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Vol. 124 No. 7 Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia February 16, 2022
I contend that for a
nation to try and tax
itself into prosperity,
is like a man standing
in a bucket and trying
to lift himself up by
the handle.
Double Homicide Suspect
Has First Court Appearance
- Winston Churchill
News
BYTES
Jubalheirs in
Concert at
BPC
Jubal Ministries will
present the Jubalheirs
in concert on Friday,
February 18 at 7 p.m. at
Brewton-Parker College
in Mount Vernon.
Premusic begins at 6:30
p.m. The event is free
and open to the public.
Masks are encouraged.
For more information,
call 912-583-3116.
Pageant
February 19
The Southeast Georgia
Soap Box Derby
Scholarship Pageant
will be held atSTC on
February 19 at 11 a.m.
Ages 0-21. $2,250 in
scholarship money to
be awarded! Register
now at https://www.
lyonsmainstreet.com/
miss-segsbd-scholarship-
pageant/.
Joined
Together Quilt
Show
Quilts of Toombs County
and beyond will be
featured in a show now
through February 26 at
the Altama Museum
of Art and F-listory, 611
Jackson St., Vidalia.
Gallery hours are
Monday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, 10
a.m. until 2 p.m.
Food
Giveaway
February 21
The Tri-County
Connection and
Second Plarvest Food
Bank are sponsoring a
food giveaway at the
Old Montgomery Pligh
School building, 701
Dobbins Street, Mount
Vernon, on February 21
10 a.m. until noon.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 6A
Obituaries Page 8A
From the Record Page 5A
Your Mind On Line Page 2A
Sports Page 1 B
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By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail. com
The suspect charged in the Janu
ary 6 shooting deaths of a mother and
daughter had his first appearance in
Toombs County Superior Court last
Friday
Joshua Sanders is charged with
the murders of Pamela Harden and
her daughter LaTorey Harden. The
incident occurred in a Vidalia neigh
borhood following a domestic dis
pute.
Sanders fled from Toombs Coun
ty to Arizona in Pamela Harden’s car
before abandoning it in Alabama and
traveling by bus to Arizona. He was
taken into custody by U.S. Marshals
at a bus stop in Flagstaff six days after
the murders.
Please see Suspect page 2A
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Photo by Makaylee Randolph
FIRST APPEARANCE - Joshua Sanders appeared in Toombs County Superior Court for the first
time last Friday, Judge Robert Reeves presided at the brief appearance during which Sanders
heard the charges brought against him following the January 6 shooting deaths of a Vidalia
mother and daughter,
Rerouting to New US 1
Alignment Underway
Submitted Photo
AERIAL VIEW - This photo shows construction on U.S. Highway 1
outside of Lyons. The new alignment ties in at the Whale's Tail res
taurant and Dennis Sports Shop, visible in upper left of the photo,
Access to the Toombs Central School will be via Highway 56 from
the new alignment.
Rerouting of traffic to a
new alignment on U.S. High
way 1 outside of Lyons began
on Tuesday February 15, the
Georgia Department of Trans
portation announced.
Motorists are advised to
expect delays as traffic shifts
Please see Reroute page 3A
Jack McMillan Named Chief
Magistrate For Toombs County
After seeking qualified
candidates for the position
of Chief Magistrate, Chief
Superior Court Judge of
the Middle Judicial Circuit
Robert S. Reeves and Supe
rior Court Judge Tommy J.
Smith chose Jack Emmett
McMillan to serve the citi
zens of Toombs County.
A press release from the
office of Judge Reeves not
ed that McMillan is famil
iar with the requirements
of the office, having served
as a Magistrate Judge since
2011. He replaces Rizza
O’Connor, who recently re
signed as Chief Magistrate
Please see McMillan page
2A Jack Emmett McMillan
The Refuge Facing Funding Dilemma
Photo by Deborah Clark
HOPING TO AVERT CRISIS - Betty Dell Williams, Executive Director of The
Refuge Domestic Shelter and Sexual Assault Center, looks over charts
detailing the deficits in funding brought about by federal cuts, Williams
hopes that an appeal to Governor Kemp will result in funding to pre
vent a crisis in the delivery of services offered by her agency.
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
State agencies that serve
victims of domestic violence
and sexual assault may be in
jeopardy.
The Refuge Domes
tic Violence Shelter and
Sexual Assault Center,
based in Toombs County,
serves Toombs, Montgom
ery, Wheeler, Treutlen, and
Emanuel Counties, as well as
Candler and Tattnall for sex
ual assault. Because of a cut
in federal funds, the services
of The Refuge and other sim
ilar agencies in Georgia are
facing an uncertain future.
Approximately 68% of
total funding for The Refuge
and Sexual Assault Center
comes from federal dollars.
One of the main sources for
federal funding is channelled
through Victims of Crime
Act (VOCA), which has
been diminishing for the last
few years.
“VOCA is financed by
Crime Victims Fund, which
consists of fines and penal
ties paid by convicted federal
offenders, not from tax dol
lars. Due to fluctuations in
the Crime Victims Fund be
tween 2018 and 2021, Geor
gia’s allocation of VOCA
Please see Refuge page 3A
Vidalia, GA • 912-386-4625 • www.reedycreekmeat.org
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