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This is a prayer for America that I have presented before. I present it again.
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On June 22, the Jones County Kiwanis Club honored Jones County High School STAR student, Daniel Hicks, and his selection of his STAR teacher, Mrs. Carol Cazort, who was his first grade teacher. Daniel, who is the son of Finley Hicks and Melissa Hicks, has excelled at Jones County, and says his favorite course in high school was advanced placement biology. He has been an active member of the student body, lettering in soccer for four years, wrestling for three years, and cross country for two years. He is also an Eagle Scout. Daniel will attend Georgia Tech in the fall where he will study biochemistry with plans of achieving a postgraduate degree and working in the field of genetics. A student achieves the STAR student honor by scoring the highest grade on the Scholastic Aptitude Test at his school while maintaining a grade point average in the top ten percent of his class. The STAR student selects his STAR teacher on the basis of the teacher making the most significant contribution to the student’s education. The Kiwanis Club, which has been sponsoring the STAR program for well over 50 years, is extremely proud of Daniel Hicks and Carol Cazort. Shown in the photo is Kiwanis President, John Martin with Daniel and Mrs. Cazort. The club presented a check for $1,000.00 to Daniel.
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Munashe Jones, a graduating senior at Jones County High School, has been selected the Young Jazz Musician Scholarship winner for 2020 by the Jazz Association of Macon. With a 3.9 grade point average, Miss Jones has been accepted to Louisiana State University, where she will study music.
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Organizers of downtown’s first-ever Drive In Movie Night were hoping for “around 15 to 20 cars.”
Read moreBetter internet access countywide and bike trails on Highway 49 were items considered by Jones County Commissioners at their second June meeting.
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Jones County Fire Station 1 recently took delivery of a new K-12 saw purchased with grant money received from Norfolk Southern Railroad. The saw is the first one for the department and is designed to assist firefighters in gaining access in commercial buildings during fire conditions. Jones County Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Coleman said volunteers at Station 1 were excited about the delivery and are eager to get started on training with the new piece of equipment. “This is just one more tool in our toolbox to better help serve our community in their time of need,” Coleman said.
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Two local students were recently awarded Operation Roundup Scholarships from the Tri-County EMC Foundation. Asia Logan and Dylan Gattie, both from Gray, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to go towards school expenses.
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