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Friday, April 1, 2016

Kingsland man found asleep in car with drugs, methBByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIA 31-year-old Kingsland man

was arrested after drugs andmethamphetamine were foundin his car when he was awak-ened by a Dublin Police Depart-ment officer.

Christopher Moffatt wascharged with driving under theinfluence of drugs, open contain-er of alcohol and possession of a

controlled substance more thanone gram.

Officers responded to QualityInn on Highway 441 Southaround 12:11 a.m. Friday,March 25. A hotel employee hadseen a man slumped over thesteering wheel with the radioplaying loudly.

The employee told an officerthat she had received a com-

plaint from a customer aboutthe loud music coming from avehicle in the parking lot. Theemployee went outside and sawthe man. The employee said theman was not responsive.

An officer saw a 2005 Cadil-lac SRX taking up two parkingspaces on the side of the hotel.The officer knocked on the dri-ver's side window trying to

awaken the man. The officerused a slim jim to open the pas-senger side front door.

A driver with Laurens Coun-ty EMS responded about thetime Moffatt woke up. He wasstartled and appeared to be un-der the influence.

Another officer turned off thevehicle, which began to rollbackwards because it was not in

park. An open beer was in themiddle console. Officers laterfound the beer to be half open.

It was determined that hewas under the influence of alco-hol or drugs. A clear plastic bagcontaining a white crystal sub-stance of suspected meth wasfound in Moffett's front rightpocket. An officer also found$5,200 in cash in Moffett's wal-

let.After further investigation

and the use of the drug dog, K-9Apache, more suspected methand a small cigarillo containinga small amount of suspectedmarijuana were discovered.

Another officer found a smallamount of meth inside a writingpen tube. Moffett was then tak-en to the Laurens County Jail.

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Construction on the new Oconee River bridge at Blackshear's Ferry iswell underway. The $12.1 million project will build a two-mile bridgeand connecting roadway in the northern part of Laurens County be-tween Country Club Road and Ben Hall Lake Drive. It is expected to becompleted by September of this year. (Photo by Rodney Manley)

Dublin Middle School sixth grade studentsJamaya Hunt and Aja Payne receivedchecks for being the top two fundraisers forthe Gang Resistance Education And Train-ing program. From left are Dublin Police Of-ficer Allen Harris, Shawanda Wiley (Hunt'smother), Jamaya Hunt, Aja Payne, CarolineMack, Payne's mother. The doughnut salewas conducted in December. The moneyfrom the fundraiser will be used forG.R.E.A.T. graduation, field trips and sup-plies. (Photo by Payton Towns III)

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIA silver Toyota Prius

with a Florida tag was hitby a black ChevroletTracker a little before 11a.m. Thursday at theMadison and FranklinStreet intersection.

The Dublin Police De-partment, Dublin Fire De-partment and LaurensCounty EMS responded tothe scene.

Damage was done to thefront area of both vehicles.The stop sign and road

DPD investigating two-vehiclewreck in Downtown Dublin

See WRECK page 8a

Photo by Sandy Aldridge

(Above and below) Rescue workers respond to a two-vehicle wreckthat occurred late Thursday morning.

Photo by Payton Towns III

RV Volunteers put finishing touches on office.

G.R.E.A.T. participants geta check for raising money

Teen Challengerenovation forphases almostcompleted

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIThere is a big difference in-

side and outside of TeenChallenge Middle Georgia.

New paint, an enclosedwalkway and other work isgetting close to completion atthe campus that sits on theright heading out of LaurensCounty on Highway 441South.

Teen Challenge ExecutiveDirector David Kincaid saidthe dormitory in Phase I,which has been renovated byDublin Construction Co., isscheduled to be completedlater this month.

"We should have the occu-pancy documents to move inby the end of April and we'llprobably be scheduling ourgrand re-opening then withthe Chamber of Commerce,"Kincaid said.

The renovation will helpTeen Challenge go from help-ing 29 to 80 men.

"We are excited aboutthat," Kincaid said. "We willbe building the staffing anddonor support to be able totrain and feed 80 students.We will grow incrementally.As we can fill the beds, we'llraise the money and hire thestaff."

On the other end of thecampus, where Kincaid's of-fice used to be, RV Volunteershave been working on PhaseII, which includes the interndormitory and the new ad-ministrative office for TeenChallenge.

"They are basically fin-ished," Kincaid said. "Theyare putting in some doors andthe air conditioning is com-ing. We are looking to move inthere in the next 30 days.We're looking forward to mov-ing into our new office."

Teen Challenge is locatedat the old Southwest LaurensElementary School building.The RV Volunteers have beenin Laurens County since thebeginning of the year.

"We've introduced them allto Dublin and Laurens Coun-ty," Kincaid said. "Many ofthese volunteers have notworked at a Teen Challengebefore, so we introduced themto that as well."

Kincaid said the volun-teers enjoyed the St. Patrick'sFestival.

"They went to many of theevents," he said. "They partic-ipated in the parade with us.They had a lot of fun. I'm hop-ing to get this group backnext year for other projects. Ihope they'll be able to comeback and help us again."

The volunteers havehelped Teen Challenge saveat least $6,500.

"I had people working oncampus for four months at nocost," Kincaid said. "I had topay for the material. Thoselabor costs were a huge sav-ings."

The volunteers havehelped the students withmany other things as well.

"They have been good all

Photo by Payton Towns III

David Kincaid pointsout something newwhen touring the ren-ovated part of thedormitory.

See TEEN page 8a

Photo by Griffin Lovett

SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) — The California As-sembly on Thursday green-lighted a plan that would cre-ate the highest statewideminimum wage in the nationof $15 an hour by 2022.The proposal now moves

on to the state Senate for con-sideration. The state of NewYork is considering a similarmeasure.Gov. Jerry Brown and De-

mocrats who control both leg-islative chambers hailed theincrease as a boon to morethan 2 million of California'spoorest workers and an ex-ample to the nation as itstruggles with a growing gapbetween rich and poor.Republicans echoed fears

from business owners andeconomists that the annualincreases — eventually tied

to inflation — would com-pound California's image ashostile to business.The Assembly passed SB3

with a 48-26 vote."While we have made great

strides in recovering from theeconomic recession, we knowthe bulk of that growth hasbeen to the benefit of the top

1 or 2 percent," said Assem-blyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina. "Too manyworkers are working full-timefor poverty wages."Republican opponents said

the plan to raise the wageswill further harm California'salready poor business cli-mate.

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James McKeeRowland

Mr. James McKee Rowland,age 87, of Dexter, went hometo be with his Lord and SaviorTuesday, March 29, 2016 at hisresidence.Memorial services will be

held at a later date.Survivors: Cherished Wife

and Soul mate of 64 years –Ellen Marie Davis Rowland ofDexter; Children – Jeffery andColleen Rowland of Waterford,Mich., Cynda and Stanley Dar-nell of Dexter, Tracy and CindyRowland of Dudley and Donand Jean Rowland of Dexter;six Grandchildren – J.J. Row-land, Kelli Anderson, KasonRowland, Micah Rowland,Cody Darnell and Jessi Dar-nell; nine Great-Grandchil-dren.Mr. Rowland was a native

of Dexter, a member of PoplarSprings North Baptist Church,in Dublin, a graduate of Dex-ter High School and a veteranof the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Row-land was a private pilot whohad a love of flying. He wasowner and operator of Row-land Landscaping and AsphaltPaving, a visionary and land-scaping genius, in Michigan.He was owner and operator ofHitchiti Park in Dexter. Hewas son of the late BlancheTaylor Rowland & Horace G.Rowland and was preceded indeath by six Siblings – LulaBell Bryant, Ella Barron, RuthRowland, Myrtle White, SaraJoniac and Taylor Rowland.Stokes-Southerland Funer-

ald Home of Eastman hascharge of arrangements.www.stokes-southerland.com

Willie JamesMatthews

Funeral services for Mr.Willie James Matthews, age83, of Tarrytown, who diedTuesday, March 21, 2016, willbe held Saturday, April 2, 2016at 11 a.m. in the Saint PaulA.M.E. Church in Soperton.Burial will follow in theSpringfield Baptist ChurchCemetery in Union Point,Georgia. The Rev. Dr. MarvinJ. Howard Sr. will officiate.

Mr. Matthews was born inMiami, Fla. to the late MarionCottle and the late RosettaMatthews. He served in theU.S. Army, graduated fromFort Valley State College witha Bachelor’s Degree in Sociolo-gy, he was employed with Ju-venile Courts of Dade County,a Project Director for BigBrothers and Sisters and wasan entrepreneur of Mom andPop Stores.Survivors include one

daughter, Chryle (Bertram)Strachan of Miami, Fla., twosons: Vincent Matthews of Tar-rytown and James (JoeAnn))Glover Sr. of Fort Valley; eightgrandchildren and sevengreat-grandchildren.Visitation will be on Friday,

April 1, 2016 from 1-7 p.m. atBaker Funeral Home Chapel.Baker Funeral Home hascharge of the arrangements.

Debi Soles FoskeyMemorial services for Debi

Soles Foskey, age 60 will beheld at 3 p.m. Friday, April 1,2016 at Dublin First Church ofthe Nazarene. The Rev. MyronWise will officiate.Mrs. Foskey was born on

December 16, 1955 in Tampa,Fla.. She was the daughter ofthe late Calvin Hayes Soles.She was retired from Cus-tomer Service at Mohawk Car-pet Company. She was a mem-ber of Wilkes Church of theNazarene. Mrs. Foskey passedaway on Thursday, March 31,2016 at Serenity Place.Mrs. Foskey is survived by

her mother, Sue Ann Thomp-son of Pensacola, Fla., twosons, Joshua (Callie) Foskey ofPensacola, and Jonathan Fos-key of East Dublin, a brother,Danny (Gail) Soles of Milton,two sisters, Tammie Thorntonof China, and Valarie Thomp-son of Pensacola, two grand-children, Mollie Foskey of Pen-sacola, and Jack Foskey ofPensacola, and a niece, TiffanyThornton of China.In lieu of flowers the family

asks that donations be madein memory of Mrs. Foskey toSerenity Place at 504 ParkerDairy Road, Dublin, Georgia31021.Stanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/Dublin Chapelhave charge of funeralarrangements. To sign the On-line Register Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour ObituaryLine at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates.

Buster Pournell

Funeral services for Mr.Buster Pournell, age 70, willbe held at 3 p.m. Friday, April1, 2016 at the Richard N. Stan-ley Memorial Chapel with in-terment to follow at PleasantGrove Baptist Church Ceme-tery. Mrs. Jeanette Caneega

and Mr. Michael Caneega willofficiate.Mr. Pournell was born Au-

gust 17, 1945 in Dublin; hewas preceded in death by hisparents, the late William andRuby Green Pournell. He wasa self-employed carpenter andpainter. Mr. Pournell passedaway Wednesday, March 30,2016.He is survived by three sis-

ters, Freida (Earnest) Watkinsof Wrightsville, Frances(Glenn) Holley of Liberty, S.C.and Veronica Boyles ofCharleston, W.V. and threespecial friends, Jeanette Ca-neega, Michael Caneega andJoe Gibson.The family will receive

friends from 1:30 p.m. until2:45 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016at the funeral home.Stanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/WrightsvilleChapel has charge of funeralarrangements. To sign the On-line Register Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour ObituaryLine at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates.

Parker Nue Mullis

Mr. Parker Nue Mullis Sr.,age 93, of Jesup, died Tuesday,March 29, 2016.Memorial services will be

held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April2, at New Union BaptistChurch.Mr. Mullis was a native of

Eastman, lived in WayneCounty, Georgia for most of hisadult life and was a Christian.He was retired from the De-partment of Transportation,was a U.S. Navy veteran hav-ing served in the South Pacificduring WWII and was a mem-ber of the Eastman MasonicLodge 279.Survivors: Wife of 70 years

– Doretha Rowell Mullis;Daughter – Phyllis Mullis;Sons – Parker N. Mullis, Jr.,William Henry “Bill” Mullis(Tonya) and Ken Mullis(Christy); 12 Grandchildren;two Great-Grandchildren;Brother – J.D. Mullis andBryce Mullis (Frances).Rinehart and Sons Funeral

Home of Jesup was in chargeof arrangements.Stokes-Southerland Funer-

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Obituaries

Taking charge of your prediabetesIn 2013, Tom Hanks admit-ted to David Letterman -- andthe world -- that his doctortold him that the moderatelyelevated glucose levels, predi-abetes, he'd had for the past19 years "had graduated" tofull-blown Type 2 diabetes.All we could think was,

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ac-tivists from Minneapolis' blackcommunity spent four monthsdemanding the release of videosand other evidence after a blackman was fatally shot in a con-frontation with two white policeofficers. When it finally wasmade public and a prosecutorannounced the officers wouldn'tbe charged, they were enraged.

Hennepin County AttorneyMike Freeman on Wednesdaycleared the officers, sayingforensic evidence backed theiraccount that 24-year-old JamarClark was not handcuffed andwas struggling for an officer'sgun when he was shot. Clark ig-nored warnings to take his handoff Officer Mark Ringgenberg'sgun, leading Officer DustinSchwarze to shoot Clark as theofficers feared for their lives,Freeman said.

"Ringgenberg communicatedto Schwarze that Clark had hisfirearm and that Schwarzeshould shoot Clark. Schwarzedid. His actions were reasonablegiven both his observations andRinggenberg's plea," the prose-cutor said.

But Freeman's detailed ver-sion of the events early on Nov.15, and his release of the inves-tigative documents, drew deri-sion even at the news confer-ence from activists who accusedhim of favoring police over theaccounts of bystanders who saidClark was handcuffed when hewas shot. Several of the criticswere among those who main-tained a protest encampmentoutside a police station for 18days and ledmarches and large-ly peaceful protests across theTwin Cities area after the shoot-ing.

"If we cannot find justicehere, we will find it in thestreets," Mica Grimm, an orga-nizer with Black Lives Matter

Minneapolis, told reporters af-ter Freeman's announcement.

Nekima Levy-Pounds, presi-dent of the MinneapolisNAACP, vowed to keep pressureon police.

"We're going to take to thestreets. And we're going to fightuntil we get what we came for,"Levy-Pounds said.

Protesters gathered Wednes-day evening at the site whereClark was shot in north Min-neapolis while others met at apark on the southern edge ofdowntown. The two groups metat the Hennepin County Gov-ernment Center, where Free-man made his announcementearlier in the day, and themixed-race crowd swelled intothe hundreds. Several speakersaddressed the group, whichchanted and carried signs thatsaid "Justice for Jamar" and"Black LivesMatter." The crowdremained peaceful and its num-bers dwindled as the night wenton.

The question of whetherClark was handcuffed by the of-ficers, who were responding to areport that he had assaulted hisgirlfriend and was interferingwith paramedics, was central inthe case.

Freeman said 20 civilian wit-nesses gave different versions ofwhether Clark was handcuffed.

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Trump stumbling in Wisconsin as forces coalesce against himMADISON, Wis. (AP) —

Next Tuesday's Wisconsinpresidential primary isemerging as a crucial lifelinefor Republicans desperate tostop Donald Trump's march totheir party's nomination. Oneof his worst weeks of the 2016campaign is colliding with astate already skeptical of hisbrash brand of politics.

A big loss for Trump inWisconsin would greatly re-duce his chances of securingthe delegates he needs toclinch the GOP nominationbefore next July's nationalconvention. It could also offernew hope to rival Ted Cruzand outside groups that seeTrump as a threat to the fu-ture of the Republican Party.

"I think the whole countryis looking to Wisconsin rightnow to make a choice in thisrace, and I think the choiceWisconsin makes is going tohave repercussions for a longtime to come," Cruz saidThursday in an interviewwith Milwaukee radio stationWTMJ.

Trump's view is rosier forhis own campaign: "If we winWisconsin, it's pretty muchover."

But almost nothing hasgone right for him since Wis-consin stepped into the pri-mary spotlight.

Even before he arrived,Trump was skewered in inter-views with a trio of Wiscon-sin's influential conservativetalk radio hosts. On Tuesday,just hours before his firstcampaign stop, two-term Gov.Scott Walker threw his sup-port behind Cruz, of Texas.

Much of the trouble thatfollowed was of the Trumpcampaign's own making.Corey Lewandowski, Trump'scampaign manager, gotslapped with a charge of sim-ple battery for an altercationwith a reporter. Then Trump

was forced to walk back hisassertion that women shouldbe punished for getting abor-tions, a comment that man-aged to unite both sides of theabortion debate in fierce oppo-sition to his statement.

"As soon as he stepped footin Wisconsin the mask finallycame off," said state Rep. JimSteineke, the Republican ma-jority leader in the WisconsinAssembly. "Part of it is justthe Wisconsin nice. We don'ttake too kindly to people whoact the way Donald Trumpacts."

GOP voter Linda Ruddy, a48-year-old dental hygienistfrom Oshkosh, agreed.

"He's rude. He's arrogant.He's a loose cannon. He's in-sulting to women," Ruddysaid.

A week before the primary,a poll run by Marquette Uni-versity Law School showedTrump lagging Cruz by about10 points — a dramatic fallfor the candidate who led inthe same poll last month.

If Cruz sweeps all the dele-gates in Wisconsin, Trumpwill need to win 57 percent ofthe remaining delegates inother states to collect the1,237 he needs to clinch thenomination. So far, he haswon 48 percent of all dele-gates awarded.

Wisconsin offers 42,putting it in the middle of thepack of primary prizes. Butthe state's stature in Republi-can politics and its position onthe calendar — no other statevotes until April 19 — haveelevated its importance.Though the state has votedfor Democrats in the past sev-eral presidential elections, itboasts prominent nationalparty leaders including Walk-er, House Speaker Paul Ryanand Republican NationalCommittee Chairman ReincePriebus.

Anti-Trump groups saythey have benefited from theprimary calendar. SuperPACs and rival campaignshave been able to focus nar-rowly on Wisconsin for nearlytwo weeks.

Planned Parenthood andPriorities USA, two groupsworking to elect Hillary Clin-ton, have teamed up for theirfirst anti-Trump advertise-ment of the election year, a30-second spot playing onwebsites that featuresTrump's abortion comment.

"When it comes to women,the Republican front-runneris demeaning, insulting and

dangerous," the ad reads.Clinton herself is hardly

silent. She said Thursday inPurchase, New York: "DonaldTrump is showing us exactlywho he is and we should be-lieve him. But let's rememberthis, all the Republican candi-dates want to make abortionillegal."

Trump's rival candidatesand outside groups opposinghim are slated to spend a com-bined $3.8 million in advertis-ing in the state. That includesabout $1.7 million from OurPrinciples and Club forGrowth Action, a conservativegroup that has endorsed

Cruz."We always saw this as a

reset period where it would bepossible to slow Trump's mo-mentum or reverse it," saidTim Miller, who works forOur Principles PAC.

So far, the billionaire'scampaign is slated to spendonly about $430,000 on radioand television advertisingleading up to the primary, ac-cording to data from KantarMedia's Campaign MediaAnalysis Group.

Trump's largest presenceon TV has been an ad thattouts his proposed temporaryban on Muslims entering the

U.S.But Trump will soon get

some help. A super PAC sup-porting him said Thursday itwould start running two dif-ferent television ads over theweekend as part of a seven-figure nationwide buy.

And while Wisconsin mayprovide a much-needed jolt toTrump opponents, the real es-tate mogul will soon find him-self back in friendly territory.The next contest awaiting Re-publicans comes April 19 inNew York, Trump's homestate and one of the biggestdelegate prizes up for grabs.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop, Wednesday, March30, 2016, in Appleton, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Hundreds of protesters representing numerous groups protest at the Government Center in Min-neapolis Wednesday evening, March 30, 2016 following a decision earlier in the day by County At-torney Mike Freeman that no charges will be filed against two Minneapolis police officers in thefatal shooting of a black man, Jamar Clark, last November. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In Minneapolis, distrust flares after officers cleared

Gainesville -- Laid back witha goodneighborly pace, there is arefreshing spirit in this town of33, 804, which refers to itself as,"The Queen city of theMountains." That is, unless it istouting a latter day handle, the"Chicken Capital of the World."

A man named Jesse Jewelstarted the poultry businesshere afterWorldWar II. It grewinto a billion dollar industry. Inthe fifties, the industrywas espe-cially attractive to farmers.Chicken houses sprang up allacross the landscape to theextent that there were so manypickup trucks about that itbecame a pointed emotionalissue if somebody in the statehouse thought itmight be a goodidea to raise taxes on pickuptruck tags.

Deep frying didn't originatehere, but there are those whowill tell you that the tradition,which beganwithScottish immi-grants, has been perfected inGainesville. Deep frying is to fryin enough fat to cover the foodbeing cooked. In case you areinto eating healthy, you knowwhat that means. Nonetheless,fried chicken in Gainesville islike steak inKansas City. Don'task questions, just order.

My guess is that it would be achallenge to find a home inGainesville without frying pans(which were invented inMesopotamia) as it would be inmost Southern cities. That obvi-ously was long before the

Gainesville Midland Railroadcame about. The railroadreached all the way to Athens inthe early 1900s. That was a bigdeal.

The city has one of the oldsteam engines of the GainesvilleMidland on display at JesseJewell Parkway and WestAcademy Street. Can you imag-ine the awe which washed overkids when they saw this locomo-tive a hundred years ago? Everytime I ride by the old steamengine, I experience elevatedemotions. I like trains and amhappy Gainesville keeps thatrelic from the past prominentlylocated downtown.

You get to know a town if youhave friends who consider a cer-tain community their perma-nent habitat. I am often invitedfor conversation, especially in

the fall, with the popular morn-ing show hosts at WDUNRadio,Bill Maine and Joel Williams.The Bill and Joel Show is radiolike it was in the past and, fortu-nately, in some places, still is.

You may have heard, thatnewspapers are dying. Thatmay be but you may have notedWarren Buffet doesn't think so.If I were to venture an opinion, Iwould say that future genera-tions are likely to consume thenews on their iPhones. Withoutany doubt, that seems to be thetrend whether the geezers like itor not.

This suggests that peoplewon't sit by the fire, coffee on aside table while turning thepages of the morning paper.When that day comes, itwon't bethe end of the world, but it willprobably be the end ofme. Herein the heart of Hall County, youcan get the local news and morefrom Bill and Joel and theGainesville Times, which doesnot appear to be retreating in theface of technology.

Gainesville has always hadchampionship football teams,sending many of its sons to theUniversity of Georgia over theyears. Sometimes, however,some get away--like DeshaunWatson, the gifted quarterback,who is now at Clemson where aseason ago, he led the Tigers tothe national championshipgame.

A former Masters championlives here, Tommy Aaron, who

won the tournament in 1973.Over the years, I have spent con-siderable time with Tommy onthe PGA Tour. Once, in a senti-mental conversation, he saidsomething which resonates. "Iam proud that I will always be aMasters champion." He neverconsidered living anywhere butin his hometown. Nothing like aGeorgia boy winning theMasters. If you think about it,no native Scot has ever won theBritish Open. Sandy Lyle, bornin Shrewsbury, England, grewup inScotland andalways repre-sented Scotland wherever hetraveled the world to play thegame, but he can't claim to be anative Scot.

There were times whenGainesville was remembered forits conflicts with the weather.Though not "tornado alley,"Gainesville experienced atwister in 1903 that killed 98people. The unforgettable bigone of 1936, which virtuallydestroyed the town, took 203lives. Gainesville is resilient andso are its residents.

The city has a refreshing fla-vor and an atmosphere of har-mony and goodwill. For confir-mation, all you have to do is tunein to the "Bill and Joel" show inthemornings. Bill and Joel havebeenmakingGainesville citizensand North Georgians feel goodfor years. I'm happy they arestill putting smiles on the facesof the Hall County populace.


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How many times have you been in a storeor business and read a sign that asks you notto talk on your cell phone when you are at thecounter? Probably several times. So isn’t it frustrating when you are in line

and you see a person standing in line with youtalking on their cell phone while the cashier istrying to check them out?Sometimes it works the other way. There

have been times when the sales clerk is on acell phone when the customer is trying tomake a purchase.Most of us have no problem with abiding by

the “no cell phone” rule., but isn’t it frustratingto see a person at the counter gabbing awayinto a box while the cashier is trying to getinformation from him? For example, a person is told to walk into a

convenience store because the gas pump out-side told him to “see the attendant.” Whenthey walk in, the clerk is on a cell phone.What the clerk should do is end the call

when a customer approaches or simply putthe phone down and deal with the customerfirst rather than put him or her off until fin-ished with a phone conversation.But again, isn’t it just as irritating when a

customer walks in and stays on their phone inline?Either way it’s wrong and frustrating and

disrespectful. The right thing to do is to putthe phone away and conduct business face-to-face first. This shows respect for one other as well as

for others in the line.When you’re in line, put the cell phone

down!

-- Payton Towns III

Put the cellphone down!

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iinn ssoocciieettyyThis is the very definition of mob violence.

And it happened right here.Ten people have been charged with mur-

der, and lesser charges are expected, after aHephzibah brawl March 18 that left oneyouth stabbed to death.

Tragically, authorities say the knife-wielding suspect — Demetrius LamontHarris Jr., 21, of Hephzibah — was allegedlyfending off others when he accidentallystabbed a friend, 18-year-old DemajayDeshawn Bell, who died from a wound to theneck.

While they did not wield that particularweapon or personally strike Bell down, theothers were charged by the RichmondCounty Sheriff's Office for having committedcrimes in the melee — assault, weapons-brandishing — that foreseeably could've beenexpected to result in injury or death. It's beensaid that 30 to 50 people were involved in thefracas, which reportedly was the outgrowthof a dispute between two 15-year-old girls atGlenn Hills High.

A criminal justice expert we talked to saidall 10 suspects may not be convicted of mur-der in Bell's demise — but that the chargesare reasonable based upon the evidence,including videos of the fight. And either way,the expert said, the community has sent astrong message in charging the 10.

If only parents and other adults in suchsituations would send strong messages aswell.

About restraint, civility, nonviolent dis-pute resolution, morals — and, of course,mom's time-honored question "If someonetold you to jump off a ledge..."

Instead, one mother was said to have evenhelped arrange the initial fight between thegirls. Nice role-modeling!

Shame on any adult who either had ahand in this mob clash — or should have hada hand in preventing it but didn't. It's alsoinstructive to note how quickly the knivesand baseball bats came out. More than twowere spoiling for a fight. In what civilized cul-ture is this kind of battle royal in any wayacceptable?

This society has a great deal of soul-searching to do — about its parenting, its

music, its movies, its video games, its televi-sion and its lack of manners, civility, classand coping skills.

Is this really the kind of life we want forour kids?

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bbooddyy ccaammeerraa lleeggiissllaattiioonnTen Tennessee lawmakers will consider a

bill that would block public access to policebody camera footage, even when the use offorce and, or a violation of rules and policiesis in question.

One might ask: Isn't shedding light on —and providing credible evidence regarding —questionable police actions the reason somany have rushed to acquire body cameras?

And, isn't the public outcry for account-ability and fairness in difficult police encoun-ters one of the reasons given for spending theconsiderable cash needed to buy and main-tain the body camera programs?

Yes and yes. And while those answersalone are reason enough for the 10 membersof the House State Government Committeeto vote no on House Bill 876, the legislation istroublesome on many levels.

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Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) Precious Lord, Take My HandDDRR.. JJAACCKK KKEEYYThomas A. Dorsey was

born jn Villa Rica, Georgia,the son of a Baptist preacher,and whose mother was thechurch organist.

Thomas also had the gift ofmusic in his life and was soontorn between the sacred andthe secular.

The family moved toAtlanta in 1908, and in 1916,young Thomas moved toChicago to continue his musicas an entertainer and soonwas known as the "whisper-ing piano player.

His hectic schedule playingat parties, keeping late hours,and unhealthy living habits

led to a nervous breakdown,and he returned home toAtlanta where his motherencouraged him to "serve theLord" with his musical gifts.

He soon returned toChicago, met and marriedNettie Harper, and commit-ted himself to writing sacredsongs. He "wrote about 300gospel songs and directedchoirs for more than 50 years,most of that time in Chicago.”

A devastating tragedy hap-pened in 1932. He and Nettiewere expecting their firstchild when he was invited tosing at a series of revivalmeetings in St. louis.He was reluctant to leave

Nettie, but she encouragedhim to go and use his giftsfor the Lord, and thus hewent on to St. Louis to servethe Lord.

Here is what happened:"During the first night ofmeetings a telegram wasbrought to him while he wason the platform. It told thetragic news that his wife haddied giving birth to their son.He drove back to Chicago andwithin a few hours his infantson was also called home. Heburied his wife and son in thesame casket.

In his despondency hewent to visit a friend. Afterwalking and talking he went

to a room with a piano, satdown and began to improviseon the keyboard.

He found himself compos-ing a melody and began tosing the words that God gavehim “through the storm,through the night.” (fromSongs in the Night, by HenryGariepy, p. 42) .... PreciousLord, take my hand/Lead meon, help me stand/l am tired,I am weak, I am tired, I amweak, I am worn//Throughthe storm, through thenight/Lead me on to thelight/Take.my hand, preciousLord/Lead me home.

Peace!


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•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave.Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth andFamilies (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Di-rectors. Call (478) 296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin.

Saturday•Teen Talk 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God inChrist, 511 McKinley St.•Wrightsville Serenity Group AAmeeting at 8 p.m. Lo-cated across from Dairy Queen in Wrightsville.•Millville High School Alumni at 11 a.m. at MillvilleSchool•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and Sunday 8 p.m.•AA 24 Hour Group, Contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,E. Dublin, Ga, Sundays at 9 a.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m.

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Sunrise 7:20 a.m. Sunset 7:51 p.m.

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Don't you Democrats gettired of wanting free stuff? Allof the free stuff has to come fromus, the taxpayers.

Legal guns are not theproblem. It's illegal guns goingto bad people. That's why weneed strict background checks.

Democrats are in a win-win situation. If DonaldTrump gets the nomination,he'll be trounced in the GeneralElection. If he doesn't get it, theRepublican party is going to re-volt.

Ever go down to the un-employment office when thereare only two jobs available? It'spacked wall-to-wall.

Did you know that threequarters of the Senate dislikesTed Cruz? He's the best friendthe Democrats have. He's goingto help Hillary Clinton get elect-ed.

I can't believe that peopleare thinking about putting aman who knows so little incharge of so much in the WhiteHouse.

I'd like to say I'm proud of

the work of the Dublin-Lau-rens County Humane Societyhas done in such a short time.It's amazing to see them comethis far to be a top five finalist. Ithink Dublin and LaurensCounty should rally aroundthem.

I think it would be a goodidea for the entire LaurensCounty and the school system tohave the students help in thevoting for the animal shelter.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV) -"The heart of the wise in-clines to the right, but the

heart of the fool to the left."Thus sayeth the Lord." Amen!It surely can't get any clearerthan that.

Donald Trump and TedCruz aremaking a mockery ofthe Republican party. And youstill have people wanting to putone of them into the WhiteHouse.

A lot of parents are lazy.They don't want to do anything.All they want to do is go to workand come home and watch TV.They then tell their kids to dotheir homework right then.

When their kids asks them to dosomething they say "We'll do itlater." Don't tell the kid to dosomething if you aren't going todo your part when they ask you.

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Dublin PoliceDepartment

A teenage woman fromEast Dublin was hit in themouth during a fight on WestGarner Street on March 8.The woman said she was

punched in the mouth. Thewoman was a bystanderwatching the fight. The manwho hit her was wearingbrass knuckles, but she was-n't sure.The woman was dazed

from the incident and de-clined to give a statement tothe officer. She received sev-en stitches to her upper lip.- A large mirror was bro-

ken at a Super 8 Motel roomon Highway 441 South onMarch 14.- Two silver rings, one gold

ring, a license plate, a packof tide pods, a green flash-light, a cheetah print walletand stand for fish tank wasstolen on March 14 at School-house Lane.

- Esequiel Campos, 34, ofDublin was charged on ex-pired or no drivers licenseand brake light/turn signalviolation, on Highway 19 onMarch 14.- Ten wheat pennies, $100

in cash, two gold necklacesand a silver ring was stolenfrom a car on Lincoln Streeton March 13.- A window was busted at

a house on Duncan Street onMarch 15.

Laurens CountySheriff's Office

- A radiator, old junk radi-ator and aluminum sheetmetal were stolen on High-way 19 South on March 14. - A tag and decal were lost

or stolen on Baker ChurchRoad between March 12 and15.- A boat motor was stolen

on North Lake Drive in EastDublin between March 11and 12.- Someone stole property

from a house on West AlcornFarm in Dexter between Feb.27 and March 9.

Editor's note: This infor-mation is public record andwas taken from reports of theDublin Police Departmentand the Laurens County Sher-iff's Office. These reports donot reflect on the guilt or in-nocence. An "arrest" does notalways indicate incarcera-tion. Readers are cautionedthat people 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.

East Dublin woman hit in mouth during fight

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

SSUNAA Dublin-Laurens Chapter offering two scholarships

Applications for the two $1,000 scholarships offered by Sa-vannah State University National Alumni AssociationDublin-Laurens Chapter are available in the counselor’s of-fice at Dublin High, East Laurens High, West Laurens High,Dodge County High, Toombs County High, Vidalia High andWheeler County High. If you are a senior who plans to enrollat Savannah State University for the 2016 Fall Semester,please contact the counselor at your school and pick up an ap-plication. Application packets must be postmarked no laterthan April 4, 2016. For more information call 272-3966 orsend an email to [email protected]

Food Service Workshop sponsored by the Oconee High School National Alumni

A Food Service Workshop sponsored by the Oconee HighSchool National Alumni Association, Inc. will be held April18-22. Sanitation and safety, work ethics and customer ser-vice topics will be covered. Certificates will be awarded. Formore information and application contact coordinatorGuynell Ellington at (478) 272-0845.

Places to go. People to see. Things to do.

Baptist Ministers of Dublin-Laurens and Surrounding Counties Meeting scheduled

The Baptist Ministers of Dublin-Laurens and SurroundingCounties Meeting will be held on April 4, 2016 at 7 p.m. at theRice Hill Baptist Church on Moore Station Road. Rev. DavidFlowers is the president.

Activities and Events that are open to the publicwith proceeds going to a non-profit run compliments

of The Courier Herald.Community events run two weeks prior to event date.

Library to host Homeschooling eventThe Laurens County Library invites beginning and experi-enced homeschooling parents, any anyone who wants tolearn more about local homeschooling options and resources,to go to Homeschooling: Get Started! Get Connected! onWednesday April 6 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Today is Friday, April 1,the 92nd day of 2016. Thereare 274 days left in the year.This is April Fool's Day.Today's Highlights in

History:On April 1, 1976, Apple

Computer was founded bySteve Jobs, Steve Wozniakand Ronald Wayne. The fed-erally created ConsolidatedRail Corporation (Conrail forshort) began operations inthe northeastern U.S. (it wastaken over in 1999 by CSXand Norfolk Southern).On this date:In 1789, the U.S. House of

Representatives held its firstfull meeting in New York;Frederick Muhlenberg ofPennsylvania was elected thefirst House speaker.In 1891, the Wrigley Co.

was founded in Chicago byWilliam Wrigley Jr. (Al-though the business initiallysold soap and baking powder,it became known for its chew-ing gum.)In 1924, Adolf Hitler was

sentenced to five years inprison for his role in the BeerHall Putsch in Munich.(Hitler was released in De-cember 1924; during his timebehind bars, he wrote his au-tobiographical screed, "MeinKampf.")In 1933, Nazi Germany

staged a daylong nationalboycott of Jewish-owned busi-nesses.In 1945, American forces

launched the amphibious in-

vasion of Okinawa duringWorld War II. (U.S. forcessucceeded in capturing theJapanese island on June 22.)In 1954, the United States

Air Force Academy was es-tablished by PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower.In 1962, the Katherine

Anne Porter novel "Ship ofFools," an allegory about therise of Nazism in Germany,was published by Little,Brown & Co.In 1970, President Richard

M. Nixon signed a measurebanning cigarette advertisingon radio and television, totake effect after Jan. 1, 1971.In 1972, the first Major

League Baseball players'strike began; it lasted 12days.In 1984, recording star

Marvin Gaye was shot todeath by his father, MarvinGay (cq), Sr. in Los Angeles,the day before his 45th birth-day. (The elder Gay pleadedguilty to voluntarymanslaughter, and receivedprobation.)In 1986, "New Kids on the

Block," the group's debut al-bum, was released by Colum-bia Records.In 1992, the National

Hockey League Players' Asso-ciation went on its firststrike, which lasted 10 days.Ten years ago: Former

hostage Jill Carroll arrived inGermany, where the free-lance American journaliststrongly disavowed state-

ments she had recorded dur-ing her captivity in Iraq andshortly after her release, say-ing she'd been repeatedlythreatened. Two American pi-lots were killed when theirApache helicopter was shotdown near Baghdad.Five years ago: Afghans

angry over the burning of aQuran at a small Floridachurch stormed a U.N. com-pound in northernAfghanistan, killing sevenforeigners, including fourNepalese guards. JimmerFredette was named The As-sociated Press player of theyear after leading the nationin scoring and BYU to one ofits best basketball seasons;Notre Dame's Mike Brey wasnamed coach of the year.One year ago: Sen. Bob

Menendez, D-N.J., wascharged with accepting near-ly $1 million worth of giftsand travel from a longtimefriend in exchange for astream of political favors onthe donor's behalf; a defiantMenendez, maintaining hisinnocence, declared he was"not going anywhere." Elevenformer Atlanta public schooleducators were convicted ofracketeering for their role ina cheating scheme to inflatestudents' scores on standard-ized exams. California Gov.Jerry Brown ordered officialsto impose statewide mandato-ry water restrictions for thefirst time in history. CynthiaLennon, the first wife of John

Lennon, died at her home inSpain; she was 75.Today's Birthdays: Ac-

tress Jane Powell is 87. Ac-tress Debbie Reynolds is 84.Actor Don Hastings is 82.Baseball Hall of Famer PhilNiekro is 77. Actress Ali Mac-Graw is 77. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rudolph Isley is77. Baseball All-Star RustyStaub is 72. Reggae singerJimmy Cliff is 68. SupremeCourt Justice Samuel Alito is66. Rock musician Billy Cur-rie (Ultravox) is 66. ActressAnnette O'Toole is 64. Moviedirector Barry Sonnenfeld is63. Singer Susan Boyle is 55.Actor Jose Zuniga is 54.Country singer Woody Lee is48. Actress Jessica Collins is45. Rapper-actor MethodMan is 45. Movie directorsAllen and Albert Hughes are44. Political commentatorRachel Maddow is 43. Tennisplayer Magdalena Maleeva is41. Actor David Oyelowo (oh-YEL'-oh-woh) is 40. Actor JJField is 38. Singer BijouPhillips is 36. Actor SamHuntington is 34. Comedian-actor Taran Killam is 34. Ac-tor Matt Lanter is 33. ActorJosh Zuckerman is 31. Coun-try singer Hillary Scott (LadyAntebellum) is 30. Actor AsaButterfield is 19.

Thought for Today:"Don't believe everything youread on the Internet." — At-tributed to President Abra-ham Lincoln.

ALMANAC

KOLKATA, India (AP) — Along section of a road overpassunder construction collapsedThursday in a crowded Indianneighborhood, with tons ofconcrete and steel slamminginto midday traffic, leaving atleast 21 people dead andscores of others injured, policesaid.Rescuers in Kolkata used

saws, small cranes and theirbare hands to dig through thewreckage in search of sur-vivors.At least 21 people were

killed, a police official said oncondition of anonymity be-cause he was not authorized tospeak to the media. It was notimmediately clear how manypeople remained missing.Yogesh Sharma was sitting

at a small roadside tea standwith friends when the over-pass, which spanned nearlythe width of the city street andwas designed to ease trafficthrough the densely crowdedneighborhood, "came downwith a huge crashing sound.""I left my cup of tea and

ran," said Sharma, a 23-year-old resident of the BaraBazaar neighborhood. "I wascrying at the spot."Smashed yellow taxis, de-

stroyed rickshaws and thebloody legs of trapped peoplejutted from the collapsed gird-ers and concrete slabs.The fallen sections of the

overpass totaled perhaps 100meters (yards), with many oth-er parts still standing. MamtaBanerjee, the top elected offi-cial of West Bengal state, said

a private builder had missedseveral deadlines for complet-ing the construction.Army troops and personnel

from the National Disaster Re-sponse Force joined efforts toextract people from vehiclesthat lay under massive con-crete blocks and metal debris.Huge cranes and other rescueequipment reached the siteand began clearing the rubble.Workers also used gas cutters

to pry open the slabs.O.P. Singh, the chief of the

disaster response force, saidthe operation was a "very, verychallenging task."Rescuers were using sniffer

dogs and special cameras tofind trapped people, Singh toldreporters.More than 70 injured peo-

ple were admitted to two hos-pitals in Kolkata, the statecapital, hospital officials said.

"The area was very, verycrowded. Motorized rickshaws,taxis ... there was a lot of traf-fic," one witness told NDTVtelevision.The contract for the over-

pass was signed in 2007 and itwas expected to be completedin two years. Banerjee accusedthe previous Communist gov-ernment in West Bengal of notadhering to building regula-tions.

21 killed, many trapped in overpass collapse in India

Vehicles are seen trapped under a partially collapsed overpass inKolkata, India, Thursday. Rescuers dug through large chunks of debrisfrom the overpass that collapsed while under construction Thursday,killing many people and injuring scores of others, officials said. (Swa-

pan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP)

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Hall wins state in literary,Wallace takes third place

Two local young men re-ceived state honors at theGeorgia High School Associa-tion AAAA Literary competi-tions held Saturday, March 12at Veteran's High School.

Scott Hall earned a StateChampionship in the Rhetori-cal Essay competition, andMaxwell Wallace placed 3rd inExtemporaneous Speaking(Domestic).

Hall is the son of Keith andPam Hall, and Wallace is theson of Bob and Sharon Wal-lace.

Both were Region 2-AAAAwinners at competition hostedby West Laurens High Schoolat Dudley Baptist Church onTuesday, Nov. 1.

(L-R) Dublin Rotary President Bo-J Claxton presents GED scholarshipsto Kim Prosser and Layla Herrin March 29. The civic organization want-ed to assist two individuals at OFTC as part of their vocational service tothe community. Dr. Saketha Adams, Dean of the GED program at thetechnical college, and the GED Program established the criteria for win-ning the scholarships. (Photo by Griffin Lovett)

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Scholarship Winners

ELM cheerleaders receive awards

Kindergarteners at SWLEhonor Sgt. Jason MullisSouthwest Laurens Elementary

students in Mrs. Angela Hardy’s andMrs. Selene Sapp’s kindergartenclass held a special party recently inhonor of Sgt. Jason Mullis whoserves in the U.S. Army and hasbeen deployed for a year. Sgt.Mullis’s daughter, J’Lyn, is a stu-dent in their class.

The class wanted to show supportnot only for the brave men andwomen serving in our military, butfor the families left behind whiletheir loved ones are deployed.

Sheriff Bill Harrell also attendedthe party to show support, and hediscussed with the students the im-portance of staying in school and fol-lowing rules. Mullis is a deputy em-ployed with the Laurens CountySheriff ’s Department.

Students not only enjoyed sup-porting J’Lyn in honoring her dad,but they also learned about patrio-tism and being a good citizen. (Spe-cial photos)

Awards were recently given to the following East Laurens Middle SchoolCheerleaders: Samantha Snellgrove, Takylah Folsom, Danni Barwick,Haley Ann Tanner, Ashli Reed, Brittany Padgett, Tameya Strudwick, Em-ma Oliver, Braelyn Kight, Makyiah Smith and Bridget Zurek. ELMS Cheercoaches are Erica Thomas and Macy Grubbs. (Special photo)

SGT. MULLIS WITH DAUGHTER J’LYN

East Laurens Middle School cheerleaders placed third at this yearʼsMGMSAA Region Championship. Eighth graders recognized for theircontributions to the teamʼs successful season were (l-r) EmmaKate Bak-er, Danni Barwick, Akireya Wiggins, Haley Tanner, Tameya Strudwick andBrittany Padgett. (Special photo)

8th Grade Cheer leaders


The annual LaurensCounty Livestock show washeld Feb. 16, 2016 at theLaurens County Agricultureand Expo Center. There werefour students from the WestLaurens FFA, four studentsfrom the Laurens County 4-H, and six Pre-Club childrenparticipating.

The night began with thePre-Club Hog Show. The PreClub Show was made up ofchildren too young to show in4-H or FFA. This event al-lows children a head start ingaining show experience andworking with livestock.Children as young as 3 years

old have participated in thisevent.

In the Pee Wee class ofshowmanship, ColbyKinchen placed first, fol-lowed by Makayla Hughesand Peyton Lawhorn. In theTiny Tots showmanship divi-sion, Gage Pullen placedfirst, followed by PeightonPittman and Laken Cesario.

In the weight class por-tion of the show, PeightonPittman won Pee Wee GrandChampion and Gage Pullenreceived Pee Wee ReserveChampion honors. The spon-sors that made this part ofthe show possible were

Farmer’s Fertilizer of Uvaldaand Rock Sand Hill Farm.

The next part of the showfor the evening was the beefcattle show. Ninth graderGracie Drue Johnson wonthe showmanship divisionand seventh grader JesseTod Johnson placed second.Both of these students re-ceived monogramed jacketsfrom the Brogdon 4 Farms.

In the Hereford breedclass, Jesse Tod Johnsonplaced 1st while Gracie DrueJohnson’s cattle placed 2ndand 3rd. The showmanshipclass and breed class weresponsored by Laurens Coun-

ty Cattleman’s Association.After the beef cattle show,

the sheep show took place.Gracie Drue Johnson andJesse Tod Johnson againplaced 1st and 2nd in show-manship. Gracie Drue wonthe breeding ewe class withJesse Tod Johnson placingsecond.

The final show of thenight was the 4-H and FFAhog show.

In showmanship classes,placings were as follows: 5th-9th grade: 1st: Nate Cesario,2nd: Noah Grantham and3rd: Caidin Hughes. 10th –12th grade: 1st: Bethany

Fuller, 2nd: Leah Hardy and3rd: Jessie Lawhorn.Bethany Fuller was the over-all swine showmanship win-ner and took home the 2016Woodard Memorial Show-manship honor.

All showmanship classeswere sponsored by AgGeor-gia Farm Credit.

In swine weight classes,Caidin Hughes, Leah Hardyand Bethany Fuller each re-ceived 1st place honors.Placing second for theirswine’s weight class wereLeah Hardy and Nate Ce-sario (twice). The GrandChampion hog was exhibited

by Bethany Fuller and prizemoney was donated by ShredCycle. The Reserve Champi-on market hog was exhibitedby Leah Hardy and prizemoney was donated by Mor-ris Bank.

The Laurens County Live-stock Show planning com-mittee would like to thankthe Southern Pines Recre-ational Authority, all of theshow sponsors, the partici-pants, and all of the support-ers of youth livestock in Lau-rens County. Without you,the Laurens County Live-stock Show would not be pos-sible.

Laurens County Livestock show held Feb. 16The annual Laurens County Livestock show was held at the Laurens County Agriculture and Expo Center. (Special photos)

the way around," Kincaidsaid.

The RV Volunteers areconnected to the Assembliesof God home missions. AllenMartin, from Northwest Indi-ana, is the job supervisor forthe RV Volunteers.

"There must be a job su-pervisor at every site," Mar-tin said. "We donate our time.We are all retired and all ofus have RVs."

Martin said they are goingto Northwest Indiana to helpbuild a church.

"Most of the people hereare going," he said. "Manyhave been with me for threeor four years. We had 13 cou-ples here at this site workingout here this winter."

The volunteers had to turnthe office around - literally.The previous office did not

have a door to the side of thebuilding facing the street.The volunteers put in a doorand walkway to the front ofthe building. They also recon-structed everything in the of-fice.

The volunteers also did thework in the new intern dormi-tory.

Martin said it's going to behard to leave Teen Challenge.

"Some of the Teen Chal-

lenge students have workedwith us," he said. "One of theguys said he has changed hisidea of how to pick his wife af-ter being around us. He said'I want to get a wife who isnot a partier.' What they aredoing out here at Teen Chal-lenge is changing lives. I cansee the change in some ofthese guys. I can see growthin a lot of these men sincewe've been here."


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After 7 hurt in Oklahoma tornado, stormy weather slams SouthNEW ORLEANS (AP) —

Thunderstorms rumbledacross parts of the South onThursday, bringing thethreat of possible tornadoes,a day after at least sevenpeople were injured when se-vere storms spawned multi-ple tornado touchdowns innortheastern Oklahoma.

Hail and damaging windswere moving across the low-er Mississippi River Valley,and the National WeatherService said the heavy rainmay produce flash floodingin some areas.

The weather service'sStorm Prediction Centersaid the worst threat of tor-nadoes and large hail was innorthern Mississippi and Al-abama, along with parts ofTennessee and southernKentucky.

Forecasters say morethan 8 million people will beat an "enhanced" risk of se-vere weather in parts of Mis-sissippi, Alabama and Ten-nessee.

The National WeatherService says it will investi-gate storm damage in LamarCounty, Mississippi, thatmay have been caused by atornado Thursday morning.Meteorologist Joanne Culinin Jackson said trees weredown in two areas of Purvisand one crashed into ahouse. There were no reportsof injuries.

Heavy rain in the Missis-sippi Delta caused somewidespread flooding. Sun-flower County EmergencyManager Ben Grant saidabout two dozen homes inMoorhead were evacuated.

In Oklahoma, a tornadotouched down and lifted up

numerous times Wednesdaynight as it swept throughthe northern Tulsa andOwasso areas, according toweather service meteorolo-gist Amy Jankowski.

About a square mile of amostly residential area sus-tained damage, with one

home destroyed and otherresidences and businessessustaining roof and structur-al damage, Tulsa Fire De-partment spokesman StanMay said.

Police and fire officialswere going door to door inthe area. There were no im-

mediate reports of anyonemissing, May said.

"We want to check eachhouse," he said. "We've gotsome elderly people in thearea. We want to make surepeople have the medicinesthey need."

Seven people were taken

to hospitals by EmergencyMedical Services Authority,an ambulance serviceprovider,spokeswoman KelliBruer said.

Bruer said one was incritical condition and sever-al were in serious condition.May said a few other people

suffered minor injuries butdeclined treatment.

Tulsa streets and waterdepartments were assistingwith road barricades and de-bris removal.

The National WeatherService issued a flash-floodwatch for northern parts ofLouisiana until 7 p.m.Thursday. Forecasters pre-dicted multiple rounds ofstrong thunderstorms wouldproduce 2 to 4 inches of rain,and perhaps 6 inches insome parts of the state.

"Heavy rain from waves ofstorms could renew floodingover north Louisiana," saidCynthia Palmer, a forecasterat the weather service's of-fice in Shreveport,Louisiana.

The ground remains satu-rated in that part of thestate, which saw recordflooding earlier this month,Palmer said.

In northern Mississippi,forecasters said thunder-storms would bring rainfallamounts of 2 to 4 inches.

A flash-flood watch was ineffect through Thursdayevening.

As the system moves east,strong storms were expectedto develop Thursday over Al-abama, where forecasterssay the main threats will betornadoes, winds of up to 70mph, quarter-sized hail andheavy rains.

Forecasters said stormsin central Alabama are ex-pected to strengthen after 3p.m. and could continuethrough 3 a.m.

In Georgia, forecasterssaid more than 4 inches ofrain could fall in westernparts of the state.

A tornado touches down in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The National WeatherService is confirming multiple tornado touchdowns in the Tulsa area. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

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Members of the Dublin Police Department look into the wreck.

Photos by Payton Towns III

(Top) Kincaid talks with members from Teen Challenge. (Bottom) Kin-caid and Allen Martin talk about whatʼs left with the renovation.

Police: Officer shot armed Georgia man outside homeJACKSON (AP) — The Geor-

gia Bureau of Investigation andthe Jackson Police Departmentare investigating an incident inwhich authorities say a policeofficer shot an armed man whopointed a rifle at authorities.

The GBI said in a statement

that officers responded to a do-mestic call at a Jackson homeWednesday afternoon.

Jackson police Chief JamesMorgan says officers encoun-tered a man standing outsideand shot him once after he re-fused to drop his rifle and point-

ed it at officers.The man was shot once and

taken to a hospital. Police didn'tsay where the man was hit orwhat condition he is in.

The shooting comes amid in-creased scrutiny of police treat-ment of blacks after several

high-profile deaths. GBI spokes-woman Nelly Miles said the sus-pect is white. The race of the of-ficer hasn't been released.

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ATLANTA (AP) — A nation-al group is urging Georgia's Re-publican governor to veto legis-lation allowing guns on collegecampuses.

Everytown for Gun Safety isa group backed by former NewYork City Mayor Michael

Bloomberg. The group says itwill spend $25,000 on ads to airin metro Atlanta from Thursdaythrough Monday.

The bill allows licensedweapons owners to carry con-cealed handguns on public col-lege campuses.

BByy RROODDNNEEYY MMAANNLLEEYY SSppoorrttss EEddiittoorrAfter letting several scor-

ing opportunities slip away inWednesday’s crucial regiongame against Screven County,East Laurens made the mostof its final chance.Down 1-0 in the bottom of

the seventh inning, theFalcons rallied with four hits— including the game-tyingRBI single from pitcher GavinDonaldson and the game-win-ner from senior Conner Hobbs— to walk off with a 2-1 win.“I was thinking about hav-

ing him squeeze (bunt),” EastLaurens head coach GeneMulkey said, “but I had a sen-ior at the plate and one out, Idecided to give him a chanceto win it with a hit. AndConner came through.”Donaldson, a sophomore,

was dominant on the mound,pitching the distance andhandcuffing the Gamecocks onjust three hits and one walk. Screven County’s lone run

came on a controversial playin the fourth inning when arunner was caught in a run-down between third andhome. The runner was taggedout at the plate by Donaldsonbut ruled safe on an interfer-ence call — despite appearingto run out of the baseline tomake contact with catcherChase Oliver.

“I told Gavin after thegame that he may havepitched the pitching perform-ance of his life tonight,” saidMulkey. “The sky’s the limitfor that kid if he’ll keep work-ing.”The much-needed win put

the Falcons back in thick ofthe Region 3AA playoff pic-ture with a 4-4 record. Afterstarting 3-0, East Laurenshad lost four straight to regionopponents.“We’ve been struggling, but

the kids kept working andthey’ve stayed positive,”

Mulkey said. “This puts usback in the hunt for the play-offs. We’ve just had sometough times.”Wednesday’s game

appeared to be heading foranother tough ending afterbase-running blunders costthe Falcons’ scoring chancesin the middle innings. Withone out in the third, a runnerwas doubled off second baseon a soft liner in the infield. A

runner was picked off secondwith no outs in the fourthinning.Donaldson, however, kept

pounding the strike zone andkept Screven County in checkuntil the late rally. The gamewould have been scoreless inthe seventh if not for the con-troversial call and some stel-lar defensive work by theFalcons.After Screven’s John

Martinson led off the fourthinning with a double, short-stop Colby Owens likely saveda run with a diving stop in thehole near second base andthen throwing the runner outfrom his knees.Martinson advanced on the

play but, during the next at-bat, strayed too far off the bagand was chased back towardthird by Oliver. The catchertossed to third baseman

Bryson Edge, who never leftthe area around the base andfired home to Donaldson forthe apparent out. The umpire, however,

called interference on Edge,even though Martinson nevergot near third base andappeared to veer from thebaseline and raise his elbow tomake contact with Oliver.

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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at [email protected]

Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motor-sports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at [email protected]

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR STP 500

WINNER: Denny HamlinREST OF TOP 5: Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr.FIRST ONE OUT: Joey LoganoDARK HORSE: Chase ElliottDON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Hamlin adds a sixth career Martinsville win to his record on Sunday.

Three quick-hitters this week. First, Harvick to Hendrick?

With Stewart-Haas Racing moving from Chevy to Ford next year, and Kevin Harvick being a Chevy guy, Harvick replacing Kasey Kahne at Hendrick in 2017 is a hunch with momentum. If untrue, it'll need to be snu�ed soon, for Kahne’s sake. Otherwise, it’s prob-ably happening. Kahne should also pick up the pace… you know, for Kahne’s sake.

NASCAR is OK with 39-car fields?They have to be OK with it publicly, and I’m

sure they’re OK with it privately, since this is really about the 36 chartered cars. But it’s easy to be confused when VP Steve O’Donnell answers the question this way: “We didn't necessarily think those four spots would be occupied at each race, and we’d love to maybe have them filled.” Maybe?

Junior’s brain?Any NASCAR driver

donating his brain to science invites snide comments from the elites, but it’s big news that Junior Earnhardt has joined the grow-ing list of past NFL players who will give their brains to medi-cine after death. The science of brain injuries seems to be in its early stages, and the more hands on deck, the better. Expect more to follow, given Junior’s status.

Junior won’t be donating the beard, however. ASSOCIATED PRESS/ERIC JAMISON

1. Foundation scoresDanica Patrick was fined $20,000 by

NASCAR for walking on the track after crashing, and Kyle Busch was fined $10,000 for missing a mandatory media obligation at Fontana. It made for a nice Easter for The NASCAR Foundation, which absorbs the penalty money.

2. No IndyKurt Busch said he tried but failed to

find a suitable ride and/or deal for the Indianapolis 500 and won’t attempt the Memorial Day weekend double (Indy/Charlotte). He said he will focus on the Coca-Cola 600 that day. “I must say this was not an easy decision,” he said.

3. Charter moneyThere isn’t room here to explain all

the specifics, but Cup Series team owner Mike Hillman is suing several of his former associates to get a NASCAR

charter that he claims is rightfully his. The point here is that these new char-ters are already showing marketplace value.

— Godwin Kelly, [email protected]

3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM EASTER BREAK

1. Fierce paceThe season has started on much

better footing compared with 2015 for Joe Gibbs Racing. Five races into last year’s schedule, Matt Kenseth was the highest-ranked JGR driver in points. Kenseth was 13th, and, of course, Kyle Busch was at home recovering from injuries. This time around, Denny Hamlin started the season by winning the Daytona 500, and three JGR driv-ers are top-10 in points. Can JGR keep up this pace?

2. Great racing?NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian

France told SiriusXM that the racing has been great this season. “Well it's o� to a really good start obviously,” he said. But of the five races staged to date, none would make the top-five list

for overall racing quality. There have been two exciting, very close finishes (Daytona, Phoenix), but the races to date have lacked the edge-of-your-seat dynamic. Still early in the game.

3. Oldest trackMartinsville Speedway has the dis-

tinction of being the oldest NASCAR member track. It had a race in the Cup Series’ 1949 inaugural season, which only had eight events. The paperclip-shaped short track has provided some of stock-car racing’s most memorable moments, including Je� Gordon’s last career win in 2015. Three of the next four Cup races are on short tracks, which could make things interesting.


Why is this man smiling? Joe Gibbs, who owns four Cup Series teams, has enjoyed a tremendous launch this season. GETTY IMAGES/MADDIE MEYER

Maybe Danica Patrick can write off that $20,000 NASCAR fine since the money is going to charity. GETTY IMAGES/JONATHAN FERREY

3 THINGS TO WATCHSSttaaffff rreeppoorrttssWest Laurens outlasted Upson-

Lee in a key Region 2AAAA matchupin Thomaston on Wednesday, scoringfour runs in the top of the 11thinning to come home with a 7-3 vic-tory.The Knights play at historic

Silverton Park, an old minor leaguefield where Hall of Famer Bob Felleronce threw a no-hitter, andWednesday’s game was a classicpitcher’s duel throughout.The Raiders improved to 5-1 in

the region and 12-4 overall, whileUpson-Lee dropped from second tofourth in the region standings with a3-3 record.Starting pitcher Case Matthews

was stellar through the first fiveinnings, allowing two earned runswhile striking out two and giving uponly three hits. Jacob Floyd was justas stout in relief. coming on in the

sixth and pitching 2 1/3 innings andnot allowing an earned run. He struckout one and allowed just one hit. Nolan Daniel continued the

impressive run by Raider pitching,adding 1 2/3 shutout innings whilestriking out two and giving up onehit. Slayton Marina picked up thewin, dominating the final twoinnings, striking out two and alsoallowing just one hit. Kalen Pucket was strong as well

for the Knights, only allowing oneearned run in his eight innings ofwork. The score was tied 3-3 after seven

innings, sending the game intoextras. Upson-Lee threatened to takethe lead in the bottom of the eighth,but Raider center fielder CalebChristian nailed the potential win-ning run at the plate with a strongthrow to catcher Bill LeRoy. With tension mounting and pitch-

ing getting thin, West Laurens final-ly got to the Knights in the top of the11th. Matthews led off with a walk and

advanced to second on a ground outby LeRoy. Daniel was intentionallywalked to set up a potential doubleplay. A strikeout put Upson Lee inposition to get out of the inning, butCullen Estep drew a two-out walk toload the bases, bringing up NickChamness. The junior, who deliv-ered a walk-off RBI single againstMary Persons, came through againwith an RBI walk to score Matthewsfor the lead.Jacob Clark followed with an RBI,

and speedy pinch runner Eric Scottscored on a close play after a passedball. Guy Anderberg then got an RBIsingle that scored pinch runnerMcKinley Kemp to extended the leadto 7-3. West Laurens had six hits in the

game, with Jared O’Neal, Anderbergand Daniel picking up two each. Raiders head coach Brian Brown,

who was battling a stomach virus,was exhausted but excited with thewin. “That surely made the two-hour

drive back home much easier,” hesaid. “Our pitchers were greattonight. Case, Jacob, Nolan andSlayton were lights out. We didn’thave a lot of hits, but I thought webattled all night at the plate. Thatwas a total team effort, I think weused something like 15 differentguys in the game”The Raiders will host Veterans on

Friday in another big regionmatchup that will pit the top twoteams in 2AAAA, as well as Top 10teams in the state. Max Preps ranksWest Laurens at No. 9 in AAAA andthe War Hawks No. 8. First pitch will be at 6 p.m.

Raiders claim 11-inning thriller at Upson-Lee

File Photo/Rodney Manley

Jacob Floyd was one of threerelief pitchers who kept the Knights in check.

Photos by Rodney Manley

CONTROVERSIAL PLAYEL catcher Chase Oliver and third baseman Bryson Edge chase Screvenʼs John Martinson, who is

tagged out at the plate by Donaldson. Martinson was ruled safe because of interference.

Falcons end skidwith walk-off win

Photo by Rodney Manley

Donaldson hurled acomplete-game gem.

Dublin tennistops Telfair SSttaaffff rreeppoorrttssDublin’s tennis teams

closed out their regular sea-sons with a sweep of TelfairCounty on Wednesday.The Irish took a close

match with Trojans, 3-2, whilethe Lady Irish won 4-0.Chris Burnett won in No. 1

singles, and the teams ofUriah Andrews and JocquezCheney and Zac Goltz andDonald Harrell picked upwins for Dublin.For the Lady Irish, Rawda

Rahman, Courtney Collinsand Tokarra Smith swept thesingles matches. Niya Mainorand Jalicia McRae won theonly doubles match played.

WL golf beatsHawkinsvilleSSttaaffff rreeppoorrttssThe West Laurens boys golf

team defeated Hawkinsvilleby 40 strokes at Green Acreson Tuesday. The Raiders shot 162, led

by Caleb Amerson’s low roundof 39. Bailey Howard andGarrett Ammerman each shota 40, and Reece Woodard post-ed a 43.Hawkinsville turned in a

team score of 205. A second Raider team also

competed and shot a20. Joseph Phillips led thatteam with a 47.The Raider girls also beat

Hawkinsville, 154-173. Freshmen Allison Wallace

(51) and Emma Powell (55)posted good scores, and seniorKyra Neal shot a 52.

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BByy BBAALLII SSMMIITTHHThe Dublin Fighting Irish

were defeated 7-0 by theJefferson County WarriorsWednesday night at BushPerry Field. Jefferson County pitcher

Cam Bailey held the Irish tojust four hits and four walksto claim the seven-inningshutout victory.“We really did not threat-

en offensively very oftentonight,” said Irish headcoach Rusty Watters. “TheJefferson pitcher did a goodjob on the mound, throwing agood breaking ball andthrowing strikes with hisfastball.”The Warriors scored one

run in the first inning on atwo-out home run to left fieldand four runs in the second totake a 5-0 lead. Dublin starting pitcher

Trent LeRoy found his grooveover the next four innings,shutting down the JeffersonCounty offensive attack andkeeping the score at a five-rundeficit. The freshman leftygave up two final runs in theseventh. “I thought Trent did a good

job,” said Watters. “Hepitched seven innings and didnot walk a batter. He giveseverything he has when he ison the mound.”The Irish had scoring

chances in the second, thirdand fourth innings but couldnot produce the big hit tobreak into the scoring col-umn.

With two outs in the bot-tom of the second, Josh Pricedrew a walk and advanced tosecond base when ZionWashington singled. A ground out ended the

inning. In the third, Torian Holder

singled with one out andmoved to third base on aground out and a mishandledthrow in the infield.

A strikeout ended theinning. Cole Mullis and Tanner

Graham singled back to backto lead off the fourth inningand place runners on first andthird. Graham, however, wascalled out trying to steal sec-ond on a close play, andBailey recorded two succes-sive strikeouts to end theIrish hopes of a rally.

“I think our guys foughthard tonight. It just was notenough,” said Watters. “We still have a small

chance to make the playoffs,but we will have to win outour remaining games. We willfind out what we are made ofover the next couple of weeks.I believe we have pride andwill continue to battlethroughout the season.”

Special Photo

LOOKING FOR A SPARKDublinʼs Fred Williams lays down a bunt.

Photo by Bali Smith

GOING THE DISTANCEIrish freshman Trent LeRoy tossed a complete

game.

Jefferson County pitchingshuts down Dublin, 7-0

Donaldson retired the sideon a pair of fly balls — includ-ing a leaping catch in rightfield by Cuyler Morris — thenescaped more trouble in thefifth.

Ashton Soloman led off theinning with a single but wasgunned down by Oliver tryingto steal second. The next hit-ter doubled, but Edge gobbledup consecutive grounders tothird to end the inning.

The Falcons threatened inthe bottom of sixth afterDonaldson was hit by a pitchto lead off. Two outs later,Collin Willhouse singled tomoved Donaldson into scoringposition, but a pop up endedthe threat.

In the final frame,Donaldson pitched around anerror that had put a Gamecockat second with two outs, settingthe stage for the comeback.

With one out, SethNewsome lined a single to

right, and Morris followedwith a double to put runnersat second and third. TheGamecocks chose to intention-ally walk Oliver to load thebases in hopes of getting agame-ending double play.

That brought upDonaldson, who roped a two-strike single to left field to tiethe game and leave the basesfull.

After fouling off threepitches, Hobbs stroked a 3-2pitch to right to bring Morrishome with the winning run.

The victory ended a six-game losing skid for theFalcons. The most recent loss— a 7-2 defeat Monday at thehands of Wheeler County —might have actually helpedthe team, their coach said.

“The kids actually had funplaying baseball,” saidMulkey. “I told them beforethis game that if they wouldjust have some fun and focusthat they would be all right.

“Every team has an identi-ty. I just told them that there’sa lot of things in my life thatI’ve figured out. And there’s alot of things in my life that Ihaven’t figured out, and one ofthose things is this team. Younever know what’s going tohappen with them.”

Hobbs and Morris led theFalcons with two hits each.Donaldson, Owens, Willhouseand Newsome also hit safelyfor East Laurens.

The Falcons host a pair ofregion games next week. Theywill host Swainsboro onTuesday and Dublin onWednesday. Both games beginat 5:30 p.m.

Friday, April 1, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2bThe Courier Herald

QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at [email protected]

Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motor-sports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at [email protected]

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR STP 500

WINNER: Denny HamlinREST OF TOP 5: Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr.FIRST ONE OUT: Joey LoganoDARK HORSE: Chase ElliottDON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Hamlin adds a sixth career Martinsville win to his record on Sunday.

Three quick-hitters this week. First, Harvick to Hendrick?

With Stewart-Haas Racing moving from Chevy to Ford next year, and Kevin Harvick being a Chevy guy, Harvick replacing Kasey Kahne at Hendrick in 2017 is a hunch with momentum. If untrue, it'll need to be snu�ed soon, for Kahne’s sake. Otherwise, it’s prob-ably happening. Kahne should also pick up the pace… you know, for Kahne’s sake.

NASCAR is OK with 39-car fields?They have to be OK with it publicly, and I’m

sure they’re OK with it privately, since this is really about the 36 chartered cars. But it’s easy to be confused when VP Steve O’Donnell answers the question this way: “We didn't necessarily think those four spots would be occupied at each race, and we’d love to maybe have them filled.” Maybe?

Junior’s brain?Any NASCAR driver

donating his brain to science invites snide comments from the elites, but it’s big news that Junior Earnhardt has joined the grow-ing list of past NFL players who will give their brains to medi-cine after death. The science of brain injuries seems to be in its early stages, and the more hands on deck, the better. Expect more to follow, given Junior’s status.

Junior won’t be donating the beard, however. ASSOCIATED PRESS/ERIC JAMISON

1. Foundation scoresDanica Patrick was fined $20,000 by

NASCAR for walking on the track after crashing, and Kyle Busch was fined $10,000 for missing a mandatory media obligation at Fontana. It made for a nice Easter for The NASCAR Foundation, which absorbs the penalty money.

2. No IndyKurt Busch said he tried but failed to

find a suitable ride and/or deal for the Indianapolis 500 and won’t attempt the Memorial Day weekend double (Indy/Charlotte). He said he will focus on the Coca-Cola 600 that day. “I must say this was not an easy decision,” he said.

3. Charter moneyThere isn’t room here to explain all

the specifics, but Cup Series team owner Mike Hillman is suing several of his former associates to get a NASCAR

charter that he claims is rightfully his. The point here is that these new char-ters are already showing marketplace value.


3 THINGS WE LEARNEDFROM EASTER BREAK

1. Fierce paceThe season has started on much

better footing compared with 2015 for Joe Gibbs Racing. Five races into last year’s schedule, Matt Kenseth was the highest-ranked JGR driver in points. Kenseth was 13th, and, of course, Kyle Busch was at home recovering from injuries. This time around, Denny Hamlin started the season by winning the Daytona 500, and three JGR driv-ers are top-10 in points. Can JGR keep up this pace?

2. Great racing?NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian

France told SiriusXM that the racing has been great this season. “Well it's o� to a really good start obviously,” he said. But of the five races staged to date, none would make the top-five list

for overall racing quality. There have been two exciting, very close finishes (Daytona, Phoenix), but the races to date have lacked the edge-of-your-seat dynamic. Still early in the game.

3. Oldest trackMartinsville Speedway has the dis-

tinction of being the oldest NASCAR member track. It had a race in the Cup Series’ 1949 inaugural season, which only had eight events. The paperclip-shaped short track has provided some of stock-car racing’s most memorable moments, including Je� Gordon’s last career win in 2015. Three of the next four Cup races are on short tracks, which could make things interesting.


Why is this man smiling? Joe Gibbs, who owns four Cup Series teams, has enjoyed a tremendous launch this season. GETTY IMAGES/MADDIE MEYER

Maybe Danica Patrick can write off that $20,000 NASCAR fine since the money is going to charity. GETTY IMAGES/JONATHAN FERREY

3 THINGS TO WATCH

KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS

JIMMIEJOHNSON

Could donate champion-

ships to science

1

KEVIN HARVICK

Has a rumor mill to avoid

2

KYLE BUSCH

Wants his truck team

to get in gear

3

CARL EDWARDS

Wouldn’t eat Martinsville hot dog on a

dare

4

DENNYHAMLIN

Has five career Cup wins atMartinsville

5

KURT BUSCH

Won’t donate ears

6

JOEY LOGANOKeep one eye on the

No. 78

7

BRAD KESEL-OWSKI

Winless in 12 Martinsville

starts

8

JUNIOREARNHARDT

Five wins in 97 short-

track starts

9

CHASE ELLIOTT

New kids can get bullied at

bullrings

10

TODAYAUTO RACING

10 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, CampingWorld Truck Series, AlphaEnergy Solutions 250, practice,at Ridgeway, Va.

11 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint CupSeries, STP 500, practice, atRidgeway, Va.NBCSN — Formula 1, BahrainGrand Prix, practice, at Sakhir,Bahrain

12:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, CampingWorld Truck Series, AlphaEnergy Solutions 250, practice,at Ridgeway, Va.

1 p.m.NBCSN — IndyCar Series,Phoenix Grand Prix, practice, atAvondale, Ariz.

3 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, CampingWorld Truck Series, AlphaEnergy Solutions 250, final prac-tice, at Ridgeway, Va.

4 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint CupSeries, STP 500, qualifying, atRidgeway, Va.

5 p.m.NBCSN — IndyCar Series,Phoenix Grand Prix, qualifying,at Avondale, Ariz.

BOXING9 p.m.

SPIKE -Adrien Broner vs.AshleyTheophane, for Broner's WBASuper World junior welterweighttitle; Robert Easter vs. AlgenisMendez, lightweights, atWashington

COLLEGE BASEBALL8 p.m.

FS1 — Texas at OklahomaCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.ESPNU — College BasketballInvitational, finals, Game 3,teams TBA (if necessary)

DRAG RACING11 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA Nationals, qualify-ing, at Las Vegas (same-daytape)

FIGURE SKATING3 p.m.

NBCSN — ISU WorldChampionships, Pairs ShortProgram, at Boston

9 p.m.NBCSN — ISU WorldChampionships, Men's FreeSkate, at BostonHIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

3 p.m.ESPN2 — Dick's SportingGoods High School Nationals,Boys first semifinal, at Queens,N.Y.

5 p.m.ESPN2 — Dick's SportingGoods High School Nationals,Boys second semifinal, atQueens, N.Y.

GOLFNoon

GOLF — LPGA Tour, ANAInspiration, second round, atRancho Mirage, Calif.

4 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour, ShellHouston Open, second round, atHumble, Texas

9:30 p.m.GOLF — Champions Tour,Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic,first round, at Biloxi, Miss. (same-day tape)

MLB BASEBALL6 a.m.

MLB — Spring training, N.Y.Yankees (ss) vs. Detroit, atLakeland, Fla. (tape-delayed)

9 a.m.MLB — Spring training,Milwaukee at Houston (tape-delayed)

2 p.m.MLB — Spring training,Milwaukee at Houston

7 p.m.MLB — Spring training, Bostonvs. Toronto, at Montreal

10 p.m.MLB — Spring training, Oaklandat San Francisco

1 a.m. (Saturday)MLB — Spring training, L.A.Angels at L.A. Dodgers (same-day tape)

4 a.m. (Saturday)MLB — Spring training,Minnesota at Washington (same-day tape)

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Cleveland at Atlanta10:30 p.m.

ESPN—Boston at Golden StateSOCCER2:20 p.m.

FS2 — Bundesliga, VfLWolfsburg at Bayer 04Leverkusen

TENNIS1 p.m.

ESPN2 — ATP World Tour,Miami Open, men's semifinal, atKey Biscayne, Fla.

7 p.m.ESPN2 — ATP World Tour,Miami Open, men's semifinal, atKey Biscayne, Fla.

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