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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 7-14-2011 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2011). The George-Anne. 14. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/14 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ‘CALM AND MEN’S CLAMER’ SOCCER ON DISPLAY RETURNING PAGE 6 PAGE 11 Thursday, July 14, 2011 Georgia Southern University www.thegeorgeanne.com 7PMVNFt*TTVF Wildfires cover south Georgia *68HQGXUHVWKHKD]H By MEAGAN JORDAN George-Anne staff Over the past few months, wild$ res raged in south Georgia and northern Florida resulting in the occasional smoky haze around the Georgia Southern University campus. According to Valdosta Today, Georgia alone recorded almost 9,000 wild$ res since July of last year. Smoke from these $ res are becoming a problem for the environment and for people’s health. “! ere are three major $ res right now and one small one not far from Savannah that is about 353 acres, near Lindsay Hartman/STAFF Hinesville,” said Bill Murphey, chief meteorologist with Snooky’s restaurant is expected to close after CVS Pharmacy purchases it, leaving many residents disappointed. the Environmental Protection Department. “Seventy to 80 percent are contained, but there is still a lot of smoldering that is emitted from the $ res.” Although most of the major wild$ res are CVS Pharmacy expected approximately 170 miles away from Statesboro, the smoke occasionally dri# s into the area. Last Friday, ! e Weather Channel’s website issued an alert for Statesboro stating, “Smoke being generated to purchase Snooky’s lot from a wild$ re burning south of Hinesville, as well as from several large wild$ res in the Okefenokee Swamp By JESSIE REESE 3.35 acres of land that currently includes I don’t think has happened yet, they will will a& ect portions of southeast Georgia into Saturday George-Anne staff Snooky’s, Andrew’s Klean Korner, a own the entire property,” said Councilman morning.” tanning salon, part of an apartment John Riggs. ! e website also advised people with health problems Following Statesboro City Council’s complex and o" ces. “! ey can do whatever they want. ! ey to stay indoors and to take caution when driving due to vote to allow CVS Pharmacy’s purchase ! e property was rezoned from can reopen Snooky’s or use it as storage or low visibility. of the property located at the intersection Highway Oriented Commercial to demolish it. It would be up to CVS.” “With winds from the south, southwest, that would of Fair Road and Tillman Road, Snooky’s Commercial Retail in order to allow CVS Snooky’s has o# en been considered a See WILDFIRES, page 2 restaurant is expected to close. Pharmacy’s purchase. historical landmark of Statesboro for ! e council voted in favor to rezone the “If they buy all of the property, which See SNOOKY’S, page 2 t Eighth Harry Potter film unveils tonight Newsroom 478-5246 PO Box 8001 Statesboro, GA *68DOXP6JW0F%ULGHFRQWLQXHVFDUHHU Advertising 478-5418 Fax 478-7113 30460 2QOLQHSURJUDPUDQNHGLQWRS 2 Thursday, July 14, 2011 The George-Anne Public Safety Department receives accreditation By KEN COLYER George-Anne staff !ere are right at 700 departments in the state of Georgia. Of those, only 100 have this !e Georgia Southern University Òcerti"cation and out of those 100, only four Department of Public Safety recently departments are from college campuses. gained certi"cation from the Georgia Agency Certi"cation Program. -Mike Russell, GSU Public Safety According to a press release, the Ó certi"cation is a progressive and time-proven way of helping law to the certi"cation standards and outstanding achievement and enforcement agencies calculate and then is assessed by GACP o$cials. increased governmental support. improve their overall performance. If the department passes the Only a select few departments !e department began working assessment, they move on to a joint in Georgia gain accreditation and toward gaining accreditation in review committee that either passes even fewer college public safety January of 2010 and continued or advises the department on what it departments are certi"ed. working through the application needs to correct. “!ere are about right at 700 process until last November when it If the department passes the departments in the state of Georgia. completed the process. joint committee review, then it Of those, only 100 have this “We’ve been doing most of these is certi"ed for a period of three certi"cation and out of those 100, things on our own. It’s just that now, years. It is also o$cially presented only four departments are from we’re documenting it,” said Chief with the certi"cation and must "le college campuses,” said Russell. Mike Russell. annual reports to ensure continuing Other colleges with GACP !e certi"cation process is compliance. certi"cation include Georgia Health completed in six stages. !roughout !is certi"cation also brings Sciences University, Georgia State File photo the completion of these stages, the added bene"ts such as greater University and the University of GSU’s Department of Public Safety recently became one of only four department undergoes a policy shi# recognition in the "eld of Georgia. accredited college public safety departments Wildfires, from page 1 Snooky’s, from page 1 many years. Former Georgia put the area more down wind or less is what we detect. As far as Southern University Head Football of the smoke, more toward health, it is the cardio-pulmonary Coach Erk Russell was rumored to Bulloch county. The afternoon effect in the heart and lungs. The be a frequent visitor. thundershowers help with the long-term exposure is what we !e restaurant is popular wash out process. However, the bad are more concerned about. It to many Statesboro residents, news is, you can get lightning from also reduces visibility, sometimes including Riggs who said he was those storms, which can ignite the people forget about that,” said patron for many years. fires,” said Murphey. Murphey. “I’ve been going to Snooky’s for According to The Florida The Okefenokee Swamp over 40 years, pretty much since I Times Union, Jacksonville issued a engulfed 287,833 acres since April, was born,” said Riggs. “I wish they record tying number of air-quality where the largest fire began due to wouldn’t close. I would like them to advisories as of the end of June. a lightning strike. More than 1,000 stay open.” Reuters stated that public health acres have burned just since last !e owner of Snooky’s, Bruce officials in Florida, Georgia and week. Yawn, is expected to retire, leaving South Carolina cautioned people Although there were significant the restaurant’s future in jeopardy. with chronic respiratory problems amounts of rain in the past week, However, Yawn was not available to to stay out of the smoke as much it still is not enough to put out the comment. as possible. flames. It would take many days “I spoke with Mr. Bruce, he The Center for Disease Control of continuous rain to put out the told me he’s been thinking about in Atlanta described the smoke Okefenokee fires, said Murphey. retirement for a while now and as a mixture of gases and burnt The EPD advised residents I think he should be able to retire particles from the trees and plants. to take extreme caution when whenever he wants,” said Riggs. In a Reuters article, the CDC throwing out cigarettes or handling “I certainly understand his explained that the smoke can fire outdoors. People with asthma position and wish him well, hurt resident’s eyes and irritate or other heart and lung related but it will be a big blow to the Photo from The Charlton County Herald respiratory systems. issued are advised to stay inside community.” Wildfires are burning thousands of acres of land in south Georgia, caus- “The smoke is composed of and avoid prolonged exposure to ing the occasional smoky haze over Statesboro. particle pollution. The 2.5 microns the smoke. Page designed by Patrick Stoker and Mallory McLendon www.thegeorgeanne.com Thursday, July 14, 2011 3 Police Beat Statement of Operations Thursday, July 7, 2011 possession of alcohol. assisted six motorists, The George-Anne is the o! cial student director. tLaney Elizabeth Blackstone, responded to four alarms and newspaper of Georgia Southern The advertiser is responsible for any t O! cers assisted three University, owned and operated by GSU errors in advertisements and its liability 17, Patterson Road, investigated one accident. motorists, issued seven tra! c students using facilities provided by the for adjustments is limited to the amount Waynesboro, was charged with warnings and two tra! c tA set of keys and a wallet university. The newspaper is the oldest of space the error occupied in the ad. DUI, open container violation, were taken from the RAC. continuously published newspaper Further, the newspaper is not responsible citations, responded to four in Bulloch County. The newspaper is a for any damages caused due to an ad’s possession of a false I.D. and alarms, and assisted SPD with tAllison Carrie Crowe, 22, designated public forum for the Georgia omission from a particular edition and headlight requirements. Southern community. The newspaper is its responsibility solely is to reschedule one motor vehicle accident.

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