Obituaries .......... 2a Editorial ........... 4a Weather............ 5a Hometown .......... 6a Hometown ......... 8a Sports .......... 1b,2b Classifieds ......... 3b Entertainment ...... 4b Index 702 East Jackson Street, Dublin, GA • www.dublinfordlm.com • 478.272.0511 LINCOLN THIS IS THE FUTURE OF TOUGH. 2015 FORD F-250 SD LARIAT CREW YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 101, No. 85, Pub. No 161860 Friday, April 10, 2015 $1 The Courier Herald In this May 22, 2014 file photo, Jeralean Talley poses for a photo in Inkster, Mich. The 115-year-old Detroit- area woman, born on May 23, 1899, tops a list maintained by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group which tracks the world's longest-living people. Gertrude Weaver, a 116-year-old Arkansas woman who was the oldest documented person for a few days, died on Monday, April 6, 2015. Editor’s note: This story was originally published to celebrate Talley’s 114th birth- day. It is being published this week in cele- bration of Talley topping the list of the world’s longest living people. Talley took over the top spot following the deaths of a 117-year-old Japanese woman and 116- year-old Gertrude Weaver. By SCOTT THOMPSON On a fair, warm, late spring day a child was born to Samuel James and Amelia Kurtz. William McKinley was President of the United States. On May 23, 2013, some 19 presidents, 1,400-plus full moons and 41,368 sunsets later, that child celebrated her 114th birthday. It is on this May day when Jeralean Kurtz Talley reaches yet another milestone in the time line of her longest life. In fact, Mrs. Talley is the old- est living person in the United States and the oldest known living person on Earth outside of the Island of Japan. Jeralean, who was among a dozen chil- dren of Samuel and Amelia Jones Kurtz, grew up in the outskirts of Montrose, Geor- gia in western Laurens County, Georgia. Her grandfather, Andrew J. Kurtz, hus- band of Rachel Kurtz, was most likely a slave owned by Dr. William J. Kurtz, who owned nearly two dozen slaves during the Civil War. Jeralean and her family moved to Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan during a vast migration of African-American farm workers who left Laurens County in the 1920s for Detroit, Michigan. That group in- cludes the family of world champion boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson and Ford Motor Com- pany inventor and innovator, Claude Har- vard. Jeralean married Alfred Talley, who died in the 1980s. Although she was from large family, Jeralean had only one child, a daughter, Thelma Holloway, who is now 75 years old. She has three grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great- great-grandchildren. As for Talley, she credits her God for her longevity. When asked by Congressman See TALLEY page 3a Meet Montrose native Jeralean Talley: The oldest person in the world Man pleads guilty to murder, gets life imprisonment By PAYTON TOWNS III Justin Jones pleaded guilty Thursday morning for his con- nection with the 2013 murder of Darren Taylor. According to a Dublin Judi- cial Circuit press release, Jones entered a plea of guilty to Felony Murder and received a sentence of life imprison- ment. "The senseless taking of a person's life is a great tragedy, and justice demands severe punishment in return," said Brandon Faircloth, Deputy Chief ADA. "This conviction can't return the victim to his loved ones, but it does send the message that the people of our county and circuit will be pro- tected, and those that would harm them will be found out, locked down and suffer the punishment they deserve." Taylor was murdered on Jan. 29, 2013. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office investi- gated the case with the assis- tance of other law enforcement agencies. Jones was one of the individuals indicted by Fair- cloth in connection with the murder. Jones, whose trial was set to begin on April 20, was rep- resented by Catherine Bernard. Hazelhurst man arrested for possession of meth By PAYTON TOWNS III A Hazelhurst man was ar- rested for possession of methamphetamine after a deputy saw the vehicle he was in on the side of the road. Rusty Shane Brantley was a passenger in a truck that was parked near the intersec- tion of Highway 441 and Payne Road around 5:37 p.m. on April 4. A deputy responded to that area because of a report of a suspicious vehicle. While a deputy was talking, the the driver asked him if he want- ed to buy a cell phone. A few minutes later, Brantley walked walked out of a pine straw field holding a white bag. Another deputy was called to the scene and saw Brant- ley sitting in the passenger side of the truck. The deputy started talking with the dri- ver when he looked over and noticed a small plastic bag containing a crystal sub- stance in Brantley's lap. Brantley grabbed the bag with his right hand and put it under his shirt. The deputy walked around to the passen- ger side of the truck, opened the door and took possession of the bag. Brantley was then See ARREST page 3a Red Cross looking for leadership volunteers, food and drinks By PAYTON TOWNS III Volunteers with leader- ship skills are needed to help with the local Ameri- can Red Cross. Peggy Bentz, disaster specialist of the Red Cross Central Georgia Chapter, a partnered agency with The United Way, said they have quite a few leadership roles they are trying to fill in. "We've got some group ac- tivities that will need lead- ers," Bentz said. "We really need some logistic people. Of course we always need members for the Disaster Action Team. They can be called out at any time of the day or night. Some people don't realize, that when they go out to a house fire, how they can make another person feel when they go out. You can help guide these families. … It doesn't matter what a volunteer wants to do. We have a job for them." The Red Cross gives out food and drinks to the vic- tims, rescue workers and other people who are at the scene. In February of 2013, the Red Cross' DAT was at I-16 because of the 27-car wreck. Team members gave out food and drinks to everyone, including those who couldn't leave the scene for one reason or another. "That was a hot day, and if our DAT wasn't there, people wouldn't have gotten any drinks or food," Bentz said. "You don't have to walk a mile to help. You can take the water to whoever is out there that needs it." Others who don't fill like they have the time to volun- teer, can donate money, non- perishable food or drinks. "Sometimes people think we need more volunteers but we also need the dona- tions so that our volunteers can do the work that they do," Bentz said. "Even if you don't have the time to give, the resources you have in getting water or sports drinks would be great for us." According to Bentz, they will be trying to help veter- ans at the VA also. "We are trying to help with the VA with the veter- ans who come in for their doctors appointments who may have a layover and aren't expecting it," she said. "We are trying to get up comfort kit items to give these veterans because some of them might not bring their toothbrush or comb. We are wanting to get some donation of things that we could hand out to "Even if you don't have the time to give, the resources you have in getting water or sports drinks would be great for us." — Peggy Bentz Red Cross See AID page 3a A lift up Workers from Garbutt Construc- tion use a crane to get an object in- to the mez- zanine of the Skyscraper late Thurs- day morn- ing. Once getting it up to the win- dow, a worker from in- side the building slid the object inside. Gar- butt Construction is working on the reno- vation of the Sky- scraper. Three of the floors will be the fu- ture home of Georgia Military College's satellite campus later this fall. (Photos by Payton Towns III)
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In this May 22, 2014 file photo, Jeralean Talley poses for a photo in Inkster, Mich. The 115-year-old Detroit-area woman, born on May 23, 1899, tops a list maintained by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology ResearchGroup which tracks the world's longest-living people. Gertrude Weaver, a 116-year-old Arkansas woman whowas the oldest documented person for a few days, died on Monday, April 6, 2015.
Editor’s note: This story was originallypublished to celebrate Talley’s 114th birth-day. It is being published this week in cele-bration of Talley topping the list of theworld’s longest living people. Talley tookover the top spot following the deaths of a117-year-old Japanese woman and 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver.
By SCOTT THOMPSONOn a fair, warm, late spring day a child
was born to Samuel James and AmeliaKurtz. William McKinley was President ofthe United States. On May 23, 2013, some19 presidents, 1,400-plus full moons and41,368 sunsets later, that child celebratedher 114th birthday. It is on this May daywhen Jeralean Kurtz Talley reaches yetanother milestone in the time line of herlongest life. In fact, Mrs. Talley is the old-est living person in the United States andthe oldest known living person on Earthoutside of the Island of Japan.Jeralean, who was among a dozen chil-
dren of Samuel and Amelia Jones Kurtz,grew up in the outskirts of Montrose, Geor-
gia in western Laurens County, Georgia.Her grandfather, Andrew J. Kurtz, hus-band of Rachel Kurtz, was most likely aslave owned by Dr. William J. Kurtz, whoowned nearly two dozen slaves during theCivil War.Jeralean and her family moved to
Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan during avast migration of African-American farmworkers who left Laurens County in the1920s for Detroit, Michigan. That group in-cludes the family of world champion boxer,Sugar Ray Robinson and Ford Motor Com-pany inventor and innovator, Claude Har-vard.Jeralean married Alfred Talley, who
died in the 1980s. Although she was fromlarge family, Jeralean had only one child,a daughter, Thelma Holloway, who is now75 years old. She has three grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.As for Talley, she credits her God for her
longevity. When asked by Congressman
See TALLEY page 3a
Meet Montrose native Jeralean Talley:
The oldest person in the world
Man pleads guiltyto murder, getslife imprisonment
By PAYTON TOWNS IIIJustin Jones pleaded guilty
Thursday morning for his con-nection with the 2013 murderof Darren Taylor.According to a Dublin Judi-
cial Circuit press release,Jones entered a plea of guiltyto Felony Murder and receiveda sentence of life imprison-ment."The senseless taking of a
person's life is a great tragedy,and justice demands severepunishment in return," saidBrandon Faircloth, DeputyChief ADA. "This convictioncan't return the victim to hisloved ones, but it does send the
message that the people of ourcounty and circuit will be pro-tected, and those that wouldharm them will be found out,locked down and suffer thepunishment they deserve."Taylor was murdered on
Jan. 29, 2013. The LaurensCounty Sheriff's Office investi-gated the case with the assis-tance of other law enforcementagencies. Jones was one of theindividuals indicted by Fair-cloth in connection with themurder.Jones, whose trial was set
to begin on April 20, was rep-resented by CatherineBernard.
Hazelhurst man arrestedfor possession of meth
By PAYTON TOWNS IIIA Hazelhurst man was ar-
rested for possession ofmethamphetamine after adeputy saw the vehicle hewas in on the side of the road.Rusty Shane Brantley was
a passenger in a truck thatwas parked near the intersec-tion of Highway 441 andPayne Road around 5:37 p.m.on April 4.A deputy responded to
that area because of a reportof a suspicious vehicle. Whilea deputy was talking, the thedriver asked him if he want-ed to buy a cell phone. A fewminutes later, Brantleywalked walked out of a pine
straw field holding a whitebag.Another deputy was called
to the scene and saw Brant-ley sitting in the passengerside of the truck. The deputystarted talking with the dri-ver when he looked over andnoticed a small plastic bagcontaining a crystal sub-stance in Brantley's lap.Brantley grabbed the bag
with his right hand and put itunder his shirt. The deputywalked around to the passen-ger side of the truck, openedthe door and took possessionof the bag. Brantley was then
See ARREST page 3a
Red Cross looking forleadership volunteers,food and drinks
By PAYTONTOWNS IIIVolunteers with leader-
ship skills are needed tohelp with the local Ameri-can Red Cross.Peggy Bentz, disaster
specialist of the Red CrossCentral Georgia Chapter, apartnered agency with TheUnited Way, said they havequite a few leadership rolesthey are trying to fill in."We've got some group ac-
tivities that will need lead-ers," Bentz said. "We reallyneed some logistic people.Of course we always needmembers for the DisasterAction Team. They can becalled out at any time of theday or night. Some peopledon't realize, that whenthey go out to a house fire,how they can make anotherperson feel when they goout. You can help guidethese families. … It doesn'tmatter what a volunteerwants to do. We have a jobfor them."The Red Cross gives out
food and drinks to the vic-tims, rescue workers andother people who are at thescene. In February of 2013,the Red Cross' DAT was atI-16 because of the 27-carwreck. Team members gaveout food and drinks toeveryone, including thosewho couldn't leave the scenefor one reason or another."That was a hot day, and
if our DAT wasn't there,people wouldn't have gottenany drinks or food," Bentzsaid. "You don't have towalk a mile to help. You cantake the water to whoever isout there that needs it."Others who don't fill like
they have the time to volun-teer, can donate money, non-perishable food or drinks."Sometimes people think
we need more volunteersbut we also need the dona-
tions so that our volunteerscan do the work that theydo," Bentz said. "Even if youdon't have the time to give,the resources you have ingetting water or sportsdrinks would be great forus."According to Bentz, they
will be trying to help veter-ans at the VA also."We are trying to help
with the VA with the veter-ans who come in for theirdoctors appointments whomay have a layover andaren't expecting it," shesaid. "We are trying to getup comfort kit items to givethese veterans becausesome of them might notbring their toothbrush orcomb. We are wanting to getsome donation of thingsthat we could hand out to
"Even if youdon't have thetime to give,the resourcesyou have in
getting water orsports drinks
would be greatfor us."
— Peggy BentzRed Cross
See AID page 3a
Aliftup
Workersfrom GarbuttConstruc-tion use acrane to getan object in-to the mez-zanine of theSkyscraperlate Thurs-day morn-ing. Oncegetting it upto the win-dow, a worker from in-side the building slidthe object inside. Gar-butt Construction isworking on the reno-vation of the Sky-scraper. Three of thefloors will be the fu-ture home of GeorgiaMilitary College'ssatellite campus laterthis fall. (Photos byPayton Towns III)
SAVANNAH, Ga.(AP) — A law enforcementteam say they arrested fourpeople in Savannah afterfinding an active drug lab.The Savannah Morning
News reports that a teammade up of agents from sev-eral local law enforcementagencies served a searchwarrant at a Savannahhome just after 6 a.m.Thursday.Gene Harley, a
spokesman for the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics
Team, says agents found theactive drug lab and wereable to make it inactive.Agents found drugs includ-ing hallucinogen dimethyl-tryptamine, methampheta-mine, cocaine, marijuanaand prescription pills, aswell as 12 guns and nearly$10,000 in cash.
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entire generation who don’tknow what life is like without asmartphone that puts a comput-er and communication device in
your pocket.Does this technology make
you sharper or does it dumb youdown?Researchers at the Universi-
ty of Water-loo in Ontario,Canada, say it depends on howyou think. They postulate thatfolks who rely on intuition tomake decisions (“I just feel likethis is the right answer”) aremore prone to Google a subjectfor answers, and accept whatthey get than to think out thingsfor themselves. Analyti- calthinkers are the opposite; theysecond-guess their own feelings
(“I need to check that out”) andanalyze problems using logic in-stead of relying on intuition.Bottom line? Intuitive
thinkers may use their smart-phones to outsource their think-ing. Analytical thinkers usesmart-phones to sharpen theircognitive abilities and solveproblems. So next time you useyour smartphone to get instant
info, stop and question what youfound. Ask yourself what YOUthink about the subject. Lookfurther. Talk to someone elseabout it. Smartphones are onlyas smart as the people usingthem. Show yours who’s theboss!
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Glynda HerseyCarter
Glynda Hersey Carter, 71,of Chattanooga, Tenn. andWaycross passed April 6, 2015in Erlanger Hospital.Preceded in death by her
son, Gary Morgan Carter.She was survived by her
husband of 52 years, CarlMorgan Carter; daughterApril (Adam) Royer; grand-daughter, Morgan Royer.Funeral services will be
held at 4 p.m., Friday in theValley View Chapel of Chat-tanooga Funeral Home.Graveside services will beheld at 2 p.m., Saturday atNorthview Cemetery inDublin.The family will receive
friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Fri-day at the funeral home.Please share your thoughts
and memories online atwww.chattanoogavalleyviewchapel.comFuneral arrangements by
Teresa Ann RoperPritchard, age 52, of Dublin,died Thursday, April 9, 2015.Arrangements are incompleteat this time and will be an-nounced later by TownsendBrothers Funeral Home.
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Marion R. Pollett
Mr. Marion R. Pollett, age74, passed away Thursday,April 9, 2015 at EmanuelMedical Center.Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at this time butwill be announced later byStanley Funeral Home & Cre-matory/Wrightsville Chapel.To sign the online registerbook, visithttp://www.stanleyfuneralhome.com or call the 24 hourobituary 272-0106 for the lat-est updates.
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Marjorie GraceBroxton
Mrs. Marjorie Grace Brox-ton, age 75, of Yulee, Fla.passed away peacefully onApril 8, 2015 at her daugh-ter’s home, surrounded by herfamily.She was born in Rentz on
December 6, 1939 to the lateLois Lee Boyles and BerthaLee Boyles. She grew up inDublin and following highschool she moved to Jack-sonville, Fla. to spend thesummer with her Aunt Grace.She got a job at Terminal Pa-per Bag Company and mether late husband, DonaldBroxton. They were marriedtwo weeks later, as they toldthe story it was love at firstsight and they were marriedfor 51 years when Donaldpassed.Margie and Donald owned
and operated Broxton State
Line Shell from 1972 to 1993.Margie loved her children andgrandchildren. She alwaysinsisted on big family get to-gethers. She loved going tochurch. She was a member ofYulee Baptist Church.Margie had an eight yearjourney with Dementia.She leaves behind her
three daughters and son-in-laws, Donna and RonnieJones, Yulee, Fla., Carol andRobert Taylor, Jacksonville,Fla., Patti and Kraig Peebles,Gainesville, her three broth-ers, Wayne Boyles, Yulee,Fla., Ronald Boyles, Way-cross, Gerald Boyles, Yulee,Fla., grandchildren, Craig(Erin), Ryan (Dresden), Jared(Brook), Brad (Sarah), Grant,Kyle, Kelsi, Ronnie and Tom-mie, great granddaughters,Juliette and Beatrice as wellas several nieces andnephews.Funeral services will be
held at Celebration BaptistChurch, Yulee, Fla. at 2 p.m.on Sunday, April 12, 2015with Reverend Jackie Hayesofficiating.Mrs. Broxton will be laid to
rest beside her husband inHughes Cemetery.Her family will receive
friends on Saturday from 3 –5 p.m. at Oxley Heard Funer-al Home in FernandinaBeach.Mrs. Broxton’s family
would like extend their deep-est and heartfelt thanks toNortheast Florida Communi-ty Hospice, Visiting Physi-cians Assoc., her friends andfamily who have so willinglypitched in to help during thistrying time.In lieu of flowers, the fami-
ly requests donations to N.E.Florida Community Hospice,4255 Sunbeam Road, Jack-sonville, Fla. 32257Please share her Life Lega-
cy and leave your condolencemessages and memories atwww.oxleyheard.comOXLEY – HEARD FU-
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Lonnie P. Sutton
Lonnie P. Sutton, age 76 ofRochelle, passed away Tues-day, April 7, 2015 in the CrispRegional Hospital. Funeralservices will be held at 11 a.m.Saturday, April 11 in the First
Baptist Church of Rochelle.Reverend Jay Moore and Pas-tor Phil West will officiate.Interment will be in the fami-ly plot in the MorningsideCemetery.Mrs. Sutton was born on
September 6, 1938. She wasdaughter of the late AlansoPritchett and Cathleen BushPritchett. She was a memberof the First Baptist Church ofRochelle, the Ruth SundaySchool Class, the WMU, theGolden Voice Choir and theAlberta Crummey GardenClub. She was a lifetimemember of the Garden Club ofGeorgia, Inc. and a member ofthe Georgia Child AbuseCouncil. She was a graduateof Georgia Southern Collegein Statesboro. She taughtschool in Macon andHawkinsville before she start-ed her career of 34 years withthe Department of Familyand Childrens’ Services Stateof Georgia as a Social ServicesSupervisor. She taught schoolfor 15 years with the WilcoxCounty School System afterretiring.Survivors include: hus-
band-Ralph Sutton ofRochelle, son-Mike (Katrina)Sutton of Rochelle, daughters-Lynn (Jim) Ball ofHawkinsville and Lori (Jeff)Hooks of Valdosta, brother-Phillip Pritchett of Dublin,grandchildren-Matthew (Vir-ginia) S. Ball, Ryan A. Ball,Kelsey L. Ball, Emily M. Sut-ton, Macey L. Sutton,Nathalie (Robert) Shanahan,Nic Q. Hooks and Jeffrey W.Hooks and a great-grand-child-Addison M. Miller.Visitation will be from 6-8
p.m. Friday, April 10 in the fu-neral home.Frazier and Son Funeral
Home in Rochelle is in chargeof arrangements.
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Izona Stewart
Mrs. Izona Stewart of Sop-erton died Friday morning,April 10, 2015.Arrangements are incom-
plete and will be announcedby Sammons Funeral Home.
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Salt: A sprinkling of misinformation
DEAR ABBY: My cousin"Opal" and I grew up together.We were always close. Shehas gone through some roughtimes, and I have been tryingto help her out.She has five children (ages
10 to 2) and I have one childwho is 13. The fathers of herchildren are not helpful. I re-cently completed my educa-tion and am looking for work,so money is tight.Opal doesn't feed her kids
before bringing them over orprovide diapers for the littleone. She promises to reim-burse me, but rarely does.Most of the time I keep mymouth shut because I knowshe doesn't make much as aserver. How can I make herunderstand that even thoughI have only one child thatdoesn't mean I have the mon-ey to help her out with herfive?Also, when I baby-sit her
children, they are rowdy anddestructive. But if I try toraise the subject, it createstension between us.I love Opal. I want to help
her. But when is it enough? Idon't want to withdraw myhelp completely, but it has be-come more than my house-hold can bear. -- CARINGCOUSIN IN MISSOURIDEAR CARING COUSIN:
Nothing will change until youare ready to tell Cousin Opalenough is enough and setsome strict rules. That shehas had five children with dif-ferent deadbeat boyfriends isnot your fault. One accidentalpregnancy -- or even two --can happen. But FIVE shouldbe a clue that your cousin isirresponsible.Tell Opal that unless her
children are fed before theyarrive and she provides dia-pers, you will no longer baby-sit for her. (It wouldn't be abad idea to tell her to includesome snacks as well.) Tell herthat before her children comeover she is to instruct them tobe on their best behavior. Herhousehold may be chaotic be-cause there are no rules -- sodon't blame those children fortheir bad behavior.When they arrive, tell
them that in YOUR housethere are rules. Explain clear-
ly what they are and thatthere are rewards for good be-havior. Make clear that if theycan't be good, they won't bewelcomed back without theirmother.If the penalty for drawing
the line is that there is ten-sion between you and yourcousin, the upside will be thatyou will be taken advantage ofless often.
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 49-year-old gay man who hasbeen in a relationship withmy partner, "Alex," for almost25 years. We plan to have asilver anniversary party inJuly. When I mentioned it tomy two sisters, both had simi-lar reactions -- it's not "appro-priate" and "silver anniver-saries are for married couplesand you're not married."Abby, is it wrong to cele-
brate a silver anniversarywith Alex? If not, should Isend invitations to my two sis-ters? -- LONG-TERM INLONG BEACHDEAR LONG-TERM: Of
course it's not wrong! The op-tion of marriage wasn't avail-able to gay people 25 yearsago. A quarter of a century to-gether is something to cele-brate.Knowing your sisters' feel-
ings, you'd be justified in ex-cluding them from your guestlist. However, consider takingthe high road and invitingthem anyway. Then, whetherthey attend or not becomestheir decision.
Police say active drug lab foundin Savannah; 4 arrested
Mother of five testslimits of cousin’s
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them."A snack lunch with non-
perishables would be goodtoo.
"We want them to havesomething to eat when theyare here," Bentz said.
Looking at the shelves,Bentz said they need to getmore.
"With the hot weathercoming up, I'm sure we'llzoom through the waters thatwe have now," she said. "Weare in desperate need of thatand sports drinks.
The Red Cross office,which moved from downtownDublin to 2311 Highway 441South, has seen some drop indonations. Bentz said peoplecan call their office number
and get instructions on wherethey are at.
"It's pretty easy to find,"Bentz said.
For more information, callthe Red Cross at (478) 275-1754 or go to the office locat-ed at 2311 Highway 441South or visitwww.redcross.org.
John Conyers as to what her se-cret to a long life was, she point-ed upward and said, "The goodLord up above. If it wasn't forHim, none of us would be here."
Talley was almost 107 beforeshe moved out of her home andinto her daughter's home. Shegave up bowling when she wasa mere 104. And, she scored avery respectable 200 in her lastgame.
If all goes well, "Mother" Tal-ley hopes to go on her annualfishing trip with friend MichaelKinloch, which has been sched-uled for this Memorial Dayweekend.
"Until recently Talley cookedfor herself. She likes fish,squash and banana nut bread,"said her daughter, who added,"Every day she has to have hercup of coffee. The doctor wantedto put her on a diet, but shewouldn't listen. She doesn't be-lieve in diets," Holloway said."She eats whatever she wantsto eat," Holloway told CandiceWilliams of The Detroit News.
"She loves to share wisdomwith younger people," said Pas-tor Dana Darby of NewJerusalem Missionary BaptistChurch in Inkster, where Talleyattends.
With 115 years behind herJeralean has many stories totell. One of her favorites is thetale of her first and only at-tempt to drive a car.
"I tried that one time," in her30s, she said.
"I didn't hit the right one tomake it go forward and it wentbackwards," Talley told ElishaAnderson of The Detroit FreePress.
When her husband Alfredyelled at her, she opened thedoor and got out of the car andnever drove again.
A verified supercentenarianis a person who is at least 110
years old and whose age is doc-umented by at three or more re-liable documents as determinedby an international body - themost respected organization be-ing the Gerontology ResearchGroup.
The world's oldest verifiedperson ever was a Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, whodied at the age of 122 years, 164days.
Supercentenarians, at leastnot fully documented ones, arenothing new to Laurens Coun-ty. At lest ten former slaves,Madison Moore, Billy Coates,Tempy Stanley, Jack Robinson,Thomas Allen, Isaac Jackson,Frances Thompkins, EmilyHorn, Daisy Wilson andLlewellyn Blackshear, reported-ly lived well into their twelfthdecades.
Isaac Jackson died in Mont-gomery County at the age of onehundred and twenty-two. Isaacwas a former slave of Gov.George M. Troup of LaurensCounty, who lived on Troup'sValdosta Plantation in 1846.Isaac Jackson is credited withbeing the last surviving slave ofPresident George Washingtonby the Hawkinsville Dispatchin its Oct. 19, 1876 edition.
Jack Robinson was born dur-ing the French and Indian War.He lived the better part of hislife as a slave. In 1865, at theage of 111, Robinson gained hisfreedom. He died in Laurens
County in December of 1872.Jack Robinson had survivedmany hardships during his life-time, but in the end theMilledgeville Union Recorderstated that "tobacco was whatcut him down in his prime." Hewas only 118 years old.
Aunt Daisy Wilson claimedthat she was born in 1804, twoyears before Laurens Countywas created. According to theMacon Telegraph, there werewhite people who stated thatshe had authentic recordsshowing that she was 117 yearsold in the summer of 1922.Daisy was born into slavery inNorth Carolina and purchasedby John Manson, who broughther to Wilkinson County, whereshe lived well beyond her 100thbirthday. If her claim could besubstantiated, Daisy Wilsonmay have been the oldestwoman in Laurens County his-tory and one of the oldest in theState of Georgia.
Thomas Allen maintainedthat he was born in 1800 andwas 114 years old just before hedied on the plantation of Dr.W.B. Taylor, outside of Dexter,Georgia. Owned by the Gilesfamily, the former slave was anative of Wilkinson County. Al-though his age cannot be docu-mented by census records, Dr.Taylor, who knew the old manfor many years, did not doubtthe accuracy of his claims.
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Teen suicide gets new priority in GeorgiaBy ANDY MILLERGEORGIA HEALTH
NEWSHe was a solid student,
loved sports, and was activein a youth group.
But Jason Flatt, who livedin suburban Nashville, usedhis father’s gun to commitsuicide at age 16.
Since his 1997 death, hisfather, Clark Flatt, hashelped raise awareness ofyouth suicide, includingamong educators.
He created the nonprofitJason Foundation, whichworks to prevent teenage sui-cide. And 10 years after hisdeath, the Jason Flatt Act
was passed in Tennessee, re-quiring educators to completetwo hours of youth suicideawareness and preventiontraining each year in order tobe able to be licensed to teachin Tennessee.
The General Assembly re-cently passed a bill thatwould make Georgia the 14thstate to pass the Jason FlattAct.
Youth suicide “is a hugelygrowing problem and is heart-breaking,’’ says state Rep.Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), thelegislation’s lead sponsor.
Under the bill, if it issigned by Gov. Nathan Deal,Georgia public school educa-
tors would get annual suicideprevention training as part oftheir in-service training work.
It would not require addi-tional state funds, Dempseysays. “I think it will be veryhelpful,’’ she says, pointing tostatistics on youth suicide.
Within the 10-to-24 agegroup, suicide is the thirdleading overall cause of death,according to the CDC.
Georgia’s statistics on sui-cide and depression (a leadingcause of suicide) are near na-tional averages.
In the Georgia 2013 YouthRisk Behavioral Survey, 28percent of high school stu-dents said they had experi-
enced the feeling of hopeless-ness and sadness for a con-stant period of two weeks orgreater during the pasttwelve months. That com-pares with 30 percent nation-ally.
Among Georgia students,14.3 percent said they had se-riously considered suicide inthe past 12 months, versus 17percent nationwide. And 8.8percent said they attemptedsuicide in the past year, com-pared with 8 percent nation-ally.
(Among youths 15 to 24years old, there are about 100to 200 attempts for every com-pleted suicide.)
Proponents of the bill saythe training does not turnteachers into counselors, buthelps them recognize warningsigns and know how to makereferrals for help.
Tim Callahan, aspokesman for the Profession-al Association of Georgia Edu-cation, told GHN, “We didn’toppose the legislation, know-ing as we do that adolescencecan be a very difficult time forsome of our students. We’llsee how the guidelines comeout from the [Georgia Depart-ment of Education] for how toachieve the aims of the bill.’’
The state Department ofEducation says it supported
the bill “because it is good forchildren and does not add anycost for school districts.”
Ellyn Jeager of MentalHealth America of Georgiasays the state is seeing in-creasing numbers of youngchildren thinking aboutkilling themselves.
“More of our children atyounger and younger ages areconsidering suicide,’’ Jeagersays. “Schools are notequipped to understand orhandle what’s going on.’’
The legislation, she says,“is a really good thing. It givesschools help in recognizingthe problem and how to dealwith it.”
Confederate flag over courthouse sparks some disagreementSUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP)
— One hundred and fifty yearsafter the final drops of soldier-s' blood sealed the Civil War,the South's battle flag has re-turned to the grounds of Chat-tooga County's government.
The local chapter of theSons of Confederate Veteransraised the flag on the court-house lawn at the beginning ofApril, Georgia's official monthto honor soldiers who foughton that side of the Civil War.Flying next to a monument forConfederate soldiers, it willwave until the end of themonth, when the Sons replaceit with the Bonnie Blue Flag,another Confederate emblem.
Stan Hammond, comman-der of the local chapter, saidthe group did this because itwants everyone in town to re-member the South's side in theCivil War.
"History is written by thevictors in about any war yousee," he said. "(The flag andmonument) commemoratethem. They'll never be forgot-ten."
Jim Day, a local historianand former high school historyteacher who wrote four studieson Civil War soldiers from the
area, said Chattooga County'stwo representatives votedagainst seceding when thestate leaders debated the is-sue. Georgia seceded anyway,and between 900 and 1,100people from Chattooga Countyserved the Confederacy in theArmy of Tennessee and theArmy of Northern Virginia, ledby Robert E. Lee.
Last May, with Commis-sioner Jason Winters' ap-proval, the Sons planted a 7-foot-tall granite monument oncounty-owned property. Win-ters said the marker preservesthe history of the war and pro-motes tourism. After the CivilWar, Confederate veteransvoted to make the battle flagtheir recognized symbol.
Summerville's mayor andpolice chief, the first blacks inthe city's history to serve intheir positions, do not supportthe flag. Mayor Harry Harveysaid it should fly on privateproperty; it doesn't belong atthe courthouse.
"There is a better locationas far as that is concerned," hesaid. "I do think there are, ofcourse, places for heritage andthose type of things. But at thesame time, we need to be sen-
sitive to other people."Harvey, 65, was an educa-
tor in Chattooga County for 30years before running for office.He said he has experiencedracism, though he did notwant to discuss his personallife. He did not know the flagwould fly at the courthouseuntil he saw it, he said.
Police Chief Stan Mosley,49, said he is friends withmembers of the Sons and re-spects their desire to commem-orate their ancestors. But hisfamily members have been vic-tims of racism.
"I respect my elders and myancestors," he said. "I won't sitand say I condone it."
Francys Johnson, presidentof the Georgia chapter of theNational Association for theAdvancement of Colored Peo-ple, said the battle flag is afine symbol for reflecting onthe country's history. But itshould be in a museum. Hesaid the flag is antithetical tothe purpose of a courthouse.
"The Confederate battleflag represents lawlessness,"he said. "It represents a timeor a period when you could bemaimed, killed or lynched withimpunity. It strikes within the
heart of many African-Ameri-cans similar fears as the Naziswastika strikes in the heartsof anyone who knows anythingabout the Jewish Holocaust."
Winters understands themonument could upset people.But in the last year, he said, hehasn't heard any complaints.If people protested, he wouldconsider moving it.
That issue played out innearby Ringgold, Ga. In 2004,a battle flag flew next to a citymarker outside the RinggoldDepot. But city officials re-moved it a year later after res-idents and members of theNAACP complained at a coun-cil meeting.
The Sons filed a lawsuitagainst Ringgold in 2008, de-manding the city fly the battleflag again. After six years ofpretrial motions, though, theSons dropped the lawsuit.Their lawyer, Martin O'Toole,said the group didn't want topay for an actual trial.
The Georgia Legislature in2009 designated April as Con-federate Heritage and HistoryMonth. Local state Reps. JayNeal, Martin Scott and TomWeldon voted for the designa-tion. State Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-
Chickamauga, did not vote onthe final version, though hesupported an early draft of thebill.
In Chattooga County, theSons began raising money forthe $10,000 monument fouryears ago. The Tillotson-MenloFoundation, a nonprofit orga-nization that seeks to "sup-port, promote, improve andmaintain" education and cul-ture in Chattooga County,promised to give them a$5,000 grant if the Sons couldsay where the monumentwould stand.
Steve Weaver, the secondlieutenant of the local Sonschapter, said Winterspromised in March 2013 thatthe group could put its monu-ment on the courthouse lawn.They also planted a flagstaff,which will fly a selection ofConfederate flags throughoutthe year.
In addition to the battle flagand the Bonnie Blue, the Sonswill fly the First National Con-federate Flag, the Second Na-tional Confederate Flag, theThird National ConfederateFlag and the Georgia state flagof 1860.
Weaver, whose great-great-
great-grandfather and -unclewere privates in the Georgiainfantry, said the monument isthere to preserve history, notprovoke violence. Stan Ham-mond, commander of the localchapter, echoed Weaver.
"At this day and time, theywant to do away with the Con-federate," he said, referring tothose who disapprove of theSouth's cause during the CivilWar. "He was an American sol-dier just like everybody else."
Of those who fought for theSouth, an inscription on themonument reads, "Exposure tothe elements, long gruelingmarches, and exhausting bat-tles far from the comforts ofhome would not keep themfrom fighting for what they be-lieved to be right. For thiscause, many of them paid theultimate price. The efforts ofthese men to preserve freedomand liberty must not be forgot-ten."
Winters said he didn't knowwhat the specific language onthe monument would say be-fore the Sons planted it, andhe hasn't thought about itmuch since. Johnson, theGeorgia NAACP president,had a stronger reaction.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Thinkof what it is like at mostchampionships in sport. It isthe pre-game, the anticipa-tion of the starting of anevent which comes to thatanticipated high momentwhen the action begins.Football best dramatizes
the starting of a sportingevent. The kickoff can ener-gize—even paralyze its audi-ence. Team sports offer thatspecial excitement. Kickoffscan be unforgettable. Youhave tailgated, having begunpreparation as early as fivedays earlier. Basketball’stipoff is more like football’skickoff. The first pitch inbaseball gives you a lift, butthere is something of arelaxed casualness about thestart of a baseball game. Atthe Indy 500, we hear theannouncer begin with,“Gentlemen, start yourengines.” If a female drivermakes the field, we hear“Gentlemen and lady, startyour engines.” Then thecacophonous roar of thosepowerful machines beginsand doesn’t end until thecheckered flag is flashed tothe winner.There is something spine
tingling at the KentuckyDerby, when the horses andtheir jockeys get to the start-ing gate, as over 160,000 peo-
ple sing, “My old KentuckyHome.” Then you hear,“They’re off.” The next twominutes are about as nervewracking, depending on howyou bet, as there is in sports.The Olympics have an
opening and closing ceremo-ny. The Henley Regatta hasrain and soccer has a riot.There is little fanfare whenthe Masters begins competi-tion on Thursday. There is aceremony, quietly presentedwith the tee shots of ArnoldPalmer and Jack Nicklaus.The gentleman’s game iswhere there is nothing rau-cous or condescending.Drunks and ill-dressed fall indisfavor quicker than a ciga-rette butt is removed from
the grounds.While other sports have a
similar start as the Masters,tennis for example, the thingthat sets the Masters aparthas been the sensational fin-ishes. People work for years“to go to the Masters just forone round.” But, if you wantthe ultimate high in comple-tion, played out on the great-est stage, you want to be atAugusta the last round of thetournament.Come on Sunday and
stake out a claim to sit andwatch the competition passthrough, or follow the lead-ers, tramping over hill anddale, seeing every shot. Manyhave done that. Many will doit this weekend.Ken Venturi, who came
agonizingly close to winningthe Masters, wound up in theTV booth at No. 18 for years.In a conversation with himbefore he died in 2013, hesaid that he “coined thephrase, ‘The Masters beginson the back nine on Sunday.’”For sure, everybody agreeswith that assessment. Thereis nothing like Mastersdrama on Sunday. Two of thelast three tournaments havebeen decided in playoffs.The first sudden death
playoff at the Masters camein 1979 when Ed Sneed, TomWatson and Fuzzy Zoeller
tied at the end of regulation.The playoff reached the par 4eleventh hole when Sneedand Watson made par andFuzzy, long off the tee, hadan eight iron second to thehole and put it in birdierange. He made birdie to winthe tournament in his firstattempt.There have been countless
moments of high drama atAugusta. Nobody, at least notvery often, wins a GreenJacket without battlingnerves and tension over thelast nine holes.If you are an ole timer and
you’ve seen ‘em all, then yourMasters memories are spe-cial. The thrill is enduring.Unforgettable. Picking ahighlight is always a chal-lenge even for someone whohas won six times like JackNicklaus, who says, “eachone of them is special.”Hard to beat the first one I
ever saw—1960. The firsttime at the tournament, thefirst time to see the flowers,the splendor of the environ-ment. Venturi was in theclubhouse with a total of 273,looking very much like thewinner, when Palmerreached the 17th hole. AllArnie did was birdie the lasttwo holes to win. I was therewhen Arnold Palmer invent-ed the charge.
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Editorial Roundup...April 6Morning News,
Savannah, Georgia, on statetakeover of schools beinglast resort:Hodge Elementary Principal
Yvette Wells said that it's notunusual to find fifth-graderswho start the school year per-forming on a second- or third-grade level.Why?Are some teachers at Hodge
socially promoting students? Ifso, then the school is sufferingfrom self-inflicted wounds.Or are their other reasons
why students who are unpre-pared are being promoted, leav-ing it up to other teachers toplay catch-up, and eventually tomiddle school and high school,where problems are magnified?Hodge is one of five
Savannah-Chatham Countypublic schools on Gov. NathanDeal's proposed takeover list,should Georgia voters approvea constitutional amendmentnext year that gives the statethe authority to take temporarycontrol of chronically failingschools.The others here include
Haven and Brock elementaryschools and Mercer andDeRenne middle schools.Advocates of the amendment
argue young Georgians must berescued from failing schools toimprove their chances of gettinggood educations and succeedingin life. Opponents fault thestate for providing inadequatefunding and not supportingexisting improvement efforts.Voters will have a year to
make up their minds whetherthe creation of a state-runOpportunity School Districtbecomes a reality. One thing themeasure wouldn't do, ifapproved, is take over all ofGeorgia's failing schools atonce.A failing school is one that
has received failing grades onthe state accountability mea-sure called the College andCareer Ready PerformanceIndex, or CCRPI, for three con-secutive years. The measure
limits the total number ofschools that could be in this dis-trict statewide to 100. Rightnow, 133 schools are on the list.Also, the schools that are
taken over would remain understate control for no less thanfive years and no more than 10years. So theoretically, theycould be back in local handsafter the state attempts to fixwhatever it deemed broken.All five local schools mostly
serve students who come frompoor families. It's instructivethat local educators seem tohave a pretty good handle onthe challenges.For example, Principal Wells
said many of the parents of chil-dren who attend Hodge workmultiple jobs, struggle to paybills and have trouble withunspecified "social" issues. AtHaven Elementary, interimPrincipal Dionne Young men-tioned social and behavioralissues that create classroomdisruptions. To raise test scores,these principals and othershave tried to focus on gettingmore individual help for stu-dents who need it, which iswhat's necessary.In fact, it seems to be work-
ing at DeRenne Middle School.Its CCRPI score has jumpedfrom 48.7 to 57.4 in two years.It's just 2.6 points shy of reach-ing 60, which is the cutoff scorefor failure.Public schools can't pick
their students. They must takethe children who come throughthe doors. But while those stu-dents are on school time, princi-pals and teachers can controlwhat happens and influenceoutcomes.Instead of fearing state con-
trol — a last resort that no oneshould want — local educatorsmust double down while they'rein charge. Having the right atti-tude is critical."Failure is not an option
here," DeRenne math teacherTerry Mobley said. That mustbe the mantra for all the fivelocal schools on the takeoverlist.
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April 7The Augusta (Georgia)
Chronicle on Rolling Stonemagazine:Here's how accountability
should work in the real world:Professional misconduct occurs,the person or people responsibleare disciplined or fired — orplaced in the criminal justicesystem, as the case may be —and the organization tries tocontinue with the wisdom ofhaving learned from its mis-takes.Here's how accountability
appears to work at RollingStone magazine: Professionalmisconduct occurs, nothinghappens to the person or peopleresponsible, and the organiza-tion continues with the hopethat outsiders eventually willforget wrongdoing everoccurred.That's pretty much the mag-
azine's response to a scathingreport by the ColumbiaUniversity Graduate School ofJournalism. It probed into themagazine's handling of the dis-credited University of Virginiafraternity gang-rape story itpublished last year.The school's report found the
magazine neglected to follow"basic, even routine journalisticpractice" in publishing the storyof a student identified only as"Jackie." She claimed she wasbrutally assaulted by sevenmen for three hours at UVA'sPhi Kappa Psi fraternity house.Those involved in writing,
editing and fact-checking the9,000 word "A Rape onCampus" story, incredibly, stillare employed by the magazine.The activist reporter whopenned it, Sabrina RubinErdely, and Will Dana, the mag-azine's top editor who let it go toprint, stayed put. So did the lineeditors and fact-checkers whoshould have vetted the largelyfictional tale that ended upsparking protests against thefraternity, a police investiga-tion, the temporary suspensionof all fraternities at the schooland a nationwide debate aboutcampus sexual violence.
All of that, plus a credibilitymeltdown for a national publi-cation, and nobody gets fired?Really?"What would Rolling Stone in
its heyday write about an insti-tution that screwed up unbeliev-ably, damaged people's lives, butpunished no one?" tweeted JohnBresnahan, the Capitol bureauchief of Politico.If Rolling Stone publisher
Jann Wenner can't bring himselfto cut ties with the very peoplewho have dragged his nationalmagazine's already-dubious jour-nalistic reputation through themud, we can assume he thinksthe harsh wording in Columbia'sdamning report is punishmentenough.Or perhaps he actually want-
ed Jackie's story, horrific as it is,to be true. The same could besaid for Erdely, who has said ininterviews she specifically set outto find a college rape "victim"whose story could generate wide-spread attention.What else besides ideological
blinders could cause a reporter toignore the "two-sides-to-every-story" rule of Journalism 101?She never verified the identity ofthe attacker, so she never con-fronted him with the allegations.She never spoke to Jackie'sfriends who allegedly talked withJackie immediately after theattack. She didn't even give thefraternity a fair chance torespond.Even the Columbia report
notes that the magazine's editor-ial staff continues framing theerror as a well-meaning but mis-guided attempt to believe theword of a rape victim, whoWenner has described as "a real-ly expert fabulist storyteller."Says the report: "Rolling
Stone's senior editors are unani-mous in the belief that the story'sfailure does not require them tochange their editorial systems."It's as if the magazine has
learned nothing from all of this.Can anyone — should anyone —ever believe another wordRolling Stone prints as long asthe journalists responsible forthe UVA rape debacle remain onits staff?
Serving You
Our Take:
When Franz Bruckmair moved toAmerica from Germany as a 12-year-old in the 1950s, he spoke no English.But he learned.Instead of learning to hate from thehate spewed by his American peersthrough comparisons to Nazis andHitler, Bruckmair joined the UnitedStates Air Force and served proudlyeven before being naturalized.Even at 36, well into life with wifeKathy, he made the huge leap of faithof being baptized.His story is one filled with theAmerican spirit of opportunity. But it isalso one forged by the heart and deter-mination of a man who wanted morefor himself, his family and, as we haveall witnessed over the years, this com-munity.Many of us would have backed off orturned away at any one of the chal-lenges faced by Bruckmair. He decidedotherwise, and plowed ahead surebrighter days were only a sunriseaway.Thank goodness for the Bruckmairsof the world—the men who see all thepromise in both themselves and theworld, and who never seem to be seenwithout a smile.We’ve seen what one can do for ourcommunity. Imagine what a county-fullcould accomplish?Let’s try and see what happens.
— Jason Halcombe
Thank goodness for theBruckmairs of the world
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Sure it’s a good start forthe Braves. Let’s see whatthey do against the Metsthis weekend.
Please stop running thered light at the courthouse.When the light is red thatmeans stop not go if you’refrustrated because you’vebeen sitting at the trafficsignal for a long time.
The GBI is called in forthat Twiggs County teacher,the editor of the WilkinsonCounty paper is arrested ata meeting and everythinggoing on at Dublin MiddleSchool is nuts. Can’t wait tosee what’s going to happennext.
I wouldn’t mind the trainstopping if they were goingto get off and hand out curlyfries.
The video of that SouthCarolina cop shooting anunarmed man in the backwas just chilling. I can’t be-lieve, with everything thathas happened in this coun-try in the last couple ofyears, that he would dothat.
They said it was going tobe a rebuilding year for theBraves. It seems like theyrebuilt the team and got awhole lot better.
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NORTH CHARLESTON,S.C. (AP) — Questions persistabout the shooting death of ablack South Carolina motoristafter the release of dashboardvideo of a traffic stop that ledto a white officer beingcharged with murder.The dash cam footage re-
leased by state police onThursday showed NorthCharleston Officer MichaelThomas Slager pulling overmotorist Walter Scott for abroken brake light last week-end.Saturday's traffic stop
opens routinely as Scott isstopped in a used Mercedes-Benz he had bought days ear-lier, footage from the patrolcar showed. The white officeris seen walking toward thedriver's window, requestingScott's license and registra-tion. Slager then returns tohis cruiser.The video also shows Scott
beginning to get out of the car,his right hand raised abovehis head. He then quickly getsback into the car and closesthe door. After Slager goesback to his patrol car, minuteslater, Scott jumps from his carand runs. Slager chases him.What's missing is what
happens from the time thetwo men run out of the frameof dashboard video to the timepicked up in a bystander'scellphone video a few hundredyards away. The cellphonefootage starts with Scott get-ting to his feet and runningaway, then Slager firing eightshots at the man's back.The dashboard camera is
in stark contrast to the cell-phone footage of the later mo-ments of the encounter. Onthe dash cam video, Slagernever touches his gun duringthe stop. He also makes nounreasonable demands orthreats."It is possible for some-
thing to happen in that gap tosignificantly raise the officer'sperception of risk," SethStoughton, a former police of-ficer and criminal law profes-sor at the University of SouthCarolina
Police and Slager's firstlawyer initially said the offi-cer fired in self-defense dur-ing a scuffle over his depart-ment-issued Taser. Withindays of Saturday's encounter,the eyewitness video surfacedand immediately changedperceptions of what had hap-pened, leading authorities tocharge Slager with murderand fire him from the policeforce he'd worked on for fiveyears.There is almost nothing in
Slager's police personnel fileto suggest that his superiorsconsidered him a rogue officercapable of murdering a manduring a traffic stop. In thecommunity he served, howev-er, people say this reflectswhat's wrong with policing to-day: Officers nearly alwaysget the last word when citi-zens complain."We've had through the
years numerous similar com-plaints, and they all seem tobe taken lightly and dis-missed without any obviousinvestigation," the Rev.Joseph Darby, vice presidentof the Charleston branch ofthe National Association forthe Advancement of ColoredPeople, said Thursday.The mostly black neighbor-
hood where the shooting tookplace is far from unique, saidMelvin Tucker, a former FBIagent and police chief in foursouthern cities who often tes-tifies in police misconduct cas-es.Nationwide, training that
pushes pre-emptive action,military experience that cre-ates a warzone mindset, andlegal system favoring police inmisconduct cases all lead toscenarios where officers seethe people they serve as ene-mies, he said."It's not just training. It's
not just unreasonable fear.It's not just the warrior men-tality. It's not just court deci-sions that almost encouragethe use of it. It is not justrace," Tucker said. "It is all ofthat."As a steady crowd left flow-
ers, stuffed animals, notes
and protest signs in the emp-ty lot where Scott was shot,many said police in SouthCarolina's third-largest cityroutinely dismiss complaintsof petty brutality and harass-ment, even when eyewitness-es can attest to police misbe-havior. The result, they say, isthat officers are regardedwith a mixture of distrust andfear.Both Slager, 33, and Scott,
55, were U.S. Coast Guardveterans. Slager had one com-plaint in his personnel file ofexcessive force that was ulti-mately dismissed. Scott hadbeen jailed repeatedly for fail-ing to pay child support. Butneither man had a record ofviolence. Slager consistentlyearned positive reviews in hisfive years with the NorthCharleston Police.Slager's attorney, Andy
Savage, said Thursday thathe's conducting his own inves-tigation, and that it's "far tooearly for us to be saying whatwe think."The officer is being held
without bond pending an Aug.21 hearing on a charge ofmurder that could put him inprison for 30 years to life ifconvicted.Slager's file includes a sin-
gle excessive use-of-force com-plaint, from 2013: A man saidSlager used his stun gunagainst him without reason.But Slager was exoneratedand the case closed, eventhough witnesses told The As-sociated Press that investiga-tors never followed up withthem. Police say they are nowlooking at that case againamid questions by the manTased and eyewitnesses whosaid authorities never ques-tioned them about it."It's almost impossible to
get an agency to do an impar-tial internal affairs investiga-tion. First of all the investiga-tors doing it are co-workers ofthe person being investigated.Number two, there's alwaysthe tendency on the part ofthe departments to believethe officers," Tucker said.
Gap remains in video recordof fatal S.C. police shooting
FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) —A tornado brought chaos to atiny northern Illinois town,killing one person, injuringeight more and sweeping homesoff their foundations, as largestorm system rumbled acrossmuch of the country.DeKalb County Sheriff Roger
A. Scott said in a news releaseearly Friday that 15 to 20 homesin Fairdale were destroyed bythe twister that hit the groundaround 7 p.m. Thursday.Matthew Knott, division
chief for the Rockford Fire De-partment, told The AssociatedPress that just about everybuilding in the town about 80miles northwest of Chicago "sus-tained damage of some sort."A 67-year-old woman was
found dead inside her home,DeKalb County coroner DennisMiller told reporters early Fri-day. Scott said of the 150Fairdale residents, anothereight were taken to hospitals af-ter the storm hit.Authorities expressed confi-
dence that there would be nomore victims found in the dev-astated town but that theywould be working to account forevery resident Friday. All homeswere evacuated and power was
out across the area. The RedCross and Salvation Army es-tablished a shelter at a highschool.Matt Friedlein, a meteorolo-
gist with the National WeatherService, said Friday that at leasttwo tornadoes swept through sixnorth-central Illinois counties,and that damage survey teamswould visit the area to deter-mine how long they stayed onthe ground, their strength andthe extent of the damage.After raking Illinois, Thurs-
day's storm and cold front head-ed northeast, dumping snow inMichigan's Upper Peninsulaand sweeping across the OhioValley overnight, Friedlein said.The system was headed into theAppalachian region Fridaymorning with the potential forsevere thunderstorms but "notanywhere near the threat" thatit packed in the Midwest, hesaid.Kirkland Community Fire
District Chief Chad Connell saidhe watched the tornado move to-ward Fairdale from his porch."I've never seen anything like
it in my life," he said, almost lostfor words.Some 20 additional homes
were severely damaged or de-
stroyed in Ogle County, adjacentto DeKalb, Sheriff Brian VanVickle said, adding no deaths orsignificant injuries were report-ed there.Van Vickle said 12 people
were trapped in the storm cellarbeneath a restaurant that col-lapsed in the storm in Rochelle,about 20 miles southwest ofFairdale.One of those rescued from
the Grubsteakers restaurant,Raymond Kramer, 81, toldChicago's WLS-TV they weretrapped for 90 minutes beforeemergency crews were able torescue them, unscathed."No sooner did we get down
there, when it hit the buildingand laid a whole metal wall ontop of the doors where we wentinto the storm cellar," Kramersaid. "When the tornado hit, weall got a dust bath. Everyone inthere got shattered with dustand debris falling out of therafters."The severe weather, the re-
gion's first widespread bout,forced the cancellation of morethan 850 flights at Chicago'sO'Hare International Airport onThursday and dozens of othersat the city's Midway Interna-tional Airport.
1 dead homes destroyed inIllinois town after tornado
Dublin Police Department
A television and bicyclewere stolen from a house onGeorgia Street on March 25.A woman said no one had
been in the house for a while.The woman didn't know whenthe thefts occurred. - Two people were robbed at
gun point by two men dressedin dark clothing on South Dri-ve near Stubbs Park. A manand woman were sitting insidethe gazebo when the men ap-proached them around 12:43a.m. March 27. They eventual-ly took money from the manand a pocketbook. They alsostole a cell phone. - A 14-year-old male was
charged with affray at DublinMiddle School on North Jeffer-son Street on March 24.
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
- An East Dublin man told adeputy on March 24 that hisconsolate/ID card was lost inthe LEC on Southern PinesRoad on Feb. 3. On that sameday, the same man reportedthat his passport was lost onMary Drive in East Dublin onFeb. 15.- A tag and decal for a 1999
trailer was lost or stolen onFairfield Court betweenMarch 23 and 25.- Brooke Stroberg Hobbs, of
Dublin, was charged with dri-ving under the influence ofdrugs and failure to maintainsingle lane at the intersectionof Highway 19 and SportsmanClub Road on March 25.- A deputy reported to
Highway 441 South in refer-ence to a burglary on March25.- A tag and decal were lost
or stolen from a 1985 traileron Old Hawkinsville Road inDudley between May 1, 2014and March 14, 2015.
Editor's note: This informa-tion is public record and wastaken from reports of theDublin Police Department andthe Laurens County Sheriff'sOffice. These reports do notreflect on the guilt or inno-cence. An "arrest" does not al-ways indicate incarceration.Readers are cautioned thatpeople may have similarnames. Police Beat does notidentify minor children, vic-tims of sexual assault, suicideattempts or medical condi-tions. Cases dismissed do notappear if the newspaper is no-tified before deadline.
Television, bicycle stolen fromhouse on Georgia Street
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Today is Friday, April 10,the 100th day of 2015. Thereare 265 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in Histo-
ry:On April 10, 1925, the nov-
el "The Great Gatsby," F. ScottFitzgerald's Jazz Age evoca-tion of empty materialism,shattered illusion and thwart-ed romance, was first pub-lished by Scribner's of NewYork.On this date:In 1790, President George
Washington signed the firstUnited States Patent Act.In 1815, the Mount Tambo-
ra volcano on the Indonesianisland of Sumbawa explodedin one of the largest eruptionsin recorded history, resultingin tens of thousands of deaths.In 1864, Maximilian, arch-
duke of Austria, was pro-claimed emperor of Mexico.In 1865, Confederate Gen.
Robert E. Lee, a day after sur-rendering the Army of North-ern Virginia at AppomattoxCourt House, said farewell tohis men, praising them fortheir "unsurpassed courageand fortitude."In 1912, the RMS Titanic
set sail from Southampton,England, on its ill-fated maid-en voyage.In 1932, German President
Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with AdolfHitler coming in second.In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers
President Branch Rickey pur-chased the contract of JackieRobinson from the MontrealRoyals.In 1953, the 3-D horror
movie "House of Wax," pro-duced by Warner Bros. andstarring Vincent Price, pre-miered in New York.In 1963, the fast-attack nu-
clear submarine USS Thresh-er (SSN-593) sank duringdeep-diving tests east of CapeCod, Massachusetts, in a dis-aster that claimed 129 lives.
In 1974, Golda Meir toldparty leaders she was resign-ing as prime minister of Is-rael.In 1985, singer Madonna
launched "The Virgin Tour"with a concert at the Para-mount Theater in Seattle.In 1998, the Northern Ire-
land peace talks concluded asnegotiators reached a land-mark settlement to end 30years of bitter rivalries andbloody attacks.Ten years ago: Israeli
Prime Minister Ariel Sharonarrived in Texas to meet withPresident George W. Bush.Tiger Woods won his fourthMasters with a spectacularfinish of birdies and bogeys.Five years ago: Polish Pres-
ident Lech Kaczynski (lehkkah-CHIN'-skee), 60, waskilled in a plane crash in west-ern Russia that also claimedthe lives of his wife and topPolish political, military andchurch officials. "DesigningWomen" co-star Dixie Carter,70, died in Houston.One year ago: A bus carry-
ing 44 students from SouthernCalifornia for a free tour ofHumboldt State University onthe state's far north coast col-lided with a FedEx tractor-trailer near Orland; five stu-dents and three adult chaper-ones died, along with the dri-vers. A woman was taken intocustody after throwing a shoeat Hillary Clinton as the for-mer secretary of state began aLas Vegas convention keynotespeech; the shoe missed.KISS, Nirvana and BruceSpringsteen's E Street Bandwere ushered into the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame atBrooklyn's Barclays Center.CBS named Stephen Colbertto succeed the retiring DavidLetterman as host of the "LateShow." Phyllis Frelich, a TonyAward-winning deaf actresswho'd starred in the Broad-way version of "Children of a
Lesser God," died in TempleCity, California; she was 70.Today's Birthdays: Actor
Max von Sydow is 86. ActressLiz Sheridan is 86. ActorOmar Sharif is 83. Sportscast-er John Madden is 79. Reggaeartist Bunny Wailer is 68. Ac-tor Steven Seagal is 64. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (TheRoches) is 62. Actor PeterMacNicol is 61. Actress OliviaBrown is 58. Rock musicianSteven Gustafson (10,000 Ma-niacs) is 58. Singer-producerKenneth "Babyface" Edmondsis 57. Rock singer-musicianBrian Setzer is 56. RapperAfrika Bambaataa is 55. Rocksinger Katrina Leskanich (les-KAH'-nich) is 55. Actor JebAdams is 54. Olympic goldmedal speedskater CathyTurner is 53. Rock musicianTim "Herb" Alexander is 50.Actor-comedian OrlandoJones is 47. Rock musicianMike Mushok (Staind) is 46.Singer Kenny Lattimore is 45.Rapper Q-Tip (AKA Kamaal)is 45. Blues singer ShemekiaCopeland is 36. Actress LauraBell Bundy is 34. ActressChyler Leigh is 33. Pop musi-cian Andrew Dost (fun.) is 32.Actor Ryan Merriman is 32.Singer Mandy Moore is 31. Ac-tor Barkhad Abdi (BAHRK'-hahd AHB'-dee) is 30. ActressShay Mitchell (TV: "PrettyLittle Liars") is 28. Actor Ha-ley Joel Osment is 27. ActorAlex Pettyfer is 25. Actress-singer AJ (AKA Amanda)Michalka (mish-AL'-kah) is24. Actress Ruby Jerins is 17.Thought for Today: "Work
is something you can count on,a trusted, lifelong friend whonever deserts you." — Mar-garet Bourke-White, Ameri-can photojournalist (1904-1971).Today is Monday, April6, the 96th day of 2015. Thereare 269 days left in the year.
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Wilson named to Georgia SouthernUniversity’s Fall 2014 President’s List
SPECIAL TO THECOURIER HERALDGeorgia Southern Universi-
ty recently named 1,219 stu-dents as 2014 Fall SemesterPresident's List honorees.Hannah Wilson has earned aspot on the list for excellencein academics.To be eligible for the Presi-
dent's List, a student musthave at least a 4.0 grade pointaverage and carry a minimumof 12 hours for the semester.Georgia Southern Universi-
ty, a Carnegie Doctor-al/Research University found-ed in 1906, offers 125 degreeprograms serving more than20,000 students. Through
eight colleges, the Universityoffers bachelor's master's anddoctoral degree programsbuilt on more than a centuryof academic achievement.Georgia Southern is recog-nized for its student-centeredapproach to education. Visit:www.georgiasouthern.edu.
Young to have senior recital at MercerClay Young will be having his senior recitalon April 23 at 5:30 p.m. The performancewill be held in Fickling Hall at the McCorkleBuilding on the campus of Mercer Universi-ty. The address is 1329 Adams Street, Ma-con, 31201. John Clayton “Clay” Young willbe completing a Bachelor’s degree in MusicEducation. He is a member of the MercerSingers and the Opera. He is the recipient ofthe 2015 Townsend School of Music Excel-lence in Performance award. He served twoyears as President of the Collegiate Nation-al Association for Music Educators, MercerChapter. He is a voice student of MarieRoberts and former voice student of DickBurrell. He won the 2013 National Associa-tion of Teachers of Singing Junior Men’s
Classical Division. He was privileged to be the first student to sing theNational Anthem at a Mercer Bears football game. He is a 2011 graduateof Trinity Christian School. He served as the Interim Minister of Music atDublin First Baptist Church from September, 2013 – March, 2014. He iscurrently the Interim Minister of Music at Marie Baptist Church, Dublin.He is the son of Fred and Susan Young. Reception will be immediatelyfollowing the performance in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Churchof Christ, Macon. The address for the reception is 511 High Place, Ma-con, 31201. (Special photo)
Army Pvt. Markayla Carswellgraduated from basic training
SPECIAL TO THECOURIER HERALDArmy Pvt. Markayla A.
Carswell has graduated frombasic combat training at FortJackson, Columbia, S.C.During the nine weeks of
training, the soldierstudied the Armymission, history,tradition and corevalues, physical fit-
ness, and received instructionand practice in basic combatskills, military weapons,chemical warfare and bayonettraining, drill and ceremony,marching, rifle marksman-ship, armed and unarmed
combat, map reading, fieldtactics, military courtesy, mili-tary justice system, basic firstaid, foot marches, and fieldtraining exercises.Carswell is the daughter of
Kenya and Mark Carswell andgranddaughter of Betty Hallof Dublin.She is a 2012 graduate of
West Laurens High School,Dexter.
SPECIAL TO THECOURIER HERALDMiddle Georgia State hon-
ored three faculty members atthe 2015 Honors Convocationfor excellence in their work.Dr. Jeffrey Mohr, assistant
professor of biology, receivedthe Excellence in Teachingaward. He joined Middle Geor-gia State in 2011. He is a her-petologist by training and haspublished articles related tohis field. Mohr has a strongpassion for teaching non-ma-jors in biology and has hadgreat success getting them ex-cited about science and how itrelates to their lives. Many
students report that he is oneof their favorite professors. Hegoes to great lengths gettingboth biology majors and non-majors to have hands-on re-search experiences.Dr. Matt Jennings, associ-
ate professor of history, re-ceived the Excellence in Schol-arship award. He joined Mid-dle Georgia State in 2007. Hiswork has focused on early Na-tive American history and vio-lence but at various points inhis career he has researchedThomas Paine, John Brown,Nat Turner, William Bartram,local history of Macon andpopular culture. He has writ-
ten three books since 2011, in-cluding "New Worlds of Vio-lence: Cultures and Conquestsin the Early American South-east," "The Flower Hunter andthe People: William Bartramin the Native American South-east" and, with Dr. StephenTaylor, "Macon."Dr. Sheree Keith, associate
professor of communicationstudies, received the Excel-lence in Service award. Shejoined Middle Georgia State in2006. She has served as co-ad-visor to the student newspa-per, The Statement. She hasorganized several off-campusstudent learning experiences,
including a behind-the scenestour at CNN and a trip to theACP/CMA National CollegeMedia Convention in St.Louis, Mo. Every year since2010, while serving as advisorto the MGA Gay Straight Al-liance, she has brought inter-ested students to the LGBTQand Allies Conference at Geor-gia Southern University. Oneyear she organized a sessionat the conference, where sev-eral Middle Georgia State stu-dents got a chance to makepresentations. She is also fac-ulty advisor for the MGAchapter of Young Democrats.
Middle Georgia State faculty honored for excellence
Pictured, L-R: Dr. MattJennings, Dr. ShereeKeith and Dr. JeffreyMohr. (Special photo)
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The Rotaract Club of Oconee Fall Line Technical College was installed at arecent meeting of The Dublin Rotary Club. Rotary District 6920 GovernorTed Thompson and Preston Johnson, chairperson of Rotaract spoke andled the induction ceremony. Rotary clubs sponsor Rotaract which bringsyoung people in universities, schools and communities worldwide to orga-nize service activities, develop leadership and professional skills and havefun. Rotaract members manage and fund their clubs independently. Ro-taract members work closely with their local Rotary Club and may join aftertheir Rotaract membership ends. Leadership is an essential aspect of Ro-tary and offer to clubs many programs to help emerging leaders developtheir skills. Though these groups, participants strengthen their leadershipskills, serve their communities, increase their worldwide understanding andbuild friendships. "Oconee Fall Line Technical College is committed toworking with The Dublin Rotary Club and instilling in the Rotaract Club ofOFTC a sense of leadership, community and service to others," said JanetSmith, OFTC Rotaract advisor. Top photo: Rotarian Preston Johnson, Ro-taract chairperson address es the inductees of the new club. Bottom photo:Oconee Fall Line Technical College Rotaract club members include seated:(l-r) Bridgette Lewis, Kimberly Walker, President, Cristina Meeks, RachelMarion. Standing: (l-r): Dublin Rotary President Bubba East , DerrickO’Neal, vice president, Trey Powell, Jerica Thomas, Teresa Mack and MattLowery and Rotary 6920 District Governor Ted Thompson. Not pictured:Melissa Brantley, Erin Sterling, Brianna Carey, Olive Rehberg, Abbie Smith,Katherine Price, Starri Williams and Logan Browning. (Photos by GriffinLovett)
SPRINGDALE, Wash. (AP)—Authorities say a log cabinthat a family reported stolenoff its foundation has beenfound in rural northeastWashington.
Stevens County SheriffKendle Allen says deputiesfollowing a tip found the cabinThursday morning about 10miles from its original loca-tion. He says the structurehad been placed on stilts andwas sitting at the end of a pri-vate road east of Springdale.
Chris Hempel tells TheSpokesman-Review newspa-per in Spokane that her fami-ly drove to their cabin Tues-day and found the entire 10-by-20-foot structure missing.
Investigators think thatwhoever took the cabin wasliving in it.
Allen says deputies are get-ting a search warrant to getonto the property and insidethe cabin. He says he hasidentified suspects but de-clined to name them.
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Saurage got the animal af-ter a landowner in nearbyGroves called about an aggres-sive alligator in a rural pondwhere children swim.
Saurage went to theswampy site to rope and re-move the male alligator, whichhe estimates is 35 to 40 yearsold.
Saurage says the alligatoris healthy and that he's happyto give the "majestic animal" anew home.
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Cops: Man shoots Census Bureau guard, leads police on chaseWASHINGTON (AP) — A man
kidnapped a woman, fatally shot aCensus Bureau guard and led policeon a car chase through Maryland andWashington, before authorities cor-nered him in an exchange of gunfirethat left the suspect and a police offi-cer wounded, authorities said.
The guard, identified as LawrenceBuckner, died at Prince George'sHospital Center after Thursdayevening's chase and shooting, saidErika Murray, a spokeswoman forthe hospital in Cheverly, Maryland.She did not give Buckner's age.
The woman who was allegedlykidnapped was found safe, policesaid in a news release.
The normally bustling H streetcorridor in Washington's northeast— where the chase ended —re-mained closed during rush hour Fri-day morning as police continuedtheir investigation there. Local tele-vision showed yellow police tape stillstrung across one of the Census Bu-reau gates in the Maryland suburbsearly Friday.
The Census Bureau headquarterswas opening two hours late Fridaymorning, and workers were allowedto take unscheduled leave or to tele-work. Workers who had to shelter inplace after the shooting Thursdaynight were granted excused ab-sences.
The shooting was not terrorism-related, FBI Baltimore spokes-
womanAmy J. Thoreson told The As-sociated Press in an email.
"We believe this was domestic-re-lated," D.C. Police Chief CathyLanier said.
The officer and suspect were bothconscious when they were taken formedical care, Lanier said at a newsconference. There was no immediateupdate early Friday on their condi-tion, and identities had not beenmade public.
Lanier said a guard at a gate ofthe U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland,Maryland, saw two people fighting ina car that matched the description ofa vehicle described in a report of anarmed kidnapping about six milesaway in northeast Washington.
When the guard approached thecar, the man shot him and took off,crossing the border into the nation'scapital and firing at D.C. police whohad begun to chase him, Lanier said.
He fired again at them during thechase before police blocked him andcollided with his car, Lanier said.Cornered, the suspect opened fireagain and police shot back. Duringthe exchange of gunfire, both the sus-pect and an officer were wounded,she said.
"We have every reason to believethat the car we have ... is the samecar involved" in the kidnapping, theshooting at the Census Bureau, andthe shooting at police, Lanier said.
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene involving at least one wrecked DCMetro police car Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Washington. An armed man kidnapped awoman, shot a Census Bureau guard and led police on a car chase through Marylandand Washington, D.C., on Thursday before authorities cornered him in an exchange ofgunfire. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington deputies find cabin that family reported stolen
ATLANTA (AP) — The AtlantaBraves are set to introduce theirroster, including an all-new out-field, to their home fans.
They also can show off a 3-0record, thanks to their first sea-son-opening sweep in eightyears, when they begin a week-end home series against the NewYork Mets on Friday night.
Atlanta traded fan favoritesJason Heyward, Craig Kimbrel,Justin Upton and Evan Gattis,among others. Only six activeplayers were on last year’s open-ing day roster.
The last trade at the end ofspring training was a stunner,which sent Kimbrel, the All-Starcloser, and free-agent bustMelvin Upton to the Padres.
Kimbrel’s exit provided jar-ring affirmation that this will bea rebuilding year for the Braves.The sweep of Miami brightenedthe dour outlook for 2015, if onlytemporarily.
Newcomers to the rotationinclude Shelby Miller, TrevorCahill and left-hander Eric Stults,who is scheduled to face theMets’ Jonathon Niese.
Stults, 8-17 with a 4.30 ERAwith San Diego in 2014, beat outWandy Rodriguez for the finalspot in Atlanta’s rotation. TheBraves needed both Stults and
Cahill, acquired from Arizona onApril 2, with Mike Minor openingthe season on the 15-day disabledlist with a sore left shoulder.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez saidthe 35-year-old Stults “wasn’t asurprise at all” after makingmore than 30 starts in each ofthe last two years with thePadres.
“The last couple of years, hewas right at 200 innings andanother time, 185 innings,”Gonzalez said. “He has had a lotof quality starts in those twoyears.”
Stults had a 3.40 ERA after theAll-Star break last season afterchanging the tempo of his deliv-ery. He credits Padres pitchingcoach Darren Balsley for thechange, which he kept up inspring training.
“I was too slow or deliberatein my delivery,” Stults said.“(Balsley) thought it would giveme more deception. As far asvelocity, there wasn’t anythingdrastic there. But I do think itcreated deception.
“It looked like there was moreaggression behind my pitches,which threw the hitters off.”
Free-agent additions NickMarkakis and Jonny Gomes havejoined Eric Young Jr. andCameron Maybin in the outfield.
Utility infielder Kelly Johnsonalso can play in the outfield.The only holdovers in the lineupare first baseman FreddieFreeman, shortstop AndreltonSimmons, third baseman ChrisJohnson and catcher ChristianBethancourt, a part-time starterin 2014.
Stults isn’t the only 30-some-thing newcomer on the roster.
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whosetwo-run homer gave the Braves a2-0 win over the Marlins onWednesday night, and closerJason Grilli are 38. Grilli alreadyhas two saves. Jim Johnson, 31, isa setup reliever who has experi-ence as a closer.
“We’ve got two guys in thebackend that have done somevery special things in theircareers,” Pierzynski said.
Grilli hasn’t allowed a hit, pro-viding the first signs the bullpen,which was expected to be strongwith Kimbrel as the closer, canstill be effective.
“We’ve got guys down therethat can do it,” Gonzalez said.“You feel like when you you’vegot a lead late in the game, yougo to those guys every singletime you’re going to be OK.”
Pierzynski’s homer was thefirst hit Wednesday by theBraves, who still outscored the
Marlins 16-3 in the three games.The Braves added speed to thetop of their lineup with Youngand rookie second baseman JacePeterson. They are hoping formore consistent offense withfewer strikeouts.
The new approach worked inAtlanta’s first season-openingsweep since 2007.
“I feel we have the right mind-set on this team to continue theseason going forward,”Pierzynski said.
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aLL-Star PerformanCeBozeman led all aaa all-stars with
16 points, while also showing off herrebounding and defense with seven
blocks
Trinity’s Bozeman stars in All-Star GameBy RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorTrinity’s Sydney Bozeman topped all scorers
with 16 points and added seven blocked shots tolead the GISA AAA Georgia All-Stars past all-starsfrom South Carolina, 70-63.
Bozeman, a Furman University signee, aver-aged 19 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks hersenior season, helping the Lady Crusaders towithin one game of state final four.
She had two triple-double games and 23 dou-ble-doubles this season, and was named to the
2015 GISA AAA All-State team.For her career, the 6-foot-3 Bozeman scored
almost 2,000 points, grabbed more than 1,500rebounds and blocked over 700 shots.
“Sydney is a hard-working player, and I haveenjoyed coaching her,” said Trinity head coachLacey Shepherd.
“She has played a big role in Trinity girls bas-ketball over the past few years and will begreatly missed. I am excited to watch her con-tinue her basketball career at FurmanUniversity.”
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — JordanSpieth had everything go his wayThursday in the Masters, so heshould have known how the shotwould turn out without evenasking.
In the lead and in the trees, heslashed a 7-iron toward thegreen and started barkinginstructions at the golf ball untilhe saw it bound onto the 14thgreen. He never saw it smackinto the pin and settle a few feetaway. He only heard one of theloudest cheers of the afternoon.
"What happened?" Spiethsaid to his caddie.
Something special.With six birdies in a seven-
hole stretch, Spieth flirted with amajor championship record hedidn't know existed and atonedfor his lone mistake with one lastbirdie putt for an 8-under 64. Itwas the best opening round at
Augusta National in 19 years,gave him a three-shot lead andstole plenty of buzz from theGrand Slam bid of Rory McIlroyand the return of Tiger Woods.
"It's one of the better roundsI've ever played," he said.
That wasn't the case forMcIlroy, though his round wasn'tawful. The world's No. 1 playersaved par four times on the frontnine and scratched out a 71.Woods had three birdies in hisround of 73, and while it was thefirst time since 2007 that he shotover par in the first round of theMasters, it was looked upon asprogress. Most peculiar about hisfirst round in two months wasthat his short game saved him.
But the day belonged toSpieth, a 21-year-old Texan whoat least got into the Mastersrecord book as the youngest tolead after the first round.
An even more significantrecord was within his reach, andhe didn't even know it.
Spieth went to 8 under withthat birdie on the 14th hole, andthen he blistered a driver downthe fairway on the par-5 15thhole, just 228 yards to the hole.That's when he started thinkingabout a 62 because he had nevershot 10-under par as a pro.
But he hit hybrid over thegreen and wound up makingbogey. Only later did Spieth real-ize that 63 was the best score inany major, and only two playershad done at the Masters — GregNorman in the first round of1996 and Nick Price in the thirdround of 1986.
"So that's a little frustrating,"he said before he paused with awry smile. "But I'm certainly OKwith the day."
Spieth the Masters’ youngest first-round leader ever
AP photo
on toP of HiS gameSpieth’s 8-under opening round was the best at augusta national in 19 years.
Staff reportsFormer West Laurens stand-
out Dustin Fowler is on theCharleston RiverDogs roster toopen the 2015 season, the NewYork Yankees announced thisweek.
Fowler, an outfielder, hit ninehomers last season for theRiverDogs, a Class A affiliate ofthe Yankees. Fowler had one at-bat this spring with the majorleague club.
Fowler has a .252 battingaverage in his two minor leaguesseasons, with 18 homers and 50RBIs in 96 games.
For the RiverDogs, he'll playwith highly touted shortstopJorge Mateo. The speedy player isranked as the Yankees' No. 3prospect by Baseball Americaand MLB.com.
The Yankees website hasFowler listed as one of the club’stop outfield propects.
Yankees putFowler onRiverDogs
Yankees consider formerWL player as one of theclub’s top OF prospects
FOWLER
By JEREMY PAYNEThe weather has been warm-
ing up the last couple of weeks inMiddle Georgia. Luckily for theCrusader baseball team, theirbats finally warmed up, too.
Trinity overcame some earlystruggles and a 4-0 deficit to rallyfor an 8-4 win over BullochAcademy Thursday afternoon inStatesboro.
Bulloch had six hits and allfour of their runs in the first twoinnings off of Crusader starterCam Soles. Trinity stranded arunner in the first and left thebases loaded in the second. TheCrusaders finally got thingsgoing in the top of the third.
Seth Morton singled with oneout and moved to second on awalk to Luke Price. A fly ball todeep center allowed both run-ners to move up, and Matt Eastdelivered a two-out RBI single toplate Morton for Trinity’s firstrun of the game.
Following a walk to TannerGraham to load the bases, RylanMcCoy hit a sharp grounder tosecond. The second basemanwas unable to field it cleanly,allowing Price to score. WhitMason then worked a bases-loaded walk, plating East. Solesfollowed with another two-outRBI to score Graham and tie thescore at 4-4.
Trinity would leave two run-ners on in both the fourth andfifth innings but were finally ableto take the lead for good in thesixth.
Price led off the inning by get-ting hit by a pitch. Following apair of outs, Graham lined a dou-ble down the leftfield line. McCoythen walked to load the bases,bringing up Mason. Mason bat-
tled back from an 0-2 count todraw his second bases-loadedwalk of the game and give Trinitya 5-4 lead.
The Crusaders would add totheir lead in the seventh. Mortonlined a single past third andmoved to second on a wild pitch.Price then ripped a double intothe corner in left to scoreMorton. Following a single byWyatt Payne, East delivered thefinal big hit for Trinity. Eastcrushed a two-strike fastball offthe fence in left, driving in Priceand Payne for the final twoCrusader runs.
“The first two innings wecame out kinda flat. Our defensewas slack, pitching was a littleslack,” coach Gary Sanders saidafter the game. “Credit to ourguys for battling. Cam pitchedbetter. Our defense played bet-
Crusader bats come to life in 8-4 comeback
Special photo
Cam Soles delivers pitchin complete game win
AP photo
So far, So goodPierzynski (15) congratulates grillis after save
New-look Braves bring 3-0 markinto home opener against Mets
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta for-ward Thabo Sefolosha will missthe Hawks' final four regular-season games and the postsea-son because of a fractured rightfibula and ligament damage suf-fered when he and teammatePero Antic were arrested earlyWednesday in New York.
The Hawks confirmedSefolosha's injury Thursday andsaid he will need surgery. TheSwiss player was limping follow-ing the arrest.
"This is a very difficult situa-tion for Thabo and our thoughtsand support will be with himduring his recovery," Hawkscoach Mike Budenholzer said in astatement. "We know that hisapproach and dedication willserve him well in his rehabilita-tion. Our team remains focusedand will be prepared as we headinto the postseason."
Sefolosha's attorney, AlexSpiro, said Wednesday the for-ward was injured during thearrest, which followed the stab-bings of Indiana Pacers forwardChris Copeland, his girlfriend andanother woman on the streetnear a Manhattan nightclub.
Sefolosha and Antic werereleased without bail after they
Hawks' playerhurt in arrestSefolosha to missplayoffs with injury
See HAWKS page 2b
See MASTERS page 2b
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Notexactly the Tiger of old.
Not completely terrible,either.
Tiger Woods is probably notgoing to win the Masters, unlesssomething weird even by hisstandards happens over the nextthree rounds. His protestationsaside, nine shots is an awful longway to come back for a playerwhose game is just beginning tocome back.
But after a round Thursdaywhere his short game lookedmuch like the Tiger of days past,he walked off the 18th greenwith a smile on his face and a bitof a bounce in his step. At thevery least, Woods has a realisticchance of completing all fourrounds of a tournament for thefirst time since last year's BritishOpen.
And that's progress, at least inthe way Woods is measured
these days."I felt good," Woods said after
a shooting a 1-over 73 despitehitting the ball in places around
Augusta National he hasn't seenbefore. "I felt I hit the ball wellenough to shoot 3-under-par."
Forgive Woods if he wassomewhat in denial. Just finish-ing rounds in the past few yearshas been an issue, so he had to bebreathing a sigh of relief when hesat down at the scorer's tableand signed for his 73.
And the fact is he's not onlynine shots behind first roundleader Jordan Spieth, but could-n't break par on a day made forscoring. Conditions were sobenign that nearly a third of the97-man field finished under par,including 65-year-old TomWatson, who beat Woods by twoshots with a 71.
It was also the highest firstround score Woods has shot atthe Masters since another 73 onopening day in 2007.
Still, it was a start. Theworld's best player, RoryMcIlroy, could do only a pair ofshots better himself. And theway Woods held things togetherwhen they were threatening to
go south had to be encouragingjust by itself.
Most importantly, the shortgame that was so shockingly badearlier this year in Phoenix andSan Diego seemed to be backafter two months in exile athome in Florida spent workingon it.
"It's my strength again,"Woods said. "That's why I'vebusted my butt. That's why Itook time off. That's why I hitthousands and thousands ofshots to make sure that it's backto being my strength."
It was a round that came witha share of drama, beginning onthe first tee when Woods pusheda shot into the trees on the right.He hit trees, put a ball in thewater on No. 12, and grew sotired of spraying his drives thathe cursed at himself in frustra-tion after his tee shot on No. 15went into the gallery.
But the short game offeredhope of better days ahead, mostnotably on No. 11 when he put atreacherous pitch shot 5 feet
from the hole to salvage par. Andfans chimed in to offer their hopethat Woods might climb theleaderboard one day again.
"Relax, Tiger," one yelled outafter Woods 3-putted the firsthole for bogey.
If only it was that easy. Thenagain, maybe it was, judgingfrom the fun Woods seemed tohave the day before when heplayed the par-3 contest with histwo children and girlfriendLindsey Vonn along for the walk.
That wasn't the Tiger Woodswho won four green jacketsbefore he turned 30, and that'snot necessarily a bad thing. TheWoods of old was a menacingpresence who intimidated otherplayers and walked the fairwayswith blinders on, seeminglyoblivious to both fans and his fel-low competitors.
On Thursday he showed offhis kinder and gentler side as hechatted amiably with playingpartner Jimmy Walker whilethey made their way around thecourse on a steamy afternoon.
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TodayToronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
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GOLF3 p.m.
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MONDAYBaseball
Treutlen County at Dublin,5:30 p.m.
West Laurens at Jones County,5:30 p.m.TUESDAYBaseball
Bulloch at Trinity, 4:30 p.mMetter at East Laurens,
5:30 p.m.Screven County at Dublin,
5:30 p.m.Houston County at West
Laurens, 6 p.m.Soccer
Trinity at Memorial Day, 5:30 p.m.
East Laurens at Harlem, 5:30 p.m.
GolfBleckley County at West
Laurens, 4 p.m.THURSDAY
BaseballBrentwood at Trinity, 4:30 p.m
Swainsboro at Dublin, 5:30 p.m.Soccer
Trinity at Robert Toombs, 4:30 p.m.
Metter at East Laurens, 5:30 p.m.
TrackRegion 3-AA preliminaries at
East Laurens, 10 a.m.
Saturday is Family Dayat Cochran Speedway
Cochran Motor Speedway willhost its second annual Family Dayon Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.
Festivities include a car show,bounce house and slides,, and freepizza and drinks for children.
Gates open at 5 p.m., with racingat 7. Purses will include $1,000 towin in Sportsman, Bomber and PureStock divisions, and $2,000 to win inSouthern Thunder Late ModelSeries.
Moose Lodge tournament April 18The Dublin Moose Lodge Golf
Tournament will be held Saturday,April 18, at Green Acres GolfCourse. Entry fee for the four-manscramble is $45 per player, with mul-lligans available at two for $5. Cashprizes awarded for first-, second-and third-place finishers in eachflight. Also, longest drive and closestto the pin prizes will be awarded. Afish dinner will be served at theMoose Lodge, where prizes will beawarded. To register a team or spon-sor hole, call the lodge at 272-1818and leave a message or ask forDaphine Alexander.
‘Swing Fore Hope’
Tourney May 2Riverview Golf Course will host
the 15th annual “Swing Fore Hope”Golf Tournament, with proceeds ben-efitting the non-profit Promise OfHope Inc. in Dudley. Format will be a4-person scramble with flight win-ners receiving meat prizes includingribeye loins, bone-in pork loins andcountry hams. Entry fee is $200 perteam with shotgun starts available at8 a.m. and 1 p.m. based on a fulltournament field of 36 teams. Formore information, contact SteveBrown at 277-1408, e-mail:[email protected] or contact thePromise Of Hope, Inc. at 676-4673.
Free junior golf clinicat Riverview April 18
Riverview Golf Course will host a
free Junior Golf Clinic on Saturday,
April 18, beginning at 9:30 am in the
Emory Thomas Auditorium. A 30-
minute discussion on golf rules and
etiquette will be followed by two
hours of instruction on the range and
putting green.
The clinic is open to ages 10-16
and will be taught by PGA Class A
Professional Jack Dean. Stop by or
call the Riverview Golf Course Pro
Shop 275-4064 to sign up.For more information, contact
Manager Of Golf Operations SteveBrown at 277-1408 or e-mail:[email protected].
MDA softballtournament April 25A Muscular Dystrophy
Association (MDA) Boot Drive co-edsoftball tournament will be held atthe Johnson County RecreationDepartment April 25 at 9 a.m. Entryfee is $150 per team. Deadline toenter is April 23 at noon. For moreinformation, contact the WrightsvilleFireDepartment at 478-864-9759.
Trinity to host cornhole tournament
April 25Trinity Christian School will host a
cornhole tournament April 25 to raisemoney for basketball camp.
Two-person teams will competein the double-elimination tournamentunder ACA official rules format. Entryfee is $40 per team. First- and sec-ond-place teams will win cash prizes.
For more information, contactboys basketball coach RobbyFoskey at [email protected] call (478) 279-3477.
Contact usTo submit information, call 272-
5522, ext. 223, fax 478-272-2189 or e-mail [email protected] ortchsports77gmail.com.
ter. We hit the ball better. We hadsome good at-bats. We’re just try-ing to keep getting better”
Soles went the distance on themound for the Crusaders allow-ing seven hits and the four runs.He settled down after the secondand only allowed one hit over thefinal five frames. He struck outfour and walked two.
Offensively, East led the waywith two hits and three RBIs.Soles, Morton and Graham alsohad two hits each. Price andPayne had the other twoCrusader hits. Mason had twoRBIs.
With the win, Trinity improvesto 7-3 overall. More importantlythe win improves Trinity to 3-1 inregion play where they are nowin a first-place tie with Pinewood.
The Crusaders return to actionTuesday when they host Bullochin Dublin. First pitch is 4:30 p.m.
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were charged with obstructinggovernmental authority and dis-orderly conduct. Spiro said thetwo did not commit a crime andhe expects the charges to be dis-missed.
The Hawks held out Sefoloshaand Antic in Wednesday night's114-111 win at the Brooklyn Netsand haven't said when Antic willreturn.
Budenholzer said Wednesdaythe team would supportSefolosha and Antic during theinvestigation though he said "wenever want to see our players putthemselves in a potentially nega-tive situation."
"We will continue to look intothe facts of the incident but withthe information and foundationthat we currently have estab-lished, we will support themthrough this process,"Budenholzer said in a statement.
Sefolosha and Antic alsoreleased a joint statementWednesday in which they apolo-gized "to our respective families,teammates, and the Hawksorganization for any negativeattention this incident hasbrought upon them."
In the joint statement, theplayers said they would contestthe charges.
"As members of the AtlantaHawks, we hold ourselves to ahigh standard and take our rolesas professionals very seriously,"the statement said. "We will con-test these charges and look for-ward to communicating the factsof the situation at the appropriatetime."
The Hawks said Sefolosha'sinjuries were disclosed in exami-nations that included an X-ray atBarclays Center on Wednesdayand an MRI in Atlanta onThursday.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A brief look at the first round of theMasters at Augusta National Golf Club.
Leading: Jordan Spieth, with an 8-under-par 64.Just back: Four players, including Justin Rose, Ernie Els,
Jason Day and Charley Hoffman, are three shots back at 67.Spieth's streak: Spieth birdied six of seven holes during one
stretch, beginning at the eighth.Where's Tiger? Woods was nine shots back after a 1-over
73.And Bubba? Defending champion and two-time winner
Bubba Watson shot an opening 71.Stat of the day: World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Tom Watson,
who is ranked 956th, both shot 71.Noteworthy: Watson, 65, became the oldest player to break
par at the Masters. The previous record was set by 61-year-oldSam Snead in 1974.
Who to watch: Spieth teed off at 9:57 a.m. today in search ofhis first major title. Woods has a 10:30 a.m. tee time.
TV: Today, 3-7:30 p.m., ESPN.
Masters at a glance
It wasn't that big of a surprise.Spieth shared the 54-hole lead
last year at Augusta with BubbaWatson until a four-shot swingover the last two holes of thefront nine as Watson pulled away.Plus, he might have been thehottest player coming into thisMasters.
In his last three events, hewon, finished second and lost in aplayoff. The biggest challenge hefaced was to keep his expecta-tions from growing taller than aGeorgia pine, and to make sure he
was well rested.Whatever the formula, it
worked."What a player," Ernie Els said
after a 67, his best score at theMasters since Phil Mickelson beathim with a birdie on the last holein 2004. "You just cannot see thiskid not win many, many majors. Ithink he is by far the most bal-anced kid I've seen. Jordan, he'sgot that little tenacity to him andhe's really got a fighting spirit,and he's the nicest kid in theworld. ... He's a special kid."
Els played the par 5s in 5under and briefly had the lead
until Spieth went on his birdiespree.
Els was tied for second withJason Day, Justin Rose andCharley Hoffman.
Hoffman finished with aneagle and two birdies over his lastfour holes.
Day looked to be the most dan-gerous. Twice a contender atAugusta in the last four years, hemade five straight birdies on theback nine until he lost momen-tum with a bogey from thebunker on the 17th. Still, threeshots behind after one roundwasn't a bad place to be.
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Not the Tiger of old, but not terrible, either
AP photo
Woods reacts to shot on14th hole.
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"Love is doing small things withgreat love." -Mother Teresa
Canadians make2,000-mile trip for KFC
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Two thousand miles might seem like along way to go for fried chicken.
Two men from Canada who took their sons on a journey tothe original home of Kentucky Fried Chicken say it's a tripthey'll never forget.
The Times-Tribune reports this was the third trip to theHarland Sanders Cafe and Museum for Brian Lutfy, one of thefathers who piled the four sons into a van for the 34-hourpilgrimage from Montreal, Quebec. His tales of earlier visitsinspired the trip.
The friends left on Thursday, traveling to Colonel Sanders'birthplace and burial place before arriving at the Corbinrestaurant Saturday afternoon.
For three of the sons, it was the first time they had tastedKFC.
And 10-year-old Jesse Janna said it was "delicious!"
In this Saturday, April 4, 2015 photo, BrianLutfy, center, his son, Jason, left, and stepsonSebastien, of Montreal, enjoy original KentuckyFried Chicken at the Harland Sanders Cafe andMuseum in Corbin, Ky. Brian Lutfy and hisfriend Neil Janna left Montreal with their sonson Thursday, traveling to Colonel Sanders'birthplace and burial place before arriving atthe Corbin restaurant Saturday afternoon. (APPhoto/The Times-Tribune, Jeff Noble)
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