State commissioner to speak at organization’s banquet

DALTON, Ga. — Dalton’s Project Destiny invites the public to its banquet on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Michael Nail, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. Project Destiny’s mission is to make Dalton and the surrounding area a safer place to live, work and attend schools by reducing recidivism rates. The banquet will be held at the Mack Gaston Community Center. Also in attendance will be representatives who have benefited from Project Destiny on their road to a successful reintegration back into the community, organizers say. Tickets are available by contacting Wesley Johnson at wesjohnson55@hotmail.com. Individual tickets are $25. A reserved table of eight is $200. There are also donation levels of $500 or $1,000 or more with special recognition. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Project Destiny has made application for 501(c)(3) status.

 

ABAC receives $3,800 grant from USPOULTRY Foundation

TIFTON, Ga. — A $3,800 grant from the USPOULTRY Foundation has been awarded to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to assist in the recruiting of poultry science students.  The grant was made possible by an endowment gift from the Don Dalton Student Recruiting Fund. 

 

Georgia College to present 24-Hour Plays

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — One of the year’s most unusual productions is coming to Milledgeville this weekend. Saturday in Max Noah Recital Hall, Georgia College will present this year’s installment of “The 24-Hour Plays,” an annual event in which GC students write, prepare and perform an hour-long series of short plays all within the span of — you guessed it — 24 hours.

For the last 15 years, Georgia College has engaged students in this 24-hour race against the thespian clock. This year, six teams of students will team up to create one 10-minute play apiece, with everything from scripts to musical numbers created in real time. The event is a collaboration between GC’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the Creative Writing Program and promises to make for an hour of plays that could range anywhere from the most serious dramas to the most lighthearted comedies.

General admission is $6; Senior citizens, GC Faculty/Staff, on-GC Students are admitted for $5

GC students are admitted for $3. Showtime is 8 p.m. 

 

Suwannee Valley Flying Club holding open house Saturday

LIVE OAK — The Suwannee Valley Flying Club is hosting an open house Saturday at noon. The open house will be located at the EAA 797 Clubhouse at Suwannee County Airport, 13302 80th Terr. in Live Oak.

The open house is perfect for those who wish to learn to fly, are a rusty pilot wanting to return to flying or are done with aircraft ownership.

For more information, visit the flying club’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ and search Suwannee Valley Flying Club.