God makes the lightning Bikers make the thunder
Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak .

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but it seems like when I posted that that it got Admined and deleted.

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Interesting reading at this link

http://skullbunny.livejournal.com/240849.html

No way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it Fern?

Whew!

Wildflower

This is from the Thursday, July 26, 2007 edition. Publication Number 635540:

"Deputies out on bond while investigation continues by David Seckinger"

"Towns County Chief Deputy Eddie Osborn was released on bond from the Lumpkin County Jail last week. However, conditions within his bond state Osborn must take a leave of absence from the sheriff's department until the investigation ends.

The sheriff's department stopped Osborn's pay on July 19. Osborn's gun was taken by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations as evidence. Osborn has turned in his police vehicle and other items belonging to the sheriff's department.

Deputy Jess Gibson was also released on bond from the Lumpkin County Jail a few days later. Gibson, a part-time employee with the Towns County Sheriff's Department, has been terminated from the force after his arrest.

Both Osborn and Gibson were arrested in connection with an aggravated assault on Cynth Creek Road on July 9 when Garry Dean and Tim Shelton fell victim to a drive-by shooting.

Wild rumors have flown around Towns County since the arrests were reported. Some of the rumors were fascinating and included many prominent figures from both surrounding counties and years gone by. Many claims have come into the office of the Towns County Herald, only to be later discredited.

One popular rumor had it that Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller had been arrested, too. GBI special agent in charge John Cagle said Eller had not been arrested.

Regardless of the facts, wild stories have spread through the county like wildfire, and the incident has given local police a proverbial black eye.

Captain Pat Williams was one of the officers who examined the scene at Cynth Creek Road after the shooting. Williams admitted the arrests have been difficult for the Towns County Sheriff's Department, when one officer does something wrong she said, "it places a dark cloud over them all". But Williams said the officers who have done nothing wrong have no option but to hold their heads up high and carry on.

Garry Dean, one victim of the aggravated assault, must also carry on. He said he has made a few changes since the shooting. For instance, he doesn't stay in the shop much at night, and he tries to move around. Dean would not say whether or not he felt like his safety was still at risk, but he did say, "I'll be glad when this is worked out. It's bad on the nerves."

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Further down the page is a photo of a barn that burned down and a short article.

"Fire destroys hay barn in Towns County by Lowell Nicholson"

"The barn burning that happened in the early morning of July 17 is still under investigation, said Terry Parker, operations manager with the Towns County Fire Department.

The barn was owned by Scotty Fain, and the contents within the barn were co-owned by Fain and Eddie Osborn, which included 94 round bales of hay. The structure and contents within were destroyed by the fire.

Parker said the fire department contacted the Georgia State Fire Marshall's office to investigate."

Wildflower

Our "Letters to the Editor" section was a lot smaller than usual in this edition.

There was only one letter, and it was about marching bands in the Georgia Mountain Fair Parade.

There was not one single letter published about the shooting!

Wildflower

Wonder if anything will be on the news this evening?

The story was on the NGN link an hour ago at the top of the page under "Breaking News", and now it's gone.

Wildflower

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=116027

If it is a farce then somebody's going to be the laughing stock of Journalism and the butt of jokes in Journalism classes all over the country. If its a cover-up then somebody's going to be the laughing stock of Jour...

Ok... so nothing much will change.

It's funny - before all this came out, I mentioned to someone that it's impossible for me to run an errand without seeing the Sheriff's car driving up or down the highway. Also, the Sheriff's car seemed to always be parked at my bank every time I went there to make a deposit.

I can't say I'm exactly surprised by all this. Police corruption is nothing new under the sun. Still, it's disheartening.

Wildflower

It's been a long time coming & I'm happy about it.  I hope they're smart enough to hire someone from the outside for the job. 

Funny, with all the rain we've had.

Curiouser and Curiouser.

Wildflower

Did a search online. Turns out he is one of the co-owners of The Ridges Resort (formerly the Fieldstone) and the Sequoyah Restaurant and Clubhouse and The Ridges community over in Hayesville.

I'm sure lots of people already knew all this, but it's news to me.

Wildflower

More curiouser and curiouser

http://www.wolfcreekbroadcasting.com/artman/publish/article_8561.shtml

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