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STC Foundation Announces
Fall 2023 Scholarships
State Operations Center activated
in preparation for Idalia
The Southeastern
Technical College (STC)
Foundation continues to
bolster financial support
for students by awarding
Fall 2023 scholarships.
“Congratulations
to all the Fall 2023 STC
Foundation Scholarship
recipients! We are hon
ored to be able to reward
these students for their
hard work and determi
nation, and we wish them
much success as they con
tinue to work toward their
career goals,” said Blythe
Wilcox, Executive Direc
tor of Institutional Ad
vancement and the STC
Foundation.
In order to meet the
increasing needs for high
er education, resources
such as scholarship sup
port are necessary. The fi
nancial donors of the STC
Foundation make this
possible.
“The STC Foundation
would like to thank our
donors, who make these
scholarships possible. Not
only are you helping STC
students achieve their
goals, but you are also
helping to create a more
skilled workforce for our
local community,” said
Wilcox.
The following stu
dents have been awarded
scholarships through the
STC Foundation for the
fall 2023 semester.
Daniela Avendano
Hernandez, Jenkins
County, Mae Jones Me
morial Scholarship
Walter Banks, Tattnall
County, Part-Time Stu
dent Scholarship
Olivia Barnes, Tattnall
County, Jack Hill Memo
rial Scholarship
Debra Barriner, Bull
och County, Part-Time
Student Scholarship
Dylan Bridges, Jeff
Davis County, Memorial
Health Meadows Hospital
Scholarship
Courteney Burkett,
Toombs County, General
Scholarship
Manuel Bustamante-
Ramirez, Emanuel Coun
ty, Matthew Anders Me
morial Scholarship
Amber Carter, Eman
uel County, Shot and Jean
Strange Scholarship
Elizabeth Clark,
Tattnall County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Ansley Cook, Bulloch
County, William J. Peter
son, Jr. Scholarship
Paulino Cortes,
Screven County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
Samantha Dixon,
Toombs County, Medical
Scholarship
Tiffany Emsweller,
Effingham County, Presi
dent's Scholarship
Kaitlin Hanners,
Emanuel County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
Ki'monsha Hayton
Bulloch CountyGeneral
Scholarship
Tanisha Herrington,
Emanuel County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Spencer Hinson,
Tattnall County, Dr. Oscar
"Sammy" Holton Memo
rial Scholarship
Gavin Hood, Emanu
el County, Kathy Carpen
ter Memorial Scholarship
Cody Hopkins, Eman
uel County, Gene Haas
Scholarship
Danielle Humphrey,
Evans County, General
Scholarship
Justice Jarriel, Tattnall
County, Memorial Health
Meadows Hospital Schol
arship
Monique Johnson,
Emanuel County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
Randall Kersey,
Emanuel County, Gene
Haas Scholarship
Savannah Luke,
Toombs County, General
Scholarship
Jamie Mallard,
Toombs County, Vidalia
Campus Scholarship
Katlyn McIntyre,
Toombs County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
Sabrina McLeod,
Toombs County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Iesha Miller, Emanuel
County, Part-Time Stu
dent Scholarship
Ashlynn Morris,
Toombs County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
Andrew Mullis,
Dodge County, Gene
Haas Scholarship
Brianna Nipper, Jeff
Davis County, Medical
Scholarship
Kimberly Register,
Toombs County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Jonathan Richardson,
Emanuel County, Gene
Haas Scholarship
Mercedes Spivey,
Toombs County, Louie
and Betty Calhoun Schol
arship
Allison Strange,
Emanuel County, Medical
MOWER FINANCING
MINIMUM FINANCE AMOUNT $3,500
Scholarship
Christian Tankersley,
Treutlen County, Scott
Meehan Memorial Schol
arship
Emma Tapley,
Toombs County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Cristina Tinoco,
Toombs County, Medical
Scholarship
Lindsey Turner, Bull
och County, Swainsboro
Campus Scholarship
Leslie Venegas,
Toombs County, General
Scholarship
Ka-Lyn Waldrop,
Burke County, Medical
Scholarship
Mercedes Williams,
Emanuel County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Heather Williams,
Toombs County, Part-
Time Student Scholarship
Jack Williams, Eman
uel County, Gene Haas
Scholarship
Shayna Williams,
Candler County, Memo
rial Health Meadows Hos
pital Scholarship
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
Gov. Brian Kemp has
activated the State Opera
tions Center ahead of the
anticipated midweek land
fall of Tropical Storm Idalia
in southeastern Georgia.
The storm is expected
to strengthen as it moves
through the eastern Gulf of
Mexico and make landfall
in Florida’s Big Bend area
as a Category 3 hurricane
Wednesday morning. It
then is expected to weaken
to a Category 1 hurricane
as its center moves into far
southeastern Georgia later
on Wednesday.
“Thanks to our re
sponse partners on both
the state and local levels,
Georgia will be prepared
for whatever Idalia will
bring,” Kemp said Monday.
“Rest assured, though the
system will likely weaken
before crossing our border,
we’re not taking anything
for granted.
“As the week progress
es, I will work closely with
GEMA/HS (the Georgia
Emergency Management
and Homeland Security
Agency), the weather ser
vice, public safety organiza
tions, and others to ensure
we leave nothing to chance.”
Tropical storm-force
winds are expected to move
into South Georgia around
mid-morning Wednesday.
High winds and heavy rain
fall will increase throughout
the morning and continue
through Wednesday eve
ning.
Hurricane-force wind
gusts will be possible in
extreme South Georgia as
well as along the coastline
from late Wednesday morn
ing through the afternoon.
Georgians are encour
aged to keep a close eye on
weather forecasts and me
dia reports on the storm
system. Those in Idalia’s
eventual path can click on
https: / / gema.georgia.gov/
hurricanes for tips on storm
preparations before, during,
and after a hurricane.
Congressman Allen Announces
Area Office Hours for September
Without scholarship
opportunities, it would
be difficult for some stu
dents to continue their
education. The mission
of the STC Foundation is
to partner with donors to
support and invest in the
students, faculty, and staff
at STC, with the primary
funding for the scholar
ships coming from do
nors.
“Donors also include
100% participation from
our STC employees giv
ing to the Foundation
campaign for well over 10
years,” said Wilcox.
For more information
on scholarships available
for STC students, visit
www.southeasterntech.
edu or feel free to call
(912) 538-3100 or (478)
289-2200.
Congressman Rick W.
Allen (GA-12) announced
Monday that his office
will host community of
fice hours across Georgia’s
12th District during the
month of September.
During these events,
members of Allen’s staff
will be available to assist
constituents with a variety
of federal issues, includ
ing help navigating vari
ous federal agencies such
as Social Security, Veterans
Affairs, Medicare, and oth
ers. Congressman Allen
himself will not be in atten
dance.
Allen said, "I invite
anyone seeking help with
a federal issue to take ad
vantage of the one-on-one
services my office provides.
If you need assistance deal
ing with a federal agency,
our team of dedicated case
workers stands ready to
help you. Please visit my
team during community
office hours in September
or contact one of our dis
trict offices for more infor
mation.”
See below for a list
of area community office
hours dates, times, and
locations by county (ex
cluding Toombs County in
which Congressman Allen
has a permanent office):
1830 Martin Luther King
Jr. Drive
Soperton, GA 30457
Treutlen County
WHEN: Monday, Septem
ber 11, from 9 to 10:30
a.m.
WHERE: Treutlen Coun
ty Commissioners Office
Montgomery County
WHEN: Monday, Sep
tember 11, from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Montgomery
County Courthouse
400 S. Railroad Ave
Mount Vernon, GA 30445
Wheeler County
WHEN: Monday, Septem
ber 11, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Alamo City Hall
105 Commerce Street
Alamo, GA 30411
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