Democrats host BBQ

VALDOSTA, Ga.  — Food, fellowship and festivities are on the agenda for the  Lowndes County Democratic Party meeting this week. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at Mathis Municipal Auditorium, 2300 N. Ashley St., according to an organizational press release. Tickets are $25 each and may be purchased from any Lowndes County Democratic Party committee member or at the door. “Thank our Teachers” signs, food provided by Miller BBQ and plans from Democratic candidates seeking office will be available, according to organizers.  Guest speakers include Sarah Todd, Democratic Party of Georgia vice chair of congressional district chairs and county party liaison, and Claudia Collier, Democratic Party of Georgia greening chair. “Democrats have a lot to be proud of,” said J.D. Rice, Lowndes County Democratic Party chairman.

 

Health Care Reform Task Force to hold Tifton meeting

TIFTON, Ga. — Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force will hold its third public meeting, hosted by Tift Regional Medical Center, at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 10. They will hear presentations from health care experts and focus on evaluating reforms, which will enable Georgia’s rural communities to develop high-performance health care systems. According to Lt. Governor Casey Cagle Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force is committed to working collaboratively with stakeholders across the state to find solutions that reduce and control the costs of care, modernize delivery models to better match the needs of patients in all communities, and encourage innovation and market competition.

 

‘The History of Suwannee County’ presentation at Jo Kennon Public Library

DOWLING PARK, Fla. — The Jo Kennon Public Library will be hosting their first ongoing monthly program, “The History of Suwannee County,” presented by Eric Musgrove, the county’s historian.  This program will be offered on the first Thursday of each month from noon until 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. The first program will be Thursday and will be an overview of their history and what attendees have to look forward to in the ongoing series, which begins with the Timucua Indians and continues to present day.  For more information, contact the library at 386-658-2670.

 

CGTC barbering program cuts hair for Steve Harvey Mentoring Camp

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Students from the Barbering program at CGTC continued a tradition of community involvement, taking part in the ninth annual Steve Harvey Mentoring Camp for Young Men in June, for a second consecutive year.

Participating in the mentoring camp is the result of a networked relationship between instructor, Leon Towles and Steve Harvey’s barber, James Thomas, who developed the idea to bring together their barbering teams from Warner Robins and Texas, respectively. Towles said he thought his students did very well in providing haircuts and mentorship in 2016, so participating again was the right thing to do.

The Mentoring Camp, held at Rock Ranch in The Rock, Ga., is a four-day, three-night interactive program with the sole purpose of sharing and teaching principles of manhood and dream building to young men. The program helps young men realize their potential, and envision a future where they are physically and emotionally equipped, responsible young men. Haircuts are provided throughout the event to promote the importance of appearance. Barbering is a live-work program at CGTC. It means that students are required to perform the duties of their career in a lab, or work setting on customers. The program often takes their work outside of the lab, having participated in this camp, back-to-school events, and other outreaches