicable, regarding Illegal Immigration and/or the Federal E-Verify Program. Provide signed affidavit with Cost Proposal and or Sealed Bids.
In accordance with Section 3 of the US Department of Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968, the Housing Authority requires all construction contractors, to the greatest extent feasible, to provide training, contracting, and employment opportunities to low income residents residing in Housing Authority Communities and in Housing Authority jurisdictional area.
Attention is called to the fact that salaries not less than the Davis-Bacon wage rates as published by the U.S. Department of Labor and as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on this Project.
Please address all questions regarding plans and specifications, or bidding procedure to the Architect and not to the Housing Authority.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAXLEY,
BAXLEY, GA
BY: DeAnna Rudd,
Executive Director
Date: 6/24/15, 7/1/15
gpn17 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given that Bay Street Storage will hold a public auction pursuant to the Georgia Self Storage Facility Act, Georgia code Section 10-4-210 to 10-4-21 on 07/13/2015 at 9:00 AM at the Bay Street Storage facility located at 419 Bay Street, Baxley, Ga. 31513.
Unit #42 contents belonging to D.L. Roberson. Misc items.
Unit #43 contents belonging to Vivian Trejo. Misc items.
Unit #60 contents belonging to Jessica Wiggins. Misc items.
6-24 & 7-1ch
Unit #42 contents belonging to D.L. Roberson. Misc items.
Unit #43 contents belonging to Vivian Trejo. Misc items.
Unit #60 contents belonging to Jessica Wiggins. Misc items.
6-24 & 7-1ch
gpn18 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH GEORGE BROCK JR., DECEASED
AN ORDER FOR SERVICE WAS GRANTED BY THIS COURT ON JUNE 26, 2015, REQUIRING THE FOLLOWING:
TO: ERIC FOSTER BROCK
HEATHER NICOLE F. JENNINGS
MORGAN RAINEY FINCH
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before the first business day of the week following publication once each week for four weeks.
The last day to file an objection is July 27, 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 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 required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled for a later date in the Probate Court of Appling County.
If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Diane Hallman, Judge
ADDRESS: Probate Court of Appling County
Probate Court of Appling County
36 South Main Street
Baxley, GA 31513
TELEPHONE NO: 912-367-8114
7-1, 7-8, 7-15 & 7-22ch
TO: ERIC FOSTER BROCK
HEATHER NICOLE F. JENNINGS
MORGAN RAINEY FINCH
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before the first business day of the week following publication once each week for four weeks.
The last day to file an objection is July 27, 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 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 required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled for a later date in the Probate Court of Appling County.
If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Diane Hallman, Judge
ADDRESS: Probate Court of Appling County
Probate Court of Appling County
36 South Main Street
Baxley, GA 31513
TELEPHONE NO: 912-367-8114
7-1, 7-8, 7-15 & 7-22ch
Watershed Report approved by Baxley City Council
By Renee O’Quinn
Water Distribution Supervisor Dale Sapp presented the 2014 Watershed Protection Plan Report to the council for review and action at the regular meeting of the Baxley City Council held June 23. City Manager Jeff Baxley stated that this is an annual report mandated by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and monitors storm-water discharges in streams and ditches. Baxley commended Sapp for doing a very good job on the report. Manager Baxley stated that he would like to get it approved and on the record. City Council members reviewed the report and it was unanimously approved. [Full Story »]
Water Distribution Supervisor Dale Sapp presented the 2014 Watershed Protection Plan Report to the council for review and action at the regular meeting of the Baxley City Council held June 23. City Manager Jeff Baxley stated that this is an annual report mandated by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and monitors storm-water discharges in streams and ditches. Baxley commended Sapp for doing a very good job on the report. Manager Baxley stated that he would like to get it approved and on the record. City Council members reviewed the report and it was unanimously approved. [Full Story »]
Recent activity reported by Sheriff
June 17, a complainant came to Appling Co. Sheriff’s Office to report a theft. The complainant stated a known subject took her HCT Verizon cell phone and $30.00 in US currency from her residence without her permission. The complainant is giving offender several days before legal action will be filed.
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Incidents handled by Police Department given
The following are highlights of incidents that were handled by officers of the Baxley Police Department over the past several days.
June 2 at approximately 3:59 a.m., met with a complainant at a Speer Homes apartment in reference to a domestic argument. On arrival the complainant told officers that an acquaintance had come over to her apartment and they had gotten into an argument over a cell phone, and as a result he busted the windshield on her 2002 Ford Taurus. After a brief investigation, Kenneth James, Jr., 30, of Baxley, was charged with one count each of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass in connection with this incident. [Full Story »]
June 2 at approximately 3:59 a.m., met with a complainant at a Speer Homes apartment in reference to a domestic argument. On arrival the complainant told officers that an acquaintance had come over to her apartment and they had gotten into an argument over a cell phone, and as a result he busted the windshield on her 2002 Ford Taurus. After a brief investigation, Kenneth James, Jr., 30, of Baxley, was charged with one count each of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass in connection with this incident. [Full Story »]
HB 170, Transportation Funding Act of 2015 information shared
Submitted by Tax Commissioner Debra Carter
The Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (HB 170) passed during the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly and has been signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal. The new law has an effective date of July 1, 2015. This Bulletin discusses the implications of HB 170 to motor vehicles. [Full Story »]
The Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (HB 170) passed during the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly and has been signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal. The new law has an effective date of July 1, 2015. This Bulletin discusses the implications of HB 170 to motor vehicles. [Full Story »]
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