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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. Tuesday, March 16,2021 ®ljt Hfrafo <©a??ttf 3A Cadet recognized FROM PAGE ONE 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. 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