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.
GLENWOOD OFFICIALS ACCEPT CHECK - Glenwood Mayor G.M. Joiner, right, and Glenwood VFD FF Billy Thigpen, second from left, accept a check from Dot Foods for the Glenwood VFD from Dot Foods, Inc. Presenting the check is Patricia Dixon, Director of United Way for Toombs, Montgomery and Wheeler Counties, center. Also shown in Ryan Dixon, left.
ORANGE TO MAROON – Metter High School Prinicipal Ellis Strobridge will trade in his Metter Tiger Orange for Vidalia Indian Maroon after the current school year. L to R: wife Denise Strobridge, Ellis Strobridge.
MANNING THE LITERACY BUS – Montgomery County Schools Staff Members attended the celebration and manned the literacy bus. L to R: Superintendent Ronda Hightower, Communications Coordinator Vicki Jay, Director of Federal Programs Julie Harrelson, Director of Curriculum/Parent Engagement Co-Pleaseordinator Leigh Anne Helms.
DECORATING STREETS – Each year, area high school students decorate the downtown Vidalia streets with Vidalia Onion Festival-themed art to celebrate the festival.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
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