Trion United Methodist Church will have their Brunswick Stew available the SECOND Saturday, November 10. It is still $7.00 per quart. The stew should be ready around 10:30 AM. You may pick the stew up in the fellowship hall before 1:00 p.m. The stew usually sells out, so it is sold on a first come, first serve basis. The church sends their thanks to all who support the stew project.
Press Release
Georgia farmers are sharing their hardships in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, which struck the heart of rural Georgia in early October. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black and the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) have traveled to affected farms throughout the state and listened to the stories of farmers and farm families impacted by the storm. Each narrative returns to a similar message: Georgia agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry, faces a generational impact.
A Lyerly man believes that people associated with a recent court trial are being harassed, according to Summerville Police reports.
Max. R. Joyner, of Lyerly, took the witness stand last Thursday morning and testified in a case. When it was over, one of the family members involved in the court dispute started following people and getting their vehicle tag numbers.
“The victim stated that the subject watched everyone involved in the case get into their vehicles and appeared to be getting the vehicle information that they were driving,” Officer David Westbrooks stated. “The subject made several gestures toward the victim that made the victim afraid of being targeted for his testimony.”
The Summerville News
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson announced yesterday that the human remains found Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area off Georgia Highway 193 in the High Point Community have been identified.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab has positively identified the remains as Kenneth S. Dues, age 36, of Flintstone, Georgia; dental records were used to identify Mr. Dues.
Mr. Dues’ landlord reported to the Walker County Sheriff’s Office that Dues was missing from his Flintstone apartment on June 6, 2018.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging.
Cloudland Community Park’s fifth annual Burning Leaf Festival is today!
The festival will be held from 9 AM until 3 PM (EDT), and admission and parking are free. With lots of vendors, music, food, a costume contest, and a cake sale, there will be fun for young and old. The fire pit will be lit, hot chili will be for sale, and festival-goers can roast their own hot dogs and s’mores!
The Cloudland Volunteer Fire Department will have Bobby Cavin’s famous Barbecue; the $10 plates will include a barbecued pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and a drink. Baked potatoes loaded with barbecued pork will also be available.
The park will also be serving hotdogs, homemade venison chili, homemade vegetable soup, cornbread, baked potatoes with chili, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, and several desserts. There will be a cake auction at 1 PM and a costume contest at 2 PM. Festival T-shirts (pictured below) can be purchased at the event, pre-ordered and picked up at the event, or ordered online and sent by mail (more details below).
There will be live music with an open mic, so come prepared to sing along!
In case of bad weather, rain date will be November 10th and an announcement will be posted on the event’s Facebook page and website.
On October 3, 2018, teacher and FBLA adviser Mrs. Jennifer Patterson took her third level students and FBLA members to Rome, Georgia to attend the FBLA Rome Rally.The first part of the Rally was held at Model High School. Four different colleges were present to speak to the students about their various colleges.Then, the students attended the opening ceremony. During this, Dalton State, and Georgia Northwestern, spoke with students about the business programs they offered. Next, each school in attendance was able to participate in different team-building activities. Trion won 2 out of 4 of these events.Finally, the students listened to FCA leader Kent Howard’s talk, “Leadership in Today’s World: Lead Like a Shepherd.”After the opening series, students were dismissed to the Coosa Valley Fair, where they were able to enjoy the various attractions offered.
The Pride of Trion Marching Band traveled Saturday, October 20, to the Rockmart Yellow Jacket Classic where they placed 1st place in Class A out of 5 bands! This was the band’s first 1st place trophy in three years. Mr. Steelnack has worked hard with the band this year to fine tune their performance to achieve their first place title.
On Wednesday, October 17th, Trion High School hosted its annual blood drive. This blood drive was sponsored by the American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization that provides everything from emergency training to disaster relief and assistance. Much like previous years, both THS students and staff members were eager to donate their blood to those in need.
This year 46 donors were registered at Trion, leading to the collection of over 45 units total! Account managers with the American Red Cross also reported that 31 first time donors were registered this past wednesday.
In order to participate in the blood drive, students were required to be seventeen years old or above. However if they were sixteen, a signed permission form from a parent or guardian allowed them to participate. Other requirements to donate included the need to have a certain weight to height ratio, fall under a specific iron level, and maintain a pulse under 100 bpm. Despite these strict regulations, which are set to protect both those who receive and those who donate, an impressive amount of students and staff qualified and participated. This fact is extremely important as each donation has the ability to save up to three lives.
Senior Brittany Wallin was a first time donor and had this to say about her first experience: “I was so scared it would hurt because I’m not a huge fan of needles, but it was just a little prick. The whole process was rather quick and didn’t hurt as bad as I thought it would.”
Although Trion did not give enough units to qualify for the scholarship, they will be hosting another drive in the spring on May 8th. If students and staff can donate 100 units combined between the two drives, the amount for the scholarship increases to $750.
Participants also received a tee shirt and a cookie as thanks for their life-saving gift. Overall, this blood drive was a huge success, making the Trion community very proud of its students and staff as they contributed to this wonderful cause.
Article by: Bryana Whitaker
THS Journalism Staff
THS Lady Dogs defeated Lanier County this morning 15-2 advancing them to the winner’s bracket and to the final four. They are scheduled to play Gordon Lee tomorrow [10/27/2018] at 9AM.
The Trion High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed on Oct 25 at Darlington to advance to the State Championship on November 3 in Carrolton.