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The ADVANCE, August 30, 2023/Page 3A
MONDAY AFTERNOON COLLISION - On Monday, August 28, a crash between a car
and work truck on Highway 280 near Gordy Enterprises left traffic slowed, as officials
worked to clear the wreckage. Further details have yet to be released, as the collision
is still being investigated.
TCREA AREA MEETING — On August 15, 2023, four members of Toombs County Retired
Educators Association attended the Area 5 & 6 Meeting in Statesboro, held at Pittman
Park United Methodist Church. L to R: Mary Alice Wilder, TCREA Membership Chairman;
Edna Shurley, Area 5 Director; Lucy Claroni, TCREA President; and Paula Jones, TCREA
Immediate Past President.
In Observance of
Labor Day,
The Advance office will be closed
Monday, September 4.
Normal office hours will resume on
Tuesday, September 5.
SPECIAL DEADLINE FOR
THE SEPTEMBER 6 EDITION
WILL BE NOON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31.
Gates Hall of Brewton-Parker College
BPC Receives $1.5
Million Grant from EDA
Courtesy of
Brewton-Parker College
Brewton-Parker Col
lege has been awarded a
$1.5 million grant from
the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Economic
Development Administra
tion (EDA) to construct an
8,000 sq/ft state-of-the-art
nursing instructional facil
ity on its campus. The facil
ity will provide an opportu
nity for students to study in
a simulated environment,
adequately preparing them
for the great demand for
registered nurses (RNs) in
the area and across the state
of Georgia.
The EDA, an agency
within the U.S. Depart
ment of Commerce, pro
motes competitiveness, job
creation, and economic
growth through regional
collaboration. Their grant
efforts support regional
economic development
strategies aimed at boosting
innovation, entrepreneur-
ship, and regional competi
tiveness, creating high-skill,
living-wage jobs, attracting
private investment, and
strengthening industry
clusters.
The college’s nurs
ing program has emerged
as a beacon of excellence,
preparing competent and
compassionate students
through prioritized expe
riential learning, hands-on
laboratory practice, simu
lation exercises, and real-
world clinical components.
The Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) consists of a
robust and comprehensive
curriculum that integrates
humanities, social sciences,
and natural sciences. The
second nursing cohort be
gan this fall, and the inaugu
ral cohort will graduate this
spring. Following gradua
tion, students are prepared
to pass the NCLEX exam
and equipped with the
knowledge and experience
needed to embrace the im
pending challenges of the
nursing profession, deliv
ering safe and high-quality
care across diverse health
care settings.
“Brewton-Parker Col
lege desires to meet the
needs of our immediate
community and surround
ing area in helping to al
leviate the acute shortage
of nurses,” said Dr. Steven
Echols, President of BPC.
“This grant will make pos
sible the construction of a
much-needed facility for
the training of nurses for
years to come. We are deep
ly appreciative of the work
of those at the EDA and
the steadfast support of the
Georgia U.S. Senators who
together have made this
grant a reality.”
The EDA’s invest
ment in the college’s nurs
ing program contributes
to improving healthcare
outcomes and workforce
development. The up-and-
coming facility will provide
an opportunity for students
to study in a simulated en
vironment to adequately
prepare them for the great
demand of RNs in the area
Courtesy of Toombs County
Schools
The 2nd Annual
Hometown Throwdown
Community Tailgate will
return to Lyons on Sep
tember 8, as the commu
nity celebrates the Toombs
County Bulldogs when
take on the Jefferson Coun
ty Warriors in their home
opener.
This event will be held
in downtown Lyons from
and across the state of Geor
gia. As BPC looks ahead to
the second year, it remains
steadfast in its commitment
to equipping graduates with
the skills needed to provide
safe and compassionate
patient-centered care that
meets the healthcare needs
of diverse populations
while honoring Jesus Christ
through their service.
Brewton-Parker Col
lege is the only accredited
four-year Christian col
lege south of Macon and
north of Jacksonville, FL.
As a comprehensive Geor
gia Baptist institution,
Brewton-Parker College
provides liberal arts and
professional programs in
a learning community of
shared Christian values.
Through the application of
biblical truth in scholarship
and a co-curricular focus on
character, servant leader
ship, and cultural engage
ment, the college strives to
provide a transformational
experience that equips the
whole student for lifelong
learning and service in
Christ.
Visit Brewton-Parker
College online at www.bpc.
edu.
4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.,
and will feature local ven
dors so the public can eat
and shop locally before the
game.
Admission is free for
the tailgate. For more in
formation, or if a business,
club, or organization would
like to participate by set
ting up a booth, contact
Tabatha Nobles at tabatha.
nobles(a)toombs.kl2.ga.us.
Hometown Throwdown
Returns to Lyons
PURCHASE ENGRAVED
BRICK FOR NEW COURTHOUSE
Since the creation of Toombs County on August 18, 1905, there have
been three courthouses built. The first one was completed in the Fall
of 1907. Due to fire, a subsequent courthouse was completed and oc
cupied on February 2,1920. It would be forty-five years later when the
current courthouse was completed in August 1965. Fifty-eight years
later, Toombs County will complete the fourth courthouse in our one
hundred eighteen year history.
You can be a part of this historical event by purchasing an engraved
brick that will be placed on the grounds of the new courthouse for
$100.00/brick.
We can accept a check made to the order of Toombs County Board of
Commissioners or cash; we do not process any plastic payments. We
ask that you send or bring in your brick order before Aug. 31, 2023.
Forms and instructions can be found at https://www.toombscoun-
tyga.gov/notices/ or at the Commissioner’s Office at 100 Courthouse
Square, Lyon, Georgia 30436 or by calling 912-526-3311.