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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Page 9
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By Joe Brady, Editor
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The Times
Gainesville ball player hit in head with bat dies
A Gainesville High School baseball player who was
hit in the head by a bat has died. Jeremy Medina, 18,
had been in critical condition since Nov. 20 after an
accident at the school’s batting cages. “As a player
followed through on his swing, Jeremy leaned into the
net and was struck in the head.” High School Principal
Jamie Green said.
Less than a week ago, doctors announced that Medina
had been declared brain dead and would be an
organ donor. The family were seeking a visa for his
randmother to travel so she could be with the family
ut Jeremy’s heart stopped Monday night, an hour
before his grandmother was due to arrive.
Ministers gather to pray for Okefenokee Swamp
Ministers from all faith communities across Georgia gathered at the Okefenokee Swamp
Wednesday for a prayer vigil urging lawmakers to enact Georgia House Bill 71, The Okefenokee
Protection Act., as part of their legislative session. The bill would restrict the issuance of mining
permits on nearby Trail Ridge.
An Alabama based mining company; Twin Pines Minerals is seeking to mine for titanium
dioxide in the swamp. Scientists fear the mining could alter the flow of water in the swamp,
which is the largest wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi.
Guiliani possibly did it again
Just minutes after leaving the first day of his civil trial, Rudy Giuliani repeated a false allegation
about the poll workers.”Was Mr. Guiliani just playing for the cameras?” wondered U.S. District
Judge Beryl Howell, who has already found Giuliani liable for lying about the workers, Ruby
Freeman and Shaye Moss, by accusing them of manipulating ballots in the 2020 election.
Woman charged with attempted arson of MLK, Jr’s, birthplace
Atlanta police have arrested a woman who’s accused of trying to bum down the birthplace of
the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Atlanta.
Officers arrested a 26 year old last Thursday after responding to a report of vandalism in process
at the historic Auburn Ave home. Two male visitors from Utah spotted the lady pouring gas on
the bushes and alerted authorities. The two men detained her as sne was actively trying to spark
a lighter to the property. She was taken to an area hospital for a psychological evaluation.
Glynn County police searching for armed and dangerous suspect
Police in Glynn County are searching for an alleged gunman following a weekend shooting.
Officers responded Sunday around 4 p.m. to a call of a man with a gunshot wound to the arm
had arrived at the hospital. The victim told police the shooting stemmed from an argument
with another man over marijuana. The suspect was identified as Jody Daniel Cobb, 341 Cobb
is wanted for aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Jasper County Developers purchase 2,600 acres for $36million
The development, located along U.S. 278 in Hardeeville, is expected to break ground in 2024.
The site, located in Jasper County sold for $36million.Developers have attempted to purchase
the land for 25 years. The land is slated to become a multi use live work play project featuring
homes, commercial spaces, amenities, parks, nature trails, and sidewalks.
Ellabell man missing since 2015, family wants answers
Mark Waller, 46, was last seen on May 7, 2015 in Ellabell. The Bulloch County native was a
father of three, and battled health issues like cerebral palsy, seizures, and bipolar disorder. On
May 7, 2015, Waller was last seen at a cookout, leaving around 9 p.m. Witnesses recall seeing
him walking towards home, but he never completed the journey.
Mark was known for his distinctive tattoos, including a bulldog on his shoulder and a clown
on his right leg. The Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in bringing
closure to the case. Despite the passage of time, Mark’s family needs to know what happened
to their loved one.
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Do not go gentle into that good night.
Old age should bum and rave at close of day.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right.
Because their words had forked no lightning, they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight.
And leam, too late, they grieved it on its way.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height.
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
— Dylan Thomas
ff If: (A Father’s Advice to His Son)"
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
If you can tmst yourself when all men doubt you.
But make allowance for their doubting too.
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting.
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies.
Or being hated, don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master.
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim.
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same.
If you can bear to hear the tmth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken.
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss.
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue.
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch.
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you.
If all men count with you, but none too much.
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run.
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! -Rudyard Kipling
