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Newspaper Page TextCrawford Masonic Lodge #689 Selling Smoked Boston Butts Pickup Sat., April 6th 4-6 p.m. See a Lodge Member of tickets H® HIE GITA HIE HIE ILS HC AMRIPILAMIE FLYMM® CUUJH SPHDM® IFILY=niM APRML & & f 1© AoMo ° 5 PoMo IMMDTT WALRIR FIELD FREE PARRIM® The, Voice, off CtcuufotjsL County tince, 7927 ffflbo teJtuiny Qtitjon, & ^PeacTi Top Two Surprised By Ranking Being named the top of your class can sometimes be surprising. That was the case for Marissa Murchison, the valedictorian for Craw ford County High School. Though the polite young lady studied hard and kept up her grades, being named valedictorian was not what she had expected. “Pay attention in class and take good notes,” Murchison advises underclassmen on how to take top spot at the school. A National Honor Soci ety member and part of the Dance Team in the March ing Band, Murchison also fills her afternoons with karate classes at The Korean Martial Arts Academy. She is a red belt with a black stripe, meaning she is only one test away from becoming a black belt. She plans to attend Fort Valley State University after graduation as part of their CDEP Program. With this program she will attend FVSU for three years and then transfer to another school for another two years. This way she will earn two degrees in the course of five years. Murchison plans to attend Georgia Tech as her second school where she will major in engineering. At FVSU she plans to major in mathemat ics, a passion she owes to her 9th grade math teacher Mrs. Johnson. “Without her I wouldn’t be as good as I am in math,” Murchison stated. “She helped lay the foundation for the student I am today.” Murchison will graduate this May with the rest of her classmates and is looking forward to what the future holds for her. Salutatorian Candice Colbert was not expecting to become Saluta torian of her graduating class either. When she found out she was ranked as number two in Crawford County High School she felt a sense of surprised pride. Colbert has been a varsity cheerleader throughout her high school career. This year, her senior year, makes four years on the squad and she is just as devoted to being a good cheerleader as she is to being a good student. To her, becoming the salutatorian is a major accomplishment. “You have to stay on the right track and just keep pushing,” Colbert said when asked what advice she would give to underclassmen. “Don’t ever give up. It may seem hard but you just have to keep going.” Colbert plans to attend Georgia Southern after graduation. She plans to ma jor in nursing, although her favorite high school subject is math. Always quick to smile, Colbert claims Mr. Rodney Crutchfield as her favor ite teacher because of his humorous teaching style. His quick wit in the classroom keeps Colbert laughing while she is learning. “He is hilarious,” she said about Crutchfield. “He just makes my day.” Marissa Murchison, Validictorian with Cynthia Dickey, CCHS Assistant Principal Road Race A First For JugFest For the first time at the Georgia JugFest you and your family can get up early for a healthy morning of exercise and conversation by participating in the 5K and Mile Fun Run on May 18th. The race will begin at the Old Knoxville Courthouse, travel east on Hwy. 80, turn right at Old Knoxville Courthouse, travel west on Certus Bank customers received a letter stating that it will be business as usual at the Roberta branch from now un til the end of June. The branch here will close at that time. The letter asks that custom ers with safety deposit boxes pick up the contents and trans fer them to another Certus Bank location such as Lizella, or to another financial institu tion. Refunds will be made for time not used on the safety Hwy. 80, turn left at Old Knoxville Courthouse. Awards will be given to the overall top three male and female finishers and overall top male and female masters in the 5K event and the top three male/female finishers in various age cat egories. In the Fun Run, the top male and female finish ers 12 and under will receive deposit boxes. Phone calls to Certus Bank officers who could answer questions, were not returned by press time so more infor mation will be released when made available. There has been no indica tion about employees and though there have been rumors the building is being purchased by another bank, that has not been confirmed either. awards. For the 5K there is an $ 18 entry fee postmarked on or before May 10th for those over 18 and $12 for those 18 and younger. You can register on the day of the race from 6:15-7:15 a.m. for $20 and $12 for those 18 and younger. There is $1 off the entry fee given for a team of four or more when entry forms are submitted together. The entry fee for the Fun Run is $ 10 by May 10th and $12 on race day. All pre registered participants in both are guaranteed a t-shirt. You do not have to run, you may walk as well. Results will be posted on Robinspacers.org, Macon- tracks.org and gajugfestival. com. Checks should be made payable to the Crawford County Historical Society and can be mailed to Attn. 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run En try. P. O. Box 622, Roberta, GA31078-0622.A11 pro ceeds support the Crawford County Hisotircal Society and the Old Courthouse Res toration Project. Registration forms can be picked up at the Roberta- Crawford County Chamber of Commerce. You can also register on-line at racerpal. com or through the JugFest website at www.gajugfesti- val.com by going to events and then find the link to the race under event schedule. Larry Carpenter, event co ordinator, says sponsors are still needed for the race and if you are interested in being a sponsor you can contact him at (309) 673-6459 or LaCar- Inco@gmail.com So sign up now, participate in the race and enjoy the rest of the day at the Georgia Jug Fest. There will be something for everyone to enjoy on May 18th. Certus Bank Branch To Close Candice Colbert, Salutatorian with Cynthia Dickey, CCHS Assistant Principal Champion's Getting Ready To Open Soon Crawford County’s newest eatery, Champion’s, located at 277 North Dugger St/Hwy #341 North, will open very soon. Scott Long, who has been hired as the manager/chef, brings with him a wealth of culinary experience. He received culinary in-service training in college food services at Converse Col lege, Mercer University, the University of South Carolina, Georgia College, Newberry College and the University of West Florida. He was co-owner of the popular Joshua Cup in Macon and was most recently manager of the Eisenhower Parkway Cracker Barrel in Macon. He is married to Laurie Long, Director of Marketing for Public Service Telephone. Champion’s will feature good food, served with a side of history. The coffee shop will offer coffees (including lattes and espresso) and teas, pastries, bagels, breakfast sandwiches and smoothies. Lunch offerings will in clude specialty salads and deli sandwiches as well as a soup, salad and potato bar and homemade desserts. Deli meats and cheeses are also available for purchase. Cater ing services are available onsite or offsite, and delivery may be provided. Wi-fi is also provided. Champion’s is named for Roberta McCrary Champion (1881-1977), for whom the city of Roberta was named. The house was built between D. McCrary (1847-1912), who gave the Atlanta and Florida Railway the right-of- way through his property in 1887. The town was estab lished around the Railway Depot. Following her fa ther’s death, Mrs. Champion her mother in 1914 and lived in it until shortly before her death. The current owner, Kathleen H. Cook, has taken pains to maintain the archi tectural integrity of the home by restoring and decorating it with furnishings appropriate for the age of the home. She is also interested in acquir ing any memorabilia, photos (especially of her first grade or Sunday School classes), artifacts or reminiscences of “Miss Roberta.” Each room in Champion’s will be named for a Crawford County notable to remind pa trons of Crawford County’s rich cultural heritage: Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816) established the Creek Indian Agency in Crawford County on the hanks of the Flint River; seventeen-year old Joanna Troutman (1818-1879) presented her Lone Star Flag to the GA Battalion as they marched through Crawford County on their way to fight in the Texas Revolution; Jef ferson Franklin Long (1836- 1901), bom a slave in Craw ford County, became the first African American elected to the U.S. house of Repre sentatives from Georgia and was the only Black to speak before the U.S. Congress un til the mid-1900s; Crawford County-bom John Pember ton (1831-1888)invented the formula for Coca Cola; and famed botanist William Bartram (1939-1823) discov ered the Oakleaf Hydrangea in Crawford County in 1775 during his travels through the Southeast. Champion’s will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily, Monday - Friday. The telephone number is (478) 836-1819; e-mail address is champions@pstel.net.