Thumbs Up! – September 24, 2012

The best news last week in South Georgia centers around a group of well-deserving citizens. And good news it is!

When Baconton Mayor Annette Morman ran for office, she made a promise to do everything within her power to provide senior citizens with activities. Morman was elected as the first female mayor for the small Mitchell County town during a special election in mid-March of 2011. By September, the program for senior citizens became a reality. Morman began a program which invited senior citizens to drop by twice a week for a variety of programs including, but not limited to, arts and crafts, Bible study, exercise classes, sewing, games and food. Trips have been taken to the farmers market in Thomasville, the Flint RiverQuarium, the Albany Mall, the Civil Rights Institute and to see a movie. Various volunteers speak once each month on subjects of interest. Last week, Mayor Morman and a host of other folks celebrated the program