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FAYETTE COUNTY (1) NEWS f ay ett e-news, net Vol. 151, No. 41 Wednesday, October 11,2023 $1.00 Homecoming Royalty 2023 Fayette County High Sandy Creek High Starr's Mill High Fayette County Public Schools has con cluded its homecoming season for the 2023-24 school year. Per tradition, each school has crowned its homecoming court: •Fayette County High School Home coming King Jaedin Myers and Queen Zar- iah Freeman. •Sandy Creek High School Homecom ing King Alan Godoy and Queen Kaitlyn Hunter. •Starr’s Mill High School Homecoming King Ishan Kasaju and Queen Tani Alofe. •Whitewater High School Homecoming King Ademola Adewusi and Queen Corinne Johnson. •McIntosh High School Homecoming King Mason Green and Queen Jayla Jack- son. Courtesy of Fayette County Schools Whitewater High McIntosh High Fayette County News Goes International Fayetteville baseball player and German Na tional Baseball Team member Ira Clifton presents 15 copies of Fayette County News to Belgium National baseball team coach Benja min Dille. The edition of Fayette County News contains a front-page article about the Belgium baseball team that recently traveled to Fay etteville to play a local base ball team. Coach Dille will take the newspapers back to his hometown and present them to the 15 Belgian base ball players that played the game in Fayetteville. Playing in front of a sell- Aaron Edge for Brooks Council Post 5 David Harris for Brooks Council Post 5 out crowd in Prague, Team Germany celebrates with a 15-4 win on opening day over Team Belgium in the Sunday evening games at the Baseball European Championship. Tannic Walther and David Grimes each hit home runs and together, provided See International, A7 Fayetteville baseball player and German National Baseball Team member Ira Clifton, right, presents 15 copies of Fayette County News to Belgium National baseball team coach Benjamin Dille. Michael Clifton/kombatkamera.com Courtesy of Fayette Chamber Leonardo McClarty, CCE, IOM Fayette Chamber Names McClarty New President, CEO FAYETTEVILLE - Following a nation wide executive search for a visionary leader to head Fayette County Chamber of Com merce, chamber officials announced that Leonardo McClarty, CCE, IOM has been se lected as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. McClarty will take the helm of the Chamber on Nov. 6. McClarty currently serves as the pres ident and CEO of Howard County Chamber in Maryland, where he has been responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the organization since 2014. His specific duties largely centered around organizational leadership, fiscal management, marketing and program management, public policy, and community relations. Prior to serving Howard County, McClarty was director of economic and community development for the City of York, Pa. where he was responsible for pro moting the city to the private sector in ef forts to foster economic investment and neighborhood redevelopment. A native of the Atlanta area, McClarty served as president/CEO of DeKalb Chamber of Commerce for nearly 10 years. A career chamber and economic devel opment professional, McClarty has also worked for the City of Roswell, DeKalb County, and the Georgia Department of See McClarty, A7 Todd Speer for Brooks Council Post 5 Aaron Edge has an nounced his candidacy for Town of Brooks Council Post 5. Edge is a local entre preneur, business owner, and father of three, and has been a Brooks resident for more than seven years. "I am running to serve the community and bring a fresh perspective on the issues our small town faces," Edge said. According to a press release from Edge, one of his greatest strengths lies in his ability to listen and understand the concerns of Brooks citizens. He firmly believes that a thriving community is built upon the values of collaboration and open dialogue at the local level. Through his empa- David Harris has an nounced his candidacy for Brooks Council Post 5. Fol lowing is his submitted statement: “For 38 years, Fayette County has been my home, where I have set roots and grown as a student, an em ployee, an investor, a small business owner, and now a father. “Growing up in Peachtree City next to the Cowans, I saw the firsthand importance and ded ication it takes to build a safe community for gen erations to come. Moving to Tyrone as a teenager, I experienced the freedom of country life with the small town feel and charm. “Renovating a rough cabin on 12 acres I called Todd Speer has been a Fayette County resident for 38 years, a Brooks resident for 30 years, and a council member for more than 13 years. He has raised three children in Brooks and says he is passionate about main taining the small-town at mosphere that residents appreciate. In his time serving on the council, Speer tells Fayette County News that he has been instru mental in the completion of many projects, in cluding remodels of Brooks Town Hall, Brooks Library, and the old fire station. The renovations of Brooks Chapel and Hardy Hall were also com pleted to help generate revenue for the town. 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