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Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - Page 5
Unemployment drops
sharply in 4th quarter
-Jake Gay
Sylvania Times Reporter
Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped to anunprecedented low of
2.6% in December. That fall marks the twelfth consecutive drop
to the jobless numbers for the state. It also marks the lowest it has
ever been in the state’s history.
Closer to home, our local economy reported an unemployment
rate of 3.20% in November 2021. Mirroring the states data, this
is the fifth straight month the county has experienced a decline in
unemployment.
What makes this new data impressive is that in April of 2020,
during the beginning of a now lingering and persistent pandemic,
both the state and the county saw double digits in unemploy
ment. For the state it was a record high of 12.5% and for Screven
County it was 13.20%
Governor Kemp has enumerated in countless speeches across the
state in recent months that he will not close the state’s economy
due to the pandemic again. Georgia was one of the first states to
reopent due to Kemp’s reversal of executive orders.
Georgia
Senate
Dems
shoot down
ban on
non-citizen
voting
Georgia Senate President
Pro Tempore Butch Miller
A constitutional amendment to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from
voting in Georgia failed to gain a two-thirds majority in the state
Senate Monday after Democrats charged Republicans with play
ing election-year politics.
Senators supported the constitutional change sponsored by Sen
ate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller 33-14. But 38 votes are
required in the 56-seat Senate to approve constitutional amend
ments and put them on the ballot for Georgia voters to decide.
Miller, R-Gainesville, who is running for lieutenant governor,
warned that New York City recently added 800,000 residents to its
voter rolls by passing an ordinance allowing non-citizens to vote
in local elections.
“We want to guard against that sort of thing in Georgia,” he said.
“The ballot box should be the most sacred, protected place in our
government,” added Senate Rules Committee Chaimian Jeff Mul-
lis, R-Chickamauga.
Senate Democrats didn’t object to banning non-citizens from vot
ing but complained such a prohibition already exists both in state
law and in the Georgia Constitution.
Sen. Harold Jones, D-Augusta, argued the legislation would only
serve to further divide Georgians.
“Our law is clear that non-citizens cannot vote,” he said. “It’s all
foolishness. But it’s not funny. It’s sad.”
Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, couched his words but essen
tially accused Republicans of pushing a constitutional change that
would have no real impact purely for political gain.
“The intent of this legislation may be to incite a particular base in
this state to gin up support,” he said.
Miller put the Senate on notice that he plans to seek reconsidera
tion of the constitutional amendment when the chamber convenes
on Tuesday.
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Superior Court
of Screven
County hands
down indictments
-Joe Brady
Sylvania Times Editor
In the January Term of the Superior Court of Screven
County, the following indictments were handed down:
Robert Brannen
Possession of methamphetamine; Possession of drug
related objects
Sara Kay Scott
Possession of methamphetamine; Possession of drug
related objects
Darion Randolph Howard
Possession of methamphetamine w/intent to distribute;
Possession of marijuana w/intent to distribute;
Possession of firearm during commission of a felony;
Possession of drug related objects.
Kenyatta Patterson
Possession of methamphetamine w/intent to distribute;
Possession of marijuana w/intent to distribute;
Possession of firearm during commission of a felony;
Possession of drug related objects; Driving while license
suspended.
Heather Smith a.k.a. Heather Lee Friese
6 counts of financial transaction card fraud.
Christopher Theo Apperson
2 counts of possession of methamphetamines; 1 count of
possession of drug related objects.
Rose Marie Burke
2 counts of possession of methamphetamines; 1 count of
possession of drug related objects.
Bryan Arthur Workley
2 counts of possession of methamphetamine; 1 count
possession of drug related objects.
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In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
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and we leam to trust His plan,
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2. It is during the most tumul
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