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Page 8A— Wednesday, October 8, 2025, The True Citizen fFOR THE RECORD Georgia primitive weapons deer season opens Saturday, Oct. 11 The week-long Georgia primitive weapons deer hunt ing season begins Sat., Oct. 11. Last year, nearly 6,000 deer were harvested by over 26,000 hunters, according to the Geor gia Department of Natural Resources’Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “It’s that time of deer sea son when muzzleloader and air rifle enthusiasts can start hitting the woods alongside archery hunters,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist with the WRD Game Manage ment Section. “Don’t forget youth hunters can use a modern firearm during this season as well. And with the expansion of the Hunters for the Hungry program, primitive weapons/ youth-only firearms season is a great time to take an extra doe to donate before the peak of the rut kicks in for most counties.” Georgia Hunters for the Hungry Program To reduce agricultural dam age and help Georgia families in need of quality protein, WRD and the Georgia Wild life Federation are expanding the Hunters for the Hungry Program®. To locate a proces sor in your area or to become a Hunters for the Hungry® deer processor, visit GWF.org/ ghfth/. Public Hunting Opportu nities Georgia Wildlife Manage ment Areas (GeorgiaWildlife. com/allwmas) offer public access to nearly one million acres of hunting opportunity. Hunters should check the cur rent hunting regulations for specific WMA dates and info (GeorgiaWildlife.com/hunt- ing/hunter-resources). Hunting Need-to-Know: Legal Equipment: During the primitive weapons season, hunters may use archery equip ment, air bows, muzzleloading shotguns (20 gauge and larger) and air rifles and muzzleload ing firearms that are .30 caliber or larger. Scopes and other op tical sighting devices are legal for muzzleloading firearms and archery equipment. • 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 ant ler spread). For most hunters in the state, the deer season ends on Jan. 11. For counties with extended firearms or archery season, review the Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regula tions 2025-26 guidebook at GeorgiaWildlife.com/hunt- ing/hunter-resources. Deer of either sex may be taken 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 GoOutdoorsGeorgia. com, by phone at 1-800-366- 2661, or at a license agent (list of agents available online). • Report Harvest: All har vested deer must be reported through Georgia Game Check within 24 hours. Deer can be reported on the Outdoors GA app (which works regardless of cell service), at GoOutdoor sGeorgia.com, or by calling 1-800-366-2661. “Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first detected in Georgia earlier this year, and I highly encourage you to visit georgiawildlife.com/cwd to learn more.” says Killmaster. “If you harvest a deer in La nier, Berrien, and Lowndes Counties, we encourage you to have it tested for CWD. Folks can leave their deer head at a participating processor, taxi dermist, or freezer site. Testing deer from all other counties isn’t necessary but is available to all hunters statewide. CWD information, testing locations, test results, and more can be found at georgiawildlife.com/ cwd.” For more on deer hunting, in cluding finding a game proces sor, viewing regulations, and maps (either sex day or the rut map), visit GeorgiaWildlife. com/deer-info. BURKE EMA REPORT The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 103 patients’ calls during the week ending Oct. 5. Of those, 69 resulted in transports, including 39 to Augusta hospitals and three to other out-of county hospitals. Thirty three of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 36 were non-emergent. The agency also answered 14 fire calls during the week. They included seven rescues, two MVA rescues, one structure fire, two public service calls and two unspecified calls. Jake Futch Dropped office received from neighbors of the Quaker Road property. “In the majority of these incidents, [Huffman] has been found to be the most unreason able, he has been found to be in violation of the law on more than one occasion, but he was arrested on the occasion last night and the court will have to decide whether that was ap propriate,” Williams said. The sheriff stated that the happenings on the property had been investigated and that the group, who he referred to as The Father’s Heart of Georgia Incorporated, had created an open line of communication with the department. “When this group came to our attention just a couple of years ago, we immediately went to the FBI and the GBI and we had our gang investiga tor speak with the state gang intelligence network and none of us have found any evidence to indicate that this group of people from The Father’s Heart of Georgia Incorporated is affiliated with any group that is on the radar of the Federal Bureau of Investigation nor the Georgia Bureau of Investiga tion,” Williams said. “We have not found any evidence of any type of hate group or militant 59 MAGIC ACT 27 63 40 47 67 E. Parker 57 37 6 Z LU -1 N N By Timothy Continued from front group that would be an agent of nefarious activities.” Although the land is owned by The Father’s Heart of Geor gia Incorporated, Rebirth of a Nation, also known as Hebrew Nation Building, was utilizing the land for a religious event at the time Huffman was ar rested. Rebirth of a Nation was founded in 2017 by Chief Mu sha (Morris Lindsey Williams Jr.) and Chief Yahusha (Joshua Cullins). Cullins was named as the caller in the October 26 BCSO press release about Huffman’s arrest. Concerned residents asked the Burke County Board of Commissioners for help to reinstate peace to the com munity at the November 12, 2024 Burke County Commis sion meeting, claiming the large gatherings, frequent gun shots and loud music were disruptive and alarming. They also distributed packets to the commissioners taken from a website that condemns Rebirth of a Nation as a cult. The District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges against Huffman in August, claiming that, although there appears to be probable cause for the warrant, there is a lack of sufficient evidence. In nearly 40 years as a fu neral director and embalmer, I’ve been asked more times than I can count, “What exactly is embalming, and how do you do it?” Most people have heard of it, but very few understand what really goes on behind the preparation room doors. I often smile and say, “Well, I like to think of myself as a postmortem vascular surgeon.” It usually gets a laugh—but there’s truth in it. Embalming requires precision, patience, and respect. Embalming is the process of preserving, disinfecting, and restoring the human body BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKING SEPT. 29 - OCT. 5 Jacob Matthew Ash Keysville-Hephzibah Rd., Hep hzibah Sept. 30 Theft by taking - motor vehicle, felony (2 counts); safekeeping for Jefferson County SO - probation violation x2 Margaret Latrell Bostic Fair Hope St., Augusta Oct. 4 Failure to maintain lane; DU/ - alcohol Eric Tyrece Douglas Myrick St., Waynesboro Oct. 1 Simp/e assault; safekeeping for Ga. Dept, of Community Supervi sion Randolph Douse Fister Court, Augusta Sept. 30 Probation violation; aggravated as sault; burglary in the 1st degree A View From a Hearse EMBALMING IS A MINISTRY! so that families can see their loved one one last time with peace instead of pain. It’s not about disguising death-it’s about helping the living begin to heal. The process begins with care and reverence. The body is washed and disinfected, just as a nurse would care for a pa tient. Then comes an important step that many people don’t realize happens before the embalming fluid ever enters the body: setting the features. The eyes and mouth are gently closed, and the facial muscles are positioned to give a natural, peaceful expression. This step is vital—it creates the founda tion for what I like to call the everlasting memory picture. When families walk into the visitation room and see their loved one, that image often stays with them for the rest of their lives. After the features are set, the embalming process be ¬ Brandon Scott Flakes Pecos Rd., Hephzibah Oct. 1 Safekeeping for Richmond County; FTA - traffic offense Jessica Elaine Grubbs Zerbee Lane, Waynesboro Sept. 30 Safekeeping for Richmond County SO - FTA, traffic offense Kendall Titus Holston Mount Beulah Rd., Windsor, SC Sept. 30 Probation violation - municipal (housing for WPD); safekeeping for Aiken county SO-habitual traffic offense Raneshia Franshon Hopkins Pecan Chase, Waynesboro Oct. 3 Safekeeping for Richmond County gins. A small incision is made, usually near the carotid artery and jugular vein in the neck. Through the artery, a preser vative solution is introduced, while the vein allows the natu ral fluids of the body to be removed. The embalming fluid circulates through the vascular system, replacing the blood, disinfecting tissues, and restor ing natural color. This process not only preserves the body but also slows the changes that naturally follow death. Next comes what we call cavity embalming. Using a small instrument, we remove internal fluids and gases and re place them with preservatives to ensure the body remains stable for services and visita tion. Once this step is complete, we again turn our focus to pre sentation—cosmetics,hairstyl ing, and gentle restorative work when needed. People sometimes ask me, often in a whisper, “Do bodies Christopher Xavier Hughes Myrick St, Waynesboro Oct.1 Kidnapping; battery (FV) /st of fense; reckless conduct (2 counts); cruelty to children - 3rd degree - allow child to witness forcible felony/battery/FV (2 counts); pro bation violation for fingerprintable charge - felony; simple battery (FV) David Lee Moore Perkins Mill Rd., Blythe Oct.3 DU/-alcohol; expired registration; open container of a/coho/ in motor vehicle Maria Antonia Myers Hubert Ave., Tampa, FL Oct.2 Reckless driving; speeding (105/55 mph zone); fleeing/attempting to elude police ever sit up on their own?” The answer is a simple and definite no. That’s pure Hollywood. In real life, the only movements that happen in the preparation room are those guided by the hands of the embalmer. After all these years, I’ve come to see embalming as more than science—it’s a ministry. Families may never see the preparation room, but they feel its impact when they walk up to the casket and say, “That’s just how Mama looked,” or, “He looks like he’s resting.” That’s when I know the long hours and quiet attention to detail have paid off. So, when someone asks me, “What is embalming really about?” I tell them this: it’s about dignity, compassion, and creating that everlasting memory picture that helps a grieving family begin to heal. That, to me, is the real pur pose of a postmortem vascular surgeon Lorenzo Terry Hwy 25 S., Waynesboro Oct. 5 DU/ - mu/tip/e substances; marijuana - possession of less than an ounce; use of safety belts in passenger vehicle; speeding (85/55 mph zone); possession of open container in vehicle passen ger area Rachel Ann Thomas Brighton Dr., Evans Oct. 1 FTA bench warrant - misdemean or speeding 91/65 Brandon Mandall Williams Mills Rd., Waynesboro Oct. 2 Probation violation for fingerprint- able charge - misdemeanor - - Freddie Taylor NO BAIL BONDS 1022 N. Liberty St., Waynesboro - 706-551-0876
