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Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog Grand Champion Market Hog exhibited
exhibited by Braylin Pittman pictured with by Emmie Lynn pictured with Judge Ricky
Judge Ricky Wheeler. Wheeler.
Youth Exhibit at Toombs County
Young Farmers Market Hog Show
The Toombs County
Young Farmers Market
Hog Show was held re
cently. Mr. Ricky Wheeler
served as the judge. To be
eligible to participate in the
show, youth had to acquire
a pig in November and
raise it to a market weight
of 220-280 pounds by the
show.
The show began with
the showmanship classes.
In showmanship, the youth
are judged on their abil
ity to handle the hog in
the show ring. There were
4 classes of showman
ship based on participant’s
grade. In the first class
(Pre-K and under), Olivia
Milligan won 1st place, Sa
vannah Montfort won 2nd
place, and Brynn Baker
won 3rd place. Greer Pitt
man and JJ Montford won
4th and 5th place respec
tively. William Milligan
and Milo Pittman also re
ceived recognition.
In the second show
manship class for grades
K-3, Luke Hopkins won
1st place, Tatem Pittman
won 2nd place, and Til
ley Baker won 3rd place.
Olivia Richter and Dallas
Montfort won 4th and 5th
place respectively. Lawson
Richter received honorable
mention.
In the third showman
ship class for 4th and 5th
grades, Braylin Pittman
received 1st place. Caleb
Galbreath placed 2nd, and
Kaleigh Montford received
3rd place.
In the final showman
ship class which featured
the oldest competitors,
Emmie Lynn received 1st
place, Jeremey Kramer
placed 2nd, and Amelia
Richter received 3rd place.
After the four show
manship classes, the weight
classes were held. There
were 5 classes of weight.
The hogs’ weights for this
show ranged from 172
pounds up to 282 pounds.
In the first weight class,
weights ranged from 172 to
205. 1st place went to Ka
leigh Montford, 2nd place
went to Brynn Baker, and
3rd place went to Tilley
Baker. William Milligan
and Savannah Montfort
received 4th and 5th place
respectively.
In the second weight
class, weights ranged from
200 to 217 pounds. Olivia
Richter received 1st place,
Jeremy Kramer received
2nd place, and Tatem Pit
tman received 3rd place.
Tilley Baker and Brynn
Baker received 4th and
5th place respectively. Dal
las Montfort received 6th
place.
In the third weight
class, weights ranged from
220 to 243. Emmie Lynn
received 1st place, Milo
Pittman received 2nd
place, and Braylin Pittman
received 3rd place. Jeremy
Kramer received 4th place,
Olivia Milligan received
5th place, and Amelia
Richter received 6th place.
In the fourth weight
class, weights ranged from
245 to 270. Emmie Lynn
received 1st place, Luke
Hopkins received 2nd
place, and Greer Pittman
received 3rd place. Lawson
Richter received 4th place
and Caleb Galbreath re
ceived 5th place.
In the final class,
weights ranged from 265
to 283 pounds. Braylin Pit
tman received 1st place,
Tatem Pittman received
2nd place, and Olivia Mil
ligan received 3rd place.
Luke Hopkins received 4th
place and Caleb Galbreath
received 5th place.
In the Grand Cham
pion drive featuring all five
class winners, the Grand
Champion was exhib
ited by Emmie Lynn and
Reserve Champion was
awarded to Braylin Pitt
man.
The Toombs County
Young Farmers Market
Hog Show is open to all
students who live or attend
school in Toombs County
up to 12th grade. The
Toombs County Young
Farmers would like to
thank the numerous spon
sors who helped make this
show possible. For more
information about Youth
Livestock Programs, con
tact the UGA Extension
Office - Toombs County or
the Toombs County High
and Middle School FFA
program.
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Toombs Central Elementary School has announced Stu
dents of the Month for February. (L to R): Front Row: Piper Mincey (Pre-K), Jase Torres
(Kindergarten), Makenzie Chambers (3rd Grade), Stella Peterson (2nd Grade), Back
Row: Preslie Mosley (1st Grade), Bryton Kight (5th Grade), and Raylee Gimer (4th
Grade).
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Photo by Joy Youngblood
FOP PRESENTS VESTS — The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office was presented six ballistic
vests by the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police Foundation recently in Alamo. Shown
from left are Jamy Steinberg, Georgia FOP President Deputy Ben Atkins; Michael Cal
lahan, Georiga FOP Sergeant at Arms and Chairman of the Vest Committee; Sheriff
Randy Rigdon; Chief Deputy Richie Floyd; and Jailer Brian O'Quinn.
Georgia FOP Foundation Donates Ballistic
Vests to Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office
The Georgia Frater
nal Order of Police (FOP)
Foundation has donated
six ballistic vests to the
Wheeler County Sheriff’s
Office.
Provided through the
Georgia FOP’s “Protect
the Protectors Program,”
the vests were presented to
Sheriff Randy Rigdon and
Chief Deputy Richie Floyd
by President Jamy Stein
berg and Sergeant at Arms
Michael Callahan, who is
also Chairman of the Vest
Committee.
“Operation Protect
the Protector” is designed
to donate ballistic vests to
law enforcement agencies
across Georgia, specifically
to those agencies that have
limited budgets.
“Officer safety is a very
important issue to all of us
in law enforcement, and
the ballistic vest has been
proven to save lives and
reduce injuries,” said Stein
berg. “Every officer should
wear a ballistic vest every
day. The FOP is working
to ensure that more officers
within our state have this
extra level of security.”
Callahan added, “Be
ing able to present these
vests to officers that I have
worked with over the years
is special to me. In the
world we live in now, it is
extremely important that
all law enforcement officers
wear protective vests, and
the FOP is proud to assist
in that effort.”
The Georgia FOP rep
resents more than 5,200
law enforcement members
across the state and is part
of the nation’s largest law
enforcement organization
with more than 356,000
members nationwide. The
FOP is committed to im
proving law enforcement
through education, legis
lation, and training for its
members so they can pro
vide quality service to the
public. As of this delivery,
the FOP has provided 973
vests to 167 agencies.
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Toombs County FCCLA Members
Compete in Region STAR Events
Toombs County High
School FCCLA members
recently competed in the
first virtual Region STAR
Events. Four different
STAR Events competed
at the region level, and
Grace Holt, Gabriel Da
vis, Lola Hall, Mariana
Dykes, and Hailey Mor
gan advanced to the state
level.
Grace Holt and Ga
briel Davis advanced for
the National Programs
In Action “Stand Up” ad
vocating against cyber-
bullying, Lola Hall and
Mariana Dykes advanced
in Interpersonal Commu
nication dealing with the
dangers of social media,
and Hailey Morgan ad
vanced in Entrepreneur-
ship developing the next
Toombs County Agrisup
ply Company.
The Region 9 Of
ficer, Desirae Cannon,
stated, “We had 34 events
advance from Region 9
to State level, and we are
proud to announce that
three came from Toombs
County High School.”
Hailey Morgan
Congratulations to our ference beginning March
competitors in the Virtu- 11-13, 2021.
al State Leadership Con-
