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Skinner named
Teacher of the Year
Mindy Skinner has been named the Screven County
Teacher of the Year. Lynn Martinez, Elementary
school Teacher of the Year and Lovey Sheppard,
middle school Teacher of the Year were also selected.
Mindy will represent Screven County in the Georgia
Teacher of the Year contest. Mindy Skinner is
pictured with school Superintendent Jim Thompson,
SCHS principal Brian Scott, and Linda Sanders,
(photo contributed)
The
#22
JaMarcus
BADGER
V0L.1 NO.37 September 21,2022
LEGAL ORGAN OF SCREVEN COUNTY
Sylvania, Georgia $1.25
Pursuit ends with suspects
neck high in water
“American
The ATV, a blue Yamaha raptor detached from the
chain and overturned, sustaining disabling damage,
(photo contributed)
on top of the ATV at the time. Stewart
was an unlicensed minor at the time of
the incident.
A witness at the scene, Seaborn
Robinson, of Sylvania told investigators
that he was the property owner of the
ATV and had been following Stewart.
Robinson explained that he initiated
the call with 911 while behind Stewart.
He stated that he had notified Screven
County 911 that his ATV had been
stolen and that he was following the
suspected thieves.
Three minors are suspected of the
theft and the accident. Charges are
pending a further investigation by
authorities. One of the minors reported
serious injuries. All were transported to
East Georgia via Screven County EMS.
Joe Brady
Editor
911 Dispatch received
a call Sunday, Sept. 4, at
approximately 2:30 a.m.
regarding an accident on
Highway 73 a tenth of a mile
north of mile marker 15.
Investigators have determined
that vehicle one, a 2002
Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven
by a female minor of Sylvania
failed to maintain her lane and
began exiting the roadway into
the median.
The driver crossed the median,
traveling approximately 145
feet before re-entering the
north bound lane.
Stewart exited the
roadway again
when she began to
overturn, traveling
approximately 154
feet before coming
to a rest in a body of
water.
The minor was
towing a blue
Yamaha raptor ATV
with a chain. When
the trailblazer
entered the median,
the ATV detached
from the chain
and overturned,
sustaining disabling
damage. A male
occupant was riding
Failing to maintain lane, the 2002 Chevy Trailblazer left
the roadway and overturned several times before coming
to a rest in a body of water, (photo contributed)
Heading down the home stretch on the Eagle Lake dam are Lady Gamecock freshmen, Annaston Dotschay (R) and Sadie Bell
Sell (L) who finished one and two at last Thursday's cross country meet at the Black Creek Boy Scout Reservation. Three other
region schools participated in the meet, won by the Lady Gamecocks (photo by Leigh Dotschay)
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WINS REGION PREVIEW
Burton Kemp
Sports Editor
The Class A Region 3 Di cross country meet is not at the Black Creek Boy Scout Reservation until October 25,
but in what had to be considered an early region preview, the SCHS Lady Gamecocks of Anna Canetto won over
Bryan County, Claxton, and Metter, the other members of the region, in a five team meet on September 15. Last
week’s meet, also on the Scout Reservation, additionally included Region 2 Jefferson County. SCHS will next be
in action on September 27, also at home.
After not being able to field a full lineup on September 8, the Red and White had the
necessary five runners last week to gain a team score. SCHS finished with 47, Bryan
County with 58, Claxton with 60, Metter with 63, and Jeffco with 104. Based on
Thursday’s scores the region title is very, very wide open.
Most impressive for SCHS was the time improvement from the first meet to the second
for the three runners who were in their second meet. Annaston Dotschay was the top runner
for the Lady Gamecocks as well as the overall meet. Sadie Beth Sell was second for the Red
and White and second overall. Dotschay improved from 28.47 to 26.20 and Sell improved
from 28.06 to 26.22. Third for SCHS, tenth overall, was Lynnlie Rountree who improved from
31.15 to 29.31. New to the team and running in her first meet was Kaydance Bragg who was 12
th overall with a time of 29.55 while Addie Rountree, out with injury the first week, was 22 nd
with a time of 35.45. All of the runners, save senior Lynnlie Rountree, are freshmen.
Pickers ” to film
in Georgia
The American Pickers are excited to return to Georgia! They
plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series
throughout this area in December 2022.
“American Pickers” is a documentary series that explores the
fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel.
The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt
for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to
find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories
behind them.
As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, the Pickers are
on a mission to recycle, and rescue forgotten relics. Along the
way, they want to
meet characters
with remarkable
and exceptional
items. They hope
to give historically
significant objects
a new lease on life
while learning a
thing or two about
America’s past
along the way.
“The American
Pickers TV Show
is looking for leads
and would love
to explore your
hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a large, private
collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend
• See PICKERS page 8
Our New Home - week 3
Joe Brady
Editor
Work has come to a stand still
this week. We are still doing some
demolition in preparation of the two
additional offices. Contractor issues
have silenced the hammers. We are
hoping however to have the door closed
in between Ross Drags and us by
Saturday. We did find a huge ant bed
under one of the display cabinets once it
was removed. Thank goodness the ants
were gone but we should have taken
a picture of the ant mound, it was the
biggest we had ever seen!
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