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New Magnolia Moments page 11 SPD arrests suspect on multiple charges Joe Brady Editor Rodrick Denzel Jenkins, 29, of a Sylvania address has been arrested on charges of theft and the distribution of marijuana. Last Tuesday, July 12, the Sylvania Police Department received a tip that Rodrick Jenkins, a suspect in some thefts, was at his girlfriend’s residence. “I rode by the girlfriend’s apartment at 325 East Ogeechee Street and noticed a green dirt bike against the residence,” Chief Shane Burke explains. At that time, he notified other officers to further investigate. “I decided to wait in the woods around the residence because Jenkins is known to flee from police,” Chief Burke further explains. Jenkins had two active warrants for felony fleeing and possession of marijuana. The SPD surrounded the apartment until search warrants could be signed. Jenkins was arrested without incident and a search uncovered marijuana, scales, and baggies. Jenkins was transported to the Screven County Jail where he was arrested for his previous warrants and possession with intent to distribute. On Wednesday, July 13, investigators questioned Travion Clark regarding the dirt bike found the day before in the search of Jenkins’ residence. It was discovered that one bike had been stolen from a Waynesboro address. Investigators later found another bike in the woods surrounding Jenkins’ home. Clark was not charged with receiving stolen goods and he was asked to write down his statements. Photo contributed. Rodrick Denzel Jenkins $ n € n> Sc Local law enforcement agencies take part in active shooter training Joe Brady Editor Last week, local law enforcement; Screven County Sheriff’s Office, Sylvania Police Department, Hiltonia Police Department and the Screven County Board of Education took part in school safety and active shooter training. The training involved a physical walkthrough of the schools to familiarize law enforcement with the layout and to observe current safety procedures. Law enforcement professionals also suggested additional measures to improve the overall safety of the buildings, students, and faculty. “Training also included discussion and presentations focused on active shooter threats, trends, response, and prevention,” Sheriff Mike Kile explained. An active shooter was conducted at the elementary school in which a simulation was performed with law enforcement and active shooters in the school. “A the conclusion of the drill, we debriefed to discuss areas we would benefit from additioinal training,” said Chief Shane Burke of the Sylvania Police Department. Milliken and Company have decided to shutter its Sylvania plant, leaving 260 employees without jobs. It’s official! Boyd retains county seat Will is pictured with his wife Wendy. The couple have four children, ‘Tve raised my children here and I want our county to continue to thrive." Photo contributed. Joe Brady Editor Will Boyd, District 4 Screven County Commissioner has retained his seat on the County Commission. District 4 had four individuals qualifying. Challenger Ben Counts dropped out after the May Primary leaving incumbent Boyd and independent candidate Christopher Frost to face off in the November General Election. However, Frost, as an independent candidate, had to gamer 5% of the district’s registered voters signatures to be included on the November ballot. The deadline for submission was July 12. That did not happen. With no opposition, Boyd retains his seat. Will has been the face of District 4 for sixteen years, thirteen of those years as Chairman of the Commission. Will, in an interview with The Times in April 2022 stated the thing he is most proud of is, “we haven’t had to raise taxes and have helped to lower homeowners insurance by the creation of additional volunteer fire departments and the great work at the inmate fire department. We have a great group of people on the Commission.” Will’s name will still appear on the November ballot for those residents in District 4 as the incumbent candidate, however, he will officially be declared the winner upon certification of the November 8, 2022 election. Will, a Screven County native and father of four said, “I want our county to continue to thrive. If I’m to be judged then please judge me by what I’ve done to help our community.” Local Milliken plant to close Aaron Meyer has been named the new County Attorney at the July 12 meeting of the Screven County Commissioner’s meeting, “I look forward to representing the citizens of Screven County. I have some big shoes to fill,” Meyer explains. Photo contributed. Meyer named Screven County counsel Joe Brady Editor County Commissioners at the July 12, 2022, meeting announced Aaron Meyer with Jarrard & Davis, LLP has been selected as the new Screven County Attorney. Aaron’s practice includes various facets of local government law with a focus on general litigation and ad valorem taxation. Meyer received his bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and his Juris Doctor from Georgia State College of Law. The Jarrard & Davis law firm is based in Cumming, Georgia and dedicated to assisting all forms of government, cities, counties, authorities, and state. “I am looking forward to working with Screven County and representing the citizens to the best of my ability,” Meyer explains. He plans to attend regular county commission meetings virtually and come down when needed, “since the pandemic, the law profession has g eg benefited from zoom and other virtual outlets. In the past it would MEYER have been cost prohibitive to serve page 6 a remote county, now we can 260 employees affected Operations moving to South Carolina Joe Brady Editor CSRAnews outlets reported last week that Milliken & Company will consolidate its textile manufacturing business, which will include phasing out operations at the Longleaf Plant in Sylvania, Georgia. The announcement will impact approximately 260 Longleaf Plant employees. A company official said, “the consolidation is to enhance operational efficiencies and increase production capacity by transitioning all production lines to the expanded and modernized Magnolia Plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina.” According to officials, “the phase-out timeline in Sylvania will include offering continued employment opportunities at other Milliken locations to the Longleaf Plant associates; however, for those who do not want to transfer, the company says they are engaging local staffing partners to help connect associates with competitive jobs in the local area.” According to the press release, the Longleaf Plant currently manufactures finished goods textiles, including engineered flame-resistant textiles, for workwear use.Milliken purchased the fomer King Finishing plant in 2014. The Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) considers the closure of the Longleaf facility to be a positive step for the health and cleanliness of the watershed. Damon Mullis, executive director of the ORK said, “Milliken Longleaf is the only large-scale pemiitted industrial polluter on the Ogeechee River. With the closure of the plant, this removes the primary source of industrial effluent into our river.” Lifestyles .... 2 Mark your Calendar.... ....2 ' Editorials Obituary Legals 3 Church News Classifieds Booking Log 4 O = 8 .... 8 Sports 9&10 Farm and Land ... 11 National Suicide Prevention Hotline 988
