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I Grand Jury Indictments ...8 Editorials ...10 Farm & Land ...4 Church News ...5 Obituary ...6 Legals ...7 Booking ...8 Sports ..11-12-1 Sheriff 5 s Office issues BOLO FOUR ARRESTED IN THEF Special to The Sylvania Times The Screven County Sheriff s Office has been investigating a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries in the area of Newington Highway between late August 2022 to current. These burglaries all had similar circumstances where suspect(s) had entered the residences through windows and went through the residences stealing items of value. During these burglaries items such as currency, firearms, jewelry, and electronics had been stolen. During the investigation two suspects had been identified that had ties to Screven County and Savannah. Warrants were issued for these suspects, and it was discovered that one of the suspects had been selling stolen items from Screven County in Savannah. Screven County investigators reached out to Savannah Police Department for assistance in locating one or both suspects. On October 3, 2022, officers from Savannah Police Department reported that during a string of burglaries earlier that day in Savannah, large number of items were stolen including an electronic item that the victim was able to track. The item being tracked was traveling north towards Sylvania at this time. Screven County Investigators began attempting to locate the vehicle that was transporting the stolen item. A short time later a vehicle was observed that was associated with the burglary suspects here in Screven County on Savannah Highway. Screven County Sheriff s Office coordinated with Sylvania Police Department and Georgia State Patrol and a probable cause traffic stop was performed on the vehicle on Halcyondale Road near Savannah Highway. During the traffic stop the car was found to be occupied by four males. One of the males had active felony warrant and was taken into custody. During the stop there was located drugs, concealed firearms, and items belonging to burglaries from that day in Savannah. All four occupants were arrested on scene and the vehicle towed to impound. A Subsequent search of the vehicle located numerous items that were stolen from burglaries in the area. All four occupants including one juvenile, remain detained on felony charges. Right: Raquan Rivers Screven County Sheriff’s Office also has active warrants on Raquan Rivers (25 years old) on multiple of a Crime Possession of Sch 1/2 Drugs Possession of a Firearm during Early voting begins Monday Joe Brady Editor Commission of a Crime Possession of Sch 1/2 Drugs Possession of Marijuana HOMECOMING couRTSErm Screven faces off Above: Omari Cooper Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (Felony) Possession of a Firearm during Commission No Pic Available *JUVENILLE MALE* Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (Felony) Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Crime Possession of Sch 1/2 Drugs Possession of Marijuana Possession of a Handgun by Minor burglary warrants. Rivers’is also being investigated by other agencies in the area for Theft by Deception. If anyone has information into the whereabouts of Raquan Rivers, please contact the Screven County Sheriff’s Office at 912-564-2013. Det. Allan Anderson stands with the items recovered from the vehicle during the arrest of four of the alleged perpetrators. Above.Kylrese Prescott Right: Omarion Lyles Arrest on Theft by Receiving Stolen Property Warrants (Local & Outside) Theft by (Felony) Possession of Marijuana Receiving Stolen Property (Felony) Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 17 and runs through Nov. 4, 2022. “There will be two Saturday voting options in this cycle as well,” explains Hannah Derisso, Screven County Elections Supervisor. The Georgia midterm elections is a critical race as both parties jostle for the controlling party in the Senate. Georgia voters are choosing a new state legislature and the state’s top executives. Georgia’s 14 U.S. congressional seats and one of two U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs. Early voting takes place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and the second and third Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. before election day. Early voting will take place at the Screven County Courthouse. Poll workers will require a valid photo ID such as a driver’s license, passport, or voter identification card. “If you can’t vote in person - either during early voting or on Election Day-you still have time to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail,” Derisso says. Absentee ballots may be requested any time between 78 and 11 calendar days prior to Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. Our New Home - week 6 TAKE FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT The 2022 Screven County High School Homecoming Court.Back: L-R Madison Powell, Mazlin Blessing, Shayla Sasser, Adairis Gomez Front: Emma Jones, Christian Roberson, and Kathryne Davis • See FULL STORY page 13 against Bryan in 70th Homecoming Joe Brady Wow! Orr’s Construction has Editor really been working! In less than 1 week, walls have been patched, electricity is being reworked. Reddick Heating and Air has even been by to check on the heating and cooling. The new floor has been picked out, who knew flooring was so expensive? We hope our readers are as excited as we are to see the finished product. Our new home is shaping up to be a newspaper Screven County can be proud of! If you aren’t busy, peek in the door and have a looksee! Heading into Homecoming the Gamecocks have won three games by a single point on the toe of Jeremiah Stuart with the ball being held by Jake Pollock. The team will be looking to win its 17th consecutive Homecoming game (photo by PJRichards) ossu E ddy A The helpful place. Mort. - Fri. 7:30-5:00 Saturday 730-3:00 t. ./'Local Folfe Serving Local
