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Vol. 123 No. 23 Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia June 9, 2021 Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're payingfor. - Will Rogers Thieves Targeting Catalytic Converters News BYTES Showcasing Greater Vidalia This Friday Night By Deborah Clark Regional Editor dclarkadvance@gmail.com It takes a thief with the right tools approximately 90 seconds to separate a catalytic converter from the under side of a vehicle. The thief can sell the converter to a scrap yard for $100 to $350, while it can cost the victim $800 to $5,000 to replace it, depend ing on their insurance coverage. A catalytic converter is an ex haust emission control device that The Greater Vidalia Chamber of Commerce is presenting "How the West Was Won: Showcasing Greater Vidalia Auction & Social," Friday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Vidalia Community Center. Tickets $50 per person. Call 537- 4466. CASA Presents "Change a Child's Story" A zoom information session for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) educators will be held June 8 and June 15, at 10 - 10:45 a.m. or noon - 12:45 p.m. Email to register for the information session: ljenkins@ tlcchildrensservices.org. Summer training sessions are available for groups or individuals. Presented by TLC CASA. From Pandemic to Prosperity Job Fair "Employment Fair 2021: From Pandemic to Prosperity - Bridging Talent with Opportunity," will be held Wednesday, June 21, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Southeastern Technical College. The event is being sponsored by STC, the Greater Vidalia Chamber of Commerce and the Toombs County Development Authority. For information, call 538- 3207; online contact, lhelms@southeasterntech. edu. reduces toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combus tion engine into less-toxic pollutants. The first widespread introduction of catalytic converters was in the United States automobile market. To comply with the U.S. Environmental Protec tion Agency's stricter regulation of exhaust emissions, most gasoline- powered vehicles starting with the 1975 model year are equipped with catalytic converters. There is a nationwide increase in converter thefts. This trend is directly attributable to an increase in the val ue of the precious metals—platinum, Please see Thieves page 3A Photo by Deborah Clark TARGET OF THEIVES - Captain Jordan Kight of the Toombs County Sheriff's Office displays a recovered catalytic converter that was illegally removed from a vehicle. The converters, which contain precious metals, are increasingly being targeted by thieves who can haul in $100 to $350 per converter. Firefighters Commended For Saving Two Lives By Rebekah Arnold Contributing Writer A dramatic 911 call reporting a fire at a resi dence on Aiken Street in Lyons just before 5 a.m. on March 17 re ceived quick response from four volunteer firefighters, and two citizens were rescued from the flames. After the 911 call and pho tos were presented by video in the Council Please see Lyons page 3A Senator Warnock's Rep Meets With Community Leaders Photo by Deborah Clark MEETS WITH COUNTY LEADERS - Andrew "Drew" Search Continues for Lyons Man Missing Since June 1 Authorities are still searching for a 78-year-old man who was reported missing last week. The Lyons Police Department issued a Mattie’s Call Alert for David Napoleon Ad away of Lyons, who was last seen on Tues day, June 1, around 5 a.m. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh- David Napoleon Adaway ing approximately 190 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray hair and was last seen wearing black pants, black shoes, and a white shirt. Lyons’s Chief of Po lice Wesley Walker said Monday morning that his department enlisted drones to search the area of Adaway’s last known whereabouts, but the Please see Missing page 2A A cross-section of community institutions IN THIS ISSUE Young II, a field representative for Senator Ra phael Warnock, D-GA, visited several area counties last week to hear straight from commu nity leaders about issues and priorities. Above, he talks with Wheeler County citizens in a session at the Community Center in Alamo. Editorials Rage 5A By Deborah Clark Obituaries Page 7A Regional Editor dclarkadvance@gmail.com From the Record ....Page 11A A representative Your Mind On Line.... ....Page 11A from the office U.S. Sports Page 1 B Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-GA, visited several area counties last week to hear straight from community leaders about issues and priori ties. “The Senator Please see Young page 9A Photo by Deborah Clark VIBRANT COMMUNITY WORKSHOP - Above, from left, are Wendell Dixon, Toombs County Commissioner, John Jones, Toombs County Manager, and Mickey Daniell, Community & Economic Development Man ager with Georgia Power, who facilitated the work shop. and agencies—from local government to education, health and social services to the media—was repre sented in a workshop held in downtown Vidalia on May 26. 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