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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 DOHERTY, DUGGAN, HART&TIERNAN INSURORS Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health P.O.Box 71628 (229)888-2040 Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040 2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (229) 435-3036 www.ddhtins.com 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. 8 10499 02456 8 Carl Vinson Institute of Government HfcVERSITY OF GEORGIA HA IPAL DON GEORGIA MUNICIPAL VC I AT I ON Carl Vi) nstitul NIVERS WGEm f MU N f ASSQd Govern >f Submitted Photo 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. 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