Category: local news
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Coding: Not Just for Boys
Featured image above: Ninth-grader Magan Hernandez designed, wrote the code and created her web site; SOUTHWEST GEORGIA STEM CHARTER SCHOOL Heather Page, Technology Instructor, at Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School (STEM School) invited the Southern Tribune to view one of the school’s two computer labs and meet some of the girls in the Girls Who…
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Dee Armstrong coming to Cuthbert: WLTZ News Anchor Brings Inspiring Message to Celebrate Black History
[CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, February 20, 2020] Christian Life Church welcomes Dee Armstrong as a guest speaker for Black History Month on February 23rd at the 10:30 a.m. service. Armstrong is a news anchor on WLTZ’s First News and host of The Dee Armstrong Show. She’s had the privilege of working in television for 40 years, having…
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Virgil Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
(Featured image above: Minnie Lewis (L) poses with her brother, Samuel Williams in front of the Virgil Chapel exhibit) On display in the Maloof building on the square in Cuthbert, as part of the Smithsonian Exhibit, Minnie Lewis has put together photos and other historic material from the Virgil Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The church…
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Local Artist Jo Hixon on Exhibit
(Featured image above: Jo Hixon with some of her work displayed in the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit) Local artist Jo Hixon takes you, through her art, on a journey in and around places and people of Randolph County. I first became aware of her amazing artistic talent on Facebook. People have shared beautiful pictures of a…
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Passing the Torch
By: CINDY MILLARD In the spring of 2009, The Southern Tribune moved back into the building at 66 Maple Street, the front facade having been repaired from a car collision and the original front door, replicated and replaced. My brother, Allen, and I were in Cuthbert that day to move furniture, files, phones and fax…
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Lady Cougars are 12-0 in Region Play
(Featured image above: Lady Cougars, Edison, Calhoun County) The Lady Cougars have a seven-game winning streak, they are currently 14-4 overall and 12-0 in the Region. They have outscored their opponents 1157 to 596, averaging over 64 points a game. On Saturday, January 18, the Lady Cougars won over rival Randolph Clay Red Devils 77-29….
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MLK Day – Monday, January 20, 2020
(Featured image above: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan 15, 1929 – Apr. 4, 1968) ) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’” In celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. King, many choose to spend MLK Day volunteering and in service to…
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Red Devils Lose Heart-breaker at Buzzer in Overtime
(Featured image above: Randolph-Clay High School) By: Charlie Mathews On Friday, January 3, the Randolph Clay Red Devils traveled to Mitchell County to play the Eagles. With fans screaming, cheering and less than 7 seconds to play in regulation play, the Red Devils tied the game 64- 64 to play overtime. In overtime, the Red…
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Fine Arts Round out the Year
(Featured image above: Fall Art Show) Cuthbert, Ga (Dec. 10, 2019) – The Fine Arts Department at Andrew College held events in November and December, which showcased several of their fine arts programs. All of the events were free and open to the public. The Theatre department presented a well-received winter comedy, Almost Maine, in…