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Katina Gibson, Shirley Hills Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year, goes over a grammar lesson in her class last week. The North Carolina native has been teaching in Houston County for 11 years. TEACHER OF THE YEAR Katina Gibson Shirley Hills Elementary Fifth grade
Today’s featured educator hails from the Tar Heel state. She graduated from West Craven High School in New Bern, N.C., in 1991, then went to East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., where she...
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Morrison SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
HoCo sophomore tops in debate Josh Morrison, Houston County High School sophomore, won first place in the state in his competitive division, Junior Varsity Policy Debate, at the Georgia Forensic C...
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Quail Run Elementary’s winning team in the Academic Bowl are, from left, Emma Rowland, Tyler Bartlett, Timothy Freeman, Daniel Crouch (captain), Brienna Gisseman, Taylor Oxyer and Christiana Herron; in back row are coaches Shannon Bryant and Tina Jacques and Assistant Principal Richard Rogers. Quail Run Elementary takes Academic Bowl
Quail Run Elementary School fifth grade FOCUS students won the system Academic Bowl Competition held last month. Eighteen teams from each elementary school competed to correctly answer questions ...
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Nichola Freeman and husband, James Glenn. 'Glyn's' goes hot and spicy, slow and easy
In business a year and a half later, Glyn’s Caribbean and American Restaurant is taking things slowly. That’s just fine for its proprietors, Nichola Freeman and husband, James Glenn, w...
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Cantrell Center First Timers For 5k Walk
N A M E Chiptm Alan Black 16:30 Jennifer Feenstra 17:44 Jennie Kormanik 18:21 Geverry Skeen 17:35 Trey Greer 19:36 Tommy Fitzgerald 19:29 Bill Woolf 19:46 Mitch Horton 20:48 Gary Skeen 20:59 Joe L...
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Brandee Tillman, honors math teacher at Thomson Middle School, uses student Javion Johnson to show the class how to use the yardstick and add numbers to determine one’s height. TEACHER OF THE YEAR Brandee Barlow Tillman Thomson Middle School Sixth and seventh grade honors math
Our featured educator this week is originally from the extreme southeastern part of the state, namely St. Marys in Camden County. She graduated from Camden County High School in 1993, and then wen...
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SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
by JAKE JACOBS
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Middle school math competition at Bonaire Middle Bonaire Middle School will host a middle school math competition for central Georgia from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. An awards ceremony will be held...
Local business alliance forms
by JENNY GORDON
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A steering committee made up of business owners and representatives and calling itself the International City Merchants Association held an organizational meeting Monday night, seeking ways to bui...
Community Concert this Sunday
by JENNY GORDON
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Violinist Oliver Steiner will be in concert this weekend in Warner Robins as part of this year's series from the Warner Robins Community Concert Association. Steiner, a master teacher from Atlant...
Reigning dance champion does his 'boot scooting' here at home
by JENNY GORDON
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The last 10 years have been filled with dance for one Warner Robins man. For those who may not know it, Jerry Freeman, 56, is currently the United Country Western Dance Council's world champion,...
TEACHER OF THE YEAR Virgil Blalock Northside High Agriculture education
by JAKE JACOBS
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Our featured educator this week hails from neighboring Peach County. After graduating from Peach County High School, he then went to Fort Valley State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree...
SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
by JAKE JACOBS
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Perry Primary School council meeting Perry Primary School has rescheduled a previously planned school council meeting. The Dec. 15 meeting date has been changed to 6 p.m. Thursday in the confere...