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year, too. "We are like a family and we look forward to this every year." Right now we're decid- ing on cast and have begun to work on the rehearsal sched- ule, too. Rehearsals start soon. Two other veterans will re- turn to the Dublin Nutcrack- er stage, professional dancers YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 101, No. 198, Pub. No 161860 Wednesday, September 2, 2015 $1 The Courier Herald Obituaries .......... 2a Editorial ............ 4a Weather............ 5a Lifestyle ............ 6a Sports........... 1b,2b Classifieds.......... 3b Fun Page .......... 4b Index Doors open on new Health Dept. By JASON HALCOMBE The six area residents occupied corners of the WIC Clinic waiting room at the new- ly-opened Laurens County Health Depart- ment offices Tuesday, but unlike its prede- cessor there wasn't a single health services patient to be found. Those folks have their own wing of the building on the opposite side, and that doesn't include a third access point for peo- ple searching for health and vital records at the new offices located behind the Lau- rens County Law Enforcement Center off Southern Pines Road. That made nursing director Donna Collins all smiles, even if she and fellow staff had to dodge the occasional ladder or technician as air conditioning, computer programmers and the last contractors put the finishing touches on the already func- tioning facility. "It's going great. Right now everybody is up and working," said Collins, as she stepped to the left to avoid an air condi- tioning technician and his A-frame ladder. "Phones are running, systems are working. We're very excited. The whole staff would agree this is a long time coming." For the past 26 years, Collins has driven either from Wrightsville or, for the past five years, from Metter each morning to work. She Laurens County has always been worth the drive, but Tuesday morning was made even better knowing she was coming to open the doors of the new health depart- ment to the public. "I love this community," Collins said. "I'm originally from Johnson County, but I wouldn't trade working here for anything. Like today, (the new building has) just made the flow so much better. People are getting seen quicker. The flow will be real- ly good once we get everything settled." Halls once filled with carpenters, framers and drywall installers were in- stead full of dietitians, registered nurses and case managers welcoming residents (or clients as they're called by health de- partment officials) in for regular visits. "We've definitely upgraded," said regis- tered dietitian Stephanie Branch. "I'm elated. You just don't feel so claustrophobic. Photo by Jason Halcombe Residents leave the newly-opened facility Tuesday. By SANDY ALDRIDGE "The Nutcracker" has been auditioned, and casting is un- derway in this, the eleventh year of what has become a beloved holiday tradition in the Laurens County area. Over 100 people auditioned for several roles in the classic Christmas story ballet which will be presented Friday, Satur- day and Sunday, Dec. 11-13, at Theatre Dublin. Besides the regular public presentations, the company will also present two school shows on Friday, Dec. 11, to area fourth graders as a way of giv- ing back to the community. Fourth graders from Dublin and Laurens County schools at- tended last year, but other schools in the area have heard how good the show is and are already calling Theatre Dublin to schedule a place for their fourth graders Volunteer Kim Hatchett is excited to begin preparations for the show. She said dancers and actors came from as far away as Athens to try out for parts. She could recall people from Vidalia, Baxley, Watkinsville, and Louisville as well as many from the Dublin Laurens County area. "We also have our first male pointe dancer which is super- exciting to me," she said. In bal- let, pointe is any dancing that is done on the toes." Kim is once again one of the many volunteers helping direc- tor Robin Middleton with the show. Actually, Hatchett has been with the show for longer than Middleton has. This is her eleventh year with the show, and she is quick to say that there are many others who are in their tenth or eleventh See NUTCRACKER page 8a See HEALTH page 8a Photo by Payton Towns III Allen spoke at Dublin Rotary about a variety of topics. Allen in town for ribbon cutting, speaks at Dublin Rotary meeting By PAYTON TOWNS III U.S. Representative of Georgia's 12th District spent part of last Friday in Dublin. Congressman Rick Allen started with meeting a group of people at McDonald's before meeting with officials at the Carl Vinson VAMedical Center, in- cluding Medical center director Maryalice Morro. "I'm pleased with her progress so far," Allen said. "We have formed a veterans advisory committee. Many of those members were there with us and they asked some tough questions. She assured them that things were getting done." Allen was also able to see the Hospice Care Unit, which had its ribbon cutting the day before. "It's important that we make progress," Allen said. Allen then went to the ribbon cutting for his new office at the Laurens County Courthouse before speaking at the Dublin Rotary Club that afternoon. "We've been in the district non-stop for events like this," Allen said. "We've had the opportunity to visit some of the facilities that serve our citizens. We've had several town halls. It's been a good month," which also included a trip to Israel. "It was very timely with the decision President (Barack) Obama made," Allen said. "I've got to get some colleagues on the other side of the aisle to agree with me." See ALLEN page 8a Police: Soperton mayor’s step-grandson steals granddad’s car By JONATHON FINLEY SOPERTON — Michael Ad- kins, 32, is facing charges of theft by taking for taking a Soperton City vehicle without permission. According to Soperton Po- lice Chief Jason McCoy, around 9 a.m. Monday morn- ing Soperton Mayor Reginald Evans came to the police de- partment to report that his step-grandson, Adkins, and his city vehicle, a black Grand Marquis with the City of Sop- erton Seal on the two front doors, was missing. After receiving some infor- mation, it was learned that Ad- kins may have traveled to the Swainsboro area. McCoy then called the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office to have them be on the lookout for the vehi- cle. According to McCoy, he re- ceived a phone call saying the vehicle was spotted but the driver began to flee. “To avoid a dangerous chase in the city, they called it off,” McCoy said. “However, the ve- hicle was spotted again and parked on Lee St. in Swains- boro.” Deputies then spotted the suspect walking and when ap- proached be began to run. As law enforcement converged on Adkins, he surrendered. “We were able to recover the vehicle without any damage,” McCoy. “And I want to thank the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in recovering the city’s vehicle.” Commissioners talk old Mohawk plant, more jobs for area By KELLY LENZ At Tuesday's regular meet- ing of the Laurens County Commission the first topic of discussion on the agenda con- cerned the county putting in an application for a federal grant for a fire truck. As a re- sult, the county received ap- proximately $227,000 to pur- chase a 3,000 gallon tanker truck to help with transporting water when fighting fires. The county match for the truck is $22,727 with the funds coming out of SPLOST money. The next agenda item was the Joel Cauley Property agreement. Ten years ago, the county agreed to rent the prop- erty for a decade at $150 per month as the location for a waste and recycling collection center. The lease on the property is up, and the county must decide this year on an option. The county would like to purchase the property, but Cauley does not want to sell it at this time. Cauley would rather the county continue to lease the property. The county will continue to negotiate with Cauley and hopefully agree on a sale price at some point. If not, the coun- ty will attempt to locate anoth- er piece of property and move the collection center. Another avenue would be agreeing to a five-year lease with Cauley while the commis- sioners explore other options. The commissioners also ex- amined the details of partner- ing with East Dublin to help provide water and sewer to the former Mohawk facility, in the event that an industry decides to locate there that would pro- vide at least 200 jobs. The county had a similar partnership agreement when the Fred's Distribution Center decided to move to a location on Ga. 257. The City of Dublin asked the county to partner with them and provide the sewer services. This project would be similar, and they hope to apply for several grants to offset the projected $1.2 million cost of the part- nership. Once the industry is in place, there are several grants that the county could apply for to help pay for the infrastruc- ture expense. Commissioner Emory Lake said, ". . . if we don't sign the agreement, they (East Dublin) will not purchase the property, that property's dead." He also agreed that since they previ- ously worked with Dublin to help bring jobs to the area, that this would essentially be the same type of partnership that they have done in the past. Lake said: "I think that's a smart move on Bryan's (Coun- ty Manager Bryan Rogers) part to set that up (requiring 200 jobs for agreement) to be honest with you. Because that helps us (Laurens County Commission) and gives us the criteria to work for too. I sure See REFUND page 8a Nutcracker returns with auditions Photos by Griffin Lovett (Above) Stacey Slichter, the ʻSugar Plum Fairy,ʼ preps dancers during auditions for the Nutcracker.

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year, too."We are like a family and

we look forward to this everyyear." Right now we're decid-

ing on cast and have begun towork on the rehearsal sched-ule, too. Rehearsals startsoon.

Two other veterans will re-turn to the Dublin Nutcrack-er stage, professional dancers

YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 101, No. 198, Pub. No 161860Wednesday, September 2, 2015 $1

The Courier Herald

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2aEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . 4aWeather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5aLifestyle. . . . . . . . . . . . 6aSports. . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2bClassifieds. . . . . . . . . . 3bFun Page . . . . . . . . . . 4b

Index

Doors open on new Health Dept.By JASON HALCOMBEThe six area residents occupied corners

of the WIC Clinic waiting room at the new-ly-opened Laurens County Health Depart-ment offices Tuesday, but unlike its prede-cessor there wasn't a single health servicespatient to be found.Those folks have their own wing of the

building on the opposite side, and thatdoesn't include a third access point for peo-ple searching for health and vital recordsat the new offices located behind the Lau-rens County Law Enforcement Center offSouthern Pines Road.That made nursing director Donna

Collins all smiles, even if she and fellowstaff had to dodge the occasional ladder ortechnician as air conditioning, computer

programmers and the last contractors putthe finishing touches on the already func-tioning facility."It's going great. Right now everybody is

up and working," said Collins, as shestepped to the left to avoid an air condi-tioning technician and his A-frame ladder."Phones are running, systems are working.We're very excited. The whole staff wouldagree this is a long time coming."For the past 26 years, Collins has driven

either fromWrightsville or, for the past fiveyears, from Metter each morning to work.She Laurens County has always been

worth the drive, but Tuesday morning wasmade even better knowing she was comingto open the doors of the new health depart-ment to the public.

"I love this community," Collins said."I'm originally from Johnson County, but Iwouldn't trade working here for anything.Like today, (the new building has) justmade the flow so much better. People aregetting seen quicker. The flow will be real-ly good once we get everything settled."Halls once filled with carpenters,

framers and drywall installers were in-stead full of dietitians, registered nursesand case managers welcoming residents(or clients as they're called by health de-partment officials) in for regular visits."We've definitely upgraded," said regis-

tered dietitian Stephanie Branch. "I'melated. You just don't feel so claustrophobic.

Photo by Jason Halcombe

Residents leave the newly-opened facility Tuesday.

By SANDY ALDRIDGE"The Nutcracker" has been

auditioned, and casting is un-derway in this, the eleventhyear of what has become abeloved holiday tradition in theLaurens County area.Over 100 people auditioned

for several roles in the classicChristmas story ballet whichwill be presented Friday, Satur-day and Sunday, Dec. 11-13, atTheatre Dublin.Besides the regular public

presentations, the company willalso present two school showson Friday, Dec. 11, to areafourth graders as a way of giv-ing back to the community.Fourth graders from Dublinand Laurens County schools at-tended last year, but otherschools in the area have heardhow good the show is and arealready calling Theatre Dublinto schedule a place for theirfourth gradersVolunteer Kim Hatchett is

excited to begin preparationsfor the show. She said dancersand actors came from as faraway as Athens to try out forparts. She could recall peoplefrom Vidalia, Baxley,Watkinsville, and Louisville aswell as many from the DublinLaurens County area."We also have our first male

pointe dancer which is super-exciting to me," she said. In bal-let, pointe is any dancing that isdone on the toes."Kim is once again one of the

many volunteers helping direc-tor Robin Middleton with theshow. Actually, Hatchett hasbeen with the show for longerthan Middleton has. Thisis her eleventh year with theshow, and she is quick to saythat there are many others whoare in their tenth or eleventh See NUTCRACKER page 8a

See HEALTH page 8a

Photo by Payton Towns III

Allen spoke at Dublin Rotary about a variety of topics.

Allen in town for ribbon cutting,speaks at Dublin Rotary meeting

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIU.S. Representative of Georgia's 12th District

spent part of last Friday in Dublin.Congressman Rick Allen started with meeting a

group of people at McDonald's before meeting withofficials at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, in-cluding Medical center director Maryalice Morro."I'm pleased with her progress so far,"Allen said.

"We have formed a veterans advisory committee.Many of those members were there with us andthey asked some tough questions. She assured themthat things were getting done."Allen was also able to see theHospice Care Unit,

which had its ribbon cutting the day before."It's important that we make progress," Allen

said.Allen then went to the ribbon cutting for his new

office at the Laurens County Courthouse beforespeaking at the Dublin Rotary Club that afternoon."We've been in the district non-stop for events

like this," Allen said. "We've had the opportunity tovisit some of the facilities that serve our citizens.We've had several town halls. It's been a goodmonth," which also included a trip to Israel."It was very timely with the decision President

(Barack) Obama made," Allen said. "I've got to getsome colleagues on the other side of the aisle toagree with me."

See ALLEN page 8a

Police: Sopertonmayor’s step-grandsonsteals granddad’s car

By JONATHON FINLEYSOPERTON —Michael Ad-

kins, 32, is facing charges oftheft by taking for taking aSoperton City vehicle withoutpermission.According to Soperton Po-

lice Chief Jason McCoy,around 9 a.m. Monday morn-ing Soperton Mayor ReginaldEvans came to the police de-partment to report that hisstep-grandson, Adkins, and hiscity vehicle, a black GrandMarquis with the City of Sop-erton Seal on the two frontdoors, was missing.After receiving some infor-

mation, it was learned thatAd-kins may have traveled to theSwainsboro area. McCoy thencalled the Emanuel CountySheriff ’s Office to have them

be on the lookout for the vehi-cle.According to McCoy, he re-

ceived a phone call saying thevehicle was spotted but thedriver began to flee.“To avoid a dangerous chase

in the city, they called it off,”McCoy said. “However, the ve-hicle was spotted again andparked on Lee St. in Swains-boro.”Deputies then spotted the

suspect walking and when ap-proached be began to run. Aslaw enforcement converged onAdkins, he surrendered.“We were able to recover the

vehicle without any damage,”McCoy. “And I want to thankthe Emanuel County Sheriff ’sOffice for their assistance inrecovering the city’s vehicle.”

Commissioners talkold Mohawk plant,more jobs for area

By KELLY LENZAt Tuesday's regular meet-

ing of the Laurens CountyCommission the first topic ofdiscussion on the agenda con-cerned the county putting inan application for a federalgrant for a fire truck. As a re-sult, the county received ap-proximately $227,000 to pur-chase a 3,000 gallon tankertruck to help with transportingwater when fighting fires. Thecounty match for the truck is$22,727 with the funds comingout of SPLOST money.The next agenda item was

the Joel Cauley Propertyagreement. Ten years ago, thecounty agreed to rent the prop-erty for a decade at $150 permonth as the location for awaste and recycling collectioncenter.The lease on the property is

up, and the county must decidethis year on an option. Thecounty would like to purchasethe property, but Cauley doesnot want to sell it at this time.Cauley would rather the countycontinue to lease the property.The county will continue to

negotiate with Cauley andhopefully agree on a sale priceat some point. If not, the coun-ty will attempt to locate anoth-er piece of property and movethe collection center.Another avenue would be

agreeing to a five-year leasewith Cauley while the commis-sioners explore other options.The commissioners also ex-

amined the details of partner-ing with East Dublin to help

provide water and sewer to theformer Mohawk facility, in theevent that an industry decidesto locate there that would pro-vide at least 200 jobs.The county had a similar

partnership agreement whenthe Fred's Distribution Centerdecided to move to a locationon Ga. 257. The City of Dublinasked the county to partnerwith them and provide thesewer services. This projectwould be similar, and theyhope to apply for severalgrants to offset the projected$1.2 million cost of the part-nership.Once the industry is in

place, there are several grantsthat the county could apply forto help pay for the infrastruc-ture expense.Commissioner Emory Lake

said, ". . . if we don't sign theagreement, they (East Dublin)will not purchase the property,that property's dead." He alsoagreed that since they previ-ously worked with Dublin tohelp bring jobs to the area,that this would essentially bethe same type of partnershipthat they have done in thepast.Lake said: "I think that's a

smart move on Bryan's (Coun-ty Manager Bryan Rogers)part to set that up (requiring200 jobs for agreement) to behonest with you. Because thathelps us (Laurens CountyCommission) and gives us thecriteria to work for too. I sure

See REFUND page 8a

Nutcracker returns with auditionsPhotos by Griffin Lovett

(Above) Stacey Slichter, the ʻSugar Plum Fairy,ʼ preps dancers during auditions for the Nutcracker.

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Delacey RogerSmith

Memorial services forDelacey Roger Smith, age 71were held on Friday, Aug. 28,2015 at 11 a.m. in the ChanStanley Memorial Chapel ofStanley Funeral Home andCrematory. Mr. Thurmon Fos-key officiated.Mr. Smith was born on

April 27, 1944 in Dublin. Hewas the son of the late AlbertCharlton and Ethel Scarbor-ough Smith. He was precededin death by his 10 siblings. Hewas a retired constructionworker. Mr. Smith passedaway on Monday, Aug. 24,2015 at his residence.Mr. Smith was survived by

his daughter, Cammi (Aaron)Smith of Pinehurst, N.C.;three sisters, Letha Fennell ofDublin, Mattie Williams ofDublin and Bettty Jean How-ell of Tenn.; two grandchil-dren, Ellie Smith and PhoenixSmith of Pinehurst, N.C.; andseveral nieces and nephewsStanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/Dublin Chapel hadcharge of funeral arrange-ments.

William BradleyNewby

JEFFERSONVILLE – Mr.William Bradley Newby, 81,passed away Aug. 31, 2015 athis residence surrounded byhis family and friends. The el-dest of six siblings, loving hus-band, father, and grandfatherwill surely be missed.Funeral services will be

held 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3,in the chapel of Reece FuneralHome. Interment will followin Mt. Zion Baptist Church inDanville. The family will re-ceive friends from 6-8 p.m.Wednesday evening at the fu-neral home. The Rev. GaryWalker, the Rev. J.W. Little,the Rev. Curt Montgomeryand Elder Franklin Bryantwill be officiating.Mr. Bradley was born in

Jeffersonville to the lateGeorge and Mozelle LittleNewby. He was a dedicatedemployee of Dry BranchKaolin for 39 years. Mr.Bradley served on city counciland as the Mayor of Jefferson-ville, which he loved dearly.Throughout the years he

maintained a farm, and wasthe owner of Newby Q Restau-rant. He was proud of his fa-mous BBQ and loved cookingfor everyone. Mr. Bradley wasa car fanatic and loved spend-ing time fixing them up andmaking sure all those he lovedhad a way to go. He loved hisTampa Nugget Cigars and rid-ing around town in his truckvisiting with everyone. Hewas a member of the breakfastclub where he could catch upwith the gossip. Mr. Bradleywas preceded in death by agranddaughter, VictoriaCortes.He is survived by his loving

wife of 61 years Mary Newby;children, Lisa Newby (Randy)Barfield, and Brad (Susan)Newby; grandchildren, Crys-tal Newby (Shawn) Sukraj,Sarah (Cody) Newby, JoelCortes, Justin Cortes andMorgan Cortes; siblings, Pa-tricia Kitchens, Wallace (Jean)

Newby, Frank Newby, Rhonda(Bill) Hamrick and Kenny(Cynthia) Newby, and Sondra(Grover) Keys.Visit

www.reecefuneralhomeinc.comto express tributes.Reece Funeral Home in Jef-

fersonville has charge ofarrangements.

———Evelyn Taylor

Joyner

Graveside funeral servicesfor Mrs. Evelyn Taylor Joyner,age 88, will be held at 10 a.m..Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 atGraham Memorial Church ofthe Nazarene Cemetery. Mr.Thurmon Foskey will officiate.Mrs. Joyner was born on

May 11, 1927 in Wausau, Fla.She was the daughter of thelate Teak and LeatieGrantham Taylor. She was al-so preceded in death by herhusband, Deck Joyner. Shewas a retired Nursing Assis-tant for the Alabama StateHealth Department. She wasa member of Dothan FirstChurch of the Nazarene. Mrs.Joyner passed away on Tues-day, Sept. 01, 2015 at Dubli-nair Nursing Home and Reha-bilitation Center.Mrs. Joyner is survived by

her sister, Betty Jean Hutto ofPanama City, Fla., a grand-child, Sam Wood of Maine,and a caregiver, Randy Brownof Rentz.Stanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/Dublin Chapelhave charge of funeralarrangements. If you wouldlike to sign the online registerbook please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor you may call the StanleyFuneral home 24-hour obitu-ary line 272-0106 for updates.

Lourie WallaceHenry

Mrs. Lourie Wallace Henryof Winter Haven, Fla., passedaway on Aug. 29, 2015. Shewas preceded in death by herparents, Mack and WinnieWallace. She was born in Bar-tow, Fla. on Nov. 8, 1971, andgraduated from Winter HavenHigh School. She received anassociate degree from PolkCommunity College.Lourie was employed at

Winter Haven Day Care forseveral years and was activelyinvolved in child care develop-ment and many church orga-nizations. She was a memberof Winning Souls for the King-dom, and Friendship Mission-ary Baptist Church under theleadership of Reverend W.T.Streeter.Lourie is survived by her

husband, Phillip Henry;daughter, LoKenjrae; one son,Phillip Henry Jr.; two broth-ers, Shelton Graham andReginald Wallace (Yvonne);two sisters, Sherelene Wallaceand Mona Bess (Mitch); threeaunts, Frankie Coates, SusieO'Neal and Evelyn Willis, allof Dublin; one uncle, Way-mond Graham of Lithonia;godmother, Ms. Flossie; and ahost of nieces and nephews.Obituary courtesy of Dud-

ley Funeral Home of Dublinwww.servicesbydudley.com

Curtis Edwards Sr.

Curtis Edwards Sr., age 89of Dublin, passed away onTuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.The family will receive

friends on Thursday eveningfrom 6-8 p.m. at TownsendBrothers Funeral Home. Ser-vices will be held at 10:30 a.m.on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 in theChapel of Jefferson Street Bap-tist Church. A complete obitu-ary will follow.Please visit

www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregistry.

———Mary EthelEpperson

Mary Ethel Epperson, age60, entered into eternal rest,Sundaymorning,Aug. 30, 2015.Mrs. Epperson was born in

New York, Oct. 24, 1954 to thelateAlbert Henry andMary Ed-na Chevery Rowell. Mrs. Epper-son has lived in Laurens Coun-ty for one year, prior to that shehad lived in Johnson County fortwo years. She was Christian byfaith.Mrs. Epperson was preceded

in death by her grandchild,Jerehiah Lee Swenor.Visitation will be held at

Brantley-Powell Funeral HomeThursday night, Sept. 3, 2015from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial ser-vices will be held on a later dayby the family.Mrs. Epperson is survived by

two sons, Harley Swenor ofEast Dublin and Steven Swenorof Jacksonville, Fla.; three sis-ters, Kathy Enix (Mark) of Min-neola, Fla., Laura Rummel ofUmatilla, Fla., and PamelaRowel of Benson, N.C., numer-ous nieces and nephews.Brantley-Powell Funeral

Home of Wrightsville hascharge of arrangements forMary Ethel Epperson.

———Amelia Lopez

Mrs. Amelia Lopez passedaway on Monday, September 1,2015 at Serenity Place.Funeral arrangements are

incomplete at this time, butwill be announced later byStanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Dublin Chapel.To sign the Online Register

Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour Stanley Fu-neral Home and CrematoryObituary Line at (478)272-0106to hear the latest funeral up-dates.

———Lena Frances

Barfoot

Lena Frances Barfoot, age77, of Dublin, died Tuesday,Sept. 1, 2015. Arrangementsare incomplete at this time andwill be announced later byTownsend Brothers FuneralHome.

———Kathryn S. Willis

Kathryn S. Willis, age 81, ofDublin, died Wednesday, Sept.2, 2015. Arrangements are in-complete at this time and willbe announced later byTownsend Brothers FuneralHome.

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Obituaries

Thomas Lamar Bush

Funeral services for Mr.Thomas Lamar Bush, age 89,will be held at 2 p.m. Thurs-day, Sept. 3, 2015 at theRichard N. Stanley MemorialChapel with interment to fol-low at Westview Cemetery.The Rev. Kirk Hagan will offi-ciate.Mr. Bush was born Sept. 21,

1925 in Wrightsville. He waspreceded in death by his par-ents, the late Ellis HarvelMeeks and Zemmie BushMeeks, his adoptive parents,John Willie Bush and MaudieLee Underwood Bush, and hiswife, Edith Scott Bush. He wasa member of Cedar GroveUnited Methodist Church andwas a long time employee ofOutlaw Pontiac Company. Af-ter retirement, he was wellknown around Wrightsville forwashing cars. Mr. Bush passedaway Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.He is survived by his

daughter, Deanne (David) Freyof Fitzgerald; a granddaugh-ter, Jennifer (Randall) Shoultzof Fitzgerald; two great-grand-children, Madi Shoultz andMaci Shoultz; and two broth-ers, Bobby (Mary Ellen) Bushof Cockeysville, Md. andJames (Beth) Bush of Byron.The family will receive

friends from 12:45 until 1:45Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.Pallbearers will be Barney

Holland, Justin Holland,Quincey Simpson, KennethBush, Mike Scott and DanielSimpson.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Wrightsville Chapelhas charge of funeral arrange-ments. To sign the Online Regis-ter Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.com orcall the 24HourObituaryLine at(478) 272-0106 to hear the lat-est updates.

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The April meeting of theEast Dublin Garden Club washeld in the home of Mrs. EvieWright. The meeting wascalled to order by PresidentMrs. Martha Williams. Devo-tion was conducted by Mrs.Wanda Wilcher, which wasvery inspirational. We en-tered into the business ses-sion of the meeting. First,was the reading of the min-utes of our last meeting whichwas read and approved asread. The treasure report wasgiven and accepted as read.Members gave reports fromG. A. G. C. convention. Planswere being made for our an-nual garden tour of each oth-er’s home and Hospital Day.The ribbon winner from thenight was Mrs. Evie Wrightand she received a blue ribbon(1st place) for a beautiful pot

plant. Celebrating a birthdaythis month is Mrs. WandaWilcher and we sang HappyBirthday to her. After thebusiness session, the clubcreed was repeated and themeeting was adjourned. A de-licious meal and fellowshipwas enjoyed by all.

The May meeting of theEast Dublin Garden Club washeld at the Ole Times CountryBuffett with Mrs. ChristineRozier as hostess. The meet-ing was called to order by thePresident, Mrs. Williams. De-votion was conducted by Mrs.Juanita Coney which wasvery inspirational and sheread a passage from the DailyBread representing “PuttingOur Trust in God”. We en-tered into the business ses-sion of the meeting. First,was the reading of the min-

utes of our last meeting whichwere read with necessary cor-rections. The treasurer reportwas given by the treasurerand accepted as read. Planswere finalized for our Hospi-tal Day which is celebrated inthe month of June. Mrs.Williams presented eachmember with a trophy for a

job well done hosting our An-nual G. A. G. C. Convention in(March 2015). Plans are alsobeing made for our Founder’sDay program later in the year.After the business session theclub creed was repeated andthe meeting was adjourned. Adelicious meal and fellowshipwas enjoyed by all.

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East Laurens High School stu-dents took a tour of the con-struction site of the new Hamp-ton Inn at I-16. The studentswere asked numerous questionsas they were taken throughoutthe structure by superintendentfor Garbutt Construction Dou-glas Bethea. Mr. Bethea also an-swered the questions presentedby the students, many who hadnever been on an active con-struction site. Students were giv-en this opportunity by CEOCharlie Garbutt who is activelyinvolved with the education of fu-ture construction professionals.Mr. Garbutt has a passion for theconstruction industry as he sup-ports both of the Laurens Coun-ty Schoolsʼ construction pro-grams. (Special photos)

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The Courier HeraldGRIFFIN LOVETT, Publisher

DUBOSE PORTER, Executive EditorJASON HALCOMBE, Managing EditorPAM BURNEY, Advertising DirectorCHERYL GAY, Circulation Manager

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This newspaper is committed to the idea that the press shouldtell the truth without prejudice and spread knowledge

without malicious intent.

A student once replied to a teacher, “Hey that isn’tfair.” The teacher said, “the only fair I know aboutcomes every fall.”There are times in life when things aren’t always

fair or easy. Many of us probably learned that beforewe got out of high school.And before we make it into the real world, we

have probably learned that things aren't always aseasy as they first appeared.Sometimes things go wrong and it’s easy to get

frustrated.As a pastor said recently, why worry aboutthings? If we have faith, we trust God that things aregoing to turn out okay.All of us have had a bad day or two where nothing

seemed to have gone right. And it just seems that nomatter what you do, something bad happens.Many people from church have said that becoming

a Christian or believing in Jesus doesn't mean youwon't have trials. From trials, we'll learn who we cantrust.Many times we grow from these trials and look

back later to see that as difficult as they were then,we made it through.One probably has many friends or family members

going through difficult times. And it's hard at timesto know what to say besides praying for them. Thebig thing is to be there for them.If you are worrying, seek a friend, counselor or

family member who can help.We've all been throughtough times and most likely can relate.In the end, we have to have faith. Worrying won't

helped our problems or issues. Worrying hasn't helpsolve anything.Faith, well, that’s an answer each of us must be

willing to take.

— Payton Towns III

Time to lean onfaith when thegoing gets rough

Another internet hoax is perpetratedThere are millions of peo-

ple who primarily receivetheir news and informationthrough items that are postedon the internet or sent tothem via email or text mes-sage.

I’m one of those who gets alot of information this way, ashappened the other day whenI saw a report online that saidcountry singer Willie Nelsonhad died at the age of 81. Oneof my favorite albums is "TheRed Headed Stranger," so itsaddened me to read thatWillie was no longer amongthe living.

There was just one hitch:the information wasn’t cor-rect. There is a fake news sitethat at least three times thisyear has posted the samebogus item about the death ofWillie Nelson, who remainsvery much alive. I became thelatest victim of this ongoinginternet hoax.

Another internet hoax thatattracted public attention thissummer has been a campaignby an anti-abortion organiza-tion that calls itself the"Center for MedicalProgress."

Members of this groupposed as medical companyrepresentatives and shotundercover videos of conver-sations with employees ofPlanned Parenthood aboutthe potential sale of fetal tis-sue. The videos were thenedited to misrepresent whatwas actually said in the con-versations.

Anti-abortion groups ignit-ed a national controversywhen they posted misleadingexcerpts from those videos

online and accused PlannedParenthood of illegally "har-vesting" body parts from abor-tions and selling them at aprofit to medical researchlabs.

Politicians like Sens.Johnny Isakson and DavidPerdue, along with Lt. Gov.Casey Cagle, jumped to theconclusion that the accusa-tions were true and demand-ed that government fundingto Planned Parenthood be ter-minated.

One politician who tried todetermine the truth of thematter was Gov. NathanDeal. He instructed officialsat the Department of PublicHealth (DPH) and theDepartment of CommunityHealth (DCH) to review theactivities at PlannedParenthood clinics and see ifanything illegal was beingdone.

The governor’s instruc-tions were promptly carriedout. DPH CommissionerBrenda Fitzgerald had herstaff look at medical clinicsoperated by PlannedParenthood and other enti-ties.

"After conducting an inves-tigation into the five licensedabortion facilities in our state,I have concluded that eachhas proper procedures inplace for burial or internment

of remains," Fitzgerald said ina letter to Deal.

It’s important to know thatFitzgerald is not some radicalabortionist. She is a political-ly conservative obstetrician-gynecologist who was former-ly a policy advisor to NewtGingrich.

DCH Commissioner ClydeReese assigned several of hisstaffers to make unan-nounced visits to clinics oper-ated by Planned Parenthoodand other organizations.

"The allegation that thefacility was not following reg-ulations regarding the han-dling of products of concep-tion receiving compensationcould not be substantiated,"Reese said in his report toDeal. Reese added that eachclinic was complying with therules that govern the medicalprocedure.

This was the case withother states that looked intoPlanned Parenthood’s opera-tions.

Indiana Republican Gov.Mike Pence asked his statehealth department to investi-gate. South DakotaRepublican Attorney GeneralMarty Jackley made a similarrequest. The U.S.Department of Health andHuman Services looked intothe allegations, as did theDemocratic attorney general

of Massachusetts MauraHealey.

"The investigation has con-cluded there was no evidenceof this type of activity at thesesites," the Indiana StateDepartment of Health said ina statement.

"We made inquiry on bothpartial birth abortion and onthe transfer and sale of tis-sue, and there are no reports,complaints or inspectionrecords that would demon-strate any evidence [of] illegalactivity in South Dakota atthis time," Jackley said.

"There is no evidence thatPPLM [Planned Parenthood]is involved in any way in thebuying or selling of tissue,"Healey said.

We seem to have anotherinternet hoax on our hands.Despite the sensational accu-sations being spread throughwebsite postings and emails,Republican and Democraticofficials alike have looked intothe charges and determinedthat Planned Parenthood isproviding legal medical ser-vices in a legal manner.

This incident is a reminderto heed the wise words of for-mer president AbrahamLincoln, who once proclaimed:"Don’t believe everything yousee on the internet."

I’m sure Lincoln said that.After all, I read it onFacebook.

GEORGIA REPORTThe Leading Source For Political News

August 26The Times and Democrat of

Orangeburg on human trafficking:Slavery is most often referenced in

the context of the past. Unfortunately,it is very real in South Carolina todayin the form of trafficking in people -many of them women and children - ashuman commodities. Most are heldagainst their will as prostitutes or sexslaves.

This past year, South Carolina law-makers approved legislation to expandthe scope of the Statewide GrandJury's powers to combat human traf-ficking.

Attorney General Alan Wilsonsought the power to be able to effec-tively take on cases that cross countylines as victims are frequently traf-ficked through various parts of thestate.

"These criminals must move quicklyin order to evade police and make themost money. They are not concernedwith staying inside county lines, andwe shouldn't be either," Wilson hassaid.

With the power of the StatewideGrand Jury, South Carolina is now

able to more adequately prosecutethese criminals and is better equippedto identify trafficking rings and/orother cases across the state.

According to a new ClemsonUniversity study, the legislation didnot come a moment too soon as humantrafficking in South Carolina may bemore prevalent than previouslythought.

Nearly 20 percent of past kidnap-ping and prostitution case files ana-lyzed from police incident reports inGreenville County over a three-yearperiod (2010-2012) had markers indi-cating the presence of human traffick-ing, said the study's leader, MarkSmall, a professor in Clemson's youth,family and community studies depart-ment and associate director ofClemson's Institute on Family andNeighborhood Life.

Historically, human trafficking wasviewed as a problem of smuggling andillegal migration, but it more recentlyhas been seen as a problem of commer-cial sexual exploitation, especially ofminors, and of forced labor, especiallythrough the use of coercion or fraud,

Small said.The U.S. government criminalized

human trafficking in 2000, and statesbegan revising their criminal codessoon after. In 2012, South Carolinapassed legislation making human traf-ficking a felony with a first offense car-rying a penalty up to 15 years inprison. Trafficking with a minor canadd an additional 15 years.

"There is a great deal of interest inaddressing the problem of human traf-ficking in South Carolina, but very lit-tle data on prevalence and severity ofthe problem," Small said. "BecauseSouth Carolina only recently passedlegislation criminalizing human traf-ficking, data collection is just nowbeginning across the state ... Our studyindicates that this is likely a seriousproblem in the state." ....

In South Carolina, awareness of theproblem is vital in building strong sup-port for combating it in every way withevery available resource. Human traf-ficking (slavery) is unacceptable andits purveyors should be stopped andharshly punished.

Editorial roundup

Tom Crawford is the editorof The Georgia Report, anInternet news service at gare-port.com that covers govern-ment and politics in Georgia.He can be reached at [email protected].

Pres. Barack Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500P: (202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5030

Sen. David PerdueB40D Dirksen Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, D.C. 20510P: (202) 224-3521F: (202) 228-1031

Sen. Johnny Isakson120 Russell Senate OfficeBuilding

Washington, D.C. 20510P: (202) 224-3643F: (202) 228-0724

Rep. Rick Allen513 Cannon H.O.B.Washington, D.C. 20515P: (202) 225-2823F: (202) 225-3377

Sen. Ross TollesonDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-0081F: (404) [email protected]

Rep. Matt HatchettDistrict 150415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5025F: (404) [email protected]

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COMMUNITY CALENDARWednesday

•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Open)•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Cor-ral.

Thursday•Art Dublin meets every second Thursday, 6:30 p.m., atDublin-Laurens Museum. Call 984-8665 for more info.•Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club 6:30 p.m.,CNH Tractor Plant, Firetower Rd.•Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restau-rant in East Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.•AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,East, Dublin, Ga 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet BaptistChurch, Nursery Provided, 1689 Ga. 19 S., 6:30 p.m., 997-9011.•Celebrate Recovery (Christian-based) Fridays at 7 p.m.except last Fri. ea. mo., supper at 6:30 p.m., New Vision Fel-lowship across from old Kroger, 278-0710 or 290-1322.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and so-lutions for patients and families. Middle Georgia CancerCenter, 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. (478)-275-1111.

II aamm ssoo pprroouudd oo ff oouurrEast Laurens Falcons. I wanteveryone to continue prayingfor coach Buddy Sorrow.Keep up the good work EastLaurens Falcons.

AAtt mmyy ffaavvoo rriittee ffrr iieeddcc hhiicc kkeenn restaurant, thechicken doesn't taste like itused to. I just wonder what isgoing on these days? Nothingtastes better than the oldstuff.

TThhee cc iittyy oo ff EEaasstt DDuubblliinnshould have its own recre-ation department. The peoplein East Dublin shouldn'thave to drive out to SouthernPines just to play baseball.There are kids who don'thave a way to get to practice.They could at least walk tothe ball park and play base-ball if they had a recreationdepartment here.

II wwaanntt eevveerryybbooddyy ggoo iinnggttoo the East Laurens footballgame this Friday night towear all black. Let's black outthe stadium.

AAtt aallll hhiigghh sscchhoooo ll ffoooott--bbaallll games in Laurens Coun-ty, everybody should notsmoke or curse in public. Ifyou've got problems withyour language, please stay athome. Come out to the foot-ball game and have a goodtime.

WWhheenn II mmoovveedd mmyy ffaammii--llyy here in the late 1950's,Dublins' tallest building wasa very nice structure, with abank and professional offices.Now it has gone way beyondwhat it was then! I for one amvery pleased and proud andcan't wait to see the finishedproduct!

II ssaatt oonn mmyy ppoo rrcchh ttooddaayyaanndd watched this beautifulpre-fall rain, listening as ithit the roof, and I thankedGod.

YYoouu sseeee ww hhaatt mmyy NewYork Yankees will do. Theyare clean shaven, got a goodhaircut and have a bat intheir hands.

TThhee AAttllaannttaa BBrraavveess wwiillllbbee getting their new stadiumin a couple of years. That'snot what they need. Theyneed a lot of everything.

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Sunrise 7:07 a.m.

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Dublin PoliceDepartment

Shavanna Renee Nielsen,25, of Milan, was chargedwith headlight requirementsand two counts of driving un-der the influence of alcohol,at the intersection of High-way 19 and Hillcrest Park-way on Aug. 12.

Nielsen was seen by an of-ficer driving a gray NissanAltima without her head-lights on. While turningaround to pursue the vehicle,Laurens County 911 in-formed the officer that acaller had reported a recklessdriver traveling withoutlights on.

- A man took a can of beerfrom a cooler at NeighborsExpress on Highway 441 onAug. 13.

- Arthur Parks, 61, ofDublin, was charged withpedestrian under the influ-ence of alcohol or drugs, onDewey Street on Aug. 13.

- A brown shave kit con-taining prescription medica-tion was stolen from a 1994Infinity on Lily Street be-tween July 31 and Aug. 12.

- A report was made on aformer employee who alleged-ly stole items from Walmarton Highway 80 W. The items

were stolen between June 4and Aug. 12.

- Amber Hilbun, 25, ofDublin, was charged withpossession of marijuana, ob-structing or hindering lawenforcement officers, as wellas a warrant on her atRoberts Street Apartmentson Aug. 14. Christopher Mar-quise Stuckey, 25, of Dublin,was also wanted on a warrantand charged with obstructingor hindering law enforcementofficers.

Laurens CountySheriff's Office

- A deputy responded to ahouse on Buckeye Road inEast Dublin in reference to aburglary on Aug. 15.

- A black 30 gallon deerfeeder and a camouflage trailcamera were stolen fromproperty on Perry Construc-tion dirt pit on Moore StationRoad between Aug. 15 and16.

- A deputy responded toHighway 441 N. in reference

to a boat fire on Aug. 15.- A tag and decal for a 2015

Audi Prestige never arrivedin the mail on Red Fox Runbetween July 1 and Aug. 13.

- A Dublin woman report-ed that money was chargedwithout her permission onher charge cards on Aug. 14.

- Three hundred dollars inrolled dimes and a blacktablet were stolen on High-way 199 S. in East Dublin onAug. 14.

- A Glock semi automatichandgun was stolen from avehicle on North Line Streetin Dexter between Aug. 11and 14.

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.

Police Beat

Milan woman charged with DUIafter tip from another driver

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On September 2, 1945,Japan formally surrendered inceremonies aboard the USSMissouri in Tokyo Bay, endingWorld War II.

OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee::In 1666, the Great Fire of

London broke out.In 1789, the United States

Treasury Department was es-tablished.

In 1864, during the CivilWar, Union Gen. William T.Sherman's forces occupied At-lanta.

In 1901, Vice PresidentTheodore Roosevelt offered theadvice, "Speak softly and carrya big stick" in a speech at theMinnesota State Fair.

In 1924, the Rudolf Frimloperetta "Rose Marie" openedon Broadway.

In 1935, a Labor Day hurri-cane slammed into the FloridaKeys, claiming more than 400lives.

In 1945, Ho Chi Minh de-clared Vietnam an indepen-dent republic. (Ho died on thisdate in 1969.)

In 1963, Alabama Gov.George C. Wallace preventedthe integration of TuskegeeHigh School by encircling thebuilding with state troopers."The CBS Evening News" withWalter Cronkite was length-ened from 15 to 30 minutes,becoming network television'sfirst half-hour nightly news-cast.

In 1969, in what some re-gard as the birth of the Inter-net, two connected computersat the University of California,Los Angeles, passed test datathrough a 15-foot cable.

In 1972, Dave Wottle of theUnited States won the men's800-meter race at the MunichSummer Olympics.

In 1986, a judge in Los An-geles sentenced Cathy Evelyn

Smith to three years in prisonfor involuntary manslaughterfor her role in the 1982 drugoverdose death of comedianJohn Belushi. (Smith served18 months.)

In 1998, a Swissair MD-11jetliner crashed off Nova Sco-tia, killing all 229 peopleaboard.

TTeenn yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: A NationalGuard convoy packed withfood, water and medicinerolled into New Orleans fourdays after Hurricane Katrina.Scorched by criticism aboutsluggish federal help, Presi-dent George W. Bush touredthe Gulf Coast and met withstate and local officials, includ-ing New Orleans Mayor RayNagin; at one point, Bushpraised FEMA DirectorMichael Brown, telling him,"Brownie, you're doing a heckof a job." During a live TV ben-efit concert, rapper KanyeWest went off-script to sharplycriticize President Bush, say-ing he "doesn't care aboutblack people." The Labor De-partment reported the Augustunemployment rate was 4.9percent, a four-year low. Ma-chinists at Boeing Co. went ona nearly month-long strike.Actor Bob Denver, 70, died inWinston-Salem, North Caroli-na.

FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo :: Israeliand Palestinian leaderspledged in a first round of re-newed peace talks in Washing-ton to keep meeting at regularintervals. Seattle Storm for-ward Lauren Jackson was se-lected the WNBA's most valu-able player for the third timein her career.

OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo :: IslamicState group extremists re-leased a video showing the be-heading of American journal-ist Steven Sotloff, and warnedPresident Barack Obamaagainst further U.S. airstrikeson the group. Apple said thathackers had obtained nudephotos of actress JenniferLawrence and other female

celebrities by pilfering imagesfrom individual accountsrather than through a broaderattack on the company's ser-vices.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) —Former professional wrestlingstar Jimmy "Superfly" Snukawas charged Tuesday withthird-degree murder and invol-untary manslaughter in thedeath of his mistress more thanthree decades ago.

Prosecutors in Lehigh Coun-ty announced the results of agrand jury investigation intothe death of Nancy Argentino,23, of New York.

Snuka, who had been at aWorld Wrestling Federationtaping at the Allentown Fair-grounds, told police shortly af-ter Argentino's death that hehad returned to the couple'sWhitehall Township hotel roomto find her unresponsive in bed.She was pronounced dead at ahospital several hours later.

An autopsy determined shedied of traumatic brain injuriesand had more than three dozencuts and bruises, and concludedher injuries were consistentwith being hit with a stationaryobject. At the time, forensicpathologist Isidore Mihalakiswrote that the case should beinvestigated as a homicide untilproven otherwise, according to

a grand jury report releasedTuesday. But the investigationwent cold. A June 2013 investi-gation by The Morning Call ofAllentown raised questionsabout the case. Lehigh CountyDistrict Attorney Jim Martintold the paper last year that Ar-gentino's sisters approachedhim after the story ran, prompt-ing him to give the case anotherlook.

The grand jury's report saidSnuka had provided more thana half-dozen shifting accounts ofArgentino's injuries, at firsttelling paramedics he hit herduring an argument outsidetheir hotel room and that shestruck her head on concrete,then claiming to police sheslipped and fell during a bath-room break on their way to thehotel.

The grand jury also said itheard evidence that Snuka beatArgentino in a hotel room inSyracuse, New York, in Janu-ary 1983 — four months beforeher death — and repeatedly as-saulted his wife, Sharon, in thefall of 1993.

Snuka, now 72 and living inWaterford Township, N.J., has

long maintained his innocence,saying the episode had ruinedhis life.

"Many terrible things havebeen written about me hurtingNancy and being responsible forher death, but they are nottrue," he wrote in his 2012 au-tobiography. "This has beenvery hard on me and very hardon my family. To this day, I getnasty notes and threats. Ithurts. I never hit Nancy orthreatened her."

Argentino's sister, LouiseArgentino-Upham, told TheMorning Call that the chargescame as a relief, especially theprospect that her mother, whoturns 90 this year, may see jus-tice in the case.

"I think that it's been a longroad," Argentino-Upham said."They did the right thing in faceof all the evidence."

Nicknamed "Superfly," theFiji native was known for divingfrom the ropes and even the topof steel cages in a career thatspanned four decades. He wasadmitted into the WorldWrestling Entertainment Hallof Fame in 1996, according tothe organization's website.

Wrestler Jimmy ʻSuperflyʼ Snukacharged in girlfriendʼs 1983 death

FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Lawenforcement officers preparedearly Wednesday to resume theintensive hunt for three sus-pects in the fatal shooting of apopular veteran police officer ina small northern Illinois com-munity.

Authorities from across thestate and region poured into thevillage of Fox Lake to join themanhunt following the deathTuesday morning of Lt. CharlesJoseph Gliniewicz.

Some wore tactical gear andtoted high-powered rifles. Offi-cers took up positions onrooftops and along railroadtracks, scanning the terrainwith rifle scopes and binoculars.Others leaned out of helicopterswith weapons at the ready. Fed-eral agencies, SWAT teams and48 police dogs assisted in themanhunt, Lake County Sheriff'sOffice spokesman Sgt. Christo-pher Covelli said.

Residents in the villageabout 60 miles north of Chicagowere urged to stay indoors, andschools were on lockdown. In astatement late Tuesday, Covelliurged the community to reachout with tips and leads. Covellisaid Gliniewicz radioed in Tues-day morning to tell dispatchershe was chasing three men onfoot. Communication with himwas lost soon after. Covelli saidbackup officers found him in-jured with a gunshot wound andthat he died soon after.

An emotional Fox Lake May-or Donny Schmit described theslain officer as a personal friend,

a three-decade member of thedepartment and a father of foursons.

"We lost a family member,"Schmit said of the 52-year-oldofficer known around town as"GI Joe." ''His commitment tothe people of this communityhas been unmatched and will bedearly missed."

Authorities urged residentsto stay home while theysearched for the suspects, two ofthem white and the other black.

Commuter train service washalted, and residents who want-ed to take their dogs out to re-lieve themselves were told tostay inside, with the job of walk-ing the pets handled by police of-ficers. Fox Lake residents ex-pressed sorrow at the death of

the immensely popular Glin-iewicz.

"This particular officer is apillar in my community and (is)definitely going to be missed,and (he) touched so many lives,"said Gina Maria, a 40-year-oldteacher.

Dozens gathered for hoursalong a street in the village toshow their support for law en-forcement officers. Thirty-year-old Dan Raminick, who held asign reading "Police Lives Mat-ter," said officers came by Tues-day evening and thanked thecrowd.

Caitlyn Kelly, a 22-year-oldstudent, said she felt compelledto come out after other recentpolice shootings. She held a signthat said "Blue and Brave."

Search for three suspects in Illinois officerʼs death continues

A heavily armed police officer helps search.(AP Photo/Michael Schmidt)

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By J. RAYMOND JOYCEEach work day my drive to

the office takes me throughseveral different neighbor-hoods here in Dublin. In lateAugust I began to notice aplant that was in bloom grow-ing on fences in many differ-ent yards.

Thinking back to my horti-culture plant ID class days, Iremembered the name of theplant. It was sweet autumnclematis also known asClematis terniflora a woodyvine that blooms from late Au-gust and into September.

Sweet autumn clematis isnative to Japan and was intro-duced to the United States in1864.

It is a vigorous vine thatcan grow up to 20 feet high.

One comment I read by ahorticulturist referred to itsgrowth habit as “rampantgrowth.”

Its vigorous growth and itsability to produce lots of seedshave led many states to ban itfrom being sold. Bottom line,it can become a weed if notkept in check.

Even with its bad habits,the plant is worth it. Thebeautiful fragrant creamy,white inch-wide flowers canmake a plant look like it iscovered with snow. It bloomswhen there is little else bloom-ing in the garden.

Its leaves are a glossygreen and are divided intothree to five oval leafletsabout one to two-half inches inlength.

Sweet autumn clematis canbe planted in full sun or par-tial shade.

It can be trained on a trellisor fence. It works great as aprivacy screen. It will reachout and grab onto anything soplace it carefully.

This clematis blooms onnew wood so it should bepruned after it blooms or inthe spring before it begins togrow. After a couple years ofgrowth, you can prune it backhard. Established plants cantolerate pruning back to about

12 inches from the ground.Fertilize plants with an 8-

8-8 or 10-10-10 fertilizer dur-ing the growing season.

It is a prolific seed produc-er, so watch for seedlings thatpop up in the garden. It rootseasily from stem cuttings.

Check with a local nurseryor garden center to see if theyhave sweet autumn clematis

in stock.If you are looking for a fra-

grant woody vine that bloomsin late summer, then sweetautumn clematis may be foryou. Just remember it doeshave a few bad habits.

For more information onthis vine and other vines thatcan be grown around the yardand garden, contact me at the

UGA Extension office in Lau-rens County.

Have a wonderful day!J. Raymond Joyce is a Lau-

rens County Extension Agentand Coordinator with the Uni-versity of Georgia CooperativeExtension. He can be reachedby e-mail at [email protected] orby telephone at 478-272-2277.

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Growing up, it seemed thatmama cooked pintos andcornbread every week. We allhave those "go to" recipesthat we make often, and thatwas one of hers.

I hated those nights be-cause I did not care to eat ei-ther as a kid. However, youate what mama put on thetable, or you didn't eat. WhenI moved out and started cook-ing for myself, I did not cookpinto beans or even eat a pin-to bean for a good 20 years.

Not until I was served Fri-joles Charros at a Mexicanrestaurant a few years ago. Itwas love at first bite! Thesewere not mama's plain pot ofbeans! These beans have allsorts of great ingredients thatlend an excellent flavor. Thebeans are extremely satisfy-ing served with warmed flourtortillas, cornbread or as aside to any Mexican dish.

I shared a recipe onnotjustsundaydinner.com forFrijoles Charros in 2012. It isa delicious recipe that startswith dry pintos.

This recipe starts withcanned beans. It's faster, andif you haven't planned ahead,it works out great. This recipecame from traegergrills.com,and I cooked these beans onour Traeger grill. They can bebaked in the oven also.

CCoowwbbooyy BBeeaannssIInnggrreeddiieennttss::6 slices bacon3 cloves garlic, peeled and

minced

1 lg. onion, peeled anddiced

2 serrano chiles, stemmed,seeded, and minced (orjalapeno)

1/2 lb. Mexican chorizosausage

5 (15.5-oz.) cans pintobeans, drained, rinsed, anddrained again

1 (10-oz.) can Rotel1 (12-oz.) bottle of beer2 tsp. ground cumin1 1/2 tsp. dry Mexican

oregano Chicken broth, asneeded salt and pepper, totaste

IInnssttrruuccttiioonnss::Preheat grill or oven to

325°F.In a large Dutch oven,

cook the bacon until done.Remove from pan to a paper-towel lined dish. Dice andset aside.

Remove the chorizo fromcasing. Add to the Dutchoven and cook, stirring occa-sionally, until brownedthrough. Remove thesausage to another paper-towel lined dish and setaside.

Add the garlic, onion, andserrano chiles (or jalapeños)to the Dutch oven. Cook for afew minutes, or until theonions start to soften, watchclosely so that you do notburn the garlic.

Add the bacon, sausage,pinto beans, tomatoes, beer,cumin, and oregano; stir tocombine. If the mixtureseems a little dry, add chick-

en broth 1 cup at a time.Cover and place the Dutch

oven on the grill or in theoven. Bake the beans for 1

1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occa-sionally.

These beans are tradition-ally soupy, but if they seem

too soupy, remove the lid dur-ing the last 15 minutes ofcooking. If they seem dry, stirin a little chicken broth. Stir

in the cilantro during the last15 minutes of cooking andtaste for seasoning. Add saltand pepper as needed.

Cowboy Beans

Driving through neighborhoods, sweet autumn clematis in bloom

Sweet autumn clematis is native to Japan and was introduced to theUnited States in 1864. It is a vigorous vine that can grow up to 20 feethigh. (Special photo)

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Special to the Courier HeraldThe Woman’s Study Club

met at the Laurens County Li-brary on March 25. Mrs.James Garner began her pro-gram by reading an amusingand thought-provoking storycalled The Abilene Paradox byDr. Jerry B. Harvey. Mrs.Garner first heard this storywhen she was in graduateschool almost 20 years ago. In2006, she came across an arti-cle on Dr. Harvey in a littlemagazine called TheGrapevine (not currently inpublication).The article gave informa-

tion on places and people inthe Chesapeake Bay area, andshe was thrilled to read aboutthis fascinating man. A nativeof Texas, Dr. Harvey went tothe University of Texas to ma-jor in accounting. It turns outthat he hated the subject. Onthe first question of his firstaccounting exam, he exhibitedhis humor and thinking out-side of the box. The questionwas: define asset. He wrote“a young donkey.” He gave upaccounting and found hisniche in social psychology, andeventually made his way toWashington, D.C. and George-town University.According to Mrs. Garner,

he created a stir there by re-defining cheating as helpinganother in time of crisis. Dr.Harvey allowed his studentsto assist one another duringexams, and he also encour-aged them to complete theirexams by any creative meth-ods they chose. One studentcooked his exam and the classate it. Another student jug-gled three balls for 45 minuteswhich simplified a complicat-ed psychoanalytic theory.The “Abilene Paradox” il-

lustrates a phenomenon ofgroup dynamics. It involves abreakdown in communicationin which each member of a de-cision-making panel believeshis preferences might “rockthe boat,” or cause him to bealienated from the group.Mrs. Garner pointed out thatprobably everyone has experi-enced this phenomenon. Noone will say what they reallywant, so the group ends up do-ing something that no personin the group actually wantedto do.Many bad decisions have

been made by businesses be-cause everyone just wentalong with what they assumedto be the desires and opinionsof others. On the other hand,quite often when someone hasrocked the boat, they turn outto be the savior of a company,a church, or a governmentagency.Dr. Harvey first used the

“Abilene Paradox” in a presen-tation on neurotic organiza-tions. He had no idea what hewas going to talk about justtwo hours before the presenta-tion. As he thought aboutneurotic organizations, hisown family came to mind. Hetold the true story of a 106-mile trip which he, his wife,and his in-laws took. They re-alized later that no one in thegroup actually wanted to takethat hot, dusty ride to Abilene.His speech was a success,

so in in 1988 he published thebook, The Abilene Paradoxand Other Meditations inManagement. The book hasbecome required reading inmany college, business, psy-

chology, and education cours-es. McGraw-Hill made a filmof the paradox which is widelyused by businesses and oth-ers.Mrs. Garner said that the

Abilene Paradox has stuckwith her all these years. Shehas even used the expression:“Are we on the road to Abi-lene?” The definition of para-dox is a person, place, or situ-ation exhibiting an apparentlycontradictory nature. It is of-ten an invalid argument, butit can promote critical think-ing.

She thought the story fit inwith her topic, “Oh, the PlacesYou’ll Go” because a paradoxcan take your thoughts toplaces you never thought youwould go. The “Abilene Para-dox” implies that the trips areto places you prefer not to go.With a change in voice inflec-tion and expression, the state-ment “Oh, the Places You’llGo!” can make you think ofplaces you would want to see.Mrs. Garner began the next

section of her program by giv-ing a brief history of travel.When man first began travel-ing from one place to anotherit was for survival, in search offood and for a comfortable en-vironment. Later he traveledout of curiosity about othercultures and landscapes. Hewanted to see what was on theother side of the mountains oracross the oceans.As our world was discov-

ered, and means of trans-portation became easier andmore pleasurable, man hadmore leisure time, travel hasbecome a hobby for many. Itturns out that Mrs. Garnerand her husband, Dr. JamesGarner, love travel and havebecome seasoned travelersover the years. In fact, theybegan their marriage by trav-eling.Ten days after their wed-

ding in 1966, they boarded theSS Constitution in New Yorkto sail to Naples, Italy and,thanks to the U.S. Navy, wereable to travel over a good bit ofEurope for the next two years(often on $5 a day.) By the endof two years, traveling was awell-established habit. Nowthat they are retired, they arepractically gypsies.After sharing some

thoughts from her friendsabout traveling (includingthose who hate it), Mrs. Gar-ner introduced WSC membersto another who loved travel-ing. He did quite a lot of itand said it fueled his creativi-ty. Over a 65-year career, hewas an advertising agencyartist, animator, producer anddirector of animated cartoons,caricaturist, playwright, shortstory writer, documentaryfilmmaker, lyricist, teacher,political cartoonist, and editor,author, and illustrator of chil-dren’s books.Of the 44 children’s books

written by Dr. Theodor Geisel(yes, that is the correctspelling), one shares its titlewith the topic of Mrs. Garner’sprogram. She could not resistincluding his “Oh, the PlacesYou’ll Go!” This book was thelast children’s book that hewrote and it definitely impliesplaces that one would love togo.Dr. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss)

was himself a paradox. Al-though he is most well-known,honored, and beloved of all au-

thors of children’s books, henever had any children of hisown. In fact, he was quite un-comfortable around them. Hisearly cartoons were often sex-ist, racist, and irreverentwhile each of his children’sbooks stresses an importantlife lesson. This complex manappeared to have a double life-that of Ted Geisel and that ofDr. Seuss.His works changed the way

children learned to read andsparked their imaginationswith his infectious rhymes,fanciful creatures, his creativeEnglish, and roundaboutplots. Dick and Jane and theirdreary activities could notcompare with the antics ofThe Cat in the Hat.The Cat in the Hat and

How the Grinch Stole Christ-mas were written in the same

year, 1957, and are the booksthat made him really famous.He was commissioned to writethe “Cat” in response to a na-tionwide concern about “whyJohnny can’t read.” He wasgiven a vocabulary list andlimited to 225 words and wastold to write a book that firstgraders could not put down.The book saw immediate suc-cess and remains popular to-day. Ted’s stepdaughter hasbeen quoted as saying that onhis good days he was the “Cat”and on his bad days, he wasthe “Grinch.”After the success of these

two books, Ted’s previouslypublished works gained popu-larity, too. That is, except forhis only adult book, The SevenLady Godivas. That book wasfirst published in 1939 andreissued in 1987. Both times

it was a complete failure.Ted’s response was that adultswere just obsolete children-tohell with them.His final book, Oh, the

Places You’ll Go, was pub-lished in 1990, a little over ayear before his death at theage of 87. The book follows achild as he sets out on a lifejourney that will expose himto wondrous sights and chal-lenges. It turned out to bemultigenerational in its ap-peal, often given as a gradua-tion gift from kindergarten,middle or high school, and col-lege.Ted’s popularity did not end

with his death. In the year2000 when Publishers Weeklylisted the top best-selling chil-dren’s books of all time, 16 ofthe top 100 were Dr. Seussbooks. Oh, the Places You’ll

Go was in the top 20. In 2010Life’s Book of the 100 PeopleWho Changed the World, hewas the only children’s authorincluded.Mrs. Garner ended her pro-

gram as the book “Oh, thePlaces You’ll Go” begins:You have brains in your

headYou have feet in your shoesYou can steer yourselfAny direction you choose.You’re on your own.And you know what you

know.And you are the guyWho’ll decide where to go.

She gave each Woman’sStudy Club member a colorfulDr. Seuss pen and sent themon their way with the declara-tion from Toyota Commer-cials: “Let’s Go Places!”

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SALT LAKE CITY-Natasha Brantley of EastDublin has received her Mas-ter of Science in Curriculumand Instruction from WesternGovernors University (WGU).The university held its 29th

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District investigates mass baptism at Carroll County schoolVILLA RICA, Ga. (AP) —A school

district in Georgia is investigatingwhether football players participat-ed in a mass baptism on schoolgrounds before practice, officialssaid.WXIA-TV reports the Carroll

County School District is probing theAug. 17 incident.

Video posted online by First Bap-tist Villa Rica shows players beingsubmerged in a tub of water in abaptism ceremony, a rite of initiationin many Christian churches."We had the privilege of baptizing

a bunch of football players and acoach on the field of Villa Rica HighSchool! We did this right before prac-

tice!" church officials wrote in a cap-tion accompanying the video. "Takea look and see how God is STILL inour schools!"The pastor of First Baptist did not

return messages from WXIA-TVseeking comment.The Freedom from Religion Foun-

dation sent a letter to Carroll Coun-

ty officials Tuesday asking the dis-trict to investigate the incident. Itrequested that the district statewhat steps it is taking to protect theconstitutional rights of students."I can't remember another case

like this," said Annie Laurie Gaylor,a foundation official. "It's really mis-using the authority of the coach to

promote his personal religious agen-da.""It's forcing them to undergo a re-

ligious ritual to be accepted on ateam," she said. "How are they goingto cross their coach? They have nochoice. It's proselytizing, it's coer-cive, and it's not legal in ourschools."

It's great for the clients, too."One client had even made a

suggestion for the extra space inBranch's new office that wasnon-existent at the old office onBellevue Road."They suggested putting in a

small play area for kids,"Branch said. "I said that was agreat idea."Collins and the rest of the

leadership at the new facilityhave been very accepting ofthose kinds of ideas, hoping thata broader think tank will makefor a more community-accessi-ble facility."Every nurse has their own

exam room. I told them to setthe rooms up as they wanted,"Collins said, pointing to familyportraits in one room and paint-ings, displays and even a "Hap-py Birthday" banner in anotherexam room.Kelly Kight, District Nursing

Director who helped oversee thebuilding's construction, said thelocal office partnered with theUniversity of Georgia on a pa-tient flow analysis to determinethe best floor plan for the newbuilding."It's great," Kight said. "Love

to expand the services here."Time is on their side for the

expansion.In the meantime, Elisa

Woods, who has worked foryears dispensing WIC vouchersat the old facility, said she's giv-ing herself time to appreciatehow much better she and herclients will be able to work to-

gether at the new office."I think it's going to be

great," Woods said. "My eldestchild is 25 and I was on WICwhen he was born so I know

what it used to be like on theother side, too. We're just goingto enjoy getting used to all thisspace."

HealthContinued from 1a

Photo byJason Halcombe

Collins walks down the halls of the new facility.

Allen

would like to see that Mohowkbuilding put back in use."The next agenda item was

appointments to the Public Fa-cility Authority. Also, the oldState Patrol building was anitem of discussion, as thebuilding had been up for bidbut no bids had been placed.Rogers said: "Mr. Chairman,

myself and the county attorneyhave spoken and...done a littlebit of research on it, but we didput an advertisement in thepaper. We had some interestfrom several bidders and wethought we were going to getsome sealed bids on the proper-ty, but none ever materialized,and our recommendation is tolist the property and try to fig-ure out a way to do it in multi-ple listings so we don't have to

deal with one exclusive realtor.. ."The commissioners dis-

cussed the need for an execu-tive session to decide the de-tails of the sale and set theprice.Several citizens spoke dur-

ing the recognition of citizensportion of the agenda on top-ics including: concerns aboutwater drainage on a countyroad project, property ap-praisals being too high andthe need to enforce buildingpermits in order to keep theproperty tax digest up to code.During other business,

Rogers explained that thecounty had declared an ambu-lance surplus at a prior meet-ing that had been taken out ofservice. There were three re-quests from agencies thatwere interested in the ambu-

lance including: the LaurensCounty Sheriff's Department,The City of Dublin and theOconee Fall Line TechnicalCollege. Rogers also suggest-ed the option of putting theambulance up for sale.Commissioner Buddy

Adams requested that thecommission take the item un-der consideration and discussit at a later date.County Attorney Billy

Kight brought up some ongo-ing problems with the Lau-rens County Humane Societyand stated that since the newdirector had been appointed,there had been some positivechanges. Kight said: "It's notperfect but it's much im-proved."All of the motions up for

vote during the meeting wereunanimously approved.

MeetingContinued from 1a

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Photo by GriffinLovett

Dancersgetinstruc-tion fromcasting or-ganizers.

On Friday, Allen wanted toshare some information that hethinks the audience wants toknow."I'm not going to get too polit-

ical here," he said.Allen said that he constantly

talks to local business leaderGuy Cochran about every vote."If I don't call him, he calls

me," Allen said. "Sometimes hesays, "'What were you thinking.'"Guy, thank you for your council.Guy has been great advisor."Allen said he and Cochran

met through their daughters.Allen admitted that he and Oba-ma don't get along too well."My wife, though, has actual-

ly met the president," he said."She met some of his staff andshe has become dear friendswiththem."Allen said his colleagues in

congress are envious of the 12thdistrict of Georgia."Some of those folks didn't

want to go home in August,"Allen said. "I couldn't wait. I loveto get out here and see all of thegreat things you are doing. Thereason the 12th district is doingso well, and it's been tough, is webuckle down and get it done."Allen talked to club members

about his trip to Israel."I saw everything while

there," he said. "I saw wherethey have a bomb shelter byevery school."He also saw "Iron Dome," an

air defense system in Israel."There was a wedding at a ho-

tel," Allen said. "While they werefilming the wedding, there was amissile attack. IronDome clickedin and knocked them all out ofthe sky. They thought it was afirework show. That's life in Is-rael.… Israel is going to do, whatIsrael is going to do to protect

themselves."Allen said the one thing the

country can't do is give Iran $150billion."They are the financier of all

of the terrorist activity with thereal trouble makers in that re-gion," he said. "It's going to be aninteresting September."

Allen talked about bill HR 5.He called it “the students successact.”"It block-grants the money

and does away with No ChildLeft Behind," Allen said. "Wewant to get the secretary of edu-cation out of the classroom.… That legislation passed thehouse and senate. We've gothopes that we are going to putthat thing on the president'sdesk."Allen said one of the historic

times was when he was presid-ing and the parliamentarianstopped him to tell him therewas an announcement. The clerksaid there was a note from thePresident of the United States."They walk down and hand

the clerk an envelope, and heturns around and hands it tome," Allen said. "It was a letterfrom the President to theHouse of Representatives. Iturned it over to the clerk, whoread it. The parliamentariantold me that that has been go-ing on since 1880. I don't knowhow many times that has hap-pened, but that is the way theUnited States President deliv-ers a message to the UnitedStates Congress. It was reallyspecial, and very moving."The main reason for his

meeting at Rotary was to givethem a little bit of backgroundon what's going on."The biggest problem we

have is a messaging problem,"

Allen said. "We need to be incontact with our constituents.This is just the tip of the ice-berg. I want to hear from you.If you have something we needto hear about, that's what weare here for. I want to be a com-municator. We may not alwaysagree, but I can give you back-ground on it. I will tell youthis, there are no silver bul-lets. We have a very diversenation. I'm looking forward toreceiving your input. I lovecoming home and visitingthese schools and clubs andsee all of the great work youare doing."One of the questions for

Allen was about the currentRepublican field for president."Boy, is this fun," he said.

"The Republican brand, if wetested it right now, is unbeliev-able. Our brand has neverbeen in orbit like this. I hope itcontinues. Twenty-two millionpeople watched those debates.We had some people who havedone a great job."Allen called Donald Trump

a celebrity with "star power"and said Dr. Ben Carson is do-ing good in second place so far."I've had breakfast with Dr.

Carson in Washington and wehad a telephone call the otherday," Allen said. "What a niceman and what a great story. Asfar as who is going to come outon top, you are better off ask-ing the folks in Las Vegas."Allen is excited about the

presidential race."I've talked to a number of

candidates, but I have nottalked with Mr. Trump," hesaid. "If he called me, we'dhave to have a chat. But, sev-eral of them have called me.I'm really excited about it."

Saxon Heights Elementary School will have its annual Ti-tle I meeting at the school on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at 6 p.m.Everyone is invited to attend to learn about Title I and SaxonHeights. Door prizes will be given away.

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SportsBraves:Olivera debuts

in loss to Marlins-2b

•Scoreboard ............................2b•On The Air ..............................2b•Sports Briefs ..........................2b

Girls from the Earthquakes and Impact give chase to the ballMonday in U6 action as the Dublin-Laurens County RecreationAuthority kicked off its fall soccer season at Southern Pines.

Mondayʼs schedule also included games from the U8 girls and U12co-ed leagues. (Photos by Rodney Manley)

Kickinʼ it

By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorThe West Laurens Raiders are continuing their climb up theprep football polls.The Raiders’ convincing 30-6 win over Vidalia was enoughto convince voters in the Georgia Sports Writers Association tobump West Laurens up to No. 6 in the GHSA AAAA poll.The team was ranked No. 8 last week heading into its meet-ing with Vidalia, which was ranked No. 4 in AA. The Indiansdropped to No. 8 this week.The Raiders moved up to No. 5 in the newest AtlantaJournal-Constitution rankings. They were ranked No. 8 lastweek.Dublin finished two spots outside the sports writers’ poll,picking up four votes. The Fighting Irish are 2-0, with both winscoming by way of shutout — a 31-0 win over Johnson Countylast week and a 3-0 win at Laney.For the complete polls, see page 2b.

Raiders up to No. 6 inpolls; Irish pick up votes ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The bigquarterback decision has beenmade. That clears the way for No.9 Georgia to sharpen its focus onthe season.Players reacted with no sur-prise to the news GreysonLambert will start in Saturday'sopening game against LouisianaMonroe."My personal reaction? Let'sgo," said senior wide receiverMalcolm Mitchell on Tuesday."Let's play football. Now weknow who's going to lead theteam. So it's his job to make ithappen."Lambert, the transfer fromVirginia, won the job over BriceRamsey and Faton Bauta. CoachMark Richt announced his deci-

sion on Monday. Richt and play-ers say it was a close race."I trust all three," said tightend Jeb Blazevich. "I'm thankful Ididn't have to make the choice."Added Mitchell: "I don't think

I would have been surprisedregardless who he picked. Like Isaid, they did such a good job ofrotating them, you could havepicked any of the three and I feellike everything would have beenin sync."Richt said last month hemight let the competition extendinto the opening game. Instead,he decided it was important tochoose a starter and let himspend a full week with the first-team offense.That made star tailback NickChubb happy."I like for things to be settleddown and know who is going toplay so you can plan on that,"Chubb said. "So I'm happy thatwe have a quarterback going into

the first game."It's possible the race isn'tover. Lambert needs a strongshowing against ULM to supportRicht's decision."I think also, depending onhow he plays and how he does,those two other quarterbacksare going to be right behindhim," Chubb said. "I don't thinkit's really over. I just think it's astarting point for the season."Richt said Tuesday he mayplay more than one quarterbackthis week but doesn't plan on arotation at the position. Hewouldn't say howmany snaps hehopes to give to a backup.Ramsey was the top backupto 2014 starter Hutson Mason.

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By BRETT MARTELAP Sports WriterNow that Cam Newton andthe Carolina Panthers are thefirst team since the NFC Southwas established in 2002 torepeat as division champs, theysee little reason why theyshouldn't win it again.After all, not a single team inthe division finished above .500last season.Going 7-8-1 was good enoughfor the Panthers to finish aheadof Atlanta, New Orleans andTampa Bay, and it's not clearwhether any of the teams aremuch better.But the Panthers looked like ateam on the upswing lastDecember, when they mighthave saved coach Ron Rivera'sjob by finishing the regular sea-son on a four-game winningstreak to sneak into the playoffs."The biggest thing we have todo is maintain our expectationsand we can't let outside expecta-

tions get in our way and distractus," Rivera said. "It comes backto what we expect from us andwhat we want to accomplish."Then there's defensive endMario Addison, whose optimismwas unbridled when thePanthers gathered for trainingcamp."We're going all the way,"Addison said. "We have all thetools and all we have to do is putit together. I see a Super Bowl. Ifeel it, man."A year ago at this time, NewOrleans was a popular choice totake the division and even con-tend for a Super Bowl. Instead,the Saints struggled to a 7-9 fin-ish.Coach Sean Payton respondedwith a slew of roster moves —the biggest being the trade ofstar tight end Jimmy Graham toSeattle — so his salary cap con-

strained club could reallocateresources to address weakness-es, particularly on defense.One constant for New Orleansis 36-year-old quarterback DrewBrees, who tied with Pittsburgh'sBen Roethlisberger for the NFLlead in yards passing last seasonwith 4,952.Still, there are rumblings by fansand analysts alike that the veter-an QB's skills might be in decline.His response?"I don't pay attention to thepreseason rankings individuallyor as a team," Brees said. "I don'tknow who in the media said thatwe are not going to do anythingor we are going to finish whatev-er in the division or we are notgoing to make the playoffs or Iam washed up. I really don't payattention because I really don'tcare. Because deep down I knowwhat is going to happen this sea-

son."Here's a look at the NFCSouth:NEWTON ON THE MOVE: ThePanthers gave Newton a five-year, $103 million contractextension this past offseason, butthat doesn't mean offensivecoordinator Mike Shula will bechanging the way he uses themobile quarterback. Shula saysthe Panthers will still useNewton in the zone read anddon't plan to put any restrictionson the 6-foot-5, 245-pound QB.That could be one way to miti-gate the loss of top receiverKelvin Benjamin, whose presea-son knee injury required season-ending surgery.QUINN'S CHALLENGE: First-year Falcons coach Dan Quinnhas some major deficiencies toaddress. He inherits a defensethat finished 2014 as far fromthe Seahawks' NFL-leading stan-dards as possible. The Falconsgave up the most yards passing

and total yards in the league.They were near the bottom insacks and points allowed.Atlanta's offense has a goodfoundation with quarterbackMatt Ryan throwing to widereceivers Julio Jones and RoddyWhite. But the offensive line hasstruggled and the running gameis a work in progress.SAINTS OVERHAUL: TheSaints hope less reliance onGraham makes their offensemore balanced and unpre-dictable, as was the case withtheir 2009 Super Bowl squad.New players on offense includecenter Max Unger and versatilerunning back C.J. Spiller. Ondefense, two of the Saints topthree cornerbacks are new:Brandon Browner and DelvinBreaux. Rookies StephoneAnthony and Hau'oli Kikaha areon track to start at linebacker.The Saints ranked second-to-lastin total defense last season, sothere's pressure on third-year

coordinator Rob Ryan toimprove his unit.HOPEFUL BUCCANEERS:Tampa Bay has finished last inthe division the past four sea-sons, and escaping the cellarwith a rookie quarterback won'tbe easy. The Bucs are confident,though, that No. 1 overall draftpick Jameis Winston can make adifference if a revamped offen-sive line can give him time tothrow and open holes for run-ning back Doug Martin. CoachLovie Smith is also counting onhis defense, led by tackle GeraldMcCoy and linebacker LavonteDavid, to be better. Last season's2-14 finish was Tampa Bay'sworst in 28 years, but Smithstresses, "It's about this year,and we know what's at stake."PREDICTED ORDER OF FIN-ISH: Panthers, Saints, Falcons,Buccaneers.AP Sports Writers Steve Reed,

Charles Odum and Fred Goodallcontributed to this report.

NFC SOUTHPanthers going for third straight title in middling NFC South

Special to The CourierHeraldThe West Laurens LadyRaiders jumped out to an earlylead on Howard and captured a15-1 victory on Tuesday.The game was decided quick-ly as the Raiders exerted theirwill early with seven runs in thefirst three innings.A walk by during the firstinning and a three-run triple byand an RBI single by in the sec-ond inning fueled the Raiders’offense early.Logan Calhoun racked up fourRBIs on two hits for the Raiders.struck out eight hitters en routeto the the Raiders win. Edenfieldallowed one earned run on fourhits and two walks over fiveinnings.The Raiders easily handledHoward pitching as six hitterscombined for 14 hits, 11 RBIsand 12 runs scored.took the loss for Howard. Sheallowed 15 runs in five innings,walked three and struck out five.The top of the first saw theRaiders take an early lead, 1-0.The Raiders got things goingwhen Sapp singled. A stolen basethen moved Sapp from first tosecond. Sapp then stole home.The Raiders piled on twomore runs in the top of the third.

Logan Calhoun kicked things offwith a triple, scoring . That wasfollowed up by Sapp’s triple,bringing home Logan Calhoun.The Raiders added threemore runs in the top of thefourth. The inning got off to a hotstart when doubled, scoring .That was followed up by ‘s dou-ble, scoring Smith and Cobb.The Raiders built upon theirlead with five runs in the fifth. Aerror scored Edenfield to startthe scoring in the inning.

WL cruises pastLady Huskies 15-1

File photo by Rodney Manley

Logan Calhoun had four RBIs in win.

Photo by Bali Smith

TOUGH LOSSShorthanded Lady Irish rallied but could not keep pace with Screven.

By BALI SMITHWinning ballgames is important to coachesand players, but sometimes learning importantlife skills are more important in the long run. TheDublin Lady Irish, with just 10 players dressedout for their GHSA Region 3AA softball competi-tion with Screven County, were defeated 14-4 in afive-inning run-rule contest but never gave up. Lady Irish softball coach Jennifer Jessup stated,“I am proud of the way the girls came togethertoday. They realize that it is going to take every-one being united in order for us to win in thistough softball region. I told the girls before thegame to be positive, stay up and try to get a littlebit better on every pitch and during each inning.”Trailing 4-0 after the top of the first inning, theLady Irish rallied for three runs in the bottom halfof the inning to cut the Gamecock lead to one run.Dublin loaded the bases when Tyanna Askewwas hit by a pitch and DeYana Hines and LaurynMetzdorf walked. Askew and Hines scored on apassed ball, and Metzdorf advanced to third onthe wild pitch. Courtney Collins fly out to the out-field plated Metzdorf for the final run of theinning.The Lady Irish scored their final run of thegame in the bottom of the second inning. Trailing

5-3, Brenna Lanier was hit by a pitch andadvanced to second on a passed ball. TyannaAskew’s bunt single put runners on first and third.With two outs, De’Yana Hines infield hit platedLanier to cut the deficit to 5-4, but Askew wascalled out at third to end the inning. Dublin not being able to get the third out led tokey two-out runs for the Lady Gamecocks.Screven County scored four runs in the third,four in the fourth and one in the fifth to securethe run-rule victory. All nine of the final runsscored by Screven County came with two outs.“This was only our second region game of theseason. I am proud of the way we played for themost part,” Jessup said. “I thought our startingpitcher Lauryn Metzdorf and relief pitcherDe’Yana Hines did a good job today. I was proud ofthe unassisted double play made by our seniorshortstop Tyanna Askew in the fifth inning, and Ithought freshman Courtney Collins did a nice jobas our catcher with this being her first timebehind the plate. “We play Warner Robins at home tomorrow,and I hope we can play just a little better eachgame we play. Our girls are learning importantlife skills on the baseball field by maintaining apositive attitude, and never giving up.”

Lady Irish fall to Screven, 14-4

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TODAYMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

8 p.m.ESPN — Washington at St.Louis

TENNIS1 p.m.

ESPN — GRAND SLAM, U.S.Open, second-round, atFlushing N.Y.

6 p.m.ESPN2 — GRAND SLAM,U.S. Open, second-round, atFlushing, N.Y.

THURSDAYCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

6 p.m.ESPN — South Carolina atNorth Carolina

8:30 p.m.FS1 — Michigan at Utah

9 p.m.ESPN — TCU at Minnesota

GOLF9 a.m.

GOLF — EUROPEAN TOUR,M2M Russian Open, first-round, at MoscowMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

8 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Detroit at Kansas City. SanFrancisco at Colorado

NFL FOOTBALL7 p.m.

NFL — Preseason, Preseason,Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets

10 p.m.FOX — Preseason, Oakland atSeattle

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FS1 — EURO 2016, qualify-ing, Italy vs. Malta

TENNIS1 p.m.

ESPN — GRAND SLAM, U.S.Open, second-round, atFlushing, N.Y.

5 p.m.ESPN2 — GRAND SLAM,U.S. Open, second-round, atFlushing, N.Y.

7 p.m.ESPN2 — GRAND SLAM,U.S. Open, second-round, atFlushing, N.Y.

Mudcats 11U baseballopen tryouts Sept. 13The Mudcats 11 U baseball team

will hold open tryouts Sunday Sept.13 at 3 p.m. at the Southern PinesRecreation Complex. Registration isrequired prior to tryout. Call Erwin Orrat (478) 697-8402 or Kevin Goodwinat (478) 595-2561.

Contact usTo submit information, call 272-

5522, ext. 223, fax 478-272-2189 or e-mail [email protected].

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 73 59 .553 —Washington 66 65 .504 6½Atlanta 54 78 .409 19Miami 54 79 .406 19½Philadelphia 53 80 .398 20½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 86 46 .652 —Pittsburgh 79 51 .608 6Chicago 75 56 .573 10½Milwaukee 56 75 .427 29½Cincinnati 54 77 .412 31½

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 74 57 .565 —San Francisco 69 63 .523 5½Arizona 65 68 .489 10San Diego 64 68 .485 10½Colorado 53 78 .405 21

TuesdayArizona 6, Colorado 4, 1st gameMiami 7, Atlanta 1Philadelphia 14, N.Y. Mets 8Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 4St. Louis 8, Washington 5Arizona 5, Colorado 3, 2nd gameL.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1Texas 8, San Diego 6

TodayMiami (Conley 2-1) at Atlanta (W.Perez 4-5), 12:10 p.m.Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 3-6) at Chicago Cubs(Hammel 7-6), 2:20 p.m.Philadelphia (Nola 5-1) at N.Y. Mets(Harvey 11-7), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Locke 7-8) at Milwaukee(Z.Davies 0-0), 8:10 p.m.Washington (Scherzer 11-11) at St. Louis(Wacha 15-4), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (Ch.Anderson 6-5) at Colorado(J.Gray 0-0), 8:40 p.m.San Francisco (Leake 9-6) at L.A. Dodgers(Kershaw 11-6), 10:10 p.m.Texas (Hamels 2-1) at San Diego(Kennedy 8-12), 10:10 p.m.

ThursdayAtlanta (Wisler 5-5) at Washington(Zimmermann 11-8), 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Liriano 9-6) at Milwaukee(Jungmann 8-5), 7:20 p.m.San Francisco (Vogelsong 9-10) atColorado (Rusin 4-7), 8:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at San Diego(Rea 2-2), 10:10 p.m.

American LeagueEast DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 75 57 .568 —New York 73 58 .557 1½Tampa Bay 66 66 .500 9Baltimore 63 69 .477 12Boston 61 71 .462 14

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Kansas City 80 51 .611 —Minnesota 68 63 .519 12Cleveland 64 67 .489 16Chicago 61 69 .469 18½Detroit 61 70 .466 19

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Houston 73 60 .549 —Texas 69 62 .527 3Los Angeles 66 66 .500 6½Seattle 62 71 .466 11Oakland 58 75 .436 15

TuesdayTampa Bay 11, Baltimore 2Toronto 5, Cleveland 3, 10 inningsN.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 1Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 6Detroit 6, Kansas City 5Seattle 7, Houston 5

L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 2Texas 8, San Diego 6

TodayL.A. Angels (Heaney 5-2) at Oakland(S.Gray 12-6), 3:35 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 10-6) at Boston(Owens 2-1), 4:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 10-5) at Baltimore(Gausman 2-6), 7:05 p.m.Cleveland (Bauer 10-10) at Toronto (Dickey9-10), 7:07 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-5) atMinnesota (Milone 6-4), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Wolf 0-2) at Kansas City (Ventura9-7), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (T.Walker 10-7) at Houston (Kazmir7-9), 8:10 p.m.Texas (Hamels 2-1) at San Diego(Kennedy 8-12), 10:10 p.m.

ThursdayChicago White Sox (Samardzija 8-11) atMinnesota (Gibson 9-9), 1:10 p.m.Detroit (Boyd 1-5) at Kansas City (Volquez12-7), 8:10 p.m.

ThursdayEAST

Villanova at UConn, 7:30 p.m.SOUTH

North Carolina vs. South Carolina atCharlotte, N.C., 6 p.m.FIU at UCF, 6 p.m.Pikeville at Campbell, 7 p.m.North Greenville at Charleston Southern, 7p.m.Valparaiso at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.Kentucky Wesleyan at Murray St., 7 p.m.SE Louisiana at Northwestern St., 7 p.m.Cent. Arkansas at Samford, 7 p.m.Elon at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.Kennesaw St. at ETSU, 7:30 p.m.Alcorn St. at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m.W. Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.Duke at Tulane, 9:30 p.m.

MIDWESTVMI at Ball St., 7 p.m.Oklahoma St. at Cent. Michigan, 7 p.m.Stony Brook at Toledo, 7 p.m.E. Illinois at W. Illinois, 7 p.m.TCU at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

FAR WESTMichigan at Utah, 8:30 p.m.Ohio at Idaho, 9 p.m.S. Utah at Utah St., 9 p.m.Fort Lewis at Montana St., 9:05 p.m.UTSA at Arizona, 10 p.m.Abilene Christian at Fresno St., 10 p.m.UC Davis at Nevada, 10 p.m.New Hampshire at San Jose St., 10 p.m.Colorado at Hawaii, 12:59 a.m.

FridayEAST

Fordham at Army, 7 p.m.Lehigh at CCSU, 7 p.m.Jacksonville at Delaware, 7 p.m.Rhode Island at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

SOUTHCharlotte at Georgia St., 3:30 p.m.

MIDWESTMichigan St. at W. Michigan, 7 p.m.Kent St. at Illinois, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWESTBaylor at SMU, 7 p.m.

FAR WESTWeber St. at Oregon St., 8 p.m.Washington at Boise St., 10:15 p.m.

SaturdayEAST

Kentucky Christian at Duquesne, NoonColgate at Navy, NoonDayton at Robert Morris, NoonNorfolk St. at Rutgers, NoonGeorgetown at St. Francis (Pa.), NoonMaine at Boston College, 1 p.m.Holy Cross at Monmouth (NJ), 1 p.m.Youngstown St. at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.American International at Bryant, 3 p.m.Albany (NY) at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m.Penn St. at Temple, 3:30 p.m.Marist at Bucknell, 6 p.m.William & Mary at Lafayette, 6 p.m.

St. Anselm at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.Georgia Southern at West Virginia, 7:30p.m.

SOUTHLouisiana-Monroe at Georgia, NoonRichmond at Maryland, NoonUT-Martin at Mississippi, NoonWofford at Clemson, 12:30 p.m.Howard at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.Louisville vs. Auburn at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.Bowling Green vs. Tennessee at Nashiville,Tenn., 4 p.m.Mercer at Austin Peay, 5 p.m.Jacksonville St. at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.Towson at East Carolina, 6 p.m.Kentucky St. at Hampton, 6 p.m.Morehead St. at James Madison, 6 p.m.Bethune-Cookman at Miami, 6 p.m.Shaw at NC A&T, 6 p.m.St. Augustine's at NC Central, 6 p.m.Troy at NC State, 6 p.m.Gardner-Webb at South Alabama, 6 p.m.Davidson at The Citadel, 6 p.m.Coastal Carolina at Furman, 7 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette at Kentucky, 7 p.m.Delaware St. at Liberty, 7 p.m.Southern U. at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.Missouri St. at Memphis, 7 p.m.Jackson St. at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.Florida A&M at South Florida, 7 p.m.Webber International at Stetson, 7 p.m.Mars Hill at W. Carolina, 7 p.m.New Mexico St. at Florida, 7:30 p.m.McNeese St. at LSU, 7:30 p.m.Texas St. at Florida St., 8 p.m.Mississippi St. at Southern Miss., 10 p.m.

MIDWESTIllinois St. at Iowa, NoonS. Dakota St. at Kansas, NoonStanford at Northwestern, NoonOld Dominion at E. Michigan, 3 p.m.Texas A&M-Kingsville at Incarnate Word, 3p.m.Butler at Indiana St., 3:05 p.m.Presbyterian at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.BYU at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.S. Illinois at Indiana, 4 p.m.SE Missouri at Missouri, 4 p.m.Alabama A&M at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.William Jewell at Drake, 7 p.m.South Dakota at Kansas St., 7:10 p.m.UNLV at N. Illinois, 7:30 p.m.Texas at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.N. Iowa at Iowa St., 8 p.m.

SOUTHWESTUTEP at Arkansas, 3:30 p.m.Wagner at Rice, 3:30 p.m.Sam Houston St. at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m.FAU at Tulsa, 3:30 p.m.Akron at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.N. Arizona at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m.Arizona St. vs. Texas A&M at Houston, 7p.m.Tennessee Tech at Houston, 8 p.m.Bethany (WV) at Houston Baptist, 8 p.m.Bacone at Lamar, 8 p.m.Wisconsin vs. Alabama at Arlington, Texas,8 p.m.Prairie View at Texas Southern, 9 p.m.FAR WESTPortland St. at Washington St., 2 p.m.Morgan St. at Air Force, 3:30 p.m.Virginia at UCLA, 3:30 p.m.Western St. (Col.) at N. Colorado, 3:35p.m.Savannah St. at Colorado St., 4 p.m.North Dakota at Wyoming, 4 p.m.Grambling St. at California, 5 p.m.Black Hills St. at Idaho St., 6:05 p.m.MVSU at New Mexico, 8 p.m.E. Washington at Oregon, 8 p.m.San Diego at San Diego St., 8 p.m.Cal Poly at Montana, 9 p.m.E. Oregon at Sacramento St., 9:05 p.m.Arkansas St. at Southern Cal, 11 p.m.

SundaySOUTH

Purdue at Marshall, 3 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. SC State at Orlando,Fla., 3:30 p.m.Alabama St. at Tennessee St., 7 p.m.

MondaySOUTH

Ohio St. at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m.

MLB

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)— Coach Dan Quinn is hopingthe Atlanta Falcons' list ofinjuries doesn't get any longer.Left tackle Jake Matthews andlinebacker Brooks Reed havebeen ruled out for Thursday'spreseason finale againstBaltimore, and the team hasparted ways Tuesday withinjured guard-center Peter Konz.Matthews, the No. 6 overalldraft choice last year, is sidelinedwith a sore back. His offseasonwas slowed considerably afterhe underwent left foot surgery inJanuary.Reed, Atlanta's top free agentsignee with $9 million guaran-

teed, is nursing a groin injuryand will get a second medicalopinion. Quinn said it's too earlyto know if surgery is a possibili-ty. Konz, a second-round draftchoice in 2012, reached a settle-ment after undergoing knee sur-gery on Aug. 23. He started 28 of39 career games, but was not agood fit in the zone blockingscheme installed by new offen-sive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.Receiver Roddy White alsowill not dress when the Falcons(1-2 preseason) and the Ravens(1-2) face off at the GeorgiaDome. White is recuperatingfrom elbow surgery last month.

Quinn wasn't ready to projectwhether cornerback DesmondTrufant (shouder), running backDevonta Freeman (hamstring),linebacker Justin Durant (foot)and receiver/special teams aceDevin Hester (toe) will playagainst the Ravens.Matthews, Reed, White,Trufant, Freeman and Durant arestarters. Hester is a fourth-stringreceiver, but is indispensable asa specialist with an NFL careerrecord 20 touchdown returns.Quinn's top priority this weekis keeping the team as healthy aspossible before the Sept. 14 sea-son opener against Philadelphia."As we get into next week,

we're anticipating everybodybeing ready to rock," he said."Take through the next four orfive days to see (where westand), but we're certainly aim-ing that way."Reed has dealt with a hipinjury during the last fewmonths, so his groin injury ismaking the Falcons cautious notto rush him back to the field."We certainly are concerned,so we're just trying to get it rightin terms of him getting thestrength back," Quinn said. "He'sgot such a toughness and edge-setting pressure. We're just try-ing to get him where he's feelingat his best."

Matthews, Reed to miss Falcons' preseason finale

The Associated PressThe Top Ten teams in the Georgia

Sports Writers Association high schoolfootball polls of the 2015 season withfirst-place votes in parentheses, totalpoints and position last week at right:

Class AAAAAAPts Prv

1. Archer (8) 151 12. Colquitt County (7) 148 23. McEachern (1) 132 34. Grayson 107 45. Roswell 89 56. Etowah 70 67. Mill Creek 59 78. Lee County 36 T99. Norcross 30 T910. Lassiter 14 NROthers receiving votes: Dacula 12,Walton 10, Alpharetta 6, Tucker 6,Camden County 5, North Gwinnett, 3,Peachtree Ridge 1, Tift County 1.Dropped out: Peachtree Ridge.

Class AAAAAPts Prv

1. Northside-WR (11) 146 12. Houston County (3) 132 33. Ware County (1) 131 24. Stockbridge (1) 109 55. Jones County 87 66. Mays 84 77. Lanier 56 88. Glynn Academy 34 NR9. East Paulding 30 1010. Kell 23 4

Others receiving votes: Coffee County15, Creekside 15, Allatoona 6, SouthPaulding 5, Carver-Columbus 3, Drew 2,Gainesville 1.Dropped out: Gainesville.

Class AAAAPts Prv

1. Buford (15) 150 12. Woodward Academy 124 T33. Cartersville 122 T34. Griffin 95 75. Jonesboro 70 NR6. West Laurens 69 8

7. St. Pius X 52 28. Sandy Creek 36 59. Cairo 34 910. Marist 25 6

Others receiving votes: : Mary Persons22, Thomson 21, Burke County 2,Stephens County 2, Wayne County 1.Dropped out: Mary Persons.

Class AAAPts Prv

1. Calhoun (15) 149 12. Blessed Trinity (1) 133 23. Westminster 117 34. Jefferson 101 45. Elbert County 93 56. Hart County 57 97. Pierce County 40 108. Cedar Grove 32 T69. Central-Carrollton 22 NR(tie) Washington County 22 T6

Others receiving votes: West Hall 21,Peach County 20, Oconee County 7,Dodge County 5, Adairsville 4.

Dropped out: Peach County.

Class AAPts Prv

1. Benedictine Military (14) 158 12. Fitzgerald (2) 139 23. Greater Atl. Christian 131 34. Macon County 101 55. Pace Academy 97 76. Wesleyan 86 67. Screven County 56 88. Vidalia 41 49. Darlington 26 NR10. Lamar County 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Rabun County7, Dublin 4, Heard County 4, Model 4,Pelham County 4, Union County 4,Lovett 2.

Dropped out: Heard County, BrooksCounty.

Class APts Prv

1. Mount Paran Christian(14) 136 12. Marion County (1) 127 43. Eagle's Landing (1) 124 24. Calvary Day 102 55. Prince Avenue Christian 97 NR

6. Charlton County 73 77. Landmark Christian 5 88. Irwin County 41 9(tie) Commerce 41 1010. Aquinas 25 3

Others receiving votes: Others receiv-ing votes: Clinch County 13, Pacelli 5Lincoln County 5, Stratford Academy 4,Tattnall Square 3, Hawkinsville 1,Pinecrest Academy 1, Dooly County 1,Mt. Pisgah 1, Savannah Christian 1.

Dropped out: Hawkinsville.———

Publications participating: AthensBanner-Herald; Augusta Chronicle;Brunswick News; Columbus Ledger-Enquirer; Forsyth Co. News, Cumming;Gainseville Times; Gwinnett Daily Post,Lawrenceville; Clayton News Daily,Jonesboro; Henry Herald, McDonough;Macon Telegraph; Marietta Daily Journal;Savannah Morning News; ScoreAtlanta;Southern Crescent Buzz, Jonesboro;Tifton Gazette; Walker Co. Messenger,LaFayette.

Georgia Sports Writers Associationʼs Top 10 high school football polls

UGAThe depth chart released onTuesday indicates no separationbetween Ramsey and Bauta asthe backups. Georgia listed Bautasecond but noted that wasaligned alphabetically.The quarterbacks were notmade available for interviews onTuesday.Asked early in the practiceschedule how he could win thejob, Lambert said "Just be consis-tent. That's football. Consistentplay, down after down."Lambert started nine gamesfor Virginia in 2014, completing59 percent of his passes for1,632 yards with 10 touchdownsand 11 interceptions. He missedthree games with an ankle injuryand then lost the starting job inspring practice.The experience as a starter atVirginia helped Lambert at

Georgia. He also earned respectby learning Georgia's playbookquickly and reporting early towork out this summer with hisnew teammates."Just going through the sum-mer workouts, he was runningwith us and lifting with us,"Blazevich said. "That's reallywhere you build relationshipsand trust. He just worked along-side of us. He didn't come inexpecting anything. He came inwith a humble and hungry heart.That's what we need."Richt said the decision wasmade after reviewing video ofevery snap in scrimmages withfirst-year offensive coordinatorBrian Schottenheimer."He covered a lot of ground ina pretty short time as far as fig-uring things out, so you have togive him credit for that," Richtsaid.

Continued from page 1bATLANTA (AP) — HectorOlivera finally made it to the bigleagues.It was hardly a memorabledebut.The 30-year-old Cuban defec-tor went 0 for 4 with a strikeoutfor the Atlanta Braves, who lostto Miami 7-1 on Tuesday nightfor their 14th loss in 15 games."Today I reached my dream,"Olivera said through a translator."I finally realized it. Overall, Ithought it was a good perform-ance, a good effort. But I will con-tinue to build on it, of course."Olivera was acquired fromthe Los Angeles Dodgers as partof a blockbuster three-team dealthat also involved the Marlinsjust before the deadline for non-waiver trades. He had to battleback from a hamstring injury,and then got limited time in theminors before his call-up to thebig leagues.

"This is the best pitching inthe world," he said. "The pitchershere are not pushovers."The Braves have sure turnedinto pushovers, losing their sev-enth in a row. Over the last 15games, they have been outscored110-40 and were on course fortheir second straight shutoutuntil A.J. Pierzynski camethrough with a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth.

Olivera debuts as Braves lose again

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WELCOME TO THE MAJORSOlivera dives for but misses a Marlinsʼ single.

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BOSTON (AP) — TwoIowa men accused of makingonline threats of violenceagainst a Pokemoncompetition in Boston wereordered held without bailTuesday after a judgerejected arguments by theirlawyers that their commentsamounted to idle onlinebravado.

Judge Thomas Horganordered Kevin Norton, 18, ofAmes, and James Stumbo,27, of Boone, held for at leastfour months as they awaittrial.

Prosecutors say the menmade social media threatsagainst last month's WorldPokemon Championships andhad a 12-gauge shotgun, anAR-15 rifle and nearly 300rounds of ammunition intheir car when they tried toregister for the event Aug.20.

During a dangerousnesshearing in Boston MunicipalCourt, Boston policeDetective James Simpsonsaid Stumbo posted a photoof Norton's car, with twoguns crossed on the trunk,with the message, "KevinNorton and I are ready forworlds Boston here wecome!!!"

Simpson also describedchatroom conversationsStumbo participated in withothers in which referenceswere made to the BostonMassacre of 1770, the Boston

Marathon bombings and theColumbine massacre.

Stumbo's lawyer, StevenGoldwyn, said it was merespeculation that the "vaguebravado talk" by Stumbomeans a shooting would havebeen carried out.

"This is just the way theyall spoke to each other," hesaid.

But the judge noted thatthe men brought guns and alarge amount of ammunitionwith them from Iowa.

"This wasn't just kid talkon the computer," he said.

Simpson said Nortonposted a threatening remarkafter an online moderatorbanned him from a forum forridiculing anotherparticipant.

"Oh okay that's fine then Iwill just shoot him on Fridaythanks," the comment said,referring to a man fromMissouri who was scheduledto attend the Pokemonconference, Simpson said.

Men accused of threatening Pokemonchampionships denied bail in Boston

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