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®he Sutler BUeralfo “Your Newspaper Since 1876” (Publication Number USPS 534-720) 144th YEAR, NO. 50 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021 1 SECTION, 10 PAGES 50 CENTS PER COPY Reynolds Police Department Honored At 13th Annual Awards Banquet Thursday evening, Dec. 9th t Reynolds Police Chief Lonnie Holder hosted the 13th Annual Awards Banquet to honor Reynolds Police Officers, staff, and local citizens. Chief Holder welcomed the large crowd of over 200 people, and Cpl. Sean Humphrey read the police poem, “The Job IDo ? \ The Invocation was given by Pastor Cedric Thomas, before dinner was served, Martin's BBQ provided a barbecue dinner. Chief Holder introduced the guest speaker; City of Buena Vista Mayor Kevin T. Brown. Awards were presented OS follows: Appreciation Awards, Officer Jeffrey Thomas, Officer Delane Hill, and Officer Clifford Albritton; Top Shot Award, Officer Clifford Albritton; Most Improved Officer, Senior Officer Danny Anthony, Jr.; Julian Knight Award, Cpl. Sean Humphrey; Chiefs Award, Cpl. Sean Humphrey; Leadership Award, Lt. Christopher Gillispie; 2021 Officer of the Year, Sgt. Vermon Humphrey. The Humanitarian Award was presented to Mr Walter Forsling and accepted by his children, Karen Acree and Mark Forsling. The Citizen of the Year Award went to Rev. David Towns, Jr.; and. the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to State Representative Patty Bentley. The evening closed with the Benediction by Pastor Thomas. Chamber Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Bentley-Montford Mortuary The Taylor County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Grand Reopening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony last Monday night f Dec. 17th, at Bentley-Montford Mortuary in Butler; as Team Bentley rejoined the Chamber Following the ceremony, during a Chamber After Hours event, guests enjoyed dinner, music, and fellowship under the tent. Pictured are State Representative Patty Bentley and Team Bentley with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, City of Butler, and City of Reynolds. Mary Bentley Will Chair T.C. BOE In 2022 By VALORI MOORE Editor The Taylor County Board of Education met Monday night for the regular December meet ing, which was opened with the Invocation by Reynolds Police Chief Lonnie Holder, Superintendent Jennifer Albritton offered condolences to the families of Ms. Julia Law, who worked for the school sys tem for over 30 years, and Mrs. Naomi Carter, a paraprofos- sional for the school system and wife of longtime school board member, the late Reginald Carter. Mrs. Albritton also thanked Connie Brown and LaTonja Turner for successfully com pleting the third year of “An gels for Vikings” to help chil dren in need. Fifty-two “an gels” were very generous and served around 100 children and 38 families. She thanked the community that always rises to the occasion, Taylor County Middle School was recognized for being named a Distinguished Breakout School by the Geor gia Association of Secondary School Principals. This honor is for schools that are high achieving and dramatically improving student achieve ment. Mrs. M ah a ley Parks, TCHS Assistant Principal, explained that there is a new high school coding/drones class, “Founda tions of Engineering'’. This class is a STEM (Science, Tech nology, Engineering, and Math) class as part of the CTAE pro gram, It is taught by Mrs, Hoffman. Several students demonstrated their work in this class: JoLyn New, Mario Mathis, Jacob Keith, Brian Brown, Ladonya Green, Shervyn Praveen, and Rand Cross. A few of these students programmed games, which were tried out by board mem ber Wayne Mclnvale. Superintendent Albritton thanked Greg Brown and Dr, Glenda La ti more for serving as Chair and Vice Chair, respec tively, of the Board in 2021. The Chair and Vice Chair are determined by a rotation sys tem of the board members. According to the rotation, Dr. Latimore is slated to be Chair in 2022, but she declined. So, Mary Bentley will chair the board in 2022, with Greg Brown serving as vice chair. The rotation skipped board members Wayne Mclnvale and Wes Summers last year, since they were new board members and w r ere ineligible. Super Bowl Champion Mai com Mitchell has a literary initiative in which he visits schools and presents each stu dent with one of his books. Mrs, Albritton said Mitchell has a great personal story and encourages reading. The cost of the program is $15 per stu dent. She asked the Board to consider the program, which would be paid with ESSER(El ementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds. This will be revisited >See Board of Education on p.9 Correction In the Dec. 9th edition of The Taylor County News, the Tay lor County Commissioners meeting article stated, “McCarthy said that there will be another application window in 2022 for the landfill grant for door to door trash pickup in the county,” The grant will be for equipment to help unload gar bage from rail at the landfill. The News apologizes for this error. City Of Butler Holiday Trash Pickup Christmas: Trash will be normally scheduled this week and the following week. New Yearns Day: Trash will be normally scheduled this week and the following week- Alabama Woman Arrested On Drug Charges In Reynolds According to Reynolds Police Chief Lonnie J. Holder, on Dec. 12th, Senior Officer Danny Anthony, Jr. was patrolling Hwy. 96 East in the city limit of Reynolds, when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Senior Officer Anthony initi ated his emergency equipment and conducted a traffic stop. As he approached the vehicle and explained the traffic stop to the driver, he detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, Anthony asked the driver if there was any marijuana in the vehicle or on her person, and the driver confirmed that she had mari juana in a pink bag inside the driver’s side door. The driver stated, “Y’all can search the vehicle," Sgt. Vernon Humphrey ar rived on scene and a search was conducted. Sgt. Humphrey re trieved a green, leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana in a pink bag, a cigar contain ing a green, leafy substance, and a vapor tank containing THC oil. The driver, Brittany Lechelle Rice, a 32 year old female of Birmingham, AL, stated that she had smoked marijuana about 20 minutes earlier. A Georgia State Trooper arrived on scene and conducted a field sobriety test. He determined that Rice was under the influ ence of drugs. Rice was arrested and trans ported to the Taylor County Jail, where warrants were taken for Speeding, 72 mph in a 50 mph speed zone; Posses sion of Marijuana Less than an Ounce; Possession of a Con trolled Substance; and Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. Georgia Farm Bureau Remembers The Late Julian Whatley The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation held its 84th An nual Convention at Jekyll Island on Dec. 5-7. During the event, former county Farm Bureau presidents who passed away during the year were recognized at a memorial ser vice. Mr. Gene Brunson (right) accepted a recognition from Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall (left) honor ing the late Julian Whatley of Reynolds. Mr. Whatley served as President of Taylor County Farm Bureau from 1968- 1980. A Hometown Christmas A “Hometown Christinas” photo backdrop is available for everyone to use for festive photos and is hosted by Public Service Telephone Com pany, The photo backdrop is located on the Pub lic Service fence at the comer of Highway 96 and Highway 128 in Reynolds and includes a live Christmas Tree, hay bales, lights, and more. The Public Service family hopes your family enjoys making precious memories this holiday season. Merry Christmas from the Public Service family to yours! Taylor County Board Of Assessors Notification Notice is hereby given that a member of the appraisal staff will review and inspect properties which are the subjects of an active building permit for changes and improvements which have been made to the property. Also, site visits and review s will he made, if determined needed, in all of Taylor County of residential, agricul tural, and commercial properties to determine if im provements have been made or verifications need to be made in our data. These appraisal reviews will include measuring struc tures, listing construction information, and photograph ing the subject property. The majority of these field reviews will take place in the coming weeks, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. f Monday through Friday. Ap praisal staff will be in a vehicle dearly marked Taylor County Tax Assessors or GMASS Contractor/Appraiser. For more information or concerns on this notification, please contact the Assessors Office at ( 47 8) 862-3802 or by email taylortax(?fpstel.net.