OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR - Philip Parker stands at the doorway of his classroom at Wheeler County High School. He was recently named the Gwen Hutcheson Outstanding Social Studies Educator at the 2024 Annual Conference of the Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS).Photo by Deborah Clark
FIRST HISPANIC BOARD MEMBER IN STATE – Though Montgomery County Board of Education Member Fernando Rodriguez will end his time on the Board this month, his legacy will live on, as he is the first Hispanic board of education member in the state of Georgia. L to R: Board Chairman Henry Price, Fernando Rodriguez III, Superintendent Ronda Hightower.
2024 LOCAL VOICE OF DEMOCRACY WINNERS – The winners of the annual local Voice of Democracy speech contest were announced during a short ceremony at Vidalia Heritage Academy on Monday, December 16. L to R: 3rd Place Winner Ansley Williams, 2nd Place Winner Kingston Ryals, 1st Place Winner Trevor White.
CLEARING TRANSMISSION LINES – Georgia Transmission is using helicopters to cut trees off transmission lines after Hurricane Helene. Saws hang from these helicopters and cut limbs and other debris off the lines.
LINING UP — Members of the 116th Air Control Wing, USAF, Georgia Air National Guard assisted citizens coming to the Community Center in Alamo to pick up water, ice and MREs in the wake of Hurricane Helene.Photo by Deborah Clark
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