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Vol. 123 No. 24 Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia June 16, 2021 Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. - J. Paul Getty News BYTES From Pandemic to Prosperity Job Fair "Employment Fair 2021: From Pandemic to Prosperity- Bridging Talent with Opportunity," will be held Wednesday, June 23, 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 or to register, call 538-3207; on-line contact, lhelms@ southeasterntech. edu. (See article, page 14A.) Disk Golf Course Ribbon-Cutting A ribbon cutting for the Disk Golf Course at Partin Park is planned for June 17 at 5 p.m. behind the Octagon House at the park. Alumni Soccer Match This Friday night in The Pit an alumni soccer match between Lyons and Vidalia will be held. Former soccer players from each school will take the field at 7:00 p.m. for bragging rights. Admission to the game is $5 per person, with all proceeds to be split between the two programs. IN THIS ISSUE Editorials Page 5A Obituaries Page7A From the Record Page 10A Your Mind On Line Page 10A Sports Page 1 B State Poised to Clear Old Rail Line; Amberwood Resident Voices Concern By Deborah Clark Regional Editor dclarkadvance@gmail.com A Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)- sponsored project to clean up about five miles of an old rail road line running through Vi dalia has some residents of Am berwood Subdivision worried. A news release issued May 11 announced that GDOT is scheduled to begin a railroad corridor rehabilitation project starting in the City of Vidalia at U.S. Highway 280/West First Street in Toombs County and eventually progressing south ward into Montgomery Coun ty- The project consists of clearing thick, overgrown veg etation from 25 feet on each side from the centerline of the railroad tracks to stop further deterioration of the rail line. “The environmentally sound and sensitive project restricts digging out vegetation so as not to disturb ground eleva tions and follows streamside Please see Rail page 4A ABANDONED TRACK - Amberwood Subdivision residents Betty and Phil Moxley point out the old railway in close proximity to their home. The Moxleys have maintained the vegetation between their yard and the adjacent tracks for safety and aesthetic reasons for years, They are fearful thaf fhe state's new interest in the old railbed might threaten their peaceful neighborhood, Montgomery County Seeking To Create Board of Elections By Makaylee Randolph Contributing Writer Montgomery County is moving toward changes that will help elections go more smoothly and ease the work load of the Probate Judge. Currently elections in Montgomery County are overseen through a collec tive effort between Regis trar Bobbie Carpenter, who oversees voter registration and absentee ballots, and Probate Judge Rubie Nell Sanders, who acts as the election superintendent and oversees the staffing for elec tions, advance voting, and election day activities. Please see MoCo page 10A Photo by Makaylee Randolph OVERWHELMING TASK - Probate Judge Ru bie Nell Sanders, who serves as Montgomery County's election superintendent and over sees staffing for elections, advance voting, and Election Day activities is looking forward to transitioning her election duties to a county Board of Elections. Above, she stands in front a desk stacked with election paperwork and poll pads that are awaiting processing, Lyons Housing Authority Secures $500,000 Grant from HUD The Lyons Housing Authority has received $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Develop ment to clean up lead paint hazards in public housing. The local allo cation was part of nearly $51.4 million awarded to 25 public housing agencies in 19 states and was the only one made in the state of Georgia. The funds are ear marked to identify and reduce lead-paint based paint hazards in thou sands of older public housing units. Provided through HUD’s Public Housing Capital Fund, these grants will be tar geted for public hous ing units currently oc cupied by families with young children. Shawnee M. Gunn, Executive Director for the Lyons Housing Au thority, noted that the Please see Lyons page 3A Libraries Are Fully Open SUMMER STORY TIME IS BACK! - Children and par ents alike are glad for story time at the Library. Jen nifer Jones, Library Clerk, reads The Squirrels Who Squabbled to a group of attentive listeners. The 11a.m. Monday Story time is also on Facebook live at Ohoopee Regional Library System, Jones is study ing for her Master's in Library Science to be a chil dren's librarian. By Rebekah Arnold Contributing Writer "The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library," declared Albert Einstein. The German- bom theoretical physicist had no idea how, decades after his time, the local library location and the internet would team up to expand the value and usefulness of the library even more. Activities at public libraries for adults and children happen year- round, but summertime ushers in more hands- on opportunities for all ages, including those for families to explore to gether. During 2020, vir tual access at home, or at community hotspots, became the most promi nent method for reading, learning, and business transactions. To agree with Ein- Please see Libraries page 9A SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE 30% OFF NEWSSTAND PRICES! Call 537-3131 (or delivery! 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