Firefighter of the Year
Chief Chuck Lane, left, presents the 2006 Firefighter of the Year Award to FF/Engineer Byron Newton. According to a press release issued by the North Jenkins County Volunteer Fire Department, the award is presented to the firefighter who excels in total training hours, total alarms answered and representation of the fire service. Officers of the department are not eligible for the award. Newton, a retired farmer and U.S. mail carrier, has been with the department since its inception in 2002 and is the oldest active Mod 1 volunteer firefighter in Georgia. He is the husband of Bernice “Bunce” Newton of Perkins. (Contributed photo)