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VOL. 105, NO. 51, JULY 8, 2009
LEGAL ORGAN OF JENKINS COUNTY
MILLEN, GEORGIA • 75 CENTS
17 sex offenders
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
Jenkins County has 17 reg
istered sex offenders, accord
ing to information available on
the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation website.
Georgia law requires that
convicted sex offenders regis
ter at their county of residence,
county of employment and
county where attending school.
If an offender moves to another
county in the State of Georgia,
he/she is required to register
with the sheriff of his/her new
county of residence in addition
to notifying the sheriff of his/
her previous county of resi
dence.
Registered sex offender re
siding in Jenkins County are as
follows:
• Jerry Brigdon, 3341 Geor
gian Drive, convicted of rape,
aggravated sodomy, 1991.
• Spencer C. Britt, 733 Jor
dan Avenue, convicted of child
molestation, 2009.
• Dawn McKinney Bryan,
3472 Oak Hill Church Road,
convicted of statutory rape,
2008.
• Leodis Burke, 1136
Jeanette Street, convicted of
sexual battery, 1999.
• Larry Edward English,
1670 Godbee Road, convicted
of child molestation, 2002.
• Ricky Davis Gilmer, 2040
Sherry Lane, Perkins, con
victed of child molestation,
1995.
• Joshua Walter Guthrie,
Hwy. 17 North, convicted of
child molestation, 2009
• Barry Jenkins Jr., 371
Mulkey Road, convicted of en
ticing child for indecent pur
poses, 2003.
• Michael Knight, 119 Bob
Drive, convicted of rape, child
molestation, 1991.
• Anthony McGee, 4032
Highway 25 South, convicted
of sexual battery, 2002.
• Leonard Mitchell, 324
Palmer Row, convicted of child
molestation, 1994.
William H. Oglesby, 4915
Williams Cemetery Road, con
victed of child molestation,
2002.
• Ralph Benton Palmore,
650 Parrish Burke Road, con
victed of child molestation,
1999.
• Sim James Pope Jr., 1307
Middleground Road, convicted
of child molestation, 1999.
• Gary Herbert Reynolds,
1753 Hargrove Road, con
victed of aggravated child mo
lestation, 1999.
• Harrison T. Story, 4114
Fairfield Loop, convicted of in
cest, 2007.
• Eddie James Wells Sr.,
564 Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue, convicted of child
molestation, 2002.
The Jenkins County Sheriff’s
Department monitors all sex
offenders in the county and
makes personal contact with
each of them once a month.
(Editor’s Note: Photos of An
thony McGee and Leonard
Mitchell were not available.)
registered here
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JERRY
BRIGDON
SPENCER C.
BRITT
DAWN
MCKINNEY
BRYAN
LEODIS
BURKE
LARRY
EDWARD
ENGLISH
RICKY
DAVIS
GILMER
JOSHUA BARRY
WALTER JENKINS
GUTHRIE JR.
MICHAEL WILLIAM H.
KNIGHT OGLESBY
RALPH
BENTON
PALMORE
SIM JAMES
POPE JR.
GARY
HERBERT
REYNOLDS
HARRISON
T. STORY
JR.
EDDIE
JAMES
WELLS SR.
STRAIGHT
Local restaurants
rank high on
health inspections
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
Patrons of local restaurants
can enjoy their meals without
worries of serious violations
involving food safety and
cleanliness. A review of the
2009 Food Service Inspections
performed by Jenkins County
Health Inspector Bill Pace re
veals that all local restaurants
were rated 90 or above on their
last inspections, which is con
sidered very good.
Food Service Inspections,
performed without prior no
tice, are rated in three catego
ries with Category I being the
most serious. Category II a
moderate violation and Cat
egory III a lesser violation. A
Category I violation must be
fixed immediately, or the es
tablishment can be closed.
Category II violations must be
fixed within 72 hours, and Cat
egory III violations must be
taken care of as soon as pos
sible. Most violations encoun
tered locally are of the Cat
egory III nature.
Inspections at Magnolia
Springs State Park, Taster’s
Choice and Vera’s Kitchen
have not yet been performed.
The Georgia Department of
Agriculture is responsible for
monitoring convenience stores
and supermarkets that cook
and sell food.
RESTAURANT RATINGS
Bethany Nursing Center 96
Brinson’s Barbecue 94
Cindy’s Cafe on Cotton 94
Dairy Queen 94
The Huddle House 92
El Valle 95
Jenco 99
JCES cafeteria 98
Jenkins County Head Start 96
Jenkins County Hospital 95
JCMS/JCHS cafeteria 95
Jenkins County Senior Citizen Center 99
K&K Antiques & Old Fashion Soda Shop 94
Krystal’s Taste of Kountry 94
Mary Lee’s Place 94
Panda Express 95
Papa’s Pizza-to-Go 99
Popeye’s 93
Subway 99
New laws
went into
effect July 1
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
The beginning of July saw a varied mix of new laws go
into effect. While some are not high profile legislation, many
could have deep impact.
Georgia became the first state in the nation to have a law
allowing the adoption of an embryo. Its passage is viewed as
a victory for anti-abortion groups who want the law to recog
nize embryos as people.
Another law allows friends and relatives of victims to tes
tify in court through pre-recorded video or audio rather than
having to appear in person as has been the long-standing re
quirement.
Several laws pertain to education. These include the "Move
On When Ready Act” which allows eleventh and twelfth grad
ers to attend college for high school course credit. Another
law requires schools to conduct annual fitness tests on stu
dents in grades 1-12 while HB #243 states that a teacher who
receives a salary increase for holding national board certifi
cation will not receive the increase if they leave a teaching
position after March 1, 2009. HB 280 provides for salary in
creases for science and math teachers in 2010.
Businesses across the state got a financial break. HB 482
exempts business inventory from state ad valorem taxes.
Another bill will affect the state’s voters. SB 86 requires
that voters prove United States citizenship when voting.
Perhaps the most unique law is one that designates the month
of April as "Confederate History and Heritage Month” in
Georgia. Supporters see it as a means of boosting the state’s
tourism industry and helping attract visitors to the state’s Civil
War sites.
A complete rundown of the new laws can be viewed online
at http://www.georgialegislativewatch.com.
GHSGT to be
given next week
The Georgia High School Graduation Re-test will be ad
ministered at Jenkins County High School 8:30 a.m. Mon
day, July 13, through Friday, July 17. Students should arrive
at the school by 8:15 a.m. and bring sharpened pencils and a
calculator. Any student who has previously failed a portion of
the exam is encouraged to come and re-test.
Individual content area exams will be administered as fol
lows: Monday, July 13, English; Tuesday, July 14, Math;
Wednesday, July 15, Science and Writing; Thursday, July 16,
Social Studies; and Friday, July 17, Make-up Day.
Twenty-five students earn jobs with WIA program
The Jenkins County Family Memorial Library, Magnolia her of Commerce, 4-H Office, work and obtain work experi- gional workshop in Thomson
Enrichment Center (JCFEC) Springs State Park, Jenkins Swainsboro Technical Col- ence as part of the Stimulus with 225 other students from
Workforce Investment Act County Recreation Depart- lege. Papa’s Pizza-to-go, Package that President Obama other counties on May 16.
(WIA) program has been able ment, BI-LO, Jenkins County Round’s Fishing Hole, signed. The students will work They were exposed to numer-
to place 25 students in differ- Forestry Department, City of JCFEC, One Body and for three weeks and on the ous inspirational speakers in-
ent establishments within the Millen, Classy Nails, Vera’s Jenkins County Department of fourth week they receive more forming them to be their own
Millen area. Some of these lo- Restaurant, Kids Estate, Family and Children Services, training at the JCFEC office, individual person,
cations are the Jenkins County Millen-Jenkins County Cham- These students are able The students attended a re-
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