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Newspaper Page TextV\4 Am Spring Ready! At Possum Eddy! ACE The helpful place, Fst ul inm * i^qwahe utter > ntvt tp1 '■ cjvirit /bssumidtf As 356 Industrial lid. Sylvania (912) 5G4-2003 SlOrt Hturi Mond-a? - Frida? T:M - J:M SdCurdA)' J:H ■ i 00 Closed S urld J J Livestock Pageant March VC 7 i .vi. SCIiS Alditceiam J^lii “Quality News Ttat Affects You” atria PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID SYLVANIA, GA VOL. 1 NO. 11 March 23, 2022 SERVING ALL OF SCREVEN COUNTY SYLVANIA, GEORGIA • $1.25 -Sarah Saxon The Sylvania Times The Screven County Livestock Association will host the 71st an nual Livestock Festival beginning April 2-7. The Livestock Pageant which is technically the kickoff to the festival will take place on Sat urday, March 26, at 7 p.m. at the Screven County High School Au ditorium. The tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door and is sponsored by the Sylvania Junior Women’s Club. Entertainment will be provided by Studio 23, Maggie’s Academy of Dance, and various others. This year’s parade will be Satur day, April 2 starting at 11 a.m. and the theme is the Parade of Champi ons. It will commence at the SCHS parking lot and conclude at Moat’s Supemiarket on North Main Street. Photo from prior year’s festival. The festival is a Screven County staple. Pictured here is 2021 Grand Lamb Champion, DC Burke. The Chamber of Commerce cur rently has 20 registrations including dignitaries who will either march or ride in the parade. If you are inter ested in participating in the parade, please contact the chamber office at 912-564-7878. Or you may ac cess the chamber’s website at www. screvencountychamberofcom- merce.com “Following the parade will be the annual Chicken Q in the chamber parking lot which is first come first serve and the cost of the tickets is $10,” says Steven Burke, past president of the Screven County Livestock Association. In 2020 due to the pandemic, the parade was canceled but the live stock events were virtual. This is an annual event that brings to gether residents of the county and visitors from surrounding areas. Local man loses life in weekend accident -Joe Brady Sylvania Times Editor Jermaine Jenkins has lost his life in a March 12 accident on Friend ship Road. Investigators have concluded that Jermaine Marquis Jenkins of a Sylvania address was traveling north on Friendship Road at approximately midnight when his car crossed the centerline. The 2006 Honda Accord then began a clockwise rotation as Jenkins over corrected. Mr. Jenkins’ vehicle then struck the ditch and overturned. He was ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle traveled 272 feet from the initial loss of control to the point of overturning. Mr. Jenkins was discovered lying on the ground by first responders, unresponsive and unconscious. He was transported Jermaine Jenkins to Optim Medical Center and suc cumbed to his injuries before life flight could transport him to Me morial Medical Center. Jermaine was laid to rest Saturday, March 19 at Friendship Cemetery. Thompson promises change to District 7 -Joe Brady Sylvania Times Editor Ben Thompson is a native of Screven County and decided to throw his hat into the ring for Dis trict 7 County Commissioner, “you can’t complain about the prob lem, if you aren’t willing to do anything about the prob lem.” He says in a recent inter view. Ben decided to run against incumbent John Triplett because, “we need a fresh set of eyes on the problems affecting our county. Both the city and county need to work together, and I be lieve I’m the bridge to do that. My time in management has taught me how to handle conflict and how to peacefully work with others.” Ben says that communication between the city and county can be greatly improved, the two should work together but it includes the whole community, not just Sylvania and Screven. Ben is the son of Jimmy Thomp son and Donna Brinson. He and wife Jonna have two children. “We love this county and this town, it’s a great place to raise our children. We want to see our community thrive and we are headed in the right di rection by investing into industry to keep our young folks here which is a large part of our continued success. We need to grow. I’ll give you that, but we also need to remail small.” Ben believes strongly in small town values and remembers fondly the days of old when the community looked out for one another, “we must nur ture each other. Our community can’t exist with out us, and in that, we share a common goal.” Ben also believes that despite some bickering on the Board of Commissioners, every commissioner has their constitu ents’ best interests at heart. His major hurdle he admits is more transparency, “working residents can’t attend 9 a.m. meetings, I would like to see that time changed to the afternoons where if someone wants to learn more about our local government, they are able to attend, to get involved.” In short, Ben explains that “I deserve your vote because I don’t have a personal agenda and I believe in the future of our county. It’s time for change, and I’m will ing to do my part.” Ben Thompson SMITH HONORED AT CHAMBER BANQUET -Sarah Saxon The Sylvania Times The Screven County Chamber of Commerce held their annual ban quet, Friday, March 18, at the First Baptist Church of Sylvania. The theme for the evening was “The Price is Right” with Wes Withrow emceeing. “This event would not have been possible without our sponsors. The Sylvania Times, Koyo Bearings, Screven Outdoors, Food Lion, Evergreen Counseling Service, Possum Eddy, Reddick Heating & Air, Screven County Community Collaborative, Brier Creek Bever- see CHAMBER page 2 Bobby Smith was posthumously awarded the Agnes Tebeau Award for going above and beyond to support Screven County. Bobby suddenly died in January, shocking the commu nity. Pictured are Chamber President Paul Patel, and Bobby’s grandson Jay Conley Smith, and widow Kay Smith, (photo by S.Saxon) Food lion celebrates anniversary -Sam Eades The Sylvania Times On Thursday, March 17, Screven County's local Food Lion Grocery Store celebrated its one-year an niversary. The store was decorated for the occasion and distributed hotdogs, drinks, cupcakes and more. A large buggy of groceries was given away to winner, Jessica Hughes. In addition, every cus tomer that made a purchase was entered into a drawing for a $50.00 gift card. This year’s $50 gift card winner was Lauaris Burney. Con gratulations to the winners! Candice Lanasa -Youmans, store manager, said “I worked for the previous owners of BiLo and I must say that Food Lion cares about their employees and the community they serve.” You mans has been in retail over 16 years. “The store has received a complete make over and is able to serve customers better.” The store employs over 65 associates and many of the current associates worked for Bilo. Food Lion opened in Sylvania in 2021 during the Covid pan demic. Youmans explains, “sales have been great. After a year of being a part of Screven County we thought it was a suitable time to celebrate. Our customers have been very faithful and have helped make our first year a tremendous success." When asked what the secret to Food Lion’s success was, You mans explained, "we have friend ly associates that give excellent customer service. We are looking forward to many years in Screven County and we want to thank our loyal customers for all their con tinued support." Carlene Walker (Bakery/Deli), Hannah Mills (Asst Customer Service Manager), Tiffany Grace (Customer Service Manager) Lifestyles 2 Church News .... 4 Legals 8 Sports 9 & 10 Editorials 3 Obituaries 5 Classifieds 6 Farm & Land ... 11 Subscribe and view online at thesylvaniatimes.com 912.451 .NEWS (6397) j