Whitfield County GOP to hear from candidates for governor

DALTON, Ga. — The Whitfield County Republican Party meets on Tuesday with gubernatorial candidates Hunter Hill and Michael Williams as guest speakers. David Belle Isle, a candidate for secretary of state, will also be in attendance to introduce himself. At 6:30 p.m. there is “Meet & Greet” time with the meeting starting at 7. The event is at the party’s headquarters at 515 Benjamin Way, Suite 310, in Dalton.

South Georgia’s heating up

VALDOSTA — Sometimes no news is good news.

No rain and no severe weather are in the cards for South Georgia this week, according to forecasters. 

“It’s going to be pretty uneventful,” said Matthew Greene, a meteorologist with the private forecasting firm AccuWeather. 

The National Weather Service expects sunny and mostly sunny skies over Valdosta all week, said Jeanie McDermott, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Tallahassee, Fla., office. 

“We’re getting into more of a normal weather pattern for this time of year,” she said.

A high-pressure system is keeping South Georgia dry, McDermott said. South Georgia daytime high temperatures start the week in the mid-80s and are expected to climb into the low 90s by the weekend, according to the weather service’s forecast. The average high temperature for Valdosta at this time of year is 85, Greene said. Overnight lows should run from 58-60 degrees, he said. 

Greene and McDermott said there is little chance of rain this week, though Greene said he couldn’t rule out a slight chance of an isolated shower with a weak cold front coming through South Georgia Monday. 

“However, there is neither much moisture nor much cool air coming in behind this front,” he said.

The forecasters agreed there won’t be much of a chance of severe weather in the area this week. 

DAR gives to women’s shelters

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The John Benning Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently donated a supply of bras and feminine hygiene items to Serenity House as a part of the state society’s “I Support the Girls” project. Members from across the state brought items to the state conference as part of a national project to support women’s shelters. The Serenity House in Colquitt County has provided safe shelter for victims of domestic violence in the area for newly two decades. 

Nature program planned for Wellborn

WELLBORN, Fla. — The Wellborn Community Center will be home to an Animal Tracks — Nature Detective program Saturday.

Sponsored by the Wellborn Community Association, the fun, educational and interactive program will last from 2-3 p.m.

Free and open to all ages, those attending will learn about where to look for animal tracks, how to identify them and what the animals were doing at the time.

Host Jerry Walls will also talk about how to identify animal bones, skulls and food items as well as other clues to look for when outdoors.

There will also be a fun game offered on identifying animal tracks found in the Wellborn area.

A special live animal or two will also be on exhibit.

The community center is located at 1340 8th Avenue in Wellborn.

For more information, please contact Rob Dawson at 386-867-1761.

Jay Deason Memorial Golf tourney upcoming

TIFTON, Ga. — The Jay Deason Memorial Golf Tournament returns May 10 at Spring Hill Country Club. Proceeds will benefit the Tools for School Program and other youth-based local causes. The tournament will be a four-man scramble and is limited to 18 teams. Lunch will be catered at Spring Hill courtesy of Olive Garden. Sponsorships are available at different levels. Players can be sponsored for $80, hole sponsorship is $150, team sponsorship is $450 and tournament sponsorship is $1,000. For more information, contact the Jay Deason Fund at thejaydeasonfund@gmail.com or visit jaydeasonfund.org.