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Page 2 — Wednesday, October 5, 2011, The Millen News
Retired educators meet
Kate Finch of Lexington, President of the Georgia Retired Educators Association, was the guest of the Jenkins
Retired Educators Association at the group’s first meeting of the year, held at the home of Joyce Hodges-Hite and
Jim Hite. From left, are Kate Finch, Harriet Lewis, Janice Pennington, Diane Wade, Mary Andrew, Joyce Hodges-
Hite, Tallulah McNeely, Jim Hite, Irene Drummer and Veronica Cowart. (Photo contributed)
Bookmobile driver
recognized for 30
years of service
Bookmobile driver Barbara Gilbert receives her 30-year em
ployment pin from Screven-Jenkins Regional Library Direc
tor Wendy Weinberger. Mrs. Gilbert has been serving the
people of Screven and Jenkins Counties since Oct. 1, 1981.
(Photo contributed)
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GSU Camp Lawton team honored
by U.S. Department of the Interior
Georgia Southern University’s
(GSU) team of student and fac
ulty archaeologists has been
awarded the U.S. Department of
the Interior’s Partners in Conser
vation award for their work in
discovering a long-lost Civil War
prison camp.
The team was presented the
award by Secretary of the Inte
rior Ken Salazar during a cer
emony in Washington. D.C. The
award is given to those who have
achieved exemplary conserva
tion results through local partner
ships. while engaging the com
munity. GSU’s team was hon
ored for their discovery of the
exact location of Camp Lawton
along with numerous personal
artifacts left behind by Civil War
soldiers.
“GSU is very proud of our stu
dents and faculty who have been
honored with the Partners in
Conser\>ation award,” said Uni
versity President Brooks Keel,
Ph.D. “Not only has their re
search and subsequent discovery
shed new light on a critical point
in American history, but it has
also created numerous opportu
nities for the community. Our
archaeology team has hosted
hundreds of school children at
the site to give them a hands-on
educational experience. Teachers
visited the site over the summer
as they learned how to explain
the Civil War to their students.
And, the artifacts found are on
display to give the public a
deeper understanding of the lives
of Civil War soldiers. This dis
covery will add to our knowl
edge of that time for decades.”
The artifacts were found at
Magnolia Springs State Park in
Millen. The area was the site of
Camp Lawton, which at the close
of the Civil War was believed to
be the largest prison camp in the
world. The state park was estab
lished in the 1930s. after the ex
act boundaries of the prison
camp were no longer known.
Last year, GSU professor Sue
Moore. Ph.D., and graduate stu
dent Kevin Chapman led the
team of student archaeologists
that pinpointed the site of one
stockade wall and found the first
artifacts on a portion of land in
Magnolia Springs State Park that
had recently been transferred to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.
In addition to the GSU team,
representatives from the Georgia
Department of Natural Re
sources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services and Jenkins County
were also honored for their work
on the preservation of the Camp
Lawton site.
Sheriffs Report
The Jenkins County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
incidents for the time period of
Sept. 16-22.
Burglary-Business
Sept. 18 - Highway 25 North
Burglary-Resident
Sept. 16 - Buttermilk Road
Domestic/Family
Disturbance
Sept. 17 - Highway 25 South
Sept. 18 - Joy Drive
Motor Vehicle Accident/
With Injuries
Sept. 20 - Highway 25 South
Sept. 20 - Hwy. 17 North
Motor Vehicle Accident/Deer
Sept. 18 - Cypress Creek Road
Hit and Run
Sept. 22 - Palmer Row
Theft by Conversion
Sept. 21 - Lewis Church Road
Vandalism
Sept. 17 - Aaron Road
Loud Music
Sept. 20 - Parker Estates Dr.
Civil Matter/Civil Assist
1 incident
Criminal Trespass
1 incident
4-wheeler Complaint
1 incident
Wanted/Stolen Hit
1 incident
Disabled Vehicle
1 incident
Suspicious Vehicle
6 incidents
Suspicious Activity
1 incident
Security Checks
157 incidents
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