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February 13-24, 2019
LIONWINTER
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By James Goldman
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A Message from the Director
LIONWINTER
INthe
By James Goldman
From the Director:James Goldman has woven together a deliciously, decadent comedy-drama set in 1183. The characters are all flawed. They scheme and plot against one another for power, for property, for love. There seems to be no limit to what they are willing to do, but as Eleanor quips, “What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” What a privilege it has been to work with this talented cast and my dear friends BJ and Norma. So fasten your seatbelts as you get acquainted with this barbaric, dysfunctional royal Plantagenet family.
Author’s NotesThe historical material on Henry II’s reign is considerable insofar as battles, plots, wars, treaties, and alliances are concerned. The people in this play, their character and passions, while consistent with the facts we have are fictitious. The play contains anachronisms in speech, thought, habit custom and so on. Those the author is aware of-the way, for instance, Christmas is celebrated-are deliberate and not intended to outrage the historical aspects of the script.
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Director ................................................................................................Marian Sorensen
Assistant Director ......................................................................................... BJ Hughes
Set Design ........................................................................................................ BJ Hughes
Master Carpenter ...................................................................................Frank Dansby
Stage Manager .....................................................................................Mary Gresham
Production Assistant .........................................................................Karen Stanford
Costumes ....................................................................................... Creative Costumes
Wig Design ...................................................................................................... Kay Bohan
Lighting Design .......................................................................................Curtis Brown
Production Audio ..................................Marian Sorensen and Jason Brown
Production Lighting .............................................................................. Jason Brown
Dramaturage ............................................................................................. Lee Buchelle
Set Construction ....................................................... Janice Aiken, Shari Barron, Curtis Brown, Raymond Crossnine, Frank Dansby,
BJ Hughes, John Parente, Tony Seaman, Weldon Sellers,Jim Shoup, Marian Sorensen, Eva Berlin Sylvestre,
and John Wienhoff
Publicity .................................................... Clark Douglas and Marian Sorensen
Box Office: ...............................................................Phyllis Waldrep, Shirley Beall,
Carlee Love, and Taylor O’Brien
LIONWINTER
INthe
By James Goldman
“The Lion in Winter” is presented by special arrangements with Samuel Frence, Inc.
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Henry’s castle at Chinon, France
Sponsored in part by Ingram Foundation
SETTING
Act I
15-Minute Intermission
Act II
The Players
Henry II, King of England .............................................................. Lee Buchelle
Alais, a French Princess ..................................................Alexandria Childers
John, youngest son ..........................................................................Curtis Brown
Geoffrey, middle son ...............................................................Andrew Stewart
Richard Lionheart, oldest son ................................................ Clark Douglas
Eleanor, Henry’s wife .........................................................Norma Richardson
Philip, King of France ............................................................Walker Davis
Christmas, 1183TIME
Various rooms in the castle-from late afternoon on Christmas Eve to early morning the next day.
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The PlayersLEE BUECHELE (King Henry II) is honored to join a great cast in the role of a lifetime. You’ve seen him in Season’s Greetings, Deathtrap, Inherit the Wind and Little Foxes. Lee began acting in 2001, a lifelong dream delayed. He also produces and directs shows that bring the past alive. Lee won exclusive rights to the Pulitzer/Tony nominated play A Walk in the Woods, and performs for schools or community
groups to enhance discussion of cold war history. Love and thanks to Marian for this opportunity, BJ Hughes for another superb set, and to the MSP team for hospitality and support fit for a king!
CURTIS BROWN (John) is a Main Street regular. He just appeared as Actor #3 in The Christmas Carol. Other roles at MSP include Jane Twisden, Lord Edgar Hillcrest, and Intruder in The Mystery of Irma Vep, Jake Laurents and Mr. Stewart in War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast, Judge Mel Coffey in Inherit the Wind, multiple roles in Charlotte’s Web (2016 and 2017), Neil Tilden in The 1940s Radio Hour, the Centipede in James and the Giant Peach and Norman Bulansky
in The Boys Next Door. Curtis has worked with Main Street in some capacity almost every season since 2002. He is scheduled to direct in the spring.
ALEXANDRA “Alli” CHILDERS (Alais) is excited to perform in another show with MSP. You may remember her performance as Jennie Mae in The Diviners this past April. Most recently, she has helped out backstage of both Dixie Swim Club and A Christmas Carol as assistant stage manager. Some of her other previous roles include: Janet Weiss (The Rocky Horror Show), Ayah (The Secret
Garden) and Cherry Valance (The Outsiders). Additionally, she has been choreographer and assistant director for some of her previous shows. She is so thankful for the amazing opportunity to be a part of this wonderful production.
WALKER DAVIS (King Philip) delighted audiences last year with his portrayals of Nicodemus Underwood, Lady Enid Hillcrest, Alcazar, and Pev Amri in The Mystery of Irma Vep. He has always had an affinity for all things artistic. Through the years, he has performed in a variety of theater companies with over 30 stage credits to his name. A few of his most notable roles are Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, Scarecrow/ Hunk in The Wizard of Oz,
Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show, Algernon Moncrieff in
The Importance of Being Earnest, Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Will Parker in Oklahoma!, and Alan Lefenfeld in This Is A Test. He has even played the role of The Governor in a Walking Dead themed experience with the Georgia Tour Company in Senoia, Georgia. In addition to his acting and musical theatre endeavors, Walker is also an artist and playwright. He received his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from Armstrong State University in Savannah, Georgia. Walker is excited to be a part of this talented cast and hopes you enjoy the show!
CLARK DOUGLAS (Richard) is a familiar face to MSP audiences, having appeared in over fifteen Main Street productions. Favorite roles at Main Street include Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, Victor Fleming in Moonlight & Magnolias, E.K. Hornbeck in Inherit the Wind, Thomas Andrews in Titanic the Musical, Mitch in Tuesdays with Morrie, and Freddie Fillmore/Orson Welles in The War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast. He has also done work
with The Henry Players, appearing in productions like Frankenstein: A New Musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and A Few Good Men. Offstage, Clark is the station manager at WHIE Radio. He lives in Griffin with his wife Rebekah, their two sons Oliver and Alfred, and a lovely cat named Penny Lane. He is greatly appreciative of the opportunity to work with a wonderful group of collaborators on this show.
NORMA RICHARDSON (Eleanor/Artistic Director) has been involved with theatre for most of her life and has appeared on a number of Atlanta stages among others. On stage productions include: The Dixie Swim Club, Southern Comforts, Driving Miss Daisy, Love Letters, The Little Foxes, The Guys, Steel Magnolias, Grace & Glorie, and Same Time Next Year. As a director her credits include: The Dixie Swim Club, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Honky Tonk Highway,
Nunset Boulevard, Inherit the Wind, Titanic, the Musical, Tuesday’s With Morrie, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some), Mama Won’t Fly, and Our Town. Her career in television began with Turner Broadcasting/CNN. After leaving Turner, she was an Executive Vice President with Primerica and General Manager for their corporate television production department for over 20 years. She is a native of Griffin, Georgia and is the Founding Artistic Director of Main Street Players.
ANDREW STEWART (Geoffrey) is becoming a regular here at MSP. He just played Actor #2 in A Christmas Carol and delighted audiences last year with his portrayals of Darrell in Honky Tonk Highway and Melvin Wilder in The Diviners. He is a singer/songwriter/musician from the Griffin area with a passion for the performing arts. He fell in love with theater at a young age, starring as the Baker in Griffin High School’s production of Into the Woods
in 2000. Since then, he has performed on multiple stages all over the state of Georgia, mostly behind a microphone while playing a guitar or a piano. Over the last several years, he has been heavily involved with the International Thespian Society at Lamar County High School. In 2017,
he co-wrote and co-directed LCHS’s One Act Competition play based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Andrew is so thankful for the opportunity and is looking forward to working with Main Street as often as possible in the future.
The CrewERIC EDMONDSON (Stagehand) is a decorated member of Thespian Troupe #5510 under the direction of Mrs. Carrol Parrish. Eric has been part of the Lamar County drama department as an actor and stagehand for three years. In his freshman year he and the Lamar County drama team won their 5AA region One Act competition and traveled to compete at the state level. In his sophomore year
he was awarded the GHSA All-Star Actor for his performance in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” His junior year he and his drama team traveled to Bremen to compete in the Region 5AA competition where the team performed The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain. The Lamar County drama team took Second Runner-up with Eric winning the GHSA All-Star Actor award for his performance of Adam. Eric is the Vice-President of Lamar County’s International Thespian Society.
MARY GRESHAM (Stage Manager) jumped into theater in January 2018, working backstage on The Mystery of Irma Vep. She continued her backstage assistance during Honky Tonk Highway and has now joined The Lion in Winter. When she’s not behind the scenes, she’s onstage as a party parent in the GBT production of The Nutcracker. We are glad to have her part of the MSP family!
BJ HUGHES (Scenic Designer) is in his eighth season as resident scenic designer for Main Street Players. Favorite shows he designed include A Christmas Carol, The Dixie Swim Club, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The 1940’s Radio Hour, Titanic, the Musical, and Cotton Patch Gospel. In addition he has directed and designed The Diviners, The 39 Steps, The Boys Next Door, The Odd Couple, Crimes of the Heart, The Trip to Bountiful, Deathtrap, Ten Little Indians, On Golden
Pond, and The Little Foxes. BJ has also produced and designed over 100 productions for Alliance Theatre Education as well as directing more than 80 of them. He was a teaching artist there for 30 years. As an actor, BJ toured America for three years in classical productions of Shakespeare and Molière before settling in Atlanta where he has performed at the Theatrical Outfit, Horizon Theater, Theatre in the Square and at the Alliance Theatre.
KAY BOHAN (Wig Designer) is a woman with many talents. She is a Hairdresser/Salon owner in McDonough and loves working on wigs for theater. Kay has also been acting in the Atlanta metro area in Community Theater for 20 years. For MSP she has appeared in Christmas Belles, Dashing through the Snow, The Trip to Bountiful, and The Dixie Swim Club. JASON BROWN (Lighting Technician) is a Griffin native who has been involved in the local arts for a few years. His involvement has included everything from designing programs to being Music Director for a group of students attending Junior Theatre Festival. His passion is working behind the scenes, especially lighting and sound design. He is excited to be working with this talented group of hard working folks at Main Street once again!
JOHNNY “TREY” QUICK (Stagehand) is excited about this first opportunity to work with Main Street Players. He is a sophomore at Lamar County High School. He has a passion for the Fine Arts. Last year, he starred as Edgar Allan Poe in By Horror Haunted for his school’s One Act Competition. Johnny is thankful for the chance to work on The Lion in Winter and looks forward to what the future holds for him with MSP.
MARIAN SORENSEN (Director) has been working with The Main Street Players since the fall of 2009. Other directing credits at MSP include The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Grace and Glorie, Driving Miss Daisy, Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Dining Room and The 1940’s Radio Hour. She spent many years in the Atlanta area and received her theatrical training at the Alliance Theatre School at the Woodruff Arts Center. She later became a teacher in the acting program and
Assistant Director of the School. While in Atlanta she performed at the Alliance Theatre, the Studio Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Open City Theatre and Theatre in the Square. She is a retired educator and currently works part time in Federal Programs for the Griffin County School System.
KAREN STANFORD (Production Assistant) has proved to be a versatile asset both on and off the stage to MSP. She was last seen as Luella Bennett in The Diviners. Other productions at MSP include multiple roles in War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast, Charlotte’s Web as the Goose and Mrs. Dunlap in Inherit the Wind. She was honored as Main Street’s Volunteer of the Year for the 2015-2016 season as she logged in over 150 hours of her time with set construction. As a
young lady, Karen was an avid participant in her high school’s Thespian Club, as well as performing in Swingin’ High and Meet Me in St. Louis. She would also like to give a special thanks to her two children for their love and support.
Special thanks to these organizations for their assistance and support with this production.
Griffin Daily News, Junior Guild, Senior Center, Blackshear Photography, Griffin Ballet Theatre, WHIE
Radio, Home Depot of Griffin and Spalding High ROTC.
A very special thank you to all of our volunteers. Every person that you see in the lobby is one of these special people
that help keep this theater going on a volunteer basis.Monica Jacobs, Brian Love, Barb Panick, Suzanne Prince,
Tom & Janette Kozinski, Viki Bozeman, and of courseour wonderful Board of Directors.
Special Thanks
Board of Directors
Norma RichardsonPresident
Donnie BeallBoard Chairman
Joe McKaughanMember Emeritus
Marian SorensenSecretary
Janice AikenSusan Brigden
Nick ClarkMarcia CollinsVirginia Church
Carlee LoveJanet Prothro
Janice WallaceJohn Parente
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Griffin Bears football to host Upson-Lee here Friday nightSPORTS, A8
Education Spotlight page is in today’s editionINSIDE, A15
General speaks at JROTC commissioning
ceremony for GHS and SHS cadets
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend is a Griffin High School graduate, class of 1978.
PHOTOS BY JOHN SULLIVAN/THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
School board officials approved the installation of artificial grass at Memo-rial Stadium by a vote of 4-1 during a called meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
Barbara Jo Cook, Zacher y Holmes, James Graham and Will
Doss voted in favor of ar tificial grass. Michael Kendall voted no, citing health and safety concerns as his only consideration in the vote.
Prior to voting, community mem-bers addressed the board to express their concerns.
Three community members rep-resented the concerns of girls soc-
cer and were in favor of remaining with natural grass.
Some of their concerns were the nature of injuries potentially incurred on artificial turf, increased heat on artificial turf, and that the timing of the installation will conflict with the
SEE TURF/PAGE A5
School board OKs artificial turf for Memorial Stadium
BY JENNIFER REYNOLDSSTAFF WRITER
SEE LOST/PAGE A13
City’s 2018 LOST
collections up slightly from 2017
BY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER
Spalding County Chief Mag-istrate Judge Rita Cavanaugh dis-missed the involuntary manslaugh-ter charge against Amanda Chambers and added one count of felony murder dur-ing a Tuesday prelim-inary hearing.
Chambers, 39, is also charged with possession of fen-tanyl with the intent to distribute, reckless conduct and interference with a 911 call. Cavana-ugh bound those charges along withthe felony murder charge against Chambers over to Spalding County Superior Court.
Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix agrees with the judge’s deci-sion.
“I agree and fully support Judge Cavanaugh’s decision. It’s time we take the deaths caused by this
SEE SHERIFF/PAGE A2
Sheriff agrees
with murdercharge
BY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER
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UGA, GT in action todaySPORTS, A8
155th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga coming up.B1
Amanda Chambers
KAREN GUNNELS/DAILY NEWSCatch the antics of Junie B. Jones this weekend at Camelot Theatre Company’s production of “Junie B. Jones the Musical Jr.” at the Griffin-Spalding Enrichment Center, at 205 Spalding Drive, Griffin. Today’s show times are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the last performance is at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors.
Because of the impact of Hurri-cane Florence, many post offices in the way of the storm have closed, which may af fect customers who receive bills in parts of the affected areas.
Mail destined for the Charles-
ton, Hilton Head, Greenville, Myrtle Beach and Columbia areas in South Carolina and the Greensboro area of North Carolina will be delayed, according to information released Wednesday by the city of Griffin.
While Grif fin does not service these affected areas, the city does have customers in these areas who do receive bills.
Hurricane Florence could cause potential delays in billing delivery
BY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER
[email protected] ATTENTION: CUSTOMERSCustomers living in these areas
and receive a late notice and subsequent late fee are asked to call Customer Service at 770-229-6403 and choose the option to speak to a customer service representative, the city recommends.
Reign of ‘Junie B’ continues at Camelot
First state pickleball championships starts today in Spalding County
Special GPD operation results in drug arrests
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Several defendants arrested on felony drug charges are scheduled to have preliminary hearings this morn-ing in front of Spalding County Chief Magistrate Judge Rita Cavanaugh.
Joshua D. Babb, 29, will appear before Cavanaugh on charges of traf-
ficking methamphetamine, posses-sion of meth, possession of meth with intent to distribute, two counts of pos-session of a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, entering an automobile, and possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana.
Babb was arrested Aug. 29 on School Road by the Spalding County
Sheriff’s Office. He is being housed at the Spalding County Jail and no bond has been set.
A hearing for Courtney W. Hender-son is also set for this morning.
Henderson was arrested Aug. 13 by the Grif fin Police Depar tment on charges of possession of cocaine
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Hearings set for suspects arrested on drug charges
BY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER
26th Little Free Library dedicated Public hearings for twoseparate planning and zoning requests are set for tonight at the city of Griffin Board of Com-missioners meeting.
Commissioners are alsoscheduled to vote on the two requests during tonight’s regu-lar meeting.
One of the public hearings isbeing held regarding a request from Paragon Consulting onbehalf of Newton Crouch Inc. The company is requesting toreduce the rear and side yards e t b a c k s to accom-m o d a t e the expan-sion of the
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GRIFFIN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The 26th Little Free
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Sullivan case sent
Five of the 12 families affected by last week’s fire are still in hotel rooms.The goal is to get all 12
back into a unit at Northside Hills Apar tments, Resident Services Coordinator DaShun-dria Davis said Tuesday.
Some families may be in smaller units than what they were in until their units are ready, Davis said.“We’re
household i tems, fur n i -ture and food for them,” Davis said regarding the families back in apartments. “That’s what we’re working on now.”
She said residents have been able to stop by the offiand get th d
Fire victims still need household itemsBY RAY LIGHTNERSTAFF [email protected]
A Griffin woman originally charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a recent death attributed to fentanyl is Spalding County Superior Court Judge
Rita Cavanaugh dismissed the involun-tary manslaughter charge against Aman-
da Chambers and added one count of felony murder after hearing evidence presented during a preliminary hearing for Chambers held Tuesday.Chambers is also charged with pos-
session of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, reckless conduct and inter-ference with a 911 call. Cavanaugh bound those charges along with the fel-ony murder charge against Chambers
over to Spalding County Superior Court.The charges stem from the Aug. 19
death of Jeffrey Scott Callahan. Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputies respond-ed to the RaceTrac gas station on North Expressway to find EMS personnel per-forming lifesaving procedures on Cal-lahan. Callahan was pronounced dead shortly after the deputies’ arrival, accord-ing to SCSO reports.SCSO Investigator Ray Hightower tes-
tified Tuesday that substances found in Callahan’s pocket tested positive for pure fentanyl.
SEE FENTANYL/PAGE A2
Suspect charged with felony murderBY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER
Cavanaugh dismisses manslaughter charge against
Chambers in connection to reported fentanyl death
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Public records, including arrest reports, are in today’s edition.A11
Jags looking forback-to-back winsSPORTS, A8
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Firefighters work at Northside Hills on Thursday morning to put more water on hotspots and smoking debris.
Amanda Chambers
Remembering 9/11Flags were flown at half-staff on Tues-day — including this one at the Veter-
an’s Memorial Park — marking the 17th nniversa-
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cated Public hearings for twoseparate planning and zoningrequests are set for tonight at the city of Griffin Board of Com-missioners meeting.
Commissioners are also scheduled to vote on the two requests during tonight’s regu-lar meeting.
One of the public hearings isbeing held regarding a request from Paragon Consulting onbehalf of Newton Crouch Inc.The company is requesting toreduce the rear and side yard s e t b a c k sto accom-m o d a t e the expan-
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to distribute, possession of more than 1 ounce of
marijuana, willful obstruction of law enforcement
officers by use of threats and violence, possession
of drug-related objects, criminal use of an article
(weapon) with altered identification mark, and SEE SULLIVAN/PAGE A2
Sullivan case sent
Five of the 12 families affected by last week’s fire are still in hotel rooms.The goal is to get all 12
back into a unit at NorthsidSome families may be in
smaller units than what the
household i tems, fur n i -ture and food for them,” Davis said regarding the families back in apartments. “That’s what we’re working on now.”
She said residents have been able to stop by the offi
Fire victims still need household itemsBY RAY LIGHTNERSTAFF [email protected]
iffin woman originally charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a recent death attributed to fentanyl is Spalding County Superior Court Judge
Rita Cavanaugh dismissed the involun-tary manslaughter charge against Aman-
s and added one count of felony murder after hearing evidence presented during a preliminary hearing for Chambers held Tuesday.Chambers is also charged with pos-
session of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, reckless conduct and inter-ference with a 911 call. Cavanaugh bound those charges along with the fel-ony murder charge against Chambers
ng ce deputies respond-o the RaceTrac gas station on North
Expressway to find EMS personnel per-rrforming lifesaving procedures on Cal-lahan. Callahan was pronounced dead shortly after the deputies’ arrival, accord-ing to SCSO reports.SCSO Investigator Ray Hightower tes-
tified Tuesday that substances found in Callahan’s pocket tested positive for pure fentanyl.
SEE FENTANYL/PAGE A2
RAY LIGHTNER/THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
Firefighters work at Northside Hills on Thursday morning to put more water on hotspots and smoking debris.
Firefighters work at Northside Hills on Thursday morning to put more water on hotspots and smoking debris.
Amanda Chambers
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The Spalding County Office of Homeland Security/Emer-gency Management Agency (EMA) urges Spalding County residents to take the time to prepare for the upcoming hur-ricane and tropical storm sea-son.
Spalding County EMA Director Glenn Polk explains that it is vital to understand your home’s vulnerability to storms, flooding and winds. With this understanding, your family’s emergency plan will be able to address the needs that your family has to be prepared.Spalding County and Ready
Georgia offers these prepared-ness tips to assist with planning for every family:• Create, practice and com-municate your family’s emer-gency plan that may consist of evacuation plans, family com-munication plans and alternate shelter plans.• Create an emergency
kit with non-perishable food, water, etc. Recommended list can be located on Ready.Gov.• Create a plan for your pets.• Check and update insur-ance policies to make sure any damages will be covered.SEE STORM/PAGE A12
Be prepared for storm seasonSTAFF REPORTS
The work ethic of Colby Willis exempli-fies a committed city of Griffin employee, Public Works and Utilities Director BrantKeller said Tuesday
Willis named city’s strongest link for month of AugustBY KAREN GUNNELSSTAFF WRITER [email protected]
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