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The ADVANCE, November 2, 2022/Page 5A
MoCo BOE Discusses
Improvement Plans
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
At the Montgomery
County Board of Educa
tion’s October 17 session,
Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Beverly Faircloth pro
vided a synopsis of work
being completed within the
School District on a daily
basis.
“Montgomery County
is the first District I have
been in that truly continu
ously reviews and upholds
its improvement plans,
which is one of the most
encouraging aspects of our
School System,” Faircloth
commented. She explained
to the Board that each in
dividual school within the
District evaluates itself and
crafts plans of action to
be taken at the individual
schools and at the District
level.
The elementary school,
middle/high school, and
District all have goals ad
dressing issues, such as at
tendance and parental en
gagement. Faircloth shared
that the hiring of Truancy
Officer Dr. Mark Davidson
had been very beneficial to
the improvement of atten
dance by students, and her
hopes that that trend will
continue.
Montgomery County
Elementary School is also
focusing on improving
math and reading scores,
which is why the District
has imposed opportunities
for students to work with
remediation instructors
for high frequency tutor
ing. According to Faircloth,
this tutoring is beneficial
for the school as it allows
small groups of students to
consistently receive intense
training.
Montgomery County
Middle and High Schools
are focusing on the im
provement of passing rates
and preparation for fife
outside of high school, as
Principal Dr. Scott Barrow
explained that he is current
ly monitoring curriculum
via meetings with teachers
throughout the year, dur
ing which they present their
curriculum, tools, lessons,
and other information. He
also shared that the school
is working on improving
college readiness as the
Free Application for Fed
eral Student Aid (FAFSA)
will hopefully be included
within the economics cur
riculum in the future.
Action Items
A house adjacent to the
Montgomery County Mid
dle/High School on Col
lege Street will be moved.
A sealed bid of $5,000 was
accepted for the real estate.
This structure was pur
chased by the Board last
year and fisted for sale with
the requirement of the buy
er to move the structure to
make room for further de
velopments for the school
on the property.
Lazaria Williams was
hired as a full-time special
education paraprofessional,
and Jessica Lynn Powell
was also approved as an em
ployee.
Bus driver pay was al
tered to compensate drivers
who transport students to
and from the Southeastern
Early College and Career
Academy (SECCA).
Superintendent’s Report
Upcoming Events
Superintendent Stan
Rentz notified the Board
of the upcoming Farm Day
event for the elementary
school students, which will
allow them to learn more
about agriculture from vari
ous local experts. He also
informed Board of the cur
rent READATHON fund
raiser in which elementary
students are participating.
The event encourages liter
acy throughout the student
body.
Graduation Rate
Rentz told the Board
that the official graduation
rate for Montgomery Coun
ty High School had been an
nounced to be 97.1%, as the
school continues to have
the highest rate in the area.
Athletics
Senior Cam Wallace is
receiving a lot of attention
from Division I football re
cruiters, according to Rentz,
as Michigan State Universi
ty Head Coach Mel Tucker
recently made a trip to the
high school to talk with
Wallace about scholarship
opportunities.
Special Education
Montgomery County
Special Education Direc
tor Alicia Hartley was spot
lighted through the Georgia
Department of Education’s
mobile platforms as one of
the newest special educa
tion directors within the
state.
Next Meeting
The Montgomery
County BOE will hold a
work session on Thursday,
November 10, at 5 p.m., and
a regular session on Mon
day, November 14, at 6 p.m.
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...
• Alanis Esquivel,
of Soperton, ws ar
rested on October
27 and charged with
Headlight Require
ments, Driving While
Unlicensed.
• Marcus Antonio
Livingston, of Ailey,
was arrested on Oc
tober 29 and
charged with Disor
derly Conduct.
• David Allen An
derson, of Lyons, was
arrested on October
30 and charged with
Theft by Taking.
• Brian D. Cro-
nan, of Lyons, was
arrested on October
31 and charged with
Warrant Service.
In Toombs
County...
• Joshua Adam
son, of Powder
Springs, was arrested
on October 25 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony.
• Randall Bald
win, of Mt. Vernon,
was arrested on Oc
tober 28 and
charged with Posses
sion of Prohibited
Items-Contraband.
• Kristi Browning,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on October
25 and charged with
Tag Light Require
ments, Operating
Motor Vehicle With
out Registration or
Valid License Plate,
No Insurance, TCDC-
Out of County Hold.
• Whitney Bur
kett, of Reidsville,
was arrested on Oc
tober 26 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony,
TCDC-Out of County
Hold.
• Trevor Car-
trette, of Vidalia, was
arrested on October
25 and charged with
Controlled Sub
stance-Purchase,
Possession, Manf, Dis
tribution, Sale-2
counts; Possession of
Firearm or Knife Dur
ing Certain Crimes-2
counts; Metham-
phetamine-Pur-
chase, Possession,
Manf, Distribution,
Sale.
• Sherry Robin
son, of Lyons, was ar
rested on October
28 and charged with
Probation Violation-
Misdemeanor, Stop
Signs and Yield Signs,
Driving While License
Suspended or Re-
voked-Misd.
• Derrick Walker,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on October
29 and charged with
Driving While License
Suspended or Re-
voked-Misd; DUI/AI-
cohol/Less Safe; Tail-
lights; Safety Belts,
Required Usage.
• Belinda Wicks,
of Ray City, was ar
rested on October
27 and charged with
Possession of Prohib
ited Items-Contra-
band.
In Montgomery
County...
• John Henry
Johnson, of Mount
Vernon, was arrested
on October 25 and
charged with Forg-
ery-2nd.
• Tabitha Jolene
Kersey, of Mount Ver
non, was arrested on
October 25 and
charged with Forg-
ery-2nd.
• Lorenzo Corne
lius Upshaw, of
Mount Vernon, was
arrested on October
26 and charged with
Possession of Prohib
ited Item by Inmate.
In Vidalia...
• Antonio Tavon
Broomfield, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
October 24 and
charged with False
Information / Simple
Obstruction.
• Saquan Smith,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on October
24 and charged with
Obstruction / Posses
sion of Drug Related
Objects / Theft by
Shoplifting / Tamper
ing with Evidence.
• Jeremye
Daquan Eason, of Vi
dalia, was arrested
on October 27 and
charged with Driving
while License Sus
pended / Hit and
Run.
• Ahmad D.
Carter, of Mt Vernon,
was arrested on Oc
tober 27 and
charged with Theft
by Shoplifting.
• Lekisha Mi
chelle Lane, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
October 29 and
charged with Bur
glary.
Vote
continued from page 1A
day 12 of early voting. As
of the morning of Satur
day October 29, Georgia
continued to break records
with 1,389,200 voters cast
ing their ballot during early
voting, with 138,421 show
ing up on Friday, October
28, said a report from the
Georgia Secretary of State’s
Office filed Sunday
Friday’s total marks
36% above day 12 of 2018
midterm early voting. Geor
gia has had record early vot
ing turnout since the first
day of early voting this year,
surging to nearly twice the
number on the first day of
early voting in 2018.
“One in five active vot
ers has already gotten their
vote in, and we will hit the
2 million mark next week,"
said Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger. “The
strength of our voter reg
istration system and our
county election directors
are on full display.”
Voters have begun to
return absentee (mail) bal
lots at a higher pace, and as
of Friday, 144,394 ballots
have been returned to coun
ty election offices. Only 899
ballots have been rejected
statewide, and those vot
ers receive cure notices ex
plaining how they can cure
any discrepancy.
No substantial delays
were reported Saturday.
Early voting turnout is ex
pected to increase during
this last week of early vot
ing. To find Early Voting
locations and hours in your
county, visit the Secretary
of State’s My Voter Page.
Turnout Numbers
Through 10/29/2022:
Total Turnout: 1,533,594
Early In-Person: 1,389,200
Absentee: 144,394
New Turnout Since Previ
ous Day: 146,400
Early In-Person Since Pre
vious Day: 138,421
Absentee Since Previous
Day: 7,979
Area Races
Area ballots for the
November 8 General Elec
tion will include two races
of particular local interest.
Vidalia attorney Blake Til
lery is seeking reelection to
his District 19 Senate post
and businesswoman Leesa
Hagan of Lyons is vying to
win reelection to her Dis
trict 156 seat. Both are Re
publicans.
Tillery is being chal
lenged by Michael “Buckle”
Moore, a Democrat, from
Douglas, and Hagan is be
ing challenged by Lethia
Kittrell, a Democrat, of
Fitzgerald.
No local offices are in
contention; however, four
unopposed candidates will
be fisted on two area ballots.
In Montgomery County,
Clarence Thomas, District
4, and Leland Adams, Dis
trict 5, will be on the ballot.
In Toombs County, Alfred
Cason, District 1 and Tom
my Rollins, District 4 will
be on the ballot. These races
are nonpartisan.
Advance Voting
Advance voting con
tinues through Friday, No
vember 4. Voters must visit
the registrar’s offices in their
respective counties to com
plete advance voting Mon
day through Friday. Voting
on November 8 will take
place at the polling loca
tions fisted below:
Polling Places
Toombs County
New Branch
New Branch United Meth
odist Church
5174 Ga. Highway 178
Cedar Crossing
Uvalda Community Center
2926 Cedar Crossing Road
Vidalia Police Department
New Municipal Annex
302 E. 1st St.
STC Adult Literacy Build
ing
100 Brinson St.
Lyons/Partin Park
168MiotRd.
Montgomery County
Mount Vernon
Adult Literacy Center
251 Richardson St.
Ailey
Old Rosenwald School
N Pine St.
Alston
City Hall
5177 GAHwy 135
Higgston
City Hall
310 James St.
Kibbee
Fire Station
3800 Thompson Pond Rd.
Tarrytown
Fire Station
407 W Fourth St.
Uvalda
830 W Main St.
Wheeler County
Alamo
Community Center
16 W. Forest Avenue
Glenwood
Civic Center
96 NW 3rd St.
Visit your county’s website
for polling districts maps.
Herschel Walker Slams Warnock
Over Schumer Hot Mic Moment
On Friday, October
28, 2022, at multiple ral
lies in South Georgia,
Herschel Walker slammed
Raphael Warnock over
comments made by Sen
ate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer to Presi
dent Joe Biden, in which
he declared that Warnock
was losing and that the
race was "going downhill"
for Democrats.
"Even Chuck Schumer
had to tell the President
that Raphael Warnock is
gonna lose this race," said
Herschel Walker. "Chuck
Schumer, when he's talk
ing low, tells the truth.
That's when they tell the
truth, when they're whis
pering to each other. But
he should have known he
was gonna lose this race
when I got in, because un
like Raphael Warnock I'm
not a politician. I'm a war
rior for God."
Herschel Walker Receives Endorsement
from Former Georgia Senators
On Monday, October
31, 2022, Herschel Walker
received endorsements
from former U.S. Senators
Mack Mattingly, Saxby
Chambliss, David Perdue,
and Kelly Loeffler. The
Senators released the fol
lowing statement endors
ing Herschel's campaign:
“As four individuals
who have served Georgia
in the U.S. Senate, we can
say with confidence that
Herschel Walker is the best
and ONLY choice for Sen
ate this November. Her
schel is a proven leader,
conservative champion,
and political outsider. As
importantly, he cares deep
ly about this state - and is
ready to reverse the reck
less Warnock-Biden agenda
that has delivered needless
pain to families and small
businesses across Georgia.
We know Herschel Walker
will make the Peach State
proud in Washington - and
that, with his leadership,
we can restore security and
prosperity for our nation.”
Following the endorse
ment, Herschel released
the following statement:
"I am honored and
humbled to have been en
dorsed by former Sena
tors Mattingly, Chambliss,
Perdue, and Loeffler today.
They are four proven con
servative leaders and fight
ers who served the people
of Georgia honorably. They
know what it takes to rep
resent the people of Geor
gia and I am so thankful to
have their support."
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