Tri-County Connector – January 15, 2025

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January 14, 2025

Recently sworn-in county commissioner Amie Vassey outlines an optimistic vision of Montgomery County's future. Former publisher of The Montgomery Monitor and journalist, Elliott Brack, is inducted into Gwinnett County's Preservation Hall of Fame. Wheeler County Elementary School students travel to Tifton, Georgia for a field trip to discover what life was like in the 19th century. Antonio Villegas of Montgomery County graduate from the Paramedicine Accelerated Technical Certificate of Credit program at Southeastern Technical College.

Tri-County Connector – January 8, 2025

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January 8, 2025

Montgomery County Probate Judge Rubie Nell Sanders presides over her final official duty and swears-in new officials including Stacie Sharpe Randolph as probate judge, Howard C. Kaufold Jr. as superior court judge and Ben Douglas Maybin Jr. as sheriff. Hurricane Helene debris clean-up in Montgomery County reaches its halfway mark. Southeastern Technical College students complete nursing and radiologic technology programs. The Love Moore Foundation organizes a gift-giving event for the city of Glenwood.

Tri-County Connector – January 1, 2025

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January 3, 2025

The Montgomery County Board of Education announces its intention to opt out of the statewide homestead exemption. Congressman Rick W. Allen is selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Brewton-Parker College is awarded $40,000 from the Meadows New Foundation to provide scholarships for nursing students enrolled in the college’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. A Treutlen County man is deceased following a wreck on I-16 West near Macon. Wheeler County Clerk of Superior Court Carol Bragg is sworn into her fifth term in office. Tri-County Family Connections donates presents to almost 300 children across Montogmery, Treutlen and Toombs counties through Marine Toys for Tots. Wheeler County students take home several awards at a recent 4-H speaking competition, and the middle school program selects new officers for the upcoming school year. Oconee Fall Line Technical College announces its Fall 2024 President’s List and Dean’s List.

Tri-County Connector – December 25, 2024

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January 3, 2025

This special edition of the Tri-County Connector includes the annual Letters to Santa section. Wheeler County Middle/High School students thank the surrounding communities for their help in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Treutlen County Elementary School students take a field trip to the Treutlen County Library where they are greeted by Mrs. Claus and a special surprise guest – Santa Claus. Elementary school students show off their improvements in reading and writing from earlier in the school year. Top readers at Wheeler County Middle/High School students are invited to a snowball tournament by school administrators. The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners make several key decisions in a recent board meeting, including terminating an energy conservation contract with ABM Industries and approving a transfer of $300,000 for the construction of a new EMS building.

Tri-County Connector – December 18, 2024

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January 3, 2025

A fentanyl dealer involved in Operation Ghost Busted, assisted in by Treutlen County Sheriff's Office, is sentenced to federal prison while three other suspects await conviction. A Vidalia teenager is arrested in connection to a string of vehicular break-ins in the Soperton area. Santa Claus visits the city of Alamo during the the town's annual Christmas celebration. Oconee Fall Line Technical College students from Treutlen and Wheeler County graduate Allied Health Programs. Southeastern Technical College students are selected to compete in the statewide GOAL Program.