July 1 brings about lawful changes

Parents will be able to choose which public school their children attend, regardless of district boundaries, as long as the school has room.



This doesnt mean that we can choose another county correct.. It just means that if we had multiple schools for different areas of LC we could choose one out of the our specific county

If this is the same House of Restoration that is also in Griffin then we need to look into this. There are already alot of problems with the one in Griffin. When in doubt, please check with the local Griffin Police Dept.

the one in Griffin got shut down or not allowed to happen.
As far as i know the man that heads it up runs a tight ship. If the occupants dont follow the rules they are back to where they came from.( the street) Maybe we can get a topic on here full of details and info. Maybe Walter or Andrew can pull some police reports or whatever from griffin if this in fact the same set up. I heard it never met "code" and wasnt allowed to go through. These ppl that reside in these homes already walk the streets. The homes are for the ones who want a change in their lives. Its not like there is bad ppl brought in from other cities, they are already here. Walking the streets of barnesville with nothing. This home gives them a shelter with air and food. In turn they must abide by a long list of rules. Alcohol tests, drug tests, curfews, random head counts, chores, etc. This is a positive thing for ppl that want to live a different life than they have been.

So what is the progress on getting a blog on here? How much info have to got so far?

Good street.. Who are you kidding. Ive lived in Barnesville my whole life and Atlanta street has never been considered a "good street". You arent fooling anyone. Ok, just take the two houses out of the picture. Now look. Same things going on, same "problems" that you speak of, same crack heads up and down the streets from 12th street all the way up to the old gas station, back down to the white ppls trailer park. I wished i had a video recorder to mount to my car and ride up and down that street periodically for 3 days and post you a link. The first "couple" of houses are ok and the houses at the end before you get to "hot spot" are ok but pretty much every thing inbetween is ghetto fabulous and looks like some sort of poverty infested section of New Orleans. Half the ppl on the street dont even care to keep grass in their front yard, its all dirt. 12 ppl on the front porch fanning themselves while 12 children play from the sidewalk up to the steps. The houses on mill st look better than a lot of them on Atlanta st.

You havnt seen a counselor there because you dont want to see one. Just because there isnt a car there doesnt mean there isnt anyone there. How can you tell who is who. If you have that much time on your hand to just sit and watch for hrs on in you must live very close. Have you complained about that drug infested Apt complex lately. Loud music in and out of there all day and night long.

Corporation fees? this is a Ministry to win ppl to Jesus. Instead of barely lifting your blinds so no one sees you walk over there and introduce yourself to the director or counselor and adress your issues. If there is a person or persons that have caused a problem they will be delt with accordingly and removed from the program.

As far as the ppl that cant stand or walk straight.. Im sure that this house of restoration brought them there.. Right. You are truely ignorant. These ppl walk up that down the streets daily in this manner. If you think someone is there and has been drinking request them to give an alcohol test. Call the police. If its that big of a deal, the police reports will reflect it and it will fold anyway.
Why hasnt anyone called the police yet?
You hear them cat-calling females. Man you live very close to hear that. Report it. Dont come on here and complain about it. Report it. Find the director, and tell him. Go knock on the door of the "office". Call the police. Get them there to make a report.

You can't be serious!!!! I am going to keep this short and sweet. Bottom line is this is a ministry that offers a place for people to first and formost accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. ( By the way do you know him as yours?) #2 live in a temporary supervised enviroment that helps them get back on their feet. Offering: Education, Placement in job programs, training on living independently, financial money managing and of course spiritual guidance. There are many people that have been through this ministry that are now in their own homes and live very productive lives. I can assure you that you my friend have a lot more problems on your Atlanta Street than the people that live in the houses of restoration. These houses are helping people. There is a supervisor there 24/7 so you don't know as much as you think you do. Also just for the record when you see someone out very early in the morning they have just come in from work while others are up getting ready to leave for work. They also have Bible study 3 times a day. The paper interviewed the director of the program earlier this week, so you should be more informed about the operation of the ministry in next weeks paper. I pray that God will soften your heart and that you will have a heart for this ministry and your complaints be directed toward the real problems on Atlanta Street. Have a Blessed Day!

You have no idea what position (if any) i hold in this city, county or state and for personal reasons and maybe even retaliation reasons i do remain anonymous. Why is it any of your concearn if I post my name or not. This is something similar to what the democrats want to do with the union voting. No more anonymous voting on things. They want you to register and sign your name to what you feel in your heart is the right thing to do then you get retaliated against down the road because you may have went against something that others was for.

Apostle Bobby Slaughter is his name. I know the last name is slaughter but i think his first name is Bobby.. may not be though. Dont hold me to it. I rode by there about 30 minutes ago and there were 2 men and a woman infront of the Office. (2:00pm)
All of them carried themselves fine in my opinion. However on the way there i saw the old gas station/tireshop that was horrible. 15 ppl atleast hanging out there hollering at ppl. Tons of traffic up and down ATL street walking that looked like the promising thugs of tomorrow. Some of them act like its burbon st or river st as much as they congregate up and down the sidewalk and in front of houses. Count the houses that have sweaty fat women fanning themselves on the porch and men sitting around with beer in brown paper bags. Its all over.
I will say that the first 15 or so houses on ATL st are Ok. After that it goes down hill though. Every few houses there will be a decent one.

Apparantly you have not really put forth an effort to go to the House of Restoration and meet the Rev. because I have meet him more than once myself. And also so you will know, a non profit INDEPENDENT work in ministry is not required to keep a registration current. Why in the world would you Ms. Huguely be so against this wonderful ministry.

You do not know what you are talking about BJ. This is not a prision no guards are needed. HELLO....... You talk like that is what they need. These are not hard core criminals. These are people that have been either homeless, jobless, an addict be it alcohol or drug, abused etc.... Once again I say they are here to be guided spirtually and helped to get back on their feet independently. This is not a half way house these are homes open to minister to ANYONE in need. You should go and get involved in some of their Bible studies through the day it would really help someone like yourself that seems to be in need emotionally. You should not judge people, The person that you think was so alterd that she could barely stand up could very well be the young lady that recently lost both parents in an autmmobile accident , suffered a divorce and had a miscarriage all within 1 month. This trama lead to a nervous breakdown. Once again you should be terriffied of all the people in the apartments, and those walking back and forth from 12th st. to town, not the people that are in the house of restoration SUPERVISED 24/7. And by the way I am sorry to say but I think you are lying about the cat callin I think you just thought it would sound good to add that.

What in the heck is all the fuss about? For goodness sakes Atlanta Street people, its not like you live on Thomaston Street. Come on now, anything that comes at this point is an improvemment from what you have. Leave these people alone.

Jesus says when you have ministered to the least of these,you have ministered to Me. I encourage anyone including you Mrs. Hughley to read Matthew chapter 25 beginning at verse 31. Let's pray this House of Restoration is allowed to continue their ministry. It is not a business, it is a MINISTRY! Thank goodness this man has a heart for the least of our society because God's will is that no one be lost including drug addicts and alcoholics.

good points 12, 13, and 14