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County, City discussing


new interlocal agreement for


fire protection services


 Jasper
City Man- "W D
ager Kent
Cichon and -
the Hamilton
County Corn- .
missioners met X
on Tuesday. --
Aug. 21, to id-
cuss the interlocal
agreement for tire
control services pro- "
vided by the City in unin-
corporated areas ot the
County. The current con-
tract expired on Aug. 12,
but the City granted the
County a 30-day extension.
 The county is divided into
six districts with the Jasper
District being the largest.
The County pays a set
amount to each fire depart-
ment to answer calls in their
district and to assist other
districts as needed.
 The County pays the City
of Jasper $30,000 annually,
in addition to $150 per call,
to provide fire services out-
side the municipality.
Hamilton County Clerk of


Court Greg Godwin said the
County paid. the City ap-
proximately $50,000 last
year.
 According to Cichon, that
is not enough to pay for the
calls the City has made for
the County. He said that the
records show that of the 740
calls the City answered last
year, 387 or 66% of the calls
were outside the municipal-
ity. He noted that the total
expenses for the City for fire
services were $185,795 last
year, of which $122,625 was
for calls outside the munici-


 pality.
 Negotiations
 began in July
 when Cichon sent
 a letter to the
 Board of County
 Commissioners
 (BOCC) re-
 questing ap-
 proval of a
 ; new inter-
 local agree-
 ment, in
 which the
 County
 would pay the City
$74,000 annually for up to
148 calls and pay $182 per
call for any extra calls.
The Board then asked for
a meeting with the Jasper
City Council to discuss the
services that the County and
the City provide for each
other. The City Council re-
fused to meet with the
Board, but Cichon agreed to
meet with them to continue
negotiations.
 The County offered a

 see Fire, Page 2A


Ballot. information for

Sept. 5 primary election
 There \ ill be 15 county candidates There are three candidates in each race.
on the ballot for the Sept. 5 primary. If no one receives a majority vote there
There will be three ballot styles, De- will be a run-off in the general election
mocratic, Republican and Non-parti- in November.
san. There are hwo candidates in the Dis-
 Since the District 1 and District 4 trict 5 School Board race, which will be


School Board race is Non-partisan, it
will appear on all three ballot styles.


see Ballot, Page 3A


Randy Ogburn seeks re-election

for County Commissioner District 4


Randy Ogborn
 Citizens and voters of
District 4, I wish to an-
nounce my candidacy
for re-election as your
County Commissioner
for the district. I have
had the honor of repre-
senting Hamilton Coun-
ty and this district for
the past 13 years.
 As a member of our


community, and a busi-
. ness owner, I am aware
of the problems that
face our county, district
and region. During my
tenure as county com-
missioner, I have
worked with the other
board members to im-
prove conditions in
Hamilton County and
to plan for the future.
SI believe in a clean
environment. I have
worked to strengthen
the county position on
environmental issues by
strengthening Hamilton
County's regulatory or-
dinances on all aspects
of industry. I believe in
planned arid controlled
growth.
 The Board of County
Commissioners has ac-
tively participated in the


visionary process with
the citizens and adopted
the approved vision. We
want Hamilton County
to be a vibrant rural
county with improved
housing and commerce.
 I believe in a diversi-
fied economic base. I
feel that eco-tourism is
an important sector of
our economic base and
is critical to White
Springs. I also believe
that we must have well-
regulated industry in
some form. The right
mix will continue to cre-
ate jobs, add value to
the tax role and secure
the future of our com-
munity.
 We have partnered
with other agencies to
 see Ogburn, Page 2A


 White Springs man


arrested, charged with


 sexual battery


 A White Springs
 man has been ar-
 rested and charged
 with sexual battery
 in Suwannee Coun-
 ty. The man, Danny
 Wendell Cooks, 42,
 10250 Jackson
Danny Cooks Street, White
 Springs, was also
charged with aggravated battery
and violation of an injunction.
 According to the Suwannee
County Sheriff's Office (SCSO),
Cooks was located and arrested by
Sheriff's Corporal Scott Senea Aug.
10.
 Cpl. Senea was dispatched to
Shands at Live Oak emergency
room Aug. 8 in reference to a bat-
tery. According to the SCSO he was


met there by Hamilton County
Deputy Pamela Allen who told Se-
nea she brought a victim to the hos-
pital after finding out that she had
been assaulted.
 The alleged crime actually took
place in the Wellborn area, accord-
ing to the SCSO, but the victim is a
resident of Hamilton County, ac-
cording to the SCSO.
 An order of protection had been
issued to the victim in Hamilton
County, and it was still in effect
when the alleged crime took place,
the SCSO said.
 Cooks had an open warrant from
Pinellas County for him on failure
to appear on charges of grand theft
auto, according to the SCSO. The
bond on his Suwannee County
charges has been set at $51,000.


Tracy Moody announces

candidacy for District 5


School Boar
 Voters
 of
 Hamilton
 County:
 My name
 is Tracy
 Moody. I
 have
 been an
 Sestab-
 lished
 S resident
 of
 Tracy Moody Hamilton
 County most of my life. My father is
 Larry Turner and my mother is Deb-
bie Prine Wilson. My grandparents
are the late HG Turner and Marion
Turner, and Margaret Crews and the
late Bobby Prine.
 I have been married to Gordon
"Willie" Moody Jr for 15 years. He is
the son of the late Gordon Moody Sr
and Verline Moody. I have three chil-
dren in the school system, Gabrielle
(ninth grade), Jared (eighth grade),
and Courtney (fifth grade), who have
all attended school in Hamilton
County since Pre-K. Two of my chil-


d member
 dren have played softball, volleyball,
 and baseball for Hamilton County
 .High School (HCHS). In addition all
 three have played for manyyears at
 the Hamilton County Recreation De-
 partment.
 I am first and foremost a parent
 that knows that we need to improve
 our children's education. My family's
 education and safety have always
 came first, and Hamilton County,
 you are a part of my family.
 As I drove up to HCHS on Aug. 8,
 to meet with my children's teachers, I
 saw a big beautiful banner with a
 train on it, that said, "All aboard, no
 one gets left behind." My kids said,
 "Mom, look that's cool." I told them,.'
 "Yes, it is."
 However, the message that we
 leave no one behind made me feel
 sad. My daughter, Courtney, is in the
 fifth grade and she reads on a third
 grade level. She should be in the sev-
 enth grade. She has been left behind.
 Also, I know of several other children
 that are below grade level in reading

 see Moody, Page 2A


Wanda Miley seeks election for


District 2 County Commissioner


Wanda Miley
 I, Wanda Miley, an-
nounce my candidacy for
County Commissioner of
District 2. I am a life long
resident of Hamilton
County. I am a daughter
of the late Bill Law and
Betty Jean Robinson
Land, and mygrandpar-
ents are Gussie Robinson


and the late Kirby Robin-
son, all life long residents
of. Hamilton County.
 My husband, Jack and
I, have two children, who
both graduated from
Hamilton County High
School. Jason served five
years in the Air Force af-
ter high school, and now
lives in Melbourne. Di-
adra attended college in
Visalia, Calif., and now
resides with her husband
and son in Porterville,
Calif.
 Jack has been em-
ployed with PCS Phos-
phate in White Springs
for 28 years, and I have
been employed with Ab-
stract and Title Services,


 Inc., in Live Oak, for 15
 years. Prior to my current
 employment, I was em-
 ployed at the Hamilton
 County Memorial Hospi-
 tal for three years. I have
 put in many hours of vol-
 unteer work at school
 see Miley, Page 2A




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