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VOL. 117 NO. 18 Millen, Ga. 30442 LEGAL ORGAN OF JENKINS COUNTY SINCE 1903 Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • 750
Wanted Millen man caught in Burke County
DEBORAH BENNETT
Millen News Editor
A Millen man wanted by the
Millen Police Department (MPD),
Kadarine Roberts, was captured Oct.
24th in Burke County by the Burke
County’s Sheriff Office’s Special
Response Team (SRT).
MPD Chief Dwayne Herrington
said that Roberts is wanted by the
MPD in connection with their inves
tigation of a shooting that occurred
on Hendrix Street on June 1st. In this
incident, a residence was riddled with
gunfire, resulting in a 14-year-old
being struck and sustaining non-life
threatening injury.
In connection with the Hendrix
Street shooting, Roberts was indicted
by a Jenkins County Grand Jury in
September for Aggravated Assault,
Aggravated Battery, Possession of
a Firearm During Commission of a
Crime, and Violation of the Street
Gang Terrorism Prevention Act.
Roberts’ capture came when Burke
County Sheriff’s Office deputies re
sponded to a call of a woman being
held against her will in the 1300 block
of Clark’s Place Road in Burke Coun
ty. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies
found the victim in the vehicle with
the complainant. They were waiting
down the road from the incident’s
location. The victim told deputies that
Kadarine Roberts held her against her
will and hit her with a firearm while
she was inside the residence. It was
reported that Roberts only let her go
because the complainant was in the
driveway of the home, and said she
would call the police if the victim was
not allowed to come outside.
The Burke County emergency
medical services were called to the
scene to treat the victim who was
transported to an Augusta hospital.
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Possible arson at Jenkins
County Courthouse
DEBORAH BENNETT
Millen News Editor
The Millen Fire Department
responded to a call at the Jenkins
County Courthouse around 12:30 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 30th.
Millen Fire Chief Dwayne
Herrington reported that the fire
occurred in mechanical room located
outside the courthouse and appeared
to be deliberately set. There was no
damage to the courthouse building.
“It appears to be a case of arson,
but the incident is still under
investigation,” Herrington said.
This is not the first time the
courthouse has fallen victim to a fire.
The first court house was completed in
March, 1908 and burned Jan. 5,1910.
The present structure, essentially
identical to the first, was rebuilt within
the following two years.
Anyone with any information on
Monday’s incident is asked to contact
Chief Herrinton at 278-982-2750.
BOE holds moment of
silence for Patricia Sapp
DEBORAH BENNETT
Millen News Editor
The Jenkins County Board of
Education held its regular meeting
Oct. 23rd at the central office. Upon
convening, a moment of silence was
held for school employee Patricia
Sapp who passed away earlier this
month. Sapp was employed with
the school system for 36 years as a
bus driver. Funeral services for Sapp
were held at the Jenkins County High
School Performance Gymnasium.
In other business, Superintendent
Dr. John Paul Hearn presented a
report on the school’s finances. As of
Sept. 30th, the General Fund balance
was reported to be $4,223,958.23;
Capital projects, $5,014,274.89; Debt
Service, $1,367,230.83; School Food
Service, $674,594.01; Jenkins County
High School (JCHS), $67,207.08;
and Jenkins County Middle School
(JCMS), $11,188.84. The July balance
for Jenkins County Elementary
School was reported at $46,065.07.
Financials for following months are
not yet available.
Dr. Hearn reported that school
enrollment was 1,147. This included
568 students
at JCES; 251
students at
JCMS; and
328 students
at JCHS.
BOE
members
adjourned for
an executive
session and
upon re
entering the
open meeting
took the
following actions: approved the
employment of Kaitlin Yurista as
the Program Manager for School
Food Service; approved Adazia
Mobley as a substitute Technical
Assistant for School Food Service;
approved Allyshia Taylor as a
paraprofessional, contingent upon a
satisfactory background check and
proper certification from the Georgia
Professional Standards Commission;
approved Eason Waters as a part-time
Maintenance Assistant; and accepted
the resignations of Joey Jackson and
Kassi Johnson.
Patricia Sapp
Educators talk “Title I”
DEBORAH BENNETT
Millen News Editor
The annual Title I meeting hosted by
the Jenkins County School System (JCSS)
drew a large crowd of parents, students,
educators, and community members to the
school’s cafeteria on Oct. 26th.
Kimberly Dasher, Federal Program
Director for the Jenkins County School
System, welcomed those present and
explained the Title I program.
“Title I is a program that provides federal
funds through the Georgia Department of
Education to local educational agencies
and public schools with high numbers or
percentages of children in poverty. These
funds help ensure that all children meet
challenging state academic content and
student academic achievement standards set
forth by the state,” she said.
Dasher noted that to successfully
administer the program, the participation
and cooperation of family members is
crucial.
“It takes family members being involved
as well as educators. It is a team effort,”
she said.
All three schools in Jenkins County are
Title I schools. The system received over
$900,000 in Title I funds this school year.
The funds are used to provide instructional
support for our students that includes salaries
for five Kindergarten paraprofessionals, an
Art and Technology teacher at the JCES,
Media Center paraprofessional, a School
Improvement Specialist at JCES and JCMS/
HS, an Intervention Specialist at JCMS/
HS, an instructional paraprofessional at the
JCMS, the purchase of instructional supplies
for teachers and students, educational
software for students, technology equipment
such as Chromebooks, interactive panels,
and teacher laptops, library books for all
students to check out, and funds are used
to ensure staff and teachers are
provided ongoing professional SEE
learning. TITLE I,
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Kimberly Dasher, Federal Program Director for the Jenkins
County School System, addresses those attending the
annual Title I meeting of the school system.