THUMBS UP: To the Georgia Power employees for helping to spruce up South Georgia House of Hope during a service project on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The volunteers helped paint and make other repairs to the facility. House of Hope is a nonprofit recovery program for abused and drug-dependent women.
THUMBS DOWN: To whoever hit Moody Air Force Base Staff Sgt. David Fredrick Horney IV and then left him to die on the roadside last weekend. The 25-year-old’s body was found on North Oak Street Extension Saturday morning. He had served three tours of duty in Iraq and was a fire team leader for the 824th Security Forces Squadron.
THUMBS UP: To those area students who earned a spot on the honor roll this past nine weeks. Lots of hard work plus time away from fun activities went into making those grades. For those students who dream of attending a college or university, all that effort should pay off in the end. An American self-help author, Steve Pavlina, once said, “When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity.”
THUMBS DOWN: To all those who spread rumors. It is generally best to try to verify the information you hear before sharing it with countless others, especially when it has the potential to create mass hysteria in the community. It takes a second to get people all worked up but seemingly forever to get the correct information out there.
THUMBS UP: To the airmen of the 823rd Security Forces Squadron at Moody Air Force Base. Roughly 70 men and women were deployed on Wednesday to assist in providing security at Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport. More airmen have been placed on stand-by and may be deployed in the near future.
