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Jordyn Faucette Is 2021 TCHS STAR Student
—Mrs. Nicole Hoffman Chosen As STAR Teacher
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Butler Council Meets Briefly In April
Taylor County High School
senior, Jordyn Faucette, has
been named the school s 2021
PAGE STAR Student. Jenni
fer Albritton, STAR Coordina
tor and member of the Kiwanis
Club of Taylor County, an
nounced the honor at the
Kiwanis Club Meeting on April
16th, The Kiwanis Club has
been the local sponsor of the
Student Teacher Achievement
Recognition (STAR) program
for the past 62 years.
Jordyn selected Mrs. Nicole
Hoffman, math teacher at Tay
lor County High School, as her
STAR Teacher. Jordyn and
Mrs. Hoffman were recognized
and honored with special
awards by the Kiwanis Club at
its meeting. Also, Jordyn will
receive a $1,000 academic
scholarship from the Kiwanis
Club, They both participated
in the meeting by giving re
marks, “We are very proud of
Jordyn and Mrs. Hoffman and
the academic excellence they
exemplify at Taylor County
High School," said Mrs.
Albritton.
As a Taylor County High
School senior, Jordyn*s extra
curricular activities include:
Key Club, Science Olympiad
Team, Student Council, Sym
phonic Band, Colorguard,
Winterguard, Literary Team
and One-act Play, Jordyn
plans to attend the University
of Georgia. She has not de
cided on a major at this time,
but ultimately plans to go to
By VALOR! MOORE
Editor
Butler Mayor Barry Whitley
and City Council met briefly on
Tuesday, April 13th, for the
regular monthly meeting.
Mayor Pro tern Ed Guinn ad
dressed the short meeting, say
ing, “I know some people think
we don't do anything because
our meetings are short,” He
explained that the meetings are
On April 8, 2021, Deputy
Carlos Jenkins with the Taylor
County Sheriff’s Office con
ducted a traffic stop on Hwy, 96,
near the intersection of Pebble
Road. The purpose of the traf
fic stop was a speeding viola
tion.
While the traffic stop was be
ing conducted. Deputy Jenkins
could smell a strong odor of
marijuana coming from the ve
hicle. A search of the vehicle
short because the city depart
ments do what they are sup
posed to do, and handle prob
lems as they arise. He said,
"Rarely does a problem get up
here [to the City Council ].” He
commended all city depart
ments and staff for doing their
jobs and doing them well.
Public Works Director David
Windham advised that the
2019 Community Development
revealed a quantity of mari
juana, a firearm, digital scales,
plastic baggies, and United
States currency
The driver of the vehicle,
Ngatamaine Wilsey, a 37 year
old male from Augusta, GA,
was charged with Possession of
Marijuana With Intent to Dis
tribute and Possession of a
Firearm During the Commis
sion of a Crime. Wilsey is cur
rently released on bond.
Block Grant fCDBG) is moving
along, w r ith some change or
ders.
Also, heavy rains created
some pot holes on city streets,
Windham said obtaining mate
rial to repair the potholes is a
task, these days, and the pot
holes will be repaired in the
near future.
Police Chief Kain Cobh re
ported that the police depart
ment responded to one bur
glary, 10 domestic calls, and
five traffic accidents in March,
Officers conducted 102 traffic
stops, with two arrests and 70
citations issued. Chief Cobb
announced his resignation Fri
day. More will be reported next
week.
Fire Chief David Windham
said the Butler Fire Depart
ment responded to 13 calls in
March, including one vehicle
fire, six grass fires, two alarm
and service calls, one landing
zone call, two vehicle accidents,
and one structure fire.
Council worn an Deborah Will
iams said Taylor County Fam
ily Connection is asking for
help in providing prizes for its
summer reading programs,
With no further business, the
meeting was adjourned.
Sheriff’s Office Arrests
Augusta Man On Firearm
And Marijuana Charges
Following Traffic Stop
The Taylor County Volunteer Fire Department
Needs YOU!
Volunteer Fire Departments across the country are struggling to maintain due to
the lack of available personnel, and Taylor County needs your help. Our Fire De
partment currently has seven stations placed throughout the county to serve our
community. While having multiple stations is nice, we need volunteers to help re
spond to calls and maintain minimum requirements. When we lack volunteers, we
are faced with a lesser service to our community, which leaves lives and property at
higher level of danger and unprotected. If you would like more information or would
like to join our agency, please feel free to visit the Taylor County website
taylorcountyga.com/departnients-adininistration.php. Under resources,click on Fire
and Rescue and dick on Fire Department Application. You can also come by the
County Annex Building, located at 7 Ivy St., Butler GA 31006, to pick up an applica
tion, Mon. - FrL, 9-5.
The Tay lor County Fire Department meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thurs
days of each month at 196 East Main S t., Butler GA 31006.
You can also visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/TaylorCountyGAVFD/
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TAYLOR COUNTY
VOLUNTEER /
FIRE DEPT,
Pictured (1-r) are: Taylor County School Superintendent, STAR Coordinator, and Kiuanian Jennifer
Albritton; STAR Teacher Mrs. Nicole HolTman; STAR Student Jordyn Faucette; and Kiwanis President
Matt Reed.
law school, Jordyn is the
daughter of the late Kristi
Faucette.
A STAR Teacher is selected by
the declared high school STAR
Student for having made the
most significant contribution to
the STAR Student’s scholastic
development. Mrs. Hoffman
taught Jordyn geometry. She
is a graduate of Georgia South
western State University and
has been teaching math for 18
years. She has taught at Tay
lor County High School for two
of those years, Mrs, Hoffman
is married to Ryan Hoffman
and they have two children,
Kyler and Baylor.
The PAGE Student Teacher
Achievement Recognition
(STAR) program is sponsored,
administered and promoted by
the Professional Association of
Georgia Educators (PAGE).
Since its inception in 1958, the
STAR program has honored
nearly 28.000 students and the
teachers selected as the most
influential to their academic
achievement. High school se
niors must have the highest
score on a single test date on
the SAT and be in the top 10
percent or top 10 students of
their class based on grade point
average to qualify for STAR
nomination.
Taylor Co. COVID-19 Update
(as of Tuesday, April 20,2021)
Cumulative Cases: 508
New Cases (Past 2 Weeks): 6
Cumulative Deaths: 22
Drive-thru testing is available a I Ihe Taylor County
Health Department on Tuesdays, from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Call (478) 862-5628.
All Georgians 16 and older are
eligible for COVID-19 vaccine.
The Pfizer vaccine is approved for anyone 16 years of
age and older. The Moderna and Janssen/Johnson &
Johnson vaccines are approved for anyone 18 years
and older. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been
paused, while blood clotting issues are investigated.
To register for the COVID-19 vaccine, visit:
ww w.weslcentralhealthdistriet.coni and click on the
red bar at the top of the home page for vaccine or
testing registration. If you need assistance, please call
the COVID-19 Call Center at (706) 653-6613,
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 pan. There is no charge for testing
or vaccines at any health department location.
As of April 20th, 3,240 Taylor County residents
had been vaccinated: 1,419 Taylor County residents,
or 17%, are fully vaccinated, according to the
Georgia Department of Public Health.
(Source: Department of Public Health, Wesf Central Health District;
other sources report different data.)
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Applications - https://tavloreountyga.com/resources_5_42l9605085.pdf
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