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The Jenkins County Times
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - Page 7
By Joe Brady, Editor
for
The Times
Multiple defendants prosecuted on federal
firearms charges
Four people have been indicted in the Southern
District of Georgia on felony charges including
illegal firearms possession. Those indicted are
Wilbur Zaccaeus Hightower, Hunter Taylor,
Joshua Browser, Zytavious Beck, Melvin
Lanier, Demmerio Swint, Nygeria Brown,
Javonte Washington, Tekayo Spencer, Caleb
Riggs, Milton Parker III, Jonathan Duncan,
Tori Davis, Alvin York, and Michael Floyd.
Camden County woman sentenced to 30
years for producing child pornography
Lesley Henry, 47, of St. Mary’s, GA was
sentenced to more than three decades after
pleading guilty to producing child pornography.
Her co-defendant, Michael Williams Kersey
also of St. Mary’s was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Kersey pled guilty to conspiracy to
engage in sexual exploitation of children, three counts of sexual exploitation of children,
and possession of child pornography.
Jim Jordan takes clash with Georgia prosecutor to new level
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan isn’t done sending messages to Fulton
County DA Fani Willis. After Georgia indicted Donald Trump last month, Jordan did what
he always does, launched an investigation into the investigation. But Willis answered Jordan
with a request of her own saying, “your correspondence is both inaccurate and misleading.”
And cited his actions as improper interference in an ongoing criminal case.
Willis went on to tell Jordan that he lacked a basic understanding of the law.
GA federal judge rejects conservative activist group’s effort to halt grant funding for
black women
A federal judge in Atlanta has denied a conservating group’s request for an injunction to
stop a Black women-owned venture capilatist firm from awarding grants exclusive for
Black women entrepreneurs. Judge Thomas Thrash, Jr., denied the group’s request for an
injunction to halt the firm’s grant selection process while the lawsuit goes to trial, saying
the case was a matter of free speech and charitable donations fall under the purview of the
First Amendment.
Patent and Trademark center opens in Savannah
Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus has opened a Patent and Trademark Resource
Center in Savannah. The center, which is operated by Georgia Southern Libraries, is part of
84 public, state and academic libraries designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The University will also open a center on its Statesboro Campus at the Henderson Library.
Guard shot in South Fulton County Bar
Fulton County investigators are looking into a shooting at a bar on Sept. 27. Investigators
worked the scene for almost four hours trying to piece together what happened. No one has
been arrested at this time and the shooting remains under investigation.
Elderly woman injured in accident at Statesboro car dealership
An elderly woman has crashed her vehicle into the JC Lewis Ford dealership in Statesboro
Wednesday afternoon. The driver was seriously injured. The victim was transported to
Memorial Hospital in Savannah.
Invasive catfish poised to be
"apex predators "after eating
tneir way into the Ogeechee
This week I wanted to share with you something I found interesting. On several fishing
visits to the Ogeechee River, I have wondered why some fish were not biting as they usually
do. And here is why.
Flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, state officials warn, a predator that
would threaten native fish including the prized redbreast sunfish.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said that systematic sampling in August
found more than a dozen flathead catfish in a stretch of the Ogeechee River just upstream
from Interstate 95.
Wildlife officials are urging anglers to catch as many flathead as they can and report them
to the state Wildlife Resources Division, but not to release them back into the Ogeechee.
"They are going to be one of the apex predators around every system once they establish
those populations," Wildlife Resources biologist Joel Fleming, said. "If they can fit it in
their mouth, they're going to eat it."
A commercial fisherman had caught one flathead in the river in December 2021, but none
of the fish had been found since then, despite extensive sampling.
Staff have monitored the river and hoped it was a lone occurrence," the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources said. "Unfortunately, in August 2023, flathead catfish were captured
during sampling efforts. Since then, over a dozen have been removed from the Ogeechee.
The flathead catfish is native to many rivers that drain to the Gulf of Mexico, including
the Coosa River drainage in northwest Georgia. But the fish has become established in
multiple Georgia rivers that drain to the Atlantic Ocean, including the Ogeechee, Satilla,
Altamaha, and Savannah rivers.
"Flatheads can pose a significant ecological risk when introduced into new waterbodies,
primarily through predation on native species," the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources says.
Georgia officials have waged a long-running war against the flathead in the Satilla
River, which drains parts of southeast Georgia before discharging into the Atlantic north
of Brunswick, removing 64,000 flathead catfish from the river between 2007 and 2016.
Wildlife biologists believe predatory flatheads, which can grow to more than 100 pounds,
have suppressed populations of native fish in the river basin.
Fleming said that about 20 flatheads had been pulled from the Ogeechee as of Monday.
The average size of the flatheads pulled was about 17 inches at the end of August, Fleming
said, but one flathead removed by a two-person crew Monday was longer than 38 inches.
Biologists believe the flatheads caught in the Ogeechee may have "wandered in" from the
Savannah River through coastal waterways when the rivers were high.
See ya next week!
Uncle Roger
JC War Eagle Band
brings home the gold
Cutline for picture: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Joel Fleming holds a
flathead catfish on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Pulled from the Ogeechee River.
Eagles School Menu
OCTOBER 9 -13
No School This Week
This past weekend, the War Eagle Band brought home top honors at the Southeast Bulloch
Band Blast! The band is under the leadership of James McBride and Bob Russell. The
band earned all superior ratings. In the words of former superintendent Tara Cooper,
“Each category + every judge = Superior, that’s the highest rating if you didn’t know!”
Photo by T. Cooper.
City of Mi lien
Employment Available
Utility Clerk
The City of MiUcn is accepting applications for the position of Utility Clerk.
Effective 9-25-2023
Applicant would be responsible for general duties included but not limited to:
receives and post utility payment, taxes, business license fees, establish new
customer accounts, answer telephone, schedule work orders for utility and
sanitation, and balance a cash drawer.
The applicant must have knowledge in bookkeeping practices, record keeping
systems, basic mathematical calculations, possess computer skills, and have skill
in written and oral communication.
Minimum qualification forthe position: completion of high school or equivalent
and sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major
duties of the position. 'Benefits include empLoyer paid health insurance and life
insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, retirement, annual leave, sick leave
and holiday pay.
Applications may be picked up at MiLLen City Hall or found on the City’s webpage
at www.jenkinscountyga.com
Submit applications to:
City Hall
P.O_ Box 929
MiLLen, Ga. 30442
Deadline: Until the position is filled
The City of Millen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
10.11.23
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