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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 f - 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- See photo, page 2