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Top Two Surprised By Ranking
Being named the top of
your class can sometimes
be surprising. That was the
case for Marissa Murchison,
the valedictorian for Craw
ford County High School.
Though the polite young
lady studied hard and kept
up her grades, being named
valedictorian was not what
she had expected.
“Pay attention in class and
take good notes,” Murchison
advises underclassmen on
how to take top spot at the
school.
A National Honor Soci
ety member and part of the
Dance Team in the March
ing Band, Murchison also
fills her afternoons with
karate classes at The Korean
Martial Arts Academy. She is
a red belt with a black stripe,
meaning she is only one test
away from becoming a black
belt.
She plans to attend Fort
Valley State University after
graduation as part of their
CDEP Program. With this
program she will attend
FVSU for three years and
then transfer to another
school for another two years.
This way she will earn two
degrees in the course of five
years.
Murchison plans to attend
Georgia Tech as her second
school where she will major
in engineering. At FVSU she
plans to major in mathemat
ics, a passion she owes to her
9th grade math teacher Mrs.
Johnson.
“Without her I wouldn’t
be as good as I am in math,”
Murchison stated. “She
helped lay the foundation for
the student I am today.”
Murchison will graduate
this May with the rest of her
classmates and is looking
forward to what the future
holds for her.
Salutatorian
Candice Colbert was not
expecting to become Saluta
torian of her graduating class
either. When she found out
she was ranked as number
two in Crawford County
High School she felt a sense
of surprised pride.
Colbert has been a varsity
cheerleader throughout her
high school career. This year,
her senior year, makes four
years on the squad and she
is just as devoted to being a
good cheerleader as she is to
being a good student. To her,
becoming the salutatorian is
a major accomplishment.
“You have to stay on the
right track and just keep
pushing,” Colbert said when
asked what advice she would
give to underclassmen.
“Don’t ever give up. It may
seem hard but you just have
to keep going.”
Colbert plans to attend
Georgia Southern after
graduation. She plans to ma
jor in nursing, although her
favorite high school subject
is math.
Always quick to smile,
Colbert claims Mr. Rodney
Crutchfield as her favor
ite teacher because of his
humorous teaching style. His
quick wit in the classroom
keeps Colbert laughing while
she is learning.
“He is hilarious,” she said
about Crutchfield. “He just
makes my day.”
Marissa Murchison, Validictorian with Cynthia
Dickey, CCHS Assistant Principal
Road Race A First For JugFest
For the first time at the
Georgia JugFest you and
your family can get up early
for a healthy morning of
exercise and conversation by
participating in the 5K and
Mile Fun Run on May 18th.
The race will begin at the
Old Knoxville Courthouse,
travel east on Hwy. 80,
turn right at Old Knoxville
Courthouse, travel west on
Certus Bank customers
received a letter stating that it
will be business as usual at the
Roberta branch from now un
til the end of June. The branch
here will close at that time.
The letter asks that custom
ers with safety deposit boxes
pick up the contents and trans
fer them to another Certus
Bank location such as Lizella,
or to another financial institu
tion. Refunds will be made
for time not used on the safety
Hwy. 80, turn left at Old
Knoxville Courthouse.
Awards will be given to
the overall top three male
and female finishers and
overall top male and female
masters in the 5K event and
the top three male/female
finishers in various age cat
egories. In the Fun Run, the
top male and female finish
ers 12 and under will receive
deposit boxes.
Phone calls to Certus Bank
officers who could answer
questions, were not returned
by press time so more infor
mation will be released when
made available.
There has been no indica
tion about employees and
though there have been
rumors the building is being
purchased by another bank,
that has not been confirmed
either.
awards.
For the 5K there is an
$ 18 entry fee postmarked
on or before May 10th for
those over 18 and $12 for
those 18 and younger. You
can register on the day of the
race from 6:15-7:15 a.m. for
$20 and $12 for those 18 and
younger. There is $1 off the
entry fee given for a team
of four or more when entry
forms are submitted together.
The entry fee for the Fun
Run is $ 10 by May 10th and
$12 on race day. All pre
registered participants in both
are guaranteed a t-shirt. You
do not have to run, you may
walk as well.
Results will be posted on
Robinspacers.org, Macon-
tracks.org and gajugfestival.
com.
Checks should be made
payable to the Crawford
County Historical Society
and can be mailed to Attn.
5K and 1 Mile Fun Run En
try. P. O. Box 622, Roberta,
GA31078-0622.A11 pro
ceeds support the Crawford
County Hisotircal Society
and the Old Courthouse Res
toration Project.
Registration forms can be
picked up at the Roberta-
Crawford County Chamber
of Commerce. You can also
register on-line at racerpal.
com or through the JugFest
website at www.gajugfesti-
val.com by going to events
and then find the link to the
race under event schedule.
Larry Carpenter, event co
ordinator, says sponsors are
still needed for the race and if
you are interested in being a
sponsor you can contact him
at (309) 673-6459 or LaCar-
Inco@gmail.com
So sign up now, participate
in the race and enjoy the rest
of the day at the Georgia Jug
Fest. There will be something
for everyone to enjoy on
May 18th.
Certus Bank Branch To Close
Candice Colbert, Salutatorian with Cynthia Dickey,
CCHS Assistant Principal
Champion's Getting Ready To Open Soon
Crawford County’s newest
eatery, Champion’s, located
at 277 North Dugger St/Hwy
#341 North, will open very
soon.
Scott Long, who has been
hired as the manager/chef,
brings with him a wealth
of culinary experience. He
received culinary in-service
training in college food
services at Converse Col
lege, Mercer University, the
University of South Carolina,
Georgia College, Newberry
College and the University
of West Florida. He was
co-owner of the popular
Joshua Cup in Macon and
was most recently manager
of the Eisenhower Parkway
Cracker Barrel in Macon. He
is married to Laurie Long,
Director of Marketing for
Public Service Telephone.
Champion’s will feature
good food, served with a side
of history. The coffee shop
will offer coffees (including
lattes and espresso) and teas,
pastries, bagels, breakfast
sandwiches and smoothies.
Lunch offerings will in
clude specialty salads and
deli sandwiches as well as
a soup, salad and potato bar
and homemade desserts. Deli
meats and cheeses are also
available for purchase. Cater
ing services are available
onsite or offsite, and delivery
may be provided. Wi-fi is
also provided.
Champion’s is named for
Roberta McCrary Champion
(1881-1977), for whom the
city of Roberta was named.
The house was built between
D. McCrary (1847-1912),
who gave the Atlanta and
Florida Railway the right-of-
way through his property in
1887. The town was estab
lished around the Railway
Depot. Following her fa
ther’s death, Mrs. Champion
her mother in 1914 and lived
in it until shortly before her
death. The current owner,
Kathleen H. Cook, has taken
pains to maintain the archi
tectural integrity of the home
by restoring and decorating it
with furnishings appropriate
for the age of the home. She
is also interested in acquir
ing any memorabilia, photos
(especially of her first grade
or Sunday School classes),
artifacts or reminiscences of
“Miss Roberta.”
Each room in Champion’s
will be named for a Crawford
County notable to remind pa
trons of Crawford County’s
rich cultural heritage: Indian
Agent Benjamin Hawkins
(1754-1816) established
the Creek Indian Agency
in Crawford County on the
hanks of the Flint River;
seventeen-year old Joanna
Troutman (1818-1879)
presented her Lone Star Flag
to the GA Battalion as they
marched through Crawford
County on their way to fight
in the Texas Revolution; Jef
ferson Franklin Long (1836-
1901), bom a slave in Craw
ford County, became the first
African American elected
to the U.S. house of Repre
sentatives from Georgia and
was the only Black to speak
before the U.S. Congress un
til the mid-1900s; Crawford
County-bom John Pember
ton (1831-1888)invented
the formula for Coca Cola;
and famed botanist William
Bartram (1939-1823) discov
ered the Oakleaf Hydrangea
in Crawford County in 1775
during his travels through the
Southeast.
Champion’s will be open
from 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
daily, Monday - Friday. The
telephone number is (478)
836-1819; e-mail address is
champions@pstel.net.
