Chattahooche News-Herald · Havana, FL
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Veterans, community organizations and residents gathered in Havana on Saturday, Nov. 7, for the town’s first Veterans Day parade, marking the beginning of a new tradition honoring those who have served in the United States military. Organized by the newly established Havana Veterans Memorial Foundation, the celebration included a parade...
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The Post Searchlight · Attapulgus, GA
Nearby: Attapulgus, GAIn the small town of Attapulgus, Georgia, first-year pharmacy student Antonio Taylor (PharmD ’30) lived along quiet dirt roads, cotton fields, two gas stations and a Dollar General store. It’s a close-knit community where neighbors know one another and where Taylor first learned the value of showing up for others. As he begins the next chapter as a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student at PCOM Georgia, he is preparing to don his white coat for the first time, carrying that community spirit and sense of service with him. “Receiving my white coat is one of the highest honors I could ever dream of. It signifies that the faculty and the dean are entrusting the future of their profession to me— a responsibility that I do not take lightly,” he said. Taylor always knew he wanted a life devoted to service through health care, and at first, planned to become a physician assistant (PA), but then an invitation to explore PCOM Georgia’s School of Pharmacy opened up a new path.
The Moultrie Observer · Bainbridge, GA
Nearby: Bainbridge, GATHOMASVILLE — On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 29, the National Technical Honor Society at Southern Regional Technical College inducted 22 new members into the organization. The formal ceremony was held at SRTC-Thomasville. The 2026 Fall NTHS inductees were Abram Anderson, a Computer Support Specialist student from Bainbridge; Brandi Anthony, a Radiology Technology student from Bainbridge; Miracle Balfour, an Early Childhood Care & Education student from Norman Park; Key’shynirror Barber, an Associate of Science in Nursing student from Sylvester; Denericka Brown, a Respiratory Care student from Pelham; Dariauna Butler-Brown, a Criminal Justice student from Camilla; Cassandra Carter, an Early Childhood Care & Education student from Leesburg; Deshantia Carter, an Associate of Science in Nursing student from Bainbridge; Jamarion Carter, an Electrical Systems Technology student from Bainbridge; Erin Easters, a Surgical Technology student from Quitman; Alyssa Hucks, a Land, Forest,…
The Post Searchlight · Bainbridge, GA
Nearby: Bainbridge, GAThe skies were just beginning to darken on that cool September day as the patrol advanced across a wheat field that was located on the Luxembourg and Germany border. The year was 1944, and one of the two reconnaissance platoons that were attached to the U.S. First Army Infantry Division was on patrol. Welcome to World War II. Twenty-one-year-old Corporal Damon Taylor was one of five members that made up that platoon. Taylor, a machine gunner and radio operator, had earlier entered Europe through Normandy in the Battle of Saint-Lo and participated in the liberation of Paris. A reconnaissance outfit’s job is to survey a region and to obtain military information about the enemy. They then report that information back to the command post. Taylor’s patrol was now approximately three miles from camp as they settled into the edge of a forest located on the other side of a field. He, along with two others, slept as two of the soldiers kept watch.
Thomasville Times Enterprise · Thomasville, GA
Nearby: Thomasville, GADear Editor: Students at Thomas County Central High School have been preparing a one-act performance of Matilda Jr., a show that gives young people a chance to bring music, movement, and storytelling together. Local reporting on the production is a reminder that school arts programs do more than fill an auditorium for an evening. They give students another way to discover that their work matters. The spotlight naturally settles on the child standing at center stage. Yet a successful production also needs people moving scenery, managing costumes, arranging music, helping with rehearsals, and solving last-minute problems without expecting an audience to know their names. Some students gain confidence by performing. Others find it by learning that a team depends on their patient work. Those contributions deserve attention. Thomasville and the communities across Thomas County have many forms of school pride, from athletic contests to academic achievements and performances.
Thomasville Times Enterprise · Colquitt, GA
Nearby: Colquitt, GAMOULTRIE – The Thomas County Central wrestling team had 12 medal winners en route to a first-place finish in Colquitt County’s annual Packer Classic held last Saturday in Moultrie. The Yellow Jackets won five weight classes and had five other wrestlers win silver medals. Two other Yellow Jackets claimed third-place finishes. Thomas County Central totaled 255 points, to finish 24 points ahead of second-place Tift County. Packer Classic host Colquitt County was third with 204 points. The meet drew wrestlers from 13 schools. Taking first-place finishes for Thomas County Central were: • Jayda Richardson, girls, 170 pounds. • Rosi Flores, girls, 190 pounds. • Wade Clark, boys, 150 pounds. • Rian Morgan, girls, 140 pounds. • Ziara McCoy, girls 110 pounds. The TCC silver-medal winners were: • Carson Garcia, boys 126 pounds. • Jonathan Gonzalez, boys 120 pounds. • Jaci Munch, girls 235 pounds. • Kay Morgan, girls, 145 pounds. Portlen Wehner, boys, 285 pounds.
The Moultrie Observer · Colquitt, GA
Nearby: Colquitt, GACOLQUITT – Seniors Nacardia Robinson and Kamya Thomas combined for 37 points to lead the Colquitt County girls basketball team to a season-opening 60-51 victory over Miller County on Tuesday in Colquitt. Robinson had an especially productive start to her senior season by scoring 25 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. Thomas added 12 points in the first game of her final season with the Lady Packers. Colquitt led by 20 heading into the final period before the Region 1-A Lady Pirates finished strong, cutting the final margin to nine points. “We kind of let it dwindle down in the fourth quarter,” said Stephanie Cody, starting her third season as Colquitt County girls coach. “But we dug our heels in.” The Lady Packers were building on last Saturday’s 46-31 preseason scrimmage victory at Bainbridge. Cody said she is looking for big a season from her seniors and 12th-grader Azaria Battle also contributed on Tuesday, scoring six points. “I’m really excited for our seniors,” she said.
