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Vol. 169 • No. 420 • 12 pages Thursday, May 24, 2012 50 cents daily/$1.50 Weekend

Jail detention officer fired and arrestedNicole EmmettStaff Writer

A detention officer was fired and arrested on suspicion of bring-ing contraband into the Troup County Jail, among other charges, earlier this week.

Troup County Sheriff’s Office officials said that

Angel Rafael Vargas, 38, of Columbus was arrest-ed after eight months of surveillance.

Vargas is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, prohibited possession of inmate contraband and crossing the guard line of the detention facility with contraband, Troup

County Sheriff’s public information officer Lt. Chad Mann said.

Over the course of the investigation, sher-iff’s officials said Vargas allegedly introduced marijuana, cellphones, a financial transaction card and other items to jail inmates in exchange for payment.

LaGrange resident Duwanda Phillips said in an interview Wednesday with LaGrange Daily

News that her son, Toby Payne, informed officials of three deten-tion officers smuggling illegal contraband in to inmates.

She said he was incar-cerated at Troup County Jail for violation of pro-bation when he reported the incident.

“He told me there was an officer who let them smoke cigarettes in the morning and afternoon,” Phillips said.

Phillips said she met a third party at an undis-closed location to get tobacco to her son while in jail.

Phillips was charged with criminal intent to commit a felony, and providing contraband to an inmate without con-sent, she said.

“I never took anything across a guard line,” Phillips said. “I was told

Hogansville: Careful where you put that sign

LSPA gearing up for season, plans to ‘keep things interesting’Matthew StrotherNews editor

The Lafayette Society for the Performing Arts is gearing up for its upcoming season of plays, musicals and ballets with some new and some familiar things planned.

“We’re always looking at ways to keep things inter-esting,” said LSPA board president Debby Baker. “We will be bringing back our opening-night recep-tions, and will continue our very popular Ladies Nights Out. We’re also considering some other ‘twists’ that we aren’t ready to unveil, but they should be fun.”

One production the LSPA is adding for the upcoming season is “Romeo and Juliet.” Although it is a classic play by William Shakespeare, the LSPA usually has steered more toward contemporary plays in the past.

“Sometimes audienc-es tend to run the other way when you mention Shakespeare, but ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a show that everyone knows and loves,” Baker said. “We had a great response last summer to ‘The Complete Works

of William Shakespeare, Abridged,’ a hilarious spoof, so we thought we’d follow it with the ‘real thing.’”

The season also will return with a small musical production with the sum-mer show “All Shook Up,” featuring the music of Elvis Presley. The company had big success with “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and the audiences have been asking for more, Baker said.

The shows for each sea-son of LSPA production are chosen with “a lot of thought,” she said. The the-ater company always tries to include a small musical, a couple of comedies and a drama.

“The trick is to weigh what we think our audienc-es will enjoy with trying to offer a balanced season of shows,” Baker said.

The Azalea Storytelling Festival will return the first week of March after what Baker said was a banner year in 2012.

“We are so proud of the festival and what it means to our community,” she said. “They keep getting better and better.”

The Lafayette Dance Academy, which Baker said

Jennifer ShraderStaff writer

There aren’t any munic-ipal races in Hogansville this year, but with almost every other countywide office up for election, City Manager James Woods says the city will confiscate illegally placed campaign signs.

Signs should not be placed in rights of way or any public property, including city, state and federal property.

Anyone who believes their signs have been taken down can come to the city garage at 119

Lincoln St. and see if theirs are among those collected, Woods said.

“I would ask each can-didate to take extra effort to make sure your volun-teers follow the law on proper placement of your signs and materials,” Woods said in a memo addressed to local can-didates. The memo also warned against allowing the signs to become lit-ter.

Woods said the city would begin “rigorous enforcement” of the state law regarding campaign signs now that the memo has been released.

Sheriff’s officials say suspect supplied contraband to inmates

Angel Rafael Vargas, 38, of Columbus was arrested for allegedly bringing contraband into the Troup County Jail in exchange for payment.See ARRESTED| 2

Nicole EmmettStaff Writer

Belk announced Wednesday a $2 million remodeling project of its fashion department store, located at LaGrange Mall.

The remodel will allow the store to offer expanded merchandise, including new styles of shoes and accessories.

“We are due for it,” said Tina Thomas, a Belk employee of almost 20 years said. “It’s going to be a good change.”

The project, which begins June 10, is the first remodeling project the LaGrange store has undergone since opening in 1979. The renovat-ed store will feature a modern new shopping environment with the lat-est display fixtures, new tile flooring, ceilings and energy-efficient lighting, as well as updated restrooms and fitting rooms.

Construction is underway and will be completed in September, prior to the store’s grand re-opening on October 10. The store will remain open throughout the project.

“We are thrilled to be updating our store and creating an exciting new shopping experience for our loyal customers in the LaGrange community,” store manager Tony Palmer said. “The renovations will provide customers with a modern retail layout, decor and merchandise presentation, and allow us to expand assortments and add new selections throughout the store.”

The 67,000 square-foot store will now offer an extended selection of

accessories and a newly expanded shoe department.

The store’s new modern jewelry and accessories departments will also feature “open sell” fixtures, mak-ing it easier for customers to make selections.

Employees currently use keys to open fixtures containing jewelry and accessories, Palmer said.

“Belk is dedicated to its LaGrange customers and these improvements demonstrate our ongoing com-mitment to be the top department store of choice in our community,” Palmer said. “We want to satisfy the Southern lifestyle fashion needs of our customers like no one else and deliver the fashion they desire and the value they deserve.”

The new store layout is com-parable to those of Newnan and Statesboro stores, Palmer said.

Belk owns and operates 47 stores throughout Georgia.

Belk to undergo $2 million remodel

Project to begin in June and be completed in September

Nicole Emmett | Daily-NewsA major part of Belk’s $2 million remodel is a modern, expanded shoe department. The shoe department will be located at the entrance, rather than hidden in the middle of the store, store manager Tony Palmer said.

Belk recently began carrying Columbia with official Columbia fixtures. The remodel will include similar official fix-tures for the store’s Polo Ralph Lauren shop.

The remodel will include new makeup counters for brands exclusive to Belk in LaGrange, such as Estee Lauder, Clinique and Lancome.

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that they allowed this stuff.”Sheriff’s officials would not con-

firm Phillips statements.Over the last 10 months, the

Troup County Sheriff’s Office arrested 23 individuals for intro-ducing contraband to the jail pop-ulation. Civilians made up roughly half of those arrests.

The felony cases will likely result in jail time for the individu-als caught crossing the guard line with contraband, Mann said.

“Indiscriminately, the introduc-tion of contraband to this facil-ity will not be tolerated,” Sheriff Donny Turner said. “Even deten-tion officers who choose to com-

mit a crime will be prosecuted and do their time.”

Vargas made bail at $25,000 at another facility, according to sher-iff’s officials.

The sheriff’s office said Vargas’ arrest is part of an ongoing inves-tigation with the possibility of additional arrests to follow.

n Public Safety � ObituariesInformation for obituaries is writ-ten and provided by funeralhomes and family members ofthe deceased.

Lakes-Dunson-

Robertson

Lakes-DunsonRobertson

Funeral Home201 Hamilton Street

LaGrange, Georgia 30240706 882-6411

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Robertson

Lakes-DunsonRobertson

Funeral Home201 Hamilton Street

LaGrange, Georgia 30240706 882-6411

Shemika D.WilliamsMs. Shemika D. Williams

of 105Watson Street passedaway Wednesday at EmoryUniversity Hospital.The family will be at their

home.Arrangements will be

announced by the Lakes-Dunson-Robertson FuneralHome.

Eli Aaron TomlinsonBaby Eli Aaron

Tomlinson died on May 21,2012 at West GeorgiaMedical Center.Surviving are his parents

Richard Tomlinson andWendy Michelle KellerTomlinson of LaGrange; sib-lings, Andrew, Zachary andRebecca Tomlinson; grand-parents, Denise and GeneKeller of Tyrone; greatgrandmother, JacquelineTucker of Tyrone; aunts,uncles, and cousins.Online condolences may

be sent to the family atwww.higginslagrangechapel.com.Graveside funeral servic-

es will be held at 3:00 p.m.on Friday, May 25, 2012 atRestlawn Memory Gardenswith Pastor Jeff Merrimanofficiating.Higgins LaGrange Chapel

Funeral Home, 706-884-7117.

Louise OgletreeMrs. Louise Ogletree of

LaGrange passed awayWednesday at FlorenceHand Home.The family will be at the

home of her son, RickyFreeman at 1000 TroupStreet.Arrangements will be

announced by the Lakes-Dunson-Robertson FuneralHome.

Explanations:Here is an explanation

of food service inspection violations used by Troup County Health Department.

1. Food-borne illness risk factors and public health interventions: Risk fac-tors are food preparation practices and employee behaviors most commonly reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as contributing factors in food-borne illness outbreaks. Public health interventions are control measures to prevent illness or injury.

2. Good retail practices are preventive measures to control the introduction of pathogens, chemicals and physical objects into foods.

N/A, not available

These are the most recent inspections:

• Fox’s Pizza Den, 2170 West Point Road unit 6,

LaGrangeDate inspected: 4/17Score: 97 A; Previous

score: 97 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Plumbing

leak in the three-compart-ment sink handle.

• Big Sam’s BBQ, 625 Jefferson St., LaGrange

Date inspected: 4/18Score: 99 A; Previous

score: 100 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Clean the

vent hood.• Church’s Chicken, 1819

Roanoke Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: 4/18Score: 97 A; Previous

score: 96 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Label all food

outside the original contain-

ers.• Applebee’s, 1524

Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange


score: 98 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Clean the

door gaskets on the ice machine. Repair the leak in the bottom line of the dishwasher.

• Waffle House, 2585 Whitesville Road, LaGrange


score: 94 ARisk factorsComments: Hot water

sanitizing dish machine during final rinse not reach-ing proper temperature at manifold.

Good retail practicesComments: Do not store

employees’ food with the

Restaurant Inspections

Staff Report

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake in partnership with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct a “hands on” personal water-craft and boating safety course at the West Point Project Management Office on June 2 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

The course will pro-vide information on legal requirements, navigation rules, preventing personal watercraft and boating accidents, and new boat-ing laws. Participants are encouraged to bring their

boat or personal water-craft for actual “hands-on” training. In addition, a vessel equipment inspec-tion will be conducted to ensure they are properly equipped with necessary safety equipment and gear.

Participants will receive a certificate from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources upon completion of this course. For Alabama residents, this certificate will exempt them from taking the writ-ten exam when obtain-ing an Alabama boating license.

This course meets

Georgia’s law that requires completion of a safe boating course for persons age 12 to 15 who wish to operate a personal watercraft or boat without adult supervision.

There will be a $25 fee per family, which will include classroom materi-als and a picnic lunch for all participants.

A maximum of 40 par-ticipants can be accom-modated for the course on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration is necessary and can be done by calling the West Point Project Management Office at 706-645-2937.

Corps to hold boating safety course

A story in Monday’s edition misidentified the speaker at LaGrange College commencement on May 19. Former Sen. Bob Kerrey was the speaker. We regret the error.

Correction

The story “Election qual i fy ing starts Wednesday” omitted the position of tax commis-sioner, incumbent Gary Wood, as a position up for election and open for qualification until Friday at noon.

The qualifying fee for the position is $1,894.94.

Clarification

“is growing by leaps and bounds,” has the peren-nial holiday favorite “The Nutcracker.” LSPA also brought back the spring production this past season with “Alice in Wonderland,” and she said it was “a roar-ing success.” Next spring the LSPA will again per-form a spring concert with “The Little Mermaid.”

“We think the dancers and the audience will love it,” Baker said.

Baker added that the LSPA’s shows offer quality performances and “some extremely talented people who work very hard to give West Georgia the best the-ater and dance productions they can.” She encouraged anyone who hasn’t seen an LSPA production to come to an upcoming show.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard newcom-ers say how impressed they were with the sets and the productions themselves,” she said. “I really think once we get people to a show, we won’t have to ask them twice. They will be fans.”

The upcoming produc-tions for the LSPA 2012-2013 season, with brief descriptions, are:

2012•”All Shook Up,” a musi-

cal comedy built around songs made famous by Elvis Presley, plays July 12 to 14 and July 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., and July 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the LSPA Black Box Theater.

•”Arsenic and Old Lace,” a play about a drama critic who learns on his wedding

day that his aunts are homi-cidal maniacs, plays Oct. 4 to 6 and Oct. 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the LSPA Black Box Theater.

•”The Nutcracker,” the Lafayette Dance Academy’s annual Christmas ballet, tentatively plays Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Troup High School Fine Arts Center.

2013•”Hot l Baltimore,” a

play set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore – whose sign has a burned out “e,” lending the play its title – focuses on the residents of the decaying property who are faced with eviction. It plays Feb. 7 to 9 and Feb. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the LSPA Black Box Theater.

•The Azalea Storytelling Festival, an annual event featuring storytellers from across the country, is March 1 to 3 at Callaway Auditorium.

•”The Little Mermaid,” a ballet based on the Disney version of the Hans Christian Anderson story about the mermaid Ariel and her quest for love, is the LSPA’s 2013 spring con-cert and tentatively plays March 8 and 9 at 7 p.m., and March 10 at 2 p.m. at the Troup High School Fine Arts Center.

•”Romeo and Juliet,” the famous William Shakespeare romance about two star-crossed lov-ers, plays May 2 to 4 and May 10 and 11, at 7:30 p.m., and May 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the LSPA Black Box Theater.

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Burglaries, theftA burglary was reported at a vacant home

in the 500 block of South Lee Street, after a painter noticed the back door was kicked in. The home owner advised police that this has happened several times within the past few weeks, according to a police report.

Police responded to Fred’s Discount Store, located at 299 Commerce Ave., in response to shoplifting. Police said surveillance clearly showed an elderly woman and two children leaving the store with an inflatable pool that was not paid for.

Entering autoA man reported that his car was broken

into while at his residence in the 1000 block of Vernon Road. He said an unknown person broke out the front right passenger window of his 2010 GMC Sierra Tuesday night and stole $45 in cash.

Guilty pleasJoseph Starnes, 19, of LaGrange, entering

an auto, possession of marijuana less than an ounce; 3 years’ probation and 80 hours’ com-munity service.

Gary Dennis, sale of marijuana, 10 years’ probation.

Stephanie Woods, 27, of Hogansville, inter-ference with government property, escape. Deprivation of a minor; 3 years’ imprisonment and 2 years’ probation.

James Tanner, 40, of Luthersville, theft by taking, 4 years’ confinement and 6 years’ probation, with credit for time served since March 8.

Jordon Hood, 20, of LaGrange, theft by tak-ing, theft by deception; 3 years’ imprisonment and 7 years’ probation.

Christopher Broach, 41, of LaGrange, pos-session of cocaine, possession of methamphet-amine, manufacture of methamphetamine; 3 years’ imprisonment and 3 years’ probation.

Runnian Chism, 21, of Columbus, theft by shoplifting; 2 years’ imprisonment.

Marvin Posada, 29, of LaGrange, possession of cocaine and battery; 6 months’ imprison-ment and 5 years’ probation.

Casey Adams, 31, of Moreland, failure to register as a sex offender; 5 years’ probation.

Dewey Johnson, 60, of LaGrange, pleaded guilty to child molestation in a Best Interest Plea Monday. He will serve 3 years’ impris-onment and 7 years’ probation, sex offender

conditions.Richard Motin, 44, of LaGrange, theft by

shoplifting, fourth conviction; 3 years’ impris-onment and 3 years’ probation.

Joseph Kowzon, 31, of LaGrange, failure to register as a sex offender; 4 years’ imprison-ment and 6 years’ probation.

Angel Fountain, 33, Brewton, Ala. , posses-sion of marijuana with intent to distribute, tam-pering with evidence, obstruction of an officer; 5 years’ probation.

George Favorsa, 30, of LaGrange, sale of marijuana; 5 years’ imprisonment and 5 years’ probation.

Jerry Hammett, 37, of LaGrange, escape; 1 year imprisonment and 5 years’ probation.

Dardareious Reid, 23, of LaGrange, two counts burglary, adjudication; 12 months’ imprisonment and 9 years’ probation.

Michael Potts, 52, of Montgomery, Ala., theft by taking; 2 years’ imprisonment and 3 years’ probation.

Joel Kagley, 27, of LaGrange, burglary; 5 years’ confinement and 15 years probation.

Nikita Shells, 25, of LaGrange, sale of cocaine, sale of schedule 1 substance, traf-ficking cocaine, robbery by force; 12 years’ imprisonment.

n Setting it straight

The Alzheimer’s Association and the Troup County “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” steering committee will present “Docs and Delights” from 6 to 8 p.m. May 31 at Enoch Callaway Cancer Center, 111 Medical Dr. in LaGrange.

The evening features guest speaker Dr. Larry Tune, geriatric psychiatrist from Emory Clinic Wesley Woods and also includes refreshments. Admission is free and open to the community.

To register, call 1-800-272-3900 and ask for the Columbus office.

Alzheimer’s Meeting

restaurant food. Must use ice scoops when filling glasses. Observed single-service items stored on floor. Repair door gaskets.

• Johnny’s New York Style Pizza and Subs, 712 3rd Ave., West Point


score: 99 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: None• Coco Restaurant, 907

2nd Avenue, West PointDate inspected: 4/25Score: 95 A; Previous

score: N/ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Working

containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed single-service articles improperly stored. No proper chemical test kit provided for mea-suring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.

• Zaxby’s, 129 Commerce Ave., LaGrange


score: 96 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Post chock-

ing poster where public can see it. Observed single-ser-vice items stored on floor. Repair the stopper in the bottom of the three-com-partment sink. Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn or in disrepair. Replace

water-damaged ceiling tiles.

• Charlie Joseph’s, 2238 West Point Road, LaGrange


score: 97 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Need to wear

gloves when separating cheese. Wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat food.

• Starbucks, 1470 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange


score: 100 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: None• Smoothie Paradise,

1468 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange


score: 100 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: None• Roger’s Pit Cooked

Bar-B-Que, LaGrangeDate inspected: 5/1Score: 95 A; Previous

score: 98 ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Label bulk

container of dry beans. Need test strips. Clean the metal racks in the walk-in cooler. Repair the walls and the walk-in freezer door and gasket. Clean the vent hood.

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Dear Annie: My father and I have never had the best relationship. He was domineering, controlling and verbally abusive to me as a teenager, and as a result I rebelled and did things specifically to irri-tate him. Several times, he kicked me out of the house, saying I forced him

to behave the way he did. I always apologized because it was easier if I kept the peace.

Three years ago, my parents separated. Just before Mom and I moved out, Dad and I got into a huge argument, and he nearly punched me. I did not speak to him for six months. Since then, there’s been a thaw in our relationship. He even apol-ogized (which he never does) and seemed more understanding. When I saw him at Christmas, we had a great time together.

However, he hasn’t spoken to me since then. There was no fight or argument. I’ve tried to call him several times to make plans or just talk, and he has ignored my calls and doesn’t respond to

my voicemails. He broke every coffee date I made, and instead of telling me, he informed my brother or mom that he couldn’t make it.

Dad is obviously avoid-ing me, but I have no idea why. I’m tired of his imagi-nary issues and “nobody loves me” attitude. Should I confront him and find out why he stopped talking to me or forget him? — Confused and Exhausted

Dear Confused: Your relationship with your father is tenuous, and it’s possible that maintaining his equilibrium around you is stressful for him. And although his behav-ior may be difficult, your response likely has its flaws, too. If you want to know what’s going on,

please ask your mother or brother to intercede on your behalf and find out whether you have uninten-tionally done something to aggravate the relationship and how you can repair it. Learning to get along with someone who pushes all your buttons requires ongoing effort. Since it’s your father, we think it’s worth another try.

Dear Annie: I am boil-ing mad. My boyfriend has an adult son who is autistic. After he and his ex separated, she started telling the son horrible lies about both of us.

The son believes her and now wants nothing to do with his father or me. The boy used to speak to us, but now runs the other way when he sees us

coming.What can we do about

this? Please don’t say talk to the ex-wife. She is the source of the problem. My boyfriend is paying child support but doesn’t get to spend any time with his son. Also, we suspect little of the money is going for the child’s benefit. — The Girlfriend

Dear Girlfriend: Since your boyfriend is still pay-ing child support, he may be entitled to regularly enforced visitation with his son. Also, some courts are beginning to recog-nize and address parental alienation. Please suggest to your boyfriend that he discuss his options with a lawyer who has experi-ence in this area.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Jim in Peoria,” who has been married for 42 years and his wife won’t “allow” him to do any of the household chores.

I am thoroughly appalled that men do not stand up for themselves, all in the name of keeping peace in the house. I am a divorced man. This woman should be thankful her husband wants to do something to balance out the chores. Nobody could tell me I couldn’t wash dishes, cook or do anything else in my own house. He has just as much of a right to do what he wants in that house as she does. Walking around on eggshells in your own home is NOT worth a mar-riage certificate. — Danny in Shreveport

Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar are longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

n Annie’s Mailbox

The long trip to tenuous

EventsToday

New Community Church hosts Career Connect, a free job search assistance and networking event, at 5:30 p.m. with representa-tives from the Department of Labor Career Center, Troup County Works, staffing agencies, busi-nesses and industries.

Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life cen-ter on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857

FridayA monthly silent social

for people with hearing loss is at the LaGrange Mall food court starting at

5 p.m. for any one who is deaf or hard of hearing, or any person interested in learning more about sign language. Nancy Smith, 706-402-2205

MeetingsToday

The Troup County Libraries Board of Trustees meet at 4 p.m. at Hogansville Public Library, followed by a meeting of the Troup-Harris Regional Library Board of Trustees at 5 p.m.

ChurchesToday

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery pro-gram, meets at 6 p.m. with

a fellowship meal and wor-ship at the welcome center of First Baptist Church on Church Street. 706-884-5631

Immanuel Ministries and Worship Center at 75 Patillo Road holds Bible study at 6:30 p.m.

New Beginning Baptist Church hosts revival services at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is is the Rev. Stanford Dudley, pastor of Mount Sinai Baptist Church.

True Life Christian Ministries, 300 S. Lee St., hosts Bible study at 7:30 p.m. for adults and youth.

Today, Friday

The Jesus Christ

Christian Worship Center, 215 Wright St, holds its third annual camp meet-ing celebration at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Pastor Edward E. Wheat, 706-882-4146

Friday

True Life Christian Ministries, 300 S. Lee St., hosts movie nightfrom 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday

True Life Christian Ministries, 300 S. Lee St., holds a bake and yard sale at 8 a.m. Proceeds will sup-port trips for movie night youths. Delois Leslie, 706-402-3040

Threats Grove Baptist

Church, 192 Rosemont Road hosts “Come Walk a Mile with the Youth” at 9 a.m. Registration is 8:30 a.m. and costs $10. Proceeds goes to the church youth department. Jean Sivell, 706-302-2508

Bethlehem Temple Church at 307 Whitesville St. sponsors the summer of 2012 Sunday school drive with free hot dogs and snacks from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mary Copeland, 706-663-8045

Warren Temple United Methodist Church, 416 E. Depot St., hosts a catfish plate fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plates are $8. 706-333-1982

Long Cane Baptist Church on West Point Road hosts a benefit sing-

ing at 6 p.m. with perform-ers Twin Creeks Quartet, Creekside Baptist Church choir, Jerry Scarbrough and others. Admission is free, there will be an offer-ing taken. There will also be a “car smashing” at 5 p.m. where participants can sling a hammer for $1. Proceeds benefit the church’s mission trip to Quincy, Wash.

Listings for ‘In our com-munity’ are presented for events happening in the next three-day period, space permitting. To sub-mit an item, email it to [email protected], fax it to 706-884-8712 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 229. A weeklong listing appears in the weekend edition.

n In our community

n Fundraisers

Los Nopales breast cancer fundraiser

Los Nopales will donate a portion of all sales to Hope for a Day on June 9. Commemorative T-shirts will be sold while sup-plies last. Representatives will be on hand all day to answer questions about the event and sign up walkers and crew mem-bers for this year’s Hope for a Day breast cancer walk on Sept. 29.

Benefit singing at Long Cane Baptist Church

Long Cane Baptist Church will host a benefit singing at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church on West Point Road. Performers include Twin Creeks Quartet, Creekside Baptist Church choir, Jerry Scarbrough and others. Admission is free, there will be an offer-ing taken. There will also be a “car smashing” at 5 p.m. where participants can sling a hammer for $1. Proceeds benefit the church’s mission trip to Quincy, Wash.

Bracelets to raise funds for Kyle Czarnonycz

Lime green “Kicking it for Kyle” bracelets are available for $5. Kyle Czarnonycz, a 2011 grad-uate of Callaway High School, was recently diag-nosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The slogan “Kicking it for Kyle” reflects his love of soccer and also the battle he is fighting against this dis-ease. Proceeds from the

bracelet sales will be given to the Czarnonycz fam-ily for medical expenses. They can be purchased at the LSPA office at 214 Bull St., at First Presbyterian Church in LaGrange, or from Matt Leonard at Callaway High School. For information, join the Facebook page “Kyle Czarnonycz, You are Not Alone.” For information, contact Terri Codlin at [email protected].

Grace Baptist Church yard sale

Grace Baptist Church will hold a yard sale begin-ning at 8 a.m. June 2 at

the church at 3731 West Point Road. Proceeds will be used to fund mission trips.

HOPE for a Day breast cancer walk

The third annual HOPE for a Day breast cancer walk will be Sept. 29. The 10-mile walk begins at Lafayette Society for Performing Arts and ends at Lafayette Square. Walkers raise a minimum of $500. Registration is $100, but through May 31, it is $50. Registration forms are available online at bfflhopeforaday.org or for information, call 706-

302-0886 and leave a mes-sage.

Chick-fil-A 5K race and fun run in LaGrange

The two local Chick-fil-A stores are hosting an 8:15 a.m. 5K race and 8 a.m. family fun run on June 2 in downtown LaGrange. The race includes chip timing and a USATF certi-fied course. Cost is $20 if pre-registered and $25 on race day and includes a

T-shirt. Participants also have the chance to win Chick-fil-A food for a year. Registration is open at www.cfaraceseries.com. Proceeds provide scholar-ships for the WinShape Camp that will be held in LaGrange June 11-15.

Motorcycle ride for United Way

Kimberly-Clark will host its fourth annual motor-cycle ride and poker run to benefit United Way of West Georgia on June 9

beginning at Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1300 Orchard Hill Road. Cost is $20 per bike and $5 for riders. A barbecue lunch is included and door prizes will be drawn at the end of the ride. Highest poker hand wins $100 gift card. To register, contact Wade O’Neal at 706-883-3254 or Donna Franklin at 706-883-3334 or at [email protected].

Car show to benefit ‘Our Fallen Soldier’

Cruisin’ Cars on the Mountain rally will be held June 16 and 17 at Pine Mountain Resort, 8804 Hamilton Road in Pine Mountain. Day passes are $5 for adults and $3 for children. In addition to a car show, the event will feature live music, food, vendors, door prizes and raffles. A portion of the funds raised from raffle sales and entrance fees will be donated to Our Fallen Soldier organiza-tion. For information, see www.pinemountain.rvcoutdoors.com or call 706-663-4329.

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Submitted photoChick-fil-A store operators Josh Sells, left, and Rob Bowman hold the finish line for the Chick-fil-A cow. The two LaGrange stores are sponsoring a 5K race and 1 mile family fun run June 2 to raise funds for scholarships for WinShape Camps for Communities in LaGrange. Race registration is at www.cfaraceseries.com.

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The following students were honored at Lafayette Christian Academy for the fourth quarter:

First gradeA honor roll

Ashton Boichot, Timaya Brown, Jackson Chambers, Mason Cochran, Laura Davidson, Jackson Emory, Savannah Farrell, Braden Firth, Blakelie Guizar, Banneker Johnson, Charles McGuire, Aja Pollard, Rachel Strohecker, Abigayle Trimeloni, David Truitt, Alexander Tusing and Jaycee Willis.A/B honor roll

De’Jaylyn Battle, Mason McLaughlin, Zoe Pike and Brandon Threadgill.

Second gradeA honor roll

Brandon Bonner, Yongwon Hwang, Connor Roberts and Isaiah Tusing.A/B honor roll

Aiden Carlisle, Alexis Demouy, Harleigh Dudley, Ashlyn Gibson, EunJu Lee, Lilly Mills, Micah Pollard and Tyler Whitson.

Third gradeA honor roll

Sarah Beth Atkins, Madison Bilbo, Alicia Boichot, Jon Bragg, Caleb Byers, Amanda Davidson, Benjamin Dixon, Cameron Elliott, Cason Firth, Lucas Garner, Josie Gosdin, Tanner Jackson, Christopher McGhee, Sarah Morman, Maggie Rendleman, Nancy Rosenthal, Lauren Spencer, Emilie-Ann Ward and Bradley Willis.A/B honor roll

Kimberly Loutzenheiser.

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Claire Ann Corban and Nathaniel Hudson.A/B honor roll

Taylor Akers, Caleb Austin, Paytn Bailey, Sydney Bonner, Mackynzie Dye, Sydnie Guizar, Tate Johnson, Dawson Jones, Shelby Langley and Daniel Yarbrough.

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LHS class of ‘62 celebrates reunionThe 50th reunion for the LaGrange High School Class of 1962 was held at LaFayette Garden Inn on May 5 with entertainment provided by an Elvis impersonater. There also was a 1962 Chevrolet on display for reminiscing and picture taking. Classmates later gathered for a cookout at Jeannie Smith’s home, then toured LaGrange High school and Hills & Dales the following day. Attendees included, from left, sitting, Linda Brown Strong, Richard Loftin, Jeannie Smith Smith, Susie Ross Harman, Virgil Thrash, Jimmy Keeble and Doris Pattillo Lord; standing, first row, Aldona Lewis Pattillo, Bob White, Sherrie Poindexter Latham, Connie Caldwell Braisted, Linda Neighbors, Barbara Sullivan Hughes, Nancy Head Vickery, Brenda Tucker Gordon, Dianne Dougherty DeVore, Betty Braswell Johnson, Lane Smith Shutt and Joe Hendricks; second row, Marganne Hendricks Price, Chuck Nixon, Gencie Huie Nixon, Janice Robinson Stogner, Charlotte McGee Houze, Carol Smith Cadenhead, Mike Phillips, Elizabeth Brahm Morris, Jackie Hearn Walker, Sally Sue Sheffield Bradley and Carl Edmondson; back row, Felton Mitchell, Jim Newman, Doug Beck, Jimmy Smith, Alfred Nader, Nat Slaughter, Jack Gray, Larry Kelly, Alton Roberts, Jerry Dennis and Bill Slaughter.

LaGrange High School class of 2002 will hold its 10-year reunion June 2 at Best Western Lafayette Garden Inn pre-ceded by a free family afternoon event.

The family event is 1 to 3 p.m. at the playground of First Presbyterian Church at 120 Broad St. Classmates can bring their children to play on the playground. Water, lemonade and snacks will be provided.

The reunion is in the lounge of the Best Western, 1613 Lafayette Parkway, at 6:30 p.m. starting with a meet and greet and hors d’oeuvres. Starting at 8 p.m. there will be a DJ, karaoke, picture slide show and door prizes.

Cost is $40 per person, which includes hors d’oeuvres with tea and water. Drinks at the bar are extra.

Participants can pay via PayPal at lhs2002reunion.blogspot.com or by mailing a check to Page Butts Timmerman, 4337 Lake Laurel Drive SE, Smyrna, GA 30082.

For more information visit lhs2002reunion.blogspot.com.

LHS class of 2002 to hold reunion Troup County employees were recognized at County Commission’s May 15 meeting for five, 10, 15 and 25 years of service. Those

recognized and their years of service are Imogene Pannell, payroll and benefit clerk for the commissioners’ office, five years; County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe, five years; Chief Magistrate Judge Vickie Sue McWaters, 25 years; Rebecca Oubre, deputy cleark of court, 10 years; firefighter Brian Johnson, 25 years; Michelle Bowman, juvenile court administrator, 20 years; firefighter Thomas Ussery, 25 years; detention officer William Maddox, five years; sheriff’s Capt. Marty Reeves Jr., 15 years; commissioner Buck Davis, 15 years; corrections Sgt. Norman Frazier, 10 years; Hamp Little Jr., landfill supervisor, 15 years; and sheriff’s Sgt. Everette Brockington, 10 years.

County employees recognized

Troup High School principal Chance Giddens got a haircut right before school started last year and did not plan to get another until the end of the year. When a man he admired and respected, the father of friend and current THS Teacher of the Year Johnny Hurd, passed away because of cancer last May, he began to wonder how he could make a difference in the fight against the disease. Giddens thought of his father’s two sisters, vibrant women who lost their auburn hair and then their lives to cancer, he decided to donate his hair. He asked Relay for Life coordina-tor Amy Brown to include his plan in her fund-raising efforts and raised more than $1,350 through the initiative. And he is also happy after 21 months of no hair cuts that a woman similar to his late aunts could benefit from it. The hair will be donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a program that makes wigs for women who have lost their hair from cancer treatment. The stu-dent cutting Giddens’ hair is Hunter Hancock. The professional barber is Christy Franks of LaGrange Barbershop.

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LOS ANGELES — Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new “American Idol” on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male “Idol” winner in a row.

Phillips, 21, a pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., looked stunned when host Ryan Seacrest announced his name, then wordlessly accepted a hug from Sanchez and congrat-ulations from his fellow finalists.

He dissolved into tears as he sang “Home,” the song that may be his first

single.Phillips retained his

humble, self-effacing demeanor to the end, and beyond.

“I have no idea why I won, man,” he said in his backstage dressing room. “I guess some people liked the music that I was doing. I’m just lucky. … I was just doing my thing each week.”

He received the winning share of the record-high 132 million votes cast after Tuesday’s final showdown with high school student Sanchez, 16, of Chula Vista, Calif. The vote count was not announced, typical for the contest.

His victory extended the “American Idol” win-ning streak for men to five consecutive seasons. The last female to win, and the last non-white, was Jordin Sparks in 2007.

Phillips has more in common with the last four winners than gender. Like them, he is a young Caucasian guitar play-er, also known to “Idol” watchers as WGWGs — white guys with guitars.

Last year’s winner was Scotty McCreery, preced-ed by Lee DeWyze, Kris Allen and David Cook.

Sanchez, who is of Filipino and Latino heri-tage, took a measured view of the outcome, one that she said had solely to do with music.

“I don’t blame it on any-thing,” she said backstage. “Phillip has his fans, and I have mine. We’re totally two different people. Our genres are completely dif-ferent.

“He’s more like the indie, alternative rock kinda guy, and I’m more urban R&B pop. … It’s just the number of our fans,” she said, add-ing that she expected to be the runner-up.

“In the moment, I told him, ‘You’re gonna win this.’ I was smiling at him the whole time. I was ready to just give him a big hug, and that’s what I did when they announced it.”

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Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 5State & Nationn BriefsPrivate supply ship flies by space station in test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station today, but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual dock-ing.

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule flew within 1 1/2 miles of the orbiting lab as it performed a prac-tice lap and checkout of its communication and naviga-tion systems.

Officials at NASA and the SpaceX company said the rendezvous went well, although the test results still were being analyzed. The historic linkup is on track for Friday.

It is the first U.S. ves-sel to visit the space sta-tion since NASA’s shuttles retired last summer — and the first private spacecraft to ever attempt a delivery. The Dragon is carrying 1,000 pounds of provisions.

Missouri opts for untested drug for executions

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug for executions in Missouri. That’s causing a stir among critics who say the state can’t guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won’t cause pain and suffering for the con-demned.

The Missouri Department of Corrections is switching from its longstanding three-drug method to a single drug, propofol, which has never been used in an execu-tion in the U.S.

Until recently, the 33 states with the death penal-ty used a virtually identical process: Sodium thiopental was administered to put the inmate to sleep, and then two other drugs stopped the heart and lungs. After the makers of sodium thiopental stopped selling it for use in executions, supplies ran out and states began seeking alternatives.

Woman with flesh-eating bacteria sits up

ATLANTA (AP) — A young Georgia woman bat-tling a flesh-eating disease summoned her strength and sat up in a chair for five hours, surprising nurses and loved ones, her father said.

Doctors at an Augusta hospital helped Aimee Copeland into the chair, where she sat up for five hours, her father Andy Copeland said. He wrote about Tuesday’s develop-ment on his Facebook page today.

“When the doctors put Aimee up in that chair, their expectations were to give her an hour,” her wrote. “Five hours later, Aimee decided it was time to lie down. Had she been run-ning an Olympic marathon, I think Aimee would have experienced a record-break-ing, gold-medal moment.”

Copeland, 24, developed necrotizing fasciitis after cutting her leg in a May 1 fall from a homemade zip line over a west Georgia river. Her left leg, other foot and both hands have been amputated.

Beluga whale calf at aquarium dies

ATLANTA (AP) — The first beluga whale born at the Georgia Aquarium has died.

The calf died Wednesday. The 82-pound beluga was underweight when she was born Friday and had been in critical condition since then with 24-hour care from aquarium workers.

First-time pregnancies in belugas and other types of marine mammals are often unsuccessful in both captiv-ity and the wild. William Hurley, the aquarium’s chief animal officer, said the birth was “challenging” and the calf had difficulty swimming, which meant she couldn’t rise to the surface of the water to breathe.

Mike SchneiderAssociated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Band members’ statements to investigators that a Florida A & M University drum major willingly got on a bus where he endured a beating with drumsticks, mallets and fists help explain why the nearly dozen defendants charged in his death face felony hazing counts and not more severe charges such as manslaughter and second-degree murder, legal experts say.

Interviews with defen-dants in Robert Champion’s killing and other band members released Wednesday paint the most detailed picture yet of what happened the night he died last November. They also offer some insight into why Robert Champion, whose parents and friends say he was a vocal opponent of hazing, finally relented and got aboard “Bus C,” the band’s notorious venue for hazing after its perfor-mances during FAMU foot-ball games.

Champion was seek-ing the top position in the famed marching band, leading dozens who had already endured the hazing ritual. The Marching 100 has performed at Super Bowls and presidential inauguration parades, and some felt the leadership position had to be earned.

“It’s a respect thing, you know,” defendant Jonathan Boyce told detectives. “Well, he was wanting to

do it all … all season.”What awaited him was a

punishing scrum in which about 15 people pushed, struck, kicked and grabbed at participants as they tried to wade down the aisle from the bus’s driver seat to touch the back wall, according to the inter-views. One witness said bigger band members wait-ed at the back to make the final few steps the most dif-ficult. Several others who went through it said the ordeal leaves participants dizzy and breathless at a

minimum.After finishing the

ordeal, Champion vomited and complained of trouble breathing. He soon fell unconscious and couldn’t be revived. An autopsy con-cluded Champion suffered blunt trauma blows to his body and died from shock caused by severe bleeding.

Thirteen band mem-bers have been charged with causing Champion’s death on Nov. 19. Eleven defendants face a count of third-degree felony hazing, and two others have been

charged with misdemean-ors. The team has been suspended at least until next year, and its direc-tor resigned earlier this month.

“The fact that he volun-tarily submitted to it know-ing it was a ritual — obvi-ously he didn’t know the outcome — I think that weighed very heavily on the prosecution’s decid-ing to go to third-degree hazing as opposed to a manslaughter or a second-degree murder charge,” said Randy McClain, a

defense attorney in the Orlando area.

Defense attorneys likely will use Champion’s will-ingness to board the bus as part of their clients’ defense, McClain said.

“If he went on the bus knowing, ‘We’re going to have this ritual where they punch me,’ if he knew that … basically the defense is going to take the tact, ‘Look, he consented to this and just because there is a bad outcome doesn’t make it a criminal act,’” McClain said.

Experts discuss FAMU band member interviews

Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCTRobert Champion Sr., left, speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, January 10, 2012, in Orlando, Florida, about new developments of the hazing death of his son Robert Champion, Jr., a FAMU drum major. Attorney Christopher Chestnut, center, and Pam Champion look on.

Leesburg’s Phillips is new ‘American Idol’

Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new “American Idol” on Wednesday

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City police com-missioner said Thursday a person who’s in custody has implicated himself in the death of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children’s movement that put kids’ faces on milk cartons.

Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a statement that further details would be released later Thursday.

Etan vanished on May 25, 1979, while walking alone to his school bus stop for the first time, two blocks from his home in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.

There was an exhaustive search by the police and a crush of media attention. The boy’s photo was one of the first of a missing child on a milk carton. Thousands of fli-ers were plastered around the city, buildings canvassed, hundreds of people interviewed. SoHo was not a neigh-borhood of swank boutiques and galleries as now, but of working-class New Yorkers rattled by the news.

The April excavation of a Manhattan basement yielded no obvious human remains and little forensic evidence that would help solve the decades-long mystery of what happened to the boy.

His parents, Stan and Julie Patz, were reluctant to move or even change their phone number in case their son tried to reach out. They still live in the same apartment, down the street from the building that was examined in April. They have endured decades of false leads, and a lack of hard evidence.

NYPD: Person implicated in Etan Patz death

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Democrats have been having a field day with the cry of “tax cuts for the rich” — for which Republicans seem to have no reply. This is espe-cially surprising, because Democrats made the same arguments back in the 1920s, and the Republicans then not only had a reply, but one that eventually carried the day, when the top tax rate was brought down from 73 percent to 24 percent.

What was the differ-ence then?

The biggest differ-ence is that Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon took the trouble to articulate the case for lower tax rates, in articles that appeared in popular publications, using plain language that ordinary people could understand. Seldom do Republican leaders today even attempt to do any such thing.

In 1924, the ideas from

these articles were col-lected in a book which Mellon titled “Taxation: The People’s Business.” That book has recently been reprinted by the University of Minnesota Law Library. Today’s Republicans would do well to get a copy of Mellon’s book, which shows how demagoguery about “tax cuts for the rich” can be exposed for the nonsense that it is.

People in the media could also benefit by see-ing how the “tax cuts for the rich” demagoguery collapses like a house of cards when you subject it to logic and evidence.

Those who argue that “the rich” should pay a higher tax rate, and that the revenue this would bring in could be used to reduce the deficit, assume that higher tax rates equal higher tax revenues. But they do not.

Secretary Mellon pointed out that previ-ously the government “received substantially the same revenue from high incomes with a 13 percent surtax as it received with a 65 per-cent surtax.” Higher tax rates do not mean higher tax revenues.

High tax rates on high incomes, Mellon said, lead many of those who earn such incomes to withdraw their money “from productive busi-

ness and invest it in tax-exempt securities” or otherwise find ways to avoid receiving income in taxable forms.

That is even easier to do today than in Andrew Mellon’s time. The very same liberals who com-plain that Mitt Romney — among thousands of others — puts his money in the Cayman Islands nevertheless act as if rais-ing the tax rates auto-matically raises tax reve-nues. It can instead drive money out of the country and drive jobs out of the country with it.

The United States has long been a place where foreigners from around the world have sent their money to be invested, more than offsetting the money that Americans invested abroad. But, in recent years, the net flow of investment is out of America to places over-seas that don’t tax as much.

Mellon cited statistics that showed the opposite of what the high-tax advo-cates claimed. Although incomes in general were rising from 1916 to 1921, the taxable income of people earning $300,000 and up dropped by about four-fifths.

That didn’t mean that “the rich” were becom-ing poor. It meant that they had arranged to receive their incomes in forms that were not tax-able. Mellon asked where the money of these high income earners went. He answered: “There is no doubt of the fact that much of it went into tax-exempt securities.” In today’s global economy, much of it can also easily be sent overseas — much more easily than workers can go overseas to get the jobs this money creates in other countries.

After Mellon finally succeeded in getting Congress to lower the top

tax rate from 73 percent to 24 percent, the gov-ernment actually received more tax revenues at the lower rate than it had at the higher rate. Moreover, it received a higher proportion of all income taxes from the top income earners than before.

Something similar hap-pened in later years, after tax rates were cut under Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and G.W. Bush. The record is clear. Barack Obama admitted during the 2008 election campaign that he under-stood that raising tax rates does not necessar-ily mean raising tax rev-enues.

Why then is he pushing so hard for higher tax rates on “the rich” this election year? Because class warfare politics can increase votes for his reelection, even if it rais-es no more tax revenues for the government.

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Residents of LaGrange have something to be proud of once again as volunteers will take paint brushes to houses around LaGrange May 29-June 3 for the sixth annual “Paint the Town.”

The annual drive to paint houses of homeowners who can’t afford or can’t physi-cally do the work passed the 100-house mark last year.

Dependable Affordable Sustainable Housing for LaGrange Inc., which sponsors the event and celebrates its 10-year anni-versary this year, is using Paint the Town to renew its focus on the community.

“The whole reason behind this is community,” said Ben Wheeler, commu-nity liaison for DASH. “The painting really becomes secondary.”

Homeowners this year also were asked to sign a covenant, promising to do something to help while their house is being painted, if they are able. Homeowners always have been encouraged to help and interact with volun-teers, but now it’s manda-tory.

Wheeler said one fam-ily has already done the prep work of scraping old paint from their house to get it ready for a new coat. Another homeowner who is ill has a son who is help-ing out. A third family is having a cookout for the

team of volunteers.This event not only

helps those in financial need but provides a ser-vice to the city by beautify-ing neighborhoods around LaGrange, giving these once-beautiful homes the facelifts they need.

Paint the Town was start-ed after former LaGrange Councilman Frank Cox urged DASH to do some-thing for homeowners in southeast LaGrange. DASH’s initial focus was revitalizing the Hillside neighborhood in south-west LaGrange. Through the process, DASH also realized there were many homeowners all around LaGrange who needed to repaint their houses or make repairs and were unable to do so.

Paint the Town now repaints houses all around LaGrange and DASH has begun other initiatives to help homeowners fix up their properties.

During the event, which is , sponsors pay for paint, T-shirts and lunches for vol-unteer crews. Volunteers provide brushes and lad-ders.

Wheeler said sponsors for the event are always needed. To help sponsor Paint the Town, call 706-298-0221.

Let’s show pride in our community by throwing our support this much-needed volunteer project.

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n Letters to the editorCharter’s service is sad

Dear Editor,It really amazes me how

Charter Communications treats and handles busi-ness in this area. They have a virtual “lock” on this city and no other cable companies can come in.

I am referring to the fact that if you go to the homepage and put in my address, then the web-sites states that charter does not service this area. (I live past the Pyne Road park bridge.)

Now, when I go to say Comcast’s website and place my information in (or even cablemover.com, etc.) I am told that Charter services this area.

Now just past the bridge, there are hun-

dreds of people in this area (Rock Mills Rd, Abbotsford Rd, Williams Rd, Longleaf Drive, View Point Subdivision, etc.) and Charter refuses to bring cable TV and inter-net services out here.

I recently placed a Better Business Bureau complaint. I was called a few days after by an ignorant and very disre-spectful representative of Charter Communications. Basically, she told me that if I wanted to pay the $200,000 (estimate she said) rig ht away they would begin construction and bring service out here for everyone.

Now, I don’t have that kind of money just lying around and why should I pay for this when they can easily recover the money for the expense with a

little marketing.I even offered to pass

out marketing flyers and such for free to help them get word out. Also, the expense could easily be made up by the sheer num-bers of people signing up because I have talked to numerous households and they all stated the same. We hate satellite internet because it’s not reliable at all and if we could get

them out here we would be glad because we could bundle and save money since times are hard.

What really boils my blood is that our so-called board of commissioners and even the representa-tive of our district ignore emails and do not return phone calls. I was not call-ing them to rant and rave. I felt that this was a legiti-mate concern and maybe

they were not aware of this. I felt that I should make them a ware.

On two separate occa-sions I called and left a message. Both times, I was assured someone would return my call as soon as possible. That was two months ago. So, I contacted someone in the state government from the governor’s office and have had more communi-

cations and progress with the state.

It truly is a sad day when the board is col-lecting money from these businesses and don’t see expansion as a legitimate concern when there is fed-eral money for just this type of expansion. It is just plain sad.

Jeremy HewettLaGrange, GA

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, May 24, 2012:

This year learn to use misunder-standings to clear the air, if need be. You are direct and sometimes feel pressured, especially at home or in your personal life. If you are attached, attempt to take that edge off. If you are single, note that you might project yourself one way but actually you are very different. Giving mixed signals never works well in a relationship. Try for unity; others will enjoy relating to you more. CANCER often provokes a strong response from you.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)HHHH Before you know it, you

could be in a power play with another person. You don’t want to go there, as it is a no-win situation. Pressure builds if you don’t find a physical outlet for your high energy. Be direct with a child. Tonight: Return calls, catch up on email and make weekend plans!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHH Curb a rebelliousness that

sometimes comes out. You could make a difficult situation even more provocative. Do you really want that? Communicate your thoughts without judgment, and don’t veer into control-ling behavior. Tonight: Your treat.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHH When confronted, you can

become difficult and shut down more than anyone would suspect. How do you think you got the nickname of the Crab? Unfortunately, you might need to shut down in order to make your point. Angry words just fall on deaf ears. Tonight: Speak your mind in a calm setting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HH Back off of a provocative asso-

ciate who wants all the credit and demands a lot of attention on his or her terms. You could be overwhelmed by what is happening. Make time for a walk or another stress-buster. Tonight: Choose your words with care.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHH Zero in on what you want.

With a child or loved one, don’t manip-ulate, or you might not appreciate the end results. Be willing to let go of a need for control. Try not to judge. Work on using better listening skills. Tonight: Express your anger appropriately.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)HHHH Your willingness to step

up to the plate, even if curveballs and fouls are coming your way, defines you. However, don’t get involved with two people who are arguing more than need be. They both think they are right and want control. Tonight: Could be a late night.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHH Reach out for an expert or

someone at a distance who has expe-rience with the issue you are dealing with. You might need to establish some firm boundaries with a key per-son in your daily life. This person could have quite a temper. Tonight: Let your mind wander. You will figure out what to do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHHH Deal on a one-on-one

level once more when the discussion involves an emotional or financial risk. Someone might be attempting to wear you down. Don’t weaken. A boss, par-ent or older friend might be on a ram-page. Step back. Tonight: Don’t avoid an important conversation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHH Your challenging and com-

manding way might add a tumultuous quality to a relationship. Let go of a need to be in control of others. You will never succeed. If you really were in control of yourself, you would have no need to control others. Work on yourself rather than judge and manipu-late others. Tonight: Sort through your options.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHH Avoid expressing defensive

or hostile feelings. You are reacting to what you think someone said. Detach. Do what you must. Given a little time, you will gain another perspective. Tonight: Spend time with a playful, fun friend or loved one.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHHHH When everyone else is

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s leaders gather in Brussels under mount-ing pressure to soften their tough-love approach to the weaker economies among them. With Greece locked in political chaos, much big-ger Spain warns it can’t keep afloat without help, as stock markets around the world tank over fears the leaders won’t have the political will to act.

The summit will have to fight multiple fires: political uncertainty in Greece that could see it renege on com-mitments made to secure rescue loans; rising borrow-ing costs in Spain and Italy that could force them to seek bailouts; and sluggish growth across the region exacerbated by budget cuts meant to reassure markets about high debt levels.

“What we need is a deci-sive plan for Greece, and we need decisive plans to help get the European econo-mies moving,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said as he headed into the summit of leaders of the 27 countries that make up the EU, which includes the 17-member eurozone.

“But if we’re not going to keep coming back and back to meetings like this we also need to deal with some of the longer-term issues at the heart of running suc-cessful single currency, hav-ing a bank that gets behind that single currency, having coherent long-term plans to make sure that single cur-rency is coherent,” he said.

Leaders have said that everything will be on the table, including a discussion about whether 17 countries that use the euro should spread the risk and borrow money jointly — issuing so-called “Eurobonds.” This would mean every country could borrow funds at the same rate, substantially low-ering the costs for the more indebted countries.

But expectations were low for agreement on con-crete measures to boost growth and stability in the eurozone. Europe’s main stock indexes plunged more than 2 percent. The euro fell 0.8 percent to $1.2561, its

lowest in nearly two years.On Tuesday, the

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development became the latest body to warn that the eurozone is at risk of fall-ing into a “severe recession” and suggest that it slow the pace of austerity, or cost-cutting measures, in some countries.

That’s exactly what many in Greece are asking for. The country has undertaken massive spending cuts and tax hikes to slash its deficit and rein in its debt — and in exchange for the bailout loans that help keep it pay-ing the bills. But Greece is now in its fifth year of reces-sion, and many argue the country cannot hope for a recovery if it sticks to the deal.

In a recent election, nei-ther of Greece’s two main parties, both of which sup-port the bailout deal, fared well. Instead, minor par-ties that are threatening to renege on those commit-ments saw their popularity surge. A new round of elec-tions is set for June 17.

It is now a question of who will blink first. If the Greeks pick an anti-bailout government and renege on the terms of the bailout, the country could be forced into a messy exit of the euro. That could irreparably frac-ture the common currency

and rattle global financial markets.

Some European coun-tries are already hinting that Greece should be given better terms. Both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have said the pace of austerity mea-sures should be slowed in some countries to reduce the risk of severe recession.

European Union leaders are nonetheless presenting a united front and leaving it up to the Greek people to decide their future in Europe.

“Greece has to make an important choice on June 16, and their choice has to be European,” French President Francois Hollande said as he headed into Wednesday’s meet-ing. “France wants that the Greeks stay in the euro-zone, and the Greeks must respect their commitments. At the same time, the euro-zone must show it supports Greece.”

That question will no doubt be central to Wednesday’s discussions, although little is expected from the meeting — which is technically only meant to set up a summit in late June.

Slow growth and uncer-tainty over Greece is mak-ing things worse for other struggling eurozone coun-

tries, like Spain, whose bor-rowing rates are high — and rising — because of fears that its government finances might be overwhelmed by the costs of rescuing its ail-ing banking sector.

In a meeting early Wednesday with Hollande, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned that his country couldn’t contin-ue much longer with its cur-rent high borrowing rates. High borrowing rates are at the heart of Europe’s crisis and are what caused Greece, Ireland and Portugal to seek bailouts.

“Europe has to come up with an answer,” Rajoy said in Paris. “It is a must, because we cannot go on like this for a long time, with large differences when it comes to financing our-selves.”

Rajoy suggested the European Central Bank resume some of its emergen-cy measures, such as buying the bonds of weak coun-tries, which has the impact of lowering countries’ bor-rowing rates. The ECB has suspended the purchases because, as an independent body, it does not want to be seen supporting govern-ments directly. Instead, it has given European banks massive amounts of cheap loans to bolster confidence in the financial system and allow banks to buy up their

country’s debt.Leaders will also be

addressing ways to buoy growth, like unleashing unused EU funds, increas-ing the financing of the European Investment Bank, which could then give loans to companies, and issuing “project bonds,” debt that would be invested in large infrastructure projects.

Hollande said at his meet-ing with Rajoy that he will formally propose so-called eurobonds — debt issued jointly by eurozone coun-tries — at Wednesday’s summit.

Such bonds would distrib-ute the risk of debt across the whole eurozone. That would mean every country would borrow at the same rate — giving financially weak countries a huge dis-count over their current rates.

Eurobonds could eventu-ally replace at least some of a country’s nationally issued debt, though countries would likely continue to meet the rest of their fund-ing needs by going individu-ally to the bond markets, as they do now.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is staunchly opposed to such a move because it would reduce the pressure on heavily indebted governments to heal their finances and force Germany to borrow at higher rates.

Pressure on EU leaders to solve Greek crisis

Roy Gutman/MCTOutside Agios Panteleimon church in central Athens, graffiti on the way to the main entrance warns: “Foreigners out of Greece. Greece belongs to Greeks.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sen-tenced to 33 years in pris-on, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.

U.S. officials had urged Pakistan to release the doctor, who ran a vaccina-tion program for the CIA to collect DNA and verify the al-Qaida leader’s pres-ence at the compound in the town of Abbottabad where U.S. commandos killed him in May 2011 in a unilateral raid.

The lengthy sentence given to Dr. Shakil Afridi on Wednesday will be taken as another sign of Pakistan’s defiance of American wishes. It could give more fuel to critics in the United States that Pakistan — which has yet to arrest anyone for helping shelter bin Laden — should no longer be treated as an ally.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who as CIA director oversaw the U.S. raid on bin Laden, said in an interview aired Wednesday on the “CBS Evening News” that Afridi was “very helpful” with the operation.

“For them to take this kind of action against somebody who was help-ing to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part,” he said.

The verdict came days after a NATO summit in Chicago that was overshad-owed by tensions between the two countries that are threatening American hopes of an orderly end to the war in Afghanistan and withdrawal of its combat troops by 2014.

Islamabad was invited in expectation it would

reopen supply lines for NATO and U.S. troops to Afghanistan it has blocked for nearly six months to protest U.S. airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops on the Afghan border. But it did not reopen the routes, and instead repeat-ed demands for an apology from Washington for the airstrikes.

Pakistan’s treatment of Afridi since his arrest following the bin Laden raid has in many ways symbolized the gulf between Washington and Islamabad.

In the United States and other Western nations, Afridi was viewed as a hero who had helped eliminate the world’s most-wanted man. But Pakistan army and spy chiefs were out-raged by the raid, which led to international sus-picion that they had been harboring the al-Qaida chief. In their eyes, Afridi was a traitor who had col-laborated with a foreign spy agency in an illegal operation on its soil.

Afridi, in his 50s, was detained sometime after the raid, but the start of his trial was never publi-cized.

He was tried under the Frontier Crimes Regulations, or FCR — the set of laws that gov-ern Pakistan’s semiau-tonomous tribal region. Human rights organiza-tions have criticized the FCR for not providing suspects the right to legal representation, to present material evidence, or to cross-examine witnesses. Verdicts are handled by a government official in consultation with a council of elders.

Afridi was tried in the Khyber tribal region, where he was raised. In addition to the prison term, he was ordered to

pay a fine of about $3,500 and is subject to an addi-tional 3½ years in prison if he does not, according to Nasir Khan, a government official in Khyber.

Afridi can appeal the verdict within two months, said Iqbal Khan, another Khyber government offi-cial.

An official with Pakistan’s main Inter-Services Intelligence agen-cy said the decision was in Pakistan’s “national inter-est,” and he dismissed earlier appeals by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other American officials that Afridi should be released. The official did not give his name because the ISI doesn’t allow its opera-tives to be identified in the media.

Asked in Washington to comment, Pentagon press secretary George Little declined to talk about the specific case, but added: “Anyone who supported the United States in find-ing Osama bin Laden was not working against Pakistan. They were work-ing against al-Qaida.”

Afridi was working for local health authorities in northwest Pakistan when he began working for the CIA. Nurses working for him reportedly knocked on the door of the compound in Abbottabad, but were not successful in obtaining a sample from the house to confirm bin Laden was living there.

After the raid, the Pakistan army kicked out U.S. military trainers and limited counterterror-ism cooperation with the CIA. But relations got even worse in November when the U.S. killed the Pakistani border guards, an attack that Washington said was an accident but the Pakistani army insist-

ed was deliberate.Pakistan retaliated by

closing the NATO sup-ply routes and kicking the U.S. out of a base used by American drones. Before the attack, the U.S and other NATO countries fighting in Afghanistan shipped about 30 percent of their nonlethal supplies through Pakistan. Since then, the coalition has used far more expensive routes through Russia and Central Asia.

The U.S. has pressed Pakistan to reopen the supply line, but negotia-tions have been hampered

by Washington’s refusal to apologize for the attack and stop drone strikes in the country as demanded by Pakistan’s parliament.

The latest strike came Thursday when a sus-pected U.S. drone fired two missiles that killed 10 alleged militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, said two Pakistani intelligence officials.

The attack took place in a militant hideout in the North Waziristan tribal area. It was the second such attack in 24 hours in the region.

Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden

Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight

NEW DELHI (AP) — A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife.

The government in Maharashtra says injuring or killing suspected poach-ers will no longer be consid-ered a crime.

Forest guards should not be “booked for human rights violations when they have taken action against poach-ers,” Maharashtra Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam said Tuesday. The state also will send more rangers and jeeps into the forest, and will offer secret payments to informers who give tips about poachers and animal smugglers, he said.

No tiger poachers have ever been shot in Maharashtra, though cases of illegal loggers and fisher-men being shot have led to charges against forest guards, according to the state’s chief wildlife warden, S.W.H. Naqvi.

But the threat could act as a significant deterrent to wildlife criminals, conserva-tionists said.

A similar measure allow-ing guards to fire on poach-ers in Assam has helped the northeast state’s population of endangered one-horned rhinos recover.

Iran rejects West’sproposal on nuclear curbs

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, and demanded answers to their own counteroffer meant to alleviate concerns about the Islamic Republic’s ability to build atomic weap-ons.

The stance underscored the difficulties facing the nuclear talks as both sides stake out their terms and agendas for a second day in the Iraqi capital. Still, the negotiations did not appear in danger of collapse.

Envoys added extra hours to their meetings as a sandstorm closed down the Baghdad airport.

Proposals for another round next month in Geneva also met with resistance from Iran, which is pushing for a venue not considered supportive of Western sanc-tions. Talks were expected to wrap up later Thursday.

The open channels between Iran and the six-nation bloc — the five per-manent Security Council members plus Germany — are seen as the most hopeful chances of outreach between Washington and Tehran in years. They also could push back threats of military action that have shaken oil markets and brought wor-ries of triggering a wider Middle East conflict.

Oil near 7-month lowsas Chinese economy ebbs

SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil lingered near seven-month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe’s debt crisis festers and China’s economy con-tinues to slow.

Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 25 cents to $90.15 a barrel at late after-noon Singapore time in elec-tronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The contract fell $1.95 to settle at $89.90, the lowest since Oct. 21, in New York on Wednesday. Brent crude for July delivery was down 8 cents at $105.48 per barrel in London.

Crude has plunged about 15 percent from $106 three weeks ago because econom-ic growth and oil demand in Europe, the U.S. and China are likely to be less than expected this year.

On Thursday, HSBC Corp. said its Purchasing Managers Index based on a survey of Chinese manu-facturers showed activity weakened further in May.

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By Kevin EckleberrySports EditorWhen Todd Herrington was at Newnan

High School after he graduated from col-lege, he was looking for a way to return tohis hometown.Herrington went to La-

Grange High School, and helater played baseball at La-Grange College before head-ing to Newnan to begin hiscoaching career.A few years later, he got

the chance not just to comeback to his hometown, but tocoach at his alma matter as well.Herrington has been a coach at LaGrange

High since 1996, and he’s been a trusted as-sistant to head baseball coach DonnieBranch for each of those years.So when Branch decided to step down,

he had no doubt who he wanted to hand theprogram to.Herrington was his first and only choice,

and next spring, he will be the Grangers’new head coach as he takes over for Branch,who’d been the man in charge since 1989.“He’s going to be phenomenal,” Branch

said. “His staff is good, he’s good. I’vetrained him. I’ve put it on him. He couldn’tbe more prepared than he is for somebodywho hasn’t been a head coach. This hasbeen a coach in waiting situation for awhile.He is absolutely prepared.”Herrington knows he has the job because

of the trust Branch has in him, and he saidhe’s “grateful that he has confidence in me.He has the trust in me to take over some-thing that he really built to what it is today.It is a great honor.”Becoming a head coach for the first time

is always a special occasion, and it’s evenmore so for Herrington because it’s at aplace he loves.Herrington played at LaGrange High

from 1987 to 1990, and when he was in col-

By Robert GriffinSports WriterAntonias Harrison has

had his ups-and-downs dur-ing his high-school career.He spent his first two

years of high school at La-Grange High, but after run-ning into some off-courttroubles there, he trans-ferred to Dawson StreetChristian School.At his new home, Harri-

son flourished on the bas-ketball court and off.On the court, he was the

leader on a team that fin-ished second in the state in2011, and won the GISAClass A state championship

this season.Off the court, Harrison

was a model student at theschool, and he did well inthe classroom as well.Because of Harrison’s all-

around success, he was of-fered a basketballscholarship by Shorter Uni-versity, and he recentlysigned a letter of intent toplay at the school in Rome.“Antonias really turned

into what we want DawsonStreet athletes to be,” Daw-son Street basketball coachTory McCray said. “Wewant them to be good kids,

By Robert GriffinSports WriterOn a team with a lot of inexperi-

ence, Troup High seniors Nate Steinand Jake Murphy had to shoulder amajor responsibility.The two veterans were charged

with helping to guide a young teamthrough the season, and they did justthat.Although the Tigers finished with

a losing record and fell short in theirquest to make the state playoffs, itwas a team that kept improving andcontinued to play hard until the finalgame.

“They took on a heavy load thisseason,” Troup head coach Peter An-derson said. “Jake served as the cap-

tain of our defense and Nate waspretty much the key to our offensethis season, especially when we were

in those tough games.That was the challengethat we handed themand they rose to theoccasion.”Now, the two play-

ers are ready for thenext step.On Wednesday in

the Troup High media center, bothplayers signed their letters of intentto continue playing soccer at nearbyPoint University.“Its pretty exciting,” Stein said. “I

wasn’t sure if I was going to play soc-cer again, but then they talked to me,and I decided that I really wanted topursue it. I was sad when our lastgame ended because I thought it wasall over, but when they offered me Iwas more than willing to accept.”

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Kevin Eckleberry | LaGrange Daily NewsLaGrange High coach Todd Herrington has a word with CalebWilliams during a game this season. Herring-ton is taking over as LaGrange’s head baseball coach.

Kevin Eckleberry | LaGrange Daily NewsDonnie Branch,who has been the LaGrange High head baseball coach since 1989, is stepping down to focusmore on his duties as head football coach.

Robert Griffin | LaGrange Daily NewsTroupHigh’s JakeMurphy andNate Stein each signed letters of intent to play soccer at Point University.

SeniorNateSteinwasoneof the leaders fortheTroupTigers last season.

Robert Griffin | LaGrange Daily NewsDawson Street Christian School’s Antonias Harrison is heading toShorter University to play basketball.

Murphy

Herrington

By Kevin EckleberrySports EditorSince 1989, a span that

stretches more than 20 yearsand four U.S. presidents,Donnie Branch has been atthe helm of the LaGrangeHigh baseball program.When Branch became the

head football coach in thewinter of 2011, he knew histime as the school’s baseballcoach was numbered.“The minute I took that

on, my tenure as baseballcoach was going to come toan end pretty soon,” saidBranch, who felt he neededto devote his full attention tofootball.Since the 2011 baseball

season was only a fewmonths away when Branchbecame the football coach,he decided to go ahead andcoach that team.And largely because he’s

and good leaders both on and off the courtand Antonias has really done that. I could-n’t be prouder of what he has accomplishedhere.McCray said he’s proud of the way Harri-

son overcome a lot of issues to be the suc-cess he is.“I can’t think of any player to compare

himwith,”McCray said. “In my time coach-ing high-school ball I have never seen a kidmake such a big turnaround like he did. Toleave a school like he did, and do a completeturn and get back to wanting to be a collegekid. It was amazing to see. He has beenthrough a lot. ”This past season, Harrison was at his

best.After the Wildcats lost in overtime in the

2011 state-championship game, Harrisonenjoyed a terrific senior season that endedwith his team beatingMemorial Day for thetitle.“He really served as the leader for our

team,” McCray said. “He was everythingyou wanted a senior leader to be. From thatfirst part of the senior season, he boughtinto the system and transformed himselfinto a leader. It was fun to have to have thatkind of pass first point guard that kids en-joyed playing with and that was a joy tocoach.”Now, Harrison heads to the next level

where he’ll join a program that is preparingto make the leap from NAIA to NCAA Di-vision II.“It’s going to be good for him,” McCray

said. “We know that he can handle the off-the-court life now. He has set a new stan-dard for our program and I really think hewill excel at the next level.”

That the school was closeto home made Stein’s deci-sion to sign thatmuch easier.“The fact that I can not

live at home but be withindriving distance to take mymom my clothes is a bigperk,” Stein said.For Murphy, who an-

chored the Troup defense asa goal keeper, the opportu-nity to play at Point couldn’thave fit in better with his

plans.“I was looking to go to At-

lanta Christian College be-fore,” Murphy said. “WhenI saw that they were comingdown here I filled out an ap-plication. It worked outgreat for me.”The chance to play soccer

at the next level was thecherry on top for Murphy.“Its pretty exciting,” Mur-

phy said. “Growing up andplaying I never even consid-ered that I could play socceron the college level. It’s agreat opportunity.”

lege, he coached the school’ssummer baseball team.Since his freshman season

in high school, the only timehe wasn’t affiliated with La-Grange High was the timehe was at Newnan.“This is where I want to

be, where I want to finishmy career,” Herrington said.“To me, and I may be bi-ased, there’s no better placeto work. The administra-tors, the coaches, the staff,they’re just all one big fam-ily. We all look out for eachother.”Herrington believes he’s

ready for the challenge, es-pecially after Branch passedon a lot of his responsibili-ties to him this spring togive him a taste of what’s tocome.“I feel like I am (ready),”

he said. “I’ve gotten a bit ofa taste of what it’s like thisyear. There’s a lot of off-the-field stuff. I’m finding out allthe stuff he’s had to dealwith all these years, justhow much planning and

communication has to go onbehind the scenes.”As for the product that

will be on the field, Herring-ton said “we’re going to takethe same philosophy thatcoach Branch has instilledand just continue to dothose things, and to build onit.”Herrington is glad to have

an experienced coachingstaff in place that includes apair of coaches who alsoplayed at LaGrange High.“I’m also fortunate that

we have Lee Phelps andJason Willis, who were alsoformer players here,” Her-rington said. “And we’re allon the same page.”Also in place are assistant

coaches Walter Monk andSteven Tanner.“We’ve got a good group

of energetic coaches,” Her-rington said.Branch said his hope is

that Herrington will take aprogram that already occu-pies elite status and make iteven better.“I don’t want him to carry

on the tradition. I want himto take it to new heights,”Branch said. “That’s mygoal.”

CINCINNATI (AP) – Sit-ting in the Braves dugoutduring batting practice,manager Fredi Gonzalezmarveled at how many flyballs land in the first row ofseats at Great American BallPark. Maybe they shouldjust remove that row, hemused.A few hours later, that

first row cost him again.Todd Frazier connected

on his first game-ender withone out in the ninth inningWednesday night, extend-ing Cincinnati’s best surgeof the season with a 2-1 vic-tory that left Atlanta in dis-belief over the Reds'homer-cozy ballpark.“It’s just like we talked

about this afternoon,” Gon-zalez said. “It’s one of thosethings. I don’t know if itwould be a lazy fly ball atTurner Field, but I don’tthink it would have goneout.”Great American is one of

the few places it would.“When he got that ball up,

you knew it had a chance,especially in this ballpark,”manager Dusty Baker said.The Reds won their fifth

in a row, leaving them fivegames over .500 (24-19) forthe first time this season.Frazier hit a solo shot on

the second pitch fromCristhian Martinez (2-1),who came on to start theninth. It was a fitting endingfor a series that has been de-cided by solo homers – 11 inall during the three games.This one barely cleared

the wall in right field, land-ing in the first row of seatsan estimated 355 feet away.“Tough loss,” said Braves

starter Tommy Hanson,who gave up four hits in sixinnings. “But there’s only somuch you can do. It kind of(stinks) to see that ball gointo the first row and that’show the game is deter-mined.“But that’s the ballpark

we’re playing in and we

have to deal with it.”Aroldis Chapman (4-0)

kept his ERA perfect by fan-ning two of the three hefaced in the ninth. The left-hander hasn’t allowed anearned run in 24 1-3 in-nings, ascending to thecloser’s role.The Reds will try for a

four-game sweep on Thurs-day. They haven’t swept theBraves in Cincinnati sincethe 1980 season.The series has been an

extended game of home runderby, with the Reds gettingthe best of it. There havebeen 12 homers in the threegames, eight of them byCincinnati.Dan Uggla continued the

big-swing trend in thefourth, hitting a solo homerdeep into the upper deck inleft field for a 1-0 lead. Itwas the eighth this seasonallowed by Bronson Arroyo,who gave up a club-record46 homers last season whenhe was pitching withmononucleosis and a soreback.Slumping Jay Bruce tied

it in the sixth by hitting intoa forceout – only the secondrun of the series that didn'tcome off a home run.The Reds loaded the

bases with one out. Brucegrounded to first basemanFreddie Freeman, whothrew to second for theforceout.Bruce beat the relay to

first, avoiding the doubleplay and tying it at 1.“I just kind of got over

there,” said Hanson, whohad to try for the relay. “Ididn’t even touch the bag. Ididn’t know how close Iwas. It was a tough play. Ifwe get that play, it’s huge.But it was a tough play.”Bruce grounded into an

inning-ending double playwith runners on first andthird in the eighth.Braves third baseman

Chipper Jones missed hisfifth straight game becauseof a swollen left calf, hit by agrounder on Friday night.He got a nice ovation whenhe was introduced as apinch-hitter in the seventhand drew a walk, then leftfor a runner.Phillips, a three-time

Gold Glove second base-man, got the Reds out ofthat threat by knockingdown Michael Bourn'sgrounder up the middle andflipping the ball to secondwhile rolling across the in-field.

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Robert Griffin | LaGrange Daily NewsDawson Street Christian School’s Antonias Harrison has signed a letter of intent to play basketball atShorter University. At front are Charlene Harrison, Antonias Harrison and Brian Freeman. At back are Daw-son Street coaches Carlos Robertson and Tory McCray.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Sprint Cup cham-pion Rusty Wallace hated running second to any-one and doesn’t plan to start now that he’s partof the NASCAR Hall of Fame.Wallace, the 1989 series champion who won

55 races, headed the group of five pickedWednesday as NASCAR’s newest Hall of Famers.The others selected were Leonard Wood, HerbThomas, Cotton Owens and Buck Baker.Wood was a famed member of the Wood

Brothers teams whose brother, Glen, was pickedfor the hall last year. Thomas was one ofNASCAR’s first superstar drivers, Owens a suc-

cess as driver and owner, and Baker is 14th onthe victory list with 46.But it was Wallace, the sharp-tongue, quick-

witted driver turned TV analyst, who promisedto keep promoting the sport and the hall to any-one who’ll listen.“I can tell you what, I’m not going to run sec-

ond to Darrell Waltrip. I can tell you that,” Wal-lace said.NASCAR chairman Brian France said the

fourth class was the hardest so far to select. Vot-ers said there was a divide between those pan-elists eager to honor the sports’ pioneers and

those understanding what a personality like Wal-lace could do for the Hall and NASCAR’s contin-ued growth.“We need people who can represent the Hall

of Fame now,” said Hall of Fame member andvoter Ned Jarrett.Still, Wallace was third among inductees at 52

percent of the vote behind Thomas and Wood,who received 57 percent. Owens was next at 50percent with Baker and Fireball Roberts tying at39 percent. A re-vote was done – the first timethat’s happened in four Hall of Fame classes –and Baker took the final spot.

so close to the current groupof seniors, he chose to returnfor the 2012 season as well.The time has come,

though.Branch has decided he won’t

return for the 2013 baseballseason, and he has passed thebaton along to his long-time as-sistant, Todd Herrington.So next spring, for the

first time since cell phoneswere the size of small suit-cases, someone other thanBranch will be occupying thetop spot in the LaGrangeHigh dugout.Branch leaves after putting

together a career that landedhim a spot in the GeorgiaDugout Club Hall of Fame.His teams won 517

games, and the Grangerswon a state championship in2004 and were close to win-ning a number of others.Branch also began the La-

Grange Invitational tourna-ment, which has becomeone of the premier events inthe state that each year at-tracts some of the top teamsin the Southeast.His teams made it at least

as far as the state quarterfinals12 times, they made five tripsto the semifinals, and theGrangers won one state title.During one six-year

stretch from 2001 to 2006,the Grangers were in thefinal eight every year, theywere in the final four threetimes, and they won a statechampionship.The Grangers were unable

to maintain that lofty stan-dard in recent years, but thisspring the Grangers re-turned to the big-time with abang.They started out by win-

ning their first 10 games, andthey advanced to the statequarterfinals before losing atough series to Ringgold.“I had the time of my life.

It was a great bunch,”Branch said. “The storybookending would have beendriving 45 minutes down toColumbus High and playingthe Blue Devils (in thechampionship series). Wewere good enough to dothat. But the whole year wasa deal for me where it was alot of fun.”Branch said the close con-

nection he had to the team’sseven seniors made the sea-son even more special.Before the season, Branch

told the seniors this seasonwould likely be his last.“I talked to the seniors.

They’re my guys,” Branchsaid. “That group of seniorswe just had, I wanted to goout with them. We kind ofknew the whole season that Iwas headed out, and thatTodd would be the guy.”Branch began his coach-

ing career at WheelerCounty High in 1984, and inthe fall of 1986, he came toLaGrange High, and he has-n’t left since.In 1989, Branch was

handed the keys to the base-ball program, and he and as-sistant coach Jon Powellbegan a partnership that re-sulted in a lot of success overthe years. Powell left afterthe 2011 season, and nowBranch is gone as well.Branch said, no matter the

level of success the teamhad, the job was always a joyfor him.“Every year was a great

year to me because I’mcoaching at the best place inthe world,” Branch said.“That’s the way I look at it.”Branch said he’s apprecia-

tive of everyone who helpedthe LaGrange programachieve the success it did,and he made specific men-tion of Powell, his right-handman all those years.Branch said he’s also

grateful for the support ofthe baseball parents whohave been there since the be-ginning.“They supported us finan-

cially, with their time, andwe didn’t sit around heretalking about if their kidsshould be in the lineup,”Branch said.Branch called the program

a “gold mine.”“It’s not a gold mine be-

cause we have a bunch offirst-round draft picks,” hesaid. “It’s a gold mine be-cause we have a bunch offirst-class people. I’m excitedfor Todd, and Lee, andJason, and all the coaches.They’re entering a reallygood situation.”

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