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CLUES ACROSS
1. Numbers cruncher
4. Creator
10. A type of center
11. About spring
12. Equal to 64 U.S. pints (abbr.)
14. Precursor to the EU
15. Something that can be cast
16. Gold-colored alloy
18. A salt or ester of acetic acid
22. A hard coating on a
porous surface
23. A type of detachment
24. Filmmakers need them
26. Promotional material
27. Blyton, children’s author
28. Short, sharp sound
30. Feeling of intense anger
31. Popular TV network
CLUES DOWN
1. Mother tongue
2. Removes potato skins
3. True
4. Early multimedia
5. The making of amends
6. Discovered by investigation
7. Small arm of the sea
8. More seasoned
9. Atomic #81
12. Type of pear
13. Chemical compound
17. One’s mother
19. Vietnam’s former name
20. Snow forest
21. Church officer
25. Flardens
34. Island entry point
36. Disfigure
37. College army
39. One who’s revered
40. Long, winding ridge
41. Football stat
42. Stealing
48. Flawaiian island
50. More raw
51. In one’s normal state of mind
52. Daniel LaRusso’s sport
53. Tropical American monkey
54. Measures heart currents
55. Midway between south and east
56. Knotted again
58. Bom of
59. Value
60. Soviet Socialist Republic
29. Ancient
31. Advertising gimmick
32. Subatomic particle
33. Not fresh
35. Loosens
38. Religious symbols
41. Film
43. Orthodontic devices
44. Grilled beef sandwich
45. Journalist Tarbell
46. Brooklyn hoopsters
47. Japanese social networking
service
49. Romantic poet
56. Dorm worker
57. Poor grades
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...
• Joffery Phillips,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on September
20 and charged with
DUI-.08 or More,
Speeding (Too Fast
for Conditions).
• Michael
George Mitchem, Jr.,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on September
21 and charged with
Willfully Obstruction
of Police Officer Sim
ple/Verbal, Posses
sion of Marijuana
Less Than Ounce
(Misd).
• Venus Denise
Smart, of Lyons, was
arrested on Septem
ber 23 and charged
with Failure to Use
Headlights After
Dark, When Raining,
Failure to Maintain
Lane, DUI Combina
tion 1-3, Fleeing At
tempting to Elude
Arrest-1 st Offense,
Driving While Unli
censed, Possession
of Marijuana Less
Than Ounce.
• Matthew Aaron
Taylor, of Lyons, was
arrested on Septem
ber 23 and charged
with Burglary, Posses
sion of Methamphet-
amines.
• Tony Haynes, Jr.,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on September
24 and charged with
Family Violence Pro
vision Simple Battery,
Cruelty to Children.
In Toombs
County...
• Danny Auvil, of
Lyons, was arrested
on September 22
and charged with
Grand Jury Indict
ment-Child Molesta
tion.
• Christa Bran-
nen, of Claxton, was
arrested on Septem
ber 23 and charged
with Probation Viola
tion-Felony.
• Willie Brown, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on September 25
and charged with
Simple Battery FVA.
• Charlie Cobb,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on September
22 and charged with
Controlled Sub
stance-Purchase,
Possession, Manf, Dis
tribution, Sale, TCDC-
No Bond-Previous
Case.
• Stephen Co-
routhers, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 24 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony.
• Bernard
Harden, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 19 and
charged with Meth-
amphetamine-Pur-
chase, Possession,
Manf, Distribution,
Sale, Failure to Ap
pear, Possession of
Marijuana <1 oz,
Drug Related Ob
jects, TCDC-Off
Bond-Previous Case,
TCDC-Out of County
Hold.
• Michael How
ard, of Oak Park, was
arrested on Septem
ber 25 and charged
with No Seat Belt,
Headlight Require
ment, No Insurance,
Theft by Taking, Ag
gravated Assault.
• Bruce King, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on September 22
and charged with
Aggravated Assault.
• Michael
Walden, Jr., of Lyons,
was arrested on Sep
tember 22 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony.
In Montgomery
County...
• John Herschel
Carver, of Lumber
City, was arrested on
September 22 and
charged with Driving
with Suspended Li
cense.
• James Earl Hat-
ten, of Uvalda, was
arrested on Septem
ber 23 and charged
with Criminal Dam
age to Property-2nd.
In Vidalia...
• Delvic Lerell Wil
liams, of Mt. Vernon,
was arrested on Sep
tember 21 and
charged with Driving
While License Sus
pended Or Revoked
1st, Defective Equip
ment.
• Adam Jereday
Bailey, of Lyons, was
arrested on Septem
ber 23 and charged
with Willfully Obstruc
tion Of Police Officer.
• Mark Ludwick
Monroe, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 23 and
charged with Aggra
vated Assault, Simple
Battery.
• Tony Haynes, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on September 24
and charged with
Warrant Served (Vi
dalia).
• Joshua Wayne
Conner, of Ellabell,
was arrested on Sep
tember 24 and
charged with Theft
by Taking Motor Ve
hicle.
• Tommy Cole
man, of Vidalia, was
arrested on Septem
ber 25 and charged
with Possession of
Marijuana / Stop sign
Violation.
• Wykebia M.
Mckinney, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 26 and
charged with Posses
sion of Marijuana.
• Darrance Deon
Williams, of Atlanta,
was arrested on Sep
tember 26 and
charged with Posses
sion of Marijuana.
Georgia’s 2021 graduating class beats national SAT average
By Tim Darnell
Staff Writer
Capitol Beat News Service
For the fourth year
in a row, Georgia public-
school students outper
formed their counterparts
in the nation’s public
schools on the SAT.
The mean score of
1077 Georgia students
recorded was 39 points
higher than the national
average for public-school
students.
According to a re
port issued Wednesday
by the state Department
of Education, Georgia’s
public-school class of
2021 also recorded sig
nificant increases in scores
compared to the class of
2020. The mean score for
Evidence-Based Reading
and Writing (ERW) rose
from 532 in 2020 to 546
in 2021, and the mean
for math rose from 511 in
2020 to 531 in 2021, fora
total increase of 34 points
in the average composite
score.
“Despite the fact that
part of their high school
education took place
against the backdrop of
the COVID-19 pandemic,
Georgia’s class of 2021 did
an outstanding job on the
SAT — both increasing
scores and outperforming
their counterparts in the
nation’s public schools,”
State School Superinten
dent Richard Woods said.
Thirty-eight percent
of Georgia’s class of 2021
took the SAT at some
point during high school.
This percentage is lower
than normal, given the
impacts of the pandemic -
including the cancellation
of some test registrations
and closure of some test
centers in 2020 - and the
temporary waiver of SAT/
ACT score requirements
for University System of
Georgia admissions.
TLC Children’s Services, Inc., sponsoring
agency of TLC CASA, receives national grant
TLC Children’s Servic
es, Inc. has been awarded a
$12,105 Children’s Law and
Policy Executive Leadership
Program Grant from the
National Court Appointed
Special Advocate/Guardian
ad Litem (CASA/GAL) As
sociation for Children. TLC
CASA recruits, trains and
supports volunteers who ad
vocate for the best interests
of children who have experi
enced abuse or neglect.
The grant will pay for
Program Director Lainie
Jenkins, to obtain a cer
tificate in Children’s Law
and Policy from Loyola
University. This program
was made possible by the
long-standing relationship
between Loyola University
and National CASA/GAL.
The Children’s Law and
Policy Executive Program is
one component of National
CASA/GAL’s professional
development initiative that
offered grant funding for tu
ition costs for directors and
staff members. This pro
gram has been customized
for members of the CASA/
GAL network. CASA/ GAL
leaders from across the
country will devote a year of
coursework to learn about
child welfare policy, study
law and the legal system, and
to amass leadership skills.
“This grant will provide
our program with a deeper
foundation of Child Welfare
Law and Policy according us
the ability to better analyze
cases and statutes to im
prove our advocacy, thereby
improving outcomes for the
foster children in our com
munity. Our mission is to
give each child a voice in
the proceedings, center the
focus of the case upon the
child, and ensure every child
has a safe, permanent home,
as quickly as possible,” said
Sherri Howard, Executive
Director.
There are 950 CASA/
GAL programs nationwide,
including 49 state offices.
The federal grant funds dis
tributed through National
CASA/GAL are provided
by the Office of Juvenile Jus
tice and Delinquency Pre
vention, U.S. Department
of Justice, as authorized
under the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990. In 2020,
National CASA/GAL was
awarded nearly $13.3 mil
lion in federal grants.
About TLC Children’s
Services, Inc., www.tlc-
childrensservices.org
Serving Bleckley, Can
dler, Dodge, Emanuel, Jef
ferson, Johnson, Laurens,
Montgomery, Pulaski,
Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen,
Twiggs, Washington and
Wheeler Counties, TLC
CASA provides commu
nity-based advocacy that
promotes safety and perma
nency for children who are
victims of abuse and neglect.
For information on how
you can get more involved,
call us at 912-245-9551 or
487-275-8100. Follow us on
Facebook by searching TLC
CASA.
About the National Court
Appointed Special Advo
cate/ Guardian ad Litem
Association for Children
The National Court
Appointed Special Advo
cate/ Guardian ad Litem
(CASA/GAL) Association
for Children, together with
its 950 state and local mem
ber programs, supports and
promotes court-appointed
volunteer advocacy so that
every child who has expe
rienced abuse or neglect in
the United States can be safe,
have a permanent home
and have the opportunity
to thrive. National CASA/
GAL offers leadership and
support to the network of
programs and leads its con
tinued growth. CASA/ GAL
volunteers and staff work
every day to help change a
child’s story. To learn more,
visit nationalcasagal.org or
follow National CASA/
GAL on Facebook, Insta-
gram and Twitter.
While the College
Board does not release
participation percent
ages at the national level,
the raw numbers show a
decline in participation
nationally as well: 1.5 mil
lion students in the high
school class of 2021 took
the SAT at least once,
down from 2.2 million in
the class of 2020.
Wednesday’s news
included only state-level
test scores. The depart
ment said school and dis
trict-level scores will be
released Friday.
This story is available
through a news partnership
with Capitol Beat News
Service, a project of the
Georgia Press Educational
Foundation.
Fire Destroys Funeral
Home in Glenwood
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkad vance@gmail. com
Glenwood’s only fu
neral home was destroyed
in an early morning fire
last week that investigators
said was probably caused
by faulty wiring. Wheeler
County EMA Chief Steve
Adams said flames were
already shooting through
the roof of the structure
when volunteer firefight
ers arrived on the scene
around 3 a.m., Wednesday,
September 22.
The funeral chapel
that was previously owned
by Ronnie Stewart was
purchased about a year
ago by Brandon Roberts,
who also operates the
Roberts-Stewart Funeral
Home in Vidalia.
Adams said crews from
Glenwood, Spring Hill,
Alamo, and Crossroads
volunteer fire departments
and the Department of
Corrections firefighting
crew from Montgomery
County responded to the
call but were hampered
by live electrical wires that
prevented them from en
croaching on the fire.
“We fought the fire
as best we could,” Adams
said, noting the live elec
trical lines posed an immi
nent danger for fire crews.
He said the State Fire
Marshal’s Office was called
in to investigate the scene
and concurred that the fire
was accidental and evi
dence pointed to the fire
being electrical in nature.
“The building had
been expanded over the
years and had a mixture of
old and new wiring,” Rob
erts said.
Roberts said Fri
day morning that he was
heartbroken by the loss
but would probably re
build the chapel that has
served the community
for decades. He said the
chapel was unoccupied at
the time of the fire and the
last funeral had been held
there about two weeks
ag °'„
“It’s devastating, an
other business is gone,”
said Glenwood Mayor
G.M. Joiner.