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The ADVANCE, August 18, 2021/Page 10A
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“We need to bring
back the draft in the
military for young
males and females.
Our young people
would then get train
ing in discipline, train
ing for a profession or
a skill, self-defense
skills and a chance to
see something of the
world. If we can get
the politics out of the
military, that is, and
give them the tools
they need."
“I think we should
all just suit up in
hazmat suits all the
time and get on with
our daily lives."
“People who so ad
mire the governments
and social cultures of
other countries should
move to those coun
tries and stop trying to
change our country
into them."
“It is interesting that
doctors are compar
ing the delta variant
to chicken pox. Many
of us lived through the
yearly visits of chicken
pox during our child
hoods and became
immune. Eventually,
before exposing chil
dren to a drug of un
known effect, a real
one-time vaccine was
developed and time
tested, not this yearly
covid shot with 6
month boosters, that
just helps the disease
to adapt and spread."
“For the time is
coming when people
will not endure sound
teaching, but having
itching ears, they will
accumulate for them
selves teachers to suit
their own passions,
and will turn away
from listening to the
truth and wander off
into myths" (2 Timothy
4:1-4). I think that time
is here."
“The lie is that rural
Southern people are
not taking the covid
shots because they
are uneducated illiter
ates who don't ac
cept science and
voted for Trump. The
truth is rural people
are closer to nature
and to God and to
the real facts of life.
Rural people don't fall
for the con games
that big government
and big pharma are
using to shovel in the
financial profits. Gull
ible, timid people are
falling for every vari
ant and booster that
comes along, and just
watch, they will keep
coming along."
“I’d like to com
mend Millie Perry for
the wonderful article
about Jim Thorpe in
The Advance of Au
gust 4. I knew nothing
about him, and this
was fascinating to
read, especially dur
ing the Olympics. He
had an exciting strug
gle of a life, but he
was very strong. Well
researched and well-
written. Thank you,
Millie."
“Another terrible
decision by Biden and
the democrats. We
are now, according
to Fox News and
OneAmerica News,
going to import oil
from Russia, a socialist
communist country.
How can we oppose
their aggression in the
Middle East when we
fund our their military
with our money when
they are our enemies.
Trump had us energy
independent. Way to
go, democrats, you're
destroying our coun
try."
“I read on the Vida-
lia Indians Sports Page
that only electronic
transactions will be
accepted to attend
events. There's a fee
to use debit cards
that increases the
cost and goes to a
third-party to adminis
ter transactions. I will
bring my cash to pur
chase tickets for Vida-
lia athletic events."
“Congratulations to
Wheeler County
Board of Education
for having the fore
sight to enter in to a
contract with Tutor
Shop. What a great
advantage this will
give those children. I
hope that Toombs,
Montgomery and Vi-
dalia City systems will
look at this. There are
children who need
this help. It will be ben
eficial to them and
our community."
“To the Vidalia
Board of Education
members, please
read the article in last
week's Advance
about the Tutor Shop
in Wheeler County. It's
an excellent program
and I hope y'all will
take notice and take
heed."
“While the city pur
chasing the motel will
not stop prostitution in
Vidalia, at least it will
move the operation
away from the historic
district. Good rid
dance."
“I’m a frequent
shopper at the Dollar
Tree and love to take
my grandchildren
there. However, there
should be a working
restroom for custom
ers. In the last 6
months, the restrooms
have been blocked
off completely or
locked and out of or
der. Are you saving on
water, toilet paper,
and cleanup?
Please!"
“I’m a local health
care worker. I want to
say thank you to all
who have been vac
cinated. To those who
have not been vacci
nated, this return of
COVID is on you. All
the deaths, sickness,
exhaustion of health
care workers, sadness
of the elderly in nurs
ing homes, school
starting, etc. We are
reliving this night
mare."
Federal grants to fund studies of
coronaviruses at Georgia State
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
A professor at Georgia
State University has received
federal grants to study two
coronaviruses, the school
announced Monday.
Christopher Easier,
director of Georgia State’s
Center for Microbial Patho
genesis, will use a $387,534
grant to focus on Middle
East respiratory syndrome
(MERS) and a $429,000
grant to study SARS-coV-2,
the virus that causes CO-
VID-19.
MERS has a much
higher case fatality rate than
SARS-coV-2. However,
MERS also spreads less eas
ily between infected and un
infected people.
“The goal of the MERS
coronavirus study is to un
derstand how the virus
defeats the body’s innate
immune response that is
designed to provide rapid
protection from viral in
fections,” Basler said. “The
findings of this work should
help explain why this virus is
so deadly”
The second study
Basler will undertake seeks
to understand how SARS-
coV-2 relies on fats within
an infected cell to grow and
spread. The hope is that un
derstanding what features
of the cell the virus relies
on will provide insight into
how the virus causes disease
and suggest new treatment
strategies.
Early data from the
study indicates the virus re
lies on cellular pathways that
are also of interest to drug
makers trying to treat can
cer, diabetes and obesity
Both grants are being
underwritten by the Nation
al Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases.
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From the Record
THE BLOTTER
These are the reported
arrests from the Toombs
County Sheriff's Office,
the Vidalia and Lyons
police departments,
and the Montgomery
County Sheriff's Office
for the past week.
Incidents are taken
directly from police
files. All suspects are
innocent until proven
guilty.
In Lyons...
• Peggy A. Lan-
daverde, of Wadley,
was arrested on Au
gust 9 and charged
with Failure to Main
tain Lane, DUI/.08 or
More.
In Toombs
County...
• Gregory Ad
ams, of Vidalia, was
arrested on August 8
and charged with
Obstructing Police
Offense.
• Linda Connell,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on August 8
and charged with
Criminal Trespass,
Failure to appear.
• Robert Foun
tain, of Leesburg,
was arrested on Au
gust 11 and charged
with Entering Auto
mobile, Theft by Tak
ing, Theft by Decep
tion.
• Richard Hey
ward, of Lyons, was
arrested on August
10 and charged
with Probation Vio
lation-Felony.
• Joseph
Hutcheson, of Ailey,
was arrested on Au
gust 8 and charged
with DUI/Alcohol/
Less Safe, Safety
Belts, Required Us
age.
• Jason Johnson,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on August 9
and charged with
Failure to Appear-
Felony, TCDC-Re-
voked Bond-Vio
lated Bond Condi
tions.
• Fallon William
son, of Vidalia, was
arrested on August
10 and charged
with Battery-Family
Violence (1st Of
fense).
In Montgomery
County...
• Connie Dean
Halligan, of Ailey,
was arrested on Au
gust 9 and charged
with DUI, Reckless
Driving, Failure to
Stop at Stop Sign,
Failure to Maintain
Lane, Driving w/Sus-
pended License,
Too Fast for Condi
tions, Obstruction of
Officer.
• John Lewis
Poole, of Mount Ver
non, was arrested
on August 9 and
charged with Failure
to Stop at Stop Sign,
DUI.
• Anthony Dale
Lott, of Claxton, was
arrested on August
12 and charged
with Parole Warrant
Served.
• Harper Wesley
Ennis, of Mount Ver
non, was arrested
on August 12 and
charged with Imper
sonating an Officer.
• Jenna Moxley
Powers, of Glen-
wood, was arrested
on August 14 and
charged with Felony
Probation Violation.
• Sherrilyn Marie
Taylor, of Mount Ver
non, was arrested
on August 15 and
charged with Bat
tery.
In Vidalia...
• Heather Ad
ams, of Lyons, was
arrested on August 9
and charged with
Forgery.
• Dwan Chatina
Ford, of Vidalia, was
arrested on August 9
and charged with
Aggravated Assault
/ Reckless Conduct.
• Rodney S.
Weeks, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Au
gust 9 and charged
with Criminal Tres
pass.
• Kevin R. Hud
son, of Lyons, was
arrested on August
10 and charged
with Theft by Shop
lifting.
• Robert W.
London II, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Au
gust 10 and charged
with Possession of
Marijuana.
• Sherel D. Mck-
inney, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Au
gust 12 and charged
with Driving while Li
cense Suspended /
Possession of Mari
juana / Failure to
Maintain Lane.
• Deyshon Ja-
vante George, of
Millen, was arrested
on August 12 and
charged with Driv
ing while License
Suspended.
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