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FROM THE EDITOR Established March 1, 2000
Jenny Starling Foss Editor
Joe McGlamery Publisher
M
y, how the time has flown! But, as the old idiom goes that’s what happens when you’re having fun! It is truly remarkable for us to note that with this spring 2014 issue of Statesboro Magazine we celebrate 15 years of showcasing the best people, places, and events that our area has to offer. It’s amazing that we never run out of good people to interview and good stories to tell, but that’s our Statesboro. The good people of our town work to make it the most wonderful place in the world to live, work, and play, and that’s not true everywhere. We are a very special community, as our pages reflect, and we thank you for providing the great stories and adventures that are chronicled in each issue. In this issue that marks our milestone, we have chosen to celebrate with the history of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution who are commemorating their 50th Anniversary this spring. See how five decades of dedicated lady patriots have influenced our community for the better.
Melanie Schmermund
Inside, we also visit the Bennett Grove School, a one-room schoolhouse in northwest Bulloch County, built in 1918 by Benjamin Bennett to educate black students from the immediate area. Now a part of the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center in Portal, the school’s history is being documented with help from Georgia Southern. We also look to the future in this issue with a story about a new television show premiering soon about two activities Southerners love to do – fishing and eating. Anglers & Appetites shows how community partnerships can bring economic development and great marketing opportunities. We hope you enjoy our 15th Anniversary issue, and we look forward to telling your stories for many years to come.
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About the Cover A 15-year cover retrospective. Cover designed by Melanie Schmermund. Here’s some trivia for you – Award winning photographer Frank Fortune has the distinction of photographing every Statesboro Magazine cover, except for two. Let us know which two you think were not photographed by Frank, and be entered into a drawing for a free two-year subscription. editor@statesboromagazine.com
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Features T he C ultu r e
24 The Fish Are Biting! Wr i t t en b y J e n n y S ta rl i n g F o s s Phot og r a p h y b y F ra n k F o rtu n e
H is tori c D i st r ict
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36 An Historic School photo by Frank Fortune
Educates Once Again Wr i t t en b y In g e r Wo o d Phot og r a p h y b y In g e r Wo o d & W i l l ow H i ll He ri ta g e & R e n a i ss a n c e Cent er
Archibald Bulloch Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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I Want to Meet in Heaven Wr it t en by Ja n Ma r ie P a ge
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15 Years of Statesboro Magazine
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Southern Vernacular
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Neos Dance Theatre Emma Kelly Theater 7:30 PM
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Opera Breve V Georgia Southern Opera Emma Kelly Theater 7:30 PM
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Georgia Southern University has selected Jan Bond as the new Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Bond will lead brand development initiatives, marketing campaigns to attract and retain students, and share the success stories of the University with a national audience. Before joining Georgia Southern, Bond served as the executive director of marketing and communications at Ashland University in Ohio and assistant vice president of marketing and communications at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. A native of Ohio, Bond is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), American Marketing Association (AMA) and Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Bond received her bachelor’s degree from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1990, a Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University in 2009, completed Ph.D. coursework in public administration from Florida Atlantic in 2012 and last year began working toward a certificate in marketing strategy from Cornell University.
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Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, well known especially for the “Wizard of Oz” and “Cabaret,” are respectively brought to life on stage by Suzanne Goulet and Denise Rose during the two-act show. Viewers are transported to a time when the mother and daughter stars were shining on stage together and are able to experience their wonderful energy and the love they had for each other. Unlike the usual “tribute show,” this performance not only recreates the looks, voices and dance steps of the legends, but it also conceptualizes the mother and daughter being reunited to do one more show together. The show features signature songs from Judy such as “Rockabye Your Baby,” “The Man That Got Away” plus dancers join her in “Swanee” and “Get Happy.” From Liza, viewers will hear “Ring Them Bells,” “Cabaret,” “I love a Piano,” “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” and many other songs associated with the star. Tickets for Georgia Southern students are $10, $20 for faculty and staff and $24 for all other patrons. To purchase tickets, contact the PAC Box Office at 912.478.7999 or visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu/pac. 10 • Statesboro Magazine
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Colonial House of Flowers was recognized as the No. 62 fastest growing business owned or operated by a University of Georgia graduate during the 2014 Bulldog 100 Celebration . Colonial House, led by 1997 UGA alumna Christy Hulsey, specializes in personal flower deliveries. The Bulldog 100, coordinated by the University of Georgia Alumni Association, recognizes the 100 fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. More than 800 nominations were received for the 2014 Bulldog 100. The class includes companies of all sizes, providing services and products in a variety of industries, including advertising, staffing, real estate, pest control and mixed martial arts. Companies as far west as Texas and Kansas, and as far northeast as New Jersey, made the list this year. To view the complete list of the 2014 Bulldog 100, photos from the event and 2015 sponsorship information, visit www.alumni.uga.edu/b100. Nominations for the 2015 Bulldog 100 will be accepted until May 31, 2014, at that website.
S t u d e n t s N a m e d B l u e R i bb o n F i n a l i s t s for MTV College Television Awards
Georgia Southern University students were named Blue Ribbon finalists in the 35th Annual MTV College Television Awards sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts Foundation. The College Television Awards are a national competition recognizing excellence in college student-produced video, digital and film work. Judged online by members of the Television Academy who are professionals working in each respective discipline, entries are awarded based on excellence in overall production. The series, “Just Wild” was produced entirely by students at the newly devel- (L-R) Jeremiah Womble with the GSU Multimedia oped Multimedia Development Center in collaboration with the staff at the Geor- Development Center, student producer Allen gia Southern University Center for Wildlife Education and The Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Lincoln, Steve Hein, director of the Wildlife Raptor Center. The conservation-based series, which aired on GeorgiaSouthern.tv, Education Center, and Art Berger, director of the features efforts to protect and regulate ownership of exotic animals such as tigers, Multimedia Development Center, pose with the University’s mascot, Freedom. monkeys, and others not native to the United States. Allen Lincoln, Chris Ocampo, AnnNell Byne, Tim Hunt, and Jake Taylor were the student producers and directors of the series. The three finalist episodes selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel will be featured at the event in April. It will be hosted by Tom Bergeron, the host of ABC-TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
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(L-R) FFA Advisor Tom Marshall, Josie Barnes, Kimberly Phillips, Kyle Phillips, Brantley Spence, and a representative from Cargill, one of the event sponsors.
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Portal Middle High School’s FFA Chapter was awarded a Silver emblem in the National FFA Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event (CDE) held during the 86th Annual National FFA Convention at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, late fall of 2013. Portal FFA represented Georgia as state champions, and was one of 43 teams from other states participating in the event. Led by their advisor, Dr. Tom Marshall, the school’s Agriculture teacher, team members Josie Barnes, Kimberly Phillips, Kyle Phillips, and Brantley Spence, also each received individual Silver emblems in competition against 159 other participants. March/April 2014 • 11
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I think of State sboro Magazine as the merging of pa st and present of Bulloch County. I t provides a view of the county that no other resource does and is becom ing an archival plac e for future citizens of Bulloch County. D r. Lynn Futch Dean for Library Services Ogeechee Technica l College
Like so many other unexpe for a town our size, cted amenities B ulloch Count y are Statesboro and fo high qualit y dedica rtunate to have a ted co Best Wishes for your mmunit y magazine. cont Douglas H. Lambert inued success. S outheastern Hospita , President lit y S ervices, Inc. It is a wonderful “history of the present!” I always enjoy learning about those folks whom I’ve known for years and their contributions to our community. Statesboro Magazine is on the cutting edge of information and entertainment. It’s always a joy to read. Thank you for 15 great years! L ynda Williamson Georgia Power Company
be tt er. It do es no t ge t an y abou t If you wan t to read ar d aw Sta te sbor o, alon g with th en winning ph otog raph y, azin e, Mag se le ct th e Sta te sbor o pr esen t, , th e be st of th e pa st or o an d fu tu re. Sta te sb ldwid e! Mag azin e, it is wor Bill T. Ake rs Investig ation Georg ia Bur ea u of 14 • Statesboro Magazine ›› From Here To There
T hrough its vivid photograph y, we ll editorial, and inva luable part writ ten ners Statesboro Magazin e enables hip, Col lege of Libera l Arts & th e S pr esent its pr emier e conc erts, ci ences to produc exhibitions, lectures, and othe tions, r ev to residents and visitors of th ents e ar ea. Andrea B ennett Dir ector of Communicatio ns & Col lege of Libera l Arts & Outreach Sci en Georgia South ern Univ ers ces ity
No one tells the stories or captures the spirit of our city and pe ople like Statesboro Magazine. It makes a wo nderful first impression and we alway s get positive comments from our vis itors. The magazine is also a great tourism partner showcasing the best th at Statesboro and the area has to offer th rough compelling stories and beautiful sp ecial features. Heidi Jeffers, Executive Director Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau
oro years, Statesb 10 n a th re o le For m been a valuab h s a h e in z a g a M ing us publis lp e h in r e n rt a ort education p our annual rep and distribute es e the success at ic n u m m o c and hank nd students. T a y t l u c fa r u o of all Magazine for you Statesboro Bulloch County case you do to show r community. u Schools and o e, CCC n Hayley G. Gree ng Specialist s & Marketi Public Relation oard of Education B Bulloch County
Statesboro Maga zine elevates our what community by always capturing s us makes our area special and it set e. siz our apart from other communities ways The quality of the maga zine al es me v gi exceeds my expectations and ry time I a sense of community pride eve to cover. pick it up and read it from cover or Tim Chapman, Executive Direct ts Ar Averitt Center for the
It allows Public Saf ety to stay abre ast of our commu nit y from a pers ona l and prof essi ona l stan dpoint. We ofte n use this inform ation to help provide bett er services to our commu nit y, from a potential new commu nit y proj ect bein g ex plored, to a larg e ind ustrial or commercia l business we can always depend on tim ely and acc ura te inform ation from Sta tesboro Ma gaz ine! Wende ll Turn er Sta tesboro Director of Public Saf ety
to all Statesboro Magazine gives a formal face the s take It . town our t of the things I love abou to them ts dcas broa and “secrets” of Statesboro and touch the with so everyone else. And it does ciate with feel of a publication that most only asso we have like ” “look now the largest of cities. We see us. to rs othe ted wan always imagined we ell Tass Darin Van Owner, Hackers & the Clubhouse
o Congratulations Statesbor of rs Magazine for 15 yea area showcasing our area; the nt ese I’m so blessed to repr in the Georgia Senate. Jack Hill Georgia State Senator
T he best thing about the ma gazine is your unbridled honesty, integrity, devot ion to fair representation, and dedication to excellence. You challenge the community of Statesboro to confront their fears, prejudic es, and personal aspirations all while lov ing the goodness in your town without res ervation.
Christopher Leg gett, M.D .
We keep copies to share with friends who features as our visit and often use e outings. Thank guide for memorabl Magaz ine for 15 you to Statesboro hat is so great years of sharing w our community! t ou ab g in ir sp in and ester Debra and Steve Ch cal Services Southern Psychologi
I look forward to ea the “unique” storie ch issue and s County. I’ve been of B ul loch life, (and six gen here al l my erations before me), but real iz e ea I have something ch time that new B ul loch County is to learn. blesse Martin G. Water d! s, Ed.D., Principal Statesboro High School
Statesboro M ag have visited wit azine is the town square wh ere ho my hometown ld friends and met newcom I . It ers in support of gr is where we have rallied to to get o honored the co wth and change and where her w n where I’ve intr tribut ions of exemplary ci e have t izen od u and where I’ve ced interest ing people to my s. It is com sha dreams come red the joy of seeing some munity true. of m cont inues to b Statesboro Magazine has y own e our been Kathy Bradl community family photo a and lbum. ey , Assistant D is tr ic t At & Award W inning Auth torney or
of sh owcas ing You do an am az ing job “Co mm un ity” tha t ou r gre at her ita ge of love here. Th rou gh we have all grown to der can app rec iat e rea your ma gaz ine any litie s of St ate sboro. all the wonde rfu l qua ur su cce ss in Congra tul ati ons on yo d an st ori es of this cap tur ing the people e to cal l ho me!! lov all gre at pla ce we ecu tive Vic e Pres ide nt As hley Hin es Ellis, Ex BBWH Insurors From Here To There ‹‹ March/April 2014 • 15
e showcases Statesboro Magazcoin mmunity’s r a wide variety of ou ths, and its ng re amenities and st ts the style and presentation reflec portray. People grace we hope to the Chamber will call or drop byhave copies of just to see if we they can nab. the newest editionpson, President Phyllis H. Thom ch Chamber Statesboro-Bullo erce of Comm ication to By showcasing the tir eless dedin ess es and servic e of so many, the many busrd to make individuals who work so ha wond erful d this community the uniqu e an those who ate ebr place that it is, and to cel agazin e has cam e before us, Stat esboro Mal ” record becom e the fac e and “unoffici ive to be. of who we ar e and what we str fac e on c Thank you for putting a publi munity. the heart and sou l of our com Jan Moor e, Mayor City of Stat esboro
Whether the stories and photos are about very special people, businesses, education, or generally showcasing the great place in which we live, your magazine always presents our community in the best possible light. I am very proud we have Statesboro Magazine to present this enviable lifestyle to the rest of the world. Andy A. Burns Business Owner & Developer
I look forward to receiving the latest edition of the Statesboro Magazine. The Bulloch area is a vibrant and growing area of Georgia and Statesboro Magazine does a great job of keeping us updated as to the happenings in the area. I always enjoy the articles that you have about the interesting people and places in our area. I always learn something new from each edition. Keep up the good work and best wishes, Butch Parrish, State Representative District 158
I treasure. Statesboro Magazine is a publication ough thr It connects our past, present, and future that things vibrant reflections of people, places, and ions! lat make our community strong. Congratu Jan Tankersley , Representat ive Georgia State House
r city for Thanks for promoting ou ticles ar the past 15 years with and and photos about events g andin people. You do an outst to d job. I am looking forwar ine az ag reading Statesboro M for another 15 years. Joe Brannen sboro Former Mayor of State
Although I live in Macon and travel the country for work, I make it down to “the Boro” ofte n and consider it a second home. Statesboro Maga zine keeps me up to date, and the staff is great, espe cially if you have a question about the town or GS U. It far exceeds many other city magazines. Ke ep up the great work and congratulations on 15 years. Here’s to another fantast ic 15 and mo re! Bill Geddy Principal & Chief Sales Officer WMe3, Inc. – a Sales & Marketing Co nsultancy We cong ra tu la te you an d your magaz in e for he lp ing tell Sta tesb oro’s an d Bu lloch Coun ty’s st ory. Tom Couc h Bu lloch Coun ty M anager
For fifteen years, Statesbo ro Mag serving the greater Statesbo azine has been highlighting all the many thing ro community by s that make this area such a special place to live, learn, work and play. Congratulations on your 15th birthday; but more important, best wishes for your continued success! Looking forward to this year ’s The Writ Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D., Preside e Place. nt Georgia Southern University
Th e picture of ou r co mm un ity pa inte d by th e writers and contributors to th e m agazin e certain ly rem inds us of wh at a bl essing it is live in Statesboro and inspires others to co ns id er m oving th ei r hom es and busin es ses to ou r area. Th ank you for al l th at you do for G eo rg ia Southern Un iversi ty and for your wo rk and de dication to ou r comm un ity !! Russe ll Keen, Vice Pres id ent G eorg ia Southern U n iversity Governm ent Rel at ions & Comm un ity Enga gem ent
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East Georg Center is prou ia Regional Medical d the past sever to have partnered over al Magazine. The years with Statesboro com from Statesb mitment we receive oro Magazine and it s associates in pr advertising a oviding us with quality nd coverage is tr hospital informational emendous. Con gratu on 15 years of service to our lations communit y! B ob Bigley, C EO EGRMC
h is a gr eat partn er wit e in az ag M o or sb te Sta omoting our specia l pr in ia n va yl S n w downto e regiona l ca lendar. th on us g in ac pl in ev ents and iv estock Festiva l L r ou on n io ct se l T h e specia k eepsak e for many in a e in az ag m e th e ad m regu lar visitors that ve ha e W y. it un m m our co ce and th e Soda fi of A D D e th to com e in e latest edition. th up ck pi to y er ll a Shop G anager Hilda Boykin, M m ent Authority of op el ev D n w to n ow D Main Str eet ic ss la C / ia n va yl S s my family 20 yearise th wi re he ed ov m ra I nice quiet place to ago looking for a proud of the way my my children. I am out as they have grown ed children have turn adopted hometown in her my inues. and proud of as the journey cont es sh wi l el W . th ow gr Don Poe ar Kiwanian of the Ye ro bo 2011 States
a a zine has done Statesboro Mag se e es nce b capturing th phenomenal jo y great. our communit es ak m t ha w of a zine Statesboro Mag The staff at is my t I t of ama zing. is nothing shor ater that even gre sincere prayer the come, and in things are to ing at br e will be cel year 2029 , we ” cellence! 30 years of ex Member djunct Faculty A s, oe C e i v l A chnical College Ogeechee Te
Sta tesboro Ma gaz ine has been one of the most importa nt econ omic deve lopm ent tools supportin g Sta tesboro-Bul loch Cou nty . The magazin e is a grea t mirror for our com mun ity.; helping us to apprecia te the man y blessing s we enjoy here, and helping us und erst and how to sha re thos e blessing s with futu re citiz ens. Benjy Thompson, CE O Development Authority of Bul loch Cou nty
I al ways take a curr en Statesboro Magaz ine t copy of to show to others at my District At to around the state. Ever rney meetings yone is al ways impressed. Statesboro Magaz ine is a we ll-done, cl assy pu showcases the people bl ication that of this community and shows what my home this area in general), town, (and ha Best wishes for contin s become. ued succ Richard A. Mal lard ess! District At torney
Statesboro Magazine brings out the best in our community. It reminds us of who we are and of what we have to be proud. T he magazine brings out the charm of our Downtown and the people that make it wonderful. Allen Muldrew, Director DSD A & Main Street
ents al l that is es pr re e in az ag M o or sb State years w e have e th gh ou hr T o. or sb te ta good about S ght into th e life and si in s e’ in az ag m e th d ye o j en u lloch County. B d an o or sb te ta S of es tim esid ent Dawn Carte e, P h.D., Pr ol lege Oge eche e Technical C
I know of no other publicatio n which has done so much to promo te such pride in our cities and county. You r presentation through excellent photograph y and timely features showcases our com munity at its best. I am always ea ger to see the next publication because it is so informative and fun to rea d about our local citizens and relevant activities in our area. T hank you for th is great service you do for Bulloch County. Garrett Nevil, Chairman Bulloch County Commission
As the project coordinator for the Bulloch County Historical Society, I think Statesboro Magazine has been an incredible tool to let our community know of our many contributions. At our home, we really need two subscriptions! Bill and I read it from cover to cover. This publication is a tremendous asset to our town. Virginia Anne Franklin Waters From Here To There ‹‹ March/April 2014 • 17
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“This time the City of Statesboro played a b ig role in fa cilitating the produc tion of Ang lers & Appetites, even provid ing two of the city’s best fisher men for leading roles.” – P roctor
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Zelski, host of a variety of programs on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), including Lawmakers, Georgia Business Report, and Georgia Traveler, joined colleague Proctor, best known for his work on Georgia Traveler, CNN, Headline News, and Turner Sports, to create the show that blends two of the South’s favorite pastimes – fishing and eating. The fast-paced show moves from boat to table in about half an hour, but filming can take up to two or three days depending on location. There was no chance involved in choosing Statesboro as the program’s destination. Plans for the show, the actors, the cooking, and the meal were made over several visits to various locations in the county, but the first stop for Zelski and Proctor when location scouting began was the office of Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Heidi Jeffers.
“The people are as frien dly and hospita ble as anyw here I’ve visited. It’s like bein g around fam ily and goo d friends.” – P roctor
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“It is so inspiring to see how much the people of Statesboro love their town, their fishing, and of course their football!” – Zelski “David and Phil know our community from their visit last year to film a segment for GPB’s Georgia Traveler on ‘farming, feasting, and fun times’ at Hunter Cattle Company, which can still be viewed at www.GPB.org,” said Jeffers. “As part of our mission to promote Statesboro as a tourism destination, the SCVB has been sending location shots and story ideas on area attractions to GPB and the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Film & Television Division since July of 2013, when Statesboro was certified as a Camera Ready Community,” she stated.
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to share. Once we talked to Heidi Jeffers, she hooked us up with some local anglers and Heath Robinson of the 40 East Grill, and the episode came together like magic.” Zelski continued, “It is so inspiring to see how much the people of Statesboro love their town, their fishing, and of course their football!” “Don’t take our word for it,” Proctor said, “experience if for yourself. Visit Statesboro. You’ll be glad you did.” Catch Anglers & Appetites, “Baiting Up in the Boro,” premiering Saturday, April 5th, at 10:30 A.M., on Fox Sports South. The episode will repeat several times over the spring and summer. It will also be available on iTunes after the premiere. n
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enjamin Bennett was born into slavery in 1856 in Brins onville, Georgia, a small town in what is now Jenkins County. He was seven-year s-old when the Emancipation Procl amation was issued in 1863, and nine when freedom came to him with the end of the Civil War. He learned to farm by his parents’ side, and when he marr ied Lois Wigg s in 1882, they started their own farming family. Together the couple had thirteen children, with eight survi ving to adulthood. Historic District ‹‹ March/April 2014 • 37
Benjamin Bennett: from Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center Collection, date unknown.
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The Riggs School, Bulloch County, 1915: from “Educational Survey of Bulloch County.”
The Veazy School, Greene County, GA, 1941: similar to what Bennett Grove would have looked like inside, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
In 1917, Benjamin Bennett purchased roughly 125 acres in the northwest corner of Bulloch County, and moved his growing family to this homestead just above Portal. It wasn’t long before Mr. Bennett found the need for a local school for his children. At that time, the closest schools for black students, Johnson Grove and Scarboro Grove, were several miles away from the family’s home. Mr.
Bennett carved out a parcel of his own land, and with the help of neighboring families, built a schoolhouse around 1918 that remains to this day. The Bennett Grove School is a oneroom, clapboard building measuring just 25 feet long by 14 feet wide. One teacher educated up to sixty students here, using natural light supplied by four windows for class work. This simple structure
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served children in the Portal area in the first through seventh grades for thirtyfour years until the school was closed in 1952. By the time Benjamin Bennett died in 1941, he had seen two generations of his family attend the school he created. Bulloch County, like much of the nation, was once dotted with these one room schoolhouses, the classic structure for education in rural areas until the middle of the twentieth century. As the numbers of these schools dwindle and the people pass away who remember the significant role they played in rural communities, it has become increasingly important to preserve what remains. There is a chance to do exactly this with Bennett Grove, the last standing oneroom African American schoolhouse in the county. Portal’s Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC), which has already saved the historic Willow Hill School from demolition, converting it into a community center and museum, received the Bennett Grove School as a donation. The Willow Hill School was founded in 1874, and was the oldest continually-operating school in Bulloch County when it closed in 1999. The two schools share alumni, with many students graduating from Bennett Grove to Willow Hill, which taught through the tenth grade. In partnership with Georgia Southern University, the WHHRC has engaged in a long-term project surrounding the Bennett Grove School. A symposium to raise interest in preserving Bennett Grove, made possible by a grant from the Georgia Humanities Council, took place on February 8th. The event included presentations about the school’s history and future, the unveiling of a Bennett Grove exhibit, and a fieldtrip to the schoolhouse. The first phase of this project has been to establish a detailed history of Bennett Grove, but scarce records make this difficult. An aerial photograph taken by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in 1941 is the only known historic image of the school, which stands in the center of the picture. Even at such a great distance, this photograph contributes to the Bennett Grove
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story. The faint lines branching off of the dirt road and disappearing into the woods show where students walked to school frequently from the surrounding countryside, wearing down paths to the point of being visible from an airplane. An invaluable resource about the history of the Bennett Grove School is the collective memory of the people who were there. Drs. Alvin and Gayle Jackson of the WHHRC have recorded dozens of interviews with former Bennett Grove teachers and students over the last three decades. Combining these interviews with the remnants of the schoolhouse fills in the historical details. As it stands today, the building has no source of heat, but that was not the case when the school was in use. Former student Willie Alice Heard Johnson remembered, “We had a potbellied stove for heat in the winter. The parents would have to cut the wood and pile it outside the schoolhouse for their kids. The boys would carry the wood in the schoolhouse and put it into the stove, and class would resume.” Although the old stove is long gone, pieces of the chimney supports remain in the rafters of the building. Bennett Grove also once had a front porch shading the front entry. Agnes Araminta Young described taking water breaks there. And Pearl Lee Harden Parrish recalled the porch also served as a stage. She said, “Every Friday, the school had a Christian program where the students would stand on the porch and give speeches in front of fellow classmates and their parents.” Siding over the school’s front door shows that a porch roof has been removed. Historic pictures of similar schoolhouses in Georgia have proven to be another great resource. If a photograph of the interior of Bennett Grove did exist, it would look much like this 1941 image of the Veazy School in Greene County, with students seated on benches around a woodstove. And a photograph of the Riggs School from the 1915 “Educational Survey of Bulloch County” shows how Bennett Grove may have appeared when it was first built, complete with a front porch and a wood shingle roof.
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heir Patriots bear the names of families we know in Bulloch County: Anderson, Brinson, Cone, DeLoach, Durden, Everett, Groover, Hodges, Lane, Lanier, Lovett, Parrish, Rowe, and Tillman. We see these names in our cemeteries, on our street signs, and above the doors of local businesses. They represent the men who fought for America’s independence, honored today by their descendants, members of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).
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Charter & Organizing Members Nevil, Gerstle DeLoach Neville, Marguerite Nunnally Collins, Helen Snooks Kennedy, Bertie Mercer Blitch, Josie Helen Mathews Foy, Ida Teresa Bird Averitt, Jessie Olliff Banks, Laura Smith Beasley, Elise Baggs Hagin, Lucille Cannady Moore, Ava Phillips Cone, Jeanette Grace Demmond, Mary Groover* Robbins, Edna DeLoach Adams, Althea DeLoach Kennedy, Mae Robbins, Patricia Mathewson *Only surviving charter member
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Organized on February 29, 1964, with 17 charter members (sidebar), the Archibald Bulloch Chapter carries out on the local level the mission of the National Society, which according to President General Lynn Forney Young is “to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism [which] is as relevant today as it was when our founders established the Society.” Her administration’s theme is “Honor Our Heritage – Focus on the Future – Celebrate America!” For 50 years the dedicated members of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter have been honoring their Patriots and veterans of all wars through special programs, charitable endeavors, and commemorative events held throughout the community. Members live the motto: “God, Home, and Country.” In 2013 -2014, the Archibald Bulloch Chapter will hold commemorative ceremonies for 14 national holidays: from September 11th to July 4th, Veteran’s Day to Memorial Day, each observance is celebrated to keep the memory of our Patriots alive, “to promote the development of an enlightened society, and to foster patriotic citizenship.” A group of patriots themselves, the local Chapter stands ready to highlight history for local citizens through local observances. For example in February of this year, observances were held for Georgia Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, President’s Day, and Washington’s Birthday. Each year the chapter holds a Constitution Week Tea and a Georgia Day banquet as well.
The Chapter also gives scholarships for area middle school and high school students through an annual American History essay contest. Students from county high and middle schools, both public and private, are encouraged to write an essay on differing patriotic themes. Winning contestants are honored at an awards ceremony and reception each spring.
Chapter Officers 2013 – 2014
Regent ................................... Jan Brown Anderson First Vice Regent ................... Martha Middlebrooks Wells Second Vice Regent............... Verdery Boyd Kennedy
Chaplain................................. Linda Nessmith Akins Recording Secretary.............. Alice Budack Corresponding Secretary....... Brenda Yates Steadman Treasurer................................. Patricia Lamb Long Registrar................................. Andrea Patrick Leonardi Historian................................. Nancy Allen Trapnell Librarian................................. Gloria Tillman Leeb
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The Archibald Bulloch Chapter also bestows the annual DAR Good Citizenship Award to an area high school student, and honors award winning members of local ROTC units as well. According to Past Regent Elizabeth (Libba) Cook Smith, who has served as Public Relations & Media Chair for many years, these special community events and celebrations are a way of keeping us aware of our country’s great heritage. “We believe the principles upon which our country was founded must be remembered and preserved. At every meeting we keep the history of our democracy alive by reciting The American’s Creed, The Preamble to the Constitution, and The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. We sing The Star Spangled Banner and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia Flag as well. We are all a part of history. Keeping these traditions alive preserves our heritage for the next generation of patriots,” she said. Members of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter NSDAR not only preserve history, throughout the past fifty years the Chapter has reached many milestones and honors, creating a little history of their own. In 1984, Libba Smith was chosen as the First Georgia Regent of the Year and Esther Mallard was chosen the Georgia History Teacher of the Year. In 1989, Lynn Walshak was Georgia Regent of the Year, and in 2002, Imogene Brannen was given the honor.
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I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union; one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies. - William Tyler Page, 1917
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In addition to the many accolades received by the Chapter’s members, many milestones have also been reached, including the publishing of several historical books. In 1981, a book on Archibald Bulloch’s Revolutionary Ancestors was produced. After mapping Bulloch County’s cemeteries, five books of cemetery records were produced between 1975 and 1983. Other good works from the Archibald Bulloch Chapter include the marking and dedication of the graves of revolutionary soldiers James Mikell, William Cone, David Alderman, Henry Parrish, James Jones, and John Tillman. The Chapter placed a memorial plaque in the Statesboro Regional Library in honor of member Hulda Kelly, who won the GSSDAR State Award for Genealogical Records for 17 consecutive years before her death. An American flag with stand was presented to the Averitt Center for the Arts by the Chapter, and a tree was planted along the Blind Willie McTell Trail. In addition, the Archibald Bulloch Chapter of NSDAR has begun marking various local historical events by presenting wreaths at the dedications. In 2010, the Chapter made modern history when a website was developed by Fay and Jimmy Adams. Thursday, February 27th, 2014 marked the 50 th Anniversary of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter NSDAR and to commemorate this event, a luncheon was held in the Rev. H. William Perry Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church. To mark the occasion, state officials, past regents, members, and guests enjoyed a special appearance by Jill Samples Cremens of Marietta, GA, as she performed the role of Scarlett O’Hara, the heroine of Margaret Mitchell’s beloved Southern novel, Gone with the Wind. Jill shared features of the gown she wore depicting Scarlett at the barbeque at Twelve Oaks. Special guest of honor at the banquet was the only living charter member, Mary Demmond. Statesboro Mayor Jan
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here are many questions that are constantly asked about death. How will I die? Will I die peacefully? Will I go to heaven? It’s funny how we all ask these questions, knowing we may never get the answers. Though no one likes the idea of death, many of us don’t enjoy our lives either. In the book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Eddie is very unhappy with his life and the choices he made. When he goes to Heaven he meets five people—a man that he never knew but killed, a man he never thought he would see again, and a woman he never knew, but that impacted his life in every way. He sees the love of his life once again and meets that one little girl whose life he actually ended. Reading about the five people he met and what they taught him definitely makes you wonder. Who will I meet in Heaven? If I could choose, who would these people be?
One of the people I would love to meet in Heaven is my great-grandmother, MaMa. Not a holiday goes by without someone saying, “Jan Marie, you would have loved MaMa!” They talk about her good cooking and the way she made everyone feel special. I wish I could put myself back in the time when my mom and her brothers walked around on MaMa and Granddaddy’s farm during the fall days when they would shoot skeet or go fishing. I would love to see what all the fuss was about, but mainly I would want to tell her what amazing things her daughter and grandchildren have accomplished, even though I’m sure she already knows. The second person I would love to meet in Heaven is my grandmother’s best friend, Mrs. Ceya. It would really be like a reunion because I had known this special lady my whole life. She was my grandma’s sewing partner, T.V. show buddy, “partner in crime,” and very best friend up until the very day she died. Not long before she passed away, she and my Mamoo (my grandmother) redid our house and I became extremely
close to her. I was only about eight years old, but she became like a second Grandmother to me. (She would probably spank me if she heard me say that!). I would love to see her again, see how she likes Heaven, because I know she’s there right now probably laughing and ordering everyone around. Mrs. Ceya was good at that. She is forever in our hearts. The last person I would like to meet in Heaven is my great-great grandmother, Granny. This was the name my Big Daddy (my grandfather) called her. She must have been one tough woman, great cook, and an amazing Grandma because she is someone he always talks about. When his parents divorced, his Granny swept in and took over raising him. I’ve heard and read about the many lessons she taught him along the way. All I know is if my Big Daddy can write the books and articles about her that he has, she must be something. I would love to see her because after all, the way she raised him affected how he raised my mom and how she raised me. Death—it’s a five letter word that means so much. It causes mourning, suffering, pain, anger, and many other emotions. But death isn’t all about sadness and the unbearable pain people feel when they lose someone dear to them. Death is about love and celebration, but most importantly, death is a beginning. Because the day we die is also the day that we finally get what we all want. We become perfect. n Editor’s Note: Jan Marie is the daughter of Terry & Deanne Page. Big Daddy is Statesboro Magazine columnist Ric Mandes, Deanne’s father. The Culture ‹‹ March/April 2014 • 55
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’m not much of a New Year’s reveler. The holiday seems out of place, as if the date was a random choice because all others were taken or, more likely, picked just to extend the Christmas season. It’s not only that I’m party weary after the over-indulgence of Christmas, New Year’s celebrations are anticlimactic and the traditions less clear. For me, the New Year means little more than the frustration of having to remember to write new numbers on checks and letters. In my family we celebrate the New Year with bread. It’s a bit more exciting than it sounds because the loaf – more like a sweet dense cake – contains three hidden coins. Whoever finds a coin in their slice is assured good luck throughout the year. But the best part for me is making the bread. I like kneading it with the heal of my hand over and over until it’s shiny and elastic then I take a small piece and roll a thin rope of buttery dough between my palms, shaping it into the numbers of the new year to place on top of the rising bread. It occurred to me this last New Year’s, with bread dough up to my elbows and the shadows of late afternoon tip-toeing into my house, that we should mark the beginning of a new year when the earth does, not in the dark and cold of January when everything is dormant. After all, renewal is at the heart of our New Year’s wishes. We want a clean slate, a new beginning. That’s exactly what Spring brings, and nowhere is that
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more true than here. No matter how long I’ve lived here I’m always a little amazed by the intense colors, abundant flowers and rich variety of our Spring. It comes on fast and big: azalea and magnolia flowers as large as dinner plates, and city streets lined with white and pink dogwoods. It’s a celebration in itself, and like any good hostess, Spring invites you to the party. Who doesn’t get caught up in the promise of renewal by getting on their knees and digging in the still warming dirt? For some, like me, this simple act is like a prayer. Spring is the definition of optimism, a literal “new leaf.” You don’t have to make up traditions for a New Year celebrated in the Spring, it comes with its own already in place. So I think we should move New Year’s to Spring, at least ceremonially. And what of my special bread with its hidden coins? I see it a little differently now. The modest act of making the bread, kneading the dough, and coaxing the yeast to come alive, is in its own way a symbol of the earth reawakening. And for those who find the hidden coins it isn’t luck they necessarily seek, but the hope of personal renewal. So every January I’ll still make my bread and I’ll still struggle to remember to change the date on my checks. But I plan to save my New Year’s resolutions and celebrations to the time when the ground beneath my feet comes alive and all things seem possible. n
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through, it’s the people who are faithful in the small duties that get the chance to do the big things. Early in my ministry I was pastor of a church in Southwest Georgia. After we had been there for a couple of years the church surprised Margaret and me by giving us a trip to the Holy Land. We couldn’t believe it! What an experience it was to walk in the country where most of the Bible took place. When we returned home the deacons gave us a list of the people who made the trip possible. Some gave hundreds of dollars. Some gave a few dollars. Each gift was recorded. As I looked over the list I was as impressed by those who gave little as I was by those who gave much, for I knew the people well enough to know that even the small gifts involved making sacrifices. I’ve learned that if I am impressed only by that which is large and noisy I will miss some monumental blessings. Sometimes the small and quiet events and people are just as significant. Never underestimate the importance of little things. n
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ost of us are impressed by bigness; small things mean little to us. Recently, I was doing some research on rivers. There are thousands of websites on the Amazon River in South American which is 4,195 miles long. A team of explorers from National Geographic traced its beginning to a narrow, two-inch-wide stream in the Andes Mountains of Peru. As it makes its way northeast out of the mountains it is fed by tributaries and begins to grow in size and power. In some places it becomes 30 miles in width and is so deep that a ten-story building could be placed down in it and be completely covered. At the Amazon’s mouth in Brazil the river is 200 miles wide, and the water comes out with such force that fresh water can be found several miles out in the Atlantic. It is a huge, huge river. I am so awed by bigness that I have to stop and remind myself that small things can be important, too. In fact, I grew up ten miles from Falmouth Springs which carries the title of the smallest river in the world. I wonder how many times my friends and I went out to Falmouth during my teenage years. That little, tiny river came out of the ground as a cold springs, formed a creek-like river that flowed about 400 feet, and disappeared back into the ground. We always thought it went underground a few miles and came out into the Suwannee River, only three or four miles away. In size and power, Falmouth Springs is nothing when compared to the Amazon. But in my memory Falmouth occupies much more space than the Amazon ever will. I still can feel the thrill of swinging on a rope out over the springs and feeling my heart skip a beat as I dropped into the icy deep. Maybe I ought to develop a new way of thinking. Little things can be important if they stir big memories and feelings. We should never underestimate the importance of little things. Often we dream of having great big opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. But when I stop to think things
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.
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t is often said: moving about in the past has its advantages and is not all that dark! I suppose we find a sense of “at ease” with these trails leading to “once upon a time!” And if the travail into the past is where we chose to hide or spend most of our time, then it, like other mental activities, pushes a harmful imbalance to our reality! We move into freeze frame. A paralysis! For me, that somewhere in past tense comes at night! It is a wonderful visionary epilogue to my meditative/prayer time. It comes as I stretch out upon my fulfilling a visit with my God! Trained well by my Granny during my ten years with her, I sit in my den on the sofa and with eyes open I look to the comfortable easy chair and talk to Him. “He is there, Rickie! So talk to him. Tell him what is on your heart whether it be something you’ve accomplished or the need for His blessing and strength to face a mountain!” Those solid canons shared with me by Granny took place seventy-one years ago in her small white cottage with pretty green shutters! Now In the quiet of late hour, I move through my dwelling to bed and with His having listened to my offerings. It is then I return to that hamlet of Dock Junction held together by three
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dirt lanes all ending at the tide driven inlet which we called the canal. With no planned arrangement, I move to recall! One of my all time favorites was sitting in my thirteenth year listening to my across-the-branch neighbor, Simon Overstreet, play the piano and sing, “I Come to the Garden!” I would see Simon only during the summers, his break from the Macon School for the Blind! To this very moment I still feel the leap of faith taking hold of me as I watched his sightless eye encased in uncontrolled darts as his deep wondrous voice convinced me he had seen the dew on the roses. And he has walked with Him and talked with Him? And during those summer days how Simon would run free and all out down the lane with his brother, Jennings, guiding the way to our watery respite, the canal. There we would be a bunch of naked boys, soon to become men, laughing and leaping, while Simon blind as a bat made fun of our private parts. “Rickie,” he would chortle, “all your girlfriends are in for a big disappointment with that tiny package!” And now I smile into my evening tide as I recall this chapter of Simon. Earlier in my writing years, I penned an essay on Simon for Beau Cutts, editor of the Sunday Dixie Living section for The Atlanta Journal/Constitution! And it all came back to me how Simon filled my summer days with a joy and being wonderfully captured by his open spirit! Late that Sunday when Beau published the essay, my phone rang. It was Simon whom I had lost touch with as we grew on into high school and my being drafted to serve 24 months in the U.S Armed Forces! “Rickie,” he shouted, “thank you kindly for your story and our summers together! But what I want to know is how you getting along with the wimmen? You remember my prediction way back then!” Oh my, what a pause! Then he blessed me with “Rickie, I live in Calhoun with my wife Sara Betty and our little girl! I make a good living tuning pianos.” Another pause. “Yes, Rickie, my little girl can see!” As I mentioned earlier, there are many warm echoes which fill my mind as I lie in bed returning to my past and recalling those ten fulfilling years living with Granny. Especially about Simon! My buddy! My friend! In that Garden, loved by his wife and little girl! n March/April 2014 • 65
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Mr. William C. “Bill” Joiner
12.05.13
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Mrs. Sallie Brown
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Mrs. Betty Jean Donaldson Kea
01.30.14
Master Asa Houston Tamblyn
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12.18.13
Mr. William Burton Kemp, Sr.
12.30.13
Mrs. Mary Gracy Lastinger Tankersley
01.04.14
Mrs. Dolores M. Campbell
12.18.13
Mrs. Minnie Lee Kitchens
12.27.13
Mrs. Neest Renae Taylor
12.19.13
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Conyers Campbell
01.03.14
Ms. Gloria Sue Lane
12.12.13
Mrs. Rebecca Thomas
12.23.13
Mrs. Loretta Everette Campbell
01.22.14
Mrs. Christy Rene Lanier
01.02.14
Mr. John R. Wesley Thompson
01.04.14
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Mrs. Willie Fae Pye Lee
01.07.14
Mrs. Georgia Mae Colbert
01.23.14
Mrs. Lottie Lipsey
01.23.14
Mrs. Louise Lipford Cone
01.11.14
Mrs. Mildred Garbett Littles
01.06.14
Dr. Arnold “Arnie” Cooper
12.05.13
Mr. Charles Locke
12.26.13
Mrs. Pearl Ruby Thompson Cowart
12.23.13
Dr. Robert Whitman Lord
01.07.14
Mrs. Beverly Crosby
12.22.13
Mr. Jimmy W. “John” Lott, Jr.
12.29.13
Mrs. Beverly Crosby
12.24.13
Dr. John Staten Martin
01.20.14
Mr. Jimmy Edward Dailey, Sr.
01.13.14
Mr. Jerry Dean Martin
12.24.13
Mr. Thomas E. Thornton
12.25.13
Elder William Ivy Tidwell, Jr.
12.10.13
Mr. Harold Richard Todd
01.02.14
Mr. Charles Tucker
12.26.13
Mr. Billy Walker
01.31.14
Mrs. Joann Martin Wall
01.03.14
Mrs. Kitty Kelly Walters
01.30.14
Mrs. Evon Bargeron Waters
01.04.14
Miss Chelsea Waters
01.24.14
Mr. Larry Eugene Davis
12.30.13
Mrs. Mary Quilla Martin
01.02.14
Mrs. Edna Mae Hodges Deal
01.16.14
Mrs. Audrey Elizabeth Robers Martin
01.29.14
Mrs. Ruth Clark DeLoach
01.22.14
Mr. Arnold McBride
12.08.13
Mrs. Lois McCoy Dickerson
12.23.13
Mrs. Jean Gerrald Prosser McGinnnis
12.14.13
Mr. Gordon Wiggins
01.29.14
Rev. James Douglas “J.D.” Dickerson
01.07.14
Mr. John Wesley “Bubba” McNeil
12.21.13
Mr. Francis Eugene Williams
12.14.13
Mr. Jerone Hollie Donaldson
01.26.14
Deacon Earl Mikell
12.12.13
Mr. William Tell “W.T.” Williams
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Ms. Vicki Lynn Rowe Durden
12.09.13
Mr. Cecil Brooks Mikell, Jr.
01.27.14
Mrs. Glenda Faye Hendrix Woodcock
Mrs. Joy Jenkins Eason
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Mrs. Burnestine Mincey
12.10.13
Mr. Clarence J. “Terry” Woods, Jr.
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