San Juan Mission Church to hold BBQ fundraiser

BRANFORD, Fla. — A BBQ chicken dinner fundraiser will be held September 24 from noon-6 p.m., on the San Juan Mission Church grounds, 304 Plant Ave SE and State Road 247 in Branford. The menu includes; BBQ chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, BBQ toast, cupcake and a drink. An adult half chicken dinner is $8 and a child quarter chicken dinner $4. Eat in or take out is available. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the church building fund. All of the community is invited to attend. Advanced tickets may be purchased from BBQ committee members. For more information, leave a message at (386) 935-2632.

 

Part of new Highway 133 open for traffic

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Traffic was flowing Sunday on all four lanes of Highway 133 through Moultrie. The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Saturday that the first section of the widening project was complete except for some signage and road striping. The DOT is widening or reconstructing a total of 66 miles of the highway from Brooks to Dougherty counties. The 4.5-mile section in Moultrie was already four lanes, but the project added a center turn lane, underground drainage, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, pedestrian signals and wheelchair ramps. A project in southern Brooks County has been extended; it should be finished by the end of the year, the DOT said. Three other projects that complete the Moultrie-to-Valdosta stretch are expected to be done at varying times in 2018. Four projects from Moultrie to Albany were discussed at public information sessions last week; officials there said right-of-way acquisition for those could start in as little as six months.

 

Tifton veteran seeks to set up Vietnam vet chapter in Tift

TIFTON, Ga. – Tifton Vietnam veteran John Danforth is seeking to establish a Vietnam Veterans of America chapter in Tift County.  At the request of Spence Davis, president of the organization’s Georgia State Council, Danforth is seeking veterans of the Vietnam War, as well as others of that era, to sign up. The cost to join is $100. Call Danforth at (229) 256-5187 for information.

 

Sons of Jubal in concert

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — The Sons of Jubal are an award-winning male chorus who travel across the world with a ministry of praise and proclamation. The 150 voice choir and orchestra will be in concert at 7 p.m., Thursday at First Baptist Church, 201 N. Broad St., Thomasville. The chorus will also be paying tribute to area law enforcement as part of the concert. This non-ticketed event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 228-6800.

 

Officials meetings scheduled

DALTON, Ga. — The Whitfield County Officials Association holds its first football officials meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at 136 Gillespie Drive in Dalton. There will be a soccer officials meeting on Monday, Aug. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the same location. Anyone wanting to officiate, or who has any questions, can contact Cody Long at (706) 226-8341.

 

Central Georgia Technical College, Georgia Military College sign articulation agreement

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Central Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College held an articulation agreement signing ceremony on Thursday, August 11 at Central Georgia Technical College’s Milledgeville Campus. Congressman Jody Hice, who has been a strong proponent of collaborative education in Georgia, was in attendance. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science graduates of select Central Georgia Technical College programs with an opportunity to continue on with Georgia Military College to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science degree. Under the agreement, any CGTC student graduating with their AAS degree and has at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) of technical/occupational credit accepted as transfer credit by GMC, is guaranteed admission into one of GMC’s BAS degree programs in Business Management or Supervision and Management. The agreement formally recognizes that CGTC and GMC are committed to the establishment of an educational partnership to better serve currently enrolled and future students at both institutions, as well as, support economic and workforce development in the communities served by these educational institutions. Further, this articulation agreement is consistent with Gov. Nathan Deal’s Complete College Georgia initiative designed to provide an improved educational pipeline from high school through college graduation. Georgia Military College has signed nine articulation agreements with technical colleges in the state of Georgia.

 

Lecture to focus on dementia 

VALDOSTA, Ga. — South Georgia Medical Center Dogwood Senior Health Center will host a free community lecture on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.   Joel L. Morgan, MD, director of the SGMC DSHC, will share information on dementia, a general term used to describe a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.  While symptoms of dementia can vary greatly, at least two core mental functions must be significantly impaired to be considered dementia: memory, communication and language, ability to focus and pay attention, reasoning and judgment and visual perception, according to organizers.  People with dementia may have problems with short-term memory, keeping track of a purse or wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, remembering appointments or traveling out of the neighborhood. Seating is limited. More information: (229) 433-1070.