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144th YEAR, NO. 33
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
1 SECTION, 8 PAGES
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Taylor County 1211 Ponytails Are
Runners-Up In Dixie Youth World Series
Taylor County 10U All Stars Are
2AAA World Series Runners-Up
The Taylor County 10U All Stars for Division 2 of Dixie Youth Baseball won the District Champion'
ship and the Georgia State Championship, and represented the State of Georgia at the Division
2AAA World Series from June 29 through Aug. 2, in Laurel t MS. They finished the tournament tied
for the runner-up position and were awarded the World Series Sportsmanship Award. Pictured (l-
r) are: front row, Bryson Porks, Dawson Adams, Lane Allen, Flint Cross, and Jackson Cosey;
second row, Edward "Kyng” Brown, Easton Burrow, Chandler Stokes, Maddox Acree, Jentzen Hunter,
Tyson Hinton, and Bryson Cobb; and third row, Coaches Frank Acree, Bobby Hinton, and Justin
Allen.
Viking Football Season Opener
against Crawford County Eagles
Friday Night, August 20th, at 7:30 p.m.
Viking Stadium • Tickets are $8
Taylor County’s 12U Ponytails softball team competed in the Dixie Youth World Series held in
Alexandria, LA, where they represented the state of Georgia. This group of girls showed up in
Louisiana ready to play ball. They made it all the way to the last day of the tournament. They had
to face North Carolinp, for the championship. North Carolina was the only undefeated team in the
tournament, so they had to be beaten twice, Georgia came out strong, defeating North Carolina in
game one> 7-2. Georgia was leading game two all the way to the last inning, when North Carolina
rallied to win the championship. Georgia came home World Series Runners-up. This group of girls
from Taylor County did a fan tastic job representing Georgia. They are: Kinsley Barrow, Shelbi
Barrow, Eliana Brown, Molleigh Gossett, Bralyn Hunter, Laila Lowe, Alyssa Nipper, Sunni Scott,
Chloe White } arid Zhoe White. Coaches are Candi Barrow f Benjy Barrow, and Ckas Gossett. They
would like to thank all their sponsors, because without them, this trip would not have been pos
sible. Thank you to: Flint Energies Foundation, Rays Paint & Body, Public Service Communica
tions, Taylor County Recreation Department, Flint Energies, Mathews Funeral Home, Butler Sand
Co., Shoncla Blair, Robert (Mike) and Kathy Mobley, Southern Woods Lawn Brush, John Kirksey,
Larry Hinton Contracting, Cummings Heating & A/?; Peed Bros,, Inc., Ellen Locke, Karen Taunton,
Tara Kendrick, Diane Madore, Nita Barrow, Nancy Smith, Eve and Larry Starting, Kirksey &
Son D ucking, 4S, The Hallow at Triple Threat Farms, Justin’s Place, RJ Site Prep., Barnes
Flooring, Kim Hill /HilTs Farm), Taylor County Drug Co., 1st Franklin Financial, Wing Shack,
The Auto Shop, Flint Insurance, Tammy Singleton, Carlene Rogers, Jan Whitley, McLeighton
Funeral Services, H&J Dave l Plaza, M. D re mien Dobbs, SOHO Storm, Bobby and Peggy Poole,
Hayden Auto Electric, Hayden Auto Parts, Barrow Guns, Truck & Jeep Auto Sales, Charles and
Angela Lane& Taylor County Sheriffs Office, Nathan Poole, Todd Moore Plumbing, Main Street
Pizza & Wings, Hamby Automotive, Lisa Holman, Butler Volunteer Fire Department, Smith’s Phar
macy, Thaxton Trucking, William Amos, PC% Suggs Machine & Welding, Carroll’s Gun & Pawn,
Advanced Wildlife Solutions, City of Butler, Gresco, Red Wolf Networks, Whitley Designs, Barrow
Trucking, and MGx3 Hauling.
Commissioners Not On Same Page
On Closure Of Potterville Fire Station
By VALORI MOORE
Editor
The Taylor County Board of
Commissioners held its regular
monthly meeting on Aug. 3rd.
The meeting was opened with
the Invocation by Rev. Jeff
Cummings, pastor of Reynolds
First Baptist Church.
As Fire Coordinator Jeremy
Williams was giving the
monthly fire report, Chairman
Randy Nelson said there is talk
about dosing the Potterville
Fire Station, He asked Will
iams for his thoughts on the
closure. Williams said the clo
sure will affect other stations
in the county, and there is an
adequate number of members
at the Potterville Station.
However, the new Crossroads
Fire Station is not open, since
there are no members to man
the station.
Commissioner Robert Pea
cock noted that Potterville op
erates under the City of
Reynolds' ISO rating, and they
are just trying to monetarily
balance things out.
Chairman Nelson responded
that the Potterville Community
has been there forever, and
there are a lot of people, He
asked, “Why would you dose it
down and lose eight
firefighters?”
At this point, this discussion
was moved to executive ses
sion.
Also, when the bridge con
struction begins on Hwy. 128,
north of Reynolds, GDOT
planned to detour traffic to
Hwy. 137. This is a long detour
for local traffic, so now, GDOT
plans to allow the public to use
the old bridges, while the new
bridge is being constructed.
TYaffic will continue on Hwy.
128, It was noted that the
Commissioners wish they had
known this before they changed
and submitted the road main
tenance list for the Local Main
tenance Improvement Grant
(LMIG). The list was changed
to accommodate the detoured
traffic.
Buddy Griggs w r as present to
suggest posting a sign in rec
ognition of the 132-0 Winning
Streak Lady Vikings, He said
he would like to see some ofour
accomplishments posted for
passersby to see. The Board
will discuss this further.
In other business, Chairman
Nelson noted that it costs more
since the EMS Department is
now full-time. He noted that
Alligator Relocated From
Poole Road To Flint River
On Aug. 11th, around 4p.m., a small alligator was spotted
in the ditch, close to 21 Poole Rd. Carl Albritton and Bill
Poole contained the gator. The Department of Natural Re
sources (DNR) was unable to respond at the time, so Cor-
poral Mike Crumbly with DNR gave Joshua Peterman and
Greg Curringtonpermission to relocate the gator to the Flint
River and release it. It was released unharmed.
Guns And Drugs Taken Off
The Streets In Reynolds
Last week was a busy week in
Reynolds, as two traffic stops
and a safety checkpoint got
guns and drugs off the streets.
According to Reynolds Police
Chief Lonnie J. Holder, on Aug-
10 th, Cpi, Sean Humphrey
with the Reynolds Police De
partment was patrolling GA
Ilwy. 128 S. t driving north
bound, when he observed a sil
ver sedan traveling at a high
rate of speed. Humphrey
clocked the sedan at 65 mph in
a 45 mph speed zone and initi
ated a traffic stop.
As Cpl. Humphrey ap
proached the driver's side of the
vehicle, he detected a strong
odor of mari juana.
The driver, Kelley Ann
Kaderbek Brewer, a 31 year old
female, admitted that she had
marijuana inside the vehicle.
Senior Officer Danny An
thony, Jr. arrived for backup,
and Brewer was asked to exit
the vehicle. Brevier resisted ar
rest and became combative.
Cpl. Humphrey and Senior Of
ficer Anthony placed handcuffs
on Brewer and placed her in
the hack seat of the patrol unit.
Cpl. Humphrey retrieved a
white box that Brewer at
tempted to place under her
arm, A search of the vehicle
>See Guns & Drugs on page 8
surrounding counties charge a
fee for services for non-trans-
port calls. This will be dis
cussed further.
Attorney Catherine Baity has
sent notices of the closing of
Pye Rd. to affected property
owners, and the road closure is
being advertised.
Also, Eric Gordon and Patsy
Brunson were reappointed to
the Taylor County Develop
ment Authority for four-year
terms.
Following the regular meet
ing, the Commissioners went
into an executive session for
legal and personnel matters,
followed by a work session to
discuss the budget and the fire
de partment.
Reynolds Police Department
Welcomes Officer Delane Hill
Officer Delane M. Hill was sworn in on Aug. 10th, as a new of
ficer with the Reynolds Police Department, Officer Hill is a sea
soned officer who has over 10 years of law enforcement experience
under her belt, Officer Hill stated that she is excited and ready to
begin her journey with RPD. She is pictured with Reynolds Po
lice Chief Lonnie Holder.