What could have been a very tragic incident was averted last week when a Jenkins County school bus caught fire on Palmer Row. Thanks to the quick thinking of the driver, Charles Anfield, and the training the school system offers, all of the students were evacuated from the vehicle without any injuries.

Also, our local fire and police departments were on the scene almost immediately.

Incidents such as this should make us realize how fortunate we are to have trained personnel that know what to do in emergency situations.

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Don't forget that the deadline for our Magic of Christmas photos is 5 p.m. this Thursday. The cost is $6 per child up to age 12. After the deadline the cost is $15 per child until 5 p.m. Nov. 12. After that it is too late!

I know it is early, but we need time to type all of the names and scan the photos into our computer system.

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Happy birthday this week to: Melissa Grier, Mason Davis, Skyler Davis, Donnie Lambrix IV, Camery Meeks, Wayn Rich, Mary Kucera, Heather Waters, Charles Parrish, Evelyn Young, C. J. Waters, Johnny Johnson, Virginia McBride, Carolyn Law, Wilkes Black, Billy Hudrick, Gavin Glisson, Ed Fuller, Erica Thompson and Heather Hodges.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Don Godbee and Mr. and Mrs. Math Johnson.

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Military Active Duty List: PV2 Brianna Joiner, U.S. Army National Guard, Ft. Leonardwood, MO; PV2 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108th Calvary Division, 4th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.