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Election brings hope to Rocky Ford
Town chooses new mayor, council member
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Rocky Ford resident Norma Griner drops her ballot into the box Tuesday evening. Former councilman Ken Mock won the mayors seat while newcomer Drew Dudley was elected to fill Mocks vacated position as councilman. - photo by HOLLI DEAL SAXON/staff
HOLLI DEAL SAXON
Updated: Mar 18, 2015, 11:40 PM
Published: Mar 18, 2015, 11:42 PM
Rocky Ford’s newly elected mayor and councilman both hope youth, new ideas and hard work will bring the town to recovery from financial and legal issues. In a special election Tuesday, former councilman Ken Mock took the mayor’s seat while newcomer Drew Dudley won the council position Mock vacated in order to run for mayor. Rocky Ford remains under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding an undisclosed amount of missing money.
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Gamers trade remotes for colored pencils at Averitt summer camp
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Camp instructor Cheyenne Smith looks over the work of Hudson Mathews, left, a first grader at Bulloch Academy, and Memphis Butts, a second grader at Portal Elementary, on Monday, July 14, during the first day of Gaming & Art: Turning Video Games into Crafts summer arts camp at the Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts in downtown Statesboro. (JASON MARTIN/special)
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Published: Jul 15, 2025, 2:27 AM
The Averitt Center has taken popular video game stories and characters like Mario and Minecraft as inspiration for its summer arts camp, Gaming & Art: Turning Video Games into Crafts. Each day this week, campers are using their own gaming inspirations along with paint, clay and other mediums to create works of art. Lead instructor Cheyenne Smith is assisted by Guarionex Cruz in helping campers with their projects.
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