Saturday, July 14, 2018 YOURThe NEWSPAPER [email protected] Courier• www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia Herald 31040 • 478-272-5522 Volume 103, No. 138, Pub. No 161860 'Violent crash' at Walke Dairy, bypass yields no seriousBy JEREMY injuries JOHNSON Two vehicles collided at the intersec- tion of Walke Dairy Road and the 441 Bypass Wednesday afternoon. Dublin Police Department Captain Jim Champion said the driver of a 2004 GMC Sierra pickup truck tried to cross 117 at the intersection and pulled out without seeing an approaching 2014 Hyundai, which struck the passenger side of the Sierra, flipping it onto its roof. The driver of the Sierra sustained a cut to his arm while the driver of the Hyundai complained of pains to the arm and leg, but neither had any serious in- juries, which Champion said was fortu- nate. Special photos "They both were very lucky," Cham- pion said. "If there would've been a pas- Above: This GMC Sierra pickup truck (at right) flipped over senger in the pickup truck, they after pulling out in front of and being struck by a 2014 would've probably been seriously in- Hyundai (at left). Right: The Hyundai initially hit the truck on jured, or possibly a fatality. It was a its passenger side. very violent crash." Dublin City BOE talks football, Only a drill... upcoming events during called meetingBy CLAY REYNOLDS Thursdayvance stays afternoon at Dublin High School. The Dublin City Board of Education Every ticket that is bought at the door, convened for a called meeting Thursday we get 20 percent of. So the more we do evening, considering a handful of per- here, obviously, you sell a thousand sonnel changes in a limited slate of pub- tickets, you've had a heck of a good gate. lic business. Plus, we'll get 20 percent of the walk-up The board spent the bulk of its time for both games. And I can assure you, in executive session, deciding on the our game will have great crowd, but routine consent agenda at the start and that Peach County-Northside game will a personnel report at the end as its only probably have 10,000 people there." formal votes in open meeting. Dublin hits the field in a jamboree Superintendent Fred Williams, who game at Baldwin on Aug. 10 before is recovering from a recent eye surgery opening the season in The Shamrock and was unable to attend the board's Bowl against historic rival ECI, whom last meeting, was in the audience the Irish have played nine times in the Thursday, though Assistant Superin- past, but none more recently than 1955. tendent for Finance and Operations The Irish are also set to host Swains- Christi Thublin still acted in his place. boro and traditional AA state power A majority of discussion during the Brooks County in the remainder of its public segment of the meeting took the non-region slate. form of news and notes, mostly pertain- "We've got an exciting schedule," ing to the quickly-approaching football Holmes said. "We've got a lot of good season – a subject nearly everyone's kids, and they're working extremely minds are beginning to turn to as the hard. We've got some very talented indi- summer wears on. viduals, and we've just got to figure out Sheriff's Chairman John Bell called on Dublin a way to keep them all going in the High School head football coach and right direction and all pulling for the office holds athletic director Roger Holmes, who at- same thing." tended meeting to address the board on Thublin later informed the board of evacuation an undisclosed subject in executive ses- an upcoming revision to the school sys- sion, to share a few words about the up- tem's class rankings policy, which is coming season and the team's week 2 currently being reviewed by the school drill at county matchup with Tattnall Square Academy governance council with consideration in the Macon Touchdown Club's Kickoff of an upcoming change to statewide pol- courthouse Classic. The game, part of a Saturday, icy dealing with the on-site classes of The Laurens County Aug. 25 doubleheader at Mercer Uni- valedictorians and salutatorians. She Sheriff's Office staged an versity's Five Star Stadium, will feature said the new policy will be ready to be evacuation drill at the the Irish and Trojans in their first-ever considered for approval by the board at meeting at 5 p.m. before Peach County its next meeting. Laurens County Court- and Northside-Warner Robins square This past week, the school system al- house Friday morning. off in the nightcap. so purchased the bus that it will be re- Deputies (top and center) Advance tickets to the game are al- fitting to become its mobile literacy led personnel out of the ready being sold, and available from classroom through a project in the building as the fire alarms any member of the Dublin Touchdown works since late last year called "Oper- Club or by visiting The Shamrock Bowl ation Big Green Reading Machine." The sounded. After the drill, field house. bus, with an on-board teacher, will reg- Sheriff Larry Dean (bot- "We have advance tickets that we're ularly visit different neighborhoods in tom) thanked county em- selling for $10," Holmes said. "The tick- the community looking to engage chil- ployees for participating. et price at the gate is $12. But the big (Photos by Jeremy John- deal is this: Every ticket we sell in ad- See CITY page 8a son) Laurens County board Library workshop to feature honors special educator guestBy JEREMY songwriter, JOHNSON and the guitarist chance to try their Sam Wheelock hopes to hand at it. ofBy the KELLY LENZ year, sheriff'sone of the officers office who are strike a chord with aspiring "The real interactive part Brittney Faircloth, who working under his leader- musicians and casual listen- is the second section where I teaches special education at ship," Brigman said. ers at the Laurens County Li- allow them to listen to music West Laurens High School, Earlier in the year the brary Tuesday. that I've written, melodies was named Laurens County board of education approved a The East Tennessee song- that I've written, and I help Schools' 2017-2018 Special policy which would allow cer- writer and guitarist will lead them write lyrics," Wheelock Educator of the Year, and was tain staff members approved a songwriting workshop as said. presented with a certificate of by the superintendent and part of the library's "LIbraries He said the program will appreciation by Superinten- board to carry concealed Rock" summer program se- focus on the "nuts and bolts" dent Dan Brigman during weapons. This policy was de- ries. Unlike other install- of lyric writing rather than in- Thursday's meeting of the veloped shortly after the ments in the series, which depth composition. He also Laurens County Board of Ed- school shooting incident in have been primarily aimed at plans to discuss music copy- ucation. Parkland, Florida, where 17 children, the workshop will be right law, which he calls a "This is my favorite part of students and staff members suitable for all ages. "rabbit hole." being a superintendent when were killed. The school has Wheelock says the first The workshop is at 5 p.m. we recognize special people been partnering with the Lau- part of the program will con- at the library and is free for that make significant contri- rens County Sheriff's Office to Photo by Kelly Lenz sist of analyzing the writing of the public to attend. For more butions to our school system provide training for school some of the most successful information, those interested or through their daily routine staff. songs over the past century, can visit Wheelock's website, through their role or responsi- "Just recently, our school Laurens County Schools 2017-2018 Special then he will give participants samwheelockmusic.com. bilities here in the school sys- district is the one and only Educator of the Year Brittney Faircloth (center) a breakdown of lyric writing tem," Brigman said. "Thank school district in the state of receives a certificate Superintendent Dan you very much for your dedi- Georgia to embark on a crisis cation to our kids." response plan in reference to Brigman (left) and Director of Special After recognizing Faircloth our policy that you recently Education Stacy Sanders (right). for her achievement, Brigman approved… to allow us to ample and the sheriff's de- with a certificate of apprecia- invited Laurens County Sher- proactively address any partment as an example of tion on behalf of the school Index Obituaries . 2a iff Larry Dean and LCSO Lt. threat that occurs within our how to protect the security board to the Laurens County Sid Harrison to come forward. classrooms or schools," Brig- and safety of our students. Sheriff's Office for providing Around the Region . 3a "Since my arrival on Nov. man said. "Now, since this That's what it's about. It's training for Laurens County 85 Years Ago . 4a 1, I have been fortunate as board of education agreed to about the preservation of life." BOE employees in safety and Weather . 5a your superintendent to quick- adopt that policy and we've al- Brigman thanked Dean security in the school active Religion . 6a, 7a ly develop a high level of re- so provided processes to sup- and Harrison, saying "They shooter response. Sports . 1b-2b spect and a very, very positive port that policy, there are oth- have played an important role "As your superintendent Entertainment .