4-H Junior Shotgun Team places first in state
Placing first in State Competition – Seminole County 4-H Shotgun Junior Team members Gage Trawick, Julian Harrison, Lyndon Touchton, Davis Fowler, Ty Weir and Decatur Milner. Placing fifth in State competition – Seminole County 4-H Shotgun Senior Team, coaches, and volunteers: front row: Steve Whitaker, Janet Whitaker, Peyton Baker, Paul Hornsby, Peyton Brown, Gabe Williams,…
Read MoreCanning plant is preserving a Southern tradition
Pictured from left to right in the Seminole County Canning Plant are Carlene Courson, BethAnn Smith, Will Miller, Drew Smith, and Holly Garcia Can it! New Seminole County Agriculture Extension Agent Cody H Bowling was recently given a tour of the Seminole County Canning Plant by Seminole County Middle High School Ag teacher Dusty Smith…
Read MoreSummer Sacrifice program aims to build champions
The Seminole County Summer Sacrifice program has been established for all student athletes of Seminole County Middle and High Schools. The goal of the Summer program is to give Seminole County athletes the opportunity to put in maximum effort in the off season to achieve maximum results in upcoming regular seasons. Student athletes are required…
Read MoreGeorgia Ag Commissioner Gary Black running for U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has drawn the most well-known Republican challenger to date to his looming reelection bid next year. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black entered the 2022 Senate race last Friday with a speech at the state Republican convention on Jekyll Island. “Warnock and [President Joe] Biden promised to ‘fundamentally change America,’…
Read MoreBurned biscuits do not have to be a deal breaker
I originally ran this column in June of 2016. Each June since I have rerun it to make the annual point that life isn’t perfect, but it is so well worth living. Enjoy. Life is like an unsharpened pencil. Without a point, its mark is less clear. – Eraica Chan We have all heard that life should…
Read MoreJoyful, joyful
The rainbow was framed between two cypress trees as I walked out on the dock at Compass Lake. It was a bit unexpected since it had not rained, but in the distance, I could see the rain cloud across the lake that was refracting the light. Two days later, Mary Lou and I were…
Read MoreLocal library launches Summer programming based on comedy story theater shows
Southwest Georgia Regional Library announces interactive virtual Summer reading program for elementary school children Southwest Georgia Regional Library proudly announces its partnership with Page Turner Adventures. The Emmy-Award Winning team of Jill Nadler and Kenny Mikey, known for bringing stories to life with their comedic approach at libraries, schools and theaters across the world, is taking the…
Read MoreSouthwest Georgia becomes the first Age-Friendly Designated Region in the country
Pictured left to right are Paul Nagy, Chairman of the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission; Suzanne Angell, Executive Director of the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission; and Barbara Reddick, Deputy Director of the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission Effective May 27, 2021, the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission and the Region’s 14 counties became the first Age Friendly Designated Region…
Read MoreWanted: Vintage images of life on Lake Seminole
Pictured above – In a publicity photo for Crosby Aeromarine of Donalsonville, are, from top left clockwise: Kaye Stapleton, Charlotte Thomas Marshall, Amy Hornsby, and Daphne Dukes. The Donalsonville News is searching for classic and vintage images, as well as factual tall tales, of the early days of Lake Seminole – just like the classic image pictured…
Read MoreSenator Burke calls for local artists to submit artwork for potential display at the Capitol and the Governor’s Mansion
Sen. Dean Burke announced this week that the Office of the Governor, in partnership with Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), is calling on local artists to submit artwork for “The Art of Georgia IV: Imaging Home; Landscapes” exhibition. “This exhibition is a great way for local artists in participating counties to have their work…
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