The Thomas County Board of Education held its first meeting of the new calendar year Tuesday night. After the invocation, outgoing chair Charles Evans declared the positions of chair and vice chair vacant and asked for nominations.

Board member Nancy Hiers made a motion that Kay Streets be elected chair and that Mark NeSmith be elected vice chair. Leah Smith seconded Hiers’ motion.  Evans called for any additional nominations. There were no additional nominations, so Streets and NeSmith were elected to their respective roles with no dissenting votes.

Our Christmas Giveaway would not have been possible without all our business partners. Thank you B. Marie Crafts, Barberitos, Battery Source, Black Oaks Lodge, Chick-Fl-A, City of Thomasville, Clark & Bellamy Attorneys at Law, Cryo Reveal, Ellianos, Factor X Fitness, FunTime Bounce House, Golden Services, Hands & Hearts for Horses, Hubbard's Meat, Hurst Boiler, Imagination Emporium, Ivey Logue Photography, J. Smith Lanier & Co., JB Crumbs, Jonah's, Les Cheveux, Martin's Custom Crafts, Metta Day Spa, Office Support Services, LLC, Petroleum Products, Inc, Ponder's, Publix, Sony's, Sun Rise Farms, Sweet Cacao Chocolate, Thomasville Pediatric Dentistry, TNB, and Walmart. 

• Congratulations to our basket winner and we hope you enjoy your gifts. Relaxation Basket winner was Dasia Mopes of Valdosta, GA, Family Fun Basket Winner was Belinda Bolan of Ochlocknee, GA, Getaway Basket Winner was Amanda Hunsberger of Meigs, GA, and Man Cave Basket Winner was Emily Hotchkiss of Cairo, GA. 

Congratulations to our students in second grade that were the top ticket sellers for our school. Our first runner up winner was Levi Downs out of Mrs. Humphries's class, who sold 280 tickets. Second runner up was James West from Mrs. White's class and Jaxon Godwin from Ms. Jackson's class that both sold 270 tickets. Third runner up was Daniel Howell from Mrs. Drew's class that sold 230 tickets. Our second grade top pod was Pod I with a total of 2516 tickets sold. Thank you guys for all the hard work for our Christmas Giveaway!

Congratulations to our students in first grade that were the top ticket sellers for our school. Our overall winner was Brantlee Majors out of Mrs. McKenzie's class, who sold 615 tickets. Second runner up was Brighton West from Ms. Quick's class that sold 477 tickets. Third runner up was Ellison Niswonger from Mrs. McKenzie's class that sold 170 tickets. Our first grade top pod was Pod F with a total of 2198 tickets sold. Thank you guys for all the hard work for our Christmas Giveaway!