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145th YEAR, NO. 33
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
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Time For Friday Night Lights!
The Taylor County High School Varsity Viking Cheerleaders and the Viking
Mascot are fired up and ready for some Friday Night Lights, as the Vikings
open the regular season Friday night, Aug. 19th, by hosting Southland Acad
emy. The Vikings are under the leadership of new Head Coach Brandon Bvram,
Taylor County School District Police Chief Jimmy Town announces a few
new rules for attending football games.
In order to help ensure visitor safety, Taylor County High School is institut
ing a “Clear Bag Policy” for all Taylor County School District athletic events.
The only bags that will be allowed to be brought into these sporting events
will be clear. If you get to the gate and have a bag that is not clear, you will be
asked to return to your vehicle to store it.
This policy is about both safety and improving the overall fan experience at
these events. This policy provides greater visibility for items being brought
into these venues. The clear bags will enable administration and security to
discreetly scan bags as fans move through the ticket gates. Clear bags allow
staff and security to be more efficient and effective in keeping you safe by
preventing dangerous items from entering into the stadium.
As used in O.C.G.A, 16-11-127.1, Carrying Weapons Within School Safety
Zones, at School Functions, or on School Property, the term school safety zone
means “in or on any real property owned by or leased to any public school,
elementary, or secondary school, or school board and used for elementary school,
secondary education, and in or on the campus of any public school.”
“Weapon” means and includes any pistol, revolver, or any weapon designed
or intended to propel a missile of any kind, or any dirk bowie knife, switchblade
knife, ballistic knife, any other knife having a blade of two or more inches,
knuckles, whether made from metal, thermoplastic, wood, or other similar
material, blackjack, etc.
Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection involving a dangerous
weapon, such as terms defined in Code Section 16-11-121, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for a period of not less
than five nor more than ten years, or both.
Also, there will be no passes out of football games. Once you have entered
the stadium gate, you will NOT be allowed to go back outside the gate, unless
you are leaving the campus.
No one will be allowed to bring any type of ball into the stadium. In the past,
students have congregated inside the stadium and have thrown a football, or
other ball, around. This will no longer be allowed.
TCHS Wins GHSA Cooperative Spirit
Sportmanship Award For Region 5A
By VALORI MOORE
Editor
The August meeting of the
Taylor County Board of
Education was held Aug.
8th and was opened with a
moment of silence and con
dolences to the families of
two longtime employees of
the school system: Mr.
Rufus Green, II and Mrs.
Margaret Wainwright.
The late Mr, Green
worked for the school dis
trict for over 35 years, full
time, and over eight years,
part-time. He also served
as a member of the school
board.
The late Mrs. Wainwright
worked for the district for
over 30 years, many of
those as the Cafeteria Mam
ager at the elementary
school.
School Superintendent
Jennifer Albritton com
mented, ' Taylor County
Schools are a better place
because they were here,” A
wreath has been placed on
the door of the board of edu
cation office, in their
memory.
Rev. Phil Bozeman, pastor
of Turner's Chapel Free
Will Baptist Church and
>See School Board on p. 5
Ellenwood Man Arrested On Felony
Marijuana Charges In Reynolds
Saturday, Aug. 13th, the
Reynolds Police Depart
ment arrested 42 year old
Jermel Davis, from
Ellenwood, GA, for Felony
Possession of Marijuana
With Intent to Distribute,
Felony Possession of a Fire
arm During the Commis
sion of a Crime, Laying
Drag, Open Container, and
Modified Exhaust.
During a traffic stop, Of
ficer Ryan Carrolls ob
served a package of mari
juana sitting on the lap of
Mr, Davis, which lead to
the search of the vehicle.
During the search, a total
of 10 packs of individually
packaged marijuana were
located (total net weight
approximately 1.2 ounces),
US currency, as well as a
firearm.
Chief Holder would like to
thank the officers of
Reynolds Police Depart
ment for staying observant
and helping to get illegal
drugs and guns off the
streets.
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National
Night Out
Against
Crime
Held In
Reynolds
Taylor County's Na
tional Night Out Against
Crime alternates loca
tions each year, between
the ball park in
Reynolds and the recre
ation department in
Butler. This year's
Night Out was held Aug.
11th, in Reynolds, with
over 30 agencies provid
ing food, games, con
tests, and information.
A large crowd showed up
for the annual event. National Night Out is a community-building campaign
that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camarade
rie. (See more photos on page 5.)
Pictured (1-r) are: front row, Mrs. Jennifer Albritton, Taylor County School Superintendent
and Rep. Patty Bentley; back row, Mr Walter Knight, Sumter County School Superintendent,
Dr Lionel Brown, Peach County School Superintendent, Dr. Craig Lockhart, Dooly County
School Superintendent, and Tyler Eck, Office of Governor Brian Kemp.
Representative Patty Bentley Hosts
Superintendents’ Educational Summit
State Representative
Patty Bentley of the new
Georgia House District
150, hosted a Superinten
dents’ Educational Summit
Monday, August 1st. The
summit was held on the
campus of Fort Valley State
University (FVSU).
The district number has
changed from 139 to 150.
The counties and commu
nities in the district are:
Taylor County, Macon
County, Dooly County, City
of Fort Valley, City of
Americas, and Anderson-
ville. Rep. Bentley will now
represent 59,000 constitu
ents in the Georgia House
of Representatives.
The summit was an op
portunity to connect local
school officials with repre
sentatives from South
Georgia Technical College,
Central Georgia Technical
College, Middle Georgia
State University, Georgia
Southwestern State Uni
versity, the Georgia Board
of Regents, and FVSU Col
lege of Education. Other
State Legislators present
were: Chairman Robert
Dickey, Rep. Miriam Paris,
and Senator Freddie
Powell-Sims.
Education comprises over
50% of the States budget.
This summit was an oppor
tunity for state officials to
hear the concerns from lo
cal school superintendents.