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Patriot Pride Ballin’ Former Rockdale player Grady Jarrett stands out at Clemson

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Veteran’s Story: Our columnist pays tribute to local veteran passing

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Heritage High celebrated Spirit Week leading up to Friday’s Homecomming game against Lanier High with Pajama Day Monday, Character Day Tuesday, Twin Day Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and Patriotic Friday.

Heritage High School’s 2014 Homecoming Court are as follows: 9th Grade Representative Amya Sarten; 10th Grade Representative Shakeria Cole; 11th Grade Representatives Blakely Bryant and Sydney Sims; Senior Queens Court Candidates Lakaitlen Barney, Jamaya Booker, Jennifer Fernandez, Kylin Hall, Ashley Jones, Kaelyn Leaphart, Hannah Leavitt, Sarah Pruitt, D’Azia Spivey, Valencea Williams; Senior Kings Court Freddie Bryant, Khamoi Crawford, Rashad Jones, Jamal Odom, Tyler Potts, San Marteen Rozier, Andy Sanchez, David Turner, Antrell Vining, Anthony Williams.

D’Azia Spivey was named Homecoming Queen and Tyler Potts was named Homecoming King at Friday’s game.

Probate judge faces lawsuits

By Michelle Kim

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Rockdale Probate Court Judge Charles K. Mays Sr. faces multiple lawsuits for lack of payment on services and one threatened lawsuit for almost $20,000 of unpaid work and expenses on behalf of the court.

A letter submitted to Mays Oct. 15 from attorney Michael Waldrop, representing his client Freya Pearson, outlined that Mays had asked Pearson to move from California to Conyers to work on Rockdale County Probate Court projects. Pearson was to work on a possible Veteran’s and Mental Health accountability court as well

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as other tasks, said Waldrop.

Since Mays is not a practicing attorney and not a member of the Georgia Bar, any accountability court handling felony matters would need to be handled with the Superior Court, according to the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts. Pro-

bate Courts typically handle matters such as birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, gun licenses, adoptions, wills and such.

Pearson moved with her child and grandchild to Mays’ home on McCalla Street around February this year.

An invoice submitted by Pearson calculated at least 616 regular hours and 239 overtime hours she had worked, along with a trip to the North Carolina Veterans Court in June that was paid out of pocket for a total of $24,125.

Pearson was reportedly paid $2,500 once by the county and had three payments

See Probate, Page 13

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Hwy138 underpass moves forward Rockdale County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the hiring of a contractor for the Old Covington Highway widening project at its Tuesday voting session.

The contractor, Lilburn-based CMES, will be awarded $4.348 for the construction of the project, that will connect two sides of Old Covington Highway underneath the Ga. Highway 138 bridge, reconstruct the intersection of Green

St. and Old Covington and widen and reconstruct all of Old Covington.

Georgia Department of Transportation awarded the Rockdale Department of Transportation $1 million to help fund the project.

The rest of the cost is being split between the 2005 Transportation special local option sales tax, $2.72 million, and the Rockdale Water Resources SPLOST, $624,615.

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City requires vacant property registry Owners of vacant properties will now have to register the buildings with the City of Conyers or face stiff fines and even jail time.

The new registration requirement for vacant or foreclosed properties was approved by City Council at its Oct. 15 meeting.

The goals are to keep better track of buildings that may harm public safety and property values—and to have a contact person on record to hold responsible.

The new law applies to residential, commercial and industrial sites. “Vacant” doesn’t just mean

“empty.” To fall under the registration requirement, it must be vacant and totally shut down for at least 60 days. A building that still has utilities turned on won’t be considered vacant, officials said.

The same goes for a multi-unit building that has only one unit occupiedBuildings that stopped construction part-way also must be registered if they have no active, valid building permits.

The registration fee is $100. The penalties for not registering: a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in jail. - John Ruch

Possible DUI fleeing driver kills woman A Decatur woman is in the custody of the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office after leading a deputy on a fatal car chase Thursday night. The car chase, which lasted less than ten minutes, resulted in a five-vehicle collision that caused the death of 52-year-old Yuwadee Theerakanok, a female Jonesboro resident, and caused three other people, including one RCSO deputy, to be transported to the hospital. The suspect, 39-yearold Kidistz Temesgen, received no injuries. Alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor in the crash,

according to the Georgia State Patrol Public Information Office.

Charges are pending the completion of an investigation.

Pistolwhipping turns into chase, shooting An argument that turned into an attempted shooting, pistol-whipping, chase and another shooting ended with one man and four women in jail, one woman hospitalized and Conyers police looking for additional suspects early Wednesday.

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Horror movie ‘The Ring 3’ base in Rockdale

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A major horror movie-”The Ring 3”-will start production in Conyers just in time for Halloween and remain based here for at least six months, the Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council learned on Oct. 14.

CREDC Executive Director Marty Jones also announced early talks for a possible business incubator, focused on tech startups, at the former Michelangelo restaurant building.

“The Ring 3” is the latest sequel to the hit 2002 horror film.

Paramount Pictures is renting studio space at 2030 East Park Drive recently vacated by another major horror film, “Goosebumps.”

“It’s a big movie,” said Gina Hartsell, CREDC’s project man-

ager and movie-industry contact.

The Internet Movie Database estimates the film’s budget at $33 million. Jones said that Paramount will pay around $200,000 in rent and will hire locals for various work and supplies.

Meanwhile, Jones is in early talks with city and county officials about the possible business incubator in the 8,000-squarefoot Victorian building at Railroad and Elm streets, where an

antique store reportedly is likely to move. Property owner Harris Tessler of Atlanta is “willing to partner with us,” but will take a good commercial tenant if they come along first, Jones said.

Some type of business incubator-where start-ups can use shared facilities to get a leg up-is a longtime dream for the area. A plan for a large-scale incubator at the former Acuity Brands building on Rockdale Industrial Boulevard fell through in 2011.

Jones told the News that he and Tessler have talked about the incubator idea since last winter-before Tessler bought the Olde Town building. They even traveled to College Park to visit a similar incubator there, he said.

But the idea is still very preliminary and needs more discussion before it could become a solid proposal, Jones said.

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SPREADING THE WORD Breast cancer survivor Carol Tack champions early testing

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There’s nothing Carol Tack loves more than seeing burly football players in pink cleats.

Watching her favorite sportsmen don unconventional footwear to support breast cancer awareness always brings warmth to her heart.

As a breast cancer survivor and strong supporter of regular testing, Tack identifies with women battling the vicious disease. Having already felt the fear, denial, and emotional trauma of struggling against breast cancer, Tack hopes to encourage younger women, especially women with a family history of breast cancer, to be diligent in getting their yearly mammogram.

Tack didn’t consider what it might mean for her future when her aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 52.

Without today’s advanced technology and early screening options, Tack’s aunt lost her battle after the cancer spread from her chest to her bones.

It wasn’t until her yearly exam in 1996 that Tack understood the fight her aunt faced two decades prior.

Tack attributes her survival largely to Doctor Grady, an OBGYN who wisely suggested further testing after spotting a shadow on a routine mammogram.

After a second mammogram, an ultrasound, and a needle biopsy, Tack was diagnosed with breast cancer. Between her partial mastectomy, lymph node removal, eventual radical mastectomy, and four rounds of chemotherapy treatment, time moved at a normal pace although Tack describes

it as a whirlwind experience.

Family, friends, her church, and her relationship with God all supported Tack and helped to keep her positive throughout the trying time of surgeries and waiting. A solid support system helped Tack maintain an optimistic attitude in the face of a terrifying disease.

Today, Tack is cancer free and, needless to say, a huge advocate for early testing. Although self-examination at home can be a healthy practice, nothing replaces a yearly mammogram.

Tack urges other women to get tested as early as possible.

Having a baseline mammogram, a mammogram which defines your “normal”, will be an extremely helpful tool in the future. Doctors will compare each yearly test to your baseline mammogram and take note of any changes that may occur. Furthermore, Tack stresses that there were no lumps, only a shadow on

a mammogram. A regular self-examination would not have caught the cancer early on, and by the time a physical lump would have developed Tack says the cancer would have likely spread and become terminal.

Tack encourages her own daughter to get tested every year, and is pleased that her diagnosis has not been passed on to the next generation.

“This thing isn’t a joke. Get tested. Do it. Do it now. Especially if you have a family,” Tack said.

As an incredibly grateful survivor, Tack enjoys sharing her story with others and spreading the word about the importance early and regular testing.

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For the past few years there has been talk of building an underpass connecting Old Covington Highway behind Walmart/Home Depot and Green Street, which would alleviate a major traffic jam up on 138 and the access road.

The Board of Commissioners last week approved the hiring of a contractor for the Old Covington Highway widening project, the $4.348 million cost of the project will be paid for with monies from the Georgia Department of transportation, the 2005 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax – a penny sales tax.

The connector will run under Ga. Highway 138 and will connect to Green Street which will be widened.

This project for a while will cause some major headaches for area drivers but when completed will alleviate the traffic pressure that exists in that area.

We praise the members of BOC and county staff and all other groups that have made this possible, including the taxpayers of the area.

This project help alleviate the pressure of traffic crossing east to west above I-20. Now if we can get some movement on building another overpass across Interstate 20 going north to south, we will finally be able to alleviate the major traffic issues that have cursed the 138 corridor almost since its inception.

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Please don’t vote

Most Americans don’t really care about contemporary political issues or the rudimentary workings of their government. But they sure do love voting. And the biggest fans of “democracy” treat this orgy of vacuous lever pulling as if it were sacred or patriotic.

It is neither. In 2013, President Barack Obama, who’s often argued that voting should be easier, issued a decidDavid edly undemocratic executive Harsanyi order to create a Guest commission that Columnist was tasked with investigating how to expand participation.

The report, for example, suggests that no one in the country should have to wait longer than 30 minutes to cast a ballot — or, in other words, voting should entail 15 minutes less exertion than ordering Chinese takeout.

Nowhere within the recommendations — or elsewhere, for that matter — do we ever ponder whether voters have a civic responsibility to know who the vice president is before getting an “I voted” sticker.

A recent Pew Research Center survey found that little more than a third of American adults can name the three branches of government, and 35 percent can’t name a single one. Only 38 percent of Americans could correctly identify which party controls the House or the Senate, and more than 40 percent “didn’t even feel qualified to guess at

the leadership of each house of Congress.” There are dozens — hundreds — of surveys over the years that confirm the fact that the majority of Americans care more about anything than they do about foreign policy. And though

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— and the kind of “bed-wetting” and scaremongering we hear every day? “Hence the concentration of power and the subjection of individuals will increase among democratic nations,” said Alexis de Tocqueville, “not only

I’m not worried about widespread fraud - although it certainly happens on occasion.

I’m worried about too many uniformed and unmotivated people registering to vote.

there’s no shame in being turned off by the cavity of Washington, there might be something shameful about nullifying the vote of a citizen who took the time to figure out the difference between Medicare and Medicaid.

Accountability is a downer.

Making things “easy” is empowering. Last week in Colorado, scores of negligent teachers and their pliable students took to the streets to protest the implementation of a curriculum that goes heavy on teaching the responsibilities of citizenship rather than romanticizing the state. (The curriculum, it should be mentioned, was implemented using the democratic process that unions claim to hold in such high esteem.)

Is it any wonder that so many young people have ridiculously outsize expectations about what government can or should be doing? Is it any wonder that so many people can be so easily manipulated with emotional appeals

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in the same proportion as their equality, but in the same proportion as their ignorance.” Sounds about right.

In Ohio, for example, a person can vote four weeks before the election.

And if you forget to register, feel free to do it on the day of the election. As if that weren’t enough to degrade the sanctity of the democratic process, this week the Supreme Court had to stop the state from offering an extra week, which would have allowed people to both register to vote and vote. The Supreme Court also eliminated voting on the Sunday before Election Day. This will make it more difficult for churches to organize their flocks to vote in lock step. We should be discouraging this sort of communal voting as much as we should be discouraging paper ballots, which not only are haphazardly mailed out but create a situation that leaves millions

susceptible to manipulation by friends and family members. Ideally, an American should stand in a long line before being sequestered to ponder long and hard the gravity of the mistake they’re about to make.

Unlike others, I’m not worried about widespread fraud — though it certainly happens on occasion. I’m worried about too many uninformed and unmotivated people registering to vote.

We should demand some effort.

And despite perceptions, I’m not alone in these thoughts. According to the latest poll on the topic, Rasmussen found that only 17 percent of likely voters believe it’s too hard to vote in the United States, whereas 27 percent think it’s too easy — and 50 percent feel the level of difficulty is just right.

Now, it’s likely that this poll has to do with partisanship, fear of fraud or race. In addition to the recent decision in Ohio, the process of tightening voting procedures is underway in other states, including North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas. Some argue that these laws undermine the participation of African-Americans.

Considering our ugly history on this matter, accusations such as this should not be taken lightly.

And as Americans, we must do our best to make voting equally onerous for all races and creeds.

David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist and the author of “The People Have Spoken (and They Are Wrong): The Case Against Democracy.” To find out more, visit Creators Syndicate at www.creators.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Respect what it takes to keep the right to vote Dear Editor: I would like to thank Lynn Brown (“Response to ‘Outrage over no vote on Sunday voting,” Oct. 11, 2014) for providing such a wonderful exposition and amplification of what has become of the “modern” Republican party. After containing the McCarthyites in the 50s and later the Birchers, the thinking conservative wing has apparently lost the reins to the party’s reactionary right wing.

Brown’s closing pretty much ticked

all the boxes, but I was particularly impressed by her early reference to “Saul Alinsky tactics”--that was superb allegory. And who was Saul Alinsky? He was a community organizer in AfricanAmerican communities. Here’s Alinsky explaining why he helped organize black communities: “Negroes were being lynched regularly in the South as the first stirrings of black opposition began to be felt, and many of the white civil rights organizers and

labor agitators who had started to work with them were tarred and feathered, castrated—or killed. Most Southern politicians were members of the Ku Klux Klan and had no compunction about boasting of it.” - Saul Alinsky We should respect what it takes to get and keep the right to vote... something the modern Republican party has lost sight of.

Michael Cope Rockdale County

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Community Calendar The Community Calendar deadline is noon Thursday. Email a description, place, time, phone number to news@rockdalenews. com.

Saturday, Oct. 18

Senior Bazaar

8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Bald Rock Baptist; 2284 Old Covington Rd; Find great bargains from peanuts and jellies to clothing fashions and home decor; 770-929-3421.

Olde Town Fall Festival 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Olde Town Conyers; family friendly activities, games, Pets and Kids Costume Contest, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, and more; www.oldetownfallfestival.com

RCA Classic Car Show and Fall Festival 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Dr.

Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat 4-7 p.m.; Conyers Church of God, 1825 Ga. Hwy 138; “Heroes of the Bible”-theme; health screenings; 770922-5834

Salem UMC Trunk or Treat 5-7 p.m.; Salem United Methodist Church, 3962 Salem Rd., Covington; 770-786-6027.

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Trunk or Treat

5-7 p.m.; County Line Baptist Church, 3325 Hwy 162, Covington; Shelia Archer, 770-786-2637

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11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. For $1 per throw, employees and the public can toss pies at several County department heads and elected officials. Parker Road Annex, 1400 Parker Road; proceeds benefit the United Way.

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Wednesday, Oct. 29

Pie-Throwing Contest

LWV Candidate’s forum

Hallelujah Night/Trunk-or-Treat

6:30 p.m. Questions from the audience. Rockdale Auditorium, 903 Main

6 p.m.; Bald Rock Baptist; 2284 Old Covington Rd; 770-929-3421.

Van Ness Campaign Open House 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch and ice cream with Commissioner JaNice Van Ness. The location of the event is 1417 Parker Road

Sunday, Oct. 19

Worship in Pink

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Antioch AME, 1790 Ebenezer Rd, Conyers; guest speakers Rev. Carolyn Williams, Dr. Fiona Baldwin

Tuesday, Oct. 21

2014 Wall of Hope and Kim’s Closet Unveiling 6 p.m.; Rockdale Medical Center, 1412 Milstead Ave NE; Kimberley Chance Atkins Foundations unveils portraits of breast cancer survivors featured on the Wall of Hope at RMC; www.kimatkins.net

Workshop for Retirement and Estate Planning Seminar 6:30 p.m. Educational Workshop for Retirement and Estate Planning Seminar at Smyrna Presbyterian Church, 2920 Highway 212, Conyers. RSVP requested at 770-507-2500 Ext. 2.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Race Against Violence

8 a.m. One Mile Fun Run; 8:15 a.m. 5K; starts and ends at Conyers First United Methodist, 921 N. Main St; Registration $20 before Oct. 10, $25 on race day; proceeds go to Rockdale Family Violence Task Force; www.rockdaleaware.com

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SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE find scholarships you never knew existed

Aubrae Gunderson Memorial Scholarship $1,250 each for one male and one female student at Heritage High; $1000 each for one student (male or female) at RCHS and Salem. Nominations solicited in January 2015; students interviewed and write essay in March; scholarship awarded in May. Student athletes must be nominated by a coach or band director based on subjective leadership and team qualities, letter in two Varsity sports or one sport and marching band, and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. These were the standards of the fund’s namesake; HHS student Aubrae Gunderson was struck and killed by a car September 26, 2005 while training with the Heritage Cross Country Team. Funded by a 5K walk/run held the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

For more information, go to aubraegunderson.com or contact Dan Gunderson at dgunderson@bellsouth.net.

Chi Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Awarded to one student from each Rockdale County and Newton County high schools recognizing outstanding high schools seniors that have been accepted to an accredited fouryear college or university.

Scholarship also awarded in honor of the chapter’s first president, the late Melanie Raiford Griggs. The awards are given to students that have high scholastic achievement, proven leadership, and have actively participated in community service. For more information, go to www. chitauomega.com and click on service/scholarships or email scholarship@chitauomega.com Collins Family Scholarship $1,500 each to four qualifying seniors/graduates of Rockdale County Public Schools who are of Hispanic/Latino descent, with first preference given to first generation college

students. Applications will be available January 2015 at www.rockdale.k12.ga.us .

Application deadline is Spring 2015. For more information, contact cball@rockdale.k12. ga.us or your RCPS high school counselor.

Constitutional Officers’ Association of Georgia scholarship Three scholarships given: $1,500, $1,000 and $500 awarded in May 2015 to undergraduate students as well as graduating high school seniors. Application deadline April 2015. The student must be a Georgia resident and attend a Georgia school. For more information, go to www. coag.info or call 404-377-1364.

Diego Rincon Memorial Scholarship $5,000 to one senior from a Rockdale County high school headed to college/technical school; from the Rehorn Family Foundation; named in honor of Diego Rincon, a 2000 Salem High graduate who was killed in military service in Iraq. Application and essay on “What Freedom Means to Me” due Spring 2015; scholarship awarded in May. For more information, go to www. rehorngroup.com Georgia United Credit Union

Vernon E. Carne Scholarship $3,000 first place, $2,000 second place, $1,000 third place. Top eight Runners-Up: $500 each. Applicants (or their parents) must be a member of Georgia United Credit Union (formerly Georgia Federal Credit Union); must be a high school student classified as a senior with a projected graduation date of 2015; entering a college/university or technical school by fall of 2015. For more information, go to www.georgiaunitedcu. org or call Georgia United’s Community Development Department at 770-476-6409.

Georgia Farm Bureau Total $14,250 in scholarships to 10 high school seniors who plan to pursue a college degree in agriculture, family and consumer sciences or a related field. The top three students will each receive a scholarship of $3,000. The remaining seven students will each receive a $750 scholarship. Students are eligible to submit an application if they, a parent or a legal guardian are a member of Georgia Farm Bureau.

Applicants must plan to enter a unit of the University System of Georgia or Berry College during the 2015-2016 academic year to pursue an undergraduate degree in agricultural and environmental sciences, family

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Imagine America High School Scholarship $1,000 to high school seniors and recent graduates attending or planning to attend a technical college; must have minimum 2.5 GPA, volunteer in community service, and demonstrate financial need; application deadline Dec. 31, 2014. For more information, www.imagine-america.org/ scholarships-education Jonathan David Childs Memorial Scholarship $500 awarded to a senor Salem High football athlete who has been accepted to college and meets the following criteria: Exhibits a passion for football as a player and displays good sportsmanship, minimum 2.5 GPA, displays humility, honesty and integrity, service oriented, demonstrates financial need. Awarded at Salem High’s Awards Program; in honor of Coach Jonathan D. Childs who coached and mentored football athletes at Salem High School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School and played football for Georgia State University’s first football team; he was 27 at the time of his passing; Coach Childs possessed a tremendous knowledge of football and the ability to transfer some of that knowledge to his players, and instilled positive character traits and good sportsmanship in his players. For more information, go to www. celestialenterprisesunlimitedinc. com/jonathan_david_ childs_sports_foundation or www.facebook.com/ JDCSportsFoundation, or contact 912-220-6835 or jdcspf@gmail.com.

Kate Caruso Light the Way Memorial Scholarship For a drama student at Heritage in memory of Kate Caruso, a Heritage graduate and Young American Christian School teacher and drama enthusiast who passed away from cancer.

For more information, contact Michelle Thorne, mthorne@ rockdale.k12.ga.us Newton-Rockdale Optimist Club $2,500 first place, $1,500 second place, $1,000 third place scholarship awarded. Contestants must not have yet graduated from high school yet or its equivalent and be up to 18 years old as of Dec. 31. The 700-800 word essay is due in January 2015. The winner of the local contest will go on to compete in the Georgia district contest for a $2,500 scholarship prize. For more information, go to www.optimist.org or contact NewtonRockdaleOptimist@ gmail.com.

Rockdale Coalition for Children and Families John K. Morgan Scholarship $4,000 to the top winner and $500 to the runner-up finalists. For a student living in Rockdale who has demonstrated outstanding community service in Rockdale County and plans to continue that level of commitment while pursuing postsecondary education. Application includes narrative describing the community service, two letters of recommendation, high school transcript; due January 31, 2015.

Winners announced March 21, 2015. For more information, go to www.rockdalecoalition.org or contact Michael Hutcheson at 770761-9244 or michael.hutcheson@ rockdalecoalition.org.

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Center Auxiliary $1,000 scholarship from the Elizabeth Wilmot Bull Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarded by the Council on Auxiliaries/ Volunteers of the Georgia Hospital Association. For more information, contact the RMC Auxiliary at 770-918-3007.

Rockdale NAACP $1,000 to one senior at each of the three RCPS high schools; funds raised through the annual Freedom Fund banquet in March; scholarships awarded in June. For more information, contact C. Lyn Gibson at clgibson@bellsouth. net or Allene Eatman at 770-7154836 or emafdet@aol.com Rockdale Retired Educators Association Henry Gibbs scholarship Variable amount; for a graduate of a RCPS high school who has completed at least one year of college, and is majoring in education. Applications are available in February 2015 from RREA scholarship committee.

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by March 31. Nominees must provide a transcript of their college grades and demonstrate a definite financial need. Nominations may be made by Rockdale County residents and must be endorsed by a high school counselor. Students may apply for, and be awarded, the scholarship for three years by submitting a new application each year. Scholarship funds will be deposited in the students’ accounts at the college they attend. For more information, contact Kathy Voshall at 770922-4796 or at 2309 Rolling Acres Drive, Conyers.

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Deadline is February 2015. For more information, www.ssemc.com , 770-385-2888 Superintendent’s Scholarship $1,000 to one senior at each of the three RCPS high schools; sponsored by the Foundation for Excellence in Education and The Grace and James McGarity Scholarship Fund. To apply, a student must: be a 2015 graduate in a Rockdale County public school, have been admitted to a college or technical school for the 2013-14 school year, not have received over $2500 in scholarships from other sources, and complete an application, including the essay portion. Three judges read and score the essays.

The applicant with the highest cumulative score from each school was chosen to receive this scholarship. Applications will be available January 2015 at www. rockdale.k12.ga.us . Application deadline is spring 2015 and scholarships are awarded at graduation practice. For more information, contact cball@ rockdale.k12.ga.us or your high school counselor.

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VFW Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contest The VFW Post 5290 Voice of Democracy speech contest for high schoolers and Patriot’s Pen essay contest for middle schoolers gives students a shot at monetary prizes on the state and national level; a $30,000 scholarship goes to the national VOD winner. VOD competitors must write and record a three to five minute essay on the theme, “Why I’m Optimistic About Our Country’s Future” on an audio cassette tape or audio CD. PP competitors must write a 300-400 word essay on “What Patriotism Means to Me.” Both due Nov. 1, 2014.

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Willie Henderson Sr. Memorial Scholarship $1,000 each awarded to one senior from each of Rockdale’s three main high schools, chosen by school counselors, who demonstrates academic and character excellence and community promise; awarded in June at the annual fundraising musical at Macedonia Baptist Church in honor of the late community leader Willie Henderson Sr., first president of the JP Carr School PTA who helped guide school integration in Rockdale.

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A soldier died today H e served as a combat medic in Vietnam, picked up pieces of humanity; desperately struggled to save lives during the critical 60 minutes of the ‘Golden Hour’ in which the survival rate increased to 95%, and treaded through mine fields to recover the dead and wounded.

I interviewed Jerry Anderson over a year ago. He conveyed a narrative of the sacrifice to save and the struggle to remain sane. In Jerry’s own words: “It was tough on everybody, the doctors, the chopper pilots, the young medics…we’d never seen bodies blown all to hell, but in Vietnam it happened day in and day out.”

Day in and day out: non-stop death, non-stop bloodshed, and non-stop war.

Jerry started drinking heavily just to cope. Asked his worst day in Vietnam, Jerry replied, “Every day.” Three medics killed in a single day, 126 casualties during the infamous 1968 Tet Offensive, mangled bodies, day in and day out.

Even though he was burned out mentally and physically after his first 1 year tour, Jerry attempted to reenlist.

“My commanding officer would not let me,” Jerry stated. “He knew I was in no shape to continue.”

Jerry spent the next 25 years suppressing his nightmares with alcohol. In 1992 he was admitted to the VA. His diagnosis reflected the agony and despondency of Vietnam veterans: unemployable with 100% PTSD. This ‘Guardian

Angel of the Battlefield’ n e v e r touched another drop of alcohol.

Laid back and soft spoken, Jerry pete mecca retired early Columnist from home improvements and dedicated his life to helping veterans with VA claims and volunteering at the Department of Labor to assist his Band of Brothers.

It seems like only yesterday when Jerry informed me of his continuing struggle with cancer. When I asked the prognosis, Jerry shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Well, not real good; but whatever comes I’m ready for.”

Jerry Anderson passed from this life on October 10, 2014. As a young medic he took a pledge: ‘Not for Self but Others.’ Jerry completed his pledge.

On Remembrance Day 1987, A. Lawrence Vaincourt published his now muchadmired poem “A Soldier Died Today”. I respectfully offer Mr. Vaincourt’s work as a tribute to my friend and brother, Jerry Anderson.

“He was getting old and punchy, and his hair was falling fast; he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in, and deeds that he had done; in his exploits with his buddies, they were heroes, every one.

And ‘tho sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke; all his buddies listened quietly, for they knew where of he spoke.

But we’ll hear his tales no longer, for this soldier has passed away; and the world’s a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

He won’t be mourned by many, just his children and his wife; for he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life.

He held a job and raised a family, going quietly on his way; and the world won’t note his passing, ‘tho a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state; while thousands note their passing, and proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell of their life stories, from the time that they were young; but the passing of a soldier, goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution, to the welfare of our land; someone who breaks his promise, and deceives his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife; goes off to serve his country, and offers up his life?

The politician’s stipend, and the style in which he lives; are often disproportionate, to the service that he gives.

While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all; is paid off with a medal, and perhaps a pension, small.

It is not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys; who won for us the freedom, that our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand; would you really want some cop-out, with his ever-waffling stand?

Or would you want a soldier, his home, his country, his kin; just a common soldier, who would fight until the end.

He was just a common soldier, and his ranks are growing thin; but his presence should remind us, we may need his likes again.

For when countries are in conflict, we find the soldier’s part; is to clean up all the troubles, that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor, while he’s here to hear the praise; then at least let’s give him homage, at the ending of his days.

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It was reported on Wednesday by multiple media outlets that former NBA All-star Chris Webber was the face of an investor group interested in buying the Atlanta Hawks.

Webber could be the bright light shining through the dark cloud left by former Hawks’ owner Bruce Levenson and the notorious email he sent out that started this whole process.

Webber has stayed pretty clean as far as trouble goes – other than the Michigan scandal, but Webber’s ban from Michigan which began in 2003 ended last year – and he’s done an excellent job on TNT as an

analyst.

We b b e r reportedly would only invest a “modest” amount, Shakeem Holloway Sports Editor w h i c h means he may or may not be the actual majority owner, but reports say he will be the face of the investing group.

An article from fivethirtyeight.com detailed statistics on the demographics of the NFL, NBA and MLB. The article with the headline “Three leagues, 92

teams and one black principal owner” states as you move up the food chain, there are less and less black faces amongst the majority.

According to the article, 76 percent of the NBA’s players are black (it says African American, which is an argument for another day). As you move up the chain of command the percentage decreases immensely. Only 43 percent of the coaches, 18 percent of the league’s office staff and two percent of the majority owners are black.

It’s even worse in the NFL and the MLB. Neither league

has a majority black owner.

Unless you count the face of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Magic Johnson, who is a part of a majority group, which is what Webber would probably be.

The NBA’s only majority black owner, Michael Jordan, just so happens to be the best player ever. Dominique Wilkins – another exceptional option to be a majority owner – is also reportedly interested in buying the Hawks.

Players, whether it’s the NFL, NBA or MLB, make millions of dollars over the course of the their careers. The really good ones or at least the ones who have really good agents make hundreds of millions of dollars. What was always puzzling to me growing up was, why in each of these sports, more so with the NBA and NFL, weren’t there more black owners?

I imagine that being an owner is not a position most of the black youth aspire to be in, which is a head-scratcher for

me. Wouldn’t you rather be the one calling the shots versus the one taking the orders? They’d rather be the next Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or Lebron James, because they see it so much. When you’re listening to player interviews or reading about players, I’ve never heard one of them say, “I want to be the next Jerry Buss.”

But, why? Is it because pretty much all they see growing up, is black players in the league or maybe coaching? Is it a dream too unrealistic?

If you add Webber or Wilkins to the fold of black majority owners or just two faces of separate franchises it could impact the lives of millions of young black kids. It could change their dreams or at least their perceptions of the heights that you can reach if you put the work in. Making the face of the Hawks’ franchise a minority would be a wonderful move for the Hawks and the NBA.

Former Rockdale player seeing success in college Grady Jarrett, a senior defensive tackle at Clemson, is having a solid season and is projected to be drafted come May 2015. On the season Jarrett 19 tackles, two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery.

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