Georgia County Government - July 2008 - (Page 3)

www.accg.org JERRY R. GRIFFIN Executive Director, Publisher ROSS KING Deputy Director MICHAEL STEWART Assistant Director for County Services JAMES F. GRUBIAK General Counsel General County Government CLINT MUELLER Legislative Director Revenue and Finance MICHELE NeSMITH Research and Policy Development Director KEM KIMBROUGH Assistant General Counsel / Public Safety and the Courts TODD EDWARDS Natural Resources and Environment MATTHEW HICKS Economic Development and Transportation ASHLEY MEGGITT Government Relations Associate GEORGIACOUNTY G OV E R N M E N T VOLUME 60 NO. 1 • JULY 2008 Upfront 5 7 President’s Message County Matters Features 8 Laurens, Treutlen and Wheeler Counties Work Together to Leverage Economic Development By Deborah Dewberry, Editor 8 21 23 24 25 27 2008 Hurricane Season Forecast to be Active GDEcD: Georgia Is Bolstering International Marketing Efforts U.S. Communities Announces Auto Parts Service Contract Energy Innovation Center Opens in Warner Robins Coweta County Uses Innovative Road Construction Techniques By Bob Nickelson DEBORAH DEWBERRY Magazine Editor CAROL BAKER Meeting Planner JEFF CHRISTIE Staff Liaison, UGA Cooperative Extension EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ Chief Information Officer Risk Management and Insurance DAVID A. PAULK Director DAVID UHLMAN Manager BEN PITTARELLI Manager of Marketing and Field Services PENNY HENDERSON Administrative Assistant Accounting and Finance J.C. McBEE Chief Financial Officer DARRYLE CRAWFORD Insurance Accountant DEONTÉ BURDEN Accounting Assistant Administrative Assistance JANICE TITTLE Executive Assistant KATHLEEN BOWEN Special Projects Coordinator JANA ABRAHAM Administrative Assistant CHARLOTTE COPELAN Front Desk Assistant RHONDA PEACE Paralegal CHARLOTTE LOGAN Administrative Assistant Published by Naylor, LLC 29 35 33 35 Counties & The Law: An Analysis of Ten Commandments Displays in Georgia Courthouses By Paul Koster, Esq. and Greg Reybold Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Talbot County By Wilber W. Caldwell Extension News: Youth Summit Teaches Civic Engagement By Jeff Buckley, Georgia 4-H Coordinator for Global & Citizenship Programs 38 39 Research Corner: Train Me! By Michele NeSmith, Research and Policy Development Director 40 On the cover Scenic pines image is courtesy of Treutlen County Development Authority Executive Director John Lee. NACo News: NACo Seeks Obesity Prevention Programs In Every Issue 40 42 County Parade Index of Advertisers Layout & Design: Barry Senyk Advertising Art: Aaron Harper ©2008 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. Georgia County Government is published monthly, with a combined issue in May-June. Price per issue $1.50; Georgia County Government Yearbook is $50. Direct magazine subscription rate effective July 2006 is $45 per year for subscribers who are non-ACCG members. PUBLISHED JUNE 2008/ACG-M0708/7389 Georgia County Government is published for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: 404-522-5022 • Toll Free: 800-858-2224 Fax: 404-525-2477 • Web: www.accg.org 12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 350, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 770-810-6957 • Toll Free: 800-796-2638 Fax: 770-810-6995 • Web: www.naylor.com Naylor Publisher: Mark V. Migliore Publication Coordinator: Tara Horstmeyer Advertising Director: Nicole Hudson Advertising Sales: Krys D’Antonio, Tami Hall, Ron Hutcheson, Rick Sauers, Vicki Sherman JULY 2008 www.accg.org 3 http://www.accg.org http://www.naylor.com http://www.accg.org http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government - June 2008 Contents President’s Message County Matters Laurens, Treutlen and Wheeler Counties Work Together to Leverage Economic Development 2008 Hurricane Season Forecast to be Active GDEcD: Georgia Is Bolstering International Marketing Efforts U.S. Communities Announces Auto Parts Service Contract Energy Innovation Center Opens in Warner Robins Coweta County Uses Innovative Road Construction Techniques Counties & The Law: An Analysis of Ten Commandments Displays in Georgia Courthouses Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Talbot County Extension News: Youth Summit Teaches Civic Engagement Research Corner: Train Me! NACo News: NACo Seeks Obesity Prevention Programs County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - June 2008

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