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Pages 11-13 Advertising supplement published by INSIDE Drop us a message online at: [email protected] or visit our Web site at: www.thepress-sentinel.com Jesup, Georgia 31545 Saturday-Sunday, November 7-8, 2015 00 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$1 ‘Dirty Dozen’ Day for Wayne deemed success includes three Armstrong, local concerns By Derby Waters Townsend STAFF WRITER The Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) re- leased its annual list of grateful the “Dirty Dozen” this week, and once again Wayne County has rivers, streams and an aquifer among those sin- for victory gled out. The Altamaha River has become an almost permanent fixture on By Derby Waters the list. And for the sec- STAFF WRITER ond consecutive year, the Little Satilla and Pen- When the Jesup City holloway Creek are also Council meets in Janu- on the list. A third local ary, it will have a differ- Shirlene Bobby consideration listed is ent look, following Tues- Armstrong Townsend the threat to the ground- day’s city election. water supply of this Challenger Shirlene area. Armstrong unseated in- Voter turnout was 29.7 CANDICE McKINLEY / Staff percent in District 1 The Coalition stated Approximately 300 people attended the 13th annual Day for Wayne event at Clan- cumbent and longtime (where the number of that the areas named ton River Ranch Thursday. Among the invited guests were elected officials, represen- Council member Ricky are not intended to be a tatives of state agencies, and others that help the county with projects. According to Reddish in Jesup’s First registered voters was list of the most polluted organizers, the purpose of the event is to say “thank you” for investing in Wayne District. Bobby 542) and 39.5 percent in or most threatened bod- County. Above, Billie Clanton and his wife, Nell, left, are thanked for hosting the gath- Townsend easily fended District 4 (where the ies of waters in the state. ering; with them is State Sen. Tommie Williams. Below, live entertainment is provided off a challenge by Allen number of registered “It’s a list of problems by The Sting band, including, from left, M.K. Williams (obscured), Hannah Thornton, Brown in the Fourth. voters was 534). that exemplify the re- Sebastian Sanchez and Vann Thornton. Not pictured are members Mike Bright and Armstrong will join Armstrong expressed Ken Weidner. (See page 4A for more photos.) sults of inadequate fund- Bill Harvey (who ran in thanks and surprise at ing for Georgia’s Envi- District 6, now repre- her victory. ronmental Protection sented by Geneva “I feel good about it. I Division (EPD), a lack of Nichols, who is stepping was very surprised,” she political will to enforce down) in taking office in told The Press-Sentinel. existing environmental January. “I wasn’t really sure of protections, and ulti- Returning to City Hall myself. I felt it might mately misguided water with Townsend will be have been a close elec- planning and spending Mayor David Earl Keith, tion,” she said. priorities that flow from District 2 Commissioner Armstrong said that the very top of Georgia’s Don Darden, District 3 she is very appreciative leadership,” according to Commissioner Nick of all those who voted, Joe Cook of the Coosa Harris and District 5 even those who voted for River Basin Initiative. Commissioner Ray Reddish. “The Georgia Water House. ”I just pray I can con- Coalition publishes this Tuesday’s results tinue to do the things annual list as a call to showed that Armstrong that the people want action for our state and defeated Reddish 104-57 done,” she said. federal leaders and our (64.6 percent to 35.4 per- “I am going to try my fellow citizens to come cent), and Townsend very best to work with K DOZEN, 10A beat Brown 167-44 (79.2 K ELECTION, 10A See Page percent to 20.8 percent). See Page Wayne makes plans Fair fun for Veterans Day the parade will line up STAFF REPORT on South West Broad Street at Cherry Street Wayne County will and will proceed down again conclude Veterans West Broad, Walnut, Day activities with a Macon, Orange and West downtown parade next Broad streets back to its Wednesday at 5 p.m. starting point. According to parade or- K VETERANS, 10A ganizer Harry Bennett, See Page Christmas Parade plans announced “Traveling Home for a sounds and smells will Southern Christmas” bring out the childlike will be the theme of the spirit in even the oldest Wayne County Chamber scrooge!” says Christmas of Commerce’s Christ- Parade Committee Chair mas Parade this year. Jamie Hickox of present- TAYLOR OGDEN / Staff The parade will take ing sponsor REMAX/Vi- The annual Jesup Jaycee Fair will continue through tonight (Saturday) at the Jesup Jaycee Fairgrounds, place in downtown Jesup sion Real Estate. where it will be open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. with rides, games and food. Lucas Smith focuses as he tries to Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. K PARADE, 10A make a shot and win a prize at one of the fair’s booths. “The Christmas lights, See Page Wayne County Press Established 1960 • Jesup Sentinel Established 1865 • Combined February 1977 © 2015 Press-Sentinel Newspapers, Inc. 2A Saturday, November 7, 2015 The Press-Sentinel OBITUARIES M M M K Rinehart & Sons Leonard he was appointed assis- ond book followed in 2012: and tant district attorney and Two Faces of a Serial Gene Dukes Pauline served with distinction as Rapist. Odum—Gene Dukes, Mallard. a prosecutor for four He served on the Board 82, of Odum died Nov. 4, His decades in Fulton, Cobb of Directors of the Na- 2015. brother, and Forsyth counties. He tional District Attorneys The Odis also prosecuted hundreds of Association in the 1990s Jack Wayne prede- murder cases, including and on the Georgia Orga- Mallard County ceased some of the most notable nized Crime Prevention native him. cases in Georgia: Wayne Council in the 1970s, and was a After high school, he Williams (child murders), he received many awards member moved to Atlanta, where Fred Tokars, the first two and recognition, including of New he attended Southern DNA prosecutions in the Governor’s Public Gene Business University. In Georgia, and assisting as Safety Award (2001) and Hope Dukes Free Will 1955 he joined and served a special prosecutor, the Assistant District Attor- Baptist four years in the U.S. Air prosecution of Lynn ney of the Year (1995). He Church and the Adult Force. Turner (murders by an- was a member of Cum- Sunday School Class. He After returning to At- tifreeze). He retired in ming First United was a retired engineer lanta, he worked as an in- 2007. Afterwards, he did Methodist Church. with Wayne Memorial vestigator for the Fulton what he had always He is survived by his Hospital. He enjoyed rid- County district attorney wanted to do: write a true wife, Becky, and two chil- ing motorcycles, horses while attending Woodrow account of the investiga- dren, Jack Jr. and Anne and camping, but his most Wilson College of Law. He tion and prosecution of Marie Neubert of Cum- treasured time was spent received his LLB degree in Wayne Williams. The At- ming; four grandchildren; with his grandchildren, law and passed the Geor- lanta Child Murders was K OBITS, 12A See Page his family said. gia Bar in 1966. In 1967 published in 2009. A sec- He was predeceased by NEW AND IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW his parents, John and Twin Oaks Park • Hoboken, Ga Verona Dukes; brother, Carroll Dukes; sister-in- law, Mary Dukes; and brother-in-law, Luke Mc- Dade. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Marlene Ricks Dukes of Odum; a daughter and son-in-law, Windy and Dee Dolan of $2 ADMISSION FEE Odum; grandchildren, 6 & UNDER FREE Jaxon and Daley Dolan; two sisters and a brother- in-law, Louise McDade of Savannah and Sharon and Robert Jordan of Pow- der Springs; two brothers RESERVE 1 OF OUR and sisters-in-law, • GARAGE SALE FREAKS BOOTHS TODAY! Howard and Joan Dukes • ARTS & CRAFTS BUGS CALL 449-5299 of Odum and Ashley and • ANTIQUE 449-5352 Jill Dukes of Odum; a sis- COLLECTORS ter-in-law, Joann Dukes of • JUNK COLLECTORS 550-1079 Odum; and a host of nieces and nephews.