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New session revives old friction

House votes to override 12 Perdue vetoes

By Lori Yount Staff Writer

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ATLANTA � There was no forgiving or forgetting of last year�s contentious legislative session when the General Assembly began its 2008 session Monday.
The House voted overwhelmingly to override Gov. Sonny Perdue�s vetoes from last year � 12 of them.
Among them is a tax incentives bill on which hangs a deal to build a hotel at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, Ga.
�This is trying to send a message to the governor that we are trying to declare our independence,� said Rep. Roger Williams, R-Dalton.
The proposal that helped convince Missouri-based developer John Q. Hammons to sign a contract to build the hotel has a chance of passage even if the Senate doesn�t concur with the override, Rep. Williams said. It could be rewritten and reintroduced, he said.
Gov. Perdue vetoed the overall bill because it included another unrelated tax proposal that was attached late.
Rep. Williams said if the override fails, he expects the bill to be rewritten and introduced again, clearing the way for the hotel deal.
The Senate, which also must add its two-thirds majority support to overturn the governor�s vetoes, was less eager to do so. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who presides over the Senate, sent all of the House override measures it received to the Senate Rules Committee.
At least five of the House overrides, which included bills from topics on financial reporting for state agencies to state health care benefits for public charter school employees, were sent to the Senate and assigned to the Rules Committee before the Senate quickly adjourned Monday.
The Rules Committee is set to meet this afternoon, but Rep. Williams said he�s doubtful the Senate will join the House in overriding the vetoes.
�They put bills in the Rules Committee to delay or kill bills,� Rep. Williams said.
Sen. Don Thomas, R-Dalton, who is on the Senate Rules Committee, said the Senate will �definitely vote on� the overrides.
�Of course, this is something we need to carefully consider,� Sen. Thomas said. �What it�s all about is doing what�s best for the constituents.�
Rep. Ron Forster, R-Ringgold, was incensed by the Senate action. He said he has written to the attorney general inquiring about whether it was constitutional for Lt. Gov. Cagle not to act on the override votes Monday.
�You can�t thumb your nose at the constitution,� Rep. Forster said. He said he was drafting a possible impeachment measure against Lt. Gov. Cagle while he waits for a response from the attorney general.
Lt. Gov. Cagle said in a statement that the constitution states veto overrides originating in one house �shall be immediately considered in the other.�
He said Senate rules define consideration in a veto override as an immediate vote, a return to committee or tabling the measure.
�The constitution clearly sets up the Senate as the deliberative chamber of the legislature, and we have an obligation to the voters who put their trust in us to act with care on all issues, but particularly constitutional matters,� Lt. Gov. Cagle said in the statement.
He said the Rules Committee would examine the House votes and make a recommendation to the full Senate.
The last successful veto override in the state was in 1974, and the Senate last year refused to consider a House override of a Perdue veto during the stormy end of the session.
Sen. Thomas said it�s an ominous start to this year�s the session after unity was being touted by leadership last week.
�I don�t think it speaks well at all,� Sen. Thomas said. �The House and Senate and governor should get together.�
The governor�s office said there had been no �groundswell of support� for any of the bills he had vetoed.
�Today�s actions are yet another example of House leadership insisting on making a statement rather than making the state better,� spokesman Bert Brantley wrote in a statement.
Rep. Barbara Massey Reece, D-Menlo, said she believes the leadership will come together on the big issues, such as water management and tax reform.
But she said the override votes were important to assert the legislature�s independence.
�I do not enjoy what went on today,� she said. �But in looking at these bills, all passed by the House unanimously, I feel like we needed to hold our own.�
Rep. Reece said the governor �has more tools at his discretion than a pen in his hand� to sign vetoes.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agreed it was a momentous first day under the Gold Dome.
�It�s probably been the most exciting first day,� Sen. Thomas said. �It�s usually calm, not contentious at all.�
Democrats enjoyed the squabble among members of the majority party.
Rep. Reece said she watched the overwhelmed reaction of one freshman representative as the House opened with a packet of overrides.
She said when she left, she told him, �We make history every day down here.�
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Brooks to leave Northwestern Technical

By Chlo� Morrison Staff Writer

After 22 years as president of Northwestern Technical College, Dr. Ray Brooks is retiring and will take a job leading a technical college in South Carolina, he said Monday.
�It is a very difficult decision to make,� he said, adding that he and his wife, Pam, �think the time is right.�
Dr. Brooks accepted the position of president at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, S.C.
His departure will be effective Feb. 15, and he starts his new job March 1, he said.
�We feel like that is where we are being led,� Dr. Brooks said about Greenwood.
He had been considering retirement for a couple of years, he said, but a �low threshold for boredom� led him to keep working and change schools.
He said he wants to leave while Northwestern is in good shape so a new president will be able to settle in without a problem.
Ron Jackson, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, will be in charge of the Northwestern search.
Northwestern spokesman Don Foley said school employees
will miss Dr. Brooks� dedication to education. He said when Dr. Brooks made the announcement Monday, �a few dozen people let out gasps.�
Dr. Brooks g rew up in LaFayette and attended the Rock Spring college when it was called Walker County Area Vocational-Technical Institute. He also taught at Northwestern before becoming president.
�It is hard to replace that kind of commitment, that kind of experience,� Mr. Foley said.
Judy Hodge has been an instructor at Northwestern since the school�s start in 1966.
�(Dr. Brooks) was just a wonderful director, and he took the school and went with it,� she said, giving him credit for the college being �what it is right now� and for how it has grown.
She said Dr. Brooks is wellliked in the community and at the state level, and his main concern always is for the school and its employees.
Dr. Brooks said the years of helping area residents change their lives have been rewarding, but it is time to move on.
�It feels right,� he said.
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Catoosa sizes up plans for revenue

Commissioners to hear public input select projects for tax referendum

By Ronnie Moore Staff Writer

RINGGOLD, Ga. � Catoosa County commissioners are in general agreement on capital project areas that are likely to be on a special purpose local option sales tax referendum Sept. 16, but they differ on some of the numbers.
Residents must approve the measure to continue the 1 percent sales tax, and they can comment on proposed or new projects during public hearings before the final list is made.
Commissioners will do some of the deliberating on projects to suggest during a retreat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Grandview Lodge on Lookout Mountain.
Sewers for the Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold systems again will comprise a substantial percentage of funds for projects on the list.
Projections of potential amounts allotted for sewers ranged from $6 million to $18 million in an informal survey of commissioners earlier this week.
A possible new project is a museum to promote historical tourism, Commissioner James Emberson said.
�It�s going to be on the table for discussion,� he said.
The tax also would pay off the $1.7 million debt remaining on the new administration building at 800 LaFayette St., officials said.
The special purpose sales tax is proposed for a five-year cycle beginning in 2009 and is projected to generate $50 million to $55 million, if approved by voters. It would be an extension of the current SPLOST cycle, which is on track to meet the initial $43 million projection.
�I know of no area of the county that hasn�t received the benefit of SPLOST,� Commissioner DeWayne Hill said. �Providing residents with the same projects without SPLOST would require an added 6 mills on property taxes. It represents a bargain, with the majority of taxes paid by individuals from outside the county.�
Commissioner Ken Marks said he wants to provide $2 million each to the Boynton, Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe recreation associations to develop tracts purchased under earlier SPLOST cycles. That would represent a fourfold increase in funding for the associations in the last two cycles.
Commission Chairman Bill Clark said he expects �there will be a little funding for recreation.�
He said designating funds within the projects list for economic development also will be discussed.
�That might cover several areas, ranging from a speculative building for a potential business to an industrial park,� Mr. Clark said.
Other traditional areas on the overall projects list, designed for the widest voter appeal, are stormwater, roads and bridges, heavy equipment, emergency equipment for the sheriff and firefighting funds.
The administration building payoff would be covered in the government building construction and repair category of projects. Renovation of the old courthouse as planned will require funding in excess of the amount allocated for that project in the current SPLOST cycle.
Sewers and roads are other areas where project funding is necessary, Mr. Marks said.
While commissioners will discuss the tentative list of projects at today�s retreat, there will be open requests and opportunities for resident input, Mr. Emberson said.
Commissioner Bobby Winters said SPLOST is �one of the greatest things to happen in funding government needs. I didn�t fully realize its importance until my election to the commission.�
Mr. Hill said he wants to look at how much the Catoosa Utility District spends in relocating waterlines when roads are widened or intersections upgraded.
�We need to make sure there is funding for more waterlines in place to deliver water from Tennessee to our residents,� he said. �You can�t have economic development, residential growth or even maintain needs of existing residents without an adequate water supply.�
Mr. Hill said an increase in work on secondary county roads also is needed.
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Bears stir easily, but rarely seen in winter

Mother, 2 cubs spotted near Catoosa schools

By Ryan Harris Staff Writer

RINGGOLD, Ga. � Wildlife experts said the black bears that made a rare winter appearance here Tuesday likely were hungry after a poor acorn crop and looking for some food after being roused.
But it caused a stir when the adult bear and two cubs were spotted near Poplar Springs Road, leading to a three-hour lockdown of the nearby Ringgold Primary and Elementary schools just before 8 a.m. as classes were beginning.
Later the animals were seen a few miles away near state Route 151 (Alabama Highway), officials at the Catoosa County Sheriff�s Office said.
The search for the bears was called off about noon.
Chuck Waters, regional supervisor for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said it�s rare to spot black bears in the winter. But he said the animals aren�t the fabled sound sleepers that most people associate with hibernation.
�Some critters essentially go into a coma, and some don�t hibernate quite as deeply,� Mr. Waters said. �But bears do (sleep), their metabolism slows, but they can be aroused.�
Mr. Waters said many things could have caused the bears to stir. And, he said an acorn crop hampered by an early spring freeze and summer drought could have led to hungry bears that decided to search for a snack.
Mr. Waters said bear sightings usually mean hungry animals. They peak in early spring before berries are out and in autumn before acorns fall. His Northwest Georgia region gets about 400 nuisance bear calls a year, he said.
The bears generally pose no risk, and wildlife officials typically don�t try to capture them with tranquilizers.
�If you shoot and miss, you have a dangerous drug lying on the ground in a residential area,� Mr. Waters said. �So if it�s not posing a serious problem, the best thing for the bear and people is to give it some room and let it move on.�
Experts contend black bears are gentle.
There is no record of bear attacks on humans in Georgia, and only two documented fatal attacks in the Southeast, according to the Georgia DNR. Both fatalities were in Tennessee, including the 2006 mauling death of a 6-year-old girl in the Cherokee National Forest and a 2000 death in the Great Smoky Mountains near Knoxville.
Joanna Skiles, a Poplar Springs Road resident, said she kept her children inside after hearing Tuesday morning of the roaming bears. She has six children, ages 1 to 15.
�When you hear about a mother bear and her cubs, and you think about children seeing one in the yard, you always hear how defensive (mother bears) can be,� she said.
But the Wildlife Research Institute states on its Web site, www .bearstudy.org, that black bear mothers don�t aggressively protect cubs like grizzly bears do.
Mr. Waters said the bears seen here Tuesday were likely a mother and her cubs from last year. Newborn bears are only the size of a guinea pig.
Wildlife officer Adam Hammond is the statewide bear project coordinator for Georgia�s DNR and was in Ringgold to investigate the bear sightings.
He said the bear population in North Georgia is estimated at 12,000 to 15,000 and growing, and it�s likely the bears roaming Ringgold live nearby.
�There is no reason a bear couldn�t live in that area,� he said. �Is that a problem? No, it�s not.
�While people don�t see them every day and encounter them all the time, we do recognize we have a healthy bear population that is increasing and expanding its range.�
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Date: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:27 am
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Fort Oglethorpe boosts water, sewer rates, cites costs

By Ronnie Moore Staff Writer

Fort Oglethorpe customers will see a 12.5 percent water rate increase starting at the end of the February billing cycle and a 5.2 percent hike in sewer rates, officials said.
Interim City Manager Ron Goulart said the city was forced to pass on the higher costs it pays to Chattanooga for sewage treatment and to Tennessee-American Water Co. for water.
�We must pass the increases on to our customers,� he said.
Fort Oglethorpe Councilman Steve Brandon was elected mayor pro tem by colleagues Monday night during the first scheduled meeting of the city�s new council for 2008.
Councilman Louis Hamm was selected as city clerk on a 3-2 vote, unseating Councilman Harold Silcox from the post.
Mr. Brandon, Mr. Hamm and new Councilman Johnnie �Red� Smith voted for Mr. Hamm, while Mr. Silcox received his own vote and that of Councilman Charles Sharrock, also a new member.
A reception prior to the council meeting recognized new Mayor Ronnie Cobb and Mr. Smith and Mr. Sharrock as new council members elected in November.
Winston Webb was approved as a new municipal judge, and J.T. Parrish was reappointed to the second city judge post.
Council members voted to petition the city�s state legislative delegation to sponsor and approve local legislation for a referendum in November to consider changing the city charter to provide for elected city judges.
A third attempt in the past 16 months is being made to have a 27-acre tract on Mack Smith Road annexed into Fort Oglethorpe for a planned unit development of 140 townhouses.
The measure was on the council agenda for the first of three readings Monday, but comment and vote on annexation and zoning issues normally don�t take place until final reading.
Carl and June Edmondson previously petitioned for annexation of the property and failed to gain approval from the city, in September 2006 and March 2007.
Developer Harry Patel was listed as potential buyer of the property when the previous annexation requests were rejected. He is again listed on the City Council annexation agenda for the property at 574 Mack Smith Road.
Catoosa County commissioners rejected a rezoning request on the property by a 3-2 vote in January 2007. Eight of the 27 acres were proposed for commercial development at that time.
The council voted to cancel its regularly scheduled meeting Jan. 28 so members may attend the annual Georgia Municipal Association Mayor�s Day Conference.
Mr. Silcox supplied information on the 18 city manager applications to council members and the mayor.
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Council squabbles over city clerk vote

By Ronnie Moore Staff Writer

Fort Oglethorpe Councilman Harold Silcox said the City Charter doesn�t call for a vote on the city clerk post following each election, although he was replaced in the post by the new council Monday.
�The City Charter, as revised by city voters in 1997, requires a vote on the mayor pro tem each January,� Mr. Silcox said.
Council members voted in Steve Brandon as mayor pro tem and, by a 3-2 vote, Councilman Louis Hamm as city clerk.
Councilmen Johnnie �Red� Smith, Mr. Hamm and Mr. Brandon voted for Mr. Hamm. Councilman Charles Sharrock and Mr. Silcox voted to keep Mr. Silcox in the post he�s held for 12 years.
Mr. Brandon said he was informed the clerk and mayor pro tem positions needed to be filled.
�I guess we�ll take a look and see the specific language of the charter,� he said.
Mr. Silcox called it �politics as usual in our city.
�These decisions were reached without any deliberations or participation from the mayor, Mr. Sharrock or myself,� he said.
Mr. Brandon said it was �no big deal.�
�If a mistake was made, then we will make things right,� he said. �If he should still be city clerk, we will rectify the error.�
Mr. Brandon said he considered it to be deliberation when two names were submitted in the council work session. He said he suggested Mr. Hamm, and Mr. Sharrock said Mr. Silcox should keep the post.
�My response was, he was entitled to his choice and was free to vote accordingly,� Mr. Brandon said.
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Subject: Community Correspondents: What�s going on where you live?

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Community Correspondents: What�s going on where you live?

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CHICKAMAUGA

The Chickamauga Public Library will close Tuesday and remain closed for about three weeks during the move back into the newly renovated library building.
The General Bragg Inn and Suites will hold its grand opening Feb. 1.
The C M Soup Kitchen on Gordon Street also will open by Feb. 1. Hours will be Monday�Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Features will include a choice of four homemade soups, a salad bar, an Irish and sweet potato bar, a fruit bar, herbal tea and cornbread muffin choice.
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DALTON

Deborah Norville will speak at the Leadership Dalton-Whitfield Alumni Association�s �Share the Vision� breakfast Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center.
Tickets are on sale at the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce. No tickets will be sold at the door, and seating is limited. Call the Chamber at (706) 278-7373 or visit www.daltonchamber.org.
E-mail Beth Morrison at morrison@...

FORT OGLETHORPE

Streetscape design is the talk of the town for the Fort Oglethorpe merchants. This has been a long-awaited project being designed by the Arcadis engineers. Work finally may begin this spring. The Fort Oglethorpe Council approved a four-way stop at the intersection of Harker and LaFayette roads.
The streetscape will enhance many businesses along LaFayette Road. We hope to join Rossville and Chickamauga with improved downtowns. E-mail Karen Goodlet at kgoodlet@...

LAFAYETTE

Walker County Schools will host a Teacher Recruitment Fair on Jan. 26 at the Walker County Civic Center, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The school system wants highly motivated, highly qualified, certified teachers who are dedicated to advancing student achievement for the 2008-09 school year. This event is open to all teacher candidates, including those approaching graduation, Georgia certified teachers, professionally certified out-of-state teachers and those considering alternative routes to certification. For more information, call Diane Fowler at (706) 638-7956.
E-mail Ales Campbell at yourbrighteyes65@...

ROSSVILLE

Rossville officials were sworn in at the regular council meeting Monday. They are Mayor Johnny Baker; new council member Hal Gray; Joe Moore sworn as judge pro tem; and Teddy Harris, councilman and mayor pro tem. The council voted to start a recycling program at the city parks within a month. The recycling will include paper, cardboard and plastic, and profits will go to Rossville Community Ministries. Mr. Baker said the streetscape should be completed by the end of this month.
E-mail Jason Cox at lanefuneralhome@...

TRENTON

The Georgia Economic Developers Association will hold a Legislators Reception at the Georgia Depot in Atlanta. Contact me if you are interested.
The Appalachian Regional Commission Conference is in Rome next week, Wednesday to Friday, talking about renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies. Topics include green power and energy conservation, and solar and wind technologies.
Dade First-Family Connection meets Thursday at the Trenton United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to noon to work on a three-year strategic plan.
The Tri-State 150th Civil War Celebration Committee meets Thursday at noon at Gordon Lee Mansion in Chickamauga.
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Police chief resigns

By Ronnie Moore Staff Writer

Fort Oglethorpe police Chief Larry Black resigned Thursday and said he will take the position of commander of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force.
He will start that job Monday, replacing Patrick Stanfield.
Mr. Stanfield resigned earlier this month, after four years as commander and more than six years on the task force, to return to the Walker County Sheriff �s Department.
For months there had been speculation that Mr. Black would be fired, and his management of the police department was an issue in the November city election.
But interim City Manager Ron Goulart, who accepted the resignation, said it was Mr. Black�s decision to leave.
Mr. Black said Thursday he and city officials were settling conditions of his departure, which he declined to discuss. He said he was turning in his city equipment Thursday evening.
Mr. Black left the Catoosa County Sheriff�s Department in 2006 to become chief. He said he is looking forward to his new job.
�The drug task force operates with an annual renewable grant each year,� he said. �We have about seven officers and work with the four counties in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit.�
Fort Oglethorpe Mayor Ronnie Cobb said he wishes Mr. Black well.
�He did a good job for the city and moved the department forward,� Mr. Cobb said. �I have only positive comments about Mr. Black. He was always a professional.�
Mr. Goulart said Capt. David Wyrick, a former chief and the department�s second in command, will be in charge of the department, but he has no plan to name Mr. Wyrick interim chief.
�We�ll go through the job posting and application process,� Mr. Goulart said. �Applicants will be interviewed.�
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Date: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:26 am
Subject: Summers will seek sixth term as sheriff

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Date: Sun May 4, 2008 11:05 am
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Date: Mon May 5, 2008 9:24 am
Subject: Condolences

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John Crane Jr.

John L. Crane Jr., 57, of Hixson, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008,
at a local hospital.
    Mr. Crane was a native of Rossville, born to John and Avis Crane
Sr. He was a member of Red Bank United Methodist Church and
currently was employed as the assistant principal at Rossville
Middle School. He was retired from Hamilton County Schools after 30
years of service employed as a teacher and coach at Red Bank High
School and Junior High School, assistant principal at Ooltewah High
School and principal at Sale Creek School.
    He was preceded in death by his parents.
    Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Nancy Crane; daughter,
Betsy Crane; son, John Michael Crane; brother, Michael Crane of
Dallas, Texas; sister, Teressa (Ralph) Brown, of Springfield, Mo.;
stepmother, Geneva Crane, of LaFayette, Ga.; and several nieces and
nephews.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
Rossville Middle School Library Fund.
    Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
    Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home chapel with the Rev. Rick Spell officiating and the Rev.
Sterling Jetton assisting.
Burial will follow at Hamilton Memorial gardens. Please share your
thoughts and memories at www.mem.com. Arrangements are by the North
Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.

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Date: Wed May 7, 2008 9:27 am
Subject: Alumni

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Rossville's Dale McDowell Giving NASCAR Star Denny Hamlin Dirt Track Lessions.

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Date: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:44 am
Subject: Replacing Rossville�s monument

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Replacing Rossville's Monument
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Date: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:46 am
Subject: Dr. Frank Fabris

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Dr. Frank Fabris

WATKINSVILLE � Dr. Frank S. Fabris, 77, passed away at home on
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.

Known as "Coach" by many, Frank was a man who was revered and deeply
respected by all who knew him.

Frank was born in Macon, Ga., in 1931 and graduated from Athens High
School in 1949.

He played football for South Georgia Junior College and for Tulsa
University earning a B.A. degree in 1953.

Frank returned to Georgia where he married Bettye Hendrix of Metter
and began an outstanding high school and college football coaching
career. He compiled a record of 94-21-3, won six region championships
and coached in four state championship games as the head coach at
Vidalia, Cartersville and Rossville.

His 1962 Rossville team won the Georgia Football State Championship.
Frank was named six times as the Georgia High School Football Coach
of the Year and selected to coach the 1963 Georgia All-Star football
game.

Frank was inducted into the Rossville Athletic Hall of Fame and the
Athens Athletic Hall of Fame.

Frank began collegiate coaching at Brigham Young University, where he
earned his M.S. degree.

He continued his coaching career at Vanderbilt University and
Mississippi State University.

Upon retiring from coaching, Frank earned his Ed.D degree at
Mississippi State and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. He
continued his passion for education at The University of Georgia as
assistant director at The Georgia Center for Continuing Education. He
received many awards recognizing his professional work, such as the
Walton S. Bittner Service Citation, which is the highest national
honor awarded in continuing education.

Frank's greatest love was his family. He is survived by his wife of
55 years, Bettye Hendrix Fabris; and his son, Robert Fabris and his
wife, Patti, of Houston, Texas and son, Jon Fabris and his wife,
Marcy, of Athens, Ga.

Frank's grandchildren were a special source of pride and include
Stratton, Mary-Hendrix and Mallie Fabris, of Houston and Jack and
Michael Fabris, of Athens. Frank also is survived by his brother-in-
law, Col. Jamie R. Hendrix and his wife, Nedra, of Tybee Island, Ga.

Dr. Fabris was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Athens, where
he served as an elder and deacon.

His strong faith was the center of his life and his love for God
served as an example to all.

Frank's quiet service to others impacted many lives.

The Fabris family wishes to thank Silverleaf and Odyssey Hospice for
their loving care of Frank.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Frank Fabris is planned
for Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church
in Athens, Ga. The family will receive friends at a reception in the
Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.

An additional memorial service will be held at the old Rossville High
School football stadium on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a
scholarship fund established in Frank's honor.

Memorial gifts should be mailed to Rossville Bank, P.O. Box 129,
Rossville, GA 30741, Attn: Leroy Jones (checks payable to "Ridgeland
High School-Frank Fabris Scholarship").

Lord & Stephens, West, is in charge of arrangements.


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#2346

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Date: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:14 am
Subject: Condolences

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Roger Blackwell

FORT OGLETHORPE � Roger Lee Blackwell, 59, passed away Tuesday, Dec.
9, 2008.

He was a lifelong resident of North Georgia and was of the Baptist
faith. He began a law-enforcement career in 1971 as a dispatcher for
Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, before working for numerous
agencies including Catoosa County Sheriffs Department, Chattanooga
Police Department, Walker County Sherriffs Department, as well as
Post Volunteer Fire Department. He was also Police Chief of Rossville
Police Department for nine years before his career at Hayes State
Prison.

He is survived by his parents, Glynn Blackwell and Jean Blackwell
Massey; daughters, Jeana (Sgt. Nathan of U.S.M.C.) Ricks and Kristi
(Gary) Groce; son, Roger Blackwell II; sisters, Anita (Donny) Inman
and Pam Blackwell; brother, Waide (Janice) Blackwell ; granddaughter,
Ansley Ricks; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 13, 2008, in the
chapel with Bro. Bill Proctor and Donny Inman officiating.

Interment will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens South, Rossville, Ga.

The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, and prior to the service Saturday.

Arrangement by W. L. Wilson Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe Chapel.
Online guestbook 9 www.wilsonfuneralhome.com

CTFP 12/11/2008

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#2347

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Date: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:32 pm
Subject: ROSSVILLE

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Rossville is in the final stages of restoring the Vietnam Memorial on
Chickamauga Avenue, according to Mayor Johnny Baker. Mr. Baker said the
Georgia Municipal Association is helping pay for repairs, which will be
more than $30,000.
    "(The Vietnam Memorial) is one of the focal points of Rossville," he
said. "We are adding a flag from each branch of service to the
monument."
    Mr. Baker said he expects a dedication ceremony sometime this
spring.
    The granite monument that includes a fountain was damaged when it
was struck by a truck.
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#2348

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Date: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:44 pm
Subject: Rossville Judge

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Joe Moore has been known to have an opinion. Now the opinion of the
newly named Rossville city judge means even more.
Judge Moore is a 1950 graduate of Rossville High School and worked many
years at Rossville Yarn as a dye house supervisor. Now at 76 years old,
he holds court across McFarland Avenue from his old job site.
    Rossville Mayor Johnny Baker said Mr. Moore came in his office one
day kidding about being the judge, and the mayor immediately told city
clerk Sherry Foster to schedule his longtime friend for judge school.
    "Joe is stern, yet fair, and he certainly knows the territory," the
mayor said.
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#2349

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Date: Fri Feb 6, 2009 10:30 am
Subject: Rossville

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ROSSVILLE

The Vietnam monument dedicated by the Rossville

High Key Club in 1971 has a new home. Rossville

Mayor Johnny Baker had the memorial moved from the old Ross

ville school to the corner of McFarland and Chickamauga avenues.
   The three soldiers honored on the memorial and the dates of their deaths are Marion E. Patrick (May 6, 1967), Eddie Holland (Jan. 5, 1968) and Dennis Melton (June 6, 1968).
   Former Key Club member Earl Wilson said, "We didn't understand how big the Vietnam War was until we realized people we knew had died. When our friends died, it brought it all home to us and made it real. Saving this memorial was important."
   E-mail Stump Martin at stumponsports @aol .com

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Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:22 am
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