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The ADVANCE, July 26, 2023/Page 5A
MCBOE Receives Facilities Update
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Montgomery County
Schools Assistant Super
intendent Brian Barnhill
provided the Board of Ed
ucation with an update on
the work at the schools’ fa
cilities during the Board’s
regular monthly meeting
on July 17.
According to Barnhill,
the roof repair at Eagle
Academy has been com
pleted, and employees are
now surveying the inside
areas of the building to
determine what further re
pairs are necessary
The new fence at
Montgomery County
Elementary School is al
most finished, and new
picnic tables have been in
stalled at the school’s play
grounds. The playground’s
climbing dome, which was
removed because of safety
concerns, has been listed
for sale on the school’s
website, but has not re
ceived any bids. Prepara
tion is also underway for
the school’s sensory room,
which will help serve the
special education depart
ment.
The work on the mid
dle/high school’s secu
rity wall will be completed
shortly. The installation
Women's
Day-
New Vision MB
Church, 301 Smith St.,
Vidalia, will have
Women's Day on Au
gust 13 at 2:00 p.m.
The speaker will be
Minister Lea Toney.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Church
Anniversary-
Better Together
Chirstian Community
Church, 202 Church
St., Mt. Vernon, will
celebrate their 7th
Anniversary on Au
gust 13 at 3:00 p.m.
The guest speaker will
be Bishop A. Tim
Chatman, Pastor of
Mt. Moriah Baptist
church in Ailey.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
of the bulletproof glass in
the building’s lobbies and
front offices has been de
layed because of a supply
issue. Barnhill stated that
because of the amount of
space and work needed to
complete the project, this
installation will be delayed
until a break during the
school year, specifically
during the Thanksgiving
break.
Director of Transpor
tation Reggie Ricks in
formed the Board that the
buses that have been pur
chased still have not been
received because of the de
mand caused by the issue
of grants to purchase bus
es. Ricks said that schools
in Georgia had purchased
500 buses, and the Blue
Bird Company had to con
struct a new facility to be
able to meet the demand.
He expects to get two of
the buses in late August.
A change to the
Board’s purchasing policy
was also approved during
the policy’s second official
reading at the meeting.
The policy has remained
on the district’s website
for 30 days for the public
review and comment prior
to Monday’s meeting.
This policy amend
ment states that purchases
less than $5,000 are not
required to obtain quotes,
Friends &
Family-
New Life in Christ
Ministries, 208 Mead-
owbrook St., Vidalia,
will have Friends &
Family Day on Sun
day, July 30, at 11:00
a.m., with Pastor
Braddrick J. Silver of
Sandyford Missionary
Baptist Church in
Dublin.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Gospel
Group-
North Thompson
Baptist Church will
have the gospel sing
ing group Hand in
Hand on Sunday, July
30, at 10:30 a.m. A
covered dish lunch
will be served at
12:00.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
but the purchaser should
use their best judgment re
garding cost and source of
supply.
Purchases of more
than $5,000, but less than
$10,000, should have three
written quotes or proof of
attempt to acquire written
quotes. Where feasible, a
local bid not in excess of
2% of the out-of-county
bid will be considered to
assist the local economy
or taxpayers.
For purchases of more
than $ 10,000, but less than
$25,000, three formal writ
ten quotes are required
and must be presented at
the next Board meeting.
Where feasible, a local bid
not in excess of 2% of the
out-of-county bid will be
considered to assist the lo
cal economy or taxpayers.
The same guidelines
apply for purchases of
more than $25,000, but
less than $100,000, except
in the case of an emergen
cy. If the purchase is de
termined as an emergency
by the superintendent, his
designee, or the Board,
the formal process may be
averted.
Purchases of over
$100,000 must be sup
ported by a sealed bid,
which will be presented
to the Board for approval.
Where feasible, a local bid
not in excess of 2% of the
out-of-county bid will be
considered to assist the lo
cal economy or taxpayers.
A memorandum of
understanding was signed
between Coastal Plains
High School, an alternate
school option for those
who cannot or wish not
to attend the traditional
school day, and the Mont
gomery County School
System. Both Superinten
dent Stan Rentz and Board
Chairman Henry Price
emphasized their appre
ciation for Coastal Plains,
as it helps to keep students
from dropping out com
pletely.
A $100 salary supple
ment per meeting for
the Board members and
Superintendent’s Assis
tant was approved by the
Board. The resignations of
bus driver Lamar Fountain
and custodian Jeanna Hall
were accepted, while new
hires Showanika Bryant
- food service assistant,
Eboni Floyd - food ser
vice assistant, David Jack-
son - food service substi
tute, and Darrell Rowell
- teacher substitute, were
approved. The Board also
agreed to transfer Rubie
Jo Terrell from the post of
a school food assistant to
custodian.
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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...
• Homer Walter
Coleman, of
Cobbtown, was ar
rested on July 24 and
charged with War
rant Service.
• Angeles Vola-
nos Baltista, of Lyons,
was arrested on July
17 and charged with
Driving While License
Suspended or Re
voked (First).
• Qwaushawn
Devonte Towns, of
Lyons, was arrested
on July 18 and
charged with War
rant Service.
• Destany Shi-
anne Kenbral Gilchri-
est, of Vidalia, was
arrested on July 18
and charged with
Criminal Damage to
Property-2nd De
gree, Burglary, Crimi
nal Attempt..
• Joleeze Marie
Hawkins, of Hines-
ville, was arrested on
July 20 and charged
with Warrant Service.
• Sebastian Elias
Sales Lopez, of Ha-
zlehurst, was arrested
on July 23 and
charged with Driving
While Unlicensed,
Improper Display of
License Plate.
In Toombs
County...
• Shantavious Er
vin, of Dublin, was
arrested on July 17
and charged with
Driving While License
Suspended or Re-
voked-Misd.
• Ireland Gomez,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on July 21 and
charged with Enter
ing Automobile-2
counts.
• Terrell Mackey,
of Dublin, was ar
rested on July 18 and
charged with TCDC-
Out of County Hold,
Probation Violation-
Felony.
• Daniel Padgett,
of Helena, was ar
rested on July 20 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony.
In Montgomery
County...
• Dmontrey Ob
rien Cave, of Uvalda,
was arrested and
charged with Child
Molestation (2
Counts).
• Francisco Sosa
Martinez, of Mount
Vernon, was arrested
and charged with
Speeding, Driving
While Unlicensed.
• Ashanti Alexan
dria Moore, of Dub
lin, was arrested and
charged with Crimi
nal Damage to Prop-
erty-lst, Aggravated
Assault, Criminal Tres
pass (Family Vio
lence).
• Brianna Amari
Tinsley, of Dublin,
was arrested and
charged with Aggra
vated Assault, Crimi
nal Trespass.
• George Carl
ton Howell Gal-
breath, of Uvalda,
was arrested and
charged with Driving
with Suspended Li
cense, Failure to
Maintain Lane.
• Hunter Smith, of
Lyons, was arrested
and charged with
DUI.
In Vidalia...
• Devin Tyler Re-
iff, of Lithonia, was
arrested on July 18
and charged with
Criminal Trespass.
• Lawerence
Harrington, of Milled-
geville, was arrested
on July 19 and
charged with Vidalia
Probation Warrant.
• Rosa Mora
Aviles, of Glenwood,
was arrested on July
19 and charged with
No Driver's License.
• Mickey Lewis
Byrd, of Claxton, was
arrested on July 19
and charged with
Theft by Shoplifting /
Giving False Informa
tion.
• Thomas Irvin
Williams, of Vidalia,
was arrested on July
19 and charged with
DUI.
• Nudia Karen
Sevilla Mojica, of Ly
ons, was arrested on
July 20 and charged
with Theft By Shoplift
ing.
• Antonio
Knowles, of Vidalia,
was arrested on July
22 and charged with
Possession of Fire
arm/Knife during
Commission of a
Crime /
Home Invasion.
• Angel Kick-
lighter, of Lyons, was
arrested on July 22
and charged with
Theft by Shoplifting.
In Wheeler
County...
• Joshua Jabez
McKeever was ar
rested on July 20 and
charged with Defec
tive or No Headlights,
Driving While License
Suspended or Re
voked (Misde
meanor).
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Elementary School
Tuesday August l, 3:00-5:30
Montgomery County
Middle/High School
Tuesday August 1,4:00-6:00
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