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The ADVANCE, June 30, 2021 /Page 3A
Wheeler
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work of the two-story
structure taking shape.
The structure is about
10 percent complete, said
Gregory Wilcher, Wheeler
County Schools Facilities
Director. “Work should
continue to progress on
schedule. I don’t foresee
any holdups for the avail
ability of materials,” he
said.
Wilcher said a national
steel shortage has brought
numerous construction
projects to a standstill, but
Wheeler County is not fac
ing that issue. Steel for the
local project has already
been purchased, put into
storage and will be hauled
in by truck as needed.
“Four truckloads of steel
arrived last Monday,” he
noted.
A portion of the sec
ond floor of the school
building has been poured
and roof panels are now
being put into place. “We
expect the roof to go on in
the next couple of weeks,”
Wilcher noted.
“We are getting to a
point now where weather
should not be a factor,”
Wilcher said of the sub
contractors who are work
ing five to six days a week
erecting steel supports,
pouring concrete, laying
blocks and doing prelimi
nary work for installing
plumbing and electrical
systems. He expects the
building to be “dried in” or
closed in, except for some
exterior brickwork, around
the first few weeks of 2022.
JCI-Lentile is the main
contractor for the project.
Old Glenwood School
In other business at its
June session, the Wheeler
County Board of Educa
tion approved the transfer
of the deed for historic
Glenwood School to the
City of Glenwood. The
school, which once housed
elementary through high
school levels, was later a
site for the county’s middle
school classes but has not
been used for education
since TAPS (alternative ed
ucation program) vacated
the premises several years
ago. Recently, reunions for
graduates of the Glenwood
High School have been
held at the site.
Being able to convey
the structure to the City of
Glenwood which, in turn
conveyed the site to the
Wheeler County Develop
ment Authority, relieves
the School Board of the
responsibility of maintain
ing the old school building
Please see Wheeler page
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Library
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Scripture verse Matthew
22:3, “You shall love your
neighbor as yourself,” and
said he and his wife simply
want to help bless the com
munity that has blessed
them so much.
The Toombs Library
Board of Trustees have
been active in promot
ing awareness of the Li
brary’s constant use and
value to the quality of life
in Toombs County, and
have successfully raised
$700,000 from donors lo
cally. Another $3 million
has been secured from the
State budget. The $250,000
gift from the Spiveys pro
vides matching funds to
these other sources.
The mission of the
nonprofit Public Library
System is to offer a full pro
gram of library service to
all citizens of the partici
pating counties in order to
meet their informational,
educational, and recre
ational needs.
Vidalia
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take the stage. Billed as a
young and diverse Atlanta-
based, high-energy party
and event band, Block Par
ty Experience boasts an ex
tremely long song list that
appeals to all ages.
“We’re excited to an
nounce a new event this
year!” stated Alexa Brit
ton, Director of the Vida
lia Convention and Visi
tors Bureau. “Sha’Keema
Wooden volunteered to
help us expand our kid’s
activities and suggested a
kid’s karaoke contest for
kids.” The contest is free to
enter but participants must
preregister and provide
their music prior to the
event by calling Sha’Keema
at 912-403-7606. The con
test starts at 6 p.m. and
prizes will be awarded.
Bring your chairs or
blankets and come spend
the evening with family
and friends. Food, drink,
beer and wine vendors will
be in the park and there are
additional free activities
for the kids. The evening
will end with a spectacular
fireworks show. There are
no advance tickets for this
event; admission will be $5
per person at the gate; kids
5 and under admitted free.
For safety reasons cool
ers and outside food and
drinks are not allowed in
the park.
Call the Vidalia Con
vention and Visitors Bu
reau at 912-538-8687 or
see the event on Facebook
at Visit Vidalia GA or on
the web at VisitVidaliaGa.
com
Photo by Matthew Stembridge
GENEROUS GIFT - A gift agreement of $250,000 has been made toward the Vidalia
Library renovation that will name the new building "The Dr, Mark and Tonya Spivey
Public Library," Attending the presentation are, left to right, Cameron Asbell, Ohoopee
Regional Library System Director; Pat Dixon, Library Trustee; Dr. Mark Spivey and Tonya
Spivey, gift donors; and Howard Holman, Library Trustee.
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