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Bulloch County Black History Month 2025
Lauretha Farr-Best – A dedicated teacher
Lauretha W. Farr-Best hasn’t stopped; she has just slowed her roll.
Lauretha W. Farr-Best hasn’t stopped; she has just slowed her roll. (SPECIAL)
“Stretch! Touch those toes! Stretch!” The shrill, high-pitched sound of a Fox 40 Classic whistle pierces the air. “Good job ladies! You are improving! Take a water break!” That’s the voice of Lauretha W. Farr-Best – known professionally as Ms. Weston, later Mrs. Farr, and finally Mrs. Farr-Best who shaped and molded minds and bodies while employed as a Health and Physical Education teacher in the Bulloch County school system from January 1968 - June 2001.
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