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Emily Fulford/Contributing Photographer Bruce Abernathy, Ruth Anderson, Dee Maresca and Tommy Anderson (from left) were the runners-up during the Valentine’s Day King & Queen Celebration at Murphy Rehab & Nursing Center in Peachtree on Feb. 14.

Emily Fulford/Contributing Photographer Bruce Abernathy, Ruth Anderson, Dee Maresca and Tommy Anderson (from left) were the runners-up during the Valentine’s Day King & Queen Celebration at Murphy Rehab & Nursing Center in Peachtree on Feb. 14.

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News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Body MARBLE Andrews top shots
Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Top photo: Haylee Reinhardt bursts with pride at her first-place trophy. Left photo: Haylee smiles confidently before the race with her winning entry, The Awesome Blue Jeep, at the annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday.

Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Top photo: Haylee Reinhardt bursts with pride at her first-place trophy. Left photo: Haylee smiles confidently before the race with her winning entry, The Awesome Blue Jeep, at the annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday.

Scouts race down the stretch

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Body “The derby started back in the 1950s,” Cub Master Josh Frentz said proudly.
Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, president of Tri-County Community College, assistant Kimberly Kilpatrick and Chair Larry Kernea listen at the board of trustees meeting Thursday.

Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, president of Tri-County Community College, assistant Kimberly Kilpatrick and Chair Larry Kernea listen at the board of trustees meeting Thursday.

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News Staff
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Body PEACHTREE Cultural arts center on tap
Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent All six graduates from Nantahala High School celebrate their success in 2021.

Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent All six graduates from Nantahala High School celebrate their success in 2021.

Graduation rates as high as 100%

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Body Lance Bristol, principal of Andrews High School, knows precisely where to point when explaining his school’s 100 percent graduation rate last year.