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V0L.1 NO, 48 December 7, 2022
LEGAL ORGAN OF SCREVEN COUNTY
Sylvania, Georgia $1,25
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December 8-11 | 7:30pm &
Sun 3:00pm | Tickets $25
It’s Christmas time in Fayro, Texas
and the Futrelle Sisters (Frankie,
Twink, and Honey Raye) are not
exactly in a festive mood.
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.Sunday, December 11 | 4 p.m.
Memorial Baptist & Farmdale Baptist
present “Journey to Bethlehem:
Past, Present and Future”,
the story of Jesus’ birth.
See Ad on page ? for complete info
IsiV£ Nativity
First Christian Church
December 18 | 6pm-8pm
Drive-by
Frontage Rd - Sylvania, GA
State Park Friday, Dec. 23 2-4 p.m.
There will be crafts, games, hayrides.
campfires, smores, and more!
Only $5 per person.
_ Duo faces multiple
j charges including
4 eluding officers
N Sarah Saxon
1
__On November 26 at approximately
9:45 p.m., a police officer was on
routine patrol around the areas of South
1 Main Street and Academy Street, he
■ noticed a vehicle, without a headlight
and without taillights.
The officer initiated a traffic stop
as the suspect turned down Dixie
Avenue. The officer then took note of a
j second vehicle failing to stop at Dixie
^ Avenue and Peachtree Circle. The
1 Chevy Cavalier and the Chevy Impala
j. attempted to flee at speeds more than
Jj 60 mph toward South Main Street
and disregarded the stop sign at South
Main and Isabelle Street.
* Officers managed the traffic stop
♦•of the Cavalier when it came to a
controlled rest after running a stop
. sign, going into a ditch, and continuing
into a cotton field where the suspect
was apprehended.
The driver, Travion L. Clark, 17, of
*" Sylvania, was then taken into custody
Jl and arrested for fleeing/attempting to
delude police, too fast for conditions,
failure to maintain lane and failure to
stop at Stop. Clark stated, “he thought
Reporter
Travion Clark
■
Kayson Faulk
Copeland arrested
for escape and
burglary
Sarah Saxon
Reporter
On November 20, at
approximately7:20 p.m., a report
of burglary was reported by the
Screven County Animal Shelter
located on Rocky Ford Road.
It was later reported that Vince
Cleo Copeland, 40, an inmate of
the Screven County Correctional
Institute was arrested for escape,
theft by taking, burglary (Felony)
2nd Degree, and 2 counts of
interference w/govemment
property (Felony).
Copeland, a trustee who had been
assigned to the animal shelter, was
scheduled for release on November
28 and was possibly under the
influence of narcotics during the
event.
“The suspect escaped from the prison and broke into the secured building,
damaging the locks and doors of the building and surveillance cameras. The
suspect also took a cell phone and the keys to a truck, struck a gate, and crashed,”
explained Screven County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Allen Anderson.
He then tried to cover his tracks and went back to the correctional institute where
he was later arrested.
Vince Cleo Copeland faces multiple charges
including escaping from the Screven County
Correctional Institute, (photo contributed)
■
that the driver behind him had been
chasing him and that is why he kept
*7 going.”
^ The Department of Natural Resources
i along with their K9unit, arrived on the
__scene and were able to locate the driver
/ of the second vehicle, Chevy Cavalier
driven byKayson Michael Faulk, 18, of
1 Rocky Ford. He was taken into custody
* and arrested for nine charges, including
possession of firearms by a minor,
possession of marijuana (less than one
ounce), too fast for conditions, DUI
■
(Drugs), fleeing/attempting to elude,
^ failure to maintain lane, failure to stop,
no taillights and headlights required.
Faulk also had a firearm on him which
was also recovered. Faulk later stated,
“that he got scared and because he had
^ a gun in the car, panicked and fled.” He
was arrested for fleeing/attempting to
elude police along with other charges,
(photos contributed)
Law enforcement still
searching for missing person
Joe Brady
Editor
As the holidays quickly approach, law enforcement is
still searching for Ricky Green. Mr. Green disappeared
from his home on Hendrix Street in Millen on Nov. 2,
2022. “Somebody knows something regarding Ricky’s
disappearance. We are asking for the surrounding
communities’ assistance in helping us locate him,” Jenkins
County Sheriff Robert Oglesby asked. Ricky “Esco” Green
is a 38-year-old white male, approximately s’6” tall and
weighing 160 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes
with several tattoos including a neck tattoo and the word
“loyalty” tattooed on his right hand. Sheriff Oglesby goes
on to say, “if you know of Mr. Green’s whereabouts, please
contact the Sheriff s office at 478-982-4211 or the Millen
Police Department 478-982-2750. This story was previously
reported in the Nov. 9 edition of The Sylvania Times.
Screven County
Garden Club
Annual
Christmas
Decorating
Contest
2.02.2.
Hilda Boykin
Special Contributor
The Screven County Garden Club’s annual Christmas Decorating Contest will be held on Thursday,
December 15, 2022. The judging will be from 4:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Homes and churches
within the City of Sylvania will be judged on that day. Participants are asked to leave porch lights
and other lighting on during the time of judging. Participants are free to decorate as they interpret
the spirit of Christmas.
• See GARDEN page 5
Our New Home - week 14
Sam Eades
Publisher
Well, it's that time of year, Christmas! Here is our new
window for The Shepherd's Nook Christian Supply
that will be located inside The Sylvania Times building.
We are expanding our Christian product line for your
shopping convenience. We will begin the floor work
this week, stripping and shining up the original marble
floors! We will also be moving in later this week. WOW!
It's been a long time coming!
GAMECOCK
GRAPPLERS HAVE
ANOTHER BIG
WEEKEND
The 2022-23 Gamecock wrestling seniors who have been part
of three consecutive Area Duals Championships and three
consecutive Area Traditional Championships and their career
records through November 29: Front row - Ed Lee (37-39), Bella
Maust (75-54), Justin Pearce (64-49), Lynnlie Rountree (56-44),
manager Kimberly Cochran. Back row - Carson Ellis (79-49),
Vasquez Lonon (77-61), Luke McFarland (109-31), Bryant
Richards (first year), Hayden Skinner (51-39), Adam Lingerfelt
(46-31). (photo by Nikki McFarland)
Full Story in SPORTS. Page 11
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