I'm truly sorry for the loss of lives at Ft. Hood. It was wrong on so many levels. But can anyone tell me why someone getting a $400,000 life insurance policy check will also need a college fund as a memorial? How much is enough?
Evans soldier's funeral Saturday in Indiana
Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Evans, who was killed in Thursday's massacre at Fort Hood, have been announced in his home state of Indiana.
According to the South Bend Tribune, visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Graveside services will be immediately afterward with full military honors at Plymouth's New Oakhill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family is receiving gifts in Staff Sgt. DeCrow's name for his daughter Kylah's college fund, according to by Randy Danielson, of Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, which is assisting with arrangements.
The Columbia County school attended by Kylah is also taking up donations to help the family.
The Evans Middle School council is collecting donations from faculty, pupils and the public this week. The donations will help provide the DeCrow family with financial support while dealing with their loss.
Early voting starts today for runoff
Early voting will start today for the Augusta Commission District 1 runoff.
Voting hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Board of Elections Office at 530 Greene St., Room 104.
The hours will expand from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 23-25.
Voters must present one of six eligible forms of identification when voting.
Only registered voters in District 1 are eligible to cast a ballot in the Dec. 1 runoff.
Absentee ballots will be available next week, and voters must make in request in writing to the Board of Elections.
5 suspects charged in vandalism of school
Five suspects have been charged with spray-painting an Aiken high school last month.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety charged Nickalas Myers, 17, of Aiken, with two counts of illegal graffiti vandalism ; Andrew Meisenheimer, 18, of Aiken, with three counts of illegal graffiti vandalism ; and Landon Yarosh, 17, of Aiken, with two counts of illegal graffiti vandalism, said public safety Capt. Wendell Hall. Two juveniles, ages 13 and 16, were also charged .
Police believe the teenagers spray-painted messages on South Aiken High School around Oct. 23, Capt. Hall said. The messages were not gang-related, he said.
The adult suspects could each face a fine of $1,000 and between 30 and 90 days in jail.
Flood watch issued for surrounding area
A flood watch has been issued over the region for most of the day, according to the National Weather Service in Columbia.
Heavy rain expected overnight will raise creeks and streams in most Augusta-area counties. Those in flood-prone areas should be prepared to take action, the weather service bulletin said.
College student has been missing for week
Authorities are trying to find a 45-year-old Georgia Military College student and employee who went missing last week.
Randy Hillman, of 1735 Davidson Road, Apartment C, has not been to work or class since Nov. 4, according to Richmond County sheriff's Investigator Shane McDaniel.
Mr. Hillman is known to visit local bars such as Hooters, 1102 Downtown Bar and Grill, and Cadillac's. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator McDaniel at (706) 821-1093 or the sheriff's office at (706) 821-1080.
County's 2nd stimulus project is announced
Crews will use $592,900 in federal stimulus money to resurface Keysville Road from Georgia Highway 88 to the Burke County line, according to a news release from the governor's office.
The resurfacing is part of $65.8 million in projects the governor announced. All are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
It is Richmond County's second stimulus-funded road project. Construction began on the $4 million resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction on about 10 miles of Deans Bridge Road between Sandy Run Creek and Tobacco Road this month.
County fair open one extra day after rain
The Columbia County Fair has been extended until Sunday because rainy weather canceled Tuesday night's events, the Columbia County Merchant's Association announced.
Separate shootings result in 3 injuries
Augusta authorities on Tuesday were investigating three shootings that occurred in two separate incidents the night before.
Kenneth Robert Kandt, 21, told police he heard shots outside his home on Hicks Street in the Harrisburg community and was wounded when he went onto his porch to investigate.
Authorities were also investigating two shootings outside Club 360 on Barton Chapel Road about 11 p.m. Larry Antwan Sanders, 22, and Keith Polite, 20, were shot in the hips and abdomen, respectively.
The men said they got into an argument with a man they didn't know, and the man fired at their car. They told police they didn't know they had been shot until they saw blood on each other.
Merry's outburst did not violate agreement
Richmond County Solicitor Harold V. Jones II says public activist Woody Merry might have displayed bad behavior at last week's City Commission meeting, but it did not violate court restrictions from an altercation last year.
The Solicitor's Office interviewed commissioners and the mayor about Mr. Merry's outburst at a budget hearing Thursday, part of an effort to determine whether the activist violated the agreement to behave himself at public meetings.
Comments
I'm truly sorry for the loss of lives at Ft. Hood. It was wrong on so many levels. But can anyone tell me why someone getting a $400,000 life insurance policy check will also need a college fund as a memorial? How much is enough?
I'm truly sorry for the senseless loss of lives at Ft. Hood. It was wrong on so many levels. But can anyone tell me why someone getting a $400,000 life insurance policy check will also need a college fund as a memorial? How much is enough?
NEone, I don't think it's an issue of the family WANTING to get all they can get, rather I think it's an issue of people just wanting to do what they can to offer some sort of help to them. No, the family probably doesn't need the money, but giving money is an easy and fast way for people who are concerned to offer their help.
That money takes a while to get to the family.Mean while, they still have bills to pay and groceries to buy." Enough",would be their family member back home safe!Why is this space ALWAYS full of people being so negative?
Some people have such a vacuum from their waste evacuation orifice that it just naturally sucks their head in giving them a permanent case of optical rectitus!
NEone. Do you know for a fact that his family is getting that amount? You have to choose to get it. Many soldiers do not choose that level of coverage. If you don't wish to donate to the fund, then don't donate to the fund. I feel for you that you'd feel envious of the DeCrow Family.
it is sad that you feel that way, i am glad all people are not like you. just maybe it is like when the shooting happen in virginia and they took up for the young guys family that got shot and killed. duh.
FOR THE RECORD Thursday, June 25, 2009 Larry Antwan Sanders , 22, of the 1600 block of Floyd Street, possession of cocaine; Nov. 17: five years' probation, Fourth Amendment rights waived, fined $1,000 and ordered to submit to monthly drug screens for the first two years of probation, undergo counseling and treatment as deemed necessary by probation and cooperate with Child Support Enforcement FOR THE RECORD Thursday, August 21, 2008 Larry Antwan Sanders , 21, of the 1600 block of Floyd Street, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Feb. 14: two years' probation FOR THE RECORD Thursday, November 01, 2007 Larry Antwan Sanders, 20, of the 1600 block of Floyd Street, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon FOR THE RECORD Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Larry Antwan Sanders, 18, of the 1600 block of Floyd Street, theft by receiving stolen property and misdemeanor counts of failure to stop for a stop sign and driving without a driver's license
For some reason I don't believe Larry Antwan Sanders story. He should have been in jail not at a bar getting shot like he claims.
$400,000. If he earned $40,000 that would last for 10 years. If she invests it and gets 4%, you are talking about $16,000 per year, which is about minimum wage. His widow is 38 years old. She has a life expectancy of nearly 50 years. What is she supposed to do when the money runs out? Nobody has ever said "My spouse had way too much life insurance when he died, I don't know how I'll spend all this money". It's disgusting for anyone to think that she has a lot of money. No amount of money could ever be enough to compensate them for what they have lost.
NEone... i dont think it is any of your heartless business..... People would like to reach out to this family and other families to help in their loss.. Keep your useless comments to yourself....
Though the family will receive benefits for years to come, no amount of money will be enough to replace SSGT DeCrow. To anyone looking at a lump sum of $100,000 or more as a large amount of money, you are sadly mistaken. To someone thinking that the mother can go to work before the money runs out, you are also wrong. I really get upset when people try to put a dollar amount on a human life. Mrs. DeCrow will receive benefits so long as she doesn't remarry. The children will also receive benefits and compensation, and may even get educational benefits. Is that enough? No. It really isn't because none of that brings back their father. In the coming weeks they have to adjust to more than just SSGT DeCrow's absence. They also have to prepare for a sudden and unexpected household goods move while dealing with their loss. The money simply is not enough. If you don't like it, don't donate.
I hope that all the resources that are possible will be used for the DeCrow family's benefit.
Regarding Woody Merry. I am so glad that they haven't made a mountain out of a mole hill. It's bad enough they shot him down before he could finish what he had to say. That had to be nerve-wracking. Why didn't they let him know he was running out of time as is usual procedure? Anybody would have been rattled if they were treated like he was treated. Can't say that I blame him.
re;school vandalism, why not name all 5 plus give parents names and addresses perhaps a little exposure would encourage to look after their kids a little.accountability is what this country needs,if the panerts cant take the peer pressure perhaps they will move
military wifes and kids have a tough life ,low pay long hours weekend dutys hardship tours alone away from,friends and family. SHE earned every da@$ cent she gets and then lots more,for herself and children.bet the nay sayers here are not VETS because we all know better.(from a 10 yr, vet) GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS & THEIR FAMILYS
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