Colquitt County High School FFA member Kirk Beacham won first place in the area lawnmower operations and maintenance CDE recently. The contest is designed to develop skills in operating commercial lawn mowers and various pieces of machinery safely, as well as maintaining the commercial lawnmower in a safe and productive matter. This marks the third event that Beacham has placed first in the field of Ag Mechanics. He also placed first in the EMC electrical wiring contest and his ag mechanics team placed first at area where Beacham was the high individual overall. He placed third in Georgia at the state competition that was held at the University of Georgia on Saturday, March 18.