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The Satilla Community Services
Board will hold its regular monthly
board meeting on Thursday, July 16
at 6 p.m. in the Board Room located at
1007 Mary Street, Waycross. For more
information, please contact LaCretia WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 • VOL 36 • NO 27 • ONE SECTION • © COPYRIGHT 2009 THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Gassem at 912/449-7101
Meeting
The Nahunta Housing Authority
will hold their quarterly meeting on
Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m. at the housing
authority in Nahunta. For more infor-
mation call Julia Walker at 462-5680. PAGE 4
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held on Sunday, July 19 at the Lodge
Building in Nahunta. Please bring
your speciality covered dish. Paper
products and utensils will be provided.
Come early and share your genealogy
FIREWORKS!
There will be no charge for a hot meal
Softball camp which will be served from the kitchen
Lady Herons Softball Summer Camp at 12 p.m. The clothes closet is also
for girls in grades 1st – 8th will be no charge and will be open on the
held Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24 same day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Brantley mission is located in the social hall of
County High School. The cost is $50. the church, located three miles south
For more information contact the of Nahunta off US 301. For more
school at 462-5121. You can register on information or donations, please call
the first day of the camp. 462-8488.
Birthday calendar
The friends of the library are put-
ting together a birthday calendar
SWINE FLU IS HERE Georgia Health District.
be $7 per plate and you may eat in
or take
CHANGES
the inves-
age limit and the deadline for photo southeast Georgia. tigation is
submission is Friday, July 31. For The case of a in its early
more information contact the Brant- 9-year-old girl in stages and
ley County Library at 462-5454.
Glynn County is the they still • The city of Nahunta’s
first confirmed in
southeast Georgia.
don’t know regular meeting, slated
where the
The unidenti- for Monday of this week,
ROTC camp fied girl recovered
at home and did not
two were
exposed to
the virus.
was cancelled. PUT YOUR WANTAD
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The ROTC summer camp will be held require hospitaliza- In • The BOE work session WEBSITE FREE ANYTIME
beginning on Monday, July 27 through tion. Officials do
Friday, August 7 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. not know how she
addition, has been changed from OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.
cases have
at the Brantley County High School, acquired the virus and the investi- been confirmed at Georgia South- July 10 to July 17. The GO TO
gation is continuing.
Room 501 located in the Vocational A 12-year-old boy and a 40-year-
ern University, first among a group regular meeting will be WWW.BRANTLEYENTERPRISE.COM
of high school age kids attending
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you Air Force athletic clothes to wear
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which includes cover t-shirts, lunch
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contact Coach Picklesimer at and demonstrations to schools Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
MORE 912-729-7425, jppick@tds.net and community and civic For more information call 912-
or www.facebook.com/group. organizations in our service 462-5163 or 912-462-5263.
php?gid=50402582297. area. Their energy efficiency
experts can offer tips that
will help you save electricity Foster parents
WC hours Mercy mission and stretch your budget. If Brantley and Charlton County FROM PAGE 1
Liberty's Mercy Mission be you are interested scheduling Department of Family and
Waycross College has an- out. Please call 912-283-3865 for more information.
open for service every other a program for your group, Children Services are in need
nounced a change in general
Thursday, serving a different please contact our office at 912 of families who are willing to
office hours for the summer
variety of food at 12 p.m. The 462-5131 or 800-262-5131 and open their homes and hearts
months. The campus is open
Monday through Thursday
clothes closet will open from talk with Craig Muchison (ext. to children who are in need. Car wash
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the same 1147), David Smith (ext. 3319) or For more information, please The Brantley County Herons will hold a Carwash and Chicken
from 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Dinner fundraiser on Saturday at 8 a.m. The car wash will be held
day. Liberty Lighthouse Wor- Linda Harris (ext. 1151). call 1- 877-210-5437 or contact
Friday from 7:30 -11:30 a.m. The at Cotton States Insurance Agency and the Chicken dinners will
ship Center is sponsoring the Gwendolyn McClendon or
College will resume its regu- be sold at the Piggly Wiggly. The cost will be $6.00 per plate and
mission and encourages those Cheryl Jordan at 912- 462-6171
larly scheduled office hours
Monday, Aug. 3.
who have needs or donations Closet (Nahunta) or 912-496-2527 will include chicken and two sides.
to come out and get involved Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Folkston).
in the community outreach, has a clothes closet available at
Closing bridge continuing throughout the 135 Florida Avenue, Nahunta. Celebration
Construction on the Blythe
summer. The mission is Please call Rev. Jimmy and Fibromyalgia The Willacoochee Old Fashion Day Celebration will be held on
located in the social hall of the Barbara Bryant at 462-6340 for The Coastal Georgia Fibromy- Saturday and Sunday at the City Park. For more information call
Island Bridge over Interstate the Willacoochee City Hall at 912-534-5152.
church, located three miles an appointment. algia Support Group meets
95/ State Route 405 will begin
south of Nahunta off US 301. the first Tuesday of each
on Monday, August 3, and con-
For more information or dona- month at 6 p.m. at Waynesville
tinue for 45 consecutive days,
weather permitting, One lane
tions, please call 462-8488. Support groups Baptist Church in Swim lessons
SEGa MAMa will hold classes Waynesville. For more informa- The Waycross YMCA will offer four sessions of swim lessons for
of Blythe Island Bridge will be Waterbuddies, age 3-5 from 12-1 p.m. and Progressive Swim, ages
every Monday at 7 p.m., and tion, call Alisha Hendricks at
closed by Tidewater/Skanska
as part of the I-95/ SR 405
Housing authority they have Overcomer's and 912-778 4741. 6-12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, July 23. The
The Nahunta Housing Author- Family Support Groups. The cost is $65 for non-members and $50 a member.
construction project reducing
ity is taking applications from fourth Monday of each month
the travel lanes to one. Traffic
needy families to receive used is Speaker Night. The also Masonic meetings
signals will be used during
this traffic operation. Motorist
stoves and refrigerators. For hold Victory meetings that The Nahunta Masonic Lodge Camp
more information contact Julia include relapse prevention, will hold meetings on the first Hickox Baptist Church will hold hold Camp Genesis Boot Camp
should expect heavy delays '09 beginning Monday through Friday. This is a day camp held at
at 462-5680. parenting classes, anger man- and third Tuesdays of every
at this location and on Blyth the church for children that were in grades 3-6 this past school
agement groups, dysfunctional month.
Island Road. year. Camp will be held from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the cost is $100
families and support groups
Concerted services on Tuesdays and Thursdays at which includes all meals, snacks, trips and a t-shirt. To register
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are busy and do not answer the phone.
The Brantley County class of through Friday from 8 a.m.
1999 will have it’s ten year class - 4:30 p.m. Lunch from 12-1 p.m.
reunion on August 8 at the Je- Concerted Services is located Animal rescue
kyll Island Ocean Front Resort. at 789 Burton Street, Suite 100, Max's Animal Rescue & Hu-
For more infromation email Nahunta, 462-5163. mane Society of Brantley
NEWS FIRST!
bcherons1999@yahoo.com or County is currently accepting
call Camille at 462-8529, Marie donations for puppy food, dry
at 462-6550, BJ at 462-8218 or GeorgiaCares and canned and
Casey at 449-6788. GeorgiaCares, a local part- as always monetary dona-
nership with the Division of tions are always needed for
Aging Services, is designed to operations and for the building
Clothes for children educate and help seniors and fund. Please specify where you
Atkinson Church of God of disabled persons under age 65 would like your donation to be
Prophecy is sponsoring our sort through the complexities allocated. Contact Lori Hart-
second clothes drive to help of Medicare and related health mann Director at 912-458-3263.
with clothing children. If you insurance concerns. Our Charitable
have clothes your children counselors are non-biased and donations are tax deductible.
have outgrown and want to our services are free. For help, Volunteer opportunities are
donate please call 778-5771 or call 1-800-669-8387. available.
462-6624 or drop them off at the
church. Bring your children
on Saturday, August 8 in the Mission Clothes closet
church social hall, rain or Satilla Baptist Church has Waynesville Baptist is in need
shine. There will be no charge opened a Mission the second of clothes and shoes of all sizes
for clothes or school supplies. Saturday of each month from for their clothes closet. The
the hours of 11 a.m. until 2 closet is open every Tuesday
p.m., and every Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Construction from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. The
The Interstate 95 south mission contains canned foods,
exit ramp 36A (US 341) will clothes, paper goods and per- American indian
be closed to allow for the sonal items for the family. If The American Cherokee
construction of a new exit you are unable to attend at this Confederacy was incorporated
ramp from Sunday, August 17 time, you can call Satilla Bap- in the state of Georgia in 1976.
through Sunday, September 6 tist Church Pastor Daniel Har- We are accepting members
weather permitting. A detour ris at 912 237-1000 or Brother with 1/16 or more of Indian
will be in place using exit Bud Jones at 912 462-6397 and heritage. You don't have to be
ramp 42. This is a work zone they will be glad to serve you just Cherokee, as long as you
and motorists are advised to at your convenience. Satilla don't belong to another tribe or
use extreme caution. Motor- Baptist Church is located just organization. For more infor-
ists should reduce speeds as off highway 32 west about 2 mation contact the American
they commute through this miles from the caution light at Cherokee Confederacy Tribal
EVEN BEFORE
construction work zone. 301 and 32 intersection. Office 619 Pine Cone Road,
Albany, Georgia 31705 or call
229-787-5722.
Cruise Child restraints
A Thanksgiving ReunionThe Waynesville VFD has been
Cruise for all BCHS class
awarded Mini Grant and has Donations
IT HITS THE
mates and teachers from
available technical assistance Neighbors Helping Neighbors
1970-1990 will be held from
and educational materials to is accepting donations for a
Sunday, November 23 through
reduce the number of fatalities "Fire Fund" to help families
Friday, November 27 aboard
on Georgia’s roads. Materials when their homes are burned
RCCL’s Monarch. The price
include child restraints to and destroyed by fire. Dona-
starts at $416 per person, and
parents who meet financial tions may be sent to Neighbors
STREETS!
includes Travel Insurance and
eligibility. For more informa- Helping Neighbors, c/o Fire
port tax. The cruise sails out of
tion about protecting your Fund, P.O. Box 271 Nahunta,
Port Canaveral and travels to
child from preventable injuries, 31553.
CocoCay, Bahamas and Nassau,
contact Tonya Whitworth at
Bahamas with a day at sea and
912-322-2935 or tonyaCPST@
returning to Port Canavaral.
yahoo.com. Donate blood
You will need a valid pass- The Red Cross needs approxi-
port. For more information mately 1,200 people to
Donations donate blood each weekday to
Brantley County Neighbors meet the needs of approximate-
Helping Neighbors is currently ly 140 hospitals and healthcare
accepting donations for sick facilities. Most people age 17
children, cancer patients, and or older who weigh at least
CALL 912-462-6776
families in need. Some of the 110 pounds can give blood. For
DEMARUS JOHNS sick children have requested more information call 1-800
PAINTING chihuahua puppies, talking GIVE LIFE (448-3543).
birds, etc. Any donation will
Nahunta
Obituaries People
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS:
(Andy) Paul Rodgers and Ann Moose Rodgers of Hahira, Betty Jean compared to one year ago.
Rodgers Smith and Earl Daniel Smith Jr. of Nahunta, Sandra Rodg- According to informa-
tion released by the Collegeís
ers Daugherty and Steve Daugherty of Valdosta, William Russell admissions and records
(Rusty) Rodgers Jr. and Donna James Rodgers, Robert Alan Rodgers department, the final head
and Becky Roark Rodgers all of Valdosta; 9 grandchildren Wendy
You should be receiving your new 911 address notification from the Post Office in
count for the summer 2009
Rodgers Edwards of Independence, Va, Andrew Paul Rodgers Jr. semester is 615. This repre-
sents a 29 percent increase
and his wife, Jan Honeycutt Rodgers of Montgomery, Ala., Joseph
Martin (Marty) Rodgers of Valdosta, Jeannie Smith Altman and
her husband Tracy Altman of Nahunta, Ashley Earl Daniel Smith
the coming weeks. You wil need to either call or e-mail us your new mailing ad- from summer 2008 and
breaks the old record of 524
set in 2003. The final number
of Nahunta/Augusta, William (Bill) Daugherty and his wife Ruth
Burkhalter Daugherty, Shelley Rodgers Holloway and her husband
dress to continue receiving your newspaper. Contact us at 462-6776 or by e-mail includes students at WC’s
main campus as well as the
Liberty Center in Hinesville.
Dr. Jason Holloway, Jessica Lynn Rodgers, Morgan Nicole Rodgers
all of Valdosta; 12 great grandchildren; one sister and brother in law, to ads@brantleyenterprise.com. Please leave a message on our voice mail if we The record-breaking summer
enrollment was preceded by
another enrollment increase
Lillian and Jim Hall of Bossier City, La; sister in law, Beatrice
See Obituaries, page 5 are busy and do not answer the phone. when the College experienced
a seven percent jump in the
spring 2009 semester.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY of Valdosta; and two other nieces. Funeral services were held at
2 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in the chapel of Carson McLane
HUNTER HICKOX!
Funeral Home, 2215 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31602 (phone
229-242-5544) with his grandson, Paul Rodgers, officiating. A
private burial for the family followed at Sunset Hill Cemetery in
Patricia Meyer
Patricia Jean Meyer, 62, of Nahunta, died Sunday (July 5, 2009) at
Satilla Regional Medical Center. Born in Melbourne, her parents
were Pete and Katymaye Boston Hampton. She was a Manager
for Wendy’s and loved crocheting and fishing . She was of the
Baptist Faith. She is survived by a son, Michael McCombs of
Texas; 4 grandchildren; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Betty Pow-
ers of Nahunta and Roxanne and David Holt of Waynesville; also, National Open House
several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Memorialization was
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