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Prior to his appointment as chief of police in Twin City, Beach worked in the justice department for 28 years as a special agent with the Bureau of Alco hol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, retiring as resident agent in charge in Pensacola, Florida. He also served as the chief of the leadership institute for ATF in Washington, D.C. Beach also has over 10 years of state and local law enforcement experience in patrol, K-9, forensics, bal listic technology, investi gations, and narcotics. Beach is a graduate of Covenant College in Look- out Mountain, where he began his law enforcement BEACH career. He is a certified of ficer in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee and is a member of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, International Asso ciation of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Undercover Officers, National Organization of Black Taw Enforcement Executives, Military Or der of Purple Heart, and the National Rifle Associ ation. Beach said that being the chief of police in Twin City has been the high light of his career. "I be gan my career policing in a small town in Georgia, and my heart has always been in that environment. Small cities across this country have unique law enforcement challeng es, and it has been a high honor to have been select ed to serve in Twin City," he stated. Beach added that he looks forward to his new position being able to bring additional law en forcement resources to Emanuel County and Twin City. "We are sorry to see Chief Beach go. He has been a tremendous asset to the City. We are com forted by the fact that he will still be in law enforce ment and still serving this area of Georgia but in a federal capacity. Chief Beach will continue to as sist the Police Department through our management transition." said Twin City Mayor Matt Donaldson. Statement from Emanuel County NAACP President by DONALD K. JENKINS, President of Emanuel County NAACP In light of the contin ued killing of unarmed black people, males in particular with a few females included, at the hands of officers of the law, I have waited on the Holy Spirit to tell me what to say. So tonight on Pentecostal Sunday, I write these thoughts with whoever reads this post. America calls itself a Christian nation, so I offer this observa tion given to us by the Apostle Paul on one of his journeys to Greece. While in Athens, Paul observed their idols, their superstitions, and an altar with the inscription, "TO THE UNKNOWN GOD." During Paul's denun ciation of the men of Athens, is recorded in Acts 17:24-28. God who PRESIDENT JENKINS made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is the Lord of Heaven and earth. To paraphrase, He does not dwell in temples made with hands, and He is not worshipped with men's hands (their idols). God needs noth ing as He is the giver of all life and breath and all things. Verse 26 reads: "And He has made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth (all having their origin in Adam)." This eliminates any type of racial superior ity; He has determined the bounds of their hab itation. Verse 28 states that in Him, we all live and move and have our being. God is the source of all life. I write this hopeful ly free of rhetoric as a call to people of all races to recognize that we are all children of God. May I suggest to those of us in positions of power, influence, and comfort to begin to look to find out the root causes of all this evil piled upon evil with the disenfranchised always being victim ized and always with no justice. I ask more of my white friends and acquaintances to speak up and speak out if you find value in my words. Let's start a genuine dialogue where every side talks, listens, and seeks understanding. SWAINSBORO HIGH SCHOOL (LEFT TO RIGHT, SOCIALLY DISTANCED) SAVANNAH REYNOLDS, JOSIE DRAKE, KRISHI PATEL, ADVISER JOBETH JOHNSON, ADVISER CHERIE HOOKS, JOSIE PEEBLES, MITALI PATEL, MICHAEL BRAVO, AND SKYLAR STEPHENS Swainsboro FBLA wins Chapter of the Year Swainsboro High School's Future Business Leaders of America chap ter recently competed vir tually at the 72nd Annual Georgia FBLA State Leadership Conference. In a much different vir tual conference, 25 FBLA members represented the local chapter in compe tition. Swainsboro High School FBLA was recog nized as Georgia FBLA's Overall Chapter of the Year at the Virtual Awards of Excellence Ceremony on Sunday, May 3. More than 300 FBLA chapters and nearly 3,000 members competed at this year's conference. The SHS chapter was very successful in competi tion and several students qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference that was to be held in Salt Lake City but has now been sched uled as an online National Leadership Experience due to COVID-19. Winners and national qualifiers include: Josie (Continued on page 2A) Election Night Live: Taking to technology to bring you the primary results in real time by HALEI LAMB Election Day is inch ing closer, and we, the staff of The Forest-Blade, want you to know how we plan to deliver your election results. Because we have to send our paper to press by 3 p.m. every Tuesday, the public should know that includ ing the primary election results in the June 10 paper will be impossible. As a result, we're turning to technology to help us bring you the informa tion you'll want most on the night of June 9. We're calling this special broad cast Election Night Live. Make note to tune into Emanuel County Live on Facebook around 6 p.m. We will have a team of three stationed at the polls: our publisher will be inside collecting results as they become available. Our newsroom editor will relay those official num bers across the street to our managing editor, who will be set up on the square across from the Emanuel County Elections Office using Facebook Live to bring you numbers in real time. Results of all local races such as the ones for magistrate judge, sheriff, state senate, and district attorney will be priori tized and reported first, although results for other state and national races might be provided as well at some point during the stream. This coverage is made possible by RoofUS, PruittHealth, Quality Air, Yeomans & Associates, and Domino's. Please understand that we have no intention of abandon ing our print product; results will appear in the June 17 edition of The Blade. This is simply our way of trying to provide the public with reliable election results in the quickest way possible. We feel confident there will be no streaming issues, but please also understand this is new territory for us and would appreciate your patience and grace in the event we have any mishaps along the way. Questions or requests concerning the broadcast may be emailed to news@ emanuelcounhjlive.com or you may call our office at 478-237-9971. For visu als of what to expect of Election Night Live, see page 6C. QAAat’g Snside... Obituaries 4A Church Page 4B Sports News....C Section Editorial Columns 4C Crime Blotter 2C Classified Listings 2D Legal Notices 5D Today's Forecast I SOCIAL DISTANCE <—► AT 6 phone + internet + technology + security Our offices are open, but please follow x the social distancing guidelines in place. Please come in, and wait to be called. " yjlBj nt®v=. www. pineland.net ] 800.247.1266 ®
