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The ADVANCE, January 3, 2024/Page 2A
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UGA Extension to Host
Master Cattleman Program
MANY ADVENTURES - Throughout her career, Wilkes has
experienced many adventures, as she dealt with hun
dreds of cases.
Courtesy of the Montgomery
County Extension Office
University of Georgia
Extension will be host
ing the 2024 Southeast
Georgia Master Cattle
man program on Mondays
beginning on January 22.
Meetings will be held at the
Toombs County Extension
Office, located at 300 Bull
dog Road in Lyons. Meet
ings will begin at 6 PM.
The eight-week series
will cover a series of topics
on beef cattle production,
including nutrition, forage
management, economics,
herd health, reproduction,
and more.
In-person registration
is $90, which covers a hat,
notebook, meals for the
first and last meetings only,
and snacks for other ses
sions. A Zoom only option
is also available for $20.
Participants will receive a
Zoom link and no other
physical materials.
You may register
through the Montgomery
County Extension Office,
located at 130 West Broad
Street in Mt. Vernon, by
calling (912) 583-2240.
Wilkes
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criminology because even
when I was younger, I was
always infatuated with true
crime stories in the news.”
Soon after this deci
sion, a family friend in
formed Wilkes about the
GBI internship program,
suggesting she apply for
the experience. She did just
that, and completed her in
ternship at the GBI Region
4 office in Douglas, as she
said at the conclusion of
that experience, she knew
she wanted to work for the
GBI.
oped a passion for them.
Thus, when the new GBI
and remain unsolved or
without determination of a
Patriots
continued from page 1A
through 8th grade students
write an essay discuss
ing aspects of patriotism,
were announced during an
awards ceremony held at
Vidalia Heritage Academy
on December 7. According
to VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Youth Scholarship Chair
woman Sandra Harris, a
total of 60 students from
middle schools within
Toombs County compet
ed in the contest, but four
- two boys and two girls -
rose to the top.
“It is so encouraging
that both boys and girls are
taking part in writing - this
is such an important topic
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Solution, page 10A
CLUES ACROSS
1. Bleated
6. Snakelike fish
9. Database management system
13. Russian-American violinist
14. Wendy’s founder Thomas
15. Ancient Italian-Greek colony
16. Negatives
17. Rescued
18. Self-immolation by fire ritual
19. Assigns tasks to
21. Island nation native
22. Trade
23. Detergent brand
24. Famed NY Giant
25. Before
28. Split pulses
29. Extremely angry; highly
incensed
31. Body part
33. American state
36. David , US playwright
CLUES DOWN
1. Curved segment
2. Wings
3. From pentane (Chemistry)
4. Gradually gets into
5. Commercial document (abbr.)
6. Overhang
7. Christmas and New Year’s
have them
8. Type of bulb
9. Lacking a plan
10. Tattle
11. Rockers like it “heavy”
12. One who’s been canonized
14. Indicate time and place
17. Nobel Prize winner in physics
20. The voice of Olaf
21. Fragmented rock
23. They
25. Master of Philosophy
26. Backside
27. Landmark house in L.A.
38. Move one’s head slightly
39. Secret rendezvous
41. Improved
44. A place to exercise
45. 18-year astronomical period
46. Automobile
48. You can take it
49. A radio band
51. Jaws of an animal
52. Short-billed rails
54. Chinese province
56. Shameless and undisguised
60. Horizontal passage into a mine
61. Adult males
62. Fail to entertain
63. Dried-up
64. City in north-central Utah
65. Southern U.S.
66. German river
67. Oxygen
68. Make law
29. An act of undue intimacy
30. From which a later word is
derived
32. Equal to 10 meters
34. Neither
35. Computer language
37. Sacred book of Judaism
40. A woolen cap of Scottish origin
42. A way to dedicate
43. Challenges
47. British Air Aces
49. Large, influential bank
50. Portended
52. Cavalry-sword
53. Vaccine developer
55. Napoleonic Wars general
56. Italian Seaport
57. Hip joint
58. Clapton, musician
59. Insect repellent
61. Decorative scarf
65. Delaware
and skill to develop, and
I am proud of the young
people in our area who are
taking the initiative to do
such,” Harris emphasized.
Vidalia Heritage Acad
emy 6th grader Bonnie Da
vis took home the 1st place
prize in the Patriot’s Pen
competition. “She com
peted with 50 to 60 others
from the 6th to 8th grade,
and still came out on top
- that’s truly impressive,”
Harris commented.
In 2nd place was
Brantley Black, whom
Harris said was titled
the “outstanding young
spokesperson of the fu
ture” by the judges, who
were impressed with his
composition.
The 3rd place award
was given to Noah Proenza
and Georgia Braddy, who
completely tied through
out the judging process.
“The way the scoring is
done - for two students
to come up with the ex
act same score - is an
anomaly. It’s incredible
and extremely rare,” Harris
added.
These winners were
each given two scholar
ships — one from the La
dies Auxiliary and one
from the local VFW. “I am
so proud of these students,
and hope to see more from
them in the future,” Harris
remarked.
Unfortunately, at the
time of Wilkes’s gradua
tion from college, the GBI
was on a hiring freeze, and
had not hired any new
agents in around 5 years.
Realizing that it may be a
while before she was able
to become a GBI agent,
Wilkes paid to put herself
through the Police Acad
emy in Tifton, and later
became a member of the
now disbanded Altamaha
Drug Task Force, where
she spent her days work
ing undercover to capture
those who dealt with illegal
substances.
Yet, in 2011, Wilkes’s
dreams came true, as she
was hired with the GBI
as a crime scene special
ist. Since then, Wilkes has
responded to several hun
dreds of crime scenes - for
everything from aggravat
ed assaults to homicides.
During her time as
a crime scene specialist,
Wilkes revisited cold cases
quarterly during meetings
at her local field office, as
she emphasized that cold
cases are continuously
worked on - in fact, these
quarterly meetings regard
ing the cold cases are re
quired so that details, such
as new tests or leads, may
be discussed with supervi
sors.
Throughout these
experiences dealing with
cold cases, Wilkes devel-
Cold Case Unit was cre
ated when Governor Brian
Kemp signed the Cole-
man-Baker Act - named
for the notorious unsolved
murders of Rhonda Sue
Coleman, who was found
in Montgomery County,
and Tara Louise Baker,
who was found in Clarke
County - Wilkes knew she
had to apply for the job.
She was granted the
position, and is now ecstat
ic to work in this capacity,
as she actively investigates
cold cases within the area.
About the
Cold Case Unit
The Cold Case Unit
allows individuals to apply
for the full reinvestigation
of cold case murders pre
viously investigated by the
GBI that have been inac
tive for at least three years.
To be eligible for this
full reinvestigation, the
cases must have occurred
on or before January 1,
1970, been previously in
vestigated by an agency,
likely perpetrator.
After receiving the ap
plication for reinvestiga
tion of a case from the vic
tim’s immediate family or
designated applicant, the
head of the agency who
previously investigated the
case will review it to de
termine if reinvestigation
could bring identification
of probative investigative
leads or the determination
of a likely suspect.
Some aspects of the
case that may be reviewed
are: if details or aspects
may have been missed in
the previous investigation;
if all appropriate foren
sic tests were done on the
physical evidence; if ad
ditional testing should be
done on the physical evi
dence; if witnesses should
be reinterviewed. Also,
agents will update the data
with the most current in
vestigative standards to
see the extent that it would
help to develop probative
leads.
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