The Weekly May 22, 2024

Zen Monkey’s News and Musings …

Notes from here, there and the Internet …

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Piedmont and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached a new multi-year agreement effective April 1, 2024, that extends the partnership providing access to quality care for the more than 400,000 members they mutually serve.

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From the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office: The new K-9 Facility on Selt Rd. was named the “Minix K-9 Facility” in honor of Inv. Eric Minix, who was killed in the line of duty on January 4th, 2024. First Lady of the State of Georgia, Marty Kemp, along with Sheriff Lenn Wood and Coweta County Board Chairman John Reidelbach spoke to those gathered for the ribbon cutting and sign unveiling.

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The Coweta County Hospital Authority has gifted the Coweta Samaritan Clinic $212,500 for its “Enhancing and Expanding Care” campaign. The total campaign goal is $650,000, which will support building updates and the addition of onsite dental services at the Clinic.

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The love, sacrifices and strengths of Moms

This will be my fourth Mother’s Day without my mom. Actually a lot longer than that. Mom had Alzheimer’s for over 15 years. Truth be known, I have been mom-less for more like eight years. If you have had a parent or a loved one who has lived with this devastating disease, you understand.

Momma was 18 years old when she had my sister. Six years later, I was born. In between momma had four miscarriages. I just don’t know if I would have had the strength to continue to try. This was almost 70 years ago. There were no fertilization specialists. You just tried, hoped, prayed, got your heart broken and tried again.

When the pregnancy with me stuck, it wasn’t easy. She had toxemia. And I was a whale when I was born. Nine pounds, 12 ounces –big by today’s standards. A Shamu 65 years ago.

Momma didn’t graduate high school. When daddy went to Vietnam, she needed to make more money than her Davison’s store clerk job paid, and she took a course and got a job as an OR (operation room) Tech. I do remember my momma loving that job.

She worked long hours – my grandmother lived with us at the time – missed my daddy and took care of us.

When daddy came home from war, he was a different man. He drank. A lot. It was not easy. Momma survived ovarian cancer. So many are not that fortunate.

We didn’t have a lot of money, but I never realized it. I honestly thought that corn bread and milk was her favorite dinner, and we would have it at least once or twice a week.

While daddy drank away a lot of our money, momma figured out how to get me on the trip to Washington, D.C .with my 6th grade class and how to pay for Drill Team uniforms when I was in high school.

Senior Living Advice

with BETH DOW, Geriatric Care Manager

Momma stayed with her husband, my dad, until he stopped drinking in his 50s. Once sober, he became a wonderful husband, father to then- adult daughters, and grandfather. Daddy was an Agent Orange recipient and spent a lot of time sick and in the hospital. Momma shouldered all of that.

As I look back today, I am sad that when I was younger that I never truly realized what a strong, phenomenal person my mom was then. I am thankful that we had a close relationship and that I had the honor of holding her in my arms when she took her last breath. I do miss her every day.

If you still have your mom, recognize all the love and sacrifices and strength that it took her to get where she is today. And if you need to, give her a break. From my personal experience as a mom to two and grandmomma to four, I can tell you I know I don’t get it right a lot of the time, I know that I have messed up, and I know that I love each one of them more than anything in the world.

Life with a mom is so much better than life without one. This month and every month, Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who is a mom and to everyone that has a mom.

Beth Dow is a Dementia and Alzheimer’s Educator, CAEd and Geriatric Care Manager. She is also the owner of Home Helpers of GA & AL in Newnan. Readers can contact her by email at  bdow@ homehelpershomecare.com.

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ChildrenConnect Newnan Children’s Museum received a $5000 grant from Clothes Less Traveled to fund museum membership and camp scholarships for local children, whose families would otherwise not be able to afford the creative learning experiences.

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A fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) announced the introduction of its Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management (HRTM) program, designed to prepare students for dynamic careers in the thriving hospitality industry.

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The Pope can’t be an organ donor.

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West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) President Dr. Julie Post has announced the promotion of Amber Wilson from Executive Director of Financial Services to Interim Vice President of Finance.

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It’s illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland.

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Wingate University Director of Athletics Joe Reich announced recently that former Northgate High School standout Katie Mitchell will be taking over as the head coach for the Wingate women’s soccer team. Mitchell, a native of Newnan, joined the Bulldog staff as an assistant coach in March of 2023. She takes over the head coaching job after Jack Vundum took a position on the staff for Super League Carolina.

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Building On Our Promise

In October 2002, Piedmont Newnan broke ground on the first phase of the $65 million South Tower Expansion Project, which adds 50 new patient beds and almost 80,000 square feet to the original hospital footprint.

This is the first structural addition Piedmont Newnan will open since building this new hospital here on Poplar Road 12 years ago. As a top destination for care in South Atlanta, this expansion project is necessary to keep up with Coweta County’s fast-paced growth and to continue to provide high-quality, patient-centered care close to home.

Since 2002, Piedmont Healthcare has invested almost $300 million in capital here in Newnan and grown from an original 136-bed facility to 217-beds. The new South Tower, built with the infrastructure to add additional floors in future phases, is the most significant investment Piedmont has made in Coweta County, building on our promise to support the healthcare needs of those in Coweta and surrounding communities. The expansion officially opened May 1.

Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia’s

provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization with

we touch in the communities we serve. Across our 1,755 physical locations we

hospitals, 65 Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 25 QuickCare locations, 1,875 Piedmont

Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than 612,000 online appointments and over 163,000

of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has

Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly $390 million in community benefit programming and uncompensated care in Fiscal Year 2023. For more information, or booking your next appointment, visit piedmont.org

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Notes from Perry Street

If the month of May has you a bit overwhelmed, you are not alone. To me, it is always one of the busiest months on my calendar.

May often brings me my highest highs and my lowest lows. My mountaintop moments and my deepest valleys. May is a month of milestones.

The month starts full throttle and does not stop. We have weddings, end of the year school parties, graduation parties, and even kindergartens have graduations.

When the Eldest Son, now almost 26, graduated from kindergarten, his teacher, Josie Exner, helped us celebrate and we cried our eyes out. They wore caps and gowns and we listened to “l’m on my way,” the theme song from Brother Bear.

For years, I played that song with all The SONs of Thunder while driving to school on the first day, and many days after that. I think the CD finally wore out. Yet even if we are incredibly busy, we can still savor these moments and take it all in, every morsel.

And let’s not forget the school musicals, band and guitar concerts too. Then the pool opens! I got to haul the Three SONs to the pool with all the sunscreen and floaties. It seemed like such a huge ordeal, but in the whole scheme of things it was rather easy as I look back.

Non-Profits have many of their events in May. They are so important to our community and so are their wonderful fundraisers. You see what I mean, it is a busy time. And we haven’t talked about finding the perfect clothes for these perfect events either ...

May is full of milestones and precious memories.

The Eldest SON of Thunder was born May 17th, so we got to add birthday celebrations to this already busy month. And his parties, well, they were parties of legend to say the least.

There is a great quote, “Where you are be there.” I don’t think there is anything wrong with just being. But being so busy you’re not fully embracing or experiencing the moment makes you miss the moment.

Now we come to the holiday, Mother’s Day. The Eldest SON was born a week before Mother’s Day in Alaska. He was two weeks late and once we were at the hospital he arrived in less than an hour and a half. Winters basically delivered him.

Funny what you remember, I got a microwave with pearl earrings inside for that first birth.

Practicality and pretty earrings were a treat.

Mother’s Day was never the same when mom passed away in 2009. It has gotten better, but I miss her every day. I know on behalf of the Three SONs of Thunder I was still to celebrate Mother’s Day. And along the way I adopted another mom.

Life is full of seasons and knowing the season you are in is huge to your personal success and happiness and making great choices for the here and now and your future.

Life is a journey full of different seasons. But here is something to consider … if you have no children to haul to the pool, no mother to call, no children to love on, maybe God has some other moms, or children or families who need your love.

I am very excited about this Mother’s Day. I think Winters is getting me a battery operated mower. Practical and yes, it is a pretty mower. Thanks to Brandi and Troy of Jack Peek's Sales. Priorities do change over the years!

Happy May and Mother’s Day.

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For someone with the right skill set and a passion for fast-moving vehicles, a career at Yamaha can take off like – well, like a WaveRunner. Ben Clark knows this firsthand. He has been a manufacturing engineer for the company’s water vehicle assembly line for more than seven years.

“At Yamaha the sky’s the limit,” he said. “There are so many different departments and a wide spectrum of engineering, so the ability to expand my knowledge as an engineer in different aspects has been just awesome.” Clark loves the chance to work in different areas, with no two days being alike and plenty of opportunities for advancement. He also likes the employee benefits that include discounts on the purchase of fun Yamaha-made vehicles. It’s been such a great experience for his family that his wife also works for the company. Ben

Gut Health Plays Important Role in Physical, Mental Health

Spring is here, and many people start this season feeling imbalanced. People of all ages can suffer from a variety of health issues, including sneezing, allergies, low energy, poor immune health, headaches, sugar cravings, slow digestion and metabolism, bloating, weight gain, mood swings and more.

Our gut health plays a vital role in our physical and mental health. The gut is filled with trillions of microbes (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and their genes) that make up our microbiome, the collection of microbes that naturally live on or inside our bodies and help maintain good health.

It’s important to take good care of our gut, said Sara Byars, a Coweta County-based health and wellness expert.

“These little friendly bacteria are working overtime each and every day to produce about 50% of the dopamine found in your body and up to 90% of the neurotransmitter serotonin,” Byars said. “These two neurochemicals are responsible for your mood, your happiness levels, pleasure and joy.”

“Research shows that people who take care of their gut and microbiomes have an easier time dealing with mental and emotional health, as people with a rich and diverse microbiome have more good microbes working away to build your serotonin and dopamine levels. If you are feeling too many of that long list of issues above, more than likely you have too much bad bacteria in your gut. It’s your sign you need a gut health check-up and restoration,” Byars added.

In a 30-day study, subjects showed a

decrease in anxiety, depression and health issues after consistently eating foods packed full of probiotics. These probiotics were able to help cultivate their microbiomes and produced higher levels of serotonin. The other half of subjects that consumed products with no probiotics saw no change in their health, Byars explained.

She notes that many people might not prefer probiotic rich foods, such kefir, yogurt with no added sugar and sauerkraut, so supplements can be used to help the gut flourish. Taking probiotics daily can effectively remove bad bacteria and grow good bacteria to improve your health and levels of quality vitamins, thus filling the gaps from our lack of a balanced daily diet.

Byars offers some additional tips to improve gut health and feel your best this spring:

• Go to sleep by 11 p.m. and get seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

• Drink half of your ideal body weight in plain water daily.

• Highly reduce the amount of refined sugars and carbs eaten daily.

• Eat whole foods and meats.

• Find a good supplement routine, which includes probiotics.

• Get outdoors for natural sunlight and fresh air daily.

• Complete 20 minutes or more of walking or exercise daily.

• Do something that brings you joy daily like reading, journaling, creating or play with your kids.

The American Medical Association also offers some tips to maintain a healthy gut:

• Look out for symptoms – Bloating, diarrhea and abdominal pain are symptoms that will make doctors consider if something is going on with a patient’s microbiome.

• Get tested if symptoms persist –Unexplained abdominal bloating or gas, diarrhea and abdominal pain can be a red flag to a gastroenterologist.

• Pay attention to bowel pattern change

– Normal bowel behavior is having a bowel movement anywhere from once every three days to three times a day. However, this can vary from person to person, so watch out for a change in your bowel pattern.

• Be mindful of taking antibiotics –Antibiotics kill certain bacteria and can cause dysbiosis, a change in the composition or diversity of the microbiome.

• Try probiotics for relief – When a patient comes in with unexplained symptoms of diarrhea, bloating and gas and the doctor knows the patient doesn’t have colon cancer, ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, some doctors will recommend a trial of probiotics to see if it helps.

• Prebiotics are also good – Prebiotics are compounds that induce growth and activity of the good bacteria of the gut. They are found in foods such as whole grains, bananas, greens, onions, garlic, soybeans and artichokes, according to Mayo Clinic.

• Skip gluten if it upsets your stomach –Stay away from anything, such as gluten, that upsets your stomach.

• Eat a well-balanced diet – This should include vitamin and fiber rich foods, fruits and vegetables and limiting a lot of processed foods.

• Add more fiber as needed – A high fiber diet is important for those who have diarrhea and for those who may be constipated.

• Some may need to avoid bananas –Bananas can cause an upset stomach in some individuals, so avoid them, if needed.

• Breastfeed for your baby’s gut health –Breastfeeding is good for the immune system of an infant, which includes the gut.

• Contact doctor if bowel habits change – Reach out to your doctor if you have unexplained abdominal pain, weight loss, blood in your stool or a change in bowel habit.

Sara Byars offers a free Gut Health Assessment to help determine if you need to restore balance to your gut. She can help you to put some simple steps in place to experience physical, mental and emotional changes from the inside out.

For more information, contact Byars at sarabyars777@gmail.com or text the words GutHealth to (770) 765-0199.

June 7 and 8

is back and “unplugged.”

Discover the joys and challenges of living off the grid with

 Riverkeeper Sally Bethea

 outdoor photographer CC Lockwood

 photographer/author Gwen Roland

 NTC performs Aesop’s Fables

 Hometown Novel Night

hosts 40 regional authors and …

Sean Dietrich, Unplugged, at Wadsworth Auditorium

Sat., June 8, 7 p.m.

Sean Dietrich, columnist, novelist, stand-up storyteller and humorist, is one of Newnan's favorite guests. Known for his often poignant, tinged with humor, commentaries on life in the American South, his work has appeared in Southern Living and Garden and Gun among others, is nationally syndicated in newspapers across the US and appears locally in the Newnan/Times Herald. He has authored fifteen books, is the creator of Sean of the South podcast and makes frequent appearances at the Grand Ole Opry. His newest release "Kinfolk" will be available for purchase as well as others including "You are my Sunshine". Doors open at 6 p.m., tickets are $35 each and can be purchased through Eventbrite. Presented in partnership with the Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation and Newnan Cultural Arts Commission.

All proceeds benefit future programming at NCAC and the Carnegie. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/southern-litfest-2024-3032019

The Veggie Patch

Kitchen with Angela Memories of a Lovely Pound Cake

One reason I enjoy sharing my favorite recipes is that they often recall happy times with family and friends. That’s certainly the case with this month’s recipe, which holds a special place in my heart.

As some readers will have heard by now, my beloved husband, Alex McRae, passed away last month after a long battle with heart disease. We came close to losing him in 2022, but the Lord graciously gave us two more great years together. I miss him terribly, and as I’ve been reminiscing about the past seventeen years, I recall so many great meals we shared. On our honeymoon, we enjoyed beignets and café au lait at Café Du Monde in New Orleans, his birthplace. On another trip to Louisiana to visit one of his longtime friends, I got my first taste of alligator. We got a kick out of eating brats at Lambeau Field while visiting my stepdaughter’s family in Wisconsin, and here in Georgia, my stepson often grilled chicken or pork that was so central to those great family cookouts that we probably all take for granted.

Here at home, I could bake just about anything sweet and Alex would compliment me on it and offer to do the dishes (“Since you cooked, I’ll clean up”). One treat he always enjoyed was the pound cake I like to make for family and friends. (It’s my plain-cake version of something called Grandmother Crisp’s Caramel Cake, which you can easily find online.)

This cake can be made in a 9 x 13-inch pan and topped with your favorite icing, and that’s how I made it for many years. Last year for my birthday, though, my friend Susan gave me a beautiful heart-shaped Bundt pan, a six-cup-capacity pan that allows me to make two smaller cakes using this same recipe, and I have enjoyed sharing the extra cake with friends. I didn’t know it at the time, but this recipe would be the last cake I made for my husband, and how fitting that it was heart-shaped. If you don’t have a small Bundt pan, you might want to think about getting one—and baking a cake for someone you love.

A Lovely

Pound Cake

o 3 sticks butter

o 3 cups sugar

o 5 large eggs

o 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted three times

o 1/4 teaspoon salt

o 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

o 1-1/4 cups milk

o 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar, and eggs and beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients alternately with the milk, then add vanilla. Beat using an electric mixer or with a hand mixer until the batter “ribbons,” meaning it becomes pale and very thick. Pour batter into pan (or pans) prepared with cooking spray and bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If using Bundt pans, let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing.

comments to her at angelamcrae@charter.net

Angela McRae is a freelance writer and editor from Newnan, and you can find out more about her work at angelamcrae.com. Email questions and

Kathy Bohannon’s Front Porch Stories

I was raised in the First Baptist Church of Red Oak, Georgia.

My mom had a key to the back door. This pretty much meant if those doors were open, mom was there. I, being her shadow, was also there.

Mom sang in the choir and I remember her in pointy glasses, bouffant hairdo and burgundy choir robe. Sometimes they used green choir robes, but the vivid memories I have are of the burgundy sort. I was typically seated on a front pew with my brother and the boy from across the street whose name was John. The two boys would begin the hour behaving, but it was just too much to ask for them to act right for the entire church service. Mom would glare at them from the choir loft and usually that was enough to get them to settle down, at least for a few minutes. But no matter how many times mom would ask the rhetorical question of “Why do you want to embarrass me like that?” the boys would just up their game on the following Sunday.

I guess we didn’t have a kid’s church and we were too old for the nursery, so whenever Sunday rolled around, the three of us would pile up on the front pew under the watchful eyes of the entire choir. I’m sure mom would just hope for the best.

Easter and Christmas usually meant that dad would join us at church. I have no idea what kept him from the every-Sunday-service that mom, my brother and I attended, but on these special occasions, dad would drive us in his Eldorado Cadillac. Mom would have arrived early to have choir practice. Dad would later stroll into the church looking like something out of a magazine. He was tall and terribly handsome. His suits were immaculate and expensive. Just as it was everywhere we went, people would turn to look at him as he walked by. I thought he looked like a mob boss, which was a cool look when I was a kid. We sat with dad whenever he attended church. The two boys behaved throughout the service, but only because dad was just a swat away. That gave me a bit of a break since I was often the victim of their antics. We had dinner on the grounds at First Baptist. Tables would magically appear in the back parking lot, and platters and bowls of southern women’s cooking would fill those tables to near overflowing. All of the church kids would run and chase each other, working up a strong appetite and surely ruining our “Sunday best”. The pastor would eventually call out to us all and we would gather to hear the blessing. The food was always perfect and the playtime with church friends was just good, clean fun.

Church has changed over the years. Those big white columns that adorn the older churches have given way to designs that are often simple, metal buildings. One of my favorite pastors of all time said it best, “The building is not the church. We are the church.” It’s true, as I’ve grown to realize over a lifetime of attending church services.

I’m thankful for the Sundays that dad attended with us and also for that biblical foundation. Most of all, I’m thankful for whatever good messages I got out of those sermons that started at that little red brick church so many years ago.

Kathy Bohannon is a Christian humorist and inspirational speaker. She can be reached at kathybohan@yahoo.com

A few photos from the recent Blues Plate Special Fundraiser

The Blues Plate Special is an annual event hosted by the Kris Youmans Band that supports various non-profits throughout the community. This year the More Music Foundation was the recipient. “More Music Foundation is committed to providing music education programs to at-risk youth and cultivating community through the unifying art of learning to play music,” is the Foundation’s mission statement.

The event was held at Line Creek’s The Reserve and featured food trucks, (Mad Greek, Japaneck Frank and BeezFreez), dogs, kids and people of all ages who just like live music, beer and helping out non-profits. Bands were: Sweet Grass Sally, Aaron Watkins, John Hensley, The Kris Youmans Band, Leonard Washington, Frankie’s Blues Mission, Tavis Lance Mapp, HeyDreamer, Erick Culberson, and The Venus Kings. Look on our website, wintersmedia.net, for more photos from this event, Keris Kares Royal Run, Race for the Orphans, Hats & Hooves and other recent fundraisers.

Real Es tate Weekly The

Jess Barron

Update on Interest Rates and the Real Estate Market

If you read my article at the beginning of the year forecasting real estate for 2024, you might remember the importance of interest rates and how they affect the real estate market.

The Federal Reserve met in March and decided not to adjust the federal funds rate, the rate that lenders use to calculate the cost of borrowing. The Central Bank has indicated they would lower this rate as many as three times this year. This has not happened yet. The Federal Reserve seems to be cautious, with high inflation factoring in their decision.

Meanwhile, mortgage rates have increased in 2024. As of April 22, 2024, mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed loan have increased to over seven percent. Mortgage rates were closer to six percent at the start of the year.

Despite the increase in mortgage rates, the real estate market in Coweta County has been consistent. I have seen an influx of buyers moving here for jobs, family, or to leave a big city. Other buyers and clients of mine are “moving up” from starter homes to larger homes for their growing families.

The number of listings in Coweta County has increased year over year, anywhere from nine percent to 19 percent per month in the first three months of the year (Georgia Multiple Listing System, GAMLS). The listing inventory is finally improving here.

Pending and closed sales numbers will be mixed starting in 2024. They have decreased as much as ten percent, year-over-year, in one month and are up as much as 26 percent in another month.

All predictions and signs point to mortgage rates trending down as soon as this spring. Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) chief economist, estimates that rates will hover between six percent and seven percent for the rest of the year. Fannie Mae, the Federal National Mortgage Association, predicts mortgage rates to be 6.4% at the end of the year (NAR). Fannie Mae also predicts existing-home sales to increase this year (NAR).

If you are thinking about buying or selling, the optimal time seems to be the next interest rate decrease or the second decrease. When this occurs, we should see a significant influx of more buyers entering the market. Historically, we have also had more home sales for higher prices between March and August of the calendar year.

Jess Barron is an Associate Broker with Lindseys, Inc. Realtors and former President of the Newnan-Coweta Board of Realtors. ◗

Newnan’s own William Barber aka WB hosts Backyard Country on Sunday Nights 8 p.m. on 94.9 The Bull.

Helping local Georgia country artists have their music heard on the radio across Georgia.

To advertise or to have your music considered for the show email WB at WB@iheartmedia.com 949thebull.com • iheartradio.com

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Ask your County Agent

Stephanie R. Butcher County Coordinator Agricultural & Natural Resources Agent

Q. What is wrong with my camellia leaves? Some of them are light green and thicker than normal.

A. Your plant is infected with camellia leaf gall. It is caused by the fungus Exobasidium camelliae and is more often found on sasanqua than japonica camellias. A similar leaf gall can be seen on azaleas in the spring.

These galls may not look good, but they are not a cause for concern regarding the overall health of the camellia. Severity of the disease varies according to the weather conditions when leaf expansion begins in the spring. Cool, moist weather favors disease development. This disease is rarely seen when the weather is dry but if a sprinkler system is used, then it can provide enough moisture for the disease to develop. The lifecycle of camellia (and azalea) leaf gall is poorly understood. Since it is more of an aesthetic problem, there has been little research into figuring it out. It is thought that the fungus survives during the winter in leaf buds and infects the expanding leaf tissue in the spring. Instead of developing normally, the new leaves

become thickened and succulent and may be larger than normal. The diseased leaves are a light green to pinkish-green color.

Eventually, the epidermis on the underside of the camellia leaf peels away and exposes a white surface. On azalea galls, the whole galled leaf or flower turns white. Spores are released from the white surface and are dispersed by air currents and splashing water. The galled leaves will dry and turn brown to black in late spring.

To control camellia leaf gall, you can remove and discard the galled leaves and/or flowers as soon as symptoms are seen and before the surfaces turn white and spores are released. Fungicide applications are not recommended once the disease is present, but they can be used in early spring (as the buds begin to swell) to help prevent the development of the disease.

For more information about camellia and azalea leaf gall, contact the Coweta County Extension office at 770-254-2620 or coweta.extension@uga.edu

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization.

Photo Credit: UGA Cooperative Extension, Ben Hill County ◗

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vice, 678.301.0153 ROLL

NEWNAN LANDSCAPING & DESIGN – Offers sodding, grass seeding, hardscaping, drainage

french drains, curb appeal, landscaping designs, grading, land clearing, concrete work and more. Free Estimates. 17 years in business with photos and references available. Call 470-512-3857 for info.

SEPTIC – Residential, commercial or install or cleaning. Call Mitchell Septic

TREE DAMAGE? – Then call Arbor

Tree Service for tree removal from any

event. Also provide Trimming and Pruning Services, plus Chipping, Stump Grinding. Discounts for Seniors and Veterans. Free Quotes. Call 678.633.2986 or visit arbortechgeorgia.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT We proudly do painting, remodeling, decks, doors, basements, gutters, windows, roofing, columns, flooring, plumbing, kitchens, wood repair, electrical. ALL types of handyman jobs. NO job too small. Successfully over 30 years in business. 770.252.5458 Very reasonable rates.

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NOW HIRING – CUTS AND COMICS seeking licensed Hair Stylist/Barber, Braider, Beauty and Lash Tech for our unique new business for $100 weekly booth rental. Call 470.414.1213 or email cutsandcomics@gmail.com

NOW HIRING – LKQ PICK YOUR PART in Fayetteville, GA is seeking to fill various positions. To apply, visit lkqpickyourpart.com and select ‘Careers.

NOW HIRING – Smallcakes Cupcakery in Newnan is seeking to hire a

SPORTS ON TV

MLB: BRAVES (26-16)*

May 22, Wednesday at Cubs, 7:40 – Bally

May 23, Thursday at Cubs, 2:20 – Bally

May 24, Friday at Pirates, 6:40 – Bally

May 25, Saturday at Pirates, 4:05 – Bally

May 26, Sunday at Pirates, 1:35 – Bally

May 27, Monday

Nationals, 4:10 – Bally

May 28, Tuesday

Nationals, 7:20 – Bally

May 29, Wednesday

Nationals, 7:20 – Bally

May 30, Thursday

Nationals, 7:20 – Bally

May 31, Friday Athletics, 7:20 – Bally

MLS: UNITED (3-6-4)*

May 25, Saturday

LAFC, 7:30 – Apple

May 29, Wednesday at Inter Miami, 7:30 – Apple

June 2, Sunday LAFC, 7:30 – FOX

June 15, Saturday

Houston, 7:30 – Apple

June 19, Wednesday at DC United, 7:30 – Apple

WNBA: DREAM (1-1)*

May 21, Tuesday

Dallas Wings, 7:30 –PeachtreeTV

May 26, Sunday

Minnesota Lynx, 6:00 –PeachtreeTV

May 29, Wednesday at Washington Mystics, 7:30 – PeachtreeTV

May 31, Friday Las Vegas Aces, 7:30 –ION * records thru 5/19