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Gordon State College appoints
Jarvis Flowers as new chief of police
Gordon State College
will welcome Lieutenant
Jarvis Flowers as the col
lege’s new chief of police.
Currently at Georgia
Tech, Flowers will join
the Highlander family on
Nov. 1.
Flowers holds a Bache
lor of Science in Psychol
ogy from Kennesaw State
University and a Master
of Arts in Public Admin
istration from Kennesaw
State University. The
Chief joins GSC with 16
years of law enforcement
experience. While on the
force at Georgia Tech,
Flowers managed to
work his way from serv
ing as the Public Safety
Communications Officer
up to his current position
of Patrol Lieutenant.
As a POST Certified
Officer, Flowers also has
been recognized with the
Chief’s Choice Award,
Lifesaving Award, Top
Driver Award and Rookie
of the Year Award.
According to Gapost.
org, the Georgia P.O.S.T.
Council provides the
highest degree of excel
lence in
public
safety
service and
eliminates
unqualified
individuals
from the
law en
forcement
profession.
The Geor
gia Peace
Officer
Standards
and Train
ing Coun
cil (POST) was estab
lished in 1970 by the
Georgia General Assem
bly as a regulatory body.
GSC’s public safety
mission includes safe
guarding the lives and
property of the people
they serve, reducing
the incidence and fear
of crime and enhancing
public safety through
community partnerships
while working with a di
verse college community
to improve the quality
of life. Its mandate is to
do so with honor and
integrity while always
conducting
themselves
with the
highest ethi
cal standards
to maintain
public confi
dence.
Bruce
Spratt,
Interim Vice
President for
Finance and
Administra
tion said,
“Jarvis is
intelligent,
enthusiastic and very
engaging. He will help to
build and strengthen the
Police Department’s posi
tive relationship with the
students and the com
munity. Gordon State is
very fortunate to have
Jarvis Flowers as the new
Chief of Police.”
Gordon State College
will officially swear in
Lieutenant Jarvis Flow
ers as the college’s Chief
of Police on Monday,
November 1 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Dorothy Hightower
Collaborative Learning
Center and Library.
New Chief of Police,
Jarvis Flowers said, “1 am
very excited to transition
over to Gordon. My first
experience on campus
felt like 1 was at home
among family members.
I look forward to leading
the police department
in the same fashion,
connecting police to the
campus community like
family.”
Founded in 1852,
GSC is a member of the
University System of
Georgia. The college has
a distinctive legacy of
excellent scholarship
and service. GSC offers
II four-year degrees
and 16 associate-level
degrees, which includes
multiple baccalaureate
pathways for students.
With an enrollment of
over 3,000 students, GSC
offers an intimate aca
demic setting in state-
of-the-art classrooms
and laboratories. In this
setting, students receive
individualized attention
that only a small college
with dedicated faculty
and staff can provide.
JARVIS FLOWERS
GSC softball team ranks top 10 academic team,
only Georgia school to make NFCA awards
The Gordon State Col
lege softball team ranked
#8 nationally in the
Junior Colleges category
for 2020-2021 Easton/Na
tional Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA)
All-America Scholar-
Athlete Awards and Top
10 Academic Teams. GSC
was the only school in
Georgia to make the list.
NFCA is the profes
sional growth orga
nization for fastpitch
softball coaches from
all competitive levels of
play. The team rankings
and individual honors are
submitted by member
head coaches
and recognize
the academic
ability of
softball teams
across the
Association’s
member
ship catego
ries. All-Amer
ica teams,
scholar-ath
lete accolades, coaching
achievements, off-the-
field contributions and
scholarships make up
the awards program.
GSC softball head
coach Ally Hattermann
recently reached a
milestone in
her coach
ing career by
securing her
500-career
win with a
doubleheader
over Wes
leyan College
in February of
2021.
“1 am very
proud of these women
for placing such a high
focus on their academ
ics. There is definitely a
correlation between what
they were able to accom
plish in the classroom
and on the field last sea
son,” said Hattermann.
The Gordon State
College Department of
Athletics is a member
of the National Junior
College Athletic As
sociation (NJCAA)
and Georgia Collegiate
Athletic Association
(GCAA). Gordon State
College competes in
NJCAA Division 1 in
the sports of women’s
soccer (fall), men’s
basketball (fall/spring),
softball (spring) and
baseball (spring).
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THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Gobbling up yardage
Lamar’s Tony Altman (8) turns upfield on a sweep during
LC’s 44-14 rout of the Monticello Hurricanes here Friday night.
LC’s rushing attack remained strong and the passing game
had a breakout effort.
Lamar is off this week before closing out the regular sea
son at #5 NE Macon Nov. 5.
Judge Wilson to
hear criminal cases
The following cases
will be heard in Lamar
superior court Nov. 2
with Judge Tommy Wil
son presiding.
Christa L. Turner,
aggravated assault and
possession of marijuana.
Luwam Gebrehlassa,
possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute
and tail light violation.
Amanda Davis, finan
cial identity fraud and
forgery.
Melvin Roberts, pos
session of a controlled
substance with intent to
distribute.
Audarion Napier, eight
counts entering an auto.
Charles Mann, posses
sion of meth and theft by
receiving stolen prop
erty.
Mickey Miller, posses
sion of meth, theft by
receiving stolen property
and possession of mari
juana.
Domon C. Kendrick,
three counts entering an
auto.
Dudley J. Horn, pos
session of drug related
objects, two counts
possession of a firearm
during the commission
of a felony, possession of
meth, possession of mari
juana and sale of meth.
Christopher Perdue,
possession of meth and
possession of a firearm
during the commission of
a felony.
Carlton G. Piper, sus
pended license, fleeing
and attempting to elude,
speeding and reckless
driving.
Christina Burge, two
counts theft by decep
tion.
Randall Rothbauer,
simple battery and ha
rassing communications.
Daniel Dominquez, 31
counts sexual exploita
tion of children.
Randy D. Haney,
obstruction, possession
of marijuana and posses
sion of meth.
Heather M. Lawton,
possession of meth.
Charles Roberts, DU1
and failure to maintain
lane.
William McMurry, traf
ficking in meth and pos
session of drug related
objects; bond forfeiture.
Kareem Mattison, theft
by receiving stolen prop
erty, suspended license,
fleeing and attempting
to elude, possession of
a firearm by a convicted
felon, following too close
and reckless driving;
bond forfeiture.
Jaylan Ray, aggravated
assault and murder; mo
tion to reduce bond.
Kent T. Mann, pos
session of a controlled
substance; motion to
reduce bond.
Kay Pedrotti's column
FROM PAGE 4A
shop lines. Some are still
defying everything and
will insist
on stand
ing where
they want
to, not
wearing
'W masks
(that’s
almost
univer
sal now since so many
of us are vaccinated)
and assert some kind of
“right” to inconvenience
anybody they please.
There is no evidence
that acting ugly ever got
anybody anywhere any
faster than being nice.
It’s worth a few extra
minutes’ wait to see
someone smile and say,
“Thank you.”
If you are the instru
ment of kindness, not
the example of bad be
havior, I guarantee you
will sleep better at night.
Kay S. Pedrotti has spent some
50 years writing for newspapers.
She is active in the Lamar County
community and currently serves as
the president of Lamar Arts. She
lives in Milner with her husband Bob
Pedrotti.
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