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Page 6 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The Jenkins County Times
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These questions will appear on the
May 21, 2024 ballots:
Democratic Questions on the Republican Questions on the
May 21, 2024 General Primary May 2024 General Primary
1) Should the United States and the State of Georgia
protect Georgians from gun violence by banning
assault weapons and large-capacity magazines,
closing background check loopholes, and passing
other common-sense gun safety reforms?
2) Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean
energy production as part of a climate policy that
recognizes the urgent threat that climate change
poses to Georgians’ health, lives and future?
3) Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing
same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to
voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes
accessible at all times through Election Day?
4) Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive
freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion
ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and
ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion, and
other reproductive health care?
5) Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer
dollars intended for public education to pay for
private school vouchers?
6) Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum
wage to a living wage?
7) Should the portion of the Georgia State
constitution allowing for involuntary servitude
of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be
repealed, thus preventing all forms of slavery and
involuntary servitude statewide?
8) Should the State of Georgia improve access to
safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable
housing supply, protecting tenants’ rights to
habitable living conditions, and cracking down
on negligence or abuse by property management
companies or landlords?
1) For future elections, do you want hand marked
paper ballots, scanned, and verified by hand count on
live stream video?
2) Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing
the state income tax and state sales tax with a
consumption tax equal to current state funding and
taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty
level of spending?
3) Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists
from serving on the State Elections Board?
4) Should the Georgia Republican Primary have
a closed primary, meaning that only registered
Republicans be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
5) Should public officials who allow illegal migration
to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by
illegal aliens?
6) Would you support a statewide vote to allow
gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue
instead of politicians in Atlanta?
7) Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and
dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls.
Would you support an amendment to the National
Voting Rights Act that would require registered
voters to renew their registration every four years?
8) Do you believe unelected and unaccountable
international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled
World Health Organization (WHO), should have
complete control over the management of future
pandemics in the United States and authority to
regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?
Jenkins County
Booking Log
May 8th
April 29 — Lamar Edenfield, Hold Place.
May 1 — Tyler Christopher Wilder, Interlock
Probation Violation.
May 2 — James Newton, DUI, Seat Belt Violation.
May 2 — Andrew Dean Wilson, Superior Court
Bench Warrant.
May 2 — Charles Lester Sharkey, DUI (Drugs),
Failure to Drive within Single Lane/Maintain Lane,
No Insurance, Seat Belt Violation, Driving while
License Suspended/Revoked.
May 3 — Richard Lee Bolton, Hold for Weekend.
May 3 — Willie Arkeem Emory, Hold for Weekend.
May 3 — Lorente Rashad Jackson, Contempt of
Court.
May 5 — Willie Albert Evines, DUI, Tag Light
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for their CNA certification, marking a significant
milestone in their educational journey.
The cohort of students includes De'haje Newton,
Alana Coney, Andrea Jeronimo-Jimenez, Kamen
Guzman, Chantel Bello-Linares, Michelle De la
Cruz, Jayla Martin, and Rashawn Allen. Under the
guidance of STS Instructor Melinda Lee, they have
demonstrated exceptional dedication, compassion,
and skill throughout their clinical training.
The dual enrollment program between Jenkins
County High School and Southeastern Technical
School provides students with the opportunity to gain
hands-on experience in the field of healthcare while
still in high school. This valuable initiative not only
prepares students for careers in healthcare but also
equips them with essential life skills and fosters a
spirit of service within the community.
In addition to their rigorous coursework, these
students have dedicated countless hours to their
clinical rotations, where they have gained practical
experience in real-world healthcare settings. From
assisting patients with daily tasks to providing vital
support to healthcare professionals, they have proven
themselves to be invaluable assets to their clinical teams.
The successful completion of their CNA certification
is a testament to the hard work, determination, and
commitment of these students. Their achievement
not only reflects their individual capabilities but
also highlights the dedication of the educators and
mentors who have supported them along the way.
As these students embark on the next chapter
of their academic and professional journeys, they
do so with a strong foundation in healthcare and
a passion for making a difference in the lives of
others. The entire Jenkins County High School
community congratulates them on this significant
accomplishment and wishes them continued success
in all their future endeavors.
(Caption: Jenkins County High School CNA
students celebrate their success alongside STS
Instructor Melinda Lee.)
Georgia Cotton
Commission Mid-Year
Meeting July 24, 2024
Taylor Sills, special contributor
The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to
announce the guest speakers at the Commission’s
2024 Mid-Year Meeting scheduled for Wednesday,
July 24, 2024, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference
Center in Statesboro. The inaugural Mid-Year
Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton
Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the
UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. The UGA
Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop will feature sessions
where attendees will receive a 2024 crop update and
defoliation considerations, pre-harvest economic
update and marketing considerations and late season
pest management considerations.
The program speakers are Robbie Minnich, Vice
President of Washington Operations for the National
Cotton Council, and Daniel Radford, Southeast Regional
Communications Manager for the Cotton Board.
During the lunch program, Georgia Department
of Natural Resources State Deer Biologist Charlie
Killmaster will update producers on the status of
the State Deer Management Plan. The event will
conclude with the presentation of the Georgia Quality
Cotton Awards for the 2023 Crop.
There is no charge to attend. Pre-registration is
requested to help with meal plans. Register online at
https://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/
georgia-cotton-commissions-mid-year-meeting/ or call
the Commission’s Office at (478) 988-4235
MMBunco!!!!!!
Saturday, May 18, 2024, there will be
a Bunco Party at Multitude Venue, 601
Cotton Avenue, at 4 v.m. Entry is $2ofor
game buu in, food, fun, and prizes. For
more information, please call Nay at
307-631-6439.
Are you trying to rehome cats/kittens or dogs/
puppies?
Place an ad in the classified section at no charge!
email: jenkinscountytimes.com or call 912-451-6397
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Oglesby
Inspired
by RMH
Burke County High
School FCCLA and
Edmund Burke
Academy are teaming
up to help the Ronald
McDonald House
of Augusta. Zoey
Oglesby of Burke
County High School
is doing her FCCLA
(Family, Career and
Community Leaders
of America) chapter service project on “The House
that Love Built: The RMH of Augusta.” Zoey was
inspired to do the project after her niece, Vivian Rose
Welden, spent time in the NICU at the Children’s
Hospital of Augusta after having open heart surgery.
Zoey learned how much the RMH does for families
of those affected by extended illnesses, and she also
dedicated the project in memory of her late niece
Vivian Rose Welden.
Zoey enlisted the help of EBA to collect items to
benefit the area's closest RMH charity, and senior,
Addisan Lane, volunteered to take the lead. The RMH
relies solely on donations, and it has served many
Burke County and Jenkins County residents through
the years. The RMH not only provides housing for
families with a child in the hospital for an extended
period, but it also provides snacks, drinks, and
comfort items for those in the hospital or affected
by an extended hospital stay. Both Schools will be
collecting items listed as needed by the RMH of
Augusta through the end of the school year. Items
needed include: bottled water, coffee filters, ground
coffee, k cup coffee pods, individual or canned
powder coffee creamer, disposable plates, plastic
forks and spoons, 13 gallon/55 gallon trash bags, &
juice boxes(any kind). For more information, please
contact Mrs.Shelia Hudson shudson@burke.k12.
ga.us or Mrs.Teresa Ellison tellison@burke.k12.ga.us.
Pictured are Zoey Oglesby and Addison Lane.
Monsters in
the wall actually
buzzing bees
-Special to The Times
complaint about hearing "monsters" inside her
walls ended up being a swarm of 50,000 bees that
somehow entered the family's home.
"Three weeks ago, we saw some bees flying around
at the top of our attic vent, but nothing to be alarmed
about," Ashley Massis Class of North Carolina told a
local news outlet.
Class said she called pest control, and later
beekeepers, to try to determine how the winged
insects were able to get inside.
"After talking to several different beekeepers, who
determined that the bees had not entered the house
yet, the one beekeeper had decided to cut a hole in
our attic wall in order to see where the bees were
coming from," she added.
Class said the beekeeper brought a thermal camera
underneath the floor of her daughter's room.
The bees were able to get into the house through an
attic vent via a hole that was smaller than the top of a
pen, according to Class.
Class said that getting the bees removed from her
home was a task."The removal process has been quite
extensive because all the honeycomb had honey in it,"
Class said. "When the honey drips out, it gets into the
floorboards and with a too-year-old house, it got into
each individual plank."
Class said the beekeeper removed more than too
pounds of honey and honeycomb from the wall.
Class replied, "Omg it's like a horror movie."
"From the messages we've received, we've realized
it's quite common and a lot of people have been
through it and that's why I think people identify with
it," she added. It can happen anytime, anywhere."
The family has been left with $20,000 in damages
that are not covered by insurance from the bees,
according to the family.
Class said that it'll be at least two weeks before it
can be confirmed that the bees are gone, and at least
two to three weeks for home repairs to be completed.
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