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Page A12 Lake Oconee News G Friday, February 10,2017 Katherine Klimt/Staff Morgan County High School salutatorian Bobby Jones (center) with his mother Reeves Jones (right) and Principal Dr. Miki Edwards (left). MCHS Continued from A1 class that have made this school thing a really big deal.” Valedictorian Scoggin, 17, wants to study chemistry or law enforce ment when she attends college in the fall. She has already achieved early admission to the University of Georgia, and is still waiting to hear from the Georgia Institute of Technology, her first choice. Scoggin is the second youngest of four siblings, and one of her older brothers is already slated to attend Georgia Tech this fall. When asked how she felt about achieving the highest GPA in MCHS, she said she was relieved to have achieved for herself the goal she set in freshman year. Aside from her studies, she also enjoys art, in particular ink and charcoal sketches. Much of her art will be on display at the Madison-Mor- gan Cultural Center this weekend as part of the “A Funky Little Art Thing” exhibition, which is free and open to the public. Salutatorian Jones, 18, is also looking at UGA and Georgia Tech on the horizon, though he has also applied to the University of Virginia. Though his favorite subjects in school are literature and history, when in college he plans on pursuing a degree in business or engineering. Jones mentioned that he hadn’t checked his GPA in a while, and said that he was “pleasantly surprised” when he learned of his accom plishment. In addition to classwork, Jones is part of both MCHS’s concert band, in which he plays oboe, and its marching band as a saxophon ist. He plans on continuing to play at least one instrument in college. Asked about his time at MCHS, he expressed gratitude: “I just want to thank all my teachers and the school. It’s a great school with great teachers.” Chase Continued from A1 Franklin’s vehicle passing vehicles into oncoming traffic in a frantic attempt to elude the deputy. Elrod continued his pursuit with emergency lights blazing and the siren on, but the suspect continued to race down Hwy 44 until he came to the construction zone where DOT crews had one lane blocked. Franklin went around the line of waiting cars and finally made left turn onto the Richland Con nector while making evasive maneuvers to avoid oncoming vehicles. Elrod stayed with the Impala, and Franklin finally made a U-turn and headed back toward Highway 44. According to the incident reports, the Impala reached speeds greater than 110 miles per hour. Sergeant Tom was able to join the pursuit as Franklin headed back toward Highway 44. The Impala then headed north towards Greensboro and once again threaded through traffic, nearly causing several head on collisions, according to the report. Moore contacted Captain Harland who set up a tire defla tion device near the Home Depot. The Impala’s right front tire was shredded by the spike strips, but the suspect continued down South Main Street. Finally, he “completely lost his front tire going across East Broad Street.” The Impala cut through a yard and came to stop in the back yard of 311 North East Street with Elrod still close at hand. Franklin climbed out of the car and ran towards the woods. Much to Franklin’s chagrin, Elrod’s partner specializes in such pursuits. When Franklin saw Elrod’s canine partner exit the patrol car, he decided to climb on top his car. Sergeant Moore cuffed Franklin and he was transported to the Greene County jail and his car was searched. Marijuana was found inside it, according to the incident report.
