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The Vidalia Advance Established 1901 The Lyons Progress Established 1894
Vol. 123 NO. 22
Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia
June 2, 2021
One way to get the
most out of life is to
look upon it as an
adventure.
- William Feather
News
BYTES
House
Candidates'
Forum June 8
House District 156
candidates will face off in
a forum on Tuesday, June
8, at 7 p.m. in the Tattnall
Auditorium, Southeastern
Technical College, 3001 E.
First Street, Vidalia.
Early Voting
Underway
Early voting is underway
for the special election to
fill the House District 156
seat previously held by
Greg Morris of Vidalia. The
election is scheduled June
15. The District includes
Toombs, Montgomery
and portions of Appling
and Jeff Davis counties.
Consult local election
offices for voting times and
locations.
Crider Foods
Hiring Event
June 5
Crider Foods will hold a
hiring event on Saturday,
June 5, from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m., in the Smile Doctors
parking lot, 3191 First
Street (Walmart). Free
food and door prizes. For
more information, go to
criderfoods.com/careers.
Alamo Sets
Community Flea
Market
The City of Alamo will host
a community flea market
downtown in the city
park on Main Street on
Saturday, June 5, starting
at 11 a.m.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 5A
Obituaries Page 7A
From the Record Page 8A
Your Mind On Line Page 4A
Sports Page 1 B
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Game Cam Set-ups
Expand Tegu Removal
From Georgia Department
Of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Resources Division
The effort to find and remove tegus from the
wild in southeast Georgia is taking a new twist
this year. But the public’s help remains critical to
keeping these big, South American lizards from
getting a toehold in the state.
The Georgia Department of Natural Re
sources, Georgia Southern University and the
U.S. Geological Survey have been working since
2018 to assess and remove what is considered
a wild population of Argentine black and white
tegus in Tattnall and Toombs counties.
This species, the largest of all tegus, can
reach 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds
more. Adaptable and hungry, Argentine black
and white tegus are a significant threat to na
tive wildlife, from gopher tortoises to ground
nesting birds such as bobwhite quail, wild tur
keys and whip-poor-wills.
Dr. Lance McBrayer, a Georgia Southern
professor coordinating the project, said that
while trapping will continue at key sites this
spring and summer, arrangements of game cam
eras will also be rotated every few weeks to as
many new places as possible. The goal is twofold,
McBrayer explained.
“We’re trying to establish if we can reliably
detect tegus with this method and also see if the
tegus have moved farther away from the main
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GIANT LIZARD - Jim Gillis,
Management Section
Resources, displays
tegu captured in this
Resources, Georgia
have been working
a wildlife technician with the Game
of the Georgia Department of Natural
f ’ an adult black and white Argentine
area. The Georgia Department of Natural
Southern University and the U.S. Geological Survey
since 2018 to assess and remove what is considered
Please see Tegu page 2A w j|d population of tegus in Tattnall and Toombs counties.
ROCK STARS
Vidalia Agricultural Services & Bee Co.
ROCK STARS - The Georgia Department of Economic De
velopment (GDEcD) announced its six 2021 Small Business
ROCK STARS as part of the state's celebration of Georgia
Small Business Week. One of the six small businesses recog
nized this year is the local Vidalia Agricultural Services and
Bee Company, Managing partners are Henry Price and
Heather Davis, above.
By Andrea Towns
Contributing Writer
The Georgia Depart
ment of Economic Develop
ment (GDEcD) announced
its six 2021 Small Business
ROCK STARS as part of the
state’s celebration of Georgia
Small Business Week (May
3-8). One of the six small
businesses being recognized
this year is the local Vidalia
Agricultural Services and
Bee Company.
Please see Stars page 4A
So Long, Gail, We Will Miss You
Gail Willett has been
a familiar face at The Ad
vance newspaper for the
last 20 years. As custom
ers came in to place ads
for yard sales or take out
subscriptions, it was Gail
who cheerfully handled
the transactions.
Among her duties
as office manager, Gail
answered phones and
helped process incom
ing obituaries—literally
thousands over the past
two decades—as well as
legal notices and various
messages and information
bound for the advertising
and news departments.
On the job, Gail has
met scores of people,
many of whom have be-
Please see Gail page 2A
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AT HER POST - Gail Willett was a familiar
face at The Advance for 20 years. She was
usually the first person staff, visitors, and
customers saw as they entered the news
paper office on First Street, As office man
ager, she performed a number of tasks,
including handling literally thousands of
obituaries over the last two decades.
Suspect in Motel Shooting
Captured in Bulloch County
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dciarkadvance@gmait.com
A Vidalia man who was
wanted in connection with
a May 22 shooting at a local
motel has been captured by
Bulloch County authorities.
Christopher Lee Pow-
CAPTURED
Christopher
Powell
ell, 36, was arrested on
May 26 at a Statesboro
motel and returned to
Toombs County to face
multiple felony charges.
Powell is a suspect in
an incident at the Econo
Please see Suspect page
10A
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