Sunday

• 3 p.m. — Archbold Medical Center President and CEO Perry Mustian is the featured speaker at the 2017 annual meeting of the Thomas County Historical Society on Jan. 29. Open to the public, the meeting features a brief business meeting followed by Mustian’s presentation on Archbold Medical Center’s long history and innumerable contributions to the Thomasville community. The program begins at the Thomas County Historical Society located at 725 N. Dawson Street. Admission is free and no reservations are required. For more information, visit: www.thomascountyhistory.org

Monday

• 10:30 a.m. — The Sawyer Dementia Support Group will meet at Legacy Village at Plantation Manor, 220 Park Ave., Thomasville. Rev. Steven Serfoss will speak at 11 a.m. on having a positive attitude in the new year following group support with snacks provided by Bethany Hospice in Quitman.This meeting is open to all who have an interest in dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.

Tuesday

• 6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in the Guild Room. There are no dues or fees and is open to men and women. Everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively is welcome. For information, call 226-0556 or 221-1202.

Wednesday

• 3:30 p.m. — John B. Gordon Chapter 383 UDC will meet at the Thomas County Public Library. Dianne Ponder will be the speaker. Members are reminded to bring Valentine candy for the community project. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. following social time.

Thursday

• 12:15 p.m. — The Thomasville Rotary Club meets at the Plaza.

• 5:45 p.m. — Early bird Bingo games, sponsored by the Kouncil Club of Thomasville, are at St. Augustine Catholic Church social hall. Regular Bingo sessions begin at 6:45. Prizes awarded and proceeds go to local charities of southwest Georgia.

Friday

• 12:30 p.m. — Thomasville Kiwanis Club meets at the Plaza Restaurant.

Miscellaneous

• The Thomasville Camellia Show is 1 to 5 p.m., Feb. 11 and noon to 3 p.m., Feb. 12 at Trinity Anglican Church, 323 W. Jackson St. The event is sponsored by Wiregrass Camellia Society.

• Women’s Forum of Thomas County scholarship applications are now available. The scholarships recognize and promote academics, leadership and service excellence of female seniors attending Thomasville High School, Thomas County Central High School, Brookwood School, Bishop Hall and Thomas Regional Home School Co-Op. Applications are available through high school guidance counselors. Women’s Forum is a committee of the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce.

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Lambda Xi Omega chapter, is holding a Sweetheart Dance from 6 to 9 p.m., Feb. 11 at MacIntyre Park Middle School. It is for grades K to sixth grade and is $10 per father/daughter and mother/son couples. For tickets, contact any sorority member.

• The Jack Hadley Black History Museum officials are celebrating the fourth annual Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Festival and Thomasville-Thomas County Public Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 18 at the museum. The theme is “Crisis in Black Education.” The guest speaker is retired Col. Nathan Thomas from Melbourne, Florida.

• Gentiva Hospice is sponsoring a bereavement support group on the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., at First United Methodist Church, 318 S. Broad St., in Cairo.

• Thomas County Schools, in partnership with the Thomas County Public Library System, has implemented “Bee 4 the Classroom.” This program is designed for parents and children from birth to 3 years old or prior to entering a school setting. Staff members from the school system and the library will be available monthly from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at each of the county library branches to offer parenting tips for reading to young children, as well as provide food and play time for the little ones. For more information on dates or to request transportation, contact Alacia Herring at aherring@tcjackets.net or (229) 225-3908.

• Gentiva Hospice is sponsoring a bereavement support group on the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., at First United Methodist Church, 318 S. Broad St., in Cairo.

• The American Cherokee Confederacy Inc., is accepting members with Indian heritage. You don’t have to be Cherokee to be accepted into the nation. For information, write to Principal Chief William Jackson, 619 Pine Cone Rd., Albany, Georgia 31705.

• The Thomas County Republican Party meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at noon at Granddaddy’s Barbecue on Smith Avenue.

• The Thomas County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness meets the first and third Mondays each month, except for holidays, at 6 p.m. at the Housing and Resource Center, 125 Lester St., Thomasville. On the first Monday of each month, an educational session is held on mental health trends and developments. This meeting is open to families and individuals affected by mental illness. Light refreshments are served. After the speaker, a confidential family and friends support meeting is held for those 18 and older whose loved ones are affected by mental illness. On the third Monday of each month, there is a confidential support group for family members and friends 18 and older. For more information, cal 516-9877 or email nami15thomascounty@gmail.com.

• The Thomasville Democratic Party meets every other month. Call Mark Anderson, chair, at (816) 786-8561, or e-mail him at anderson.macu@gmail.com. for the time and place.

• Al-Anon meeting, support group for family and friends of alcoholics, every Monday, 8 p.m., Trinity Anglican Church, 325 W. Jackson St.

• The Parents Advocacy meeting will be held on Mondays, 6 p.m., at the Frederick Douglass Complex Library. All who have a vested interest in the Thomasville City Schools system and taxpayers are encouraged to attend.

• Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary and Adoption Center needs volunteers. For information, call (229) 236-0167 or email: misskittysanctuary@gmail.com.

• The Thomasville Aviation Museum’s “Power of the Past” exhibit, featuring antique aircraft engines, is open each Sunday from 1-6 p.m. at the Thomasville Regional Airport. Appointments can be made by calling 226-3010. There is no admission charge.

• MOMS (mothers of military servicemen and women) support group meets the second Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at Grassroots Coffee. For information call 221-1275.

• The Rose City Aeromodelers group has contracted with the City of Thomasville to supervise a model airport at the Thomasville Municipal Airport and a chartered club under the auspices of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. It promotes and assists members in learning to fly radio-controlled model aircraft and will hold monthly meetings at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. For information, call 221-7589.

• The Rose City Coin Club meets the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m., at the Thomas County Public Library.

• The Christian Writers group meets at 6 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of each month at Dawson Street United Methodist Church. For information, call 226-3013.

• Weight Watchers meets at 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Thursdays and at 8 a.m., Saturdays at 94 Commercial Drive. Weigh-in starts 30 minutes before each meeting.