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Peaches to Beaches 2022
March 11th and 12th
Spots available in the Park and other areas in
Crawford County. Contact Patti at the Chamber
or call 478-836-3825
REMINDER: The Roberta-Crawford County Chamber
Annual Meeting and Awards banquet is tonight
(March 3) 6:30 p.m. CC Conference Center
Issue 9 Thursday, MARCH 3, 2022
The Voice of Crawford County Since 1921
also serving Byron and Peach County
1 Section 10 Pages, 2 Inserts One Dollar
Recreation director works
program
70% of the cost, will be
discussed at this week’s
meeting after deadline.
This would be a great
investment for the com
munity.
Kelley is also hoping
to be in the running for
the Recreation Trails
Program Grant that will
be connecting the rec
reation department and
middle/high property
for locals and others to
enjoy. The school system
board also added they
would be able to use the
trail to hold cross-coun
try events for the school.
Give a shout out and
thank you to our Craw
ford County Rec. director
and board for all the
work they do behind the
scenes for our communi
ty and the children in the
community and tell them
they are appreciated.
Flint Energies is friend of Crawford County
Flint Energies recently had the honor of donating a retired truck to the Crawford
County Fire Department. Here, Johnny Chancellor, Flint’s Supervisor of Automo
tive, hands the keys to Fire Chief Randy Pate. Flint Energies is a true friend to
Crawford County and has donated much money in just the past year for commu
nity projects.
behind scenes for
Crawford County Rec
Director Doug Kelley
is gearing up for the
next round of sports for
the recreation
department with
Spring baseball
and softball.
While many
people only see
children hav
ing fun playing
sports with the
recreation de
partment, Kelley
is continuously
working behind the
scenes.
Kelley stated since
post Covid, the number
of children signing up
for sports has “shot up”
and has been extremely
successful.
With basketball end
ing, Kelley has also been
working on the baseball
and softball season.
Now it is time to work
the fields to get them
ready for opening day
March 26th.
He has also
been working
hard for years
for a CDBG grant
to expand the
recreation de
partment to add
a new gym that
he would have
access to without
having to wait to
be let in. This is an
exciting time he stated
with commissioners
even thinking of ideas
like a splash pad hoping
they all get on board to
help the children in the
community.
Funding for the lights
from the Major League
Baseball Foundation,
which would be a great
matching grant covering
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Kelley
Soaring students at Crawford County High School
Crawford County High celebrated PBIS Students of the Month for January. These students have consistently
demonstrated good decisions as encouraged by our PBIS program called SOAR: Staying Safe, Owning Your
Actions, Always Doing Your Best, and Respect for Others, Yourself, School, and Learning. These students
have shown progress in the classroom, found ways to help, had good attendance, showed up to class on
time, and took care of their work at school, both in and out of the classroom. Our students of the month
were rewarded with a Chick til A lunch and were honored by our school. The system is proud to honor these
SOARing students for their good work for the month January. 9th grade: Dan Rogerson-Medley; 10th grade:
Trinity Garretson; 11th grade: Mikyla McMahan; and 12th grade: Tyler Grinstead.
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Nine STEM kits that Matthew Kent’s Crawford County Elementary School classroom purchased with the Flint
Energies Bright Ideas Grant arrived recently. These cross-curricular kits will bring fairy tales and folk tales
to life for the students. Instead of merely hearing a story or watching a video, students will get their hands
on materials that will test the science and engineering ideas behind these stories. When students make a
kinetic connection, they learn at a deeper level and will take away lessons that would have been missed
before.
CGTC receives
$200,000 donation
The Central Georgia
Technical College Foun
dation has received a
$200,000 donation
from an anonymous
donor in support of
student scholarships.
At the donor’s request,
the funds will be used
for qualifying students
participating in re-en
try services, veterans’
services, and adult
education.
“We are incredibly
humbled to receive
this gift,” said Dr. Ivan
Allen, President of
CGTC. “This donation
will help bridge the gap
for our students as they
pursue their educa
tional dreams. We are
grateful to our donor
who supports our vision
of remaining respon
sive to the needs of the
communities we serve
while ensuring that the
highest level of techni
cal education continues
to be accessible to all.”
The donation comes
as part of the Project
Achieve Scholarship
Program, helping eligi
ble students by remov
ing financial barriers
and providing oppor
tunities for educational
success.
CGTC’s Re-Entry
Services has provided
credit and non-credit
training opportunities
to incarcerated citizens
for over 20 years. The
mission of the Office of
Re-Entry is to “success
fully reintegrate former
offenders into commu
nities, reduce prison
recidivism, and posi
tively impact Georgia’s
economy by addressing
the educational and
employability train
ing needs of Georgia’s
incarcerated citizens.”
Programs range from
heavy industrial course-
work such as Residen
tial and Commercial
Plumbing, Welding and
Joining, and Industrial
Maintenance to areas
of studies to obtain
state licensures such
as Cosmetology and
Barbering.
The VECTR Center
provides unique, accel
erated programs in high
demand and strategic
industries tailored to
abbreviate the process
of receiving post-sec
ondary certificates and
degrees by recognizing
the extensive training
veterans receive during
their military service. As
part of CGTC, the center
serves as a gateway for
veterans’ re-entry into
Georgia’s public post
secondary educational
systems and workforce.
The mission of the
Adult Education Divi
sion is to enable adult
learners in Central
Georgia to acquire the
basic skills necessary
to compete successfully
in today’s global work
place, to strengthen
individual character and
family foundations, and
to exercise full citizen
ship.
The Central Geor
gia Technical College
Foundation, a nonprof
it, 50t(c)3 organization,
supports Central Geor
gia Technical College
in its mission to con
tribute to economic and
workforce development
in Central Georgia. The
Foundation strives to
promote community
awareness of the bene
fits offered by the Col
lege and to supplement
available resources
through private funding
for capital expansion
and improvements,
equipment, staff and
faculty development,
and endowments.