	The Maysville Post	January 12, 2000
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The Maysville Post January 12, 2000 Vol. 3 No. 60

City Applies for Grant Money

(Photo: Fred Hemphill, design consultant, makes notes of what is needed in the park downtown.)

A long awaited, much-needed movement has been underway for the past few months to improve the downtown Maysville area. Councilman Jim Saville, chairman of the newly formed Maysville Downtown Beautification Committee, recently met with a Gainesville firm to go over plans for a grant request.

The request was made to Representative Scott Tolbert for money to fund a comprehensive study that would be a master plan for all the needed improvements and other funding possibilities and the remainder will be used to begin implementation of the park project. That plan was partially drawn by Hemphill and Company at no charge.

Representative Tolbert plans to request the money from the Governor’s Discretionary Fund. It is not known at this time when the city will know if the funding has been awarded.

The funding will just be the first step in the process of revitalizing downtown. “It’s been a dream of mine to see the downtown area have major improvements and we hope to see that process beginning in the near future,” Saville said.

Other members of the committee are Polly Godfrey, Doug Dorsey, Catherine Daniel and Deb Greenway.

Maysville gets website

Thanks to local resident and historian, Todd Dorsey, Maysville has finally been placed on the Internet map. The site is created with an historic theme and includes links to Sunrise Cemetery, The Maysville Post, notable citizens and a photo album. Mr. Dorsey stated that it is a work in progress.

Top Ten Post stories listed

The Post would like to name the ten top stories of our 20^th century history, two years to be exact. We have based the top ten on feedback received by phone, fax, and letter and sometimes even in person. Here’s the list:

Welcome to The Post, Feb. 1998. Just the mere appearance of The Post on the stands around town brought an onslaught of calls. Would this be a one-time thing? Who is doing it? Can I get a subscription? It was wonderful.
Cannon in, Lewis out, March 11, 1998. Kristy Cannon and Stephan Lewis were in a race for council member for ward 4. Most people thought Ms. Cannon would not have a chance due to recent controversies between herself and the City. Mr. Lewis, a hometown favorite, was seen as a sure winner. However, Lewis dropped from the race leaving Ms. Cannon to fill the spot. She was very controversial throughout her term, being threatened with a lawsuit, being placed and replaced on the Maysville Fire Board and finally resigning in late August due to personal reasons.
The Feed Mill has risen, March 25, 1998. (Wayne Farms’) Feed Mill, long fought by some citizens and hailed by others, finally grew above the ground. The mill, officially opened in May, has been in operation causing little or no problems.
Hollywood celebrity moves to Maysville, April 1, 1998. This was story we ran as a joke saying a movie star has planned to buy the town. By the end of the story we, of course, told you it was an April fool’s joke; however, we received several calls ribbing us about the prank.
State School Superintendent visits Maysville Elementary, April 22, 1998. Linda Schrenko, still in office today, paid a visit to the school and toured the classrooms.
Councilman Ralph Sailors resigns, May 6, 1998. Due to an old Georgia law forbidding government employees from holding two public positions, Sailors resigned as councilman and retained his position as head of the city’s water and sewer department.
Maysville history with Tom Telford, July 8, 1998. At age 86, Mr. Telford sat down for an interview about the old Maysville beginning in the 1920s. It was a two-part series and we received many calls for extra issues. Mr. Telford is still living, only now in a retirement home.
Maysville to get industrial park, August 5, 1998. Owned by local resident James Short, plans for an industrial park drew fire for the mere fact of what it was. However, it still sits under construction with only one completed building and landscaping underway. Most residents had no fear of the facility due to the fact that Mr. Short is a “respectable and responsible” person.
Summer fiction: The murdering of May-Ville, August 5, 1998. Now this story drew comments. It was a five-part fictional story written by local writer D. B. Batista (pen name) about murders committed here. After ten people were murdered, the GBI and FBI became involved with local agencies in determining the method of death, which was not divulged until the next-to-the-last installment. Finally, in the last installment, it turned out to be a dream. Out of over 50 comments we received, only three were negative.
Letters to the editor, September 1998. We were bombarded with calls and letters to the editor defending the Maysville Community Improvement Club and the festival after two residents wrote negative letters in other papers. We couldn’t print all the letters and even added an extra page of letters.

Editorial

We Maysvillians love our Atlanta Braves. Some of us are fair weather fans but most have loved them through the dry spells.

As the John Rocker incident unfolds, we have conflicting views and opinions. For those who have been under the proverbial ‘rock’ and haven’t heard about it, John Rocker, relief pitcher for the Braves, made some racist and very biased remarks about minorities, “foreigners,” single mothers and the list goes on, in an interview with a very sharp reporter for Sports Illustrated magazine.

To listen to some, he should just be left alone. He exercised his right to freedom of speech and should not be punished.

But others feel he has crossed the line and should be banned from baseball if not from the Braves organization itself.

In our opinion he deserves to be punished by his parents for not showing any common sense. Many people obviously harbor feelings like his, though few are stupid enough to have them published in a national magazine. The psychological testing is a screen meant to remedy the situation, no doubt, but the testing shouldn’t be done on his opinions of others but on the use of his brain and mouth together.

To the editor

The Maysville Community Improvement Club would like to take this opportunity to thank those who opened their homes and hearts for the first Maysville Christmas Tour of Homes. The homes were those of Fran and Bobby Thomas, Holly Springs Road; Gary Freeman, Homer Street; Angie and William Griffin, Ellison Street; and Dave and Catherine Daniel, Sims Street.

The tour was a huge success and the proceeds from the sale of the tickets went into the fund for renovation of the club building in town.

When completed, this building will be of much use for the citizens of this community and we wish to again thank the homeowners and all those who purchased tickets.

We wish to remind everyone that we have our meetings every third Thursday of the month at the Maysville Library at 7:30 p.m. and it is always open for membership.

Maysville Community Improvement Club

Maysville Police Clipboard

v Criminal trespass at businesses and residences on Wilson Street, Maysville Road and Hwy 82 Spur

v Burglary at a residence on Deer Run

v Entering an auto at a residence on North Main Street

v December totals: 2975 miles logged, 46 calls answered, 43 traffic stops, 16 citations, 13 written warnings, 17 verbal warnings, 2 escorts, 2 parking citations, 6 incident reports, 1 misc. report, 2 alarms, 1 med assist

School news

(Photo: Winners of the Maysville Elementary School Spelling Bee held Friday were Renae Cochran, overall winner, and Bobby Hedrick, first runner-up. All participants were given a certificate and Renae Cochran was also rewarded with a t-shirt.)

(Photo: MES fourth grader Britney Gable prepares her hot air balloon as a project of the Aerospace Club. The club will fly the balloons at Lyle Field in February.)

(Photo: These Maysville Elementary fifth graders are part of the Youth All-star Cheerleading Team. They won their first competition in the USAF on Sunday, Dec. 2 at North Forsyth High School in Cumming. They are members of Pro Cheer in Jefferson. The team will travel to Disney World in February of this year. The other team members are from Franklin, Hall, Jackson, Stephens and Gwinnett counties. The team coach is Tommy Martin. Pictured above are (L-R) Lauren Martin, Paige Redmon, Diana Eason, Jessica Robinson and Christin Jones.)

(Photo: The fifth grade class at MES attended the Veteran’s Day celebration at the Jackson County Courthouse in Jefferson. Pictured with Pearl Harbor survivor Gene Yearwood are Justin Harris, Renae Cochran and Andrew Johnson.

Community calendar

v Mon. Jan. 17: MLK holiday

v Thu. Jan. 20: Maysville Community Improvement Club meets at 7:30 in the library conference room. Open to the public.

v Parents in Motion meeting: call for more info 367-1749