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Page 4 - Wednesday, January 31, 2024 The Sylvania Times thesy lvaniatimes .com M»fs MCmBB By Joe Brady, Editor for The Times Antisemitism law approved in Georgia Legislature Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that defines antisemitism in state law. The definition as stated in the law, “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” Officials confirm arson at construction site Atlanta police are investigating a fire that broke out at a townhome construction site last Friday morning. Officials have confirmed it was an arson attack and is the latest attempt to target companies associated with the construction of Atlanta’s public safety training center. Four pieces of heavy machinery was set ablaze around 5:30 a.m. The site is in the Chosewood Park neighborhood. No injuries were reported. GBI arrests Pineview mayor on theft by taking charge Pineview Mayor Brandon Holt, 34 , of Wilcox County has been arrested and charged with 75 counts of theft by taking by the GBI. The arrest resulted from an investigation into misappropriated funds by Holt on October 20, 2023. He was transported to the Wilcox County Jail and later released on bond. Quitman home invasion leaves 1 dead and 1 injured A man is dead after a Brooks County home invasion last Tuesday morning, according to the GBI. On Jan. 23, 2024, around 1:30 a.m. Quitman police called the GBI to help assist in a homicide investigation. Willie Giddens Jr., 29, was identified as the victim who was shot and killed in his home. Another person was injured during the invasion. 12-year-old hit by two vehicles in Sylvester A 12 year old is hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by two vehicles Wednesday night according to Sylvester police. The child was hit just before 5 p.m. last Wednesday after trying to cross the road, police and GSP confirmed. The victim has been transported via helicopter to a Tallahassee hospital. Toddler dies after being left outside A Douglas County toddler has died after being left in below freezing temperatures for more than 11 hours. Authorities say Uriha Ridge called for assistance around noon on Jan. 16. She was in the woods with her two children. When deputies arrived, the children were wet. The three were transported to the local hospital where the three-year-old later died. The investigation reveals Ridge took her two children to the woods in order to take drugs. She is being held without bond. Suspect has outburst in Georgia court Rolando Frazier, 45, got very emotional, to say the least, as the guilty verdict was being read in a 2022 shooting death. Frazier was found guilty by the jury. Frazier began hitting his head against the table as deputies removed him from the Daughtry County courtroom. Frazier is currently serving an amied robbery sentence at Dooly State Prison. The jury found Frazier guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a felony crime. Hagan Residents Concerned Over Planned Rehabilitation Facility On Tuesday, January 16, Attorney J. Thomas Howell from Howell Law, LLC represented building owners Yolanda and Jamie Stewart before the community members of Hagan and Hagan City Council. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the public about a substance abuse treatment facility that is going to be established in Hagan at the intersection of Tattnall St. and Threatte Rd. This facility will be located at the old site of Olive Tree Early Learning Center. 1 killed in early morning Valdosta homicide, police investigating Valdosta police are currently investigating the Wednesday morning shooting death of a woman. On Jan. 24, at around 5:45 am, Valdosta Police Department (VPD) officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of North Troup Street after emergency 911 received several calls about a shooting. When officers arrived at the residence, they said they found a 28-year-old female with gunshot wounds. EMS and the Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) were dispatched to provide life-saving measures. The victim was taken to South Georgia Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Detectives and crime scene personnel with the VPD responded and are conducting the investigation. 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The biggest change is the increase tax brackets and along with it, a bigger standard deduction, which means you could be paying less in taxes. “Basically, as far as the standard deduction, that takes off your taxable income and reduces the amount that you’re taxed on. So you can always account for your wages. If you made $30,000 for the year, and if you are married, that $27,800 comes off that, and technically you’re only taxed on $3,000 of your income versus the whole $30,000,” explained Denice Golden, owner of ‘File by Golden,’ formerly ‘Jane’s Income tax and Bookkeeping’ in North Augusta. If you have children under 17 years old, the child tax credit goes up by $200. If you made energy efficient home improvements or bought an electric vehicle, you can get green credits. Golden warns people to research that one-time federal credit for solar panels. It may not be what you think. “You must beware. You must look at the cost of the installation of these solar panels or that electric vehicle versus the credit that you’re going to be able to receive. It’s not 100 percent credit. So, if you spend $100,000 on the solar panel windows and the roofs, that’s not $100,000 credit that’s going back to you,” she said. Golden also advises people to wait to file until all their documents come in, and to show up as organized as possible when getting their taxes done. It could cut the cost of having your taxes prepared. Let us print it for you! • Brochures • Newsletters • Programs • Invitations • & More The Times Printing Services 912.451.6397 The Times Building -125 North Main St. - Sylvania, Ga. THE CORNER The Night Has a Thousand Eyes -Francis William Bourdillon The night has a thousand eyes. And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes. And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. 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