Monthly Archives: June 2016

Friday July 1st – OBITS (6)

Betty Garner Mrs. Betty Eady Garner, age 85, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Garner was born June 13, 1931, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Earnest Howard Eady and Vesta Tucker Eady. A resident of the LaGrange area most of her life, she worked as a data entry clerk for the City of ...

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William Griggs Recreation Center Basketball Shoot Out Enters The Midpoint Of The Summer

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The numbers remain consistent with 40 participants in attendance at William Griggs Gym. Each week new participants continue to come eager to learn and compete. There’s a lot of positive feedback from the parents and crowd reviewing how the shoot out is structured. Coach Cotton welcomes any parents, fans or spectators to the gym anytime to watch the staff and ...

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Terry Rocks The Racket, He Rolls To Boys Doubles Title

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Naturally he had a strategy and a goal. Greg Terry doesn’t step on the tennis court without a purpose. He’s got some tennis smarts. Terry makes it as simple as possible and to the point. By the way, on Sunday afternoon, Terry scored many points. He won numerous games. Terry ignored everything but his next shot. He played the entire ...

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Snitker Could Be ‘The Guy,’ Braves Are Embracing No. 43

No doubt he has been around the baseball block a few times. Brian Snitker has managed the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Durham Bulls, the Richmond Braves, the Greenville Braves and the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves. Snitker has logged 15 years as a minor league manager. He has ridden all the buses that he cares to, and he has eaten all the ...

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Cadenhead Finishes What She Starts, 15 Year Old Wins Girls Doubles Mixer

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She had something that all of the other girls didn’t have – the tournament championship. Kelsey Cadenhead, the sophomore from LaGrange High School, pulled away from the rest of the pack and rallied for the girls doubles mixer honors in the Charlie Joseph’s Lobbin’for Literacy Tennis Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Cadenhead had the winning touch with a final tally of ...

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Springwood School Earns SAIS Accreditation

Springwood School is now a re-accredited member of SAIS. To earn re-accreditation from SAIS, Springwood School complied with quality standards, was evaluated by an outside group of peer professionals, and implemented a school plan focused on strategic improvement and student performance in accordance with the school’s mission which states, as a college preparatory school, Springwood is dedicated to providing quality ...

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