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Page 6 - Friday, April 21, 2023
The Jenkins County Times
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This week guys I wanted to share with you an article that I
read about a man who holds six different Ogeechee River
fishing records, and just won another one this month.
Mr. Glenn Settles, of Statesboro, Georgia knew the
process quite well when he boated a big channel catfish.
He would have to get this fish to a set of registered scales,
contact the WRD for species confirmation and have two
unrelated witnesses who would agree to testify to what
they saw. And, if at all possible, he wanted to keep this
fish alive.
Living on the Ogeechee River near Statesboro, Glenn
is serious about his river fishing. In fact, he holds six
Ogeechee River fish records, one of which was the
previous channel catfish at 23 pounds he caught in 2014.
He knew immediately that this catch would easily beat his old record.
“It was March 18.1 was in the boat fishing with live crawfish on bottom in a deep hole,” he
said. “I was having a good day, already caught several catfish in the 4- to 5-lb. range. Then,
I set the hook on one, and I thought I had a gar at first. After a minute or two, I realized I
had a big catfish.” It took Glenn 30 minutes to battle the huge fish on his Zebco 808 before
he was able to hoist it into his boat.
“That fish filled up my cooler at over 36 inches in length,” he said. Glenn made his way
back to his riverfront home where he had a big aerated livewell to put the fish into. “I hung
it on some scales I had, and it read 29 1/2 pounds, but I already knew it was the record,” he
said. He then drove the fish, still alive, into the town of Brooklet to Prosser’s Seafood where
he had his prize catch weighed on certified scales.
“I had a crowd of people just oohing and awing over the fish, saying that they couldn’t
believe a channel catfish that big came out of the river—officially 29-lbs., 11-ozs. That got
me wondering how old the fish was,” Glenn said. “The WRD reckoned it was somewhere
between 20 and 25 years old. I made up my mind right then
that if it was at all possible, I was going to return that fish See OGEECHEE page 8
alive back to the river.” Glenn did successfully release the
Gardening with Talmadge
By Talmadge Fries,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Save the bulbs
and plants
With Easter, we had
easter lilies and now in most
garden centers, there are
asiatic lilies and star gazer
lilies in bud and in bloom.
Also, the old amaryllis you
made bloom a few months
ago still in the pot. Do not
throw them away.
Once all the bulbs are
finished blooming, pinch
off the dead blooms, so the
plant will not form a seed
pod. Since the bulb was
forced to bloom, the seed
pod most likely will not be
fertile. The bulb will need
the leaves to help it store
nutrients for the future.
Find a nice spot in your
yard to plant the bulbs, you
can mix the bulbs in the
same garden spot, and since
they will bloom at different
times, you will create a
nice spot with blooms for
several months.
The amaryllis will most
likely bloom first, the
easter lily and the asiatic
lilies will follow.
If you have a hydrangea
and it has finished
blooming, please remember
it was greenhouse grown
and forced to bloom early.
You will need to care for
it gently to help it readjust
to the real world. Please
remember to cut the dead
blooms off the plant and
when you plant it. place it
in a shaded area and keep it
moist. Do not let it dry out.
it will not tolerate drought.
But with a little care, you
can successfully transplant
it and have a beautiful plant
in your garden.
As always, join your
local garden club and enjoy
a wealth of information and
fellowship.
Brier Creek Battlefield
Education Day Held
By Dess Smith,
Special Contributor
to
The Times
The Wiregrass, Brier
Creek and the Little River
Chapters held Education
Day at the Brier Creek
Battlefield recently. ”We
had 4 sessions set up and
each session rotated around
3 stations. Station #1 was
Dr. John Derden sharing his
ideas for upcoming tours &
he presented an overview
of the history of the
battlefield & the direction
to be taken to ensure
maximum acquisition of
the findings on the site &
its preservation. Station
#2 was Compatriot Steve
Burke sharing his lifetime
collection of Revolutionary
period artifacts, weapons,
clothes, etc. with assistance
from Compatriot Lee
Herron and Bernard Martin.
Station #3 was Alton
McCloud demonstrating
Revolutionary tent
encampment, weapons,
and his display of
Revolutionary items,”
explains Dess Smith.
Even though 4
classrooms from the
Emanuel County School
System had to cancel their
plans to attend because the
school at the last minute
decided to let the school
off that day, we had several
parents that brought their
children to the battlefield.
“Attendance was light,
but we had a great time
teaching. The attendees
did get to witness the firing
of our 50 cal., 69 cal., and
75 cal. flintlock rifles and 3
of our Brier Creek Artillery
cannons, a 6-pounder Field
Gun, a 6-pounder Naval
Cannon and a 6-pounder
Field Gun."
Pictured are Tommy
Chapell, Don Bazemore,
Lee Herron, Bernard
Martin, Alton McCloud,
Bernard Martin II, and Ben
Creech. Photo contributed.
Tax preparer pleads guilty to tax evasion.
A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to evading
the proper assessment of his personal federal
income taxes. Samir Patel, of Statesboro
was a tax preparer from 1999-2021. In 2015
he purchased a franchise in Claxton. He
willfully filed false income tax returns that
underreported his income and evaded proper
assessment of his personal taxes for 2015,
2016, and 2017. He faces five years in jail.
Columbia County man in possession of
child exploitation material
Robert James Thompson, 35, of Grovetown,
was sentenced to 90 months in prison after
previously pleading guilty to Possession
of Child Pornography. Thompson has been
ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution to victims,
to register as a sex offender, and to serve 15
years of supervised release upon completion
of his prison term.
After prom shooting leads to police presence at Statesboro High School
Statesboro police say they’ll have an increased officer presence at Statesboro High School
after one student was shot at an after-prom party. Hundreds of students packed into the
Shuga Shack on East Vine Street when a fight broke out Saturday night. One student was
shot in the leg.
Statesboro Police arrest 22 year old for sex crimes
Statesboro Police have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a young child. Justin
Henry Riner, 22, of Swainsboro was identified as the suspect. The victim was examined
by staff at the Teal House and forensic evidence was collected.Police say Riner was an
acquittance of the victim.
Riner was arrested April 6 and charged with aggravated sodomy against a person younger
than 10 years old. He remains in the Bulloch County Jail.
Auto parts manufacturer to open in Chatham County, hiring 740 workers
Seoyon E-HWA, a global auto parts supplier, plans to invest $76 million in a new
manufacturing facility in Chatham County. The new manufacturer will be a supplier to the
new Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County. Established in 1972, Seoyon E-HWA supplies
door trim, headlining, seats, C/PAD, bumpers, and other parts to Hundai Moto Group, Kia,
Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and Volkswagen.
Glynn County teen voluntarily drank too much
In a follow-up to a previous story, Glynn County teen Trent Lehrkamp, 19 has been shown
tied to a chair during a party in St. Simons on March 21. Police have also arrested two
adults in connection to the party. A 17 year old and two juveniles also face charges. Police
say Lehrkamp was not tortured or hazed and everything he did was done voluntarily.
Those who took him to the hospital probably saved his life they say, because he drank too
much alcohol.
Pooler Police seek hit and run driver after pedestrian killed near middle school
The W. Chatham Middle School on Pine Barren Road was the scene of a gruesome
accident this week when police descended on the area investigating a pedestrian being
killed by an apparent hit and run. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending
family notification.
UGA’s newest mascot Boom
There’s a new English bulldog puppy roaming the Georgia sideline this season. The game
day spring scrimmage Saturday marked the transition of Georgia Mascots as Uga X,
named Que, retired as the winningest mascot in school history.
Man drowns while tubing on GA lake
A man fell off his tube and drowned while with friends on a Georgia lake over the
weekend. Rescuers were called about a drowning near Kersey Bridge on Jackson Lake,
according to Butts County Sheriff’s Office. Divers pulled Torey Antonio Domineck’s body
from the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The 48 year old wasn’t wearing
a life vest.
Family of inmate who died of treatable illness at Gwinnett County Jail files suit
The family of an inmate who died in the Gwinnett County Jail are filing a lawsuit against
the company who provides inmates with care as well as the physicians and nurses who
treated him before his death.
Deion Strayhon, 26, was one of seven Gwinnett inmates to die at the jail in 2021, more
than any metro jail that year. According to jail reports, Strayhon complained of weight
loss, constipation, and abdominal pain just 13 days before his death. He saw a jail doctor
and was given a stool softener.
Black Creek
commemorates
Confederate
IVfemorial Day
By Adam Bazemore
Special Contributor
to
'I i 11 : Times
To commemorate
Confederate Memorial Day, the
Black Creek Volunteers Camp
#549, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, hosted a ceremony at
the Confederate Monument in
Sylvania on April 11. Chaplain
Kerry Mallard opened with
the invocation. After pledges,
awards were given to Adjutant
Don Bazemore for 20 years of
service in the SCV, and to Bill
Arthur for being “Confederate
of the Year.”
Commander Adam
Bazemore read the roll call
of 157 Screven Countians
who died in defense of the
South. The honor guard fired
a rifle salute, and the bugler
played “Taps.” The service
concluded when everyone
sang “Dixie.” Visitors from the
Millen and Metter SCV camps
were in attendance. Photo
contributed.