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See details throughout this edition! (Publication Number USPS 534-720) 144th YEAR, NO. 44 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 1 SECTION, 10 PAGES 50 CENTS PER COPY 2021 TCHS Homecoming Queen Court The 2021 Taylor County High School Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime of Friday night's Homecoming game against Manchester. The Homecoming Court represen tatives (l-r) are: back row, Freshman Khamryn Ogbuni, Sophomore Keilynn Sapp, Fresh man Jordan Towns, Junior Caroline Albritton, and Junior Carlee Cromer Not pictured is Sophomore Kadedria McDowell. Front row are Seniors who will vie for the crown: Hannah Youngblood, Ty’Mira Chatmon, Jalaya McDowell, Madison Green, and Natalie Rohren 3 y B •>, -1 fi * PPM FV 1 in 11* i j "1" 2 1 (iff) # 1 1 J J ?j j ifj 2021 TCHS Homecoming King Candidates The 2021 Homecoming King will be crowned during the Homecoming Pep Rally Friday. The pep rally begins at 2 p.m. Homecoming King candidates (l-r) are: Seniors, Rett Harris, Jarell Brown, Nickloas Woodard, Turner Lay field, and Austin Coker. It’s Homecoming Week At Taylor County High School Nov, 1-5 is Homecoming Week at Taylor County High School, with plenty of excitement and activities. A Car Smash was held after school on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, from 4-5:30 p.m. The annual Powder Puff foot ball game will be held Thurs day, Nov. 4th, at 6 p.m., at Vi king Stadium Friday, Nov. 5th, the Home coming Pep Rally will be held at 2 p.m. The 2021 Homecom ing King will be crowned dur ing this event. Seniors vying for the crown are: Jarell Brown, Austin Coker, Rett Harris, Turner Lay field, and Nickloas Woodard, The Homecoming Game will also be Friday, Nov, 5th, begin ning at 7:30 p.m. The Vikings will take on the Manchester Blue Devils. During halftime, one of the follow ing senior la dies will be crowned the 2021 Homecoming Queen: 'IV Mira Chatmon, Madison Green, Jalaya McDowell, Natalie Rohrer, and Hannah Young blood. Khamryn Ogburn and Jordan Towns will represent 9th grade on the court. Repre senting 10th grade are Kadedria McDowell and Keilynn Sapp, and Caroline Albritton and Carlee Cromer will represent 11th grade, The week will culminate with the 2021 Homecoming Dance, to be held Saturday, Nov, 7th, from 8 to 10 p.m,, in the high school cafcteria. Spirit Days are being Held every day this week. Monday was Generation Day. Seniors dressed as senior citizens, jun iors as parents, sophomores as tweens, and freshmen as ba bies. Tuesday was Versus Day, such as Cowboys vs. Aliens, Heroes vs. Villains. Wednes day was Celebrity Day, fol lowed by Mourning Day on Thursday, and Friday is Spirit Day. There is a lot going on at your alma mater this week, and you can be part of the festivities by “returning home" for the Homecoming Game Friday night! Public Meetings Set For Regional Transportation Sales Tax Project List The Executive Committee of the River Valley Regional IVansportation Roundtable has set a series of public meetings to allow 7 for review of the Draft Constrained Investment List for the following counties, com- prising a special district for continuation of a regional transportation sales and use tax: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster. The 10 year TLA fore cast by the state economist projects $564M in funding for transportation projects in the region from 2023 to 2032. The Transportation Invest ment Act of 2010 is a law pre scribing the process to call for a regional sales tax referendum for transportation projects. The regional tran spoliation sales tax process is a mechanism for voters in the region to enact a ten-year 1% sales tax for trans portation projects like road maintenance, road construc tion, bridge, safety, transit, aviation, bicycle, and pedes trian projects. The renewal pro cess began in early 2019 when counties within the River Val ley region authorized initiation of the renewal process for a re gional transportation sales and use tax. River Valley was one of 3 regions in the state to ap prove a regional transportation sales tax in 2012. Over the past 18 months, the Executive Committee met sev eral times to consider which of 232 regional-impact projects nominated by the local govern ments to include in the final In vestment List. Ultimately, 46 > See TSPLOST Project List on page 5. Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, Nov. 7 th Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov, 7th, at 2 a*m* Remember to move your clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night, Nov. 6th, The Butler Fire Department reminds every one that this is the perfect time to check and replace the batteries in your smoke and car bon monoxide detectors. ftuqdt for IfffjiHp Angels for VUftngs win be providing Christmas for the less fortunate boy* and girls of the Taylor County School system in partnership with the McKinney -Vento Foundation. If you would like to help a chiJdlren), please contact Latonja Turner, (478-39M4S4 ceil) - {706-526-4845 direct line) n]rner,kgpq|affitaylorfrp* qrgor Connie Brown, {478-771-8296 direct line; 478-9554460 cell) brown counter^toylftrfrftf .org at the Taylor County Board of Education. 478-862-5224 Main office number Donations and/or gift cards will also be accepted- Monetary donations will be used to purchase extra gifts. Please bring/send all donations to the Board Office. 23 Mulberry Street, by November 30.2021. Thank you for your generosity. 11 Timothy *:7 KJV I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 1 have kept the faith: