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Author and “Leader Tribune" columnist Billy Powell participated in Mercer University’s
graduation ceremonies on 14 May. The Mercer class of 50 years ago, class of 1961, of
which Powell is a member, led the procession of 2011 graduates into the University
Center. Afterwards, Mercer President William Underwood held a special dinner in
honor of the 1961 graduating class. Pictured from left are Lake Lambert, Dean of
Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts, Billy Powell, and Associate Mercer Dean Edward
Weintraut.
Researchers Seek Hunt High
Class of 1961 for Follow-up Study
WASHINGTON D.C. - Fifty
one years after being selected to
take part in the Project Talent
study of American high school
students, the class of 1961 from
H. A. Hunt High School is being
asked to participate once again,
In I960, 400,000 students
took part in Project Talent, a
study of the aptitudes and abili
ties hopes School and expectations
of high students from
across America The study was
conducted by the American
Institutes for' Research (AIR)
and the United States Office
of Education. Now the origi
nal Project Talent participants,
including H. A. Hunt High
School’s class of 1961, are being
asked to tell their stories in a
follow-up study being planned
by AIR.
“The Project Talent genera-
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tion is very important in the
history of the country,” says
Sabine Horner, Project Talent’s
Director of Outreach and
Communications. “They came
of age during an era of great
upheaval and they transformed
the United States as we knew
it. Project Talent is an opportu
nity to share their perspectives
and experiences in a meaning
ful way that can benefit future
generations.” §
Large studies that follow
people from adolescence to
retirement are both rare and
extremely valuable. They allow
researchers to make connec
tions between early life experi
ences and later life outcomes.
New information gained from
a 50-year follow-up study can
help researchers and policy
makers understand how family
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This year the Georgia Peach Festival is proud to celebrate its
25th anniversary. We are all looking forward to the evening
June 4th where we will kick off with fireworks, Chris Hicks Band,
Laser Tag. Food, and more at North Peach Parkway in Byron. Also
check the website for more info on the Chicken Salad Luncheon,
Poker Run, Peach Bin races, Karaoke Night on the 10th, all day
and night entertainment for June Uth in the Valley and much
more. Also be on the lookout for participating stores giving out
raffle tickets as there will be raffle numbers called during this
year's festival. _
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The Leader Tribune is calling on all great cooks to create a
mouth-watering dish using peaches. Enter your special dessert
recipe in the 25th anniversary of the Ga. Peach Festival’s annual
Peach of a Qessert Contest sponsored by The Leader Tribune.
Bring your special creation to 109 Anderson Ave. in Fort Valley
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and educational background
impact the life course, up to and
including the retirement process.
Researchers can also learn why
certain people stay healthier and
happier and are more able to
enjoy their later life.
Members of the class of 1961
from H. A. Hunt High School
are being asked to contact AIR
to register their interest and
provide details of where they can
be contacted to receive further
information. Project Talent is
also interested in information
about upcoming 50th reunions
for the class of 1961. You can
call the project on 1-C866) 770-
6077 or send an email to projec
talent50@air.org. You can also
visit the Project Talent website:
www.projecttalent.org.
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which are responsible for the
accuracy of UIV information.
All individuals are presumed
innocent until proven guilty in
a court of law. . These reports
are from the week of May 2 to
May 9, 2011.
Byron Arrests
Allison, Lisa Faye,
Madisonville, Ky.: Marijuana
Possession, Controlled
Substance Possession; Bass,
Jarvis Dewitt, Macon: Driving
While License Suspended/
Revoked, No Lights; Brumfield,
Shirley Jean. Warner Robins:
Forgery 1st Degree,
Prescription Drug Violation;
Hammond, Jammie Richard,
Frances Dr., Byron: Simple
Battery - Family Violence:
Jones, Kayla Leigh Rose,
Kathleen: Controlled Substance
Giving False
Jacqueline Jean Resort Dr.,
Byron: Driving While License
Suspended/Revoked, Loitering,
Martinez, Jorge Luis, Macon,
Probation Ration - Felony.
Nicoson, Timo^y Mich
Macon^mng Wh.le License
Suspended/Revoked. Speeding,
Arrest Warrant; Owens Dana
laking Ann, Juhette, - Ga.: Misdemeanor, TheftJ>y
Ransome, Terrance Tremaine,
Albany, Ga.: Marijuana
Possession; Rush Genise
Huling, Highway Point Dr.,
Byron: Failure to Appear for
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Trial/Court - Misdemeanor;
Smith, Nathan Emanuel, St.
Petersburg, Fla.: Driving While
License Suspended/Revoked,
Speeding, A^illtU OfcfltUUt
Violation; Stefanski. Jamie
Lyn, Warner Robins: Arrest
Warrant, Methamphetamine
Possession, Giving False
Information, Possession/
Use of Drug-Related Objects;
Thompson, William Joshua,
Macon: Possessing Substances
for Making Controlled
Substances
Fort Valley Arrests
Berry, Lakecia, Stone
Mountain: Loitering;
Buchanan, Kevin Dane,
Pearson Mill St., Ft. Valley:
Aggravated Assault; Danielly.
Chancey Chavares, Chamleee
Dr., Ft. Valley: Probation
Violation - Felony; Dassau,
Mario Marche, Peachtree Ext.,
Ft. Valley: Arrest Warrant;
Ferrell, Jydnia, Riverdale, Ga.:
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Labo, Julius Simmons Blvd.,
Ft. Valley:
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L.cense Suspended Revoked,
Headlight Robmson Ed p Requirements; ard, A I
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Arrest Warrant, talker,
Darnck Undrea Decatur, G
Forgery - 1st Degree; White,
Natashia Shavonne, Tifton
Ga.. Jeering. Wornumi, Le
Ernest, Taylors Mill Rd., t.
MAY 18, 2011 ♦
Forgery - 1st Degree
Sheriff's Office Arrests
Diaz, Anthony Ralph,
Fla.: Speeding,
While License
Ervin,
Pablo, Warner
Simple Assault;
Gregory, Gun Club
Ft. Valley: Probation
- Felony; Skinner,
Christopher Cir., Ft.
Valley: Theft by Taking -
Vonmalder,
J., Loud Alley, Ft. Valley:
Battery; Wornum, Lee
Taylors Mill Rd., Ft.
Forgery - 1st Degree,
by Taking - Misdemeanor
Other Agency Arrests
Crawford Co. Sheriff:
Humphries, Brittany Lee,
Marshal Mill Rd., Ft. Valley:
Simple Battery; FVSU Campus
Safety: Austin, Jasmine Sheray,
Savannah: Affray (Fighting),
Battery, Underage Alcohol
Consuming, Alcohol on School
Grounds; Elam, Deavon Deon,
Locust Grove. Ga.: Interference
w/ Gov’t Property; Wade,
Karyn Deborah, Columbia,
S.C.: Affray (Fighting),
Battery, Underage Alcohol
Consumption, Alcohol on
School Grounds; Georgia
State Patrol - Perry: Kelley,
Raymond L., Gun Club Dr.,
Ft. Valley: DUI-Alcohol
Controlled Substance; Expired/
No Registration/Title
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