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The ADVANCE, August 25, 2021 /Page 2A
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What were the Founding Principles?
The Founding Principles are
the five standards of government
that the 55 delegates to the Consti
tutional Convention designing the
Constitution of the United States of
America firmly believed.
1. RIGHTS COME FROM
GOD, NOT GOVERNMENT - “We
hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator
with certain un
alienable Rights,
that among these
are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of
Happiness”
2. ALL PO
LITICAL POWER
COMES FROM
THE PEOPLE -
“Governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of govern
ment becomes destructive to these
ends, it is the right of the people to
alter or to abolish it, and to institute
new government..
3. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MUST BE LIMITED - States
Rights supersede those of the na
tional government, and the States
have the right to keep the national
government under control. To stop
national government’s excessive ex
ercise of power, the three branches
of government - Legislative (con
gress), Executive (President), and
Judicial (Supreme Court) - were
also set up to keep each other from
taking too much power. The Found
ers were very concerned about cor
ruption in govern
ment as they had
always seen in Eu
ropean countries
ruled by monarchs.
4. A CONSTI
TUTION MUST
BE WRITTEN - In
America, there is
a written constitu
tion as an agreement on the rules
for governance between the people
and their elected representatives
for each state, as well as one for the
entire nation.
5. PRIVATE PROPERTY
RIGHTS MUST NOT BE SEIZED -
Private property rights are essential
for true freedom and liberty, and
government shall not infringe on
these rights.
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Toombs BOE Announces Web
and Digital Design Pathway,
Young Author Winners
By Makaylee Randolph
Contributing Writer
A new technology
pathway and five system
winners in the 2021 Young
Georgia Authors’ Writ
ing Competition were an
nounced in the Toombs
County Board of Educa
tion’s August 12 session.
Career, Technical, and
Agricultural Education
(CTAE) Pathway Direc
tor and Assistant Superin
tendent Carmen Roberts
informed board members
of the creation of the “Web
and Digital Design Path
way.” This pathway was
implemented during FY20
and features three courses:
Intro to Digital Technol
ogy, Digital Design, and
Web Design. Eighteen stu
dents will complete their
studies in this area in De
cember.
The classes are taught
by Tyler Corley, who has
also created the Toombs
County High School “You
Tube” channel. Corley
said of this innovation, “It
has become very popular
among students and others
who support the school. I
hope to continue to grow
the channel as students be
come more knowledgeable
and able to assist this chan
nel through technology
classes this year.”
Roberts also acknowl
edged five students who
achieved success in the
statewide Young Georgia
Authors’ Writing Competi
tion this year. Recent grad
uate Mario “Alex” Castro;
senior Hannah Hutcheson;
junior Giovanni Yescas; 7th
grader Abigail Warf; and
6th grader Lawton Toole
won in their categories
within the First District
RESA Region. They will be
recognized in a district cer
emony on August 26 at the
Liberty County Perform
ing Arts Center.
The Board also ap
proved the hiring of Vicki
Caraway at Toombs Coun
ty High as a Special Educa
tion teacher and of Marion
Brian at Toombs County
Middle as an English Lan
guage Arts/Learning Loss
Teacher.
The Board also adopt
ed a state-mandated policy
regarding paid parental
leave. New parents through
adoption, foster child
placement, or traditional
birth are allowed a month
of paid time off to adjust to
their new lifestyle.
Another State Board-
mandated policy formally
adopted by the local Board
concerns student well
ness through nutrition and
physical activity.
of up to 20 years in prison,
and there is no parole in the
federal system.
“The availability of
deadly fentanyl and its
chemical analogues has led
to an alarming rise in over
doses and overdose deaths
in the Southern District
and throughout the na
tion,” said Acting U.S. At
torney Estes. “With our
law enforcement partners,
we will continue to seek
the sources of these illegal
drugs and bring their deal
ers to justice.”
After the federal indict
ment of 26 defendants in
January 2020 in Operation
Ace in the Hole, investiga
tors with the Georgia Bu
reau of Investigation, U.S.
Drug Enforcement Admin
istration, FBI, the Toombs
County Sheriff’s Office,
and others, continued seek
ing sources and suppliers
of heroin and other ille
gal drugs throughout the
Vidalia area. “Operation
Ace in the Hole 2,” as out
lined in USA v. Page, et al.,
charges seven defendants
as participants in the drug
trafficking conspiracy. The
indictment, returned in
May 2021 by a U.S. District
Court Grand Jury, was un
sealed last week.
Those named in the in
dictment, and their charges,
include:
Creg Antonio Page,
45, an inmate at Georgia
State Prison in Reidsville,
charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Dis
tribute, and to Distribute,
Heroin, Eutylone, Fentan
yl, and Methamphetamine;
Distribution ofHeroin; two
counts of Distribution of
Heroin and Fentanyl; Pos
session with Intent to Dis
tribute Heroin, Fentanyl,
Cocaine, and Methamphet
amine; and three counts of
Use of Communications
Facility, a charge that de
scribes using telephones to
facilitate the drug-traffick
ing conspiracy;
Phillip Adams, 36, of
Lyons, charged with Con
spiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute, and
to Distribute, Heroin, Eu
tylone, Fentanyl, and Meth
amphetamine; Distribution
of Heroin; Distribution of
Heroin and Fentanyl; Dis
tribution of Heroin; Pos
session with Intent to Dis
tribute Heroin, Fentanyl,
Cocaine and Methamphet
amine; and Possession of a
Firearm in Furtherance of a
Drug Trafficking Crime;
Servontae Quarshawn
Powell, 37, of Vidalia,
charged with Conspiracy
to Possess with Intent to
Distribute, and to Dis
tribute, Heroin, Eutylone,
Fentanyl, and Metham
phetamine; Distribution
of Heroin; three counts of
Distribution ofHeroin and
Fentanyl; and Distribution
of Fentanyl;
Debra Carol Strick
land, 20, of Lyons, charged
with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute,
and to Distribute, Heroin,
Eutylone, Fentanyl, and
Methamphetamine; Dis
tribution of Heroin; Dis
tribution of Heroin and
Fentanyl; Distribution of
Heroin; Possession with
Intent to Distribute Hero
in, Fentanyl, Cocaine and
Methamphetamine; and
Possession of a Firearm in
Furtherance of a Drug Traf
ficking Crime;
Cameron Earl William
son, 33, of Lyons, charged
with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute,
and to Distribute, Heroin,
Eutylone, Fentanyl, and
Methamphetamine; and
three counts of Use of
Communications Facility;
Erika Susan Highsmith,
a/k/a Erika Susan Barrow,
28, of Lyons, charged with
Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute, and
to Distribute, Heroin, Eu
tylone, Fentanyl, and Meth
amphetamine; and Use of
Communications Facility;
and,
Tiffany Hunt, 40, of
Vidalia, charged with Con
spiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute, and
to Distribute, Heroin, Eu
tylone, Fentanyl, and Meth
amphetamine; and Use of
Communication Facility.
In addition to drugs
seized during the investi
gation, the indictment also
includes the seizure of six
firearms.
Initial court appear
ances for all defendants
have been held. Criminal
indictments contain only
charges; defendants are
presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty.
Of the 26 defendants
in “Operation Ace in the
Hole,” 23 have entered
guilty pleas; 17 of them
have been sentenced, with
terms of up to 188 months
in prison. Three defendants
are awaiting trial.
The case was investi
gated under the Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement
Task Forces (OCDETF)
operation. OCDETF iden
tifies, disrupts, and dis
mantles the highest-level
criminal organizations that
threaten the United States
using a prosecutor-led,
intelligence-driven, multi
agency approach.
“Operation Ace in the
Hole 2” is being investigat
ed by the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation, U.S. Drug
Enforcement Adminis
tration, FBI, the Toombs
County Sheriff’s Office, the
Vidalia Police Department,
and the Lyons Police De
partment, and prosecuted
for the United States by
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Joseph McCool and Noah
J. Abrams.
Estate Sale
Saturday,August 28,8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Vidalia Woman’s Club (next to Food World)
404 W First St.,Vidalia
Memorabilia to be sold, including
Antique upright piano
Dishes and other kitchen items
Furniture - 2 sofas, several lamps, end tables, din
ing room set with 6 chairs, arm chairs
Frames, office supplies, and more.
Cash or local checks accepted.
If you buy something that you ivill need help
moving, please have someone to assist you.
Copies now available
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From the
PORCH
A collection of
personal essays
from author Amber
Nagle’s weekly
column published
in The Advance
P^ ;,MBER LANIER NAGLE
“Nagle writes with Southern flavor and charm,
capturing the rhythms of her life with grace and
artistry. ” - Audrey Andersen
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Jake Dailey is a native
of Millen, Ga. He gradu
ated with his bachelor’s de
gree from Georgia South
ern University and went on
to obtain a master’s degree
from Walden University. He
is a Board-Certified Family
Nurse Practitioner through
ANCC.
Jake appreciates his
experience as a registered
nurse at the then Meadows
Regional Medical Center
where he worked for 10
a medical/
years; seven as
surgical floor nurse and 3 as
a nursing supervisor. Jake
enjoys working in an acute
care setting as he is able to
help patients with their im
mediate/emergent health
care needs.
Jake moved to Vidalia
15 years ago and is married
to his wife Anglia and they
have one son, Liam. In his
spare time, he enjoys taking
his son hunting and fishing.
Jake’s wife Anglia is a
Vidalia native and is a Pedi
atric Nurse Practitioner at
Vidalia Pediatric.
Actively involved in
Connection Church and it’s
building committee/ fund
ing group involving the
planting of a new church
site located across from our
Acute Care Clinic .
One of his favorite
things about Working at the
Acute Care Clinic is that it is
open 365 days a year so his
patients always have access
to personalized care.
912-537-9488 • 1698 Meadows Lane, Vidalia