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Gordon State continues with vaccinations
Gordon State College
is pleased to announce
that it is continuing with
the process of vacci
nating individuals on
its campus to protect
against the COVID-19
virus.
Originally, the Pfizer-
BioNTech COVID-19
Vaccine was offered to
those individuals who
meet the current criteria
to receive the vaccine
- including faculty and
staff who are 55+ years of
age, anyone with devel
opmental disabilities,
or faculty and staff who
are age 16 years or older
with underlying condi
tions.
But recent news from
Georgia Governor Brian
Kemp’s office has des
ignated anyone who is
16-years-old and older
can receive the vaccine,
which could prove to be
beneficial to Highlander
Nation as we continue
through the spring se
mester.
Through March 29, a
total of 204 first-round
doses were provided to
the Gordon State College
Community. The College
will now expand its focus
to providing first-round
doses to other faculty,
staff and students who
are interested in receiv
ing the vaccine at this
time.
“We believe this news
from Governor Brian
Kemp marks a signifi
cant moment for Gordon
State College and its
entire community as
we begin to administer
the vaccine to prevent
coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19),” said Dr. Kirk
A. Nooks, GSC President.
“1 am extremely proud of
everyone associated with
our college for their pa
tience and determination
over the past 12 months
as we have endured this
Powerful Easter exhibit
Elizabeth Sellers, 99, of Barnesville, who has been largely
homebound due to the coronavirus, was able to make a spe
cial trip to see the Stations of the Cross exhibit with Pastor
Cyndi McDonald at the First United Methodist Church during a
recent Easter visit from her family. The exhibit featuring local
artists was open to the public through Saturday.
global pandemic. Now
we are hopeful that we
can begin the process
of returning to a more
normal campus environ
ment as individuals are
vaccinated.”
The GSC Department
of Human Resources is
partnering with the GSC
Student Health Center;
the GSC School of Nurs
ing, Health and Natural
Sciences; and the Lamar
County Department of
Public Health to make
vaccines available as
quickly and efficiently as
possible.
“1 am very excited to
help bring COV1D vac
cine access to campus
for the faculty and staff
this next phase,” said Dr.
Samantha Bishop, Direc
tor of Nursing at GSC. “1
think we are fortunate
that Sherry Farr and her
team from Lamar County
Health Department are
willing to come to cam
pus to bring this impor
tant step to us. I look
forward to working with
our nursing students in
assisting them.”
COVID-19 disease is
caused by a coronavirus
called SARS-CoV-2. This
type of coronavirus has
not been seen before.
Individuals can get CO
VID-19 through contact
with another person who
has the virus and it is
predominantly a respi
ratory illness that can
affect other organs.
“1 am also thankful to
Sherry Farr and her team
for partnering with us
to allow our faculty and
staff easy access to the
COV1D vaccines,” said
Molly Minter, Director of
the GSC Student Health
Center.
“It is amazing that
we are able to help our
community and our stu
dents,” said Brandy My
ers, GSC Nursing student.
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• New Life Baptist Church will hold a tent revival
April 22-24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Barnesville First United Methodist Church invites
you to worship online Sunday morning. Worship with
others on the church Facebook page at 10 a.m. or
USDA offers pandemic
Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack announced
recently that USDA is
establishing new pro
grams and efforts to
bring financial assistance
to farmers, ranchers
and producers who felt
the impact of COVID-19
market disruptions. The
new initiative — USDA
Pandemic Assistance for
Producers — will reach a
broader set of producers
than in previous CO
VID-19 aid programs.
USDA is dedicating at
least $6 billion toward
the new programs. The
department will also
develop rules for new
programs that will put
a greater emphasis on
outreach to small and
socially disadvantaged
producers, specialty crop
and organic producers,
timber harvesters, as
well as provide support
for the food supply chain
and producers of renew
able fuel, among others.
Existing programs like
the Coronavirus Food
Assistance Program
(CFAP) will fall within the
new initiative and, where
statutory authority al
lows, will be refined to
better address the needs
of producers.
USDA Pandemic As
sistance for Producers
was needed, said Vilsack,
after a review of previ
ous COVID-19 assistance
programs targeting farm
ers identified a number
of gaps and disparities
in how assistance was
The prize egg winners at the Marion Matthews VFW Post
6542 Easter Egg Hunt include (l-r) Luke Norman, Ayden
Pierce and Wyatt Ingram.
Marion Matthews
Marion Matthews
VFW Post 6542 held their
annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 20. The students
who found the prize egg
and won a special basket
include Ayden Pierce for
the 9 to 12 age group,
Wyatt Ingram for the 5
prize egg winners
to 8 age group and Luke
Norman for the 0 to 4 age
group.
“Congratulations to
our winners and thank
you to everyone in at
tendance to support
our veterans,” said Judy
Ingram.
assistance for producers
distributed as well as
inadequate outreach to
underserved producers
and smaller and medium
operations.
“The pandemic af
fected all of agriculture,
but many farmers did
not benefit from previ
ous rounds of pandemic-
related assistance,” said
Vilsack. “Our new USDA
Pandemic Assistance for
Producers initiative will
help get financial assis
tance to a broader set of
producers, including to
socially disadvantaged
communities, small and
medium sized producers,
and farmers and produc
ers of less traditional
crops.”
USDA reopened sign
up for CFAP 2 beginning
on April 5.
The USDA Farm
Service Agency (FSA)
has committed at least
$2.5 million to improve
outreach for CFAP 2 and
will establish partner
ships with organizations
with strong connections
to socially disadvantaged
communities to ensure
they are informed and
aware of the application
process. The payments
will go out under the
existing CFAP rules; how
ever, future opportunities
for USDA Pandemic As
sistance will be reviewed
for verified need and
during the rulemaking
process, USDA will look
to make eligibility more
consistent with the Farm
Bill.
Lamar County Primary School March Students of the Month
Pre-K students selected as the March Student of the Month at Lamar County Primary School
include: front row (l-r), Zachary Coffman-Spells, Paisley Morales, Amarah Foster and Landon
Price; middle row (l-r), Elizabeth Alexander, Ju’Kylan Harden, Anabelle Lewis and Jace Walker;
back row (l-r), Floyd Junior Richardson, Dalson Day, Samantha Litton and Christian Cooper.
First graders selected as the March Student of the Month at Lamar County Primary School
include: front row (l-r), Bryson Watts, Leyah Williams, Calum Hall and Maddison Wheeler; middle
row (l-r), Skylar Chatman, Hudson Phillips, Kaison Baker, Raiden Embrey, Yanamari Ramirez
and Caden Murphy; back row (l-r), Loren Guild, Ke’Asia Davis, Zoey Zabala, Levi Collier and
Ashton Murphy.
Kindergarten students selected as the March Student of the Month at Lamar County Primary
School include: front row (l-r), Kairi Carter, Declan Miller, Delilah Hardy, Aaliyah Beverly and
Cannon Stewart; middle row (l-r), Emma Summers, Temperance Goodman, Shelby Taylor, Liam
Langley and Raylen Skaggs; back row (l-r), Maddox Grizzle, Scarlet Razo, Gabriel Simpson,
Kaleb Rahschulte, Janiyah Hosley and Caleb Brice. Not pictured are Jeremiah Caslin and Ava
Strickland.
Second graders selected as the March Student of the Month at Lamar County Primary
School include: front row (l-r), David Long, Jaxon Harris, Autumn Thacker, Selena Marte, Jour
ney Newton, Jourdyn Newton and Ma’Kayla Weems; middle row (l-r), Adi Raybon, Kynzie Estep,
Gabby Banks, Natalie Whitlock, Adrian Conkle and Lillian Walker; back row (l-r), Haylee Ragusa,
Melony Balthrop, Lily Newell, Gavin Parker, Aleigha Cole and Layla Wells.