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VOLUME 102 NUMBER 27 THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014 50¢

Celebrate the 4th at the FortFort Gaines 200 will be

hosting a celebration theFourth of July this year witha festival at FrontierVillage. The highlight of theday will be a ground break-ing ceremony at noon forthe new Creek IndianVillage that will be built forthe 2016 Bicentennial of theFort Gaines military out-post.

The upcoming IndianVillage will feature a typicalhousehold that would havebeen found in the 1800s.

The Lower Muscogeetribal leaders will hold ablessing ceremony, fol-lowed by the presentation ofFort Gaines 200Resolutions by specialguests, GeorgiaRepresentative GeraldGreene and AlabamaRepresentative Dexter

Grimsley. Fourth at the Fort will be

the declaration of the 2016Bicentennial, a commemo-ration of the military fortbuilt in Fort Gaines in 1816to protect settlers in theregion.

Featured at this festival onJuly 4th will be regional artsand crafts, including stainglass artists, jewelry mak-ers, and basket weavers.1812 encampment andCreek Indian encampmentwill be on site to demon-strate ways of life duringthe Creek War period.

Live music will providedby Country Singer JoshCobb and the Blues Band"Live Action". And for allthe Elvis fans, nationalaward winner Elvis TributeArtist Jerome Jackson willbe performing, and posing

for pictures with guests. As it does every 4th of

July, the Volunteer FireDepartment with hold itsChicken Q sale in town.Guests can get their chickenplates, and bring them overto the air conditioned foodcourt at Frontier Village.

Additional food and bev-erage vendors will be at thefestival.

Celebrate the Fourth at theFort on Friday, July 4thfrom 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Eastern time.

Admission is FREE.

Frontier Village is locatedon South Bluff Street inFort Gaines, GA.

For more information con-tact: Sheri Baker 334-750-7815 sheribaker@rocket-mail.com.

Life is 'ruff' for Headland mother and sonBy Terry Grimes

Tangela Jackson loves liv-ing in the Autumn Creekarea of Headland. Still, shetold the council she hasbeen complaining aboutdogs for three years, and lit-tle has been done.

"I love the area I live in...but I don't enjoy dogs," shesaid Tuesday night. Shecited problems with the ani-mals' waste, and the fact heryoung son is scared of themand afraid to walk down thestreet. One dog, in particu-lar, has been a nuisance.Besides running free, shesaid the animal is not beingproperly cared for. Animalcontrol was been called onnumerous occasions andonce, the dog was evenpicked up, but the ownerand authorities met before itwas taken away, and it wasreleased back to the owner.

"I have called a number oftimes to complain," Ms.Jackson said. "I don't like itwhen my son is afraid. Idon't feel it is my obligationto peep outside about a dog.It seems the dog has moreprivileges than my son."

Mayor Ray Marler askedHeadland Police Capt. ScottLangley to look into thematter in an effort to find asolution.

The mayor also saidHeadland has received goodnews involving grant appli-cations and funds. The TAPsidewalk grant has beenfunded, in the amount of$145,199. This will allow

for additions and Americanswith Disabilities Act com-pliance work around thecity. Headland will beresponsible for a 20-percentmatch.

The city's municipal air-port will also be getting anew taxiway. A grant in theamount of $93,600 has beenapproved for the work.Headland will be responsi-ble for 10 percent of thatamount.

A CommunityDevelopment Block Grant,in the amount of $119,860,has been awarded toHeadland. This will takecare of paving work on sixstreets in the city, as well asspeed bumps. And on thesubject of speed bumps thecouncil okayed their place-ment on Whitten Street,between Cleveland andMitchell streets. He addedthe city has been recipientof over $358,000 in grantfunds this year.

July is shaping up to be abusy month in the city. Theannual patriotic concert onthe square will be heldtonight at 7:30. It is spon-sored by RenaissanceHeadland. The city's annualfireworks show will be heldat Douglas Park tomorrownight. It will start around 8p.m. The mayor thanked alllocal individuals and busi-nesses for their sponsorshipof the fireworks.

After months of anticipa-tion, Marler said the new

Dollar General location atthe intersection of Hwy. 22and Hwy. 431 is slated toopen next week.

The city has received anumber of bids for air con-ditioning work at DouglasPark, but the council askedmore suppliers be contactedprior to awarding the job.The council approved a bidfor the repairs to the policedepartment's Nissan pickuptruck. The amount was$1,758 from K&KCustoms.

The Headland AreaChamber of Commerce'sRhonda Harrison thankedthe city for its help in therecent "Sundown Cinema"event on the square.Between 300 and 400 werein attendance and plans areunderway for a footballmovie in September and aholiday movie inNovember. She also said theannual Harvest Run eventwill be held Sept. 27, twoweeks before Harvest Day.Registration will be atseven, with the run to startat eight and the fun-run atnine.

The mayor thanked allwho had a part in the reloca-tion of city hall offices tothe municipal building."The workers, inmates, theydid a fantastic job getting itset up. I think everybodywill be proud of it." Headded an open house will bescheduled at a later date.

Adoniram Baptist Church AdditionAdoniram Baptist Church is undergoing a major addition to the church withhelp from Carpenters for Christ. The church is adding a new 30 x 50Fellowship Hall and entrances that are handicap accessible.--Staff photo

Boys and Girls Club Open HouseOpen House was held Saturday for the new Boys and Girls Club of Abbeville.The club is located in the former Abbeville Middle School. A lot of the workwas done by trustees of the Henry County Jail. Sheriff Will Maddox said thetrustees were trying to make a contribution back to society by doing thework. Trustees Johnny Marsh, Cornelious Jenkins, Charles Turner, andPatrick Murry discuss the work with Andy Johns, Board vice president ofbuilding and construction and Cher Marvel, chairman of the Board. The clubis scheduled to open later this year.--Staff photo Adoniram Baptist expands building

with help of Carpenters For ChristAdoniram Baptist Church

is undergoing a major addi-tion to their church build-ing.

The church, established in1842, is located at 6963Highway 65 in Shorterville.

With help of CarpentersFor Christ, the church isadding a handicap accessi-ble side entrance andFellowship Hall.

Reverend Otis Derrah,pastor of the church said theprocess began about a yearand a half ago when thechurch voted to proceedwith the project.

According to ReverendDerrah, some church mem-bers have stayed in touchwith former pastor,Reverend Jerry Worzella,who served as pastor from1980-1985.

Reverend Worzella esti-mates the value of the workand expansion to be$200,000 in value with anactual cost of about$100,000.

Reverend Worzella hasbeen active in CarpentersFor Christ and disasterrelief for many years. He iscurrently the pastor of FirstBaptist Church of Pearson,

Georgia.Reverend Worzella has

participated in severaldomestic and foreign con-struction missions projects,as well as relief construc-tion after hurricane Katrinaon the Gulf Coast.

Once Carpenters ForChrist was involved, theyprovided the drawings forthe expansion and coordi-nated teams for work.

That organization agreedto take on the project inMarch, 2013.

According to the progresssheet, the land excavationand site prep work was doneby a church member in July,2013.

The concrete foundationand rough in plumbing wascompleted in September,2013 by a contractor and thechurch held its building pro-gram dedication.

According to ReverendDerrah, the church commit-ted to construction in 2014and raising funds in the Fallof 2013.

Reverend Worzella beganto recruit volunteers for theproject earlier this year.

A typical day of construc-tion starts at 7:00 a.m. and

stops at 6:45 for cleanup.Devotions are conducted

by different individuals atlunch and supper.

Meals for this project wereprovided by Selma BaptistChurch of Dothan.

Reverend Worzella saidcrews stay at the church andhave portable showers,along with washers and dry-ers supplied by aMississippi Church.

According to ReverendWorzella, another crew willbe coming in to do electri-cal, wiring, cabinetry,sheetrock, and painting.

Persons that wish to vol-unteer with the next phaseare asked to contact churchmember, Glen Riley at 585-0662.

Mickey Worzella,Reverend Worzella’s son,serves as the construction,financial, and volunteercoordinator.

He went on his firstCarpenters for Christ tripwith his father at age 10 andhas 30 years experience inconstruction.

Most of the crew thatworked on the project last

Auburn’s Mincy arrested on drug charges in Abbeville

A traffic stop early Fridaynight resulted in drugcharges against an AuburnUniversity football player.

Sheriff Will Maddox saidJonathon Mincy of Decatur,Georgia was arrested andcharged with Possession ofMarijuana second degree.Mincy is a defensive backfor the Tigers.

According to SheriffMaddox, Mincy was a pas-

senger in a vehicle that wasstopped for speeding on U.S. 431, near Great SouthernWood.

The vehicle was driven byan unidentified female whowas stopped for going 92miles per hour in a 65 zone.She was issued a speedingticket.

Sheriff Maddox said therewere two males and twofemales in the vehicle.

According to SheriffMaddox, the officer smelledmarijuana and one of thevehicle occupants had“shake” all over his shirtand a bag of marijuana nearhim. The occupant wasidentified as Mincy.

Sheriff Maddox saidMincy was released fromthe Henry County Jail on a$3,000 bond that was post-ed Friday night.

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