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The ADVANCE, August 4,2021 /Page 2B
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
The MCRD 81) Coach Pitch Allstar Baseball Team was recognized by the Commission
for their successful season, which made it to the state tournament, (L to R, Front): Tuck
er Howell, Avan Rodriguez, London Burns, Spencer Sharpton, (Middle): Ethan Snead,
Gabe Bonner, Hayden Presgraves, William Tidwell Jr., Kace Williamson. (Back): Coach
Eric Burns, Commissioner Ginger Morris, Rec. Director Kendall Bennamon, Commis
sioner Clarence Thomas, Commission Chairman Leland Adams, Commissioner Chad
Kenney, Commissioner Tim Williamson, Assistant Coach Fernando Rodriguez, Assistant
Coach William Tidwell. Not pictured: Hunter Williford, Emmett O'Connor, Bowen Taylor,
and Ahmari Nobles.
Montgomery County Commission
Recognizes Rec Dept Progress
Signups At Lyons Rec.
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Lyons Recreation
Department will be hold
ing fall sports signups from
August 2 through August
13. Signups will be for
football, cheerleading, soc
cer, and kickball. Signups
will be held at the office at
Partin Park or online at
www.lyonsga.org/Recre-
ationDepartment.aspx.
Football & Cheer
The fee per participant
is $45 and the age control
date is September 1, 2021.
There will be three age di
visions. 6U for ages 5-6,
8U for ages 7-8, and 10U
for ages 9-11. Any 11 year
old must still be in fifth
grade.
Football equipment
pickup will be done later at
the Lyons City Gym. Your
child will need to be pres
ent to be properly fitted for
his equipment. You will be
notified of equipment
pickup times after teams
have been picked and noti
fied. Practice dates and
times will be listed in the
parent packets that will be
given out at time of regis
tration.
Mandatory coaches
meeting for all volunteer
coaches will be Monday,
August 9 at 6:00 p.m. in
the Birthday House at Par-
tin Park for all football
leagues.
Soccer
The fee for soccer is
$45 per participant and the
age control date is Septem
ber 1, 2021. There will be
five age divisions for soc
cer. 6U for ages 4-5, 8U for
ages 6-7, 10U for ages 8-9,
12U for ages 10-11, and
15U for ages 12-14. Teams
will be coed.
There will be a coaches
meeting on Thursday, Au
gust 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Birthday House at Partin
Park.
Kickball
Kickball has an age
control date of September
1, 2021, and the fee to par
ticipate is $45. There will
be four age divisions for
kickball, 10U for ages 7-9,
12U for ages 10-12, 15U
forages 13-15, and 18U for
ages 16-18.
Anyone with a past
due balance on their ac
count will be required to
pay the past due amount
plus this season’s balance
before your child(ren) is/
are eligible to play. If the
fees are not paid, your
child(ren) will not receive
their equipment.
For more information
contact Partin Park at 912-
526-3084 or at lyonsrec(a)
lyonsga.org.
VRD Holding Fall
By Makaylee Randolph
Contributing Writer
The Montgomery
County Commission rec
ognized the outstanding
work and season of the
8U Coach Pitch team
who recently went on to
play in the state tourna
ment. These allstars and
their coaches, Eric Burns,
Fernando Rodriguez, and
William Tidwell, were the
only representatives for
the Montgomery County
Recreation Department
in the state tournament.
The recreation de
partment reported a large
amount of progress being
made in preparation for
upcoming seasons. New
recreation soccer goals
were purchased, and
plans began to be made to
work to move soccer off
the baseball field and
onto a separate field by
next year. Recreation De
partment Director Kend
all Bennamon is working
closely with Montgomery
County Buildings and
Grounds Director Milton
Fountain to begin bring
ing dirt to the new field
site to begin preparing
the area. Bennamon
hopes that this new soc
cer field will be ready for
recreation in the 2022
soccer season.
Recreation football
will be played at Brogdon
Field as Bennamon has
partnered with Mont
gomery County High
School Head Football
Coach Tim Suttles, whom
Bennamon explains has
been supportive from the
beginning of discussions.
The recreation depart
ment is still seeking indi
viduals to coach cheer,
soccer, and football for
the upcoming season; In
terested individuals can
contact Bennamon at
229-860-3002.
This preparation contin
ues as Bennamon has
completed the repainting
of several recreation de
partment signs and con
tinued to work on im
proving the grounds.
Bennamon shared his
thanks to commissioners
for the approval of the
purchase of a refurbished
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grooming machine to
maintain the infields of
each baseball field and
the reinstallation of a new
fence for Field 2.
In a conversation fol
lowing the meeting, Ben
namon explained, “I can
not begin to tell you how
thankful I am for the sup
port of the Montgomery
County Commissioners
and County Manager
Brandon Braddy. They
have made a commitment
to improving this Recre
ation Department and
the product we present to
this community.” Benna
mon said his passion was
for both sports and youth,
and he was doing every
thing possible to serve
the community to the
best of his ability.
During the meeting,
Commissioners also ap
proved the reappoint
ment of Jim Paul Poole to
the Georgia Department
of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabili
ties Region 5 Advisory
Council. Poole was the
only applicant for this po
sition and will begin his
new term on September
1. This new term lasts un
til July 31, 2024.
The Commission
also renewed the work
detail agreement between
the Georgia Department
of Corrections and Mont
gomery County, which al
lows Montgomery
County to be serviced by
a work detail of ten in
mates from the Mont
gomery State Prison. This
agreement began July 1
and is valid until June 30,
2022.
Buildings and
Grounds/Road Depart
ment Director Milton
Fountain and County
Manager Brandon Braddy
educated the Commis
sion on the creation of a
new work service request
format that allows the
Commission and public
to see the status of their
requested road service.
This format handles the
requests in the form of a
spreadsheet which out
lines which services have
been completed and
which still remain. The
development of this
spreadsheet format is still
ongoing, and the public
will continue to be noti
fied of progress.
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
It is time for signups
for fall sports at the Vida-
lia Recreation Depart
ment. The office at the
Ed Smith Complex will
be open from 8:30 a.m.
through 5:00 p.m., Mon
day through Friday. There
is also online registration
at secure.recl.com/GA/
vidalia-ga/catalog.
The fee for both
sports is $45 per partici
pant. Signups will be held
August 2-13 for foot
ball, and will be August
16-27 for soccer. Both
sports have an age control
date of September 1,
2021.
There will be four age
divisions for football.
Flag football is for ages
6U, Flea for ages 8U, Mite
for 10U, and Midget for
12U. For soccer there are
Signups
six divisions. They start
with co-ed for age 4, sep
arate boys and girls
leagues for 6U, an then
co-ed leagues for 8U,
10U, and 12U.
For more informa
tion contact the office at
912-537-7913, or check
them out on Facebook.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Zoning Classification: R-l
Map/Parcel #: L20-068
The City of Lyons Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hear
ing on August 17, 2021, at 6:00 pm. Victor Wolfe submitted an
application requesting that parcel L20-068 be rezoned to R-2
Multifamily Residential in order to operate a bed and break
fast. .61 acres.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will make a recom
mendation on the request. The City Council will then hold
a Public Hearing and make a final decision on the request on
September 7, 2021, at 6:00 pm.
The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Room at 161
NE Broad Street, Lyons, Georgia. Persons with special needs
relating to handicapped accessibility or foreign language shall
contact City Hall at (912) 526-3626 before the date above.
CITY OF LYONS ZONING DEPARTMENT
161 NE BROAD STREET
LYONS, GEORGIA 30436
(912)526-3626
Public Notice
The Heart of Georgia Altamaha
Workforce Development Board
will hold a conference call
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 10:30
a.m. The Budget and Evaluation
Committee will meet at 10:20
a.m. To join either meeting call:
1-(872)240-3311 and enter
access code - 200-324-205. Both
meetings are open to the public.
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