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jenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - Page 7 Georgia Farm Bureau accepting entries for hay contest Special to The Times Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) is accepting entries of Bermudagrass hay until Oct. 31 for its 2023 GFB Quality Hay Contest. Hay entered in the contest will be tested at a University of Georgia lab using the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) Test, which provides an analysis of the nutritional value of the hay. Winners will be determined by the RFQ analysis. Winners will be announced at the GFB convention in December. Prizes will be presented to the top five producers. The first-place winner will receive the free use of a Vermeer mid sized trailed mower for one year, courtesy of the Vermeer Corporation. The winner will have the option to purchase the mower at a reduced price at the end of the year. Contestmles, applications and instructions for submitting samples are available at your local county Farm Bureau office or may be downloaded at www.gfb.ag/HayContest. All hay entered must have been grown in Georgia on a field with at least 25 days of maturity or regrowth. Hay samples should be naturally dried in the field and taken from the center of at least five different bales (rolls or squares) that come from the same field. Contestants must be a Georgia Farm Bureau member to enter the contest. There is a $20 entry fee for each sample entered in the contest to cover the cost of the lab analysis. Hay producers may enter more than one sample and will receive RFQ analysis for all samples submitted. Contestants submitting multiple samples, however, may only place in the contest's top five for the sample with the highest RFQ score. Checks to cover the entry fee should be made payable to Georgia Farm Bureau. Entry fees, forms and samples should be sent to the GFB Public Policy Department 1620 Bass Road Macon, Ga., 31210. Entry fees, forms and samples may also be taken to your county Farm Bureau office. Previous first-place winners of the GFB Hay Contest may enter their samples for the purpose of having them officially analyzed but are not eligible to win any prizes in the contest for five years after winning. GFB is also accepting listings for its online hay directory. Farm Bureau members with hay for sale or who offer custom harvesting or custom sprigging services are invited to list their hay and/or services in the GFB Quality Hay Directory published on the GFB website. Hay for sale or services can be listed or removed from the directory throughout the year. To be included in GFB's online hay directory, complete a submission form by visiting your county Farm Bureau office or online at www.gfb. ag/hay . Hay producers who enter the GFB Quality Hay Contest receive a free listing in the GFB Hay Directory. Hay producers who don't enter the hay contest but would like to list their hay for sale should include a $10 check made payable to Georgia Farm Bureau for each listing of hay, custom harvesting, or custom sprigging. Multiple listings are allowed. By Joe Brady, Editor for The Times Multiple defendants prosecuted on federal firearms charges Three people have been indicted in the Southern District of GA on felony charges including illegal firearms possession, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal charges including illegal possession of firearms. Tommy Coward and Donya Rayquan Hardaway of Statesboro were indicted with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hardaway was also charged with possession of a stolen firearm. Jamell Williams of Savannah was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Governor appoints Rabon as DNR Commissioner Governor Brian Kemp announced the Department of Natural Resources Board voted to appoint Walter Rabon as the DNR Commissioner, effective immediately. Rabon has served as interim commissioner for the department since July 1, following the departure of Mark Williams. Rabon resides in Mansfield, GA with his wife and three sons. Former Bank Teller pleads guilty to stealing $90k from convenience store Kayla Monroe Evans of Metter is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to Bank Fraud. Evans faces up to 30 years in prison. Evans worked as a teller for Synovus Bank in Metter where a local convenience store kept its account. An auditor for the store began noticing substantial discrepancies between the amount of cash presented to the bank for deposit compared to the amount credited to the store and worked with the bank to determine the cause. The investigation uncovered that from July 2019 - February 2021, Evans personally handled the store’s deposit, frequently skimming large amounts of cash for her personal use. Appling County man charged with sexual exploitation of children Todd Eric Sisk of Baxley is charged with attempted production of child pornography, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. He is also charged with distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography and transfer of obscene material to a minor. Sisk works as a truck driver with regular routes to Atlanta and Charleston. He previously lived in Ohio and in multiple locations in Florida and Georgia. The case is being investigated by Homeland Security and the Walton County, FL Sheriff’s office with assistance from Baxley Police. GA bail bondsman first to surrender in 2020 election case The first of 18 defendants alongside Donald Trump in the Georgia case over his efforts to subvert the state’s election results has surrendered at the Fulton County Jail. Scott Hall, a bail bond business owner, was booked into jail last Tuesday morning. Hall faces criminal charges linked to his role in the Coffee County election equipment breach, including conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to defraud the state and violation of Georgia’s racketeer and corrupt organizations act. He was one of the individuals welcomed into the election office on the day of the breach and is the first of 19 people charged in the case. He signed a $10k bond. Meriwether County identify remains as mother of three Meriwether County officials have confirmed a mother of three who went missing in August 2021 is dead. An FBI crime lab identified the remains found in a rural area as those of Olivia Fowler. The remains were discovered last December. According to investigators, Fowler was seen leaving her home in Manchester around 2 a.m. on Aug. 31, 2021. Around 10 p.m. that same day, she was seen walking on Pebble Brook Road. Officials have not released a cause of death. Savannah restaurant listed as one of the most legendary in the world A Savannah restaurant has been named of the most legendary restaurants in the world according to TasteAtlas. The Olde Pink House came in at #122 on the list, beating top contenders from around the globe. The restaurant was also named number one in Yelp’s top 25 most haunted spots in the US. The iconic pink building dates back to the early 1770’s. Dover, Ga. and the Ogeechee This week I want to talk to you about the town of Dover and the Ogeechee River. As you can see in this picture, there are several boats that operated using the Ogeechee River to carry goods to Dover, Georgia. This quaint little community is located 11.7 miles south-southwest of Sylvania. The story goes that their was a rural postman from Screven County in 1925 that would use an Ogeechee River boat to paddle back and forth to the train station at Dover, Georgia. You see, the town of Dover had flooded and that was the only way anyone could pick up the mail for delivery. It always sounded like a good story to most folks around town. However, imagine how you would feel if one day you were telling the story and then you received a surprise envelope in the mail and found this picture with you granddad in his boat at the train platform. This acutally happened. The story was true and factual. There is a post office located in Dover, not far from the Ogeechee and it has been in operation since 1886. According to tradition, the community of Dover was named after a place mentioned in a Baptist publication. The name Dover is of Welsh Origin and the meaning is "water". It is also a name for a British seaport on the English Channel. Now, we know why the town is named, "Dover". 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