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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Wanda and Darrell Halstead
Volume XLV- Number 48
Leesburg, Georgia - - August 2, 2023
Fifty Cents
Getting to Know Our 2023 LCHS Distinguished Alumni
Mr. Vincent V. Cutts, Class of 1989
Special to the Ledger
by LCHS Senior
Abigail Cory
The LCHS Dis
tinguished Alumni
Committee is proud to
recognize Mr. Vincent
Cutts, Class of 1989, as
a member of the 2023
Class of Distinguished
Alumni. The purpose of
this program is to recog
nize outstanding alumni
who have maintained a
high standard of excel
lence and distinguished
themselves through their
work, personal accom
plishments, or in the
lives of others. These
individuals exemplify
the ideals of the Lee
County School System
and the community it
serves, and thus serve as
role models for current
and future Lee County
High School Students.
Mr. Vincent V. Cutts is
a proud father, husband,
teacher, and leader. He
inspires the students
at Terrell County High
School, the members
of Mount Able Baptist
Church, and the citizens
of Smithville, Georgia.
He is the son of Douglas
Cutts and the late Rosie
Cutts, and the husband
of Telisa Taylor Cutts.
Mr. and Mrs. Cutts
have together raised
three children, Jacobie,
Kourtlyn, and Kamille.
Even before graduat
ing Lee County High
School in 1989, Mr.
Cutts was an out
standing individual. A
former teacher of Mr.
Cutts’ referred to him
as being “a memorable
student and a pleasure
to teach,” not only for
his respect and kindness
to teachers, but to his
fellow classmates as
well. He always led by
the example of his own
excellence.
After graduating from
LCHS, Mr. Cutts went
on to earn his associate
degree in agricultural
management technology
at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College
in 1993. In the spring
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Lee County
Commission
will meet
Tuesday,
August 8 at
6:00 p.m. The
meeting will
be held at the
T. Page Tharp
Governmental
Building,
Opal Cannon
Auditorium
of 1993, Mr. Cutts also
became a member of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity Inc., in which he
is still active today. He
had served as the fra
ternity’s vice president
and as the director of
educational activities for
several years; current
ly, Mr. Cutts serves as
his chapter’s chaplain
at Alpha Phi Alpha. In
1995, Mr. Cutts grad
uated from Fort Valley
State University with
his bachelor’s degree
in Agricultural Educa
tion. He joined the Fort
Valley Agricultural
Alumni association after
his graduation in 1995
and remains a member
today.
In the same year, Mr.
Cutts returned to LCHS,
this time as a teacher.
He joined the Georgia
Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Association
in 1995, when he began
his career as an agri
culture teacher. He had
led the FFA program at
Lee County until 2002,
seeking new opportu
nities in neighboring
areas. He then worked
at Randolph Clay High
School for 13 years,
where he taught agri
culture, and once again
led the FFA program.
He concluded his work
at Randolph Clay High
School in 2015, when he
began teaching at Terrell
County High School.
Mr. Cutts still currently
teaches in Terrell Coun
ty, where he will soon
celebrate his 29th year
as an agriculture teach
er. Mr. Cutts fills in
multiple leadership roles
at Terrell, as the school
governance team chair,
FFA chapter advisor,
and PBIS advisor for his
school.
Mr. Cutts strives to
make his classroom
a safe space for his
students to grow and
learn as individuals. He
instructs his students not
only about agriculture,
but to be critical think
ers and problem solvers.
Mr. Cutts also teaches a
class of middle school
ers in an after-school ag
connections program,
where young students
learn about plants, soil,
and other such subjects.
He is also active in his
fraternity mentoring
program, participating
as a teacher to middle
school boys. In this
program, students spend
their time learning soft
skills and personal
development. Mr. Cutts
completely dedicates
See CuttS,
Page 8A
1st Annual Christmas Ornament Fundraiser to
support Lee County Family Connection, Inc.
Special to the Ledger
Lee County Family
Connection, Inc. is
pleased to share the
opportunity
to support the
work it does in
our communi
ty through our
First Annual
Christmas
Ornament
fundraiser.
“We are thrilled about
this fundraiser,” stated
Patsy James, Executive
Director of Lee County
Family Connection, Inc.
“We have partnered
with locally owned
Tribe Designs and are
pleased with the orna
ment they have crafted
for us. We
hope that our
community
will embrace
the opportuni
ty to purchase
this unique
ornament,
knowing that their pur
chase will support the
work of Family Con
nection.” A qr code on a
white background
Description automat
ically generatedOnly
pre-orders are being
accepted currently. All
pre-orders received by
October 1 will have a
guaranteed delivery
date of December 1,
2023.
To order your orna
ments), you can scan
the QR code.
OR visit their website
at www.leecountyfami-
lyconnection.org.
LOCAL order forms
can be requested by
emailing patsy@
leecountyfamilyconnec-
tion.org
For more information,
contact Patsy James at
patsy@leecountyfam-
ilyconnection.org or
229/903-3993.
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Pictured are Jullie Smith, President of GMA; Judy Powell, Recipient of Certificate of Distinction
Award Leesburg City Council; Mayor James Eubanks, Chairman of GMA Training Board,
Mayor of Pehlam; and Mara Shaw, Associate Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
University of Georgia.
Powell Receives Certificate of Distinction
Leesburg City Coun-
cilmemebr Judy Powell
received the prestigious
Certificate of Distinc
tion award from the
Harold F. Holtz Munic
ipal Training Institute
during the Georgia
Municipal Association’s
(GMA) Annual Con
vention In Savannah on
June 26.
The Harold F. Holtz
Municipal Training
Institute, a cooperative
effort of GMA and the
University of Georgia’s
Carl Vinson Institute of
Government, provides
a nationally recognized
series of training oppor
tunities for elected city
officials.
“This is an outstand
ing achievement,” said
GMA CEO and Exec
utive Director Larry
Hanson. “We commend
Judy Powell for this
accomplishment and
for the dedication they
have shown in using
this valuable resource to
become a more effective
city official.”
To receive a Certifi
cate of Distinction a city
official must complete a
minimum of 204 units
of credit, including at
least 72 hours from a
required list of cours
es and the Robert E.
Knox, Jr. Municipal
Leadership Institute.
The training program
consists ofmore than 70
courses.
“We are proud of our
partnership with GMA
to provide high-quali
ty, relevant training to
Georgia’s more than
3,500 municipal offi
cials,” said UGA’s Carl
Vinson Institute of Gov
ernment Director Rob
Gordon. “The institute
remains committed to
being the trusted re
source that city officials
across Georgia turn to
for leadership and pro
fessional development
training that makes a
difference in the lives of
the citizens they repre
sent.”
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