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%' t \ |„|i,li...iil ,, H .....Mlf” FOR H ’ fiDC ^ ll««« 301 I 111 . ill Dear 1 4*2 PROJECT GEORGIA NEWgsiPSK UN1V C^GA ATHBsS GA 3060/-0001 I jant- for Chri^tmci^ - J jf i i: *> * <6 a trip to the Dome 1 L m h Vol. 126 Issue No. 37 Peach November 29,2011 Legal Organ For Peach County , C/fy of Fort Valley and City Of Byron Three Charged in Campus Robbery By Victor Kuikosky News Editor Three men are facing multiple fel¬ ony charges after an alleged robbery and assault on the Fort Valley State University campus earlier this month. According to an incident report provided by FVSU Campus Safety, the incident took place at the Moore Hall dormitory on campus. Witnesses told FVSU and Fort Valley officers that a group of unknown men came to a dorm room at Moore Hall. One student was returning to his room and saw the men knocking on the door. The men asked the student if his roommate was in and he opened the door for them, assuming the men knew his roommate. According to report, the suspects shoved aside the student and started hitting the roommate while repeat¬ edly asking, "Where's the money at?" Witnesses two of the men had guns, one either a 9 mm or .45-cali¬ ber automatic and the other a small revolver. The suspects took money, a cell phone, a room key and an ID card and left the building. The victims reported that one roommate's friend had apparently bought things with counterfeit money and the suspect's possibly believed the roommate also had counterfeit money. Campus police arrested two sus¬ pects the next day. Benjamin Ryan Raymond, of 820 State University Dr., Fort Valley, and Christian Jamal Searcy, 414 Lilly Ave., Macon, are charged with burglary, armed robbery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and weapons charges. FVSU police made a third arrest on November 14. D'zavius Kentrez Williams, of 118 Redbud Dr., Eaton faces the same charges, plus a drug possession charge. The case has been referred to the local District Attorney. Local Weather Forecast Wednesday, Nov. 30 Partly Cloudy : Hi: 58* Lo 30° Thursday, Dec. 1 Sunny Hi: 63" Lo. 32 • Friday, Dec. 2 Sunny Hi:67* 10:34’ Saturday, Dec. 3 Mostly Cloudy Hi: 66’ Lo. 39* Sunday, Dec. 4 Mostly Cloudy Hi: 68’ Lo: 49’ *i7 nt* Peach ( (flinty f or Over 100 Years I Peach Publishing (it. \cuspupcr 7 i 1 a Peach Stuns Carrollton to Win Battle of Trojans \ mu « r v qgfNKP m A # # Peach County Over Tho Top! Trojans QB Kentel Kendrick stretches his right arm over the goal line to score Peach County's second touchdown. The Trojans came from behind to beat heavily favored Carrollton, 19-15 and advance to the semi-finals against Cairo this coming Friday. Photo by Victor Kuikosky By Victor Kuikosky News Editor In a post-game interview. Peach County Head Coach Chad Campbell summed up the key to his team’s thrill¬ ing 19-15 win over Carrollton in three words; “They never quit." Down 15-6 at the half, the Peach County Trojans charged back with an eight-and-a-half minute, hard-hitting drive to seize the momentum. “You hit them straight in the mouth and they did not like it one bit," Its Beginning To LookALot Like Christmas V > N - I ) ' f H ’1 % k • City workers an volunteers raise a ristmas tree in the park next to Fort Valley City Hall. Tis the season .... Photo Contributed by Jo Ann Dankel Campbell told the players after the game. It was Carrollton that started the smash-mouth football. The home team took the opening kick and drove down field, with their running backs tearing off big chunks of yardage. Carrollton capped the drive with a 25-yard pass from Dallas Dickey to Josh Barge, fol¬ lowed by the PAT to go up 7-0. The Peach Trojans answered with a very similar drive: good runs capped by a TD pass. This was one was a screen pass from Kendrick to Debarriaus Miller, who wove through the Carrollton defense for a 34-yard TD. The PAT was blocked, leaving Peach County down 7-6. Carrollton drove to the end zone again, finishing with a 28-yard run by running back Desmond Addison. Carrollton compounded the missed Peach County PAT with a successful two-pointer to go up 15-6, but that turned out to be their last successful visit to the end zone. The scoreless second period featured both defenses tightening up. Peach County got within field goal distance. Continued to page 3 ____ Job Shadowing Gathering Program Steam By Victor Kuikosky News Editor Willing Peach County businesses could soon find themselves attachec to a shadow, come rain or come shine indoors or outdoors. Those “shadows" would be GEC students visiting businesses to watch how jobs are done in the real world The students would be participants in ; new campaign called Peach L.E.A.P.S Ahead to a Brighter Future, the brair child of the Peach Alliance for a Bettei Workforce. The alliance is coalitior of individuals and organizations com¬ mitted to improving the local work force and increasing opportunities foi young people to find productive work Members include Literacy Educatior for Adults in Peach Inc., the Peach County Chamber of Commerce, ant individuals including retired educa¬ tors and area work force development officials. The alliance has held severe meetings in the past year or so in ar effort to develop ideas for improving job training and work force quality ir Peach County. At an alliance meeting held this month, members heard a presentatior on a proposed job shadowing plar from Pat Alston, who described her self as a business consultant “retiree from a lot of things." She recentl) relocated to Fort Valley. The job shad owing idea emerged during previous alliance meetings at which attendee} discussed possibilities for apprentice ship programs. Alston volunteered tc develop an outline for job shadowing campaign, entitled “Peach L E A P.’} Ahead to a Brighter Future.” The purposes of the campaign Alston said, are to, “improve the level of worker education in the county encourage students to stay in the edu cational system, provide experientia learning for students completing theii GED,” and “collaborate with busi nesses as Partners in Progress." Partners in Progress would be local businesses willing to host GED stu¬ dents as job shadowers who woulc observe daily operations at participat ing businesses. Alston said the first step in the cam paign would be to appoint a Campaigr Coordinator who would have over all responsibility for managing PeatT LEAPs Ahead. The coordinator’} responsibilities would include distrib¬ uting a questionnaire to local busi nesses, then collecting analyzing tht responses. The coordinator would alsc screen, approve and monitor Partner in Progress and student shadowing participants. The campaign coordinator woulc also be in charge of promoting the campaign, fundraising, coordinating with schools and maintaining a jot bank. Alston introduced the idea of a “Treasure Chest" of money from donations and grants that would: “con tribute to the Stay in School Initiative assist job shadow students, provide GED Scholarships and defray cam paign costs." Building the Treasure Chest woulc be the first step, followed by print ing campaign materials such as Jot Shadowing Agreements. Guideline} for Students and partners, and sign 1 - that participating businesses coulc display to announce themselves a} Partners in Progress. Before the official campaign launch Alston said Peach LEAPs Aheac should begin a pilot program with t handful of businesses in order to fine out how job shadowing would wort and address any challenges that Continued to page 3