Local Living ..2
Perspective ..4
Faith & Family ..3
Eagle News ..8
Farming & Fishing ..9
Booking ..7 | Sports 10 & 11
Crossword
& Sudoku
Puzzles
Page 7
Church
Directory
Page 3
•
u
Ph
JENKINS COUNTY • MILLEN • PERKINS • SCARBORO • BUTTS • EMMALANE • THRIFT • BIRDSVILLE
Shop
Local
and
Eat
Local
Driver charged with
Friday night crash
By Joe Brady, Editor
for
The Times
A Friday night crash has sent a driver to the Jenkins County Jail
by way of the Jenkins County Medical Center. Roseman Modesto
Martinez-Velasquez of Millen was driving a Ford Crown Victoria
east on E. Winthrope Ave and .2 miles west of Old Sylvania Road
at approximately 9:30 p.m. when he failed to maintain the lane.
Velasquez over corrected and losing control, traveled an
additional 77 feet along the shoulder of the roadway before
striking a Comcast pedestal. The Crown Victoria came to a
rest on the embankment, facing the creek. Georgia State Patrol
investigators noticed Velasquez was extremely intoxicated at the
time of the crash.
A witness also stated that he observed the driver in the parking
lot of Quick Stop and he appeared intoxicated before entering
his vehicle. Velasquez was transported to the Medical Center
before being escorted to the Jenkins County Jail, (crash photo by
D. Hearn)
DUI after
Sipes
ARRESTED
FOR FRAUD
By Joe Brady, Editor
for
The Times
The Jenkins County Sheriff’s
Office was dispatched to the
Regions Bank on Winthrope
Avenue to investigate suspected
fraudulent transactions
involving the Perkins Water
Authority Account. Investigators
discovered approximately
$28,000 transferred from the
account.
William Sipes was identified as the suspected perpetrator and was
subsequently arrested and transported to the Jenkins County Jail
without incident. He was charged with financial transaction card theft
and five counts of financial transaction card fraud.
Sheriff’s Office asks
for public’s help
By Joe Brady, Editor
for
The Times
The Screven County Sheriff’s Office has asked
for the public’s assistance in identifying the own
er of this pickup truck. The owner is wanted for
questioning in an ongoing case. If you have any
information, you may reach
Investigator Dwight Singleton at 912-564-2013.
Pruitt Health’s
Bethany Home
Welcomes Back
a Familiar Face
By Hannah Derriso, Reporter
for
The Times
Tammy Royal first began her career at what was the privately owned Bethany Home, Pruitt Health
Retirement Home as a Nurse Manager in 1994, where she continued her role until 2010. While there,
Tammy completed the Administrator in Training (“AIT”) program and received her Administrator license in
2010. Shortly after receiving her license, Tammy accepted a job with a large Nursing Home Administration
Company overseeing nursing homes throughout the state of Georgia. Over the next several years Tammy’s
work ethic and dedication allowed her to quickly climb the ladder and move from Area Vice President to
Regional Vice President, and then finally Senior Vice President. After 13 years managing a large nursing
home administration company where she spent her time overseeing 16 different nursing homes throughout
the state, when she was offered the administrator job at Bethany, Tammy stated, “I prayed about it for about
three weeks and decided that it was time to come home.” She continued, “Many of the people who were
here back in 2010 are still here. It’s like a big family and the staff here is amazing to work with.” With her
previous years of experience at Bethany combined with her years of experience as Vice President for a large
Nursing Home Administration Company, Tammy has the skills and knowhow do great things and make
Bethany even better. Currently there are several programs in the works to make the living experience for
seniors, as well as the work environment for the employees, even better. “We’re trying to get volunteers back
in here now that covid restrictions are over. Folks to lead short activities with our residents, from Bingo and
exercise classes, manicures and pedicures, to painting or gardening, anything to put a smile on the resident’s
face and keep them engaged. We also have several events for the employees planned, just to show them how
much they are appreciated. I’m excited about the things to come and the community involvement, especially
with the weather warming up, getting outside, and the new faces joining our team.”
Jenkins County Times’
podcast launched
By Tyler Busch, Podcast Director & Staff Writer
for
The Times
In Conversation
with Star Student
Addie Bennett
By Tyler Busch, Podcast Director & Staff Writer
for
The Times
I had the pleasure this week of interviewing our first guest speaker,
for the Voice of Ogeechee podcast, Addie Bennett. Addie is a senior,
Star Student
and Honors
student at
Jenkins County
High School.
She is one
of two proud
children of Pete
and Carmen
Bennett. She
is a native
of nearby
Vidette, GA.
She is super
excited about
graduating high
school in a
couple months,
and to start
her freshman
year of college,
this upcoming
fall, at the
University
of Georgia.
She will be
majoring in poultry science, with a career goal of becoming a
large-animal veterinarian. Her love of animals comes from growing
up on the family farm, and also having both of her parents being
agriculture educators here in Jenkins County. Her father teaches
agriculture education at the high school level, and her mother
teaches agriculture education at the
middle school level. Addie is involved in ^ ee STUDENT page 6
The Jenkins County Times has recently launched a new podcast. The podcast is called Voice of Ogeechee. Each episode will feature different guests, a discussion of what is in the news
paper for that week, as well as a separate episode with our Publisher, Sam Eades who reads bible stories for children and their families. That podcast is called Bible Adventures with Un
cle Sam. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, or on any other platform you listen to podcasts. Podcasts are like a radio show, only that it is available online, FOR FREE! To listen to
the Jenkins County Times or Sylvania Times podcast, Times2Cutlines, all you need to do is set up a free account on Spotify, type in the search bar. Voice of Ogeechee or Times2Cutlines,
and all the podcast episodes will appear. You can listen to the podcast at anytime, anywhere, 24/7. You do not need a subscription to the Jenkins County Times to listen to the podcast. You
can download the Spotify app on your phone, download the app to your car, or go to the Spotify website which is www.spotify.com. All you need is Bluetooth (also free) to listen to the
podcast in any setting. Our podcast is not lengthy, is entertaining, informative, and easy to listen to. It is just the right time to get the local headlines as you go about your day. You do not
have to download the podcast to listen to each episode. You only need to download the Spotify mobile app or go to the Spotify website. It is easy and accessible for everyone.
VNfelcome To The New Jenkins Countv Times!
