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The ADVANCE, November 2, 2022/Page 4A
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Lyons Lions Students of the Month
The Lyons Lions Club Student of the Month program recognizes deserving stu
dents for their “Dedication, Commitment and Service to Others” and is sponsored by
Peoples Bank. For the month of October, the awards were presented to Alexis Hart of
Toombs County High School and Addie Thompson of Robert Toombs Christian Acad
emy
L to R: Lion Mitch Johnson (Peoples Bank Representative), Alexis Hart (TCHS Student of
the Month), Chasity Knight (TCHS Agricultural Teacher), Lion Barry Waller (Lyons Lions
Club Student of fhe Month Chairman),
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L to R: Lion Mitch Johnson (Peoples Bank Representative), Addie Thompson (RTCA Stu
dent of the Month), Nicole Dykes (RTCA Director of Admissions and Public Relations),
Lion Barry Waller (Lyons Lions Club Student of fhe Month Chairman),
Georgia leaders break
ground on Hyundai EV plant
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
Georgia political and
business leaders joined
with their Korean coun
terparts Tuesday to break
ground on the largest eco
nomic development proj
ect in the state’s history
Hyundai Motor Group
is about to begin construc
tion on a $5.5 billion elec
tric vehicle and battery
manufacturing plant in
Bryan County, expected to
create 8,100 jobs when fully
built out.
“We are excited to be
your neighbor and partner,”
Jose Munoz, president and
CEO of Hyundai Group
North America, said dur
ing a groundbreaking cere
mony held at the plant site.
“This is going to be a mas
sive operation with a scale
that’s hard to comprehend.”
Gov. Brian Kemp said
the Hyundai plant is part
of $ 13 billion in investment
for electric mobility proj
ects Georgia has landed
since 2020. Those proj
ects will create more than
18,000 jobs, Kemp said.
“Businesses know we’re
not only a sure bet today,”
he said. “We will continue
to build on these achieve
ments for years to come.”
Deputy U.S. Com
merce Secretary Don
Graves said the Hyundai
plant dovetails with the
Biden administration’s ef
forts to combat climate
change by stepping up EV
production. The presi
dent’s goal of EVs making
up half of U.S. car sales by
2030 would help the nation
achieve net-zero carbon
emissions by 2050, he said.
But Taeyong Cho, the
Republic of Korea’s ambas
sador to the U.S., injected
a note of caution. He said
a provision in the Inflation
Reduction Act Congress
passed in August mak
ing EVs and EV batteries
not fully manufactured in
North America ineligible
for a new federal tax credit
disadvantages Hyundai.
“It is not good for the
U.S.-Korea partnership or
the state of Georgia,” Cho
said.
U.S. Sen. Raphael War-
nock, D-Ga., who attended
Tuesday’s groundbreak
ing, introduced legislation
in September to delay the
made-in-North-America
requirement until 2025 for
batteries and 2026 for elec
tric vehicles to give Hyun
dai a chance to ramp up the
Georgia project.
Photo submitted by Christy Sirmans
TRANSFORMER DOWN — Much of Mount Vernon was left for hours without power
on Tuesday, October 25, when a Beasley Timber log truck's trailer clipped a power
transformer behind T-
Byrd's convenience store,
pulling the transformer
to the ground. Nearby
residents and business
owners reported hearing
a loud noise before their
power went out. Mont
gomery County Sheriff's
Office and Georgia Pow
er responded to the inci
dent.
“Shelterfrom the Storm’
503 Smith Street
Smith Street Baptisl'Church
Vidalia Ga. 30474
Loving God, Loving People. Making Oisclples
Smith Street Baptist Church is
hosting a feed the Homeless event
on November 12th @ 5pm. We will
be serving a Thanksgiving Style
dinner followed by a night of wor
ship and performances. We will
also be offering information on
several community resources and
items that they can take with them
such as blankets, clothing, tents,
non-perishables, water, and other
essentials that they could use.
If interested in donating any items,
food, money, or time to our event
please reach out to April Worth at
912-245-9786.
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SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION — The Vidalia High School Sound Tribe competed in its first
marching band competition in several years, and took home second place honors
at the "Sounds of Silver" Marching Competition in Blackshear on Saturday, October
15. Front Row, Lto R: Aleah Ajohda, Hunter Looseberg, Bailey Hutchins, Andrew Davis,
Anne Claire Taylor. Back Row, L to R: Atonio Aguilar, Autumn Harris, Jay Johnson, Kailyn
Walker.
Sound Tribe Brings
Home 2nd Place Win
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The Vidalia High
School (VHS) Sound
Tribe took the field on
Saturday, October 15, as
the musicians competed
in a marching band com
petition for the first time
in several years, and even
placed second overall at
the “Sounds of Silver”
competition in Blackshear.
The band placed 2nd
overall in Class AAA, but
was 6th place in the com
petition. The band re
ceived superior ratings in
the Drum Major, Percus
sion, Auxiliary, and Over
all Band categories. Their
Drum Major came in 3rd
place, percussion came in
2nd place, and auxiliary
came in 3rd place in the di
vision.
“Mr. Arnold and I are
so pleased with the prog
ress of the Sound Tribe,”
VHS Band Director Dr.
Beth Taylor remarked.
“The students have worked
very hard and we are happy
that they got to compete.
We look forward to the end
of the month and the East
Georgia Marching Compe
tition in Statesboro on Oc
tober 29, to see how far we
have progressed.”
Brook Hooks, Administrator, is a proud member of The Oaks
Bethany Skilled Nursing team. Ensuring that high quality care is
provided to the patients and maintaining the high standards of
excellence that The Oaks Bethany Skilled Nursing is known for.
TheOaks
Bethany Skilled Nursing
1305 E North Street, Vidalia • 912-537-7922
When it comes to providing
of long-term Cate
my years of experience
make the difference,
Brook Hooks
Administrator
14 Years