2 Lanier Co. seniors awarded health care scholarship
Good News: 2 Lanier Co. seniors awarded health care scholarship By WALB News Team | May 10, 2021 at 6:06 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 8:15 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Two Lanier County High School seniors recently received the 2021 Jay Shaw Scholarship, awarded by South Georgia Medical Center Foundation and the Shaw Family.
Both Ashton Abbott and Jenna Shaw plan to attend Valdosta State University in the fall where they will pursue a degree in health care.
To receive the Jay Shaw Scholarship, recipients must demonstrate a positive engagement in community service, exhibit strong leadership qualities, and show strength in academics.
Lowndes County 8th grader donates $5K to local breast cancer foundation
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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) â A Lowndes County 8th grader donated more than $5,000 to the South Georgia Medical Center Foundation on Monday in memory of a family member who passed away recently from breast cancer, the foundation announced in a Facebook post.
Tori Millirons, a 13-year-old 8th grader at Hahira Middle School presented the SGMC Foundation with a $5,140.10 check on Dec. 21., the post said.
Millirons earned the money she donated by selling her Grand Champion pig at the Lowndes Area Market Hog Show.
According to a Facebook post from the SGMC Foundation, Millirons chose to donate all proceeds to benefit breast cancer patients at the SGMC Pearlman Cancer Center in memory of her family member Sharon Boykin, who passed away the night of the show from breast cancer.