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No 161860 LCSO arrests suspect in church break-ins By KELLY LENZ ing as the investigation continues. glary, where over $300 in cash and acoustic guitar, a DVD player, light involved in all of the church burglar- A suspect has been arrested in the Watson said the computer monitors had been taken. system including controls and two ies," Watson said. investigation of four church burglar- first church bur- A pair of sunglasses was also stolen other acoustic guitars were reported The LCSO is requesting the pub- ies that took place across the county glary occurred on from a vehicle on church property. stolen. lic's help in finding the owners of during the past week, Laurens Coun- Wednesday, Aug. 8, The following day, deputies re- Investigators, later that morning, some of the recovered items that ty Sheriff's Office investigator Alan at Pinetucky Church sponded to a call regarding a break- found many of the stolen items in- have not yet been reported stolen. Watson said Tuesday. of God of Prophecy in at Pine Level Church in East side a disabled vehicle on a road Among those are a unicycle, an air Sean William Lamb, 21, of Kite in Rentz, where a Dublin, where a drill, a drum set, a near one of the churches. Sound compressor, a pressure washer and was arrested Tuesday morning, two guitar was stolen. keyboard piano, a sword and a DVD equipment, drums and guitars, several computer monitors. days after he is accused of breaking The next day, a player were reported stolen. which church representatives identi- Anyone who notices these items into and stealing several items from LCSO deputy was The fourth church burglary was fied, were among the items they lo- missing or can provide further infor- East Dublin's Union Baptist Church. dispatched to Cal- LAMB reported Sunday at Union Baptist cated inside. mation is asked to call the Laurens Lamb has been charged for that bur- vary Baptist Church Church, where a 47-inch flat screen "We're developing things as we County Sheriff's Office at (478) 272- glary, though other charges are pend- in East Dublin in reference to a bur- television, a Fender ukulele, Seagull go, but we do believe the suspect is 1522. 2018 Marching Band Preview: East Laurens Band of Gold City BOE approves architect, personnel at regular meetingBy CLAY REYNOLDS The Dublin City Board of Education made quick work of its regular meeting Monday afternoon at the Dublin High School Media Center, signing off on plans to contract SRJ Architects Inc. of Albany to up- date its five-year facilities plan and approving a new per- sonnel report. Architect David L. Guerra, the vice president and treasur- er of the firm, handled prepa- ration of the school system's facilities plan during the last five-year cycle and will do it Photo by Payton Towns III again this time. His work will mainly in- Drum Major Alexis Fordham (standing atop podium) leads the Band of Gold during a rehearsal at its band camp July volve tweaking information in 23-27. The group will present its 2018 show for the first time this Friday at East Laurens' home opener against West the current plan, which the Laurens at Falcon Field. Georgia Department of Educa- tion requires school districts to bring up-to-date on a routine basis. No major changes are expected, since Dublin City EastBy PAYTON Laurens TOWNS III band will jam to a slowcome up groove and I think people thisand more season into it, I feel like Schools has had no new con- Members of the East Lau- are going to enjoy the band." I'm getting better," said Ford- struction and very little in the rens High School Band of Junior Alexis Fordham is ham, who played trumpet her way of upgrades to its existing Gold heard the tapping of Band notes... in her first year as the drum ninth grade year before facilities in recent years, with drumsticks and ran to the po- Band Director: Jonathan Senn (16th year) major for the Band of Gold. switching to flute last year. "I no plans to do so in the next sitions they needed to be in Drum Major: Alexis Fordham "She is doing well," Senn like being up on the podium five. on the field. Halftime Show Theme: Slow Grooves said. "It's a big jump to go to conduct and helping out "There'll just be particular After shouting out "Pride," from a section leader on the Mr. Senn. I like helping the new updates, even though we band director Jonathan Senn, Number of students: 71 field to becoming the drum band out, especially the new don't have anything that we're with the sticks in his hands, First Halftime Show: vs. West Laurens Friday major. You are going from six people." trying to build and those types instructed the band to meet to eight people in your section The band will feature 71 of things in terms of schools him at the podium. to 70 people that you have to students this year. They will and such," said Dublin City Senn, who is beginning his ly good," Senn said. "They from the 2017 band. Senn has watch out for. She has done be playing what Senn calls a Schools Superintendent Fred 16th year as the Band of Gold have been working hard, and been pleased with the way really well at adjusting to slow groove. Williams. "We do have to have director, thanked them for so far nobody has passed out this year's band has stepped this and she has done really "We aren't doing anything a five-year facilities plan, and hearing the sticks and with- due to the heat and we up. well in her conducting. I loud and in-your-face like so we have an architecture out knowing what to do, get- haven't had anybody com- "We have replaced a lot of think she'll be absolutely most bands try to do," he firm that helps to draw that ting into formation. pletely fall apart. Everybody talent," he said. "The sound is great." said. "This is a show that is plan and then the department Welcome to East Laurens healthy means we can get a great this year. We have a lot Fordham admitted to be- kind of like put your head- of education facilities division band camp, which was held lot done." more depth in low brass. ing nervous about the new phones on and chill out kind will approve that plan." from July 23-27. East Laurens lost a lot of We've got some good eighth- role. Board chairman John Bell "Band camp has been real- senior leadership and talent and ninth-graders who have "As I have gotten more See GOLD page 8a also reminded local football fans about the Macon Touch- down Club's Middle Georgia Kickoff Classic Saturday, Aug. 25, which will feature Dublin against Tattnall Square Acad- emy in the first game of its doubleheader at Mercer Uni- versity's Five Star Stadium. The 5 p.m. kickoff will be fol- lowed by a matchup between Peach County and Northside Warner Robins. "We're selling tickets," he said. "You pay $10 and you get to see two football games. And if you buy the tickets from Dublin, any Touchdown Club member or Debra at the cen- tral office, we keep 100 per- cent of the money. If you buy it up there that night at the sta- dium, it's $12 and we only keep 20 percent of that money. So we need to get everybody that wants to know to buy their tickets from us." Following approval of the facilities plan recommenda- tion, the board moved on to an executive session for discus- Theatre Dublin hosts 'Nutcracker' auditions sion of real estate, personnel Auditions for Theatre Dublin's 2018 presentation of "The Nutcracker" were held Saturday, Aug. 11. Young- and litigation. sters hopeful to be selected as part of the cast filled up the lobby and stage area of the theater during Personnel approved upon tryouts for various roles in the December production, which is entering its 14th year. (Above: Photo by Sandy Aldridge; Right: Special photo by Casey Beasley) See BOE page 8a Index Obituaries . 2a ARE YOU READY FOR Hometown News . 3a Editorial . 4a Weather . 5a Lifestyle . 6a SOME FOOTBALL? Ladies Page . 7a Sports . 1b, 2b THE 2018 HEART OF GEORGIA Classifieds . 3b Entertainment . 4b FOOTBALL SECTION IS 2 DAYS AWAY Wednesday, August 15, 2018/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a The Courier Herald mons First Baptist Church for ed to Edo Miller and Sons Fu- Obit uarie s 59 years, serving as Sunday neral Home and Oglethorpe School teacher, deacon and Crematorium in Brunswick. usher, until health issues pre- www.edomillerandsons.com vented him from doing so. Al was a silent servant, giving of Peggy Long his time to those who needed him. He was also a member of Mrs. Peggy Brown Cox the St. Simons Optimist Club Long, age 90, of Dublin, Ga., where he held various offices, died Sunday, August 12, 2018. including president. He was Funeral services will be also a member of the Ameri- held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Au- can Legion Guale Chapter gust 16, at Southerland Fu- 166, also on St. Simons Island. neral Chapel, with interment He was elected to different at 3:30 p.m.