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THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Three injured in Hwy. 36 crash
EMT Rachel Hardeman and Sgt. Wayman Henson attend to Anthony Furlow of Forsyth as firefighters work to extricate him
from his Honda Civic at the scene of a three-car collision on Hwy. 36 East at Eady Creek Road March 11. Emergency personnel
were dispatched at 8:19 a.m.
Furlow, 28, was southbound when he struck a tractor-trailer driven by James Goodman, 37, of Stockbridge. The Honda spun
around and hit a Volkswagen Passat driven by Mackayla Wright, 20, of Yatesville. The Passat ended up in the creek.
Furlow was air lifted to Navicent Health in Macon and is recovering. Goodman was taken by ambulance to Henry General.
Wright was taken by ambulance to Navicent. None were thought to have life threatening injuries. The state patrol investigation
is ongoing and charges are pending.
PHOTOS: WALTER GEIGER/THE HERALD GAZETTE
Interesting traffic stop
LCSO deputies stopped a compact Chevrolet sedan on I-75 March 9 that had law enforcement type blue and red lights in
its rear window. The driver, Scotland Ryan Witt of Naples, Fla,, was not a law enforcement officer but had multiple weapons
and tactical vests and a windbreaker identifying him as an FBI agent. Only the lights were illegal. Witt was released on a $1500
bond.
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Cadet recognized
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high school to keep
learning and to help
with college education.
The young man has two
brothers and two sisters
and is the son of Chris
and Teresa Raybon.
Hunter is a guitarist at
his church, Northside
Baptist of Thomaston,
and noted that his hob
bies are “in my name -1
like to hunt and fish.” He
loves being outdoors and
observing wildlife, and is
particularly “awed that
these animals seem to
sacrifice themselves to
feed us.” That sentiment
echoes his Native Ameri
can heritage from the
Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes.
Maj. Paul Stinson of
the JROTC says that
there are plans to nomi
nate Raybon for a “Medal
for Bravery” given by
the U.S. AJROTC Cadet
Command. Stinson said,
“Hunter is just an all-
around good person -
stays with the job, gets
good grades, always
polite and helpful; the
kind of cadet we like to
have.”
Veteran’s Closet hosts
open house March 20
On Saturday, March
20, The Veteran’s Closet
will host its first com
munity food distribution
and clothing giveaway
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m at
the Barnesville Civic
Center. There will be
snacks and prizes. Masks
are required and social
distancing will be prac
ticed.
The Veteran’s Closet
is a nonprofit outreach
organization impacting
the lives of Veterans
and their families. The
Veteran’s Closet services
those who are homeless,
at risk or low income
by providing life’s basic
needs (food, clothing,
household items, pet
pantry, information and
resources). Our goal is to
help Veteran’s overcome
the obstacles preventing
them from integrating
into our communities
successfully.
For more informa
tion contact Melissa
McEachern, Georgia
Director. 1-888-213-8505
www.theveteranscloset.
org.
POLICE REPORT
Between Monday, March 8 and Monday, March 15
the Barnesville Police Department made the following
arrests:
Robert Allen, 29, 101 Sharon Pkwy., Griffin, posses
sion, manufacturing of certain controlled substance,
possession of marijuana with intent to distribute,
theft by taking and crossing guard line with drugs;
James Spears, 33, 200 Southland Dr., Barnesville,
driving while license suspended or revoked, speeding
and two counts DUE
There were 93 calls for service including: 22 secu
rity checks, one loud music, one criminal trespass,
five domestics, 17 foot patrols, nine suspicious per
sons/vehicles, one accident, one escort, four alarms,
one fire, two damage to property and two mental
subjects.
They issued 12 citations including: one no insur
ance, two driving with suspended tag, six speeding,
one handsfree law, one headlight violation and one
criminal trespass.
Jury trials to resume in Georgia
Chief Justice Harold D.
Melton issued an order
on March 9 that lifted the
suspension of jury trials
in Georgia, “effective
immediately.” With the
order, which is the 12th
he has signed extending
the Statewide Judicial
Emergency due to the
COV1D-19 pandemic,
trial courts may resume
jury trials, “if that can
be done safely and in ac
cordance with a final jury
trial plan developed in
collaboration with the lo
cal committee of judicial
system participants and
incorporated into the
court’s written operating
guidelines for in-person
proceedings.”
Since the Chief Justice
first announced the State
wide Judicial Emergency
on March 14, 2020, Geor
gia courts have remained
open, but jury trials were
initially suspended due
to the number of people
required to gather at
courthouses. In Octo
ber 2020, Chief Justice
Melton first lifted that
suspension of jury trials.
Then, due to a significant
increase in coronavirus
cases, he again prohib
ited them in a Dec. 23,
2020 order.
However, that danger
ous surge in C OVID-19
cases recently has de
clined.
“Thus, pursuant to
this order, the prohibi
tion against conducting
jury trials is lifted and
trial courts, in their dis
cretion, may resume jury
trials as local conditions
allow,” the order says.
“A trial by a jury of
one’s peers is funda
mental to the American
justice system and I’m
asking for your help,”
Chief Justice Melton
says in a Public Service
Announcement due to
air soon in which he ap
peals directly to citizens.
“You and every citizen
of Georgia are critical to
this process because we
cannot conduct a trial
by jury without jurors,
without you.”
He assures prospec
tive jurors that through
out the state, “We have
put into place the most
rigorous safety protocols
available.”
These protocols
include pre-screening for
health risks of all par
ties, temperature checks,
masks, plexiglass barri
ers, touch-free evidence
technology, constant
surface cleaning, and the
reconfiguration of court
rooms and jury spaces to
ensure social distancing.
As with previous
orders, this one urges all
courts to use technol
ogy to conduct remote
judicial proceedings as
a safer alternative to
in-person proceedings
where practicable and
lawful. The order extends
the Statewide Judicial
Emergency for 30 days,
as state law authorizes.
It is effective until April
8, 2021.
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