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VOL. 1 NO. 9 March 9, 2022
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Film crew comes to Sylvania
Film crews descended on the city, Monday to begin filming an action, horror movie. Changes were
made around town to include billboards, license tags, and road closures, (photo by Sam Eades)
-Sam Eades
Hollywood has descended upon
little ole Sylvania this week to little
fanfare. Except for a profusion of
Illinois license plates, catering and
crew signs around town, the via
duct being closed, oh and billboards
changed, you wouldn’t know we are
the location for the next movie in
the Halloween franchise.
City Manager, Stacy Mathis ex
plains, "the company. Cave Dweller
Films, LLC. contracted with the
City to film in Sylvania and
we are glad to welcome
them to town". She contin
ues, "the film will give us
great publicity and not to
mention good revenue for
the city." Several landown
ers have rented space also
for the film crew to use. in
cluding under the viaduct.
The former Rockin' Rob
bins is being used for stor
age and cast trailers were
in the old parking lot along
with production sets.
The company has been
filming all over Coastal
Georgia. It has been widely reported
by multiple media outlets, including
the Hollywood Reporter, that the
film is being shot under the produc
tion title 'Cave Dweller.' However,
See MOVIE page 6
Food distribution
-Joe Brady
Sylvania Times Editor
The Golden Harvest Food Bank and S.M.I.L.E. Ministries have teamed up for a drive-thru food distribution to
be held Saturday, March 26 from 8-10 a.m. Distribution is open to all Georgia residents and shelf stable food,
frozen meat and produce will be provided.
Distribution will be held at 1316 Statesboro Highway, Sylvania, at S.M.I.L.E. Ministries. A spokesperson with
Golden Harvest explained, “to receive food, we ask that you have your trank empty. We don’t have boxes so
please bring your own.” The organizers ask that everyone please stay in their vehicles. Food is available on a first
come, first served basis.
To receive food, an Emergency Food Assistance Application form must be completed and a photo ID is required.
Golden Harvest may be reached at 706-736-1199 or S.M.I.L.E. Ministries maybe contacted by dialing 912-863-
7691.
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Dr. Michael Dykes
joins Screven Optim
-Joe Brady
Sylvania Times Editor
Optim Medical Center - Screven is pleased to announce that Dr.
Michael Dykes has joined the staff as an interventional pain management
doctor. Dykes will maintain an office in Sylvania and will see patients on
Wednesdays. However, “I will be more than happy to also see patients at
the Statesboro office,” he explains.
Dr. Dykes is a native of Kingsport, TN and his mother still lives there.
He has two siblings and being in Sylvania reminds him of his rural roots.
He attended Quillen College of Medicine at East TN State University and
finished his residency in 1995. “I became an anesthesiologist but because
of a need in my community, I moved into pain management.”
Dykes relocated to Ft. Oglethorpe, GA where he oversaw a pain
management clinic before moving to Statesboro. “The best thing about
my job is taking care of a patient’s pain.” But with the Opioid addictions
dominating the news, Dr. Dykes admits the CDC has put some much-
needed controls and regulations in place when it comes to treating chronic
pain. “I try to help my patients manage pain without a lot of pain killers.
Sometimes the condition may be treated with therapy.” When asked
about life at a community hospital, Dr. Dykes had this to say, “County
hospitals are the backbone of our communities. We all must support these
institutions of health.
The Optim Pain Management Office accepts all major insurance plans
and sees new patients by referral. To schedule an appointment with Dr.
Dykes, please call, 912-225-6499, Monday thru Friday.
A NATIONAL
Guard family
The Mills family
is considered an
Air National Guard
family. SMSgt
Patrick Mills has his
daughter, SSgt Caitlin
Mills McBride, and
son-in-law, SSgt
Jarrett McBride with
him in Air National
Guard 165th Airlift
Wing. The Unit is
based in Savannah.
The mission of the
group is to maintain
exceptionally trained and equipped Airmen ready and available for the
Governor and the Department of Defense, (photo contributed)
Qualifying ends Friday
-Joe Brady
Sylvania Times
Editor
There are three dis
tricts up for grabs on the
Screven County Board
of Commissioners and
three on the Board of
Education. Qualify
ing for the upcoming
Primary and General
Election began Mon
day March 7 and ends
Friday March 11 at noon.
On the Board of Commissioners, Ed
win Lovett of District 1; Chairman Will
Boyd of District 4; and John Triplett of
District 7 will face reelection. The qual
ifying fee for this election is $108.00
On the Board of Education, Frank John
son of District 1; Lindy Sheppard of
District 4; and Whit Myers of District 7
will face reelection. The qualifying fee
for this election is $41.40. The Sylvania
Times will bring you the candidates fac
ing one another in the next issue.
Camp Lawton continues
to unearth secrets
-Joe Brady
Sylvania Times Editor
Lime Sink Trail, until last week
I thought it was just a hiking trail
at Magnolia Springs State Park.
However, to Dr. Ryan McNutt and
his Georgia Southern University ar
chaeology students Lime Sink Trail
is so much more. In 1864, a road
from Lawton Station roughly fol
lowed Lime Sink Trail into Camp
Lawton.
It was along this road that a little
known skirmish took place around
December 2, 1864 that has been
lost to the history books. In the days
following the Battle of Buck Head
Creek on November 28, 1864,
Brigadier General Judson Kilpat
rick once again met his foe, Maj.
General Joseph Wheeler.
To Dr. McNutt and his band of stu
dents, the archaeology is immense
in the woods surrounding the trail
head. “We have found spencer cas
ings, pieces of horse tack, nails, and
personal effects such as suspender
clips, sash buckles and even a brass
ring. The artifacts are around 10-12
inches below the surface,” Ryan ex
plains.
Between metal detectors and LiDar,
a satellite laser system that allowed
the team to identify Lawton Station,
the team is unearthing valuable arti
facts. “All of the artifacts recovered
are bagged and tagged, then they
are transported back to the GSU
lab; cleaned and catalogued,” Ryan
says.
The Lawton dig site has perma
nent space in the lab at GSU and
artifacts are stored until loaned to
museums for exhibits. Students
Ryan McNutt
sweep the area with metal detectors
and then mark the locations with
flags. The team then returns to those
areas and uncovers the artifacts, a
painstaking process to say the least.
Ryan explains, “ Academics are
beginning to understand the value
of this area in relation to the Civil
War,” a fact we natives have known
for quite some time.
“The Battle of Buck Head Creek
is one of the most preserved battle
sites around,” Ryan explains, “It’s
virtually unknown outside of this
area and is in almost pristine con
dition.” Ryan and his team only dig
on approved sites. “Any digging on
private land must be approved by
the land owner first,” Ryan says.
However, Camp Lawton is located
on both federal and state owned
land. Ryan hopes to gamer permis-
The team has found spencer casings, pieces
of horse tack, nails, and personal effects
such as suspender clips, sash buckles and
even a brass ring, (photo by Debbie Hearn)
sion from property owners around
Lawton Station and Buck Head.
Ryan is a native of Alabama. He re
ceived his undergraduate at Middle
Tennessee University and his Mas-
ters/PHd in conflict archaeology
from the University of Glasgow in
Scotland. He is married with one
child and lives in Statesboro. Dr.
McNutt is the director of the Camp
Lawton Archaeological Dig.
“I urge the public to please don’t
try to load your shovel and metal
detector to do some digging of
your own, it is against the law to
dig on federal and state land with
out a permit,” Ryan laughs. Learn
more about Ryan and Camp Law-
ton as he begins writing for The
Sylvania Times this week on page
3. He may be reached through the
Sylvania Times office, 912-451-
NEWS(6397).
Lifestyles 2
Church News .... 4
Legals 8
Sports 9 & 10
Editorials 3
Obituaries 5
Classifieds 6
Farm & Land ... 11
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