The event, held at the Jackson United Methodist Church, included Stewards of Children child protection training, as well as a presentation on active-shooter situations.

Russ Crumbley began his current term on the Board of Commissioners in January 2017.

The Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution during the meeting commending the Magistrate Court and the staff led by Chief Magistrate Rebecca J. Pitts for “discharging their duties with equity, fairness and discernment.”

The following names and charges appeared in the Butts County Jail logbook Feb. 11-18.

Homestead Hospice will host a Memory Care Cafe, a group for caregivers of those with dementia, at 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Butts County Senior Center.

The contests are hosted by the local William McIntosh chapter of the DAR.

After choosing a mystery book, students unwrap the book to find out the title.

In a mock wedding, Assistant Principal Tracey Allen and parapro Michael Jeffcoat played the letter as part of a lesson illustrating that where you find Q you also find U.

Club members collected 49 units of blood, which can save up to 147 lives.

The speaker for the event is First Lady Rena Norris of New Hope Baptist Church in Flovilla.

Neal Patel won the district spelling bee Feb. 1 and will compete later this month in the regional bee.

The contest is sponsored by the Georgia Council of Teachers of English.

The dance was held in the school cafeteria Feb. 8.

The Georgians First Commission’s mission, according to the executive order, is to make recommendations to Kemp for “streamlining the regulatory system to ultimately achieve the top ranking for small business in the United States.”

Brandy Austin was nominated for the award by counselor Julie Castellanos-Akins.

The move came during Monday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Funding would come from the county’s special purpose local option sales tax.

SB 25 will go into effect as soon as Gov. Brian P. Kemp signs it, so that our children are protected by the law as promptly as possible.

Homestead Hospice will host a Memory Care Cafe, a group for caregivers of those with dementia, at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Chief Magistrate Rebecca Pitts reports the following individuals were brought before the Magistrate Court of Butts County for first appearance bond hearings during the period of Feb. 4-10.

Georgia ranks 18th for least expensive gas prices among all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Abby Shurtz chose language arts department chairperson Christa Miller as her STAR teacher.

Powerhouse Apostolic Church of Promise is hosting four weeks of three-night revivals. For more information, call 478-994-6744.

The Flovilla Fire Department raised a total of $37,500 in donations through boot drives from June to October 2018.

City officials and the Jackson garden clubs will plant three trees during the program.

Fifteen Piedmont students joined the club during an induction ceremony Jan. 30.

Crews responded to the fire around 2:30 p.m. and an hour later had made little progress tamping down the smoke and flames that burned inside a large pile of broken up and whole wooden pallets.

The senior class of 2019 National Signing Day commits included five Red Devils football players and one Lady Devils soccer player.

Law enforcement agencies with access to the Georgia Gang Intelligence Platform can share information that may be helpful in prosecuting gang suspects under Georgia’s anti-gang statute.

The idea for a midyear school supply drive came from Zaxby’s co-owner Shawn Goelz.

Chief Magistrate Rebecca Pitts reports the following individuals were brought before the Magistrate Court of Butts County for first appearance bond hearings during the period of Jan. 28-Feb. 3.

Last month, Georgia gas prices averaged $2.10 per gallon. That’s 32 cents per gallon less than January 2018, and 13 cents per gallon less than January 2017.

The Butts County Genealogical Society will host a roundtable workshop on traditional and DNA genealogy.

He presented a program on eco-friendly gardens and invited club members to participate in the Georgia Pollinators Census to be held Aug. 23-24.

Gen. Beauregard Lee made his 39th prediction Saturday morning from his home at Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson.

The rules for the bee when there are only two contestants left allow for some mistakes, unlike earlier rounds that eliminate contestants after one misspelled word.

In Lee’s first prediction from Dauset Trails, the groundhog was awoken to the sounds of a trumpet and the aroma of Waffle House hash browns.

Welch will also serve as a member on the Code Revision, Juvenile Justice, Judiciary and Regulated Industries committees.

Kindergarten students dressed up as 100-year-olds on Jan. 24, and completed several 100-day activities.

With a group of 20 current volunteers, WellStar Sylvan Grove Hospital Volunteer Services President Jean Dodson said the group is open to more members who are willing to lend a hand.

The books were presented Jan. 29 by the parent teacher organization, community sponsors and administrators at the school.

Under the proposal adopted by the school board during its Jan. 15 meeting, the chairman would be paid $750 per month with the remaining board members receiving $700 per month.

Michael A. O’Quinn has served as the Butts County attorney for nearly 20 years.

The number of cans collected in 2018, at 22,327, topped the 2017 total of 20,029.

The city was recently included in an article titled “15 small towns near Atlanta you need to visit right now.”

As a recommending body, the board does not have final say on any projects or appropriations, but studies transportation-related issues and advises the BOC and city councils.

Those who donate school supplies can receive a coupon for a free Zaxby’s kid’s meal.