Exchange Club elects new officers, presents awards
     The Waynesboro Exchange Club held its annual banquet Thursday, June 28, to swear in new officers and present special recognition awards. The new officers for 2007-08, including new and existing board members, are, above, from left, Lawson Glisson, treasurer; Robert Parrish, board member; Jennifer Posey, president; Rick Marsh, secretary; Rusty Sanders, president-elect; Jimmy Allen, board member, Johnny Jenkins, past president; Ralph Dickey, board member; Joe Morris, board member; Joe Jeselnik, board member; and Richard Bailey, board member. At right, Marsh (left) was chosen as the Exchangite of the Year and Bob Mallard (right) and Greg Coursey received the Program of the Year award. When presenting Marsh with his award, 2006-07 president Johnny Jenkins said, "There wasn't any question as to who would be Exchangite of the Year this year," adding that Marsh is the best secretary the club has ever had. Each year, the club invites members of the Burke County Service Center to have a Christmas lunch while they receive gifts and a visit from Santa. Mallard and Coursey were both awarded for their involvement with this project, and upon accepting the award, Mallard acknowledged that while he had kept the program going, it was club member Richard Bailey who started it.
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182 years and counting
      Six longtime employees were honored at the City of Waynesboro's annual luncheon Monday for their collective 182 years on the job. Pictured from left are Fire Chief Ronnie Baxley, 32 years, Lt.
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BES Character Students for May
     Blakeney Elementary School Character Students for the month of May are, from left, Tiquaze Bonner, third grade; Haile Dietz, fifth grade; and William Moore, fourth grade. These students were chosen based on teacher observation of the studied traits of sportsmanship and cheerfulness. Grade-level Character Students of the month are chosen from the classrooms' nominees. Each student receives a T-shirt provided by Planter's Electric. Classroom nominees for third grade were Tiquaze Bonner, Robert Haynes, David Hickman, Taylor Lathrop, Aniya Walker, Monisha Walker, Randaisha Wilson, Tyrone Abrams, Calloway Foreman, Tyrell Lewis, Ashleigh Kelly, Michael Bowen, Tanginika Scott, Tamia Bates, Mordecai Harr, Terri Jones and Dazhon Harrison. Fourth grade nominees were Kaedia Phillips, William Moore, Drew Wallace, Kayla Godbee, Hunter Dykes, Vanessa Nunez, Omar Burnett, Sam Headrick, Daijah Thomas, Wildenn Roberson, Kimberly Dimas, Crystal Chance, Quintae Brown, Julia Freeman, Curtis Miller, Johnesia Bunyon, Daje Rouse and Gequana Maddox. Fifth-graders were Jordon Keller, Tiffany Hukowski, Dewayne Moten, Janais Lewis, Brooke Summy, Lexi Lyttle, Destiny Brown, Savanna Sorrells, Margaret Bostic, Hahns Basderville, Eric Anton, John Conner and Brittney Palmer. BOE - AMY J. NUNNALLY
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