1. A Macon Witches Float on the
Ocmulgee River was held Oct. 24 as
a fundraiser benefiting ABC Breathe
Inc. and Macon Periods Easier. 2. Petty
Officer 1st Class Dustin Ratterree,
a 2010 Warner Robins High School
graduate, joined the Navy seven
years ago. He said: 'I joined the Navy
because I wanted to see the world
and do something different.' The
Byron native is stationed at Naval
Submarine Base Kings Bay. 3. Librarian
and archivist Muriel Jackson was
awarded the 2021 SGA Fellows Award
by the Society of Georgia Archivists.
Jackson has been the head archivist
for the Middle Georgia Archives since
1995 and has recently celebrated 35
years of service at the Middle Georgia
Regional Library. 4. Mercer University
and Robins Air Force Base held a
signing ceremony Oct. 23 to extend
their existing Educational Partnership
Agreement, led by (L-R) Mercer
President William D. Underwood,
Brig. General Jennifer Hammerstedt
(Commander, Warner Robins Air
Logistics Complex), E. Wayne Ayer,
SES (Director, Engineering & Technical
Management, Robins AFB) and Col.
Lindsay C. Droz (Commander, 78th Air
Base Wing). 5. Henry Ficklin, Walter
Johnson, Shania Chambliss and
Herbert Dennard celebrated Johnson's
Black Business Pioneer Award given to
him by Macon-Bibb County.
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