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ecently Georgia was named the number one state in the nation in which to do business! That’s good news for all of us. Here in Statesboro, we can see the advantages with all the new construction being done in our area, and not just in the private sector! In this issue, we take a closer look at the improvements being made in the public sector at the Averitt Center for the Arts, the Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bulloch County’s Administration Annex, the Ogeechee Technical College Natural Resources Building, plus Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium Expansion and the Shooting Sports Education Center.

Something else new – history has been made by Statesboro Mayor Jan Johnston Moore. The newly elected Moore is the first woman to serve in the city’s leading role. She comes from a long line of great community leaders including early mayor George S. Johnston and District Attorney & Municipal

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Court Judge J. Lane Johnston. There’s more to learn about Jan’s historic victory inside.

There’s more history too. We celebrate the Bulloch County Historical Society’s commemoration of historical events and places by highlighting the new historical markers they’ve been erecting all over Bulloch County. In this edition, we profile eight of the original 13 markers that have been installed. Look for more in upcoming issues of the magazine.

We’d also like to say Happy 20 th Anniversary to Ogeechee Area Hospice.

Founding Director and CEO Nancy Bryant shares with us the story of the Evolution of Caring – her journey of bringing hospice services to our community.

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Jan Johnston Moore Statesboro’s First Woman Mayor

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Ogeechee Area Hospice 20th Anniversary P hot ogr a phy by Fr a nk For t une

Georgia Southern vs University of Florida Final Score 26 – 20 Saturday, November 23, 2013, 1:00 P.M. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field Gainesville, Florida

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J. L. Williamson Law Group, LLC, is headquartered in Statesboro and has a satellite office in Savannah. The firm specializes in tax planning and controversy, estate and business successionplanning, asset protection, and elder law. Prior to starting his own firm, Jeffrey worked as an Internal Revenue agent where he became well versed in the audit policies and procedures of the IRS. Additionally, he has a BBA from Mercer University and both his Juris Doctor and Master of Accountancy from the University of Georgia.

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Gatch, a physics professor in the College of Science and Mathematics, won the 2014 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for faculty in regional and state universities. Loughry, a professor of management in the College of Business Administration, is the only winner of the 2014 Regents’ Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), which the University System of Georgia (USG) typically awards to two faculty members each year.

Dr. Gatch is an alumna having graduated from Georgia Southern in 1995. She began teaching here in 2001, after earning her doctoral degree in physics from the University of Georgia.

Professor Loughry has been at the University since 2007.

She was selected as a result of her work in helping first-generation college students succeed.

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Noted local author David L. Dudley released his third novel in December 2013, Cy in Chains. The book tells the story of Cy Williams, a thirteen year old who struggles with the role of his people in the South years after the War Between the States. This is Dudley’s third novel dealing with post war race relations in the South.

Dudley is Chair of the Department of Literature & Philosophy at Georgia Southern University.

He is Professor of English and specializes in African American literature. www.davidldudley.blogspot.com

The First Quarter Meeting & Civil Rights Institute hosted by the Georgia NAACP will be held January 24-25, 2014, in Statesboro.

The First Quarter Meeting & Civil Rights Institute will be one of the most outstanding events in the NAACP and will kick-off the organization’s 2014 activities.

The First Quarter Meeting & Civil Rights Institute will focus on the NAACP’s 2014 charge to Move Forward and the Education Game Changer initiative. It is being hosted by the Bulloch County Branch, Georgia Southern University Chapter, and the Bulloch County Youth Council.

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Lawanda Allen, a music teacher at Langston Chapel Middle School, is Bulloch County’s 2015 Teacher of the Year. Selected from the district’s 15 school-level teachers of the year by the Statesboro Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee, Allen is the second faculty member in a row from LCMS to win the title.

Allen came to Bulloch County Schools and LCMS in 2009. She credits her high school band and chorus teachers at Appling County Comprehensive High School in Baxley, GA, with influencing her to become a teacher.

Last year’s Bulloch County Teacher of the Year, Jemelleh Coes, a special education English language arts and reading teacher at LCMS went on to win Georgia Teacher of the Year last May, and she will go on to represent the state in the nationallevel competition the winner of which will be announced in February 2014.

Allen will compete for Georgia Teacher of the Year in May 2014, and if selected will be eligible to compete in the 2015 national title.

Andrew Young will be the featured speaker at Georgia Southern University’s 2014 MLK Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 22 nd , at 7:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center (PAC), 847 Plant Drive. The annual celebration to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and the University’s Multicultural Student Center.

Andrew Young has led a lifetime of public service and worked tirelessly to improve human and civil rights around the world.

He has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Congressman and Atlanta Mayor. He is a best-selling author and an Emmy-nominated television show producer of “Andrew Young Presents” through the Andrew Young Foundation which works to end racism, war and poverty.

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Mayor Jan Thomas Johnston

Moore Making History

by Jenny Starling Foss

photos by Frank Fortune

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his isn’t the first time a Johnston has served as mayor of Statesboro; George Sharpe Johnston was elected in 1901 and served as the city’s mayor through 1905. However, this is the first time a woman has been elected to serve as mayor of Statesboro. It’s a nice footnote to history that she is a descendent of the seventh mayor to be chosen by the populace.

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and the people here. I know she has their best

interests at heart and will do an excellent job” – Bill Moore She is also the daughter of Judge James Lane (J. Lane) Johnston, who in 1968 was chosen the first solicitor general for Bulloch County, an office which later evolved into district attorney for the Ogeechee Circuit. There Judge Johnston continued to serve until 1991.

He was then appointed Municipal Court Judge for the city of Statesboro, serving on the bench until retiring in 2009 after a distinguished career spanning six decades in criminal justice.

With such a distinguished pedigree of public service to the city of Statesboro, it seems fitting that Jan Thomas Johnston Moore would want to continue the legacy.

The idea that she could be Statesboro’s first woman mayor didn’t really cross her mind.

“Initially, I really didn’t think anything about it, because as I have said before, my father taught me that gender should not be a barrier in attempting the things professionally and personally that I wanted to accomplish, so frankly, I have approached my career as being ‘one of the guys,’ and never thought of being the only woman in the room – which has been the case on many an occasion,” said Moore.

Born in Statesboro in 1962, Jan Moore is a 1980 graduate of Statesboro High School where one of the early occasions in which gender didn’t matter for her was when she became the first female to play on Statesboro High’s Golf Team.

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Moore went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Georgia, and worked in corporate sales and marketing for 15 years. During that time she met and married William K. (Bill) Moore, Jr., and started a family with daughters Cecilia and Virginia (Ginny). In 2001, The Moore’s moved back to Statesboro, choosing to make the community their home.

“I grew up on Savannah Avenue the daughter of a public servant. I was taught and continue to believe that public service is an honorable calling, and should be sought for the right reasons, not for glory, money, or recognition, but because you are charged with putting things in place that will benefit the generations that you will never know, and to be the caretaker of what has been created by those before you,” said Moore.

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In her “day job” Moore has worked in private practice with a clinical psychologist and in two local school systems: Bryan County and Bulloch County. She currently serves as a Behavior Intervention Specialist for the Bulloch County School System.

Since 2004, Moore has also served as the Business Editor for The Statesboro Herald, providing ten years of economic development and business news coverage for the area. Going forward, Moore has chosen to modify her role at the newspaper by becoming a freelance journalist while she carries out her duties as Statesboro’s first woman mayor.

“I really feel that our community is very supportive of women professionally, and the sky is limit as to what any woman can accomplish here. It’s a matter of working hard and you will be rewarded. This race has been proof of that,” she said.

Moore’s daughters seem to be following in Mom’s footsteps and modeling her ideals. Daughter Cecilia is a graduate of Statesboro High and is now a student of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, where she has recently been inducted into the Phi Sigma Alpha national honor society for political science majors. Ginny is a member of Statesboro High’s class of 2014 and serves on the staff of the school’s newspaper, The Devils’ Advocate.

In addition to her daughters, husband Bill, is Moore’s biggest supporter and manages a small business in Statesboro.

He is active in the Statesboro Homebuilder’s Association, currently serving as vice president. “I am proud of Jan for taking this step to serve our community.

She has always loved Statesboro and the people here. I know she has their best interests at heart and will do an excellent job,” said Bill.

Even though the significance of becoming Statesboro’s first woman mayor wasn’t a reason for her campaign, and didn’t immediately come to mind when she was elected, Moore now recognizes the impact, “In the aftermath of the election, I have realized its significance for me personally and our community as a whole,” said Moore.

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“I have had many, many phone calls from women of all ages who are very excited that a woman was elected, and I am stopped constantly when I am out in public by women issuing those same sentiments. It really has meant something on a very deep and symbolic level to women in our community,” she said.

Moore will be sworn in as mayor on Tuesday, January 7th at 9:00 A.M., in the city of Statesboro’s council chambers. She will join city councilmen Travis Chance, John Riggs, Phil Boyum, Gary Lewis, and Mayor Pro Temp Will Britt in governing the community. She will work closely with City Manager Frank Parker and City Clerk Sue Starling as well in planning for the future of Statesboro.

Moore feels strongest her duty to serve, “I ran because I have that calling, and I do believe this can be a magical time in the evolution of our city and county, and that we can do things together that will benefit our citizens and generations to come.” n From Here To There ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 21

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uilding expansion and new construction can be true indicators of a turnaround in the economy. Nationally, some communities are still struggling to overcome the economic challenges of the late 2000s. Many cities and towns faced bankruptcy and are still pulling out of debt, at a cost in services and revenue for local citizens. Fortunately, in Statesboro and Bulloch County, we managed to weather the economic crises that grossly affected other towns.

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opers. In spite of the tight economy in recent years, many investors regarded the community as a prime location for expansion of franchised restaurants, hotels, and other service companies.

If the private sector is healthy with new investment and development, that means increased tax revenue is coming in to the state, county, and city. Watch us Grow! gives us a brief glimpse into the details of the new developments and improvements happening at Georgia Southern University, Ogeechee Technical College, The Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Averitt Center for the Arts, and Bulloch County.

by Jenny Starling Foss

In downtown Statesboro, dollars are being directed into existing empty buildings to renovate, revitalize, and reuse the resources we have in an effort by the Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau to make South Main Street more visible to visitors, and in an effort by the Arts Center to better serve the community by offering multiple venues in which to enjoy hands on participation in the instruction and creation of art. Both organizations hope to spur additional development surrounding the new facilities.

Meanwhile, new construction is appearing on area campuses at both Georgia Southern and at Ogeechee Tech.

Georgia Southern is upgrading Paulson Stadium at the onset of our entry into the Sunbelt conference, and partnering with the Department of Natural Resources to bring a new shooting facility to campus.

Ogeechee Tech is building a new Natural Resources facility to house agribusiness, fish &wildlife management, and criminal justice classes.

At the county level, a new Admin-

istrative Annex is being added to accommodate a growing staff serving a growing community – another improvement to Main Street on the North end of town.

Expansion means progress for Bulloch County. With all of these improvements to be completed by 2015, it feels like Statesboro is on the cusp of becoming something greater and more progressive in the next couple of years – an even larger regional hub of tourism, the arts, commerce and education.

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Statesboro Convention and Vistors Bureau

Welcome Center The Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) aka Visit Statesboro! will be relocating to a new Welcome Center in the old Shoney’s restaurant building on South Main Street in 2014.

The SCVB is the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Statesboro and Bulloch County to the region, the state, the nation, and internationally,

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and manages all aspects of tourism and conference outreach marketing and servicing efforts. Currently located on South Main Street across from Heritage Bank of the South, the new location will provide more space, better access, and more parking for visitors.

Big plans are in store for the SCVB’s building renovation with new features designed to appeal to both visitors and tourists. The SCVB’s investment in revitalizing this building, instead of building a new Welcome Center outside of the downtown area, makes them one of the first organizations to step up in the local movement to revitalize South Main Street. According to SCVB Immediate Past Board President Barry Turner, “The SCVB hopes to be a catalyst for additional redevelopment in the area.”

“The new facility will have ample

parking – even for RVs – will be highly visible, and will beckon to those passing by to stop in and see what Statesboro, Bulloch County, and this region of Georgia have to offer,” said Turner.

Enhancements to the property like the RV station and a smart car charging station, along with access to a planned downtown dog park and the Willie McTell Trail, plus the proximity to downtown shops and restaurants, will make the SCVB Welcome Center a destination for travelers.

“Plans for exhibits within the facility will provide visitors with extensive information on area attractions, lodging, dining options, and reasons to stay a little longer,” said Turner. “Increasing overnight stays, encouraging shopping and dining, and generally giving people a reason to linger longer in Statesboro,

Watch Us Grow rather than pass through, will not only help local businesses and attractions, it will positively impact the local tax base. Visitors who spend money and sales taxes help support our local infrastructure, relieving local citizens of some of the tax burden.”

SCVB Executive Director Heidi Jeffers agrees, “Each Bulloch County household received $323.04 in tax relief in 2012 as a direct result of the taxes generated by tourism. In the last ten years, since 2003, expenditures by tourists have increased 80.1% in Bulloch County from $67.07 million to the record high in 2012 of $120.86 million.” In addition to the tax benefit provided local citizens, Barry Turner the revenue from the local lodging tax collected from area hotels totally funds the SCVB, and partially funds the Averitt Center for the Arts and Statesboro’s Downtown Development Authority/Main Street Program.

Jeffers is also working with local partners in tourism to maximize the positive impact of the new Welcome Center by developing intriguing interactive displays about the local area’s art and history for tourists and visitors to enjoy.

According to Dr. Brent Tharp, Director of the GSU Museum, “The SCVB has been a very valuable resource for the Georgia Southern Museum and this community and we look forward to being a partner along with the Department of History in developing this important next step. The exhibition area that we are developing together will be an exciting resource in preserving and promoting the area’s unique culture and history. It will also allow the University’s Public History students to develop internships, projects, and programs that will significantly enhance their resumes while also benefiting our community. This is an innovative partnership for the Museum, the History Department, and the SCVB; one that each of us will be highlighting within our professional communities.”

Jeffers and the SCVB Board of Directors, currently led by President Andy Bhula, also want to reach out to local tourism partners in creating an art garden at the facility. Jeffers said, “Tourists and visitors are looking for local authentic experiences when they travel. They want to taste local cuisine and experience those things that make Statesboro a notable place to visit. We envisioned one way of bringing the Statesboro Brent Tharp experience to the visitor at the Welcome Center would be to highlight our talented artists in a novel way, by incorporating sculpture and art installations throughout the landscape,” she said.

Coming up with these innovative ways of attracting visitors is part of the SCVB’s Vision Statement: “The Statesboro CVB promotes the City of Statesboro and Bulloch County to attract visitors, creating jobs, and enhancing the economic vitality of the area.” Their vision is paying big dividends as the SCVB invests tourism funding in a new Welcome Center with a South Main Street presence both residents and visitors will appreciate.

“Many people are surprised to find out that tourism in Bulloch County is the multimillion dollar industry that it is,” said Turner. “As good as it is - it can only improve with a facility which lends itself to drawing in travelers.”

STATS Tourism Is Big Business in Bulloch • Over 30,000 welcome packets were distributed to visitors in 2013 • 200,319 conference, meeting, and event participants were served • 15 Camera Ready requests were received • 8 visits by international travel writers and bloggers • 332,155,653 marketing impressions opportunities through radio, TV, website, social media & print • 1,007 tourism jobs in Bulloch County in 2012 • $120.87 million in direct tourism spending in 2012 • $4.45 million in state tax revenues created by tourism • $3.57 million local tax revenues created by tourism • Bulloch ranks 28th in the top 30 counties in tourism expenditures in the state of Georgia • From 2011 – 2012, tourism expenditures increased by 8.2% ranking Bulloch County fifth in the state for highest increase year over year.

Filming in Statesboro & Bulloch County since July 1, 2013 • ID Channel • A & E Channel • Georgia Traveler (GPB) • Best Burgers in Georgia • Anglers & Appetites The Culture ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 25

Georgia Southern University

Shooting Sports Education Center Dear Alumni & Friends: Georgia Southern University has entered into a partnership with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to develop the Shooting Sports Education Center, a world-class facility scheduled to open in fall 2014. Adjacent to the Recreation Activity Center (RAC) and M.C. Anderson Recreation Park on campus, the Center will be one of only two such shooting sports sites nationwide. This is an opportunity for Georgia Southern to lead the way as a model for other colleges and universities in the area of sports shooting.

Elite sports shooting, which includes archery and indoor-range shooting, is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. With your support, the facility will offer instruction to the general public, students and other enthusiasts of all skill levels in firearms and archery at both indoor and outdoor facilities.

Additionally, Georgia Southern’s potential partnerships with school systems, public safety, recreation departments and other programs will provide educational experiences and instructional classes. These classes will introduce and educate enthusiasts in the skills necessary to be a responsible hunter, archer or shooting sports participant in all levels of the sport.

The Center will have a far-reaching economic impact and take Georgia Southern to the next level as elite sports shooting enthusiasts, competitors and Olympic athletes from around the country travel to this venue to train and compete. The Center will also provide the capability of hosting national shooting tournaments and championships to the community.

Your support of the Shooting Sports Education Center is a significant part of our progress, and we invite you to explore the exciting potential of this first-class facility.

Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D. President, Georgia Southern University

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STATS • 24,940 – 28,390 sq/ft – Indoor Facilities • 6,200 – 10,800 sq/ft – Indoor Archery Range • 8,400 sq/ft – Indoor Firing Range • 2,300 sq/ft- Two Seminar Rooms • 10 acres - Outdoor Facility Components • The second sports shooting facility of its kind in the nation • Shooting Sports include firearms, airguns, and archery • In partnership with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Wildlife Resources • $500,000 in funding supplied by the City of Statesboro through the local hotel/motel tax • Facilities will offer licensed public participation in addition Partnerships The development of a Shooting Sports Education Center on the campus of Georgia

to student participation • Partnerships with 4-H, regional recreation departments, and area school systems planned

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife Resources. This unique project will provide dedicated facilities for a comprehensive Shooting Sports program and public education and practice on a college campus. The uniquely comprehensive nature and location will allow the Center and its programs to serve as a regional and national resource. The City of Statesboro also committed to providing $500,000 in funding

shooting & archery tournaments and championships.

• Facility to be open seven days a week • Georgia Wildlife Resources

for the facility by assessment of an extra penny of local lodging tax approved for

Program Manager will maintain

collection through local hotels by the Georgia General Assembly in 2013.

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Averitt Center for the Arts

Dance & Ceramic Studios For ten years the Averitt Center for the Arts has been an anchor tenant for downtown Statesboro providing a hub of cultural activity for the area. The center draws over 60,000 people a year to experience the wide variety of entertainment and educational programs being offered at the Arts facilities daily. The renovation and revitalization of the vacant and

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dilapidated Bank of Statesboro building and the adjacent Georgia Theater have significantly impacted the economic development of our historic downtown by providing attractive and historical venues, which appeal to citizens and visitors alike. The Averitt Center for the Arts recognizes its role as the community’s Arts leader, but also its role as an

economic engine for the central business district.

A proponent of inspiration, The Averitt Arts Center looks at similar cities that renovated and revitalized abandoned and deteriorating downtown buildings into Arts or Cultural centers in an effort to spur investment from developers into the surrounding areas. For

Watch Us Grow example, the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) has been very successful with this development concept throughout the historic district of Savannah.

Revitalization through the efforts of SCAD, along with a focus on tourism, has helped the City of Savannah with recruiting new retail and service industries, development of residential housing, and the preservation and renovation of historic structures.

On a smaller scale, the Averitt Center for the Arts hopes to achieve the same outcome with a downtown expansion plan. In 2014, the Averitt Center for the Arts will open two facilities – an Arts Incubator and ceramics studio on West Tim Chapman Vine Street and a newly renovated facility on West Main Street to house the Statesboro Youth Ballet training facility with a small black box theater. Both of these facilities are part of the Averitt Arts Center’s efforts to fuel the economic growth and prosperity of downtown Statesboro, as well as provide additional high quality Arts programming for the community.

STATS Averitt Center’s West Side Dance Studio 41 West Main Street • 5,700 sq/ft overall footprint of the building • 1,000 sq/ft mezzanine with production booth and costume closet • 600 sq/ft outbuilding • Two dance studios – 43’ x 23’ and 18’ x 28’ • 1,500 sq/ft Black Box Theater • Theater will seat 80 – 100 people • Theater stage measures 18’ x 28’ • Theater features full production booth with light & sound • 800 sq/ft at the front of the building reserved for retail • W & J Discount Shoe Repair shop will be moving to the 600 sq/ft outbuilding next door

Averitt Center’s Arts Incubator & Ceramics Studio 31 East Main Street • Formerly the Averitt Center’s Dance Studio • 2,200 sq/ft overall footprint of the building • 25’ x 35’ Ceramics Studio • 21’ x 25’ Fine Arts Studio • Second floor with 6-7 artist’s studio spaces • Instruction offered in hand building, sculpting, and wheel throwing of pottery • Instruction offered in pottery glazing techniques for youth and adults • Six pottery wheels • On site kiln • In partnership with the Georgia Southern Fab Lab & City Campus The Culture ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 29

Ogeechee Technical College

Natural Resources Building When completed, the $12.6 million Natural Resources Building will be the second largest of five major classroom buildings on Ogeechee Technical College’s main campus. Along with the new Health Science Building, already in use, the Natural Resources Building prepares the campus for what OTC officials envision as a new growth phase.

“The new structure that will be built here will be much more than just brick and mortar,” OTC President Dr. Dawn Cartee said. “It will be the catalyst for expanded knowledge, enhanced employment, greater self-sufficiency, and a better quality of life, not only for our graduates but for their families and the citizens of this state who will benefit by the services they will provide.”

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Enrollment is stable, essentially unchanged from 3,220 students two years ago to 3,223 last year, according to OTC Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Ryan Foley. These are unduplicated counts of all students during the entire year, but enrollment for 2013-14 is running ahead of the same point last year, he said.

According to Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Charlene Lamar, the Natural Resources programs rank third in total enrollment, but now have the second largest number of graduates, having pulled ahead of Business/ Computers.

By the time the Natural Resources building is ready, enrollments in the programs it will house is expected to

grow to about 850 students, an increase of about 50 percent from the current level, Lamar said.

At two stories, Natural Resources will be the school’s first classroom building with more than a single f loor. It will also be the first on the main campus built outside the perimeter defined by Joseph E. Kennedy Boulevard. The new structure will stand on a 32-acre tract provided to the college by the Development Authority of Bulloch County.

Instructional programs slated to move into the Natural Resources Building include agribusiness; fish and wildlife management; forensic science; criminal justice; adult education; and continuing education. It will also be the Economic Development Office’s new home.

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STATS Natural Resources Building

• 60,000 sq/ft facility

• $12.6 million budget

• 32-acre tract provided by the Development Authority of Bulloch County

• James W. Buckley & Associates - Architects

• Pope Construction Company, Statesboro – General Contracter

• Expected completion date of summer 2015

• 45,000 sq/ft Multi-Purpose/ Training Room

• 2012-2013 enrollment of 3,223 students at Ogeechee Tech

• Expected Natural Resources enrollment of 850 students

All of the programs to be housed in the new Natural Resources Building are important, but some are particularly unique. Ogeechee Tech’s Agribusiness program is the only one of its kind in the Technical College System of Georgia, serving an agriculture industry which contributes more than $71.1 BILLION annually to Georgia’s economy. Fish & Wildlife Management graduates work to preserve natural resources and habitats, and that degree is unique in the State system. Additionally, the Forensic Science program, where students learn first-hand the techniques used to investigate crime scenes, is one of only two in the Technical College System.

The local legislative delegation worked diligently to secure the funding for this facility. Without them, we would not be building this facility. The Bulloch County Development Authority provided the land on which to build, and that gift was a catalyst for receiving funding from the State to construct the building.

– Dr. Dawn Cartee; President, Ogeechee Technical College The Culture ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 31

Bulloch County

Administrative Annex The County’s administrative offices were running out of space at the old First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building which had been converted to the North Main Annex of the Bulloch County Court House in the 1980s.

The new Bulloch County Administrative Annex is now being constructed on North Main Street adjacent to the North Main Annex “to provide more space for the Tax Commissioner’s offices and the Tax Assessor’s offices,” said County Manager Tom Couch. “Building & Zoning will also eventually move to this location,” stated Couch.

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Careful consideration is being given do this to improve public access to these offices and to provide a one-stop place for to the appearance of the new annex these services. There will be better in and “in order to ref lect Statesboro’s downout access, no big stairs to maneuver, and town master plan by maintaining and no long lines out the door when citizens strengthening the government functions come to pay for their tags or taxes,” he for the county, the building will have architectural features that suggest the said.

In addition to the Tax offices and permanence and stature of a government Building & Zoning, the new annex will building, while serving as an example also house the Elections & Voter Regis- of good stewardship of public funds,” tration offices. The 911 offices, formerly according to the Bulloch County Board located downstairs in the basement of of Commissioners’ bid packet for the the First Federal Annex, moved to a new project.

Statesboro architect Kevin Palmer free-standing building on Highway 301 North adjacent to the county jail in the supplied the latest rendering of the summer of 2008.

Bulloch County Administrative Annex.

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STATS The County Administrative Annex • Palmer Architects – Kevin Palmer, Architect of Record • Lavender & Associates - John Lavender, building project’s Construction Manager • Start of construction February 2014 • 13,000 sq/ft of new construction on one level • Space reserved on site for future 20,000 sq/ft two-story expansion • Parking area faces North Walnut Street • Pedestrian entrance faces North Main Street • Construction costs estimated at $2.2 million • Steel & light gage metal framing with brick veneer • Connected to the current North Main Annex with an exterior breezeway • A hardscape plaza in front of the North Main Entry • Handicap access in the parking side entry Bulloch County Commissioners

Tax Offices

Building & Zoning

Garrett Nevil – Chairman

James W. Deal, Tax Commissioner

Randy Newman, Zoning Administrator

Walter Gibson – Vice Chairman

Marion C. Hulsey, Chairman of

Sidney Alston & Larry Evans,

Robert Rushing

the Board of Tax Assessors

Carolyn Ethridge

John R. Scott, Chief Tax Appraiser

Ray Mosley

Kathy Newton, Personal Property

Anthony Simmons

Appraiser/Auditor

Building Inspectors Elections & Voter Registration Patricia Lanier Jones, Elections Supervisor

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Georgia Southern University

Paulson Stadium Expansion On June 5th, 2013, a groundbreaking ceremony signaled the start of construction of a new Football Operations Center and seat expansion at Paulson Stadium.

University President Brooks Keel connected this summer’s groundbreaking to the origins of the Eagle Football program. Student Government Association Vice President for Finance Ellen Hogan, on behalf of the Georgia Southern student body, emphasized the student-centeredness of the University and thanked President Keel, campus administration, faculty and staff, for the opportunity to vote to make the move to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and to make the expansion project possible.

Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein shared some of the significant games in Paulson Stadium history, including in his comments, fittingly, a reference to the Hugo Bowl, the game that was played just 180 miles from the eye of Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Georgia Southern University Foundation President John Mulherin reiterated that the journey is just begin-

ning and the groundbreaking ceremony was one of the first milestones in a series of many to come.

“This is a day that will really truly go down in history,” said President Brooks Keel after the event. “The opportunities that this presents to the University are truly incredible. This puts us on a national stage, which is where Georgia Southern needs to be.”

University System of Georgia Regent Lori Durden, Vice President for Business and Finance Rob Whitaker, Eagle Football Coach Jeff Monken, and members of the Georgia Southern Athletic Steering Committee Mike Sanders, Mel McBride, Anthony Tippins, and Tim Evans, who will also serve as general contractor on the projects, joined in breaking ground.

Connecting the past to the future, Coach Jeff Monken used the same shovel that Coach Erk Russell used for the groundbreaking of Allen E. Paulson Stadium in April 1983.

“These two projects will be the stepping stones for the future of Georgia

Southern Athletics,” Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein said. “Our goal, in the next five to ten years, is to take us from a regional brand of university to a national brand of university and these facilities in athletics will help us.”

Scheduled for completion in mid-2014, the $10 million privately funded Football Operations Center will house coaches’ offices, team meeting rooms, a video production suite, locker rooms, strength & conditioning space, rehabilitation center, equipment room, and football Hall of Fame within its 50,000 square feet.

Expansion of the north stands of Paulson Stadium will include more than 6,000 additional seats with on-grade seating expanded by approximately 1,500 new seats and 4,500 added with the construction of an upper deck. With this student-fee funded expansion, seating capacity at Paulson Stadium will exceed 21,000 permanent seats. Construction of this $10 million project is scheduled for completion in May 2014. n

“It’s an exciting time at Georgia Southern University as the Paulson Stadium expansion kicks into high gear over the next three months. In 2014, our stadium will look like an entirely new venue with the completion of the Football Operations Center and the mid deck on the student side.” – Tom Kleinlein 34 • Statesboro Magazine ›› The Culture

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STATS Football Operations Center • 53,000 total square feet • Locker rooms • Athletic performance area & weight room • Athletic training room Stadium Side

• Equipment room • Laundry room • Coaches’ offices • Player’s lounge • Team meeting rooms • Video production area • Hall of Fame area • Scoreboard and viewing veranda on stadium façade

Lanier Side • Walkway/Terrace on Lanier Drive

TOP 10 PAULSON STADIUM CROWDS 1. 25,725*......... Dec. 16, 1989............ Stephen F. Austin.....37-34 2. 24,078........... Nov. 11, 1989............ Chattanooga............34-13 3. 23,373........... Nov. 10, 2007............ Furman.....................22-24 4. 23,204*......... Dec. 15, 1990............ Nevada.....................36-13 5. 23,167........... Sept. 1, 2001............. Savannah State...........69-6 6. 22,421........... Oct. 16, 2004............. Appalachian State...... 54-7 7. 22,155.......... Nov. 3, 2012............. Appalachian State.. 28-31 8. 21,899........... Oct. 14, 2000............. Appalachian State....34-28 9. 21,812.......... Sept. 10, 2011 ......... Tusculum................ 62-21 10. 21,593........... Nov. 3, 2001.............. Furman.....................20-10 *postseason / championship games The Culture ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 35

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Both are long time locals who know the area well. They began making immediate plans to open a brewery and picked the location known formerly as the French Quarter Café; a spacious building with room for mixing tanks, three large fermenting tanks, tasting events, and special events booked by the public.

Dismuke said the name of the brewery was a no-brainer. They considered several names, but kept coming back to Eagle Creek. They found it fitting because of the Erk Russell legend of the magical water.

Dismuke runs the financial end of the business, while Long oversees the brewery’s day-to-day operations. Former owner of local restaurant franchises, Larry’s Subs and Your Pie, Long has a strong food and beverage background. Dismuke works as a consultant for Westchester Medical Center in New York and splits his time between N.Y. and Statesboro. Together they make the marketing decisions, including coming up with their catchy slogan – Don’t Fear the Foam.

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to be the youngest head brewer in the country. Brown prefers to brew in the German lager tradition and currently has six ales and lagers on tap ranging from light blonde pale ale to a pitch black stout.

Eagle Creek’s brews are produced in 1/6 barrel and 1/2 barrel kegs and delivered or picked up by distributors. As a full-production brewery with no restaurant connection, they were required to submit the name of each beer, the ingredients, and the formulas to gain the designation Qualified Brewer by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB.gov),

By Georgia law, there can be no purchasing of beer for drinking on premises, but tasting tours may be arranged within a legal timeframe of two hours per day. Eagle Creek welcomes tasters by appointment from 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M., Fridays and Saturdays.

So far Eagle Creek beers are being distributed throughout South Georgia in Statesboro, Savannah, Vidalia, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Augusta, with agreements pending in Valdosta and the Atlanta area. Initially the partners are looking at distribution in Georgia and South Carolina with plans to go nationwide if the demand is there. According to Dismuke, “We’ll grow as big as the market allows.”

There are also plans to produce in 12 oz. cans. After attending a National Brewers Association event recently in Washington, D.C., where Eagle Creek served the U.S. House of Representatives as one of only 13 small craft breweries nationwide to be represented, Dismuke and Long met some D.C. brewers who were getting rid of their canning line. Dismuke projects the canning operation to begin in late January or early February 2014.

1499 Fair Road Statesboro, GA 30458 www.EastGeorgiaRegional.com (912) 486-1000 VOLUME • 1,538 Babies Delivered • More than 70,000 Patient Interactions OUR PEOPLE • 650 Associates • 100 Physicians on Medical Staff • 85 Volunteers • 14,000 Total Volunteers Hours in 2012 EGRMC has invested over $ 12 million dollars in capital improvements over the past few years, including: • Vascular lab • DaVinci Robot • 2nd Cardiac Cath lab

• Statesboro Imaging Center • GE CT Scanner – SIC OUR FACILITY • GHA Quality Honor Roll – placed in top categories two years in a row for quality measures • Breast MRI Accreditation • Wound Care Center of Distinction • Ultrasound Accreditation • Sleep Lab Accreditation • GHA Hospital Engagement Network Patient Safety Leaders Circle Award Recipient GIVING BACK Raised $62,000 for charity in 2012, including: • American Cancer Society • Boys and Girls Club • United Way • Joseph’s Home for Boys • Statesboro-Bulloch County Breast Cancer Foundation Donated $70,000 in Sponsorships in 2012, including: • Georgia Southern Athletics • Georgia Southern University – A Day for Southern Campaign • Ogeechee Technical College’s – iGot Campaign • United Way • Boys and Girls Club

One of our fundamental values at East Georgia Regional Medical Center is our commitment to our local community. We maintain this commitment both collectively as an organization and individually in our personal contributions.

East Georgia Regional Medical Center is extraordinarily proud to have served our community since 1937. Our associates, physicians, and hospital volunteers continuously seek ways to offer the highest quality care available to our patients and to take important health education and awareness information out into our community.

East Georgia Regional is committed to providing our region with new cutting edge technology and procedures. We were the first hospital in the region to offer Single Site DaVinci robotic surgery for minimally invasive procedures and endoscopic ultrasound guided marker placement to help with radiation therapy for esophageal cancer patients. A new vascular lab was opened to perform specialized procedures, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs (Triple A). Our cardiac cath lab team consistently exceeds the national benchmark time for getting patients having heart attacks to the cath lab. EGRMC will continue to provide superior services as well as offer new services, while striving to be the primary hospital of choice.

ECONOMIC IMPACT - $114 Million • 650 Associates • More than $40 million I employee wages and benefits in 2012 • Provided $71 million in uncompensated care in 2012 • Paid in excess of $3 million in taxes in 2012 Our Commitment to Quality East Georgia Regional Medical Center brings quality health care to this community with comprehensive services and an experienced team of physicians and caregivers.

As the only comprehensive hospital serving our community. East Georgia Regional is committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of our physicians and patients by investing in modern technology and expanding the services we provide. Over the past few years, we have invested $12 million for facility and service improvements.

Our associates and physicians are dedicated to providing the highest quality care in the safest environment possible. A reflection of their determination of these two important areas of health care is exemplified by East Georgia Regional Medical Center being honored with multiple awards and certifications over the past three years.

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Six Microbrews Statesboro Blue: A wheat beer brewed with coriander and citrus peel. A special Belgian yeast strain is used to produce phenolic notes of spice that blend with the herbal aromas from the hops.

Creekwater: A dark brew which blends 9 different grains creating a tasty mix of roasty, chocolatey, burnt toffee and caramel notes. Flaked oats add a soft, rich creaminess to balance the assertive roasted malts.

Whose Ale?: Our Ale! is a hoppy pale beer. A true American IPA (India Pale Ale) – Van Gogh’s uses hops varieties grown domestically to showcase that classis American “C” hops flavor.

Citrus aromas and tastes remind you of tangerine and grapefruit.

Belgian IPA: German malts, Belgian yeast, American hops, Statesboro Beer! Van Gogh’s combines malts from Munich and Cologne with American hops and ferments with house Belgian yeast strain to produce a beer that’s “hoppy and funky, strong but smooth.”

Autumn Lager: The Autumn Lager is an easy drinking Oktoberfest brewed in the Munich tradition. Using bottom fermenting yeast this beer takes twice as long to produce as any of our other ales. Deep gold in color with a malty aroma and a dry finish.

A Brew for You: Van Gogh’s has a recurring ever-changing list of seasonal and experimental brews that keeps the experience interesting. Eager to please, they invite the public to offer suggestions on the next batch of brew.

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s craft beers’ popularity grows, more brewers are opening restaurants to showcase their beverage creations by pairing home brews with tasty choices from locally inspired menus. It’s a foodie trend brothers Dale and Christian Bennett have created in Statesboro at Van Gogh’s Microbrewery & Gourmet Pizza.

Christian originally had the idea to showcase locally crafted brews in a free standing brewing facility next door to his other restaurant, GATAs, a favorite gathering place for students and locals adjacent to the GSU campus. He brought in brother, Dale, to help run the restaurant. It turns out keeping it all in the family was a good choice. “It’s been a dream of mine to run a restaurant for 27 years,” said Dale.

With Van Gogh’s, Dale manages more than the restaurant operations, he also manages the production of six craft brews created by head brewer Robert Colch, the winner of more than one blue ribbon at craft beer festivals. According to Dale, “Robert is passionate about it. He’s especially great with coming up with new flavors.”

Van Gogh’s is also the meeting place of the Blind Willie Brewers, a local group of brewers that meets at the restaurant once a month. “We trade recipes and compare beers to see who has the best brew,” Dale said.

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Dale and Christian are currently courting distributors for their six brews.

They would like to see their craft beers offered in other locations throughout the southeast. To establish a local flavor and identity, the brothers name their beers in keeping with a Georgia Southern University theme. The most popular beer is Statesboro Blue, a wheat beer with a sweet citrus and spice note. Other popular blends include Creekwater, analogous to Beautiful Eagle Creek water, and Whose Ale? a reference to the GSU football cheer, Whose house? Our House!

There is as much attention paid to the food at Van Gogh’s as there is to the microbrews. Chef Luigi DiLorenzo, a real Roman chef with 35 years of experience in the restaurant business, creates an authentic Italian menu of fresh pizzas, pastas, and salads with rustic homemade appeal. His goal is to provide every diner a “slice of life” experience from his homeland.

Van Gogh’s offers a special for sampling the best slice ala Chef Luigi with a pint of their best home brew for $ 5.99. When you’re promoting your new craft beer, is there any better way to showcase the homebrew?

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Fast Facts • Opened September 2013 • 137 – Number of craft beers on tap • 20 – Number of rotating taps • 3 – Sizes of growlers each at $5.99 • 21 – Age you have to be to sample beers • The dog on the Growlers logo is 2 year-old pet yellow lab, Conroy • Located on the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek • Open Monday – Friday 11:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. • Open Saturday 10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. • Open Sunday 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

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rad David had a eureka! moment while driving to Alaska on a cross country trip after finishing college. “I fell in love with the local bars in California,” he said. “They had many craft beers on tap and I really enjoyed being able to sample so many distinctive, locally brewed flavors.” That’s what led Brad and wife Sidney, almost 20 years later, to turn a craft beer hobby into Southern Growlers on South Main Street. Since that trip in 1994, Brad has dreamed of offering the quintessential local brew sampling experience to beer enthusiasts.

Not a bottler, or a brewer, David is more of a sommelier of beer, what’s now referred in the industry as a cicerone. Instead of being a wine expert, Brad’s an expert in the world of malt and hops. He understands the complexity of different craft brews and how to pair them with good local fare for the optimum foodie experience.

At Southern Growlers, David prides himself in being able to offer beer enthusiasts over 135 different craft beers. With 20 rotating taps he tries to have “the best selection of regional craft beers, ciders, and sodas, along with the latest in seasonal brews.”

Customers are able to sample different brews during tasting times seven days a week.

David even offers a craft beer flavored custard ice cream in pints and push-ups for the true beer fanatic.

If you find a beer on tap that you really like, Southern Growlers can provide you with take-home growlers or jugs for $5.99. The growlers are available in three sizes: pint, half gallon, and gallon. Choose a reusable growler, pick your favorite beer, and David will

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fill it with a fresh brew to take home. You can re-use the growler by rinsing it and returning it to the store for a bottle exchange on your next visit. David really appreciates the “green” aspect of reusing the custom containers. The growlers can also be given as gifts to friends who enjoy craft beer.

Southern Growlers also hosts special events for the local beer scene like brewery tap takeovers, and offers educational classes on everything beer.

David especially enjoys showcasing the popular local/regional brands like Eagle Creek Beer of Statesboro and selections from Southbound Brewing Company of Savannah. “That’s the most fun part – selling local products. The most expensive part of the beer production business is bottling. At Growlers, we do that part for them,” David said. n The Culture ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 45

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his is a continuing project by the Bulloch County Historical Society to commemorate area historical sites. Thirteen markers have been placed throughout the county so far. The Historical Society will add six more markers in 2014. In addition to the eight markers here, other sites already designated historical in significance are Excelsior & Its Academy, Banks Dairy Farm, Brooklet, Old Portal, and Willow Hill.

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The Delegates Fifty individuals represented Statesboro as official delegates on December 1, 1906 Jefferson Randolph Anderson (moderator) James R. Miller (secretary) Robert Lee Moore (spokesman) Julian J.E. Anderson J. Gordon Blitch Alfred J. Bowen Moses J. Bowen Cecil Williams Brannen James Alonzo Brannen James Ewell Brannen Joshua G. Brannen William J. Brannen Morgan Brown Daniel Buie Albert Mitchell Deal William H. DeLoach James Hobson Donaldson William Henry Ellis Bedford Everett Joshua Everett Alton Jerome Franklin George Bruce Franklin Jason Franklin Jasper Franklin Stephen Hill Franklin Noah D. Hendrix Gustave Jaeckel James Z. Kendrick Perry Kennedy

Raymond Jimmerson Kennedy Wallace D. Kennedy James B. Lee S. H. Lichtenstein D. E. McEachern Samuel Lowndes Moore Edward Conyers Oliver

William Cling Parker Jakle Z. Patrick Albert W. Quattlebaum Hunter Marshall Robertson Milledge J. Rushing Egbert Andrew Smith Millard Fillmore Stubbs

Thomas B. Thorne George R. Trapnell Leon Jackson Trapnell David Benjamin Turner Remer Warnock Madison Warren John William Williams

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“The end of life can be a very

spiritual and intimate time.

Our team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, nursing assistants and

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hey say it’s a calling. Caring for patients and families, offering them much needed support through the progressive stages of life-limiting illnesses. To succeed one must be a good listener, have plenty of patience, be non-judgmental, and be respectful of others’ religious beliefs and spiritual needs. Above all, one must be empathetic, for with hospice care, in addition to attending to a patient’s physical needs, one must care for the emotional and psychological needs as well.

Ogeechee Area Hospice founding Director & CEO Nancy Bryant received her calling out in the field caring for rural patients throughout Bulloch County while working for Ogeechee Home Health Agency.

Early in her career caring for those close to the end of life seemed to be an area of healthcare in which Bryant saw potential for improvement.

Bryant and husband Larry moved to Statesboro in 1975 to attend Georgia Southern. After two years of working on his graduate degree, Larry was offered a baseball coaching position at GSU. The Bryants decided to make their home in Statesboro and the family became complete with the arrival of daughters Heather and Kelly.

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“I knew about hospice and the concept of being with family and dying at

home. I felt that patients should be given choices other than dying in the hospital.” – Nancy Bryant Nancy entered Georgia Southern School of Nursing, graduated in 1984, and became a registered nurse. Her first job was in Bulloch Memorial Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit where she experienced caring for patients who were dying.

According to Bryant, “The culture of hospital care at that time was different.

It was generally expected that aggressive treatment was practiced until the end.

There was limited family visiting time.

Talking to the patients and their families about death and dying was taboo. Often I knew that all of our medical interventions would prove futile. Unfortunately because of the hospital visitation rules, many patients died without family close by. It was sad and tragic.”

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Home Health Agency. At OHH Bryant worked as a field nurse with Bulloch County as her territory. She was responsible for patients who needed in-home nursing care for things like wound management, diabetic education, and IV changes. At times she found herself caring for individuals that were losing their battle with cancer. She felt drawn to these terminally ill patients. “ I was able to gently and carefully drop the mutual pretense of ‘everything’s going to be fine.’

For the first time, I felt empowered to talk to my patients about their feelings, fears and needs.” Bryant soon found that most of her patients, when given a choice, preferred to die at home surrounded by family instead of in the hospital with limited access to loved ones. “I knew about hospice and the concept of being

with family and dying at home. I felt that patients should be given choices other than dying in the hospital.”

The goal of hospice isn’t to prolong a patient’s life, but rather to provide the best quality of life for the patient and the patient’s family. Attention is given to physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Most hospice patients are cared for in their own homes, but Ogeechee Area Hospice also calls on patients in nursing homes, hospitals, or other long-term care facilities.

Seeing the need for quality end of life care in Bulloch County, Bryant soon returned to Georgia Southern to pursue a Masters in Community Nursing with an idea about hospice care for the community that was really brought home to her by one of her patients with terminal cancer.

The patient voiced a strong desire to stay out of the hospital. She had a young daughter, barely 20, who was to be primary caregiver, so “I told her I would do whatever I could to help her stay at home,” Bryant said.

The daughter put a hospital bed in the living room and was incredibly strong and devoted throughout her mother’s final journey. “I gave her my home phone number to call if she needed me,” said Bryant., There were several late night calls and visits. Bryant began to see herself as a tool in helping patients die with dignity.

Her Masters cirriculum followed a track of caring for high risk families in rural communities, but she had no single goal in mind after graduating. But, by that time, “I had grown to love Bulloch County. I had met so many wonderful people in my nursing career. Many lacked basic resources of life, but were extremely wise. I enjoyed traveling the dirt roads.

I wouldn’t have been enriched by those experiences if I hadn’t lived here,” she said.

While going to school, Bryant continued to work part time for OHH, seeing high risk patients with difficulties.

Bryant received her Master of Science in Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). She began to teach fulltime

in the College of Nursing in 1989. As a nursing instructor, more opportunities arose for Bryant to learn about hospice organizations.

Ogeechee Home Health Agency was a non-profit organization, as were most hospices at that time. Bryant began to think about starting hospice care through Ogeechee Home Health Agency. It would be a good fit. She approached board president, Dr. Herbert O’Keefe, a professor of accounting in Georgia Southern’s College of Business Administration. Dr. O’Keefe’s mother had been a hospice patient in Savannah and he was already an advocate for the holistic and compassionate approach to end of life care. In the summer of 1993, the decision was made to start local hospice care.

Bryant resigned her tenured track position at GSU and put together a proposal for OHH’s board of directors. “$50,000 was needed for start-up expenses” Bryant said, “I came up with the policies and procedures, and recruited an RN, a part-time social worker, a part-time chaplain, and two volunteers.”

The proposal was approved with six months of salary paid by the board to get things started.

“I had done a feasibility assessment,” Bryant said. “I asked the hospital administrator and community doctors, ‘If there was community hospice care, would you support it?’ Most said they would.

“Bulloch Memorial, the doctors, and the community were all very generous.

The entire $50,000 was donated. By April 1994, everything was together, including a small staff. Area doctors including Dr. Bohler and Dr. Randy Smith immediately began referring patients.” Ogeechee Area Hospice was born.

In 1996, Ogeechee Home Health Agency was purchased by HMA, the company that purchased Bulloch Memorial Hospital and subsequently built East Georgia Regional Medical Center.

Since Ogeechee Area Hospice was not purchased, proceeds of $2 million from the sale became an asset of hospice.

Bryant and the board decided to invest the money for a future in-patient facility for the community. For those who can’t go Living Well ‹‹ January/February 2014 • 53

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“Everyone who is able should have the opportunity to

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home, need extensive symptom management, have caregivers who may need a break or who don’t have family caregivers close by, the facility becomes a refuge.

“There are special needs for people approaching the end of life,” said Bryant.

“They’re still living and they want to talk about many things. They want to say what they need to say. A few basic things: to say ‘l love you and thank-you’ to loved ones; to hear ‘I love you and thank-you” from those to whom their lives have made a difference; to be able to forgive others; to ask for forgiveness. Everyone who is able should have the opportunity to take care of any unfinished business. The end of life can be a very spiritual and intimate time. Our team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, nursing assistants and volunteers help families in reaching that place.

Often people wait way too long to call on us. When we can be of assistance for months, often times it is only for a few days.” Ogeechee Area Hospice now has 85 employees and over 100 volunteers.

In 2005, Bulloch County’s new community-owned hospice facility opened with 12 available beds. A beautifully appointed lobby with a residential feel, a stained-glass windowed chapel, and serene gardens provide additional space for family and friends who visit.

On December 7, 2012, Anna Swicord of the Bulloch County Hospital Authority presented a deed for land to expand Ogeechee Area Hospice to Board President Trish Tootle and Bryant.

Another 13 beds were added to meet the growing demand in the area for hospice care. The board of directors is working now to raise the remaining funds needed to pay off the new addition.

“I got started volunteering for hospice because of my husband, David,” Tootle shared. “One day 15 years ago, he called me out of the blue and said he was volunteering for Ogeechee Area Hospice. He went through the volunteer training program first. And I followed. Most of our patients were men with few family members. We came to believe in the hospice mission to keep people at home to die with dignity, to die with their loved ones. It doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have, everyone is treated with the same compassion.

“David volunteered with Ogeechee Area Hospice for 12 years before he died,” Tootle continued. “Ironically, he was under hospice care when he died at home, August of 2010. While he was at home, hospice came every day. They became family to my family.”

“I do believe hospice care is a calling,” Tootle said, “The level of caring, the support, and the comforting is such a blessing to everyone. The staff and volunteers have to be called to do what they do.”

“Trish Tootle and the other members of the board of directors are incredibly committed to our mission. As a non-profit agency, we are thankful to an incredibly supportive and generous community. We have been successful with two building projects; most of the cost paid by our own citizens. Ogeechee Area Hospice has cared for over 6,000 patients, with 75 to 80 under our care on any given day. It has been an incredible 20 years. My life has been enriched by being in the midst of such and incredible endeavor- serving those at the end of life and coming to know so many that have shared this passion.” n

Editor’s Note: For more information visit www.oahospice.org

Ogeechee Area Hospice Presidents Herbert O’Keefe, Ph.D. 1994-1998 Bruce Avant 1998-2001 Tom Coe 2001-2002 Jean Bartels, Ph.D. 2002-2005; 2007 – 2012 Trish Tootle – 2005-2007; 2012-present

Medical Directors Steve Gottlieb, M.D. 1994-1999 Andrew Cichelli, M.D. 1999-2001 John Gerguis, M.D. 2001-present

Timeline April 1994 – Certification with Medicare & Medicaid is granted 1996 – First children’s bereavement camp February 1996 – Ogeechee Area Hospice splits from Ogeechee Home Healthcare Agency when OHHA is sold to HMA the new owners of Bulloch Memorial Hospital. Plans for an inpatient facility are begun with proceeds.

1997 – Offices are moved to Zetterower Avenue.

2000 – Proceeds have grown to $3 million for inpatient facility. Average 43 patients/day.

2001 – Property is purchased on Country Club Road for construction of inpatient facility.

2003 – Ogeechee Area Hospice board approaches Bulloch County Commission about using property at the now vacant Bulloch Memorial Hospital to construct new hospice facility.

August 2005 – A new 12 bed hospice inpatient center is opened.

2013 – An additional 13 beds are added.

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I’m a recent high school graduate. I’m 18 years old and I’m a firefighter EMT.

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At an early age, I learned the value of helping those in need. I watched both of my parents, who are doctors, assist people with not only their physical needs, but also their emotional ones. And though I had no desire to go into the medical field at that time, I knew that my charge in life was to serve others.

My goal is to one day manage emergency operations. The Emergency Medical Technician program at Ogeechee Tech has helped pave that road and given me the foundation I need for success. The opportunities are out there if you choose to take advantage of them. The journey may get rough at times, but set your sights high and make it happen – I am!

My name is Conor Baker and this is my story.

What’s yours?

To hear more about Conor and others visit: www.ogeecheetech.edu/story

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The new cookbooks are $15 each and available for purchase locally at Colonial House of Flowers and Forest Heights Pharmacy.

A portion of the sale of each book goes to help children with special needs in Bulloch County.

Azure also hosts a local Community Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs each month at the Honey Bowen Building on Fair Road.

Find out more about Azure’s mission in the July/August 2013 issue of Statesboro Magazine, and at Azure Bailey Rountree on Facebook and Pinterest. n

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mall patches of green. The delicate sound of water flowing over the lip of a fountain. A busy intersection bursting with seasonal color. Together they create an impression; alone they remind us of nature’s beauty or provide a place of quiet retreat. They are the plantings and parks of Statesboro, some no bigger than a half-barrel pot in front of City Hall, another a one-mile path through the center of town. And one, Triangle Park at the intersection of Savannah Avenue and East Main Street, I call my own.

Parks, green space, and seasonal plantings in public spaces all work together to make a city livable. Studies abound with research showing that cities of all sizes that invest in their trees and green space are more economically viable – they attract businesses, shoppers, and residents. For Bobby Colson, Statesboro’s Public Works Director, each of the city’s 25 areas he maintains and plants create a lasting impression. “I’m always being told that one of the things business visitors comment on is the area at the fork of 301 and Fair Road that we plant seasonally. Everyone notices that area,” Colson said.

For me, Triangle Park and Willie McTell Trail are like hidden treasures I take great pleasure in rediscovering with every visit. Triangle Park, with its fountain, gas lamp posts, and stately trees is like a miniature version of a grand Savannah park.

It sits at the intersection of East Main Street and Savannah Avenue, at the edge of downtown, a little out of the way yet a welcome distraction from the busy streets, businesses, and old warehouses of that part of town.

Tucked into a small space, the landscaping and brick pathways create separate, intimate seating areas around the fountain, a striking holly, and a large tea olive, and leave the impression that you’re actually in a much larger park. Camellias, a magnolia with ancient looking undulating limbs, and knock-out roses are reminiscent of the kind of garden your grandmother may have had.

Willie McTell Trail has some of the same qualities although its purpose is much different. It can be a passive park — a place to sit and linger — but it also serves as a walking, biking, and jogging trail, and a pleasant way to get from one destination to another. The trail is relatively new but according to Colson is catching on with the public. It always takes some time for new areas to be discovered and to create a following. Art benches

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created by Georgia Southern University students lend the trail a funky, contemporary flair. Innovative use of native plant material helps to cut down on maintenance costs and creates a sense of the trail fitting in with the natural landscape and topography.

Because of the design, Willie McTell Trail, like Triangle Park, doesn’t stand apart from the everyday city landscape but blends and accents the cityscape. Wooden signs and distinctive crossings let motorists know they are passing the trail. For those skirting downtown traffic, however, the most they may see of the trail is also one of my favorite views: along Zetterower to Fair Road, one of the busiest routes in town. Along this length of the trail, beautiful pink mulhy grass grows near the railroad crossing.

It’s particularly stunning in the fall when the grass displays its full color but whenever I pass it always makes me get a little catch in my breath – that reminder that no matter what happens during the day a touch of calming nature is always waiting.

And that is part of the beauty of these parks and plantings.

They are little jewels that combine to create an image of our city. If we happen to drive by on the right day, we may notice Bill Mincey, Park Supervisor, and his crew replanting an area, but more often the planters get changed or the roadway area replanted as if by magic. Summer zinnias are gone, winter ornamental cabbages have rooted, the transition from one season to the next almost imperceptible.

According to Colson, the city has planted all its available land. Most of these areas are along roadsides and at intersections and don’t have formal names like the McTell Trail or Triangle Park. One that has become a Statesboro landmark is what Colson refers to as the “Boy and Girl Fountain” on South Main in front of First Baptist Church.

As the city has grown, so too should its parks. Colson encourages new businesses and subdivisions in the city to landscape their entrances as part of the city’s overall image. But the city also needs to set aside more land and funding to create these islands of beauty even if for many of us they are a blur as we rush to work, school, and shopping. Without them our city would suffer. And even on those busiest days when we’re preoccupied with getting from one place to the next, the presence of natural beauty, of parks and flowers, is felt in a deeper way in our souls. n January/February 2014 • 59

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here are so many uncertainties in the world, and with 24-hour news services we hear about them all the time. How do you face life’s difficulties, especially when you read that the next three decades will be the most tumultuous in history?

It seems to me we have three possible responses: indifference, despair, or hope.

In our fast-paced world indifference will be harder and harder to maintain. Despair carries with it so much negative baggage that it could destroy us. That leaves hope. But how do you achieve and sustain hope when you’re confronted by so many disappointments? People use various methods.

Some people believe that achieving wealth will protect them from despair. I read with interest an incident that occurred in 1923. A handful of the wealthiest men in the world met in Chicago. One was the president of the world’s largest steel company, another was head of the largest utility company, another was the greatest export speculator, and still another was president of the New York Stock Exchange. On and on I could go. These few men controlled more wealth than the U. S. Treasury. Before the end of that decade one had died in bankruptcy; two died in exile, their fortunes gone; three committed suicide, having lost all their money. These men had been held up to youth as examples of truly successful men. But their wealth failed to protect them during the stock market crash.

There are those who feel pressure where they live, and believe they would be happy and upbeat if they could only change locations. Decades ago I heard the story of a man living in a city in Australia. As the population grew he was feeling a bit crowded, so much so that he felt crushed and smothered by the increased number of people all around him. He needed elbow room! He looked on the map and found the perfect spot, a small island in the Pacific. He sold his place in the city and paid someone

Bill Perry grew up in Live Oak, Florida, a small town just south of Valdosta, GA. After graduating from Stetson University, he earned three degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2004, he retired as pastor of First Baptist Church of Statesboro after serving that congregation for 22 years. He and his wife, Margaret, registrar of Statesboro High School before her retirement in 2005, have two daughters, five grandsons, and one granddaughter. Bill has been very much involved in community life in Statesboro. He is an avid reader and has been a runner since 1973.

to carry him by boat to his new place. He would be happy and fulfilled here! The island? Guadalcanal! Within a few years it was the site of one of the most brutal campaigns of World War II, with over 26,000 Japanese and American soldiers killed in air-sea-land battles. The ideal place for joy and peace gone bad!

Some think they would be happy if they could get healthy or get married or no longer be married or have children or change jobs or retire. But those conditions are not the secret to joy and peace. They are placebos!

Do you remember that term, placebo? It began as a medical term back years ago when medicine was more primitive. Sometimes doctors didn’t know what to prescribe for their patients, so they would give them sugar pills or bottles of colored water with no medical value. But often the person taking the placebo improved because he or she expected it to work. Then after a few days, the sickness would return.

So many of the conditions we think would fill us with hope, joy, and peace work for a while. But because they are not the real thing they keep us from achieving that which really makes life work. Aren’t you tired of inferior substitutes? Wouldn’t you like to move beyond the placebos and meet the One who can fill your life with hope? Why settle for anything less?

The Apostle Paul speaks of the condition that makes joy permanent when he says “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13). Ah, there’s the key. Peace does not come from some outward circumstance but from an inward condition, a heart properly aligned with God through faith in His Son, Jesus. While Jesus was on earth they called Him the Prince of Peace. We find hope in Him. You can choose to live in continued darkness or step out into the Light of Hope! I’m grateful for the victory Jesus gave me decades ago that keeps on lasting. n January/February 2014 • 61

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ad Mindy Persinger Fair been a member of that small gathering at Gettysburg, there is no doubt she would have punctuated the scene by saying right out loud, “Tell it, Abe!” Had she been Jonas Salk’s lab assistant the night he looked up and knew he had developed the stuff to snuff out polio, Mindy would have surely said, “Oh my God, Dr. Salk, you did it!” Had she been in the desert sands 2,000 years ago, there would have been two wise men and one wise woman! Had she lived in yesteryear and enjoyed a one handicap, the Augusta National would have been coed long ago, due to her sense of fair play (no pun intended)!

So what do we have here in the form of Mindy Persinger Fair?

Here’s what we have - A noticer! A cheerleader for all the ages.

A believer in “Nothing is impossible, so as long you hold faith way up high!” She lights up those long pathways to the end of the tunnel or facing the Alps of mountains, she will draft a trail to the desired top. Her bravado knows how to undo “That is just not possible!” A once in a lifetime frontier lady is Mindy Fair!

Too much heralding here? Rather, it is just enough to illustrate her drive and dedication to lighting up the South. Rob, her best friend and husband is her wingman, who without hesitation believes in all his dedicated pioneer wife blazes. Soon their children, Maddox and Loni, will know about the stretch, the reach of their mom all done for the sake of others.

She shares her ride every day. So many now follow her lead to that uphill path to a feel good life! It matters not the wares she pitches, the joints of extreme exercise. What is important to her unending drive and spirit is to “make a difference!” And for her and her main man, Rob, “it begins right here at home,” she allows.

“Nothing Rob and I do interferes with our sunrise as a family. All is on hold as it should be, as we make certain our children and each other know we are loved. Our pledge is never to assume anything when it comes to the power and assurance; we are a gathering blessed to have been designers of this arrangement!”

THE VIEW FROM HERE Ric Mandes, a popular essayist, retired after 27 years as Director of Public Relations and Development for Georgia Southern. His memories about growing up and living in South Georgia inspire his writings. He’s a published author and former newspaper columnist for the AJC.

Her professional site is free-flowing as she produces an infectious drive for audiences everywhere. Meet her and there is power controlled and headed in the right direction. This lady discovered and launched enthusiasm. She makes the advent meetings of her products Christmas Eve. “In order for me to form a parade, I must believe,” is her firm affirmation! “And I do. My number one voter is Rob. He, through his love and admiration for me and my journey, is my navigator.” No heavy sessions between her and Rob. Just a word or two presented with the ease of caring and Mindy is on track.

They are Renaissance figures. Converse with them and it is upbeat. Be in their presence and the day turns into “sunshine and roses!” Get a text from either Mindy or Rob and their copy jumps in your lap! A chat on the phone is full of “how are things” feelings. Their boulevard is a trundle of green lights and they enjoy giving us rides!

I will leave to them as to how they met. What a finely tuned narrative that is! I will leave it to them to share their definition of happiness! What a moving hymn that is. And I will leave it to them how spiritually they keep their books balanced. All of these epics are studied by details both large and small. Speaking of “detailing,” if you want to turn your auto from shabby to shiny, give Rob a call. His reach is the same as is Mindy’s – a labor of love. n

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TRANSITIONS

“And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

— Abraham Lincoln

Mr. Carroll Britt Aaron

10.01.13

Mrs. Hattie Mae Foxworth

Mrs. Lucile B. Aldred

10.16.13

Mr. Jerry Aldrich

10.31.13

Mr. Vernie Allen

10.07.13

Mrs. Lucille Ann “Lue” DeGroot Oldmixon 10.27.13

Mrs. Lois Kendrick Edwards Free

10.01.13

Mrs. Joan C. Oliver

11.21.13

Mr. Elon Green

10.18.13

Mrs. Lizzie Page

10.08.13

11.08.13

Mr. Harold Ray Hadley

10.12.13

Mr. Gregory Wayne Parrish, Sr.

11.18.13

Mr. Dayton Anderson

11.18.13

Mr. Randall Glenn “Randy” Harden

11.09.13

Mr. William Samuel Pisaretz

11.05.13

Mrs. Joan Marie Frevert Austin

11.27.13

Mrs. Margaret Scott Harley

10.08.13

Mr. Paul Franklin Pollard

10.28.13

Mrs. Sara McMurry Barnes

10.15.13

Mrs. Julie Anne (Cartee) Heil

10.11.13

Mr. Tommy Lee Proctor

11.11.13

Mr. Brantley William Barnes

11.03.13

Mr. Sam “Joe” Hendrix

10.14.13

Mr. William Patrick “Billy” Prosser

10.05.13

Mr. Elisha Jackson “Jack” Baughcom, Jr.

10.17.13

Mr. John Henry Holmes

10.08.13

Mr. George Pryor

10.28.13

Mrs. Jessie Lou Betsworth

10.10.13

Mr. Troy Rahn Hutcheson, Sr.

10.14.13

Mr. Bernie Pye

10.18.13

Mrs. Willie Bostic Blunt

10.12.13

Mr. Robert Dewayne “Bob” “Popee” Iler

10.11.13

Mrs. Dorothy Carolyn Jones Quinot

10.08.13

Mrs. Jane Barrow Borowsky

11.03.13

Mr. Randall James

10.09.13

Mrs. Geraldine Wiley Robbins

11.07.13

Mr. Remer Logan Brady, Jr.

11.13.13

Mr. Gessum Johnson

10.06.13

Mrs. Annie Mae Lockhart Roberson

11.18.13

Mrs. Cheryl Elise Keelin Brown

11.18.13

Mr. Randy Jones, Sr.

11.01.13

Mrs. Brenda “Dale” Wilcox Roberts

10.04.13

Mr. Bobby Burke

10.04.13

Mrs. Juanita A. Keel

11.09.13

Mr. Randall Saturday

10.19.13

Mr. Reginald Edward Burroughs

11.12.13

Mr. James Ronald “Ronnie” Kennedy

10.21.13

Mrs. Jane Blitch Schrage

10.16.13

Mrs. Mildred Oglesby Cain

10.21.13

Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Lee Strickland Knight

11.25.13

Mrs. Helen M. Carpenter

10.29.13

Mr. Edmund Andrew Kubiak, Jr.

11.03.13

Ms. Nancy Lynn Sheffield

10.08.13

Mr. James Lester Carrell

11.06.13

Mrs. Martha Akins Lee

10.17.13

Mr. John Thomas “J.T.” Shipes, Sr.

11.30.13

Mr. Stephen Andrew Cepec

11.20.13

Mr. Clarence Lee, Jr.

11.23.13

Mr. Samuel Owen Simms

10.24.13

Mr. John Lewis Chase

11.22.13

Mr. Daniel Taylor “Danny” Lingo

11.07.13

Mr. Tommy Dee “Doc” Smith

10.04.13

Mrs. Frankie Cochran Clark Corbin

11.18.13

Mr. Joseph Thomas “Joe” Maharrey

11.01.13

Mr. Kenneth Smith

10.07.13

Mr. Gary Lee Counts

11.27.13

Mrs. Ilene F. Mashburn

10.22.13

Mr. Elson Smith

10.17.13

Mr. Jeb S. Crosby

10.02.13

Mr. Stephen Terrell “Terry” McBride

11.06.13

Mrs. Anita Holland Spiers

11.07.13

Miss Chloe Moon Dart

11.05.13

Mrs. Linda Faye Spence McBride

11.26.13

Mrs. Jane Cordelia Trapnell Stanton

11.05.13

Mr. Benjamin H. “Ben” Deal

10.04.13

Mr. Ricky McCorkel

11.08.13

Mrs. Gussie Mae Wilkerson Strange

11.28.13

Mr. James “Jim” Delorey

10.31.13

Mrs. Ella Ouise Brannen Deloach McGettigan 10.07.13

Mrs. Brenda Carol Stewart Wallace

11.03.13

Mrs. Sarah Womack DelPonte

11.25.13

Ms. Tosalina Mendez

10.07.13

Mr. Samuel “Boo” Washington, III

11.14.13

Mr. Barbara Powers Chapman Dixon

11.01.13

Mrs. Lona Mae Menefield

11.23.13

Mr. Kermit W. Waters, Jr.

10.12.13

Mr. Roy Clinton Dowd

10.14.13

Mr. Paul Boyles Messer

10.10.13

Mr. Hal Coleman Waters, Sr.

11.18.13

Mr. Patrick Niel Edmunds

11.24.13

Mr. John Clayton Moxley

10.10.13

Ms. Beverly Ann Williams

11.30.13

Mr. Larry Roscoe Ellison 1

10.06.13

Mr. Charles D. Murphy

10.01.13

Ms. Dorothy L. Wilson

11.17.13

Ret. M.Sgt. James R. Ennis, Jr.

10.18.13

Mrs. Mary Ann Murray

10.23.13

Mr. William Bert Wilson, III

10.31.13

Mr. Archie Douglas Finch, Jr.

11.13.13

Mrs. Carole Jean Patten NeSmith

10.18.13

Mr. William Ennis “Bill” Winslette

11.05.13

Mrs. Mary Beth Fordham

10.01.13

Lt. Cmdr. Susan Patricia Nessmith

11.09.13

Mrs. Carolyn Stephens Zeagler

11.05.13

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