Jackson herald. (Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.) 1881-current, September 06, 2023, Image 15

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Jackson herald., September 06, 2023, Image 15

About Jackson herald. (Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 2023)

Page of 24

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (2.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 24

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 THE JACKSON HERALD PAGE 3B JHS alumni Aaron Hall Hall to start senior year season for Assumption Former Jefferson High School football player Aaron Hall has been play ing for Assumption Uni versity for three years and is headed into his senior season. Last season, his team won the NE-10 conference title and participated in the D2 playoffs. Hall is 6’2” 310 and plays defensive lineman for Assumption. According to Assump tion’s online listing, Aar on is the son of Ricky and Trisha Hall. His sister Jenay played basketball at South Carolina State. He has volunteered feeding the homeless in Atlanta for over six years and is ma joring in psychology. Assumption University is a private, Roman Catho lic university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Hunting Archery deer season opens Sept. 9 The statewide archery deer hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 9, according to the Georgia Depart ment of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Divi sion (WRD). Last year, 83,000 archery hunters harvested over 45,000 deer. Statewide, hunters can use archery equip ment throughout the entire 2023-2024 deer season. “Georgia’s archery season is always the first crack at bagging a deer for hunters,” said state deer biologist Charlie Killmaster. “Hunters that are willing to tolerate the heat of the early archery season are often reward ed by detecting consistent deer movement patterns and easy to target food sources like persmimmons and early dropping oaks.” PUBLIC HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES Georgia has more than 100 wildlife management ar eas offering public hunting opportunities, including specialty hunts for youth, ladies, seniors, and disability and returning veterans license holders (GeorgiaWild- life.com/locations/hunting). Additional hunting oppor tunities can be found on Voluntary Public Access, or VPA, properties. These properties are available thanks to a USDA grant that allows for the arrangement of temporary agreements with private landowners for public hunting opportunities (GeorgiaWildlife.com/ VPA-HIP). HUNTING NEED-TO-KNOW: • Dates/Harvest Limit: State law allows hunters to harvest up to 10 antlerless deer, and no more than two antlered deer (with one of the two antlered deer having a minimum of four points, one inch or longer, on one side of the antlers or a minimum 15-inch outside antler spread). For most hunters in the state, the deer season ends on Jan. 14. For counties with extended firearms or archery season, review the Georgia Hunting Regula tions 2023-24 guidebook at eregulations.com/georgia/ hunting/. Additionally, deer of either sex may be tak en with archery equipment at any time on private land during the primitive weapons and firearms deer season. • Licenses: Georgia deer hunters must have a hunting license, a big game license and a current deer harvest record. Licenses can be purchased online at GoOut- doorsGeorgia.com, by phone at 1-800-366-2661, or at a license agent (list of agents available online). • Report Harvest: All harvested deer must be report ed through Georgia Game Check within 24 hours. Deer can be reported on the Outdoors GA app (which works regardless of cell service), at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com, or by calling 1-800-366-2661. CWD “Hunters, you can help protect the Georgia deer herd from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal disease affecting deer. This disease has not been detected in our state and you can be instrumental in keeping it out,” says Killmaster. “Do not bring live deer, whole carcasses or heads into Georgia, know what parts you can bring back from an out-of-state hunt, and report deer with any disease symptoms. You can find more info at GeorgiaWildlife.com/cwd.” JCHS softball JCHS softball team now 6-4 The Jackson County High School softball team earned a pair of region vic tories last week, splitting a doubleheader against reigning region champion Apalachee and earning a single-game victory on the road at Habersham Central. With the victories, the Lady Panthers now stand at 6-4 overall on the season and 2-1 in region play. Jackson County hosts North Forsyth on Thurs day, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m., before a doubleheader on the road at Gainesville on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Following a 7-3 loss in game 1 against Apalachee last week, the Panthers earned a 7-4 victory behind a complete game from Em ery Shiffman in the circle. Senior Audrianna Lind quist drove home two runs and scored another at the plate, while fellow senior Kylen Hewell drove in a run in the win. Against Habersham Central, the Lady Panthers took a 4-1 lead into the bottom half of the sixth in ning before withstanding a two-run comeback bid by Habersham, claiming a 4-3 region victory. Senior Raeghan Thomp son was 2-for-4 in the win, driving home a run and Marley Grounds was 2-for- 3 with an RBI. Hewell and junior Katelyn Czetnar also drove in a run in the victory. Senior Maegan Brown lee earned the victory in the circle, allowing two earned runs with six strike outs in the victory. JHS cross country Jefferson boys cross country team JHS cross country boys win third meet The Jefferson High School cross country team had another strong finish recently at the North Oconee Flying Biscuit Invitational. The Boys won their 3rd consecu tive meet, taking first place out of 25 schools (178 entries). The Girls looked good with a fin ish of 4th place out of 22 schools (158 entries). Ben Davis finished in 1st place for his 3rd consecutive win of the sea son. Other top finishers for the boys were: Brock Brush, 8; Austin Click, 9; Garrison Lee, 12; CJ Leffors, 22; and Cameron Kazienko 57. For the girls team top finishers were: Hannah Schroeder, 7th; Lily Jennings, 15; Lauren Hailey, 23; Kira Stevens, 31; Lily Gaddy, 32; Kate James, 33; and Sasha Thoma son, 57. BOB BLASTOW JHS boys CC team finished first at the recent Bob Blastow Invitational. The JHS boys finished 1st out of 25 teams in the 2nd boys Varsity race. The girls finished 3rd out of 13 teams in the 2nd Varsity Girls race. Top boys finishers were: Ben Da vis, first; Brock Brush, third; Austin Click 10th; Garrison Lee, 20th; C.J. Jeffords 21st; Finn Wakeman, 31st; and Cameron Kazienko 67th. The girls top finishers were: Han nah Schroeder 13th; Lauren Hai ley, 19th; Lily Janning, 23rd; Sasha Thomason, 33rd; Lilly Gaddy, 49th; Kate James 50th; and Kira Stevens, 57th. Athlete health Piedmont provides heat stress tracking equipment to athletic trainers With school back in session, fall sports are in full swing with many student-athletes in Athens and sur rounding counties practicing and competing in high, often danger ous, temperatures. To help keep those student-ath letes safe, the Piedmont Athens Re gional Foundation recently provid ed a Kestrel 5400 HST Heat Stress Tracker, Weather & WBGT meter to all 12 Piedmont Athens sports medicine athletic trainers serving in high school athletic departments across the region. The device is de signed to monitor and “detect un safe heat-related conditions.” The Georgia High School Asso ciation (GHSA) has issued state wide policy to address playing sports when it is extremely hot and/ or humid. The GHSA requires read ing of the Wet Bulb Globe Tem perature (WBGT) to be utilized to determine safe playing conditions with readings taken and reported to coaches and staff at specified inter vals before and dining practice and competition. The Krestel 5400 HST meter provides continuous monitoring and reports conditions to athletic training staff via Bluetooth to their phones or tablets. Trainers are able to monitor the WBGT and alert coaches and staff to unsafe condi tions resulting from high tempera tures. According to the National Weather Service, the WBGT “is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, which takes into account: temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle, and cloud cover.” Instru ments like the ones gifted by the Piedmont Athens Regional Foun dation are used by the military, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other govern ing bodies to manage and regulate work taking place in direct sun light. Through the support of donors, the Piedmont Athens Region al Foundation is able to provide equipment and programs that ben efit the communities the hospital serves. The Foundation is proud to support the next generation of stu dent-athletes by providing equip ment that ensures players are being monitored for safety. If you are interested in support ing the Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation, visit piedmontathens- give.org. Notice of Property Tax Increase The Commerce City School System has tentatively adopted a 2023 School M&O millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 12.09 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the three public hearings on this tax increase to be held at 270 Lakeview Dr., Commerce, GA. 30529 on September 1, 2023 at 1:00 pm. September 7, 2023 at 6:00 pm and on September 11, 2023 at 10:00 am. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.50 mills which is less than the 2022 millage rate of 16.928 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate would be no more than 13.828 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100.000 is $66.88. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $300.000 is $200.64.