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The annual staff of Appling County High School would like to invite everyone to come out on February 23 for the 45th Annual Miss Pirate Pageant. 2012 Miss Pirate, C.G. Stewart, will be crowning the new 2013 Miss Pirate. C.G., the daughter of Warren and Cindy Stewart, is a junior at Appling County High School. [Full Story »] 

District Attorney Jackie Johnson announces the conviction and sentence of 29 year-old Christopher Aaron O’Berry of Baxley for Aggravated Child Molestation. [Full Story »] 

By Renee O’Quinn

City Manager Jeff Baxley recognized employee Gilbert Ellis, a supervisor, for the Water Department, for a job well done during the regular city council meeting held February 12. The city manager stated that Ellis was on-call and responded to a call from a citizen needing help with sewer problems, which was after regular business hours. Ellis arrived at the residence within minutes and had the problem resolved efficiently. The citizen called the manager to express his appreciation for the good job done by both Ellis and Water Supervisor Dale Sapp, who was also onsite for this call and helped to resolve the problem. The manager commended city employees for the great job that they do. Mayor Steve Rigdon thanked all city employees for the great job they do that help to make the mayor and council’s job easier. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff Benny Deloach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office.

Feb. 8, a routine traffic stop on Spell Street led to the arrest of Tyler K. Cauley, 26, of Baxley. Cauley was charged with possession of marijuana, driving while license withdrawn, drugs to be kept in original container and adult seatbelt violation. [Full Story »] 

Superior Court Judge E. M. Wilkes III opened indictments on February 1 in Appling County Superior Court. Thirteen subjects received indictments and they are as follows:

Nickolas Allen Stone – 1. Burglary, 1st degree. 2. Burglary, 2nd degree. 3. Forgery, 4th degree. 4. Forgery 4th degree. 5. Theft by taking and 6. Theft by Taking. [Full Story »] 

A superseding indictment, returned February 8 in federal court, has added 13 more defendants for their roles in an alleged sex trafficking and prostitution ring stretching from Mexico to Georgia, to Florida, to the Carolinas, and elsewhere.  In total, 25 defendants have now been charged in the superseding indictment, which follows the original 12-defendant indictment returned in January. [Full Story »] 

By Matt Gardner

During the Appling County Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting, on February 5, County Manager Lee Lewis informed the commission that concerns over the air quality at the Health Department had been reported. After an inspection it was determined that the air system needs to be cleaned. A quote was received from Quality Air Consultants for cleaning and post inspection of the system for the amount of $2,199.00. Commissioner Charlie Leggett made a motion, with a second from Commissioner Theodore Wilkerson, to accept the quote and to pay for the cleaning with contingency funds. The motion was approved unanimously. [Full Story »] 

On Feb. 1, deputies answered a call to Ernest Kesler Road in reference to harassment. A complainant stated her ex-boyfriend continues to try to contact her after receiving a no contact order on him. [Full Story »] 

On the morning of Wednesday, January 6, local resident Jeni Lewis Reynolds started her day as usual by getting up with her husband, Chris. She prepared items for their son, Levi, so he would be ready for school before leaving for work. On this day Reynolds left at 6:00 a.m. traveling to Forsyth for work-related training. [Full Story »] 

This past weekend, the Appling County Choral Department hosted the 27th Annual Dinner Theatre. The night was filled with many styles of music and dancing performed by the very talented students of the Appling County School System. [Full Story »] 

By Rebecca Gardner

On January 25 and 26, approximately 30 members from the Appling County Young Farmers traveled to Athens to attend the 43rd Annual Georgia Young Farmers State Convention. Members participated in the trade show where over 40 vendors presented information on all aspects of farming operations and general interest. [Full Story »] 

We need your input! Please visit the Appling County School System website to complete the Title I and Title II Parent Needs Assessment 2012-2013 from Tuesday, February 19 until Friday, March 1. The results from this survey are used to plan for the upcoming school year based on your family needs, and the survey is a requirement for the schools to receive federal and state funding. The schools include Appling County Middle School, Fourth District Elementary School, Altamaha Elementary School, Appling County Elementary School, Appling County Primary School, and Appling County High School. [Full Story »]