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The helpful piece. fob ALL YOUR HAIDWIE NEEDS ■ WE YE SOT H COVERED Jfassum Eddy Ace Hardware 136 Industrial Rd. Sylvania <912) 564.2003 Store Hours Monday - Friday 7:30 - 5 00 Saturday 7 30- 3:00 Qostd Sunday "7 1 st Annual Livestock Festival April 2-7, 2022 VOL. 1 NO. 12 March 30, 2022 SERVING ALL OF SCREVEN COUNTY PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID SYLVANIA, GA PERMIT NO. 4 SYLVANIA, GEORGIA • $1.25 Webb crowned Livestock Queen 2022 Emma Webb -Jake Gay Staff Writer The kickoff to the Livestock Festival began Satur day, March 26th with the crowning of the 2022 Miss Screven County Livestock Queen. That honor goes to Emma Webb. The much-anticipated pageant was sponsored by the GFWC Sylvania Junior Woman’s Club. The Mistress of Ceremonies was Brooke Lariscy Lawn, the 1970 Festival queen. Emma, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mary Beth and Scott Webb is a Junior at SCHS and a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Varsity Tennis Team. Active in high school extracurricular activities, she is also a member of FFA, Y-Club, Student Govern ment Association, as well as Family, Career, and Com munity Leaders of America. The contestants put in many late nights of practice, evident by the talent portion of the pageant. A more talented group of young ladies have never graced the stage. Ms. Dale Reddick, one of the organizers of the event expressed her thanks, “to everyone who worked to make this possible.” Kaden Williamson was awarded the People’s Choice award. Leslie Daniel was named Miss Congeniality. 2nd Runner Up was Emily Warren and 1 st Runner Up was Kaden Williamson. For this writer, it was a remarkable night, and the con testants were equally as remarkable with their beauty and talent. Let us all join in on the festivities this year and support our community. Congratulations to all the contestants on a job well done. Contestants raise money for former livestock queen -Jake Gay Sylvania Times Reporter Rachel Carter Williams, 2001 Livestock Queen, was diagnosed with breast cancer the last of 2021. This year the 10 contestants of the Miss Screven County Livestock pageant raised money and donated the pro ceeds to Rachel. The group gathered at the fountain on the square and pre sented Rachel with a check for $640. Rachel is a fighter and a champion for sure, she has had a positive attitude throughout this whole time of her battle. She is the mother of Abbey, Molly, and Carter. She is the wife of Coach Matt Williams. Farm Bureau donates to library Screven County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chairperson, Wendy B. Boyd, center, and Planters Electric Membership Corporation Member Services Representative Whitney D. Zeagler, right, recently presented a copy of the children’s ag book, “How to Grow a Monster” to Belinda Waters, Screven County Public Library Rep, left. The donation was made on behalf of the Georgia Foundation for Agricul ture and Georgia EMC. The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) are jointly promoting agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “How to Grow a Monster” to nearly 400 libraries in the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS). The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) and Georgia EMC have given each county Farm Bureau in Georgia enough books for every public library in the county. Screven County Farm Bureau recently delivered a copy of the book to the Screven County Public Library. “How to Grow a Monster,” written by Kiki Thorpe and illustrated by Barbara Bongini, explores the theme of gardening and includes a gardening-related activity for children to try themselves. Tapping into the popular makers movement (hands-on learning), the book is part of a series of fun, easy-to- read stories that focus on problem solving and hands-on action. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture selected the book as its 2022 Book of the Year for its accurate and positive portrayal of agriculture. The GFA is thrilled to partner with Georgia EMC and Georgia Farm Bureau to donate the book. The GFA began donating accurate books about agriculture to each public library in Georgia in 2016. Georgia EMC joined the foundation in this endeavor in 2018. Pictured are Leslie Daniell - Miss Congeniality; Emily Warren-2nd Runner Up; Jada Kate Monroe-2021 Queen; Emma Webb-2022 Screven County Livestock Festival Queen and winner of the Danielle Robinson Lariscy Interview College Scholarship; Kaden Williamson- lst Runner Up and People’s Choice, (photos by Jake Gay) Danielle R. Lariscy scholarship awarded -Jake Gay Sylvania Times Reporter A scholarship in memory of Danielle Robinson Lariscy has been created and the first re cipient was Emma Webb, this year’s Livestock Festival Queen. The scholarship was presented by Mrs. Lariscy’s daughter, see LARISCY page 4 Pictured are Savannah and her mom, Danielle Robinson Lariscy. The Lariscy family has created a scholarship in her name and awarded it to the young lady who has the best interview. That person was Emma Webb, (photo contributed) B.G. Roberts, father of Central High Athletics dies at 89 -Burton Kemp Sports Editor Beaufort Garfield “B. G.” Roberts, Sr. Passed away in Savannah on March 19 at the age of 89. For much of the past three decades he was known as Reverend Roberts to many Methodist parishioners in deepest Southeast Georgia and, later, in closer parts of Georgia. Before Reverend became the prefix to his name, there was Coach Rob erts. It is by that Coach prefix that many of a previous generation of Screven Countians knew him. B. G. Roberts was a home grown Screven Countian. He graduated from the all-Black Screven County Training School, the precursor to Central High School, where there were no athletics. He went on to Augusta’s Paine College where there were, allowing him to play football and run track. After graduating from Paine he basically started the athletic program at the new Central High School, being the Head Coach at various times of virtually every sport there. He even made Central High’s mascot The Lions, the same as his Paine College. He was, however, the only Head Football Coach Central had dur ing its decade of the sport. He was there from the first game, a see ROBERTS page 10 Lifestyles 2 Church News .... 4 Legals 8 Sports 9 & 10 Editorials 3 Obituaries 5 Classifieds 6 Farm & Land ... 11 Aprit 2, 2022 thru JXprit 7, 2022 gggralga ■ is ■ .• - S- rCL he 3 t ^ j .liPli .. ^ i 1IV IvT^rtL hdfliri S+reet Sylvahia, G^ol-ijia 304:^7 (912)451 -NEWS <6397) Subscribe and view online at thesylvaniatimes.com 9l2.45l.NEWS (6397)
