Local celebrities get ‘in sync’

VALDOSTA, Ga. — A group of Valdosta celebrities will bring their talents to the stage in a lip-sync battle for a cause Thursday evening. Each year, Leadership Lowndes welcomes a new class, which then breaks into smaller groups.  The groups select a non-profit to benefit and coordinate an event with all proceeds going to the chosen organization. The lip-sync battle will benefit Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run allows third- through eighth-grade girls at participating schools to meet twice a week and play active games and run laps. Classroom time is held, allowing the girls to bond with each other while learning to encourage others, overcome peer pressure and help the local community. The program will kick off its season next week, said Council Director Claire Walton.  Participating schools include Sallas Mahone Elementary, St. John School, Westside Elementary, Pinevale Elementary, Clyattville Elementary School, Lake Park Elementary and, as part of the new Heart and Sole program, Lowndes Middle. To raise money for the organization, 15 local celebrities will go head to head, lip-syncing selected songs. Awards will be given to each battle winner and one people’s choice award will be given. Competitors range from business owner and radio DJ Big Nick to Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress. The lip-sync battle is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, The Mill, 1337 Baytree Road. Tickets are $30 and are available at girlsontherunsouthgeorgia.org.

  

Town hall meeting to address drainage issues

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — Thomasville City Council member Terry Scott will host a town hall meeting Saturday at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Senior Retired Men’s Club, 628 Fletcher St. Scott said the meeting is taking place so people can voice their opinions.

“We’ve got a lot of drainage problems and we’re resurfacing a lot of roads,” he said. 

 

120/80 Vocal Band coming to Allen’s Market

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — The 120/80 Vocal Band will perform at Allen’s Market in downtown Milledgeville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2.  There is no admission charged for this First Friday event.120/80 Vocal Band is hard to put into one genre but describes itself as an R&B, pop, rock and country from the ‘80s on back band.The band started in 2013. Members include: Angel Abney, vocals, Patrick Kelsey, vocals, Tom Hicks, mandolin and vocals, Paul Kitchens, guitar and vocals, Zack Jordon, bass and vocals, Mike Shepherd, percussion, Dana Harris, sax, and Shep Little, guitar and vocals and is from Milledgeville.The Sept. 2 performance by 120/80 Vocal Band will be held in the historic Allen’s Market Building, located at 101 W. McIntosh St. in downtown Milledgeville.For more information call 478-452-3950.

 

Price is right: Plan ahead to eat healthy

TIFTON, Ga. – It’s all part of the plan! When it comes to eating healthy and on a budget it really is a planning process. If you plan ahead before you go shopping you can eat all week on one shopping day. Make a list and stick to it. Know what you will be cooking for the week before you go to the store. Plan on using leftovers. Make a little extra when you cook and if you do not eat it right away, then freeze it for later. When you are buying in bulk, do not overstuff the refrigerator. This can cause you to forget what is in there and have foods go bad that you intended to eat. Also, meals are easier and quicker to prepare if you keep your pantry well-stocked.  Have those spices ready to dress up any meal. Price is the Family and Consumer Sciences agent with UGA Extension in Tift County.

 

Dalton council still mulling over park proposal

DALTON, Ga. — After tabling a vote last week on the acquisition of land in downtown Dalton for the development of an estimated $6 to $6.5 million multi-purpose park near the Whitfield County Courthouse, the members of the Dalton City Council say they still need more time. Council members and Mayor Dennis Mock met in executive session for nearly two and a half hours on Tuesday without coming forth with a resolution to purchase several properties, essentially an entire city block, that would become a new downtown park of approximately three acres. And a meeting that had been talked about for Thursday for a possible vote on the park won’t happen now. “There was no ultimate resolution as to the park, so we won’t be having a vote on it anytime soon,” City Administrator Ty Ross said.

 

Save The Cats asks for support

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Local group Save The Cats is looking for for help. The group has recently teamed up with Homeward Bound, a Las Vegas, Nev. based 501-C3 non-profit organization, which allows them to give receipts for cash donations, said Sherry Everett in a press release. Along with cash donations, Save The Cats is accepting donations of wet and dry food as well as other supplies, such as lumber, air conditioning units, heaters for the winter, fencing and a utility storage building. They are also accepting donations of furniture, household goods and anything in resalable condition for their thrift store at 217 W. Howard St. Save The Cats is also looking for volunteers to help with the homeless and feral cat colonies it monitors. In the past two and a half years, Save The Cats has spayed, neutered, released or adopted out over 700 cats. For more information, contact Sherry or Barney Everett at 386-364-1006 or 407-748-0396.