Peach BuzzLibrary Offers Free Computer Training
Fort Valley State University's Mobile Information Technology Center will visit Peach Public Libraries this Fall to offer free computer training.
The Mobile Information Technology Center will first stop at Thomas Public Library in Fort Valley on Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th then visit the Byron Public Library in Byron on Friday July 31st and Saturday August 1st. The Mobile Center will then alternate between Thomas Public Library and Byron Public Library throughout the rest of the year. See complete schedule below. ** Dates are subject to change without notice.
The Mobile Lab can seat 10 participants per session. Sessions are open on a first come, first serve basis. For more information on Fort Valley State University's Mobile Information Technology Center, please visit FVSU Cooperative Extension Program website at http://www.fvsu.edu/about/external-affairs/cooperative-extension/mobile-it
Posted by: Billie Tripp on Jun 10, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on Jun 10, 2009 Spillman TrainingSuper User is a big deal. -Doug Ashmore
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Last Modified by: on Jun 10, 2009 Check It Out Reading ChallengeStudents in grades K-12 who successfully read at least five books will receive
Registration begins June 2, 2009 and continues until August 15, 2009. Sign up online at http://checkitoutreading.com
Posted by: Billie Tripp on Jun 1, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on Jun 1, 2009 2009 BASEBALL/SOFTBALL SEASON![]() Read More
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Posted by: Malinda Counselman on May 20, 2009
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Jul 2, 2009 Library Summer Schedule
Peach Public Libraries' operating hours will change Monday, June 1, 2009 until Friday, July 31, 2009 for Summer schedules.
Both the Thomas Public Library in Fort Valley and the Byron Public Library in Byron will observe the following hours:
Posted by: Billie Tripp on May 19, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on May 19, 2009 Taste the History of Peaches in Georgia![]() Read More On May 14 at the Agricultural Technology Conference Center, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the public is invited to enjoy a “Taste of Peach.” Four panelists, whose families have been involved with the peach industry for decades, have been invited to discuss contributions their families have made to Georgia’s peach industry. “This event would be of interest to the community because it’s going to be fun, and another aspect of this is a lot of us who live in and work in Middle Georgia understand the importance of peaches,” said Wilton Walton, who is serving on the event’s planning committee which is comprised of representatives from Fort Valley State University, the Peach County Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Peach Festival and the Fort Valley Historical Society.
It’s not every day that Georgians can gather to hear, firsthand, about the industry that has made Georgia known as the “peach state.” Billy Dick, a retired county extension agent, will give an overview of the industry and then there will be further discussion with the panel. The scheduled panelists are Bob Dickey of Dickey Farms in Musella; Duke Lane of Lane Packing in Fort Valley; Al Pearson of Pearson Farms in Fort Valley; and Wilbur Rumph of Rumph Farms in Marshallville. A question and answer session will follow.
Attendees can also enjoy a display of artifacts and self-guided tours of the Agricultural Technology Conference Center, which was originally built in the early 1900s. And what would this event be without peaches? Peach cobbler will be served along with hors d’oeuvres and other peach refreshments.
“I think it’s just going to be a fun evening,” Walton said. “This is a good time for people to share their own memories. For a lot of us who grew up in this area, the peaches are something we can identify with.” For more information about this event, contact the office of Dr. Thomas S. Harris, assistant extension administrator of FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program, at (478) 825-6296.
Posted by: Rich Bennett on May 6, 2009
Last Modified by: Rich Bennett on May 6, 2009 Library Summer Reading Program Signup
Signup for this year's Children's Summer Reading Program, "Be Creative @ Your Library" begins Saturday, May 23, 2009. Signup for this year's Teen Summer Reading Program, "Express Yourself @ Your Library" begins Monday, June 1, 2009.
Posted by: Billie Tripp on May 5, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on May 5, 2009 Baseball/Softball Registration![]() 2008 T-Ball - Ace of Byron vs B.A.D. Read More
FEES: ages 5-8 is$30.00 per child; ages 9-16 is$40.00 per child; and Adult Softball ages 16+ is $45.00. OUT OF $96.00. Parents must sign a consent form which is available at the Recreation Department. Any child that does not have a birth certificate on file at the Recreation Department must provide one at the time of registration. MUST HAVE BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO REGISTER The age control date for all leagues in Baseball and Softball is May 1, 2009 (Exception: Four Year Olds turning 5 by September 1, 2009 will be eligible for T-Ball). T-Ball games will not be scored. This will be a training league. Trophies will be given to all T-Ball teams. LEAGUES OFFERED
For more information, call 825-3334
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Feb 9, 2009
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Feb 9, 2009 Library Offers Georgia WorkReady Testing
Peach Public Libraries has partnered with Peach County Chamber of Commerce and Middle Georgia Technical College to offer Georgia WorkReady testing in Peach County. Earn your Georgia WorkReady certificate by taking an online exam at the library. Please call the Thomas Public Library at (478) 825-1640 to schedule testing.
WorkReady was created to ensure that Georgia's workers have the best skills, easy access to training and world-class job opportunities. The backbone of the initiative is the worker certification program that assesses the real world skills of Georgia's workers and provides valuable job training. For more information on the Georgia WorkReady program, please visit http://gaworkready.org/
Posted by: Billie Tripp on Feb 20, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on Feb 20, 2009 2009 ParkPass Library Loan Program
With a valid library card you can borrow a Georgia State Parks Annual ParkPass and an individual Historic Sites Visitors Pass for up to 7 days. The ParkPass exempts you from paying the daily parking fee at state parks and the Historic Site Visitors Pass exempts one visitor from admission fees to any state historic site in the state.
Posted by: Billie Tripp on Feb 12, 2009
Last Modified by: Billie Tripp on Feb 12, 2009 Three Generations of Commissioners![]() Chairman Martin Moseley, third generation county commissioner Read More Moseley and other visionary leaders had waged a hard fought, nine-year campaign,begun in 1916, to wrest Fort Valley, Byron, and Powersville from Houston County and to form a new county named “Peach” after its thriving peach industry. Their hopes were realized on Nov. 7, 1924, when Georgia voters passed a constitutional amendment to make Peach County the 161st and last Georgia county to be created. The vote was 77,052 to 31,211. The approved referendum called for annexing 151 square miles from Houston and Macon Counties to create the County of Peach with Fort Valley as its County Seat. This ended a contentious and sometimes heated struggle between neighboring communities who resisted the move, particularly Perry, the Houston County seat, which had the most to lose. In 1925, the second floor of Slappey’s Opera House (later the Peach Theater, and now the remodeled Austin Theater) on Main Street was used as the county courthouse. It was here that Judge Moseley set up his first office. There he not only conducted county business but probated wills and held court on judicial matters not addressed by the Superior Court. In 1936, he spearheaded the building of the first county courthouse. To provide needed library space, he constructed an annex at the rear of the courthouse. The Thomas Public Library operated there until it burned in 1969.
Two ordinaries succeeded Judge Moseley, first Bernard A. Young (father of Marshall and Allen Young) followed by Julian F. Jones (father of Julian Jones Jr. and Janice Jones Fuller). During Jones’ tenure, a legislative act, dated March 10, 1964, eliminated the Ordinary “county manager” position and created an elective board of three commissioners to govern the county. This legacy of county management has been continued into the third generation in the person of Martin H. MoseleyJr. He is the grandson of Judge Millard Moseley and the son of “Toon” Moseley. Martin began his service on the Peach County Commission in June of 2004, when appointed to fill an unexpired term. In December 2006, he was elected outright to Commission Post Four, which includes Byron and northern Fort Valley. At the board’s January 2009 meeting, his fellow commissioners nominated and unanimously elected Martin commission chairman. Facing Martin Moseley and his fellow commissioners is the daunting task of providing services for a county population exceeding 25,000 citizens and managing an annual operating budget of $15 million. Martin Mosley Jr. and his family live outside Byron on the Moseley Farm that has been in the family since 1897 and is on the registry of Georgia Centennial Farms. He and his wife, the former Teresa Williams of McRae, have two children: Martin H. III (Trey) 19, and Katlyn, 12. Also living on the family farm is Martin’s mother, Frances Stallworth Moseley. Since an acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree, we know that Peach County is in capable hands with Martin Moseley Jr. at the helm of county management. He will continue the legacy of outstanding leadership, astute governance, and responsiveness to all citizens that was the distinguishing trademark of his grandfather and father before him. Martin H. Moseley, Sr.
Posted by: Rich Bennett on Feb 10, 2009
Last Modified by: Rich Bennett on Feb 10, 2009 Recreation Youth Basketball![]() ACE of Byron and Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley in 2009 6-8 Basketball League Read More
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Jan 20, 2009
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Feb 27, 2009 County Closes Bridge for Repairs![]() Read More Marcia Johnson, county administrator, said the Public Works Department was notified Monday by Norfolk Southern Railroad about soil erosion at the bridge’s support pillars, and county engineers inspected the bridge Tuesday morning before closing it for repairs. You couldn’t see the damage from the road, and the railroad apparently had gotten reports from train personnel about the bridge,” Johnson said. “There is one exposed pillar, and engineers had concerns about the sway,” she said. The bridge will be closed for several months, she said, while the county completes repairs with the state Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern personnel. Traffic will be rerouted to University Boulevard bypass until the bridge is repaired, a news release from the county stated.
Posted by: Rich Bennett on Dec 22, 2008
Last Modified by: Rich Bennett on Dec 22, 2008 Youth Recreation Basketball![]() PEACH COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Read More
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Dec 18, 2008
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Dec 18, 2008 Basketball Registration begins December 1st![]() 2008 Basketball, Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley - Hootervile Farms, DSI Read More CHILD MUST BE PRESENT TO REGISTER. THE FEE FOR IN-COUNTY RESIDENTS IS $35.00. OUT-OF-COUNTY FEE IS $80.00. PARENTS MUST SIGN A CONSENT FORM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE ON FILE AT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT OR BRING ONE TO REGISTRATION. THE AGE CONTROL DATE IS JANUARY 1, 2009. THE FOLLOWING AGE LEAGUES WILL BE OFFERED: 6-8 BOYS AND GIRLS, 9-11 BOYS, AND 9-11 GIRLS. For more information, call 825-3334
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Nov 4, 2008
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Nov 4, 2008 Parks & Recreation Receives Grants
The Peach County Board of Commissioners enhanced the 2008 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) vote and funds by securing a Land And Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant in the amount of $100,000 and a Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant in the amount of $100,000. These grants are administered by the Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division (PRHS).
Read More PRHS formulates a comprehensive statewide recreation policy known as the Georgia Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) every five years. It is this plan that makes the state eligible to receive and distribute federal funds from the LWCF and RTF. These grants have undergone review by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Georgia Natural Heritage Program, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other agencies contacted by the Georgia State Clearinghouse. LWCF grants support state, county and city outdoor recreation projects in three categories: land acquisition, development and rehabilitation. The program is intended to create and maintain a nationwide legacy of high quality recreation areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments in the protection and maintenance of recreation resources across the United States. Fifteen LWCF grants were recently awarded in Georgia, with Peach County receiving one of three grants in the development category for North Peach Park in Byron, Georgia. Picnic areas, sports and play fields and support facilities will be developed in the new section of the park. The purpose of the RTP is to provide and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities identified in, or that further a specific goal of, the SCORP. Peach County is one of 15 recipients for this RTF grant cycle. An additional mile of new handicapped accessible trails will be added to the seven-tenths of a mile system already in place. The new trail will meander through North Peach Park’s new development area. A bridge, benches and signage will also be installed.
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Oct 15, 2008
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Oct 16, 2008 2008 Recreation Fall Sports![]() 2008 Coyote Soccer - Tigers, 6-8 Soccer League Read More v TOURNAMENT BRACKETS § SOCCER v PHOTO GALLERIES § SOCCER
v RESULTS & STANDINGS v GAME SCHEDULES § CHEERLEADERS USE APPROPRIATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE § WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF ALL GAMES v RULES v REGISTRATION § LEAGUE AND TEAM DATA Related Articles:
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Oct 1, 2008
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Dec 2, 2008 Early Voting begins for November General Election![]() Read More That's likely to translate into long lines at polling places on Nov. 4. State officials maintain they're ready but also are urging Georgians to vote early and avoid the crush. Secretary of State Karen Handel projects that about one-quarter of Georgia voters will have cast ballots before election day this year. That would be the highest percentage the state has seen in recent history. In Peach County, voters can cast their ballots in the Elections and Registration office at the Courthouse in Fort Valley at 205 West Church Street. For a sample ballot please click here.
Posted by: Rich Bennett on Sep 23, 2008
Last Modified by: Rich Bennett on Sep 23, 2008 Peach To Offer Prescription Drug Discount Cards![]() Peach County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs. Read More The cards, which will be available mid September, may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage. An estimated 99% percent of the county’s pharmacies will accept the NACo card, and a national network of more than 57,000 participating retail pharmacies also will honor it.
“The NACo prescription discount card will offer significant savings for the uninsured and underinsured residents of our county, and even those fortunate to have prescription coverage may use the card to save money on drugs that are not covered by their health plan,” said James Khoury, Chairman Peach County Board of Commissioners. “Residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries to be eligible for this program.”
There will be no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and Peach County to make these money-saving cards available to residents. A future announcement will specify how and when residents may obtain the cards.
“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” said Julie Daniel, Human Resources Manager for Peach County Board of Commissioners. “A cardholder will simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.”
The discount card program is administered by Caremark Rx, Inc.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money. For more information about NACo, visit www.naco.org.
Posted by: Rich Bennett on Aug 11, 2008
Last Modified by: Rich Bennett on Aug 12, 2008 Football,Soccer, and Cheerleading Registration![]() 2007 Superbowl, 9-11 League Monday - Friday August 18th – 22nd You may register your child at the Recreation Department in Fort Valley located at the Old Hunt School on Spruce Street from 3-5pm Monday-Friday OR in Byron at North Peach Park from 3:00-5:30pm, Monday-Friday. Read More
Parents must sign a consent form which is available at the Recreation Department. Any child that does not have a birth certificate on file at the Recreation Department must provide one at the time of registration. NO EXCEPTIONS. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT BIRTH CERTIFICATE ON FILE! The Age Control Date is: September 1, 2008 SOCCER is a team sport for girls and boys ages 6-12. The in-county fee is $35.00. Out-of-county fee is $80.00. FOOTBALL in-county fee is $45.00. Out-of-county fee is $96.00. You must furnish your own football pants and pants pads. We will offer the following leagues: 6-8 Year Olds NO WEIGHT LIMIT Over 80 lbs restricted 9-11 Year Olds NO WEIGHT LIMIT Over 130 lbs restricted FOOTBALL PLAYER MUST BE PRESENT AT REGISTRATION FOR WEIGH-IN. CHEERLEADING, for youths 6-12 years old, requires no registration fee, but you are responsible for the purchase of your own uniform and equipment. Cheerleaders cheer at youth football games. All participants will be placed on a team by the Recreation Department and everyone will order (and pay for) a standard uniform before being assigned to a team. CHEERLEADERS MUST BE PRESENT AT REGISTRATION FOR UNIFORM FITTING.
Posted by: Malinda Counselman on Jul 29, 2008
Last Modified by: Malinda Counselman on Jul 29, 2008 ParkPass Library Loan Program
With a valid library card you can borrow a Georgia State Parks Annual ParkPass and an individual Historic Sites Visitors Pass for up to 7 days. The ParkPass exempts you from paying the daily parking fee at state parks and the Historic Site Visitors Pass exempts one visitor from admission fees to any state historic site in the state.
A copy of the Guide to Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites featuring descriptions, photos, directions and a map of all locations is included.
So take your family or yourself to a state park or historic site and see how much fun being outdoors can be. Come discover the treasures of Georgia in your own backyard.
For more information about this program, ask your librarian.
Posted by: Billie Tripp on Jun 3, 2008
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