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gfre Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, April 19, 2023/Page 5A From the Record THE BLOTTER These are the reported arrests from the Toombs County Sheriff's Office, fhe 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... • Jaun Marquez Jordan, of Hephzi- bah, was arrested on April 11 and charged with No In surance-1 st. • Michael Shane Crosby, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 11 and charged with Improper Display of License Plate, Oper ating a Vehicle While Registration Is Sus pended, No Insur ance-1 st. • Michael Bran don Shaw, of Lyons, was arrested on April 15 and charged with Operating a Vehicle While Registration Is Suspended, No Proof of Insurance. • Eleazar Neriah Ben Israel, of Lyons, was arrested on April 16 and charged with Shoplifting, Warrant Service. • Christopher Bridger Sims, of Ly ons, was arrested on April 16 and charged with Terroristic Threats, Misuse of 911 Call, Public Drunkenness. In Toombs County... • Tommy Bow ens, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 14 and charged with Felony Probation: Probation-Felony Warrant. • Ruben Brown, Jr., of Vidalia, was ar rested on April 15 and charged with No Seat Belt, Open Container-Alcoholic Beverage-Passen ger, Drug Related Objects, No Insur ance, Registration and License of Mo tor Vehicles-Excep- tions, Removing or Affixing License Plate for Purpose of Con cealing Identity of Vehicle, Possession of Drug Related. • Andres E. Camachoesparza, of Reidsville, was ar rested on April 11 and charged with Driving While License Suspended or Re- voked-Misd, Operat ing Motor Vehicle Without Registration or Valid License Plate. • Chasity Carter, of Vidalia, was ar rested on April 13 and charged with TCDC-Out of County Hold, TCDC-Off Bond-Previous Case. • Mary Cribbs- Horton, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 15 and charged with Failure to Appear- Misdemeanor. • Esmeralda Cruz, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 14 and charged with Mandatory Educa tion of Children Be tween Ages 6 and 16. • Timothy Davis, of Lyons, was ar rested on April 9 and charged with Head light Requirement, DUI-Alcohol 0.08 or Higher. • Jeremy Helmer, of Odum, was ar rested on April 9 and charged with Failure to Appear-Felony, TCDC-Out of County Hold. • Rodney Lind sey, of Glenville, was arrested on April 12 and charged with Failure to Appear. • Michael Martin, of Ailey, was arrested on April 12 and charged with Proba tion Violation-Misde meanor. • Justin McDan iel, of Knoxville, was arrested on April 14 and charged with TCDC-Out of County Hold, Failure to Ap pear-Felony. • Jose Parra, of Lyons, was arrested on April 12 and charged with Sexual Battery. • Anne Rocco- Kelly, of Baxley, was arrested on April 13 and charged with Failure to Appear-2 counts. • Rene Rodri guez, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 9 and charged with Speeding in Excess of Maximum Limits, DUI/Alcohol/Less Safe. • Jeremy Scott, of Uvalda, was ar rested on April 11 and charged with Failure to Appear. • Sheree Sikes, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 13 and charged with Proba tion Violation Fel ony-2 counts. In Montgomery County... • Ronald Stacey Hughes, Sr., of Uvalda, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Possession of Firearm During Commission of Crime, Aggra vated Battery. • Donald R. Wood, Jr., of Uvalda, was arrested and charged with Misde meanor Probation Violation. • Michael Sha- quille Martin, of Ai ley, was arrested and charged with Child Seat Belt Viola- tion-3yoa, Taillight Violation. • Jerry Allen Hampton, of Hazle- hurst, was arrested and charged with Taillight Require ment, DUI, Open Container. • Shelia Dawn Ri- ner, of Tarrytown, was arrested and charged with Posses sion of Methamphet- amine. • Wendy Lee King, of Tarrytown, was arrested and charged with Posses sion of Methamphet- amine. • Ricky Lee Bur kett, of Vidalia, was arrested and charged with Ex pired Tag, Possession of Methamphet- amine. • Amber Johnson Foster, of Vidalia, was arrested and charged with DUI, Failure to Maintain Lane, Seat Belt Viola tion. • Marteze Kewon Turner, of Glenwood, was arrested and charged with Failure to Appear. • Kenneth Dwight Jacobs, of Vidalia, was arrested and charged with Felony Probation Violation. • Jordan Elijah Cameron, of Mount Vernon, was arrested and charged with Criminal Trespass. • Amanda Eliza beth Green, of Vida lia, was arrested and charged with Seat- belt Violation, Speeding, DUI. In Vidalia... • Glenn Cash Walls, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 11 and charged with Suspended License / Hit and Run. • Victor Hernan dez Lopez, of Lyons, was arrested on April 12 and charged with No Driver's License / Suspended Registra tion. • Susan L. Ed wards, of Lyons, was arrested on April 12 and charged with Theft by Shoplifting / Criminal Trespass. • Mahalika Craw ford, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 13 and charged with Warrant Served (Toombs County). • Samantha Drig gers, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 13 and charged with Theft by Shoplifting. • Jeffery Dudley Hayes, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 14 and charged with Terroristic Threats. • Sandy Synee Bowman, of Glen wood, was arrested on April 14 and charged with Theft by Shoplifting. • Sherry Robin son, of Lyons, was ar rested on April 14 and charged with Theft by Shoplifting. • Demario An- dron McCloud, of Vi dalia, was arrested on April 14 and charged with Aggra vated Assault / Ex ploitation/Intimida tion of Elderly or Dis able Person. • Jerome John son, of Vidalia, was arrested on April 15 and charged with DUI / Driving on the Wrong side of the road. • Kevin Simmons, of Vidalia, was ar rested on April 15 and charged with Simple Battery. Call 537-3131 When You See News Happen ODDS NDS Pastoral Anniversary- New Vision Mis sionary Baptist Church will collaborate with Jordan Hill Baptist Church at Hwy. 15, N„ Soperton, for Pastoral Anniversary services. Rev. Willie Edwards, Jr., of New Vision, will speak on Friday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Home- coming- cedar Crossing Baptist Church, 2926 Cedar Crossing Rd., Uvalda, will celebrate Homecoming on Sun day, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dilan Coursey, with special music by Brian Free & Assurance. A meal on the grounds will fol low. There will be no Sunday School. Everyone is invited to attend. Men's Day- Grant Chapel CME Church, 600 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., Vidalia, will have Men's Day on Sunday, April 23, at 3:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Bro. Johnny Culver, Sr., of Baker's Funeral Home in Soperton. Everyone is invited to attend. Family & Friends Day— Emmanuel Baptist Church of Lyons will have Family & Friends Day on Sunday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. A meal will be served following the service. Everyone is invited to attend. March Net Tax Revenues Decline 3% The State of Geor gia’s net tax collections for March totaled almost $2.68 billion, for a decrease of nearly $83 million or -3 percent, compared to March 2022, when net tax collections totaled $2.76 billion, according a press release issued April 14 by Governor Brian Kemp. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled nearly $23.61 billion, for an in crease of roughly $1.09 billion or 4.8 percent, com pared to last year, when net tax revenues totaled $22.52 billion at the end of the third quarter. The changes within the following tax catego ries help further explain March’s overall net tax rev enue decrease: Individual Income Tax: Individual Income Tax collections fell by $400.1 million, or -25.2 percent, to a total of nearly $1.19 billion compared to last year when Income Tax collections totaled roughly $1.59 billion. The following notable components within Indi vidual Income Tax com bine for the net decrease: • Individual Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were up $392.9 million, or 121.9 percent. • Individual Withhold ing payments increased by $93.9 million, or 6 percent, compared to last fiscal year. • Individual Income Tax Non-Resident Re turn payments were down $70.9 million, or -49.6 per cent, from FY 2022. • All other Individual Tax categories, including Return payments, were down a combined $30.2 million. Sales and Use Tax: Gross Sales and Use Tax collections for March to taled roughly $ 1.34 billion, for an increase of $76.5 million or 6 percent, over FY 2022. Net Sales and Use Tax increased by near ly $24.2 million or 3.8 per cent, compared to March 2022, when net sales tax totaled $636.2 million. The adjusted Sales Tax distribu tion to local governments totaled $668.5 million, for an increase of $40.3 million or 6.4 percent, compared to FY 2022. Lastly, Sales Tax refunds increased by $12.1 million or 324.2 per cent, compared to March 2022. Corporate Income Tax: Corporate Income Tax collections totaled $497.7 million, for an in crease of $292.8 million or 142.9 percent over last year, when Corporate Tax collections totaled $204.9 million in March. The following notable components within Cor porate Income Tax make up the net increase: • Corporate Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were up $42.8 million, or 972 per cent. • Corporate Income Tax Return payments in creased by $230.7 million, or 530.4 percent, over last year. • All other Corporate Tax types, including S- Corp and Estimated pay ments, were up a combined $104.9 million. Motor Fuel Taxes: Motor Fuel Tax collections increased by $1.4 million, or 0.9 percent, over March FY 2022. Motor Vehicle - Tag & Title Fees: Motor Ve hicle Tag & Title Fees de creased by $4.1 million, or -10.5 percent, while Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) collections increased by $3.6 million, or 5.9 per cent, compared to last year, when TAVT totaled al most $60.6 million for the month. Crossword Puzzle Solution, page 7 74 CLUESACROSS 1. Dylan and Marley are two 40. Domestic cattle genus 5. Makes healthy 41. Appetizer 10. The Who"s “O’Riley” 42. Oil group 14. Side sheltered from wind 43. 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