LOCAL HISTORY – A group of Mount Vernon community leaders and Brewton-Parker College students walked around the city on Monday, January 15, as they discussed the significance of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. F. Lee Carter also shared his memories of Dr. King with attendees, as he marched with King during Carter’s childhood. L to R: Pastor Craig Snead, Dr. F. Lee Carter, Patrick Peeples, Billy Puckett. LOCAL HISTORY – A group of Mount Vernon community leaders and Brewton-Parker College students walked around the city on Monday, January 15, as they discussed the significance of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. F. Lee Carter also shared his memories of Dr. King with attendees, as he marched with King during Carter’s childhood. L to R: Pastor Craig Snead, Dr. F. Lee Carter, Patrick Peeples, Billy Puckett.
A NEW OPPORTUNITY – Vidalia High School teachers and administrators recently visited the Hyundai MOBIS Group locations in the area, as Hyundai Motor Group and Vidalia High School have signed a partnership to help prepare students for the workforce. Front Row, L to R: Nichole McDaniel. Shellie Cleghorn, Anna Helms, Amanda Mosely, Grey Meredith, Chris Carroll. Back Row, L to R: Morgan Sager, Kevin Head, Steve Freenor.
AIDING IN RECOVERY – The Lyons City Council agreed to donate a surplussed 2014 Chevrolet Impala to Gardens of Hope Recovery Community Organization to help in transporting individuals in recovery. L to R: Councilman Ivy Toole, Councilman Drayton Oliver, Gardens of Hope RCO Director Craig George, Gardens of Hope RCO Administrative Assistant Ashley Garner, Gardens of Hope RCO Youth Peer Support Specialist Jacob Brannen, Gardens of Hope RCO Youth Peer Support Specialist Jada Braddock, Gardens of Hope RCO Administrative Assistant Amy Cruz, Mayor Willis NeSmith Jr., Councilman Tracy Johnson, Councilman John Moore Jr., Gardens of Hope RCO Peer Support Specialist Jimbo Partin, Lyons Police Chief Wesley Walker.
HELPING ALLEVIATE BURDEN – The Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) has helped to alleviate the burden of several purchase and upgrade costs from property taxes, and allows visitors and citizens alike to contribute to the Montgomery County School System.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
STATE LIVESTOCK SHOW – The Toombs County Schools Livestock Team recently traveled to the Georgia State Livestock Show at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. L to R: Millie Richter, Olivia Richter, Kayleigh Montford, Case Conner.
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