Power to the Peep-le! Here are seven characteristics leaders share with marshmallow Peeps
When I was a young boy roaming the countryside of Calvary, Georgia, I can remember two highly anticipated annual events that to this day, when I think about them, make me smile. One was the annual broadcast of the Wizard of Oz and the other one was the Easter arrival of the yellow marshmallow Peeps…
Read MoreTitle IX at its best
When I graduated from Dothan High School in 1972, I had never seen a girl play a sport. The girls were cheerleaders. The boys played sports. There was not much discussion about it and no one seemed to be making much of a fuss. Girls did take physical education and wore white shorts and…
Read MoreCorner of Second Street and Tennille Avenue is shaping up as new downtown Community Corner
In a partnership between the Donalsonville Downtown Development Authority and First Port City Bank, the vacant lot at the corner of Second Street and Tennille Avenue is being transformed into a Community Corner. The area, currently being cleared of underground obstacles and debris, will be graveled, landscaped, and when finished, will accommodate picnic tables for…
Read MoreScott Mitchell wins the $5,000 prize in the Athletic Booster Club’s Cow Chip Bingo event
The Seminole County Athletic Booster Club held its bi-annual Cow Chip Bingo this month as a fundraiser for the student athletes at Seminole County High School. Almost two hundred squares were purchased for $50 each, and there were three winners: two winning $500 and a grand prize winner receiving $5,000. A steer named Jimmy was…
Read MoreGet Egg-cited! Seminole County Family Connection’s Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt is on
Seminole County Family Connection is egg-cited about this year’s Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! Thirteen eggs have been hidden in plain sight within the Donalsonville city limits. Each egg has a sign displaying its sponsor and decorator. There is also a secret word painted on each sign. To play, participants can pick up a egg scavenger…
Read MoreSupport the Seminole County FFA Horticulture Class’s annual plant sale
The Seminole County Middle High School FFA Horticulture Class will be hosting their annual Spring Plant Sale on March 27 – 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. There will be over 17 varieties of Spring bedding plants and hanging baskets to choose from, ranging in price from $3 to $15. If you…
Read MoreHop N Shop event planned in downtown Donalsonville Saturday, April 8th
In celebration of the Easter season, the Donalsonville Downtown Development Authority invites the community to the first annual Donalsonville Hop N Shop on Saturday, April 8. from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. An egg-stravagant egg hunt with downtown merchants, a petting zoo, kids activities, arts and crafts, food vendors and a special visit from the…
Read MoreFirst Port City Bank becomes a $5,000 Stewards of Lake Seminole supporter
On Tuesday, March 21, First Port City Bank presented a $5,000 check to Steve Dickman, founder and president of the Stewards of Lake Seminole, a group dedicated to preserving the health of the lake. Pictured above right, with Mr. Dickman are First Port City Bank President Scott Ewing and FPCB’s Seminole County Market President Nancy…
Read MoreLakeside Festival and Team Bass Tournament set for Saturday, May 6th
Pictured at Lake Seminole’s Reynolds Landing Park, Seminole County Commissioner Darius Culverson and Tournament Director Tommy King discuss plans for the May 6 Lakeside Festival Plans are being finalized by the Seminole County Board of Commissioners for the first annual Lakeside Festival and Team Bass Tournament to be held on Saturday, May 6. This free to…
Read MoreAllow yourself to make the journey
Dreams really do come true is more than just a line from a fairy tale. It’s a fact of life. Being a big dreamer doesn’t mean that you walk around with your head in the clouds. It means that you’re seeking a purpose for your life and it means that you’re becoming fulfilled in the…
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