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- Summer lunch program to serve 400
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Plein Air painting event this weekend
Participating artists will be able to enter their paintings in the art show for judging at 4 p.m., and offer them for sale during the gallery reception.
Items needed for Jenkinsburg Hero Box
Jenkinsburg is actively sponsoring Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Stark of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Church News: Simulcast Saturday at Macedonia Baptist
Macedonia Baptist Church, at 151 Macedonia Church Road, Jackson, will host a simulcast of Joe Gibbs for Men May 26 from 8 a.m., to 12 p.m., at the church. The cost is $10 and includes breakfast.
Butts County officers travel to Washington for Police Week
Across the country, 122 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2011, according to FBI statistics released last week.
A Stroll Down Memory Lane: May 23
2002: Rock quarry, boys home voted down
A rock quarry and a group home for boys were recommended for denial by the Butts County Planning and Zoning Commission.
Terrier takes top award in Lions Club dog show
Peoples took the medal for Best in Show, and also walked away with several ribbons.
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Sports
Players honored at Jackson soccer banquet
Shivers’ Defensive MVP Award went to senior defender Yaya Benitez, who Shivers acknowledged as the “heart and soul” of the team
Local
Butts County Fire Department readies new Worthville station
On Tuesday, Butts County commissioners and fire officials cut the ceremonial ribbon on the new Worthville Fire Station, and allowed community members to tour the building.
State
Delta to take Southwest's 717s
Delta said the deal accelerates the revamping of its fleet, which has also included the elimination of turboprops.
Features
Summer lunch program to serve 400
The distribution sites are located at Stark United Methodist Church, Abundant Life Church, Macedonia Baptist Church and Flovilla City Hall.














