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The Taylor County News, December 28, 2023, Page 8. —Top Ten (Continued from Page 1) held ribbon-culling ceremonies Lo welcome them. They are: Reynolds IGA Supermarket (approved by Reynolds City Council in February, opened in June); Taylor Made Ice Cream (opened in Butler in May); Ogams Feed & Seed (opened in Butler in May); Georgia Recov ery Campus (opened near Reynolds in July); Manny’s Boots & Repair (opened in Reynolds in August); and Mer cer Medicine (approved by the Taylor County Commissioners in February and opened in Reynolds in December). Accolades and Honors Every year, Taylor County athletes, scolars, and citizens give us all a reason to be proud, and 2023 was no exception. We’ll staid with sports. The TCMS Lady Viking Basketball Team was named Region Champions. The TCHS Lady Viking Basketball Team won the Region Championship by defeating Macon Co., and went on to finish the season in the Final Four of the State Tour nament. The TCHS Track & Field Team and Golf Team both advanced to State. The TCHS Lady Viking Softball Team was named Region 6A Champions over Schley Co. and hosted the Super RegionaIs. Also, Victoria Cooper was named Region Pitcher of the Year, and Head Coach Ronnie Wiggins was named Region Coach of the Year. The Taylor County 8U and 10U Basketball Teams both won the Flint River Bas ketball League Champion ships. The Taylor County 12U Baseball Team grabbed the Dixie Youth District Champion ship. The Taylor County 10U Football Team won the Flint River Football League Cham pionship, and Bella Bacha ad vanced to the State Gymnast ics Competition. Gunnar Watson, a former Vi king, was named the Sim Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week. He and the TVoy Tro jans went on to win the Sun Belt Conference Champion ship. Moving on to academics, Parker Hartley and Macy Mur rah were named the 2023 TCHS STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Stu dents of the Year, and Mrs. Diane Madore was named STAR Teacher. Karima Ahsan was the CTAE Student of the Year, and Ms. Amy Jones earned the title of Taylor County Teacher of the Year. Samantha Bowling and Ma son Wainwright won the Tay lor County Band Boosters Val entine Sweetheart Program. The TCHS Homecoming Queen is Kadedria McDowell and the King is Caleb Gray. Londen Bunkley was crowned TCMS Homecoming Queen, and the King is Edward Brown. Chief Lonnie Holder and Chief Jimmy downs were pre sented with Boy Scouts Golden Eagle Awards, Coach Matt Troutman received the Charlie A. Hicks, Sr. Humanitarian Award, and Rov, Alvin Turner earned the Chattahoochee- FlintRESA Champion for Edu cation. In May, the Bentley sisters made front page news for three consecutive weeks, as they competed on Family Feud and won a ear and $41,925. The Bentleys are; Karnetria Bentley Barnett, Karmishala Bentley-Cuyler, Kartisha Bentley, Karprice Bentley Brown, and Karlesha Bentley. Ambulance In Reynolds In September, the County Commissioners agreed to house one of its ambulances in Reynolds, in a 3:2 vote. In fa vor were Commissioners Tameka Harris, Cicero Latimore, and Randy Nelson. Opposing were Chairman Rob ert Peacock and Commissioner Milton Harris. This decision brought mixed emotions from the communities, partially de pending on where you live. The new ambulance facility in Reynolds is being completed and is anticipated to be opera tional in the first part of the new year, 2023 saw lots of accomplish ments and goals met, new busi ness and community assets, and a few issues came up, with most heing resolved. All in all, it was a good year in Taylor County. Here's to another good year in 2024! Happy New Year! COMMUNITY CALENDAR Moored Chapel Baptist Church will host Revival Jan. 7th, 14th, and 21st, Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., with singing special songs, lunch, and fellowship. The revival will feature Tom Owensby, an evangelist with passion to work with the local churches and people around the world. Take Hwy. 96 to Geneva, turn south on Hwy. 240, go about five miles, turn left on Moore’s Chapel Rd., and the church is on the right. All are welcome! * * * There will be a Corn and Soybean Production Meeting Monday, Jan. 22nd, at noon, at the Macon County Extension Office, 105 S. Sumter St., Oglethorpe, GA. Please email Brenda at taylor.extension@uga.edu or call (478) 862-5496 by Tuesday, Jan. 16th, to register for this meeting. UGA Specialists will cover Corn and Soybean Agronomy Updates, Pesticide applicators will receive credit by attending this meeting. # * * Envision Global presents “Ain’t No Party Like A Holy Ghost Party New Year’s Eve Blackout Service’* at 16 S. Broad St. in Butler, on Dec. 31st, beginning at 10 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 p.m., and breakfast will be served. Prophet Leon and Apostle Delilah Varnum will serve as hosts. All are welcome. # * # Zion Hill Baptist Church welcomes the community to worship with them on the 2nd Sunday, at 11 a.m.,and the4th Sunday, at 9a.m, Pastor Michael Harvey will bring the Word. Everybody is somebody at Zion Hill, the Little white church on 208 West Old Wire Rd„ Butler, GA 31006. * * * There will be an Old Time Convention Style Hymn Singing at Trinity Free Will Baptist Church, 1335 Hwy. 90, Mauk, GA, on Dec, 31 st, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Cliff Carroll at (478) 952-7786; Danny Peed at (478) 391-2022; or Billy Patterson at (478) 847-3493. y resolution is to help >u meet your goals Jackie Whitley, LUTCF 349 Margie Dr Stel30 Warner Robins, GA 31088-8977 w ww.countryfi na ncial.com/Jsc kie.Wh itley jackie.whitley(S)countryfinancial.com (478)333 6833 "COUNTRY Financial*" is the marketing name for the COUNTRY Financial family of affiliated companies (collectively, “COUNTRY"!, which include COUNTRY Life Insura nee Comp any*, COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company - , and their respective subsidiaries, located in Bloomington, IL 1020-S5SHC17Q14-12/20/2023 COUNTRY FINANCIAL * _ AMERICUS CAMPUS 900 South GA Tech Fkwy Amerlcus. 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Marion Street (Fall Line Freeway) Reynolds, GA 1 -866-464-2447 • (478) 847-5660 WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! *5™ ft i>n / Doing Business Here With All of You As we get set to pop the cork on another year, we propose a toast to all of the wonderful folks who have made 2023 such a memorable time. We hope your new year is filled with love, laughter, health, happiness, success and cherished moments with the ones who matter most to you. The support of this community is the cornerstone of our success, and we feel truly blessed to have so many wonderful friends and customers here, in 2024 and beyond, we remain committed to providing the best possible service, selection and value to our customers, and we took forward to your continued visits. I \ # t P t ( /li I Jj Ajtfli Wu.i ti latitude, cJJ, ipu 7 ilcu' TVfl'i JIfl ft Butler Wine & Spirits in Butler, GA (next to Dollar General Store)
