By KELLY LENZ andSANDY ALDRIDGEThe Laurens County Health

Department has a new, spaciousand up-to-date building that isset tentatively to open on Sep-tember 1 depending on whenthey are able to have their in-ternet and phone system switchover from the old location, ac-cording to Director of Environ-mental Health and EmergencyPreparedness, Mark Harden.The new facility is located at

654 County Farm Road, just offSouthern Pines Road behindthe Laurens County EMS andRural Fire and EMA building.The old facility on Bellevue

Road will be closed at 12 noonon August 27 and will remainclosed only through August 31,hopefully, to move and preparefor opening of the new buildingat 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.The opening, however, dependson whether or not the utilitiesare ready.Operating hours will be the

same, and they will be open un-til 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Theirweekly hours for Monday,Wednesday, and Thursday arefrom 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and onFriday they are open from 8:15a.m. to 2 p.m.Harden said that "the total

cost of the building was $2.3million, and the funds camefrom a SPLOST passed aboutsix years ago that includedmon-ey for a new health departmenton the project list. The countyalready owned the land and therest of the funding was from aCommunity Development BlockGrant that the county appliedfor about three years ago."He said the new building will

be nearly 16,000 square feetcompared to the old buildingwhich was nearly 10,000 squarefeet. Also, the new facility willbe more energy efficient due inpart to LED lighting in theparking lot and all the interiorlighting being on motion sensortimers.In addition, the necessary

wiring and other features need-ed for computers and phones

were included in the new facili-ties' blueprints. The buildingthe department is in now haswires that run through the ceil-ing.The previous location was

built before the digital age, saidHarden, and the HVAC wasbadly in need of replacing andcaused issues with humidity,mold, and leaks, to name someof them. In the last fiscal year,the health department served9,607 people in the clinical ser-vices alone, which is about17.6% of the county's total pop-ulation."We are so very excited to be

moving into a larger, updatedspace," said Donna Collins, RN,who is county nurse manager.She and fellow RN, Diane Lord,have been with the LaurensCounty Health Department for26 years and can't believe theyare finally getting a new facility."We're not complaining, but

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Photos by Sandy Aldridge

(Above) RN Donna Collins, nurse manager, leaves the new building after seeing it for the first time. (Below) LPNTeresa Carroll takes a peak at the new bed in the exam room she will use. (Bottom) Health Department employeeslook forward to working in their new facility. They are, from left, Donna Collins, Stephanie Branch, Teresa Carroll,Diane Lord and Tiffany Lamb.

Health Dept. readies new facilityCurrent location to close Aug. 27, tentative Sept. 1 open date for new facility

Dublin City Schoolsprepare for first day

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIDublin City Schools are

gearing up for students to re-turn to school Friday.A lot has happened over

the last couple of months inthe Dublin City School Sys-tem. Superintendent Dr.Fred Williams has movedfrom assistant superinten-dent, Dr. Tyrone Kellogg willbe the new principal atDublin High School, Ray-mond Braziel will be the newprincipal at Dublin Middleand LaKeisha Fluker is thenew principal at Susie Dash-er Elementary."We are very eager and

excited about our young peo-ple returning to school,"Williams said. "Our staff isgetting geared up for our stu-dents to return. The first dayof school is a special day. Stu-dents can return and see fa-miliar faces. There will bestudents coming to school forthe first time, and what aspecial Hallmark moment intheir lives. We are blessedand excited about them be-

ing a part of that. We are ex-cited about everyone return-ing so we can build a bettercommunity through educa-tion."Williams has been an edu-

cator for 23 years. This willbe his first year startingschool as superintendent."Last year the school year

opened with me as acting su-perintendent because Super-intendent Dr. Chuck Ledbet-ter had just had surgery,"Williams said. "Being able todo that was a great experi-ence for me. This is also go-ing to be a good experience.I'm excited that we'll beopening up so that we canget to educate and serve ouryoung people in the DublinCity School System."Kellogg is coming from

Turner County High Schoolwhere he was the assistantprincipal. This year willmark his first time as a prin-cipal."The first day of school is

always very exciting," he

See DUBLIN page 8a

Irwinton’s water woes continue with more main breaksBy CLAY ROPERIRWINTON — A third water main

failure within two weeks struck Irwin-ton’s already ailing water system earlySunday morning, cutting off water toresidents and businesses around thedowntown district.The newest rupture occurred on

Pine Street at 2 a.m. after 120 poundsof water pressure caused a 3-inch lineto burst.“Pine Street has been a continuous

problem for us. That line was not engi-neered for that much pressure,” saidIrwinton Mayor Carl Langston. “Wehave preventive measures in placenow to isolate that section of the sys-tem.”Pine Street’s persistent problems

arise from its lower altitude in relationto the city’s water system.Two waterlines intersect along this

street, which causes mounting pres-sure as water flows downhill and intothe street’s tank.The broken line was repaired and

an isolation valve was installed at theAsbell intersection of Pine Street.The city has plans to replace the un-

dersized, aging Pine Street waterlinewith a 6-inch main can sustain higherwater pressure.The city also will build hydrants to

regulate water quality.From last week’s breaks, the city re-

placed the fractured shaft in Well No.One off U.S. 441 last Thursday.The new stainless steel shaft is re-

sistant to the aquifer’s low PH levels,which was the source of the cata-strophic failure that left hundreds ofIrwinton citizens without water.Workers brought the well back into

service Friday afternoon and startedpumping 580 gallons of water perminute, restoring adequate waterpressure.City officials have plans to overhaul

Irwinton’s water system by installing aminimum of 10 isolation valves andhydrants throughout the waterlines,Langston said.“If there’s a problem on a particular

stream, we’ll be able to cut it off fromthe rest of the town without affectingthe rest of our customers,” Langstonsaid. “An ounce of prevention is worth

a pound of a cure.”Long-term solutions include switch-

ing water meters to digital units thatwill save the city time and money andmake the billing process more efficientand equitable.That switch to digital water meters

will bolster revenue the city will rein-vest into Irwinton’s troublesome watersystem.“Right now it takes us a week to

read all the meters, and they’re not ac-curate,” Langston said. “About 40 per-cent of the water we pump is not billedbecause our meters turn too slow. “Youcan’t run a business or a city whenyou’re giving 40 percent of your prod-uct away.”

See HEALTH page 8a

Photo by Payton Towns III

Assistant principal Cathy Methvin (l) helps a parent.

East West Logistics todevelop new warehouseproject in Twiggs Co.

By JAMES TIDWELLJEFFERSONVILLE —

One of the biggest economicdevelopment projects inmany years for the state ofGeorgia is the deepening ofthe Port of Savannah andthe growth and jobs it is ex-pected to bring.Twiggs County took a

step towards tapping intothat growth potential Tues-day.The Development Author-

ity of the City of Jefferson-ville and Twiggs County an-nounced that East West Lo-gistics International, a Geor-gia-California partnership,has secured an option on 259acres in the Interstate 16 In-dustrial Park in TwiggsCounty for a warehouse andlogistics development site."The Development Au-

thority of the City of Jeffer-sonville and Twiggs Countywould like to welcome EastWest Logistics Internation-al, LLC to Twiggs Countyand glad to have them joinour community," said Devel-opment Authority chairmanJerry Fincher. "Twiggs

County is open for business,and the county and the de-velopment authority wel-come those businesses thatwant to settle here."The project, which will be

constructed in phases, hasthe potential to reach up to 2million square feet in ware-house, distribution and lightmanufacturing operations.The development will bebuilt to suit each tenant asthey are secured with an ini-tial 100,000-square-footwarehouse to be built assoon as all permitting andland development planningare complete.The decision by the part-

ners of East West LogisticsInternational, LLC to locatein Twiggs County was madeafter looking at several pos-sible locations within thestate. The proximity to theGeorgia Ports in Savannahcoupled with the location atthe interchange of Interstate16 and Ga. 96, now beingwidened to serve as a four-lane connector between In-

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Dublin Construction to overseesite preparation for initial project

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip(AP) — A Palestinian healthofficial said at least fourPalestinians from the samefamily were killed and 13 peo-ple were injured in the GazaStrip on Thursday by an ex-plosion of Israeli military ord-nance left over from last sum-mer's war.Gaza Health Ministry

spokesman Ashraf al-Qidrasaid the ordnance exploded asPalestinian workers werehelping family members re-

move rubble from a home de-stroyed during the 50-day warbetween Israel and the Hamasmilitants who rule the coastalterritory.The home, which was

struck by an Israeli air strikeon July 9 of last year, belongedto Ayman Abu Nqira, a lectur-er at the Islamic University ofGaza. The Israeli military de-clined to say why it was tar-geted.Rabie Abu Nqira, an eye-

witness, said he was helping a

crew remove rubble from thehome using a bulldozer andanother earth mover. "A hugeexplosion occurred," he said.

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Eddie Pullen

Memorial services for Mr.Eddie Pullen, of Dublin, willbe held on Saturday, August8, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the King-dom Hall of Jehovah’s Wit-nesses, 2424 South U.S. High-way 441, Dublin. BrotherJames Jefferson will officiate.Mr. Pullen, who departed

his life on July 30, 2015, wasborn on March 29, 1941, inLaurens County. He attendedMillville High School andworked for Sears Roebuck,Inc., and Laurens MemorialHospital for 30 years until hisretirement. He was a lovinghusband, father, grandfather,great grandfather, and broth-er. He will be remembered asbeing a jack of all trades."Put a screwdriver in his

hand, and he would fix it, puta hammer in his hand, and hewould build it, if he had anidea, he would invent it. Hewas truly a mechanical ge-nius. More importantly, hewas a kind and gentle souland had a loving and generousheart. He will greatly bemissed by many."He was preceded in death

by his beloved wife of 52 years,Geneva Pullen, by his parentsTheodore and Terry C,Pullins, and by a sibling, Wal-tine Solomon.He leaves to cherish his

memories four children, Jef-frey Pullen of Dublin, TonyPullen of Macon, Belinda(Bruce) Guyton of Dublin, andDodie (Nathaniel) Minor ofLilburn; four brothers,Thomas Pullen of Dublin,Theo Pullens Jr. of Philadel-phia, Robert Pullens of Miami,Fla., and Larry (Wilamina)Pullens of Albany; four sis-ters, Wynoma Hollis, Annie L.Pullens, Barnell (Carlton)Royal, and Beverly Ann(Louis) Fletcher, and one aunt,Jessie Mae Blackshear, all ofJacksonville, Fla.; nine grand-children, Antonio (Kristen)Pullen, Marquis Pullen,Melody Pullen, MelaniePullen, Nathaniel Minor Jr.,Roderick Minor, Miles Minor,Briona Guyton, and BruceGuyton Jr.; two great-grand-children, Phoenix AnthonyPullen, Gabriella GenevaPullen; and a host of lovingnieces, nephews, cousins, andother relatives and dearfriends, especially those relat-ed to him in the faith.The family will receive

friends at 707 Euclid Street inDublin. The family will alsoreceive friends at the DudleyFuneral Home on Friday, July7, 7-8 p.m., at which time itwould be appropriate to makeremarks if you should so wish.Services By Dudley Funer-

al Home of Dublin.Please post condolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com

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David ‘Hal’ Dixon

David “Hal” Dixon Sr., age82 of Dublin, passed away onWednesday, August 05, 2015.Graveside services will be

at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Au-gust 8, 2015 in Dublin Memo-rial Gardens. The Rev. SamLoyd will officiate. The familywill receive friends on Fridayevening from 6 p.m. until 8p.m. at Townsend Brothers

Funeral Home.Mr. Dixon was a veteran of

the United States Army, serv-ing with the 882nd Engineer-ing Battalion during the Kore-an Conflict. He worked for Ox-ford Industries for 22 yearsand later retired with Life ofGeorgia Insurance Company.He was preceded in death byhis parents, David W. andGladys Horne Dixon and sis-ters, Helen Griffin and JaneLogue.Survivors include his wife

of 61 years, Marion ColemanDixon of Dublin; sons, DavidH. Dixon Jr. (Lynne) of Way-nesboro, Va. and Robert A.“Bob” Dixon (Jennifer) of EastDublin; daughter, KarynMickle (Phillip) of Dublin;granddaughters, Megan Dixonof Staunton, Va. and Kara andSamantha Dixon, both of Way-nesboro, Va.; sister, GwenNewton of Dublin; brothers,Doyle Dixon (Faye) and KyleDixon (Patsy), all of Dudleyand several nieces and anephew.Please visit

www.townsendfuneralhome.comto sign the online memorialregistry.

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Ronald Mosley

Funeral services for Mr.Ronald Mosley, of EastDublin, will be held on Satur-day, August 8, 2015 at 2 p.m.at the Mount Pullen AMEChurch, 1304 Lakeway Roadin East Dublin. The Rev. TedWalters will officiate. Inter-ment will follow in the churchcemetery.Mr. Mosley, who passed on

August 2, 2015, was born onApril 27, 1955, as the son ofthe late S. L. Mosley andWillie Jewel Mosley of Dublin.He worked for many years asa truck driver for AAA CooperTransportation of Miami, Fla.and of Atlanta. His most re-cent employment was withHoward Shepphard Trucking,Logging and Mining Companyof Sandersville. He was mar-ried to Kimberly Mosley. Hewas previously married toMrs. Deborah Davis, withwhom he had two children,Renaldo and Kawaski. Mr.Mosley's special friend is Glo-ria Williams.He accepted Christ at an

early age as a member ofMount Pullen A.M.E. Churchwhere he served as trusteeand a member of the choir. Hegraduated from East LaurenHigh School in 1974, and at-tended technical school inTampa, Florida. He enjoyedsports, particularly basketballand football - he was a lifetimeAtlanta Falcons fan - alongwith fishing, hunting, shop-ping, and traveling. His trav-els took him to Hawaii, Wash-ington, D.C., Virginia, Ten-nessee and to the Carolinas.Mr. Mosley was preceded in

death by his parents, hisbrother, Larry Mosley, and byhis grandparents, Willie D.and Carrie B. Jones, andJames and Susie Mosley.Loving survivors include

his wife, Kimberly Mosley ofLouisville, Ky.; his first wife,Deborah Davis of Dublin, andtheir children, and two grand-children; his sister, Doris, andher husband, Major General(Retired) Jerome Johnson ofManassas, Va.; brothers,Lamar (Margaret) Mosley ofDublin, Lachaun (Robbie)

Mosley of Riverdale, andJames Mosley of Dublin; sis-ter-in-law, Dorothy Montford-Mosley; and special friend,Gloria Williams, of Dublin;aunts, Mary Grace Coneway,Minnie Hodges, and MazellJones, all of Dublin; uncle,Aaron (Janet) Jones of Utica,N.Y.; and a host of other rela-tives and friends.The family will receive

friends at 813 Frog Level Cir-cle.Services By Dudley Funer-

al Home of Dublin.Please post condolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com

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Obituaries

By MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.and MEHMET OZ, M.D.In "The Replacements," the

2000 romantic football comedythat spoofs the real 1987 NFLstrike, Keanu Reeves crossesthe picket line, saves the dayand finds true love. But in re-al life, replacements might notlead to such happy endings.True, when it became clear

that the DEHP (di-2-ethyl-hexyl phthalate) used in mak-ing plastic wrap, soap, cosmet-ics and processed food contain-ers was a dangerous hormonedisruptor that could wreakhavoc on your and your child'shealth and development, U.S.industry phased it out. (It'sbeen banned in Europe since2004.)But now researchers at New

York University have badnews for us: The allegedlysafer replacements DINP (di-isononyl phthalate) and DIDP(diisodecyl phthalate) also arephthalates, and they duplicateDEHP's adverse health effectson both children and adults.(This reminds us of those newBPA-free products that arenow made with BPA's closecousin BPS, also a hormonedisrupter.)How can you keep your

child's (and your) good healthfrom being fumbled away bythese phthalates? The re-searchers say you can signifi-cantly reduce body levels ofthese disruptive chemicals ifyou use wax paper, glass con-tainers and aluminum wrap inplace of plastics for food and

drink. Skip canned foods; optfor fresh -- not in plastic. Ifyou do use plastic, wash foodcontainers by hand; dishwash-er soaps can make plasticsmore likely to leach theirchemicals into your food. Andnever use plastics markedwith 3, 6 or 7 in the recycle tri-angle for food or personalgrooming products.

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is hostof "The Dr. Oz Show," andMike Roizen, M.D. is ChiefWellness Officer and Chair ofWellness Institute at ClevelandClinic. To live your healthiest,tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" orvisit www.sharecare.com.

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DEAR ABBY: I have beenmarried to "Ken" for 10 years.He is a successful businessowner. It has been a struggleto stay married to him be-cause he has control issuesand when he doesn't get hisway, he begins a verbal as-sault on his victim -- usuallyme. He has no friends becausehe runs them off, claimingthey did him wrong (not true),and his employees don't likehim and talk badly about himbehind his back. They stay be-cause he pays well. He useshis money to control people.I love Ken, and life can be

normal at times, but once hethinks I'm getting out fromunder his thumb, his destruc-tive behavior begins. He treatsme like his worst enemy. Thepain is becoming unbearable.One minute he tells me heloves me, and the next he ispunishing me for not cominghome from the store on time.I researched online and

learned he has many of thetraits of a narcissist. It scaresme because he doesn't knowhe has a problem. He thinksthe rest of the world is messedup instead of him.How can I approach him in

a way that won't send himover the edge? When I sayanything to him he thinks isan attack, he comes back atme viciously. I don't knowwhether to stay, hoping he'llsee the light one day, or getout before I'm emotionallydamaged beyond repair. --BROKEN IN TEXAS

DEAR BROKEN: Your hus-band may have a personalitydisorder, but YOU are a victimof emotional and financialabuse. Much as you mightwant to, you can't "fix" him be-cause he appears to be com-fortably in denial about hav-ing a problem. It is important,however, that you get somehelp for yourself.Contact the National Do-

mestic Violence Hotline andtalk to someone there aboutwhat has been going on (the-hotline.org, (800) 799-7233).They can help you formulate asafe plan of escape, should youneed one.Next, consult a lawyer

about what your rights are asa wife in the great state ofTexas. If you can find out whatthe marital assets are, do thatas well -- but do it quietly, be-

cause if your husband real-izes, he will likely try tomove/hide them or retaliate toget you back under his control.I don't have to tell you how un-healthy his behavior is, but itmay take your leaving tomake him take a look at him-self.

DEAR ABBY: A bus stationI was waiting in had two clear-ly marked men's and women'ssingle restrooms. What do yousay or do when the women'sbathroom is occupied andthere are two women waitingahead of a man to use themen's restroom? Who has pri-ority for the men's room inthis case? The two womenahead of me in line, or me, themale who came after them? I'dlike to point out that theywere young women who wereclearly not in an emergency. --WAITING IN LINE IN CALI-FORNIADEAR WAITING: The per-

son whose gender matches thesign on the door should takeprecedence -- although a gen-tleman probably wouldn't in-sist upon it if a lady seemed tobe in distress.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Apsychological firm paid toevaluate troubled Baltimorepolice, including a lieutenantcharged in the killing ofFreddie Gray, is under inves-tigation by the city and hasbeen put on probation by thestate police for cutting cor-ners in its mental healthscreenings of officers.The Maryland State Po-

lice took action against Psy-chology Consultants Associ-ated in June after an investi-gation showed the firm'spresident, psychologist Ken-neth Sachs, and his employ-ees and contractors werecompleting evaluations of of-ficers' mental stability in 15minutes instead of the 45minutes required by thestate contract, according todocuments obtained by TheAssociated Press.Experts say 15 minutes is

far too short to adequatelyconduct psychological assess-ments, either for police appli-cants or officers seeking toreturn to active duty.Baltimore's law depart-

ment and inspector generalare also investigating thefirm's assessments of city po-lice officers, said Kevin Har-ris, a spokesman for the city."Both are looking into al-

legations that have beenmade against PCA, and look-ing at whether they are ful-filling their contractualobligations," he said.Harris said PCA is the de-

partment's sole contractor forpsychological evaluations ofofficers. The contract is stillactive and will remain inplace "pending the conclu-sion of the investigation," hesaid.As part of his contract

with the Baltimore City Po-lice Department, Sachs as-sessed the mental health andfitness for duty of officerswho were removed from ac-tive duty due to psychologicalproblems.That should have included

Lt. Brian Rice, who was hos-pitalized in April 2012 andhad his guns confiscated byCarroll County sheriff'sdeputies. Court records andthe sheriff's reports raisedconcerns about Rice's self-control and judgment. Ricewas accused in June 2012 ofremoving a semi-automatichandgun from the trunk ofhis personal vehicle andthreatening the mother of hischild.Michael A. Wood, a retired

Baltimore police sergeantwho said he wrote the de-partment's medical policy,said Rice "absolutely wouldhave had a fitness for dutyevaluation, and would havebeen referred to PCA. Itwould have been required."In May, Rice was charged

with manslaughter, second-degree assault and miscon-duct in office in Gray's deathfrom injuries suffered whilein police custody. Five otherofficers were also charged inconnection with Gray'sdeath, which prompted massprotests, as well as lootingand rioting.

Psych firm thatscreens Baltimorecops under review

Official: Blast from Gaza war ordnance kills 4, wounds 13

Reggie Evans, mayor of the cityof Soperton, proclaimed July26, 2015 the 25th Anniversaryof the Americans with Disabili-ties Act, and encouraged thecitizens of Soperton andTreutlen County to renew theircommitment to the ADAʼs princi-ples in securing each personʼsright to an independent life, andenabling our state and nation tobenefit from the talents andcontributions of all Americans.Representatives from EasterSeals Middle Georgia areshown with Mayor Evans for thesigning of this proclamation.(Special photo)

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Soperton signs proclamation in honor of ADA Pharmacy Technology Programat OFTC Gains Accreditation

Oconee Fall Line Techni-cal College (OFTC) recentlyannounced that the Pharma-cy Technology program on itsSouth Campus in Dublin re-ceived accreditation by theAmerican Society of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP).

“The ASHP/ACPE accred-itation has become the in-dustry standard to ensurethat we are graduatingpharmacy technicians thatwill have the highest, mostrecognized and respectedlevel of pharmacy tech train-ing that is available,” saidJack J. Shepherd, OFTCPharmacy Technology in-structor.

OFTC’s Pharmacy Tech-nology diploma programequips students with theknowledge, skills and atti-tudes for employment withina pharmacy. Program gradu-ates are able to perform avariety of technical dutiesrelated to preparing and dis-pensing drugs in accordancewith standard proceduresand laws. A variety of clini-cal experiences are designed

to integrate theory and prac-tice. A full-time student cancomplete this program infour semesters.

The Pharmacy Technolo-gy diploma program offeredat OFTC has received themaximum of six years ac-creditation by ASHP/ACPE,valid thru 2021.

“To be accredited the pro-gram must achieve a set ofstandard goals and objec-tives ensuring that gradu-ates are able to perform the

ever changing role and re-sponsibilities as a pharmacytechnician. By the year2020, all candidates desiringto become certified pharma-cy technicians must gradu-ate from an accredited ASHPprograms,” Shepherd added.

According to the Bureauof Labor, employment ofpharmacy technicians is pro-jected to grow 20 percentfrom 2012 to 2022, fasterthan the average for all oc-cupations.

OFTCʼs Pharmacy Technology diploma pro-gram equips students with the knowledge,skills and attitudes for employment within apharmacy. (Special photo)

Robertson presented 60-year Apronand Pin at Masonic Lodge ceremonyBrother Robert Earl Robertson of Dublin was recently presented his 60-year Apron and Pin at Red HillMasonic Lodge #533. The award was presented by Brother Ken Snider, 12th District Deputy to theGrand Master. The ceremony was attended by family and friends. (Special photo)

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provide a strong boost for America'sbadly deteriorating infrastructure, butonly if a promising solution worked outin the U.S. Senate prevails over a short-sighted fix passed by the House earlierthis summer.The House version provides a five-

month extension of current programs,essentially kicking the can down theroad, while the Senate version provides$350 billion in transportation programsfor six years, although only three ofthose are paid for. Even so, it is a far bet-ter alternative than extending the billthrough the end of the year, at whichpoint another short-term fix would benecessary.Adding urgency to the need to act

now is a looming deadline on the federalprogram. Authority for federal highwayaid payments to states will expireFriday at midnight without action. Andif Congress doesn't act before then, thebalance in the federal Highway TrustFund is forecast to drop below a mini-mum cushion of $4 billion that's neces-sary to keep aid flowing smoothly tostates."How can you plan, as a researcher or

a civil engineer in a transportationdepartment, if you don't have long-termcertainty" about funding, askedSecretary of Transportation AnthonyFoxx. Answer: You can't. States andlocal communities that rely on the feder-al funding are facing a dead end if theHouse and Senate can't agree.It's no secret by now that the nation's

interstate highway system, a proudlegacy from an earlier generation toours, is badly in need of repair. The lat-est report from the American Society ofCivil Engineers give the system a D.Nearly one-third of the country's 4 mil-lion miles of roads are in poor ormediocre condition, the report found.Further, the Federal HighwayAdministration estimates it would take$170 billion a year to make a significantimprovement in road conditions and per-formance.In large measure, Congress has abdi-

cated its leadership role in planning andfunding our national infrastructure.Instead of being lured by the open road,American drivers face more potholes,more congestion and fewer safety

improvements.One particularly poignant reminder

of the crumbling infrastructure is thedeterioration of Memorial Bridge acrossthe Potomac River between Washington,D.C., and Virginia, connecting two of thenation's iconic landmarks: ArlingtonNational Cemetery and the LincolnMemorial. Earlier this year, two lanes ofthe iconic bridge were partially shutdown for at least six months to repaircorrosion damage. Safety expertsimposed a 10-ton load limit across thebridge, thus eliminating most bus trafficfor an even longer period until the entirestructure is rehabilitated.The Senate bill will provide six years

of policy improvements and contractauthority for highways and transit pro-grams, thus ending a long cycle of short-term program extensions. It also offersthree years of dedicated revenue to theHighway Trust Fund (HTF) so statescan deliver more long-term projects andincreases funding levels for highway,transit and passenger rail programs.It won't fix everything that's wrong

with the nation's infrastructure. Thatwould require an increase in the gaso-line tax that provides a reliable streamof funding and has been stuck at 18.4cents per gallon since 1993. Still, theSenate version represents a vastimprovement over the House's proposedshort-term solution and should beapproved by lawmakers before they goon their own summer recess startingnext week.

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office was to promise that he would closethe military prison at Guantanamo Bayin order to "restore the standards of dueprocess and the core constitutional val-ues that have made this country greateven in the midst of war, even in dealingwith terrorism." Six years later, thefacility is still open, although the popu-lation has dwindled to 116, 52 of whomhave been cleared for transfer if securityconditions can be satisfied.Part of the problem has been congres-

sional obstructionism, but Obama also isto blame. Rather than veto defenseauthorization bills that limited his abili-ty to transfer inmates, he has signed

them, while raising questions aboutwhether they intruded on his constitu-tional authority. And he hasn't pressedthe Defense Department hard enough toapprove the release and resettlement ofdetainees who aren't deemed a threat.Now the White House says it is

preparing to present Congress with anew plan to close the facility. That effortis welcome, but it will fully succeed onlyif the administration recognizes that theproblem with Guantanamo isn't just itslocation, but that the prison has becomea symbol of a denial of due process.Opposition to closing Guantanamo

involves two issues. One is whether even"low-risk" detainees should be releasedto their homelands or to some othercountry. The other is whether inmates— including dozens of more dangerousdetainees the administration says it canneither release nor try — should bemoved to the United States. The admin-istration argues persuasively that"supermax" prisons in this country pro-vide adequate protection for public safe-ty.We agree with Obama that

Guantanamo has been a stain onAmerica's reputation and a recruitingtool for terrorists. The administrationshould make good on its threat to veto anew National Defense Authorization Actif it makes it harder to release detaineesor to shut down the prison. But even ifthe administration wins congressionalsupport for closing the facility and accel-erating the release of some detainees, itshouldn't be content with simply relocat-ing the rest and continuing to hold themwithout charge or trial.In a 2013 speech, Obama acknowl-

edged that indefinitely detaining sus-pected terrorists without a trial was aproblem but said it could be resolved"consistent with our commitment to therule of law." The way to do so is tourgently revisit the question of whethersupposedly high-risk detainees reallypose a danger if they are released. Thegovernment should also take a freshlook at whether it really is impossible toprosecute some detainees because ofmissing or compromised evidence.In the same speech, Obama warned

that "history will cast a harsh judgmenton this aspect of our fight against ter-rorism and those of us who fail to end it."The way to forestall such a judgment isto close Guantanamo and not reconsti-tute it elsewhere.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesdaythat the Dekalb County Commissioners had voted toapprove financial incentives to be used to construct atraining facility for the new Atlanta Major League Soccerfranchise.The 4-3 vote will withdraw $7 million from economic

development coffers for office space and another $5 mil-lion for land preparation.The vote also includes a 30-year tax abatement.As usual, those in favor of the move cite the potential

economic impact of having a professional sports fran-chise located in the county, while the detractors are won-dering if they will see any return on the investment.The old adage “You have to spend money to make

money” does have credence when it comes to economicdevelopment, but in the case of this training facility itseems like Dekalb County is giving a handout to billion-aire owner Arthur Blank rather than spurring the nextwave of growth and opportunity for its residents.Based on the AJC’s report, there was no mention of

the number of jobs or potential economic developmentdollars that would result from having the facility locatedin Dekalb County.All Dekalb CEO Lee May could say is that the move

was “about the public good that will be generatedbecause of this public investment.”That is the equivalent of quantifying joy or sorrow.In the case of Dekalb residents, moreso the latter than

the former because, if recent Atlanta sports history saysanything, few franchises have been able to stand the testof time which speaks to the lunacy of the three-decadetax abatement.Our counties and development authorities should

have the ability to offer incentives to prospective busi-ness and industry but some spending, like the proposed$12 million for the Atlanta United FC training facility,should ultimately be a decision made by Dekalb votersand not four commissioners.This form of “economic development” breeds paranoia

anytime other municipalities look to spur growth in theircommunities with more traditional (and proven) busi-ness and industry models.To keep the “public good” at the forefront, the public

should be involved through a “Yay” or “Nay” at the ballotbox on such spending instead of prey to the whim of asingle commissioner’s vote.Just because something feels good doesn’t mean it will

serve the greater good. The only way to ensure that is topresent it to the voters and let them decide.

— Jason Halcombe

By DR. JACK E. BROWNI should have insisted that the Army

wife sit down before I told her that herfirst sergeant husband had just beenkilled in an automobile accident.Fortunately, there were two of us to catchher as she began to fall in that parkinglot outside of our headquarters building.I had known this married couple for

two or three years and had spoken withthem often. I was their chaplain, and wewere stationed together on a small mili-tary post in Northern Bavaria...close tothe East German border.The wife insisted that she see the body

of her husband, and it was I who accom-panied her to the United States Armyhospital morgue in Nurnberg, Germanywhere she viewed her husband’s body asan act of confirming his death.The young wife, being of German

nationality, desired a German funeraland burial in the nearby city of Bayreuth,

and she further desired the playing of“Taps” and the presentation of theAmerican flag at the graveside. A goodnumber of his friends and members of ourcommand attended the funeral. I waspresent for this service.At the conclusion of the funeral service

at graveside, “Taps” was played by themilitary bugler, and non-commissionedofficer (NCO) friends were ready to foldand present the American flag to thewidow. But to the astonishment of allthe Americans in attendance, theGerman funeral director and his assis-tant lowered the flag-draped casket intothe grave...flag and all! They wereapparently unaware of our patriotic tra-dition and did not intend to desecratethe American flag. What a sensitive sit-uation for such a solemn service. Butsomething happened...As quickly as the casket and flag

were lowered into the grave, one of the

NCOs picked up a small, crooked stick,laid down on his stomach in his cleanclass “A” uniform, reached down intothe open grave with the stick and verycarefully lifted the American flag upand out. It was then shaken off, foldedneatly and properly, and presented withrespect to the distraught widow.Needless to say, I had mixed emotionsas cold chills ran up and down my back,a lump came to my throat and tearscame to my eyes as I witnessed thatscene of sorrow and patriotism allbound together.That memorable experience took

place in 1965, but it is as fresh in mymemory as if it had happened just yes-terday. In the ensuing 50 years I havewitnessed many flag raising cere-monies, but none has been as memo-rable or as touching as that most unusu-al one. God, bless America.Peace!

Patriotism and a crooked stick

Stadium projectsshould be a ballot

question

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Pres. Barack Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500P: (202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5030

Sen. David PerdueB40D Dirksen Senate Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20510P: (202) 224-3521F: (202) 228-1031

Sen. Johnny Isakson120 Russell Senate Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20510

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Rep. Rick Allen513 Cannon H.O.B.Washington, D.C. 20515P: (202) 225-2823F: (202) 225-3377

Sen. Ross TollesonDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-0081F: (404) 651-6767ross.tolleson.senate.ga.gov

Rep. Matt HatchettDistrict 150415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5025F: (404) 657-8278matt.hatchett@house.ga.gov

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —What initially appeared to beanother mass shooting at amovie theater ended up beingan attack by a disturbed home-less man who wasn't armedwith a real gun was eventuallyshot and killed by police.

Vincente David Montano,29, bought a ticket for "MadMax: Fury Road" at a theaterin a middle-class community insouthern Nashville onWednes-day and entered with pepperspray, an airsoft pellet gun andan ax, Metro Nashville Policespokesman Don Aaron said.

Some of the theatergoers inthe audience ran outside andalerted police officers who hadresponded to a vehicle crashnearby, police said in a newsrelease issued late Wednesday.

South Precinct OfficerJonathan Frith, a six-year vet-eran, was the first officer to en-counter Montano, the news re-lease said. Montano pointedhis pellet gun at Frith andpulled the trigger, promptingFrith to fire one round from hispatrol rifle in self-defense, therelease said. Frith then backedout of the theater while keep-ing Montano contained insideas SWAT officers responded.

At that point, Montano be-gan to use the pepper sprayand officers said they encoun-tered a cloud of it as they en-tered to take Montano into cus-tody. Montano fired his pelletgun again and four SWATmembers fired back, the re-lease said. Montano attemptedto flee out the rear door of thetheater and as he emergedwith ax in hand and started to-ward officers, five opened fire,

according to the release. Mon-tano was struck and killed.

No one other than Montanowas killed. One man was cuton the shoulder, evidently bythe ax Montano was carrying,and that man, his wife anddaughter were treated for pep-per spray, Aaron said.

Aaron said police had notuncovered a motive, but hesaid Montano had been com-mitted for psychiatric treat-ment at least four times, twicein 2004 and twice in 2007. Itwasn't immediately clear whyhe had been committed or ifthat commitment was involun-tary.

"This individual has hadsignificant psychiatric or psy-chological issues," Aaron said.

The news release said Mon-

tano had been committed atleast three times while livingin Murfreesboro, Tennessee;that he was reported to havelived in a number of states overthe years, including Missouri,Texas, Alabama, Illinois, andFlorida; and that he was mostrecently believed to be home-less.

Aaron also noted that Mon-tano had been arrested inMurfreesboro in 2004 for as-sault and resisting arrest, andsaid he was reported as a miss-ing person to the Murfreesboropolice department on Monday.

As more details of the at-tack and Montano's troubledpast emerged, it began to ap-pear less likely that he intend-ed to inflict mass casualtiessuch as those attempted by a

theater shooter recently inLouisiana and carried out twoyears ago by a shooter in Col-orado.

Instead of a packed houseshowing a newly released pop-ular film, Montano waged hisattack in a theater where onlyseven others besides himselfwere present at midday,watching a movie that had al-ready been out for some time.He was armed with a pelletgun, not a weapon with bullets,and chose to use pepper spray,not the gun, when he began hisassault. One of Montano's twobackpacks was detonated andfound to contain a fake bomb,Aaron said. The other back-pack contained nothing harm-ful, according to the news re-lease.

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A Mitchell woman reportedthat her silver 2015 ToyotaCamry LE went missing whileshe was shopping in theDublin Mall on VeteransBoulevard on July 24.

The woman told police thatshe couldn't find her car aftershe had parked at the far endof the parking lot by the redbarrels located next to con-struction work. The womanlocked her car, and had aspare key inside of it.

- A bicycle was stolen atThe Salvation Army on TelfairStreet on July 24.

- A white 1999 ChevroletMalibu was stolen on VictoriaCircle between July 23 and24. The car was found onWabash Street on the morn-ing of July 24 and had been in-volved in a crash. The car wasnot driveable.

- A man was stabbed in theface in the south side area onJuly 25.

- Two TVs were stolen froma house on Lee Drive on July30.

Laurens CountySheriff's Office

- A black F150 was stolenon Rockledge Road in EastDublin between May 1 andJuly 20.

- A deputy responded to alocation on Barfoot Road inreference to damage to proper-ty on July 21.

- Someone drove off with-out paying for gasoline on Vet-erans Boulevard on July 20.

- A deputy met an Adrianwoman about a fraud onThomas Chapel Road in Adri-an that happened between Ju-ly 20 and 21.

- A deputy went to GreenAcres Golf Course in referenceto damages at the locationthat happened between July20 and 21.

Editor's note: This informa-tion is public record and was tak-en from reports of the Dublin Po-lice Department and the LaurensCounty Sheriff's Office. These re-ports do not reflect on the guiltor innocence. An "arrest" does notalways indicate incarceration.Readers are cautioned that peo-ple may have similar names. Po-lice Beat does not identify minorchildren, victims of sexual as-sault, suicide attempts or med-ical conditions. Cases dismisseddo not appear if the newspaper isnotified before deadline.

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On August 6, 1945, duringWorld War II, the United Statesdropped an atomic bomb on Hi-roshima, Japan, resulting in anestimated 140,000 deaths.(Three days later, the UnitedStates exploded a nuclear de-vice over Nagasaki; five days af-ter that, Imperial Japan an-nounced its surrender.)

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lan War of Independence, forcesled by Simon Bolivar recapturedCaracas.

In 1825, Upper Peru becamethe autonomous republic of Bo-livia.

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In 1914, Austria-Hungarydeclared war against Russiaand Serbia declared war againstGermany.

In 1926, Gertrude Ederle be-came the first woman to swimthe English Channel, arrivingin Kingsdown, England, fromFrance in 14 1/2 hours.

In 1930, New York StateSupreme Court Justice JosephForce Crater went missing afterleaving a Manhattan restau-rant; his disappearance remainsa mystery.

In 1956, the DuMont televi-sion network went off the air af-ter a decade of operations.

In 1961, Soviet cosmonautGherman Titov became the sec-ond man to orbit Earth as heflew aboard Vostok 2.

In 1965, President Lyndon B.Johnson signed the VotingRights Act.

In 1978, Pope Paul VI died atCastel Gandolfo at age 80.

In 1986, William J. Schroed-er died at at Humana Hospital-Audubon in Louisville, Ken-tucky, after living 620 days withthe Jarvik 7 artificial heart.

In 1993, Louis Freeh wonSenate confirmation to be FBIdirector.

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OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo:: PresidentBarack Obama closed a three-day U.S.-Africa summit inWashington which brought to-gether leaders from more than50 African nations. MichaelWorthington was put to deathby the state of Missouri for rap-ing and killing college studentMelinda "Mindy" Griffin in1995, making him the first U.S.prisoner executed since a lethalinjection in Arizona the previ-ous month in which an inmatetook nearly two hours to die.

TTooddaayy''ss BBiirrtthhddaayyss:: Chil-dren's performer Ella Jenkins is91. Actor-director Peter Bonerzis 77. Actress Louise Sorel is 75.Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is72. Actor Ray Buktenica is 72.Actor Dorian Harewood is 65.Actress Catherine Hicks is 64.Rock singer Pat MacDonald(Timbuk 3) is 63. Country musi-cian Mark DuFresne (Confeder-ate Railroad) is 62. ActressStepfanie Kramer is 59. ActressFaith Prince is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Randy DeBarge is57. Actor Leland Orser is 55. Ac-tress Michelle Yeoh (yoh) is 53.Country singers Patsy and Peg-gy Lynn are 51. Basketball Hallof Famer David Robinson is 50.Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 50.Actor Benito Martinez is 47.Country singer Lisa Stewart is47. Movie writer-director M.Night Shyamalan (SHAH'-mah-lahn) is 45. Actress MerrinDungey is 44. Singer Geri Halli-well is 43. Actor Jason O'Marais 43. Singer-actor David Camp-bell is 42.

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Thursday•Art Dublin meets every Thursday at 6:30 at Dublin-Laurens Muse-um. Call 984-8665 for more info.•Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. at theCNH Tractor Plant on Firetower Road. •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restaurant inEast Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East,Dublin, 8 p.m.•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet Baptist Church,Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 p.m., contact 997-9011•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian based Recovery meeting) meeteach Friday at 7 p.m. except the last Friday of each month, a suppermeeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held at the New Vision Fel-lowship across from the old Kroger store. Call 278-0710 or 290-1322for further information.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and solutionsfor patients and families. Middle Georgia Cancer Center at 5:30 p.m.,207 Fairview Park Dr. For more information call (478)-275-1111.

Friday•The Exchange Club of Laurens County at 7 a.m. at the ElksClub. 275-6244. •Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave. Dublin(use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth and Fami-lies (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Directors. Call(478) 296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin.

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Suspect in latest Tennessee theaterattack had psychological issues

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Large turnout for annual West Laurens Baseball CampThe annual West Laurens Baseball Camp drew 57 young players to the high school sports complex recently. The camp was open to ages 7-12. Raiders head coach Brian Brown and staff worked withyoungsters on fundamentals such as hitting, fielding, baserunning and pitching. (Special photo)

WLHS FFA officers attend campThis summer the West Laurens High School 2015-2016 FFA officers attended officer training

at Stone Mountain. During the three-day training camp the officers planned the FFA program ofactivities, which is an outline of the plans and goals they wish to achieve throughout the 2015-2016 school year. The officers planned community service projects, social events, fundraisers,chapter meetings and other activities for their chapter to enjoy. The students spent many hoursparticipating in team building activities, discussions and leadership training. The trip also in-cluded a hike down Stone Mountain, a high ropes course, and an evening watching the laser show.All of these events helped the eight- member group bond, become a team, and prepare for the up-coming school year.

Officers attending were president Bailey Howard; secretary Abby Green; historian MasonHoward; reporter Gracie Wright; junior advisor Will Wiegand; vice president Sara Andrews; sen-tinel Jordan Upshaw; and treasurer Anna Claire Beale. The West Laurens FFA advisors are ReedWaldrep and Kasey Jackson.

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Holy Temple COGIC Youth skateto celebration completion of VBSHoly Temple C.O.G.I.C. Youth from Soperton enjoyed a fund day at Rainbow Skating Center followingtheir recent Vacation Bible School. Pastor of the church is John L. Tole Sr. (Special photo)

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Five ways Windows 10 fixesannoyances in predecessor

NEW YORK (AP) — It tookme just a weekend to get com-fortable with Microsoft's newWindows 10 operating system,something I never did with itspredecessor, Windows 8, evenafter nearly three years.

With Wednesday's update,Windows no longer feels jar-ring, as though I'm using twodifferent computers at once.

Best part: This update isfree.

Windows 8 was Microsoft'sway of modernizing personalcomputers, as smartphonesand tablets grew more popu-lar. But it came across as try-ing to shove a square peg intoa round hole. It steered peopletoward tablet-like touch com-mands, even on desktops andlaptops that had keyboardsand mouse controls. Apps thatweren't designed for touch —including Microsoft's Office —got shoved into the basement,known as desktop mode. Desk-top mode and tablet/touchmode were like feuding sib-lings, each seeking to domi-nate in a high-stakes tug ofwar.

With Windows 10, everyonegets along. There are still sep-arate desktop and tabletmodes, but you largely stickwith one or the other depend-ing on whether you have a key-board. (Microsoft skipped Win-dows 9, by the way, as thoughto distance itself from Win-dows 8 and its criticisms.)

Although there are a fewreasons to hold off upgrading,which I'll explain below, Win-dows 10 is better than Win-dows 8 in many ways:

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WINDOWS APPS OPENAS WINDOWS

Apps for Windows 8 weredesigned to take up the fullscreen, just like tablets. Al-though you could split thescreen, apps could be placedonly side by side, not top tobottom, as you'd probablywant when having email andstreaming video open at once.

With Mac computers andprevious versions of Windows,you can resize windows howev-er you like. With Windows 8,that was limited to apps that

hadn't been adapted for touch— the ones kept in the base-ment, segregated from thenewer apps. Windows 10 re-stores resizing for all apps,touch or not. It sounds cosmet-ic, but it makes a big differencein fitting in with your work-flow.

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SINGLE STARTSCREEN

With Windows 8, the cornerstart button in desktop modegot you to a full-screen, graph-ical start page in tablet mode.You had to return to the desk-top mode to run an older app,even though you were sent totablet mode to launch it.

With Windows 10, the startbutton functions the way it didwith Windows 7 and earlier.The graphical start page fromWindows 8 is embedded inthat start button, so that itfeels modern without makingyou chuck old habits. You canstill get a full-screen startpage, but it's not forced on you.

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SINGLE BROWSERInternet Explorer is gone as

the default browser, replacedby Edge. You get some func-tional improvements, such asa virtual marker to draw ar-rows or circle an entry on aWeb page to share over email,Facebook and other means.

Even better, you no longerhave separate browsers fordesktop and tablet modes.With Windows 8, when youopened a website in desktopmode, it didn't show up intablet mode. You had to open itagain. With Windows 10, it's aunified browser, so you pick upwhere you leave off if youswitch modes.

Some websites, includingthose from Google, aren't assmooth on Edge as they are onother browsers, but the prob-lem might be limited to Mi-crosoft's Surface tablets. Thesites work better on an HP lap-top upgraded to Windows 10.You can still get Windows 10on Surface and install a differ-ent browser, such as Google'sChrome. In addition, IE willstill be available for older web-

sites that need it, but it willstay on the sidelines as Edgetakes center stage.

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BORROWING FROMPHONES

While Windows 8 tried toohard to adopt features frommobile devices, Windows 10brings two features that makesense.

— An Action Center offersquick access to settings suchas Wi-Fi, brightness and "quiethours" — a way to suspend no-tifications and sounds if, say,you're giving a presentation.

— Cortana, the voice assis-tant akin to Google Now andApple's Siri, comes to WindowsPCs. Because you might feelawkward talking to your com-puter, you have the option oftyping in commands, such as"Remind me to get milk."

Cortana is integrated withthe Edge browser, too. Right-click to ask Cortana to define aword or provide a restaurant'shours of operation. A Cortanawindow temporarily slidesover with that nugget of infor-mation so you don't clutteryour browser with openedtabs.

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LAPTOPS WORK ONTHE GO

As Microsoft shifts its focusto online services, it has beensteering users to store files onits OneDrive online storageservice. As with Dropbox andGoogle Drive, OneDrive typi-cally keeps copies of all yourfiles on your computer so youhave them while offline. Anychanges you make sync withthe service once you're backonline.

That changed with Win-dows 8. Copies were grabbedfrom the Internet only whenyou needed them, whichmeant files weren't alwaysavailable when using laptopson the go, away from Wi-Fi.Windows 10 restores the ap-proach of keeping copies ofeverything, unless you limitthat because you're low onstorage.

Tips on giving to police and firefighter organizationsThe police and firefighters

in your community are peoplewho put their lives on the linedaily to protect you, your fam-ily, and your community. Sowhen you get a call or a letterasking you to give to a policeor firefighter group, your firstreaction is probably a gener-ous one.

But wait. There are a lot ofhype merchants out there, fasttalking hucksters only toohappy to take your dollarswithout giving you all thefacts needed to make an in-formed giving decision. If youdonate to groups like theseyour hardworking local policeor firefighters might not behelped much, if at all. Andyou'll have poured your hard-earned money down the drain.

If you are considering support-ing police, firefighter and evenveteran causes, the BBB ad-vises you to consider the fol-lowing.

• Most police and firefight-er groups are not charities.While some groups are501(c)(3) tax-exempt charities,most are labor organizations,fraternal groups, or benevo-lent associations. Make sureto ask the group for its taxidentification letter and a copyof their IRS 990 form to deter-mine whether your contribu-tion will be tax-deductible.

• Local police officers andfirefighters are usually not in-volved. Don’t make the as-sumptions based on the name

alone; the words “police” and“firefighter” in an organiza-tion’s name does not necessar-ily mean that local membersare involved. If your goal is tohelp locally, contact your localpolice or fire departments toask how you can help.

• Don’t believe promises ofspecial treatment. If such sug-gestions or threats are used,contact your local police de-partment, the Federal TradeCommission, and the BBB.

• Ask for written materials.Learn more about the organi-zation’s finances before giving.It should “raise a red flag” ifthe organization is unwillingor reluctant to provide this in-formation.

DETROIT (AP) — When acar dealer offers to loan youthe money to buy a car at zerointerest, it gets your attention.Yet that cheap money mightnot be the best deal you canget.

Dealers can offer zero-per-cent financing through au-tomakers' finance companiesbecause, unlike banks, theymake money on the sale of thecar and don't need to rake ininterest payments. Zero-per-cent financing offers havebeen common in the last fouryears as auto sales recoveredfrom the recession while inter-est rates remained low, saysPhilip Reed, a senior editor ofconsumer advice at the carshopping site Edmunds.com.

Not everyone will qualify.Zero-percent financing is gen-erally reserved for those withthe very best credit. ExperianAutomotive, which tracks autoloans, says 7 percent of newcar loans had an interest rateof 1 percent or lower in thefirst quarter of this year. Bycomparison, 29 percent of newcar loans had interest rates of2.05 percent and below.

Before biting on the zero-percent financing, check forother deals such as cash-backoffers. Fiat Chrysler, for exam-ple, currently has two offersfor the 2015 Jeep CherokeeSUV: zero-percent financingfor 60 months or a $2,000 re-bate. Edmunds recommendstaking the cash to reduce yourtotal loan amount for the baseall-wheel-drive model from

$27,123 to $25,123. Even witha 2-percent interest rate,you'll wind up paying $440 permonth with the cash deal.That compares to $452 permonth with zero-percent fi-nancing.

Late summer is a particu-larly good time to scout fordeals, and automakers willsoon be trying to clear 2015models off their lots. Ford iscurrently offering no-interestfinancing for up to 72 monthson most of its cars and SUVs,while Toyota is offering zero-percent financing on the Cam-ry and Prius sedans. Buyerscan also get zero-percent fi-nancing on the Buick Enclaveand Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs.

Here's some more advice onfinancing from the experts:

— HOW GOOD IS YOURCREDIT?: According to Exper-ian, new-car buyers who ob-tained interest rates of 1 per-cent or less had an averagecredit score of 754. For refer-ence, that's considered"prime" credit; "super prime"scores go all the way up to850. The average credit scorefor a new car buyer in the firstquarter was 713, and the aver-age interest rate was 4.7 per-cent. Reed says it's good toknow your score before you goto the dealership. Even better:Get preapproved for a car loanthrough a bank or credit unionbefore going to the dealership.

"It puts you in a strongerposition when you go into the

finance room to say, 'I'mpreapproved at 2.9 percent,'"he said. "They will try to beatthat. Dealership financing canalmost always beat banks andcredit unions."

— DO THE MATH: Buyerscan currently get zero-percentfinancing for 60 months on a2015 Toyota Prius, or get$2,250 in cash. The cash-backoffer will lower your monthlypayments if you get an inter-est rate of 3 percent or lower,because even though you'repaying more in interest, youlowered the overall price ofthe car. But if the rate is high-er than 3 percent, zero-per-cent financing will lower yourpayments.

Down payments, regionalincentive offers and the valueof trade-ins can also affect thecalculations. Calculators onsites like Edmunds.com andAutobytel.com let buyerscrunch all the numbers. Man-ufacturers' Web sites listavailable incentives on everyvehicle by ZIP code.

— SET YOUR EXPECTA-TIONS: Zero-percent deals aregenerally only available on alimited number of models inthe showroom. So if you wantcertain options or premiummodels, they may not be avail-able. KBB.com, a car shoppingsite, advises buyers to first ne-gotiate the price. Once a buyerqualifies for zero-interest fi-nancing, the dealer is less in-clined to haggle.

In this file photo, 0 percent financing for 72 months is advertised on aGMC Sierra pickup truck at a dealership in Center Line, Mich. When a cardealer offers to loan you the money to buy a car at zero interest, it getsyour attention. Yet that cheap money might not be the best deal you canget. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

we are the very last county inour district to get a new build-ing. We've been waiting so long,and now we're very thankfuland excited to be getting it. Itwill make things so much betterfor us and the people we servehere," said Lord.

The Laurens County HealthDepartment is included in TheSouth Central Health District,which includes Bleckley, Dodge,Johnson, Montgomery, Pulaski,Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler andWilcox Counties.

Up until now, Laurens Coun-ty was the only county in theservice area without a modernbuilding. The old building wasbuilt in 1969 and was crampedand no longer able to serve theneeds of the county.

According to Collins, "Theright side of the building willserve WIC participants andthe left side will serve clinicalneeds." She stated that "divid-ing the two different areas in-to separate parts of the build-ing will improve the flow oftraffic and provide shorterwait times for clients."

There are seven examrooms in the new location forclinical needs alone, and sepa-rate rooms for serving visionand dental needs. Also, manyof the staff will now have anoffice. Before, most of themhad to share spaces that were

small and cramped.The WIC side of the build-

ing has several individual ser-vice rooms including a specialroom designed for breast-feed-ing mothers and their babies.The waiting area is completelyseparate from the clinicalwaiting area. Each waitingroom is nearly twice the size ofthe one in the current healthdepartment building whichhas to be shared by all clients,both WIC and clinical pa-tients.

According to StephanieBranch, WIC nutritionist,Laurens County serves about1,900 WIC patients. These in-clude children from birth to 5years old, pregnant women,and women who are breastfeeding for up to six months.

"Having this new WIC wing-- that's what we've been call-

ing it, the WIC wing -- is so ex-citing! It's going to improveservices so much," she said.

Not only will the Health De-partment be located in thisnew building, but the Depart-ment of Environmental Healthwill also be housed here. En-vironmental Health was previ-ously in a different buildingbut will be located on the leftside of the new facility.

Vital records will be locatedin a separate large vault inthis area. Collins said, "Wehave been swamped recentlywith requests for birth certifi-cates because of school start-ing."

Tiffany Lamb, a clerk at thehealth department, is as excit-ed as the nurses about the newfacility. "It is a big, beautifulbuilding. We cannot wait tomove in."

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said. "When you love kids andlove being a part of their lives,true educators miss being con-cerned for the kids during thesummer. Everybody will be ex-cited on opening day. It's al-most like Christmas becauseyou wonder ‘what am I going toget?’ I just hope the studentscome in wondering and excitedabout what they are going toget and that we can sustainthat throughout the wholeyear."

Kellogg, a Desert Storm vet-eran who served in the Army,has also been an assistantprincipal and basketball coachat Randolph Clay High School.Since he's new at DHS, therewill be the challenge of learn-ing about the students.

"I had been at Turner Coun-ty where we only had 350kids," Kellogg said. "You kindof knew everyone. Now I'mcoming into a school with 600-700 kids. I have a larger staffand I'm trying to attach namesto faces. I grabbed a yearbookand tried to identify some peo-ple. When I walk up to them, Imay impress some people byknowing their names and wehadn't even met yet. It's goingto be a challenge, but it's im-portant to be able to call themby their names and they knowthat you know them. It letsthem know that you have doneyour homework, and it letsthem know that you care aboutthem."

Braziel was the principal atPutnam County ElementarySchool after being in the Bald-win County School System for11 years. He's been a principalfor 12 years.

"We're ready," Braziel said."Our theme is ‘All of us or none

of us.’ We are all in it together."Despite being in a new

school system, Braziel said themain thing is giving the stu-dents an education.

"The biggest difference islearning the kids," he said. "Weare very excited about the firstday here at Dublin MiddleSchool."

Fluker had a big smile onher face as she walked downthe hallways at Susie Dasher.The new principal was check-ing on things during openhouse, which was held Wednes-day.

"I'm excited about the firstday of school," Fluker said. "Wehave made a lot of prepara-tions and there's a good atmos-phere. Everyone is workinghard, and we're just ready toget started."

Fluker served as assistantprincipal at Saxon Heights forfive years. She said she'll missSaxon Heights principal JohnStrickland.

"He's awesome. I'm going to

miss him," she said. "The goodthing is he is just a phone callaway, and really, just acrossthe street."

Fluker has had an easy andsmooth transition.

"Everyone from the centraloffice staff has been very help-ful," she said. "Anything thatI've needed or any questions Ihave, everyone has been ableto help me out. Dr. Williamshas been calling me every oth-er day and that means a lot be-cause you know you have thatsupport. I know they are doingthat with all of the principals.There is so much stuff comingat me, that I've been able toprioritize and take what needsto happen first."

School will begin at 8 a.m.Friday. As for how things aregoing to feel tonight, Flukerdoesn't expect to get a lot ofsleep.

"It's going to be just likeChristmas," she said. "I'm go-ing to try to get in bed early.The key word is try."

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Fluker (r) said sheʼs excited about the start of school.

terstate 16 in Twiggs Countyand Interstate 75 in HoustonCounty, made this location ide-al, according to company rep-resentatives. The company hasalso acquired private landnearby to be marketed as amanufacturing location thatcould utilize the planned dis-tribution and warehouse de-velopment.

A spokesperson for EastWest Logistics Internationalsaid, “With the opening of thePanama Canal and the contin-ued growth and expansion of

Georgia Ports Authority’s Portof Savannah Terminal, EastWest International Logisticsselected Twiggs County toserve as a major distributioncenter or manufacturing facili-ty for international shipperswho need convenient access tothe Port of Savannah, Atlanta,Macon, Columbus marketsand beyond.”

Short-term plans call forpre-construction planning andenvironmental permittingwith final purchase of the landto happen as soon as all per-mitting has been obtained.The company has also an-

nounced it will contract withThomas and Hutton of Savan-nah for engineering servicesand Dublin ConstructionCompany of Dublin for sitepreparation and constructionof the project. The companyplans to exercise the optionand begin construction as soonas possible.

The announcement comesat an exciting time for TwiggsCounty, adding to a list of im-provements that include thewidening of the I-16/Ga. 96 in-terchange and the recent ex-pansion of Academy SportsDistribution Center.

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With first debate, GOP looksto narrow vast candidate field

WASHINGTON (AP) —The political veteran with theright resume, but perhaps thewrong last name. The rookiesenators and their focus onforeign policy and individualrights. Governors with experi-ence — and baggage. The nev-er-been-elected outsiders, andof course, the billionaire show-man.

For the Republican Party,the narrowing of that vastfield of presidential hopefulsbegins in earnest Thursdaywith the first debate of the2016 campaign. At stake forRepublicans: not only pickingthe candidate to representthem in the general election,but also selecting the directionthe party will take as it seeksto regain the White House.

"You're starting off with alot of candidates who have aninitial group of support thatreflect a particular element ofthe party, but nobody is closeat this point to putting togeth-er a majority coalition," saidDavid Winston, a Republicanpollster.

As in the 2012 Republicanprimaries, the GOP faces a tugof war between those eager fora candidate with broad gener-al election appeal and thosewho think the key to winningis nominating a fiery conserv-ative.

But this time, the field of17 candidates is both largerand more seasoned, makingthe choice Republicans will ul-timately make less certain orinevitable than in past elec-tions.

While Republicans say theyrelish their options, it's doubt-ful many expected the sum-mer surge of businessman andreality television star DonaldTrump.

The real-estate mogul willstand at center stage duringThursday's prime-time debatein Cleveland, thanks to hisstatus as the top performer inseveral recent national polls.Only 10 candidates were invit-ed by debate host Fox News toparticipate in the main event,with the remaining seven rele-gated to a pre-debate forum.

With his unpredictablestyle and unformed policy po-sitions, Trump doesn't fitneatly into any one segment of

the Republican Party. Thatappears to be a draw to votersfrustrated with Washingtonand career politicians, butsome Republicans fear his tal-ent for outlandish comments— whether about Mexican im-migrants or the war record ofArizona Sen. John McCain —will taint the public's view ofthe party as a whole.

"A problem-solver that isn'ta career politician is some-thing that's appealing to manypeople," said Michigan Gov.Rick Snyder, a Republican."But I would hope it could bedone in the context of not be-ing offensive to people."

Ahead of the debate, Trumpsaid he doesn't plan to attackhis rivals. "I'd rather just dis-cuss the issues," he saidWednesday on ABC's "GoodMorning America."

Standing to Trump's left onthe debate stage will be for-mer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, afavorite of the wealthy donorsand business leaders that pop-ulate the establishment wingof the Republican Party. Butlike Mitt Romney, who filledthat role in 2012 before ulti-mately claiming the nomina-tion, Bush has struggled tobreak away from the rest ofthe field.

The son and brother of for-mer presidents, he also facesquestions about whether hisnomination would mark a re-turn to the past.

To Trump's right on thestage will be Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker, whose victoriesover unions in his home statecreated his national profile.Florida Sen. Marco Rubio,the youngest candidate in thefield at age 44, is trying tocarve out a niche as a foreignpolicy wonk, but has strug-gled to break through thissummer — particularly sinceTrump's surge.

A host of candidates withsharply conservative recordsand attention-grabbing per-sonalities will seek to pullthe party far to the right, in-cluding Texas Sen. Ted Cruz,surgeon and tea party fa-vorite Ben Carson, and for-mer Arkansas Gov. MikeHuckabee, a popular choiceamong evangelicals and so-cial conservatives. Kentucky

Sen. Rand Paul adds a liber-tarian twist to the Republi-can field.

Rounding out the top 10are a pair of governors. NewJersey Gov. Chris Christie isa past favorite looking to re-turn to the top tier, whileOhio Gov. John Kasich is alatecomer to the race whosefirst campaign for president16 years ago never took off.

While the candidates pitchtheir visions for the Republi-can Party's future, they'll al-so be making the case thatthey would present thestrongest general electionchallenge to Hillary RodhamClinton, the frontrunner forthe Democratic nomination.

Clinton was scheduled tobe traveling during the de-bate and didn't plan to makea statement afterward. Hercampaign was preemptivelymaking the case that therewas little difference betweenTrump's "outrageous" posi-tions and the rest of the field.

"They all have an identicalagenda," said Joel Benenson,Clinton's chief strategist.

Thursday's debate is thefirst of six Republican Party-sanctioned debates scheduledbefore primary voting beginsin February. Fox News usedfive national polls to deter-mine which 10 candidateswould be on the stage, andseveral candidates weregrouped together in the sin-gle digits — most separatedby a number smaller than thepolls' margin of error.

Among those bounced tothe earlier forum are formerTexas Gov. Rick Perry andbusinesswoman Carly Fiori-na, the only woman in theGOP field.

Undeterred by her B-squad status, Fiorina saidshe learned a long time agonot to be intimidated. She cit-ed a male business col-league's decision to schedulea business meeting at a stripclub when she was a youngsales representative.

"I learned something, thatI could and should stand upfor myself," she said duringan interview in Clevelandwith Sirius XM Radio. "Andhe learned something, thatshe will stand up for herself."

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)— Devonta Freeman was morethan willing to take up the slackwhen Atlanta Falcons rookierunning back Tevin Colemanmissed Wednesday's practicewith a strained hamstring.After his busy practice,Freeman said he wants as manysnaps as possible."My thing is I want to be acomplete back," Freeman said. "Idon't want to come off the field.That's my mentality."Even before training camp,first-year coach Dan Quinnpraised Freeman's work ethic.Quinn already knows Freemanwell enough to recognize hewants to play and he wants theball."That's not going to surpriseme, the type of competitor he is,"Quinn said. "I don't think hewants to leave the field for prac-tice, walk-throughs, for thegame. I'm not sure he wants tocome in at the half. He just likesto battle and compete and that'sone of the things I love mostabout him."Quinn said he hopes Coleman,the third-round pick fromIndiana, doesn't miss much time.Coleman has received somelooks with the first-team offensein training camp, but Freemanseems to be the clear leader forthe starting job.It's also no secret the Falconsplan to use Freeman as a runner and receiver.Freeman had 30 catches as arookie despite playing behind Steven Jackson and JacquizzRodgers, who did not return.Fantasy alert: Freeman could

have many more receptions innew offensive coordinator KyleShanahan's scheme.Freeman (5-foot-8, 206)scored on two passes from MattRyan late in Wednesday's prac-tice."We know that outside ... hecan catch the ball, so we're goingto feature him in all sorts ofways," Quinn said. "We're givinghim new stuff we can use,whether it's aligned outside or inmotion to the outside or swing-ing out of the backfield, he cancatch out of all three."Freeman's big plays as areceiver provide a promisingpreview of how he can fit in theoffense."It's a good thing," Freemansaid. "We've been going throughthat, just showing how I can beused in the passing game. I wantto be highly utilized, too. It meansa lot that they've got that muchtrust in me, putting me in there."Freeman said if he lines upoutside, he wants to look com-fortable in his route."I want to line up at receiverand still look natural, like I'm anatural receiver," he said. "I wantto run, block and do whatever ittakes to win. I'll play specialteams. Whatever it takes to win."And whatever it takes to stayon the field."It's my opportunity to play in

By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorThe dry-erase board in WestLaurens head football coachStacy Nobles’ office brokeTuesday’s practice scheduledown to the minute, with onesession designated for “full con-tact.”Nobles and other coacheshave had to keep an extra closeeye on the clock this preseason,at least when their teams are infull pads, because of a newGeorgia High School Associationbylaw limiting the amount andtypes of contact by players.The new rules limit full con-tact in preseason practices to nomore than 45 minutes each day,135 minutes each week and nomore than two consecutive days.During two-a-days — ortwice-daily practices — full con-tact is allowed in only one ofthose sessions.In the regular season andplayoffs, full contact is allowed atno more than three practiceseach week and for no more than30 minutes each day and 90 min-utes per week.“It slows us down, but in-sea-son it won’t affect us that much,”said Dublin head coach RogerHolmes. “We’ve got small num-bers, so we’re going to limit con-tact anyway. Where it affectteams is during preseason two-a-days, so that you’re a littlebehind with the teaching side ofthings.”The rules have forced coachesto get creative so to comply withthe GHSA’s definitions of alloweddrills. For example, “air” is play-ers running a drill unopposedwithout contact, while “control”is a drill at an assigned speedwith a pre-determined winner.“Thud” allows players to run adrill at competitive speed withno determined winner, with con-

tact allowed only above thewaist. Players remain on theirfeet, and a quick whistle ends theplay.“Live action” is game-like con-ditions and the only time playerscan be taken to the ground. “Fullcontact” is any contact thatmeets the definition of “liveaction” or “thud.”And there is the “bags” desig-nation, which allows players torun drills against a bag or other“soft-contact surface.”“It cost us about $1,000because we had to buy all thesedummies,” Holmes pointed out arecent practice.Like Dublin, cross-county andregion rival East Laurens is alsosmall in numbers, so the impacton the team might be less than atlarger schools, said Falcons headcoach Buddy Sorrow.“If you have someone injured,most every coach had ratherhave them hurt in a game,” saidSorrow. “Most injuries happenwhen you fall to the ground.”Teams returned to full padsthis week after a mandated con-ditioning period in which no con-tact was allowed. The Raiderswere one of about 20 teams toget a jump on the return to con-tact by holding a “midnight mad-ness” practice Friday night.Nobles said coaches have tonot only keep close watch on thetime but also on players whomight participate in multipledrills.“You have to make sure youclarify things,” he said. “Youdon’t want to have a kid on thescout team getting reps overhere, then getting reps overthere. But to be a good physicalteam, you’ve got to go full-con-tact some, and we’re going to usethe majority of our full-contacttime on defense.”Sorrow said he understands

the GHSA’s motives behind thenew rules on contact and themandated conditioning period.“They’re focused on twothings: the heat and concus-sions,” he said. “I’m sure they’regonna see how it goes this year,see what kind of results theyhave.”The contact rules do carrysome teeth. Violations carry afine of $500 to $2,500 for a firstoffense. A second offense puts aschool on probation and bansthem from postseason play.The detailed practice plan onNobles’ erase board was formore than planning purposes.The GHSA requires a writtenpractice plan in compliance withthe new bylaw be prepared bythe head coach prior to everypractice and maintained by theschool for at least year.The plans must be madeavailable to the GHSA uponrequest.

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CONTACT DRILLSWest Laurens offensive and defensive lines get after it at Tuesdayʼs practice.

Cutting backon contact

WLʼs Gibbs signs withKnights

West Laurens' Logan Gibbs signed Tuesday to play soccer forMiddle Georgia State University. Lady Raiders head coach NateSmith called Gibbs "one of the best defenders I have had the pleas-ure to work with." She was a 2-AAAA All-Region Defender and theco-MVP of the Lady Raiders. "I am ready to start," said Gibbs. "I amexcited for this opportunity and ready to get the regular seasonstarted." Shown (front, l-r) are her mother Elizabeth Powell, Gibbs,grandmother Debra Belcher, (back, l-r) WL assistant coach MeganAllen, MGSU soccer coach Vinny Gill and and Smith. (Specialphoto)

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ʻBAGʼ DRILLSEast Laurens players use dummies while running through offensive plays.

Teams adapting toGHSAʼs new rules

ATLANTA (AP) — With his team in afreefall, Atlanta Braves manager FrediGonzalez still sees some encouragingsigns.Starting pitcher Williams Perez isGonzalez's latest example."If you're looking at the actual num-bers, you'll go, 'The outing wasn't thatgood,' " Gonzalez said after a 6-1 loss tothe San Francisco Giants on Wednesdaynight. "But if you evaluate him on otherstuff — the way he went about it — it'sbetter than the numbers showed. It real-ly is."Perez lost his second straight deci-sion as the Braves were no match forGiants ace Madison Bumgarner.

Bumgarner pitched into the eighthinning and Kelby Tomlinson drove inthree runs for San Francisco, which haswon 16 of 21. Duffy added a two-rundouble and Hunter Pence had an RBIsingle.Perez (4-2) surrendered 10 hits, twowalks and six runs in six-plus inningsfor the Braves, who have lost 11 of 14and have dropped a season-worst 12games under .500.Since returning from the disabledlist last Friday, Perez has allowed 14earned runs in his last 10 1-3 innings.His outing dropped Atlanta starters to1-6 with a 7.41 ERA over the team's lastnine games.

Bumgarner (12-6), last year's WorldSeries MVP and a three-time All-Star,allowed seven hits, one run and struckout nine in 7 1-3 innings. Just twobaserunners made it into scoring posi-tion against the big left-hander.Bumgarner gave up a leadoff singleto Nick Markakis in the first and retired10 straight before Chris Johnson sin-gled in the fourth."He was commanding his fastball onboth sides of the plate," Gonzalez said."He was throwing the slider backdoorto right-handed hitters. He was prettydominant today against us."Tomlinson's opposite-field singlemade it 2-0 in the second, and San

Francisco was up 3-0 in the fourth whenEhire Adrianza doubled and scored onTomlinson's single up the middle.Bumgarner gave up RyanLavarnway's RBI double in the seventhand left in the eighth after Eury Perez'sinfield single.Bumgarner's performance reverseda personal season-long trend on theroad. He had gone 6-4 with a 4.50 ERA in10 starts away from home, a consider-able contrast from the 11-4 record and2.22 ERA he had in 18 road starts lastyear.Bumgarner threw strikes on 81 ofhis 116 pitches."It's getting about that time where

we start hitting our stride," Bumgarnersaid, "and everything's coming togetherfor us."TRAINER'S ROOMBraves: 1B Freddie Freeman, whowent on the disabled list Tuesday witha right oblique strain, has returned tothe team's minor league complex inLake Buena Vista, Florida, to rehab.Manager Fredi Gonzalez said it's tooearly to give a timetable for Freeman'sreturn. Freeman spent a couple of daysat the complex two weeks ago while onthe DL with a right wrist injury. ... SSAndrelton Simmons missed his fourthstraight game with a bruised rightthumb.

Perez, Braves are no match for Bumgarner, Giants in 6-1 loss

Freeman could make impact as runner and receiver

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FAVORITE TO WIN RUNNING BACK JOBFreeman has impressed new coach Dan Quinn.

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CANADIAN FOOTBALLLEAGUE10 p.m.

ESPN2 — Edmonton at BritishColumbia

GOLF1:30 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour-WGC,Bridgestone Invitational, firstround, at Akron, Ohio

6:30 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, BarracudaChampionship, first round, atReno, Nev.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Kansas City at Detroit or L.A.Dodgers at Philadelphia

7 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Boston at N.Y. Yankees orMinnesota at Toronto

FRIDAYAUTO RACING

11:30 a.m.NBCSN — NASCAR, SprintCup, practice for Cheez-It 355,at Watkins Glen, N.Y.

1 p.m.NBCSN — NASCAR, XFINITYSeries, practice for Zippo 200,at Watkins Glen, N.Y.

3:30 p.m.NBCSN — NASCAR, XFINITYSeries, final practice for Zippo200, at Watkins Glen, N.Y.

4:30 p.m.NBCSN — NASCAR, SprintCup, "Happy Hour Series," finalpractice for Cheez-It 355, atWatkins Glen, N.Y.

BOXING10 p.m.

SHO — Junior welterweights,Regis Prograis (14-0-0) vs.Amos Cowart (11-0-1); mid-dleweights, Ievgen Khytrov (10-0-0) vs. Nick Brinson (17-3-2);middleweights, SergiyDerevyanchenko (5-0-0) vs.Elvin Ayala (28-6-1), at AtlanticCity, N.J.

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W L Pct GBNew York 58 50 .537 —Washington 55 51 .519 2Atlanta 48 60 .444 10Miami 43 65 .398 15Philadelphia 42 66 .389 16

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 68 39 .636 —Pittsburgh 62 44 .585 5½Chicago 58 48 .547 9½Cincinnati 48 57 .457 19Milwaukee 46 63 .422 23

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 61 46 .570 —San Francisco 59 48 .551 2Arizona 52 54 .491 8½San Diego 52 56 .481 9½Colorado 45 61 .425 15½

WednesdayColorado 7, Seattle 5, 11 inningsArizona 11, Washington 4Pittsburgh 7, Chicago Cubs 5L.A. Dodgers 4, Philadelphia 3N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 6San Francisco 6, Atlanta 1St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3, 13 inningsMilwaukee 8, San Diego 5

TodaySt. Louis (Wacha 12-4) at Cincinnati(Lorenzen 3-6), 12:35 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 10-2) atPhiladelphia (D.Buchanan 2-5), 1:05 p.m.San Diego (Despaigne 5-7) at Milwaukee(Garza 5-12), 2:10 p.m.Arizona (Hellickson 7-7) at Washington(J.Ross 2-3), 4:05 p.m.Miami (Urena 1-5) at Atlanta (Wisler 5-2),7:10 p.m.San Francisco (Heston 11-5) at ChicagoCubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m.

FridaySan Francisco (Leake 9-6) at ChicagoCubs (Lester 6-8), 4:05 p.m.Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) atWashington (Zimmermann 8-7), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6) at Pittsburgh(G.Cole 14-5), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-6) at Tampa Bay(Odorizzi 6-6), 7:10 p.m.Miami (Fernandez 4-0) at Atlanta (Teheran7-6), 7:35 p.m.St. Louis (Lynn 8-6) at Milwaukee (Lohse5-13), 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 2-3) at Arizona (Ray3-6), 9:40 p.m.Philadelphia (Nola 2-1) at San Diego(Shields 8-4), 10:10 p.m.

American LeagueEast DivisionW L Pct GB

New York 60 46 .566 —Toronto 57 52 .523 4½Baltimore 55 52 .514 5½Tampa Bay 54 55 .495 7½Boston 48 60 .444 13

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Kansas City 63 43 .594 —Minnesota 54 53 .505 9½Detroit 52 55 .486 11½Chicago 51 55 .481 12Cleveland 49 58 .458 14½

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Houston 60 49 .550 —Los Angeles 57 50 .533 2Texas 54 53 .505 5Seattle 50 59 .459 10Oakland 48 61 .440 12

TodayChicago White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 5, 10inningsColorado 7, Seattle 5, 11 inningsBaltimore 7, Oakland 3, 10 inningsL.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3Boston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1Toronto 9, Minnesota 7Detroit 2, Kansas City 1Texas 4, Houston 3

TodayKansas City (Ventura 6-7) at Detroit(An.Sanchez 10-9), 1:08 p.m.Boston (E.Rodriguez 6-3) at N.Y. Yankees(Sabathia 4-8), 7:05 p.m.Minnesota (Gibson 8-8) at Toronto (Buehrle11-5), 7:07 p.m.Houston (Feldman 4-5) at Oakland (Brooks1-0), 10:05 p.m.

FridayToronto (Dickey 6-10) at N.Y. Yankees(Eovaldi 11-2), 7:05 p.m.Boston (J.Kelly 3-6) at Detroit (Da.Norris 2-1), 7:08 p.m.Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-7) at Cleveland(Co.Anderson 2-3), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-6) at Tampa Bay(Odorizzi 6-6), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 6-8) atKansas City (Volquez 10-6), 8:10 p.m.Baltimore (Gausman 2-2) at L.A. Angels(Heaney 5-1), 10:05 p.m.Houston (Keuchel 13-5) at Oakland(S.Gray 11-4), 10:05 p.m.Texas (Hamels 0-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 2-2), 10:10 p.m.

BASEBALLAmerican League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHPDaniel Webb on the 15-day DL. ReinstatedRHP Nate Jones from the 60-day DL.Agreed to terms with 2B Tony Thomas on aminor league contract.CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated LHPMichael Roth for assignment. ClaimedRHP Deolis Guerra off waivers fromPittsburgh.DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP JoseValdez to Toledo (IL). Recalled LHP MattBoyd from Toledo. Sent LHP Kyle Lobsteinto Lakeland (FSL) for a rehab assignment.HOUSTONASTROS — Designated RHPDan Straily for assignment. Recalled RHPAsher Wojciechowski from Fresno (PCL).Re-signed LHP Joe Thatcher.NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHPsNick Rumbelow and Caleb Cotham toScranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). DesignatedRHP Danny Burawa for assignment.Announced INF/OF Garrett Jones electedfree agency and signed him to a one-yearcontract. Selected the contract of RHP LuisSeverino from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Claimed OF DanielNava off waivers from Boston.TEXAS RANGERS - Re-signed RHP RossOhlendorf to a minor league contract.

National LeagueARIZONADIAMONDBACKS — OptionedRHP Zack Godley to Mobile (SL). RecalledRHPAllen Webster from Reno (PCL).ATLANTA BRAVES — Released LHP JoshOutman.CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP RafaelSoriano on the 15-day DL. Assigned CTaylor Teagarden outright to Iowa (PCL).Agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Richardon a one-year contract.MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned LHP ChrisReed to New Orleans (PCL). Selected thecontract of LHP Chris Narveson from NewOrleans.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — OptionedRHP Preston Guilmet to Colorado Springs(PCL). Recalled RHP Tyler Cravy fromColorado Springs. Sent RHP BrandonKintzler to the AZL Brewers for a rehabassignment.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS —Assigned3B Joaquin Arias outright to Sacramento.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS —Announced theretirement of CB Chris Houston. ReleasedP Matt Wile. Signed CB T.J. Heath and DTKenny Horsley.CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE KevinGreene to a one-year contract. Waivedinjured TE Brian Vogler.

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the NFL, so I'm taking advantageof it, no matter what," he said.Coleman's injury also provid-ed chances for other runningbacks, including undrafted rookieTerronWard of Oregon State, andveteran Antone Smith.When he was drafted,Coleman said he expected to winthe starting job. Before his injury,he said he still expects to start,though he realizes he must climbthe depth chart."I definitely feel like I'm afreshman again," Coleman said. "Ijust have to work my way backup."Coleman (5-11, 210) ran for

2,036 yards in 2014, becomingthe 18th player in FBS history toreach 2,000 yards in a season. Hefinished seventh in HeismanTrophy voting.NOTES: The team signed DTDerrick Hopkins and waived CBMichael Lee. Hopkins (6-0, 321)was on the Redskins' practicesquad last season. He originallysigned with Baltimore as a rookiefree agent from Virginia Tech andwas released in the 2014 presea-son. Lee was an undrafted rookiefrom Fort Valley State. ...RookieTE Beau Gardner was to have X-rays after leaving practice with aknee injury. ...DE Cliff Matthews(ankle) and OLB Brooks Reed(hip strain) missed the practice.

FalconsContinued from 1b

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) —The Carolina Panthers haveannounced backup cornerbackChris Houston has decided toretire from the NFL after sevenseasons.Houston signed this offseasonas a free agent and was compet-ing for a backup position aftersitting out all of 2014.Houston started 91 gamesduring his career with theDetroit Lions and AtlantaFalcons.

Former FalconcornerbackChris Houstondecides to retire

NEW YORK (AP) — A swim-mer with a heart-wrenching his-tory is about to race at theOlympics, so of course NBC willfirst air a slickly produced fea-ture full of teary interviews andstirring music.Not next year. Not enoughtime.With the 2016 SummerGames taking place in Rio deJaneiro, which is just an hourahead of the United States'Eastern time zone, the networkcan broadcast many high-profileevents live in prime time. Makeno mistake, NBC executives arethrilled about that prospect, butit means tweaking a formula thathas worked so well in recentOlympics."People still react to live,"NBC Sports Group ChairmanMark Lazarus said Wednesday, ayear before the start of the RioGames. "While we've been verysuccessful in delayed coveragebecause the Olympics are sounique, live is still better."There will be plenty of thosetrademark features, thoughsome may need to appear atother times of day or onlineinstead of on the centerpieceprime-time telecasts.It will be "less that polishedpresentation the time delayaffords you," said executive pro-ducer Jim Bell, "and more rockand roll sports event."Swimming and track and field

will air almost entirely live inprime time. Beach volleyball,with somematches starting at 11p.m. Eastern time, will be a late-night staple. But one of theSummer Games' biggest sportswill still get that polished pres-entation.Gymnastics, which will takeplace in the late afternoon andearly evening, will be shown ontape delay that night with a quickturnaround. Fans will be able towatch live on streaming videobut not on TV."It's frankly a better showpackaged," Lazarus said.Live, the trouble is that multi-ple gymnasts compete on differ-ent apparatus at the same time,and there are long delays. Thenetwork had a hit televising fig-ure skating live on cable networkNBCSN with commentatorsJohnny Weir and Tara Lipinskiduring the 2014 Winter Gamesfrom Russia. But that sport's for-mat fits much better on live TVwith skaters competing one afteranother, Lazarus said.NBC was able to show manyevents live in prime time duringthe 2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver, which drew strongratings. During the 2008Summer Games, the finals insome high-profile sports wereheld in the morning in Beijing,which meant they were at nightin the U.S. That proved particu-larly successful when Michael

Phelps chased his record eightgold medals on live TV.But then NBC unexpectedlyattracted larger audiences forthe London Olympics four yearslater even though all the compe-tition in prime time was previ-ously recorded. Viewers whoalready knew who won throughsocial media or live streamingseemed even more motivated towatch the neatly packaged pres-entation each night. It helpedthat American athletes per-formed well.The familiar rhythm of theLondon broadcasts — the wel-come from Bob Costas, the fea-ture setting up an easilydigestible chunk of competition— will be replaced by a quicker,choppier pace in Rio.Breaking news or delays inevents can always wreak havocwith the schedule. Bell has yet todecide whether NBC will stickwith entirely live coverage inthat scenario when tape delay isan option."There is part of me thatthinks we may tend to overesti-mate the value of it," he said."But then there's part of me as afan, with regard to an actualsports event, that thinks there'svalue in it."Even if NBC can't air as manyfeatures in prime time, it won'tabandon its formula of chroni-cling athletes' stories. The bur-den will fall to the announcers at the venue to squeeze those talesin before a race starts."Almost like a live profile," Bell said, "as opposed to a treat-ed 2 1/2, 3-minute lovingly craft-ed feature with music."

After tape-delayed success, a live Olympics for NBC

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READY FOR RIOTrack star Usain Bolt strikes a pose in front ofBrazilʼs landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Exactly oneyear ahead of the start of Rio de Janeiro'sOlympics, Mayor Eduardo Paes said onWednesday that all the venues are runningon schedule and will be delivered in timefor next year's games — a feat he com-pared to a "miracle."Speaking in an under-constructionarena to a crowd of several hundred jour-nalists in hard hats, Paes said the progressof Rio's Olympic infrastructure provedthat Brazilians were capable of deliveringbig projects on time and on budget.The South American nation came undersharp criticism for nail-biting delays andmassive cost overruns on the stadia forlast year's World Cup, and theInternational Olympic Committee has inthe past expressed concerns about Rio'sprogress in preparing for the 2016 games.

Paes sought to dispel any further wor-ries, giving a detailed run-down of thestate of every venue and their expecteddates of completion—all well ahead of thegames' Aug. 5 opening ceremony."We want to show that we are capableof doing things on time, that Brazil is not acountry where everything ends up overbudget, everything ends up late," saidPaes, speaking over occasional bursts ofconstruction racket at the Arena Carioca 3,which according to the presentation is 98percent completed."We are literally making a miracle hap-pen here," he added.Paes was flanked at Wednesday's newsconference by Carlos Nuzman, anInternational Olympic Committee memberwho heads the local organizing committee.The event's top attraction, IOC President

Thomas Bach was a no-show, apparentlybecause he was exhausted from his planejourney to Brazil that lasted around 30hours—although hewas due tomeet laterwith Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.Speaking on Tuesday off the flight fromKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where a top IOCmeeting took place last week, Bach said,"I'm very confident that in one year wewill all be overwhelmed by a wonderfulopening ceremony and by the hospitalityof the Brazilians."We will have great games that willreflect both Brazilian passion, but alsoBrazilian efficiency," he said. "I have nospecial worries because I'm very confidentthat the organizing committee and all lev-els of the government will continue in thisdynamic way to work."Paes and Nuzman were peppered

throughout the news conference by per-sistent questions about the quality of Rio'sOlympic waters.An Associated Press study released lastweek showed dangerously high levels ofdisease-causing viruses in all water-relat-ed venues, and the World HealthOrganization has asked the IOC to pursueviral testing in Rio during the next year.Authorities here promised that acleanup of Rio's human sewage-strewnwaterways would be one of the games'most enduring legacies, but have sinceacknowledged that the Olympic targetswere out of reach.Nuzman, however, insisted on thecleanliness of Rio's waterways."We've heard from athletes that haveswum with fish," he said, adding, "so thereare some discrepancies."

Rio Olympics: One year away and mayor says all will be ready

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The package was droppedJuly 29 at the MansfieldCorrectional Institution, about65 miles southwest ofCleveland. It contained almosta quarter of an ounce of heroin,over 2 ounces of marijuana andmore than 5 ounces of tobacco,JoEllen Smith, a spokeswomanfor the Department ofRehabilitation and Correction,told the Mansfield NewsJournal.

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dishes, the Pledge of Allegiancewas recited and the VictoryTownship board meeting wasofficially in order.

The Ludington Daily Newssays about two dozen peopleattended the picnic andmeeting at Upper HamlinLake in Mason County. Onlythree people attended theJune meeting at the townshiphall.

There were reports fromlaw enforcement and a lakepreservation group. The boardalso discussed a junkordinance.

Now accepting applications for

positions with Gilmer Warehouse Dublin, GA. Prior experience backing trailers to docks is required. Day and night shifts; must be able to work either. Leadershippossibilities. Pay from $9.00-$12.00/hr.

Apply in person at the GA Dept. of Labor.

Cindy Nesmith Yard Sale: Sat. 8/8,8am - 1pm, mostly furniture. 570Rockdale Circle.

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