JONESBORO
January
Volume 24, Issue 2 February 2020
COMMUNITY NEWS “One Community, Many Stories”
Councilmembers: Pat Sebo-Hand, Mayor Protem Bobby Lester Tracey Messick Billy Powell Donya Sartor Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager Wilfred Norwood, Acting Chief of Police David Allen, Community Dev. Director Joe Nettleton, Public Works Director Pat Daniel, Asst. City Clerk Sandra Meyers, Finance Derry Walker, Code Enforcement Fincher Denmark, Legal Counsel Keith Wood, Municipal Judge Jerry Patrick, City Solicitor City Hall (770) 478-3800 Jonesboro PD (770) 478-7407 NON-Emergency # (770) 477-3550
Major Wilfred Norwood Appointed Acting Police Chief A 31-year veteran of Clayton County Police Department, Acting Chief Norwood is a native of Jonesboro and currently resides locally. He recently retired from CCPD where he has served in many different capacities including, but not limited to, Commander of Special Operations, Criminal Investigations, Agency Manager of the FBI/VICAP Program, Commander of Code Enforcement and the 911 Center, Shift Precinct Commander, Crimes Against Children Unit Commander, Cold Case Unit Commander, and Protective Services Unit. He received the Medal of Valor in 2005. Chief Norwood earned both a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master’s of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Saint Leo University, Atlanta, Georgia. Chief Norwood came up through the ranks in CCPD, beginning as a patrolman in 1988. We welcome Chief Norwood’s expertise to Jonesboro and look forward to his leadership.
As we embark upon the 2020 Census, it is critically important that everyone in the City of Jonesboro respond and be counted, since FUNDING for our state, county, and city is based on those Census numbers. Please take the time to Broad Street respond when you are contacted. Our We invite you to memorialize your place in our City is aiming for 100% reporting. Our community by getting your very own Broad Federal funds depend on YOU! Street Plaza Street Brick. Broad Street represents the heart of the Downtown District, an environInteresting info below: ment for both pedestrians and cars. Perfect to In January 2020, the United States is expected to purchase for your family or as a gift for friends, a experience one birth every eight seconds and one special occasion, and especially in remembrance death every 11 seconds. Meanwhile, net internaof those who loved our Community. This protional migration is expected to add one person to ject, made possible by a joint public/private efthe U.S. population every 34 seconds. The combifort, is the catalyst for economic growth and imnation of births, deaths and net international miproved quality of life for all Jonesboro citizens. gration will increase the U.S. population by one This is your chance to be a part of this important person every 19 seconds. The projected world popdevelopment in our City’s history. All funds ulation on Jan. 1, 2020, is 7,621,018,958, an inraised will be reinvested in our downtown effort. crease of 77,684,873, or 1.03%, from New Year’s Thanks for your support. Day 2019. During January 2020, 4.3 births and 1.9 deaths are expected worldwide every second. The Census Bureau’s U.S. and World Population Clock simulates real-time growth of the United States and world populations at
<www.census.gov/popclock>.
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JPD STATS December 2019 Citations: 340 Warnings: 194 Accidents: 75 Arrests: 61 DUI: 7 Property Checks: 163 Active Investigations: 111 Active Warrants: 604 Active Probation: 633 Training Hours: 1,318
#SHOPJONESBORO Lt. Jonathan James, JPD, is supervisor Cable Brooks, Executive Assistant to over all phases of the Administrative Division, which consists of Criminal Investigations, Probation, TAC, Property and Records. He is a native of Griffin, Georgia and enjoys spending time with him family: wife, BJ, and two children, especially coaching baseball and softball. He loves all outdoor activities. Lt. James has been with Jonesboro Police Department since 2007.
JPD Welcomes New Officers
Clayton County Lock & Safe
Mayor Day and City Manager Clark. Cable 214 North McDonough has worked for the City since 2017. She acts (770) 473-0531 as Liaison for citizens, sets and manages “Home, Auto, Commercial” calendars, and plans events hosted by the **** City & the Main Street Program. Cable is a Wells Fargo Bank native of Jonesboro, the youngest of 10 chil154 South Main Street dren; she has been married to Chammon (770) 473-3520 Brooks for 26 years, has two children, Taylor “We make it Easy to Manage Your Accounts” and Alex, and one grandchild, Preniss. ****
Jonesboro Library Events 124 Smith Street
Jonesboro Police Department greeted two new law enforcement officers dur- Sundown Wind-down Storytime —Every Monday, 6-7 pm ing the month of December, recent police academy graduates: Norman Genealogy Workshop -presented by Georgia Archives Siefken, and Jamel Stiggers. They will Mon., Feb. 17th—10:30 am-12:30 pm be in Field Training at JPD for the Monday Movie Marathon: -Monday, February 24th 10:30 am-2:30 pm (Adults) 3:30 pm-7:30 pm (Children) Book Talk: “Becoming”
Lion’s Club News
Wade’s Collision Repair 8326 Tara Boulevard (770) 477-0859 “The Right Body Shop...Professionally Done” ****
Paragon Alarm Systems 7869 Old Morrow Road (770) 478-1500 “Your Hometown Security Leader” ****
Pro Tree, Inc. 279 South Main Street (770) 975-7895 “Expert Tree Removal...Family Owned” *****
Joel Aviles Architects, LLC 110 North McDonough Street (404) 753-2433 “Commercial & Residential Dreams Come True” *****
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Shop Local!
What do you say to an Octopus on Valentine’s Day? Pictured above: Past President Lion Wilbert Jordan passes the gavel to new President Lion Akram Leonard. Ms. Leonard is the owner & operator of Better Fit Alterations located at 284 North Main Street in our City. Congratulations, Akram Leonard!
I want to hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand!
Kirk Cameron brings his living room to JFBC! Take your spouse on a "home-run date night" to see Kirk and special music guest, Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real: 3 hours of laughter, prayer, learning, and worship, and give your family a “Living Room Reset.” Kirk will be at the event live in person - this is not a video conference. TICKETS: fbcjonesboro.com Date & Time Thur., Feb.13, 2020, 7- 10 pm Location: First Baptist Jonesboro, 142 College Street, Jonesboro
8554 Tara Boulevard (470) 378-2788M “MAX Refund Guaranteed”
WHERE IN THE CITY?
Taylor Brooks Named United States of America
Miss Georgia 2020
Taylor Lorin Brooks
Taylor Brooks, daughter of Chammon and Cable Brooks, was crowned USOA Miss Georgia 2020 on January 5 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, Sandy Springs, Georgia. Miss Brooks competed as Miss Northwest Georgia. USOA pageants are designed to encourage women to achieve their life goals. USOA’s motto is “To EMPOWER women, INSPIRE others, and UPLIFT everyone!” Taylor is a graduate of Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, GA where she received a major in both Voice and Dance. She will compete for USOA Miss America in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 14-16, 2020. Good Luck, Taylor!
First three callers win a prize. Call Pat or Maria, (770) 478-3800. CODE REMINDER Sec. 58-1.Numbering of houses/buildings. Each
VOLUNTEERS WILL MEET AT LEE STREET PARK Here’s how it works: • • • • •
City Trucks pick up trash/vegetation as volunteers bag it up Volunteers will focus on roads and ditches in Jonesboro Lunch will be provided for those who signup and work Children must be accompanied by an adult Bring your neighbors
Attention High Schools and Civic Groups: Interested in earning Community Service Hours? Contact City Hall at (770) 478-3800 or events@jonesboroga.com
Nancy Carr
occupant... is required to place upon that house or building, within two feet of the front door or door stoop, the house number assigned to such lot by the official house numbering map of the city… for details, see www.municode.com
CITY MEMORIES
Jordan Sartor
Jeff & Sherrill Salter
Errol Smith Travis Cantrell
Carol Cannon
Chester Gipson Randy Segner
Willis & Beverly Swint
Wallace Norrington, Tony Lumpkin, Billy Powell
Jonesboro City Hall
Pre-Sorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Jonesboro, GA Permit No. 7
124 North Avenue Jonesboro, GA 30236
Please send news articles and ideas to us. We want to feature FEB 3 Work Session, PD, 6:00 pm City Citizens and FEB 3 Hill Family, AOH, 6:00 pm Business Owners in FEB 5 Design Review Comm., CH, 4:30 p The Community News...if you have an idea or a family member whom we can FEB 6 DDA, PD, 6:00 pm recognize, we would love to hear from YOU. Call FEB 10 City Court, PD, 8:00 am (770) 478-3800 or email pictures, etc. to FEB 10 City Council, PD, 6:00 pm jday@jonesboroga.com. Thanks! FEB 12 Economic Vitality, CH, 4:30 pm FEB 15 Deadline for Purchasing Discount
Broad Street bricks (see page 1) FEB 19 Historic Commission, CH, 5:30 pm FEB 22 City Cleanup Day, LSP, 9 am (p 3)
“The mind is everything; what you think you become.” -Socrates
FEB 24 City Court, PD, 8:00 a.m. FEB 24 Beautification Comm., CH, 5:30 p FEB 25 Promotions Comm., CH, 4:30 pm
The Community News Published at Jonesboro City Hall .Written & Edited by Mayor Joy B. Day. To submit news items, (770) 478-3800 or email jday@jonesboroga.com .
Human Society News
“Weylen” Young German Shepherd is available for adoption now at the center.
(770) 471-7936 7810 N. McDonough
CITY ARCHIVES
Harvey & Addie Harris (1919)