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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3A
Kennesaw man arrested
for vandalizing local businesses
By Christie Pool
Staff Writer
christie@piekensprogress.com
The Jasper Police Depart
ment arrested a man last
week on charges of entering
autos, criminal trespass and
theft by taking after they say
he was responsible for the
overnight vandalizing spree
against local businesses ear
lier this month.
Alex Durley, 32, of Ken
nesaw, was arrested on No
vember 5th, just days after
the incidents that occurred at
Power Solutions Unlimited,
Roland Tire’s 515 location
and Walmart where vehicles
were broken into late Satur
day, October 31st and into
the early morning of Novem
ber 1st. Durley’s initial
charge was for possession of
methamphetamine, accord
ing to Jasper’s Assistant Po
lice Chief Major Matt
Dawkins.
“On November 5th we re
ceived a tip from one of the
victims. This person was
being very vigilant and no
ticed a guy hanging around
the parking lot at Walmart,”
Dawkins said.
Officers investigated and
found Durley in possession
of methamphetamine. He
was taken to the Pickens
County Jail where he was
charged.
Local business owners
and officers again pulled
video footage from the initial
break-ins that left numerous
vehicles broken into and
some with smashed win
dows. Officers then charged
Durley with those offenses
after identifying him in the
footage.
Dawkins said Durley was
charged with nine counts of
felony entering an auto,
seven counts of misdemeanor
criminal trespass and three
misdemeanor theft by taking
charges.
Authorities believe that
Durley, who provided a Ken
nesaw address, had a friend
or friends in the area he had
visited.
“The Jasper Police De
partment would like to thank
the business owners in help
ing us solve this case,”
Dawkins said. “Us working
together, along with the citi
zens, and everyone being
very vigilant, helped get this
solved.”
Dawkins also praised the
work of both the city’s crim
inal investigation department
and uniform patrol officers.
“They were all on top of it
and did a great job.”
Dawkins would like to re
mind citizens to be careful of
their possessions as the holi
day season approaches.
“Be mindful of putting
things in your car away and
out of sight when you are out
shopping,” Dawkins said.
“Laptops, cell phones, any
thing of value make sure you
keep it out of sight in your
car and certainly don’t leave
firearms visible.”
Georgia tax revenues up in October
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By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Georgia tax
collections rose by 1.8% in
October, building on a posi
tive first quarter for the state
as businesses affected by the
coronavirus pandemic con
tinued to reopen.
While the monthly rev
enue report for September
showed a decline in tax rev
enues, the first quarter of fis
cal 2021 overall reflected a
6.3% increase over July, Au
gust and September of last
year.
The state brought in $2.02
billion in taxes last month, an
increase of $35.2 million
over October 2019.
On the other hand, indi
vidual income taxes declined
1.2% last month, driven in
part by a 6.8% drop in tax re
turn payments.
The reduced individual in
come tax collections were
more than offset by a 6.3%
increase in gross sales tax
revenues.
Corporate income taxes
fell by 28.8% in October.
Contributing to the decline
were a 67.6% increase in cor
porate tax refunds issued by
the Georgia Department of
Revenue and a 48% decline
in tax payments to the state.
With more Georgia driv
ers taking to the highways
with the increased reopening
of offices, shops and restau
rants, the state’s gasoline tax
collections increased by $2.6
million over October 2019,
or 1.7%.
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Family Matters
Time management for busy families
By Mary Migliaro
Parent Mentor
We are all confined to the
same 24 hours in a day. The
true task for busy families is
to manage the time they have
in the most efficient manner,
thereby increasing the
amount of free time available
to spend with family, hob
bies, or other enjoyable en
deavors.
One key method of in
creasing free time is to de
crease the amount of time
scheduled. Limiting commit
ments for ourselves and our
children will increase avail
able time. By focusing on the
activities that are most im
portant, we can avoid over
scheduling. Using a calendar
to block out those commit
ments will give you a visual
and allow you to block in the
pleasurable activities you
may have been missing out
on.
Finding shortcuts for ac
tivities that are a necessity in
families is also beneficial.
Some effective shortcuts can
include cooking double
meals on the weekend and re
serving one of those meals
for an evening during the
week. Then, instead of cook
ing, the family can take in a
movie or other activity with
the time saved. Another
shortcut is to plan other er
rands around dropping off or
picking up children after
scheduled events. By com
bining the drive time, free
time is increased.
Shortcuts can also include
partially cleaning the bath
room while the kids are in the
tub, then cleaning the tub
when the kids are finished
with their bath. Time is al
ready spent watching the kids
as they bathe but is effi
ciently utilized by taking care
of a necessary task at the
same time, instead of clean
ing the bathroom on another
day. Use the task of helping
the kids pick up their toys to
converse with them about
their day at school, friends, or
other topics of interest.
If you find yourself with
down time in your car or
while waiting in a doctor’s
office or at a child's sports
practice session, use that time
to your advantage. Take
“down time” and turn it into
“up time” by using the time
to pay bills, listen to a book
on tape or podcast, study a
foreign language, or dictate
lists of things to do on a mi
crocassette recorder.
Investing a little time now
to save time later can be help-
fill as well. For example, by
teaching your children how
to sort their laundry, you will
save time in the long run by
not sorting it for them later.
When your children can
wash their own clothes, in
vest a little time to show
them how to use the washer
and dryer themselves and
they will be able to do their
own laundry. Not only does
this give you more free time,
but it also allows your chil
dren to begin to take on more
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responsibility.
New tasks must be
learned over time so don't ex
pect your child to watch you
sort the laundry or use the
washer once then be able to
do it themselves right away.
It may take several sessions
for them to become comfort
able with their new task but
this investment of time now,
will increase free time later.
Family clean-up day one
Saturday each month can re
sult in a month’s worth of
minimal touch ups for your
home. Age appropriate tasks
assigned the night before can
lead to a full assault on your
home for a good part of the
day cleaning windows, cob
webs, or scrubbing floors.
One thorough cleaning once
a month with occasional
touch ups during the month is
all most homes need to stay
relatively clean and neat.
Utilizing some of these
shortcuts and time manage
ment techniques will bear
fruit. It is a wise investment
in time that will ultimately
produce more time for you
and your family.
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is
an educator and Parent Men
tor. She may be contacted at
maiymigliaro@aol.com.]
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The Progress will be
publishing readers’ recipes
in the November 19th issue
to satisfy our senses and help
families plan for a tasty
Thanksgiving.
Have a
scrumptious
recipe to share?
Send it to us.
Deadline for
submissions is
November 13
at 9 a.m.
and it’s free to
share it with us.
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Recipes
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