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Issue 48 Thursday, DECEMBER 9, 2021
The Voice of Crawford County Since 1921
also serving Byron and Peach County 1 Sections 8 Pages, 3 Inserts One Dollar
Christmas celebration downtown Roberta
Business of the quarter
Roberta’s annual Christmas celebration with parade, ven
dors, lunch with Santa and more, was this past Saturday.
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A few of the CCHS FFA members competed in the Senior Wildlife Career Development Event
(CDE). The team placed 6th place out of 19 teams. Jacob Wood placed 2nd overall individual
in Whitetail Deer Management. Aaron Oliver placed 4th in Game Bird Biology. Congratulations
CCHS FFA competitors! Pictured from left: Jacob Wood, Aaron Oliver, Pate Spires, and Taylor
Foskey.
Knoxville Store now has new diesel gas pumps and a ribbon cutting was held with Roberta
Mayor Jay Andrews attending. In Center is Jessica Newberry and Bryant Pyles.
New diesel
After a tie developed, the Chamber’s board of directors
voted to break the tie for the business of the quarter and
the winner is Crawford County Clerk of Superior Court Ryan
Johnson’s office and staff.
pumps at Knoxville Store
Daisy Prather, Coordinator
for Crawford County School
Parent and Family Engage
ment for Title l and the
Director of Parent and Family
Resource Center, hosted an
ID-Me event serving over too
children. ID Me, Fall Festi
val and offered information
on child safety, copyright
policy for the school district
and information about the
McKinney-Veto Act. The
event presented and provided
protection for children and
families, should an occurrence
in their lives would require
information about the child.
Tragically, children are kid
napped, lost or separated from
their parent in a number of
ways. The identity of the child
is necessary for identification
in any case of a lost child
snatched from their homes.
Statistics state 460,000 chil
dren go missing every year.
Prather noted this will
become an annual event. “We
are planning on having this
event on a yearly basis and
about the same time of year,
I am so grateful for all the
volunteers, teachers, supports
who made this event success
ful. My favorite saying is “It
still takes a village”. Prather
noted.
Each parent received an
Identification card for each
child that includes sections
for fingerprints, photo, body
marking, dental records,
personal/health information,
and DNA. The Outreach
Initiative of District Attorney
Anita Howard provided a CPR
classes and training for new
and expectant moms (care
givers) through and pack and
play drive. Each participant
received a bassinet or a pack
and play set.
Many others were on hand
to transport children back
and forth if necessary. Deana
Hortman, Barbara and Troy
Cook and Chamber office was
open during the event.
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ID Me event served over 100
