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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015
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JEFFERSON. JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
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Wednesday, August 18, 1%«
Auto Thefts Eyed By Grand Jury, Judge, Solicitor General
i Counts- were discus*** h* * a ' & f w
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WINDER FIRM TO PUT
PLANT AT MAYSVILLE
It Jrtkson "el* illreussod b , , ht srand
\ .itkiw £ f " cri!l **“ l " 1 ' J U<! S« AirtBt UK August Urm
j gaf*n cr Court.
ar of the heavy load of murder case*, none of the 69
,ao thffl e«ci And there was doubt as to
p, could be brought up when court resumes Sept 20
fpa! j«y endorse*! •' report of Sol. Ccn. Floyd Hoard'in
% sfntl)' sta,ed ,h5t ,a “’ enforcement has had to rij;ht
^TruciJMl element M and the "respectable element’' in Its
Lide*" “P ,hc ,hofl rackets. He referred also to cl-
Jickson County citizens to set the sentence of former
B Brooks suspended!.
L rtfch «* one prepared by Hoard Tor a state Senate com.
JJ.fceh It toTWtlfrtting auto thefts In the state.
fcrfCWmU' has been described as the “hub" or the stolen car
j p tht* prt of Georgia.
jW mrk Dub shoo »nil Sol. Gun. IfolKl dccJilr ^| tlul
fcftSW of Hus JYor Ikcru hail not boon a juislc
(jsff OX Ultd Which could he conncclnd wiih automobile
rs,
j W of «“ shcrirfj department mlshl he lhc cxplam.
I dirJ the solicitor
i Colombo Tells
Jor New Yr.
IS6366 school year
Bcs barf been announced
■Ifejt V L Colombo,
lb: its of school will be
K Lf. 30. Mr Colombo
llairri will hold pre-plan-
5 through Friday, Aug,
litfl be dosed on Labor
*»=irrf
h&J cf registration, pic-
|t be leauil and for ele-
l«Ss *111 be made. In
t ud insurance will
4 Rodents are request-
h I4r (oilowing informs-
4to their homeroom
in address or phone
■*» additions to the fam-
ia employment of
furdian
^ or parent changes.
•I td tlementaiy sta
ir ^ moved into the
£ *^T «hool attendance
to contact the
tte school they will
otdfr to plan their
[**> M. Jlr. Colombo
i^Jttd that this be done
Pb-TT 01 Auj ' -U5t 23-2J
LAU” 01 Khao1 tUih
efficient time for
IT the necessary
l v previous school
L T^lb'Urd, Parents of
|hTf 1 ^dents should
1^P* 1 of Jefferson
|W^ to the
^ elementary
Id** 1 thc P rinci -
B < “arioi» Elementary
1^,.
1^8 brifl H thclr
*11 other pertin-
PbevJ™® lhe “bool
a 0rdtT lo h*
Rft> for rorollment
l^a, ; 4a Elodcrgar-
1^ ' h - J '<-
He had noted earlier In his report that this county had recently
had a sheriff convicted In Fulton Superior Court ■* for a crime In-
wived in the subject under study".
The solicitor went on to say:
‘This sheriff. John ft. Brooks, received "a sentence of five years.
ApiK-als were taken and denied. According to our judicial process,
Justice had been done This, however, did not slop the efforts of
some to secure an obstruction of our judicial processes.
"Subsequently, and pending thc time prior to being sent off to
serve his sentence, a request was made to the courts to suspend
the sentence ol the sheriff. This request was made by 259 people,
many of whom arc leaders and moulders of public opinion in our
county. Sonic are even public officials,
+ Of course, the respectable people who signed this request did
not realize the ImpJiCDlions of their conduct, that they were ac
tually endorsing. Indirectly, the criminal dement in our county
and state. Law enforcement has actually been confounded with at
least two problems Doing combat with both the criminal clement
and the respectable element of our society. Of course their motives
arc different but the end results thc same: Trouble for law en
forcement."
Judge Dunahoo declared in his charge that the work of law off!
ccrs in breaking up several organized automobile larceny groups
In (he county diovvs "that we can gel results when a all out effort
Is made”.
He noted that with a possible load of eight capital] felonies facing
the August term of court, it was likely that no auto case could be
tried in the regular term. Judge Dunahoo noted, however, that the
term would he recessed until September. (It Is scheduled to re
sume on Sept. 20).
Continuing, Judge Dunahoo said:
“The law enforcement agencies, through the organization of
special squads, have made a sustained effort In this area and have
broken up several organized auiomobllc larceny groups. This shows
that we can got results when an all-out effort is made."
Sol, Gen. Hoard, in his eight-page report, made these sugges
tion* •
—'D'al a stale Automobile Theft Squad be established and ade
quately staffed with n centralized reporting and record system
'—lb.it a formula be established whereby grants could be made
in certain instances when the Incidence of a specified crime had
taker a sharp increase in a local area. The grants would be aimed
at curtailing that crime by giving financial aid in brlngng lhe ac
cused to trial.
-Til, nUklllhmuil of llcemlns aort nmlro] ovtr look ood ul.
vage yards.
" < ’™ ,c "”" vu,ri p,,,t "’ rd " n " ““
1,1 « >*» B™u»t IhF Ctorri. Bofcoo of InvMli.
gallon full investigative and i
thc stale.
1 arresting authority in any county i
-A rrtjufrmonl u Pll , ul0 nKoaf.rtoriri ijiil.ll idciuffylni
” T* 4 " Ihc nmiwnil ports befor, Nlowin, IhrrtI
1 J? 5tl| l , P c ' 1 lr -'» Gtorcio or mondf.rt.irtd .nd sold la iht ,taic
Tkr oollnldr aoltd If.,1 ,f ,h. | rt n,o 0 |r m o[ j, cbtin ^
pcrlnr Coart, the crond fur)' muned , 1,1.1 of -,q chifscs sril , n
mil of .Ulpmohilc Isrrtar t nd rrloltd orimr. "We Jinva « Ihf,
time disposed of ID of these charges,” he said
Sol. Grn. flaird »™i on 10 ..ploia ihu, to, 0 „ c thl „ s , ht W1 i
of proooMlnc .0 mini !.« Is .lomsl prohibitive. Nothing llul
™ ,C " “ 8W0 per dir, ho M,d lh« 00 Umn
aJoU would amount to over $63,000.
“‘I' 1 " 1 ,h ' 1 lht murtnllnB mighi hv .lightod ...gominl «
lie lrt rtP'liBrti in lh. U mr ladlrtpiCM with
Other charsM tut noii-d -th. burdrn of tli. njort is mom than tan
be born with cur limited time and money".
Kennemore Gets Life;
Attorneys To Appeal
Attorneys for Richard Kennemore—sentenced to life imprisonment
for thc death of Donald Marlowe—have announced they will file an
appeal.
Kcnnenioro, 27-yuar-old Gaipes-
villian, was sentenced at 8:55 p.m.
Friday by Judge Mark Dunahoo.
Thc sentence was mandatory in
view qf thc Jury's verdict of guilty
with a recommendation for mercy.
Kennemore wept quietly when
ho heard the jury’s verdict and
again when he was sentenced.
Thc all-male jury received thc
case at D:£0 p.m. Thursday. They
deliberated until 11 p.m. when
they were told to retire. Delibera
tions resumed at 9 a.m. Friday and
continued until Friday night when
the verdict was relumed.
The courtroom was full much
of thc five days thc trial was In
progress, despite hot, humid wea
ther and occasional showers.
Some 36 witnesses were called
by the prosecution, led by Sol-
Gen. Floyd Hoard. The defense
called several character witnesses,
an aunt and uncle of the accused
man and Kennemore himself, who
made an unsworn statement,
stoutly denied having killed Mar
lowe but said, his wife had been In
volved with the Pendergrass man,
He said that on one occasion
when his wife and daughter went
to Florida, he was told by Mar-
lowc's wife that her husband had
also gone lo Florida. Kennemore
said he called thc place where his
wife was to go and w told that
man. woman and little girl’
were In the room.
Jackson Superior Court will
fiium* on Monday, Sapt. 20,
judge M*rk Dunahoo ha» an
nounced.
The trial* of William Sallamy,
30-year-old Noflro charpod with
rap* and murdar In the daath of
Mn. T. D, Raldlino at Conv
marco, and of William Kannc-
more, chafed In th* d " th *
Donald Marlowe, ar* **P«t*d
to t>* hald,
Hr mid of • <-IP
Mountain hr hU wile.
lhc Kvnncmore-i older dMO ■
Cheryl, a. The Kep»ea«'«
heve a lheee.ye.rald
dren. Marlowe was the son of a
prominent Jefferson restaurant
owner, N, C. (Duck) Marlowe, who
sat Intently watching the proceed
ings in the courtroom.
Thc jury was excluded several
times during thc lengthy trial as
various points and motions were
brought up by the attorneys.
William Kennemore, Richard's
17-ycar-old brother, also has been
indicted on charges of murder In
connection with thc Marlowe
death. Hu could go lo trial when
Superior Court resumes Sept. 20.
Marlowe, with shotgun wounds
In the side, wax found by the side
of his wrecked auto near Tender-
grass on February - 37 of this year,
Mrs. Rigdon, Widow
Of Minister, Dies
Il's official. Maysvillc will gel the Industry.
Barrow M/g. of Winder announced early this week that it would
locate a branch fr. the north Jackson community.
William Jennings, president of I —
thc firm, said applications for cm- ia n ...
Payment will be taken In the tirur I ”lfS. WOWlI; / L f UieS
future. 1 Air*. Stella lfenetcy Brown, 72,
Initially, those chosen will be Piedmont Si., Commerce, died Sat-
taken (o the Statham plant for
training. In thc meantime, the old
school gymnasium at Maysvllle
will be prepared for operations.
When it Is readied, lhe employes
will be moved in mass to Mays-
vllle.
Although only « to 50 em
ployes will be needed at first, It
Is hoped the plant will eventually
employ aboui 300 persons. Most
will be women. The firm manufac
tures men's and boys’ trousers,
Thc Maysvlllc Community Im
provement Club, headed by lhc
Rev. Bryan Edwards, sparked ef
forts toward getting the new in
dustry. Members assisted with a
labor survey which was conducted
for thc Barrow firm and have pro
vided other services.
City Court To
Open Monday
The August term, City Court of
Jefferson, will get underway at
9:30 am. Monday.
Civil cases will be taken up first,
followed by criminal eases.
Sixty jurors have been drawn
for the term. They arc as follows;
A. S. Johnston Jr.. S. H Bolton.
Ernest if. Hall, John P. Dyer,
Thad P. Pirklc, Billy Cash, Phil-
lip Williams, Aroel] Farmer, John
D. Johnson. Lawrence L. William
son. Grady Cooper, W. Claudia
Waters, Joe B. lfale, Donald
Childs, F. It Hooke, L. G. Jackson.
Robert 1L Gilbert, Curtis Potts,
Charles A. Hardy and James
Attending State Congress M “ K
Mrs. B. M. Rigdon Sr., a former
wife of thc lute Rev. R. M. Rag-
don. one-time pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Jefferson, died
at the home of Mrs. G. L. Trent
ham in Savannah.
Funeral services will bo held
this (Wednesday) morning at the
Isle of Hope Baptist Church In Sa
vannah at 11:30 a.m. Interment
was to be in the church cemetery
In Cullodion.
Jackson 4-H Clubbers
Two Jackson County 4-H Club
members — both North District
winners ■— arc competing this
week in the Stale 4-H Congress in
Atlanta.
They are Shirley Johnson and
Ralph Braswell.
Shirley Is lo compete Thursday
morning In the veterinary science
category and Ralph demonstrated
this morning In beef production.
They were accompanied by Miss
Eleanor Embcfson. county home
economist, and Lamar Blgham, av
sistanl country agricultural agent.
Shirley l* the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Johnson, Jefferson
Route 2. and Ralph ts the son of
Mr and Mrs. Millard Bruewfll.
Athens Route 2.
urday at the BanksJackson-Com
merec Hospital after an extended
Illness.
She was bom In Fannin County
Jan. 31, 1883, daughter of the late
Larva and J. C. Hensley. Mrs.
Brown was a member of thc Mud
Creek Baptist Church in Haber
sham County.
Her husband, Willie S. Brown,
died In 1055
Funeral sendees were held at
3 p.m. Monday at lhc Belton Bap
tist Church with thc Rev, Horace
Reed officiating. Interment was in
thc church cemetery.
Surviving arc five sons, Arthur
and Jack Brown, both of Gaines
ville, Willard Brown, Doravlllc,
Telford Brown, Commerce, and J.
C. Brown, Chicago, 111.; three
daughters, Mrs. J. T. Pendergrass,
Norcross. Mrs. C. W. Ward and
Mrs. Stephen Kokorugg*. both of
OoraviUe; two brothers, Arvclo
Hensley. Madison, and Wesley
Hensley, Glllsvllle; one sister, Mrs.
Thomas 1L Brock, GUUvfile; 19
grandchildren and 11 great-grand
children.
Ivie Funeral Home had charge.
JAYCEFS READY TO SELL HERALD SUB
SCRIPTIONS — Hero is a group of lhe Jackson
Coonfy Junior Chamber of Commerce members,
P*d* ond pencil* in hind, ready to beqln th*fr
Ml* of Jackson Herald subscription*, Th* Jeycee*
Will pet *1 for each lubseription wld, whether it
it new or renewal, and they will V i* the money
for their many communlly-wld* projects. The
member* Includ*;--James Edward Black, Thoma*
H. Blatkrtock, Larry Vance Bullock, Albert Burke,
who I* president, Sam Chapman, Ralph Joel Davit,
Henry H, Hosier, Jerry Lee Oover, Johnny Horace
Garrison, Albert Byron Holder, Theron Massey
Kesler, Donald R. Lord, Gerald ft. Mflchel), Ars.
drew D. Muse Jr., Arthur H. Parr Jr v Talmadge
Perry, Jack RusmII Porter, James D. StoodHv
mire, Raymon O. Swaim, Douglas Water* and
Clinton Young. Contact on* ef them today and
subscribe or renew!
Charles E. Hill, Eddie Roy Hag
gard. W. Haynic Porter, R. Lee
Maddox, Bobby Hancock. F. H.
Williamson Jr. f Reed Parham, B. C.
Hooper. E. J. Gillespie, w, T.
Cheater. Gut M. Davis, James Don
ald Lord, J, M. Armstrong, 1 loyal
Hlx. Guy L. Flceman, M. D, Wil
son, George M. Dow, Don Hill,
Ralph Bray Jr. and Dclow Webb,
Aaron Cash. Lester M Sagan,
James R. Palmer, Norman Ste
phens, Thomas Ellis Whitlock, Okie
Phillips, H. B, Braselton. A. Cur
tis Smith, C. J. Hardman, Homer
V. 1 Sellers.. Emory W. Ingram, Hoy
Wofford, Robert L. Vaughn, Hoke
Kent, J. A. Stringer, Paul M, Tate,
Mrs. M a reel I e Hurst, Hoke S.
Oeckrr, Summit- Rankin and
Kincbey David.
Berry King, 60, Dies
Berry King, 60. Winder Route
died unexpectedly Thursday at
his home.
He was born June 3, 1905 at
Clover, S.C., son of the late Elijah
King and Ivio Ann Clark.
Funeral services were held at 2
p.m. Sunday at the White Plains
Baptist Church. The Rev*. J.
McN'cal and Baseom Skelton offici
ated and Interment was In the
church cemetery.
Surviving arc his wife; five
daughters and three sons;
Mr*. L. C. McDaniel. Hoschton.
Mrs. R. I-. McDaniel and Mrs. John
Kooks, both ot Winder, Mrs. Ore
Page. Dacul*; Mrs. Junior Carter
and Willie L*o, bolh of Jefferson;
PFC Charles -King and FFC James
W. King, both of U.S, Army; four
brothers, Nair King, Rock Hill,
S.C., Leonard! King, Dalton; Clin.
King, Monroe, and Buford
King, California; three sisters. Mrs.
Ollle Pinson, Ohio, Sirs, Itoyt Mc
Daniel, Marietta, and Miss Mandy
King. Rock lull, S.C.; 33 grandchil
dren and four'great-grandchildren.
Kelley Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.
Grand Jury Recommends
Four Court Sessions
i^wi-isiBarsxtasSjs
° ui “ ha,) ^ lubut^ .me
M ™1un>-|lc S MMIoii »hlth will rtflUlK- thc
II tnis month might not payment of ad valorem taxes on
cd by
come lo trial berate 1967. This is
brtalur bond, roiy u- nudo rpr
two terms rnd thm ,rc oo. only
IMti term* a year,
Thc grand jury, headed by
Worth Wilkes, made thc recom
mendation in Its regular present
ment*.
It also recommended:
That the solicitor general and
sheriff be Provided with an in-
vestigator or investigator-: to aid
with thclr work in Jackson County
That the grand jury mcei In
February and August as. usual
ren if four terms are set.
That lhe sheriff be paid igjj
cents per mile for transportation
expenses for him and his deputies,
making it retroactive lo Jan. 1,
196S. "until put on salary". That
he be paid tunkey fee and board
for prisoners each month as pre
vious sheriffs have been paid.
That all vehicle* used In the
sheriffs department for law en
forcement bo adequately marked
ns required by law and all deputies
be In uniform.
molor vehicles at the lime licenses
are purchased.
News
Flashes...
Revival services 1*111 begin at
Academy Baptist Church Sunday
and go through Friday' night, Aug,
27.
Thc Rev. Glynn Hayes, pastor
of Johnson Drive Baptist Church
Athens, will conduct the scries.
Services will be each night at a
That more strict enforcement be
carried out for Burring on the
highways.
Funeral For Mr. Sikes
Held On Thursday
J«j Talmatlgo Sikes. 70, of Jef-
ferson Route 2, died early Wednes
day. Aug. 11, in a private nursing
home following an extended ill
ness.
Mr. Sikes, a lifelong resident of
Jackson County, was a son of the
late Joe and Carolina Carrulh
Sikes. He was a retired textile
worker and a member of the Gali
lee Christian Church.
Survivors; two son Marvil
Sikes of Jefferson and Elmer C,
Sikes of Springficd. Md.; brother,
G. R. Sikea of RennettsviUc. S.C;
two sisters, Mrs, Ota V. Fleming
of Bogart and Mrs. Vet* Mannatd
of Athens; four grandchildren,
Funeral services were at 3 pjn.
Thursday at the Galftee Christum
Church, the Rev. Tom Plank of-
Delating. Burial was in the church
cemetery'
RardoiDh-Werd Funeral Home
h„d charge.
. The M*o*n reunion will be
held Sunday at the Jefferson Slub-
house. All friends and relatives
of the late I. T. Hogan are Invited
to attend and bring a picnic lunch.
..Jack!* Barrett of the Commerce
FFA chapter was among nearly
1,000 "youth scholars’' attending
the 3Tlh American Institute of Co
operation at the University of Mis
souri, August 8-1L
. . . TWO JHf*r*«<i high Khool girl*
are among the 300 bright Georgia
students visiting the University of
Georgia this week to become ac
quainted With college life.
They arc Mazy L. McElhannon
and Virginia Claire Adams.
Five Commerce youths attend
ed Boys' State In Atlanta recently.
Sponsored by American Legion
Posi 97. thc Commerce Chamber
of Commerce and the Commerce
Kiwanis Club, the youths Includ
ed David Sorrow. Jackie Barrett,
Robert Oliver, Terry Brown and
Greg Perry.
Tea Party to meet Aug. 25
Jefferson
school budget adds
25 employees
The Tea Party of
Northeast Georgia
will hold its month
ly meeting on Tuesday.
Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at
the Holiday Inn Express
at Banks Crossing.
The guest speaker will
be Kim Fletter, who is
returning to speak about
the UN Initiative Agenda
21.
In the group’s last meet
ing, Fletter talked about
the history of Agenda 21.
At the Aug. 25 meeting,
she will be talking more
about specific codes and
regulations that affect the
area and how to defeat it.
"If you are concerned
about personal property
rights, water rights, prop
erty rights, free speech
and unfair, restrictive,
punitive regulations, then
you need to be at this
meeting.” said Elizabeth
Gailey with the Tea Part
of Northeast Georgia.
"All voters and con
cerned citizens are
encouraged to attend and
bring your questions. We
also invite all elected and
appointed officials to
attend this meeting, such
as county commissioners
and city council mem
bers.”
For more information,
call 706-654-8292.
College and Career Academy
discussion set Tues., Aug. 25
The Jackson County
School System will host
a morning coffee and
conversation discus
sion on the potential of
a College and Career
Academy in Jackson
County. The discussion
will be held on Tuesday,
Aug. 25. at the Jackson
EMC Auditorium from
7:45-9 a.m.
For more information,
contact Todd Shultz at
tchultz@jackson.kl2.
ga.us or by calling
706-387-7320 or Laura
Boswell at lboswell@
jackson.kl2.ga.us at
706-336-8900.
Sept. 11 observance event
planned in Jackson County
The Jackson County
Sheriff’s Office will host a
9/11 observance from 9-10
a.m. in Jackson County
sponsored by the Georgia
Sheriff’s Association and
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.
The event is to honor law
enforcement officers and
first responders.
Other details are forth
coming.
By Alex Pace
The Jefferson Board of
Education got its first look at next
year’s budget at its Aug 13 meet
ing. The $23 million budget uses
$1 million from reserves and adds
25 new positions (23 certified and
1.5 classified).
Superintendent John Jackson
said the district has needed these
hires for several years.
"A big part of that number is
catch-up,” said Jackson.
Because of budget cuts from the
state, Jackson said the district has
had to increase class sizes in the
past few years. The district is still
being cut $859,200.
The budget is based on no fur
lough days and the same millage
rate. However, the system’s tax
digest is slated to go up 14 per
cent this year, which will be a
tax increase. Most of its revenues
come from state funding, totaling
at $17.5 million and local proper
ty taxes of $7.5 million.
The budget will be available for
public comment until the board’s
September meeting. The board
approved a spending resolution
for the month of September, to
allow continued operations until
the adoption of its FY2016 bud
get.
ENROLLMENT UP
Enrollment was up nearly 120
students on the 10 th day of class
es at the Jefferson City School
System. As of Aug. 13, there were
3.353 students in classes in the
district.
Individual school enrollment
included: Jefferson Elementary
School, 806 students including
Pre-K; Jefferson Academy, 739:
Jefferson Middle School, 809; and
Jefferson High School, 999.
There were 1,000 students in
class at JHS on Aug. 12. These
numbers could soon create the
need for more parking.
In his facilities report, Jackson
said the school is using several
temporary parking locations this
year to accommodate vehicles but
thinks the board should consider a
more permanent parking solution.
OTHER BUSINESS
Also at its meeting, the board:
•approved it fundraising
requests for the three schools and
athletics programs.
•approved board member train
ing for the Georgia School Board
Association’s winter conference.
•approved a policy amendment
that expands what medication
staff can offer to students during
a respiratory episode.
•approved a policy amend
ment that changes the defini
tion of “Professional Learning
Opportunities” to a continuous,
ongoing training.
•approved a policy amendment
that expands the definition of bul
lying.
•approved a policy amendment
that revised the weapons reporting
requirement.
•discussed a new policy on
suicide prevention which would
require personnel to complete
training annually. The policy will
lie on the table until the next
board meeting.
•received an update on transpor
tation. Fuel costs were $800 last
month and repairs were $5,600.
The district has 27 planned bus
trips for August.
•learned there was a water leak
at the new JHS gymnasium.
•learned the district will receive
funding for a new school bus pur
chase this year.
•discussed issues with the right
hand turn at the intersection of
Old Pendergrass Road and Hwy.
129. Jackson said he is speaking
with city and state representatives
about making adjustments to the
new traffic lights.
•learned there are gaps in the
ceiling insulation, resulting in a
humidity problem in the lobby of
the new gym.
•continued discussions on the
possibility of including a soccer
field and improvements to the
field house at Memorial Stadium.
Crews will soon work to deter
mine how much rock will have to
be removed from the location.
•discussed plans for the new
parking lot on Memorial Drive.
The property was donated to the
school and the house is being
removed. Jackson said he hopes
the new parking area will alleviate
parking issues along the streets
near the stadium.
•heard about the "Move on
When Ready” dual enrollment
program that allows high school
students to earn college credit
while working on their diploma.
This program consolidates several
existing programs. The district
has 22 students participating.
•learned the JMS agriculture
program is growing. There are 70
students enrolled in each grade
level.
•learned the Career, Technical
and Agricultural Education pro
gram review will be Oct. 21.
•learned the school will host the
county college and career fair on
Sept. 17 in the new gym.