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(Publication Number USDS 534-720)
145th YEAR, NO. 12
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022
1 SECTION, 8 PAGES
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VOTED BY THE VIEWERS OF
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Commissioners Approve New
Perdue Farms Chicken Farm
By VALORI MOORE
Editor
The Taylor County Board
of Commissioners met for
its regular monthly meet
ing on Tuesday, March 1st.
Planning and Zoning Di
rector Rex Robinson pre
sented a conditional use
application, which was ap
proved and recommended
by the P&Z Board, Perdue
Foods, LLC applied for con
ditional use of 203 acres on
North Ed Davis Road for a
chicken farm. The chick
ens on the property will be
in mobile enclosures. The
mobile enclosures are 50 x
150 feet and will each
house 6,000 chickens. Per
due Farms hopes to have
12 mobile enclosures,
which will be solar pow
ered, The project will pro
vide 8 to 10 jobs when com
plete. The Commissioners
unanimously approved the
conditional use application.
Continuing from last
month, the Board is seek
ing a replacement for
County Manager Lenda
Taunton on the E911
Board. The E911 Board
requested a replacement
with someone with finan
cial experience to serve on
the Board's finance com
mittee. With this request,
Mrs. Taunton agreed to re
main on the Board. David
Windham will serve as the
alternate, and the E911
Board will be notified of
these appointments.
The River Valley Region,
which includes Taylor
County, has been desig
nated as an *Age-Friendly
Region" by the American
Association of Retired Per
sons. Age-friendly commu
nities implement changes
According to Reynolds Po
lice Chief Lonnie J. Holder,
the Reynolds Police De
partment arrested Vincent
Jones, a 59 year old male
of Danville, GA, for Bur
glary and Criminal Tres
pass.
On March, 21st, an E911
dispatcher stated that a
call was received reporting
a male riding a bicycle and
trespassing on the property
at the wood yard on GA
Hwy. 95.
Sgt. Vernon Humphrey
and Sgt. David McCants
arrived on scene, but did
not see Jones, Sgt.
Humphrey went to Fort
Wayne for coffee, when one
of the employees stated
that an individual was in
one of the rooms, and no
one was supposed to be in
the room.
Forced entry was gained
into the room, and Sgt.
Humphrey took Jones into
custody. A local citizen
identified Jones as the in
dividual on his property at
the old wood yard. Jones
was captured by the sur
veillance camera.
Jones was transported to
the Taylor County Jail,
wdiere he was charged with
Burglary and Criminal
Trespass.
Chief Holder thanks the
citizens for the camera foot
age and Sgt. Humphrey for
a great job. He said, “Build
ing positive relationships
and bridges with citizens is
key to solving crimes."
Johnson Hosts
“Pig Pickin’”
It was the kind of old-
school politics that have
been forgotten in the age of
technology, an old-fash
ioned, “y’all come" event by
a candidate to say thanks
to his supporters and wel
come new friends.
In a throwback to the way
politics used to be, Con
gressional candidate and
former Trump administra
tion official Wayne Johnson
joined host Ed Swearingen
to have a “Pig Pickin’ 1 ' last
Thursday at the Silver Dol
lar Racetrack Shop, owned
by Swearingen in Taylor
County.
“The unfortunate part
about modern-day cam
paigns is that candidates
hide behind television com
mercials and oversized
postcards instead of meet
ing people in person," said
Johnson, who served for
three years as a senior offi
cial in the Trump Adminis-
Ld Swearingen and Wayne Johnson
tration. “Our campaign
wanted the chance to shake
hands and say thanks to
the people who are support
ing the campaign.”
Johnson took the stage -
by standing on two chairs
pushed together - to an
nounce that the theme of
his campaign is to “Stop
The Stupid in Washing
ton”. He showcased his
2003 Ford 150 pickup that
has this slogan written
across the side and held up
his campaign yard signs
emblazoned with his
“Wayne Johnson for Con
gress' 1 logo and with the
“Stop The Stupid In Wash
ington” slogan,
Wayne also announced
that bumper stickers with
the slogan “Stop The Stu
pid in Washington” are
available for free by going
to his campaign website
and registering to receive
campaign updates. The
website is:
JohnsonCongress.com.
More than 200 support
ers from five counties in the
2nd District joined Wayne
and his campaign team, led
by Don Cole, at the “Pig
pickin'*. Johnson and his
traveling BBQ Pit roasted
three pigs and link sausage
along with all the fixings of
a traditional South Georgia
BBQ. For four hours, the
crowd mingled with
Johnson, his campaign
team, and fellow Republi
cans - listening to music and
>See Wayne Johnson on p. 3
Taylor County 4-H’ers Place In
Cloverleaf Project Achievement
Taylor County 4-H'ers participated in the Cloverleaf Project Achievement this
past Saturday at Mossy Creek Middle School in Kathleen, GA. There were
330 4th-6th graders competing in 67 different project areas. These 4-H f ers
created posters and wrote a five minute speech to present their project area to
judges and other youth in that category. While at Cloverleaf DPA, these girls
made friendship bracelets that will be sent to youth all over the country, played
minute to win it games, and made a few new friends along the way. Taylor
County 6th graders who competed were: Lilia Beth Summers, placing first in
Sports - Individual (Golf), and Hallie Jo Pandolfi, placing first in Cat Care.
Fifth grader Anna Beth Carpenter placed second in Performing Arts - Instru
mental (Guitar), and 4th Grader Scarlet Dawn Ritchey placed second in Health.
For Burglary In Reynolds Wayne
Choice Awards
Congratulations to Ms. Betty's Fried Chicken for
winning 41 WMGT’s 2022 Viewers' Choice Award.
Ms. Betty's won first place in Fried Chicken, first
place in Chicken Wings, and placed second in Des
serts.
School Board Recognizes
that make communities
more livable for people of >See Commissioners on p. 4
Ms. Betty’s Fried
Chicken Wins 41
WMGT’s Viewers’
Students’ Accomplishments
By VALORI MOORE
Monday. March 14th, the
Taylor County Board of
Education held its regular
monthly meeting. The
meeting was opened with
the Invocation by Roy
Morrell, Deacon at Taylor
Mill Baptist Church.
The 2022 STAR (Student
Teacher Achievement Rec
ognition) Student is Tiya
Davis, who chose Mrs.
Tammy Berryhill as her
STAR Teacher. Tiya is a
senior at Taylor County
High School. The STAR
Student must have the
highest score on a single
test date on the SAT and be
in the top 10 percent or top
10 students of their class
based on grade point aver
age. The STAR Teacher is
selected by the STAR Stu
dent as the teacher who lias
made the most significant
contribution to their scho
lastic development. Tiya
and Mrs. Berryhill were
present at the meeting and
addressed the Board.
The upper elementary
school was highlighted at
this month’s meeting. As
part of the Bench mark Lit
eracy Program, several stu
dents in Mrs. Dana Smith’s
fourth grade class wrote
opinion pieces on a fifth
grade writing prompt,
which covered 11 different
standards. These students
shared their opinion pieces
on “My favorite invention of
the future, a helper robot
or a flying car” at the meet
ing. They are: Abigail
Kirksey, Bree Watson,
Lindsey Bass, Miah
Hartley, Skylar Lester,
Adam Ramey, and Luanis
Ortiz-Rivera.
March 14-18, 2022 was
School Board Appreciation
Week. Board members
were thanked for their ser
vice and presented with
gifts from the school dis
trict and the Georgia
School Board Association.
Policy JBCB eliminates
the opportunity for out of
county students. The
Board plans to revert back
to allowing out of county
students. The current tu
ition for out of county stu-
Danville Man Arrested
dents is $500 per year. The
Board will consider an in
crease in tuition, to at least
$750 per student, per year.
This policy amendment
was tabled for a 30 day re
view’ period.
The Young Georgia Au
thors Writing Competition
is a regional competition
>See School Board on p. 8
Congressional
Candidate
Notice
Butler City Hall will be CLOSED
on Tuesday, March 29th, for staff to
attend training. Thank you.