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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".
Hope you found this as
interesting as I did.
See you next week!
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