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Homerville's
Harvey's to
become a Piggly
Wiggly soon
By Len Robblns
Editor/Publisher
Homerville's Harvey's
Supermarketwill soon be a
Piggly Wiggly.
Southeastern Grocers
recently announced they sold
three Harvey's stores - in
Homerville, Lakeland and
Pearson - to Ashley and Missy
Thompson, current owners of
three Piggly Wiggly locations in
South Georgia, in Corijunction
with C&S Wholesale" Grocers.
The transactions are expected
to close by the end of April, with
the transition being complete in
mid-May.
"Our independent owners
are excited to grow their
existing store count and expand
the Piggly Wiggly brand in
the Southeast," said John
Owens, VP of Marketing and
Merchandising in the Southeast
for C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Southeastern Grocers
Above is the current Harvey's Supermarket on North Church Street in Homerville, which will transition into a
Piggly Wiggly in mid-May.
recently reached a bankruptcy the Piggly Wiggly banner, C&S
restructuring agreement, closing Wholesale Grocers will service
some stores they owned. This 50 Piggly Wiggly locations in
sale is part of that restructuring South Carolina and Southeast
agreement, according to a press Georgia.
release. Piggly Wiggly was
C&S Wholesale Grocers is established on September 6,
the owner of the Piggly Wiggly 1916 by Clarence Satmders
brand, and the largest wholesale in Memphis, Tennessee as
grocery supply company in the first self-service grocery
the United States. With the store in the United States.
additional stores Converting to Today, there are over 600
Piggly Wiggly supermarkets
independently owned and
operated in several states,
including 48 located in
South Carolina and Coastal
Georgia.
Harvey's has operated a
store at its North Church
Street location for around 30
years, rebuilding the store at
the same location a number of
years ago.
By Len Robbins said Clinch County School
Editor/Publisher Superintendent Dr.
Donna Ryan. "The latest
Local officials are difference clarifies some
relieved after the state items of concern we had.
legislature approved an We did what we could do to
altered version of a bill bring our concerns to the
that they feared would attentionofthelegislature. State Senator Ellis Black
significantly harm their I felt like they heard us." sponsored House Bill 85 in
budgets. Chad Coffee, who the Senate.
The original version represents both the county state level.
of House Bill 85 called and school board as their "We're not really happy
for amending the state attorney, said the changes about it," saidCoffee. "But
constitution to set up made in the Senate it's not a tidal wave all
a new classification for version include adding a at once we thought was
timber, tract valuation, provision that assessed coming. There will stillbe a
Local officials were values on timberland can tax shift from large timber
concerned that the bill - be no less than 175 percent owners to homeowners.
which passed the House of FLPA (Forest Land It's going to hurt us, but
of Representatives easily Protection Act) values, hopefully, not as much as
in early March - would The bill changes the FLPA we feared."
drastically decrease tax formula that reimburses The bill calls for a
revenues for timber-rich counties for tax breaks constitutional amendment
counties like Clinch. provided to landownerstobevotedonbystatevoters
But the version of HB who participate in thein November, creating
85 passed by the Senate FLPA covenant. Under the new classification for
Monday, March 23, placed the bill, the state, not the timberland valuation.
protections that seemed local county tax assessors When the bill came to the
to have lessened those office, will valuate timber Senate, State Senator Ellis
concerns, properties if the property Black became the bill's
"It (HB 85) will still owner chooses. AppealsSenate sponsor,
impact us, but not as will also be handled on the
much as we had feared," (Continued on Page 3)
By Len Robbins
Editor/Publisher
Homerville Police pulled over a truck for a
seatbelt violation Wednesday- leading to a
major drug bust.
On Wednesday at around 11 a.m a Ford
pickup truck was pulled over by Homerville
Police Lt. Byron Morgan for a seatbelt violation.
After pulling over the truck, which was driven
by David Earl Swearingen, 63, of Homerville,
police were given consent to search the vehicle.
During the search, Morgan found two pills,
Schedule II controlled substances. Morgan
reported that Swearingen also admitted he had
firearms in his home - a violation for a convicted
felon. During the stop, a small plastic bag of
suspected methamphetamine was found on the
vehicle's passenger, Barney Cassidy Finch, 44,
of Homerville.
Morgan said police then secured a search
warrant for Swearingen's residence at 511 Zeke
Smith Road. During that search, they found 19
firearms at the residence, and 362 pills packaged
for sale. They also found a notebook ledger with
information on drug transactions and $10,000 in
cash. The search was conducted with aid from
(Continued on Page 3)
Longtime county clerk saluted by commission on eve of retirement
By Len Robbins held at the county commission office, on board. Commissioners said they wouldn't
Editor/Publisher commissioners:
Approved the minutes from the
A mainstay at the Clinch County Boardcommission's previous meeting.
of Commissioners office was Saluted on her Discussed a proposal by the City of
way to retirement Monday. Argyle to annex land south of the city.
Longtime County Clerk Sherrie Mikell County Attorney Chad Corlee said he has
is retiring, and Monday's regular monthly spoken with. Argyle Mayor Kaye Riley about
meeting was her last after 36 years at the a proposal to add the Bridges of Hope rehab
county commission office, complex, located south of Argyle, to the city
"Your retirement is going to leave a void limits in order to supply city water. Corlee.
in a lot of folks' lives," County Commission said the county owns the right-of-way along
Chairman Kenton McLaine said to Mikell at Antioch Church Road between the current
the end of Monday's meeting. "Things won't city limits and Bridges of Hope, and Riley
be the same here without you. We wish you wanted tosee if the county was conducive to
the best and hope you'll come see us often." allowing water lines be put in the right-of-
McLaine, and other commissioners, way if the project goes forward.
expressed appreciative remarks to Mikell Commissioners expressed tentative
at the end of Monday's meeting, support for the project if the county had no
In other action from the meeting, financial liability and Bridges of Hope was
act on the matter until more specifics were
available.
Appointed Casey Daniel and David
Hinson to the county elections board.
Daniel and Hinson will fill the expired
terms of Louise Register and Reid Register'
on the elections board.
Heard an update on House Bill 85 and
House Resolution 51
Coffee gave an update on HB 85 and HR
51. Coffee said HB 85 passed the House and
Senate in the recent legislative session (see
related story): HR 51 places the measure as a
constitutional amendment on the statewide
November ballot. The bill creates a separate
classification to assess timberland acreage.
Coffee told commissioners, it will take some
time to realize the full impact the bill
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