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“We are thrilled to announce that Tom has decided to join our team here at Bank of Madison as a vice president and credit analyst,” said Charles Haney, president and CEO of Madison Bank Corp. “His expertise and experience will make a great fit for us as we continue to expand into new markets.”
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On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge held its annual local Hoop Shoot competition at Lake Oconee Academy. Participating in this year’s Hoop Shoot were kids from Greene, Morgan and Hancock counties.
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The Morgan County High School Drama Dogs performed a “tale as old as time” in the high school’s auditorium Thursday, Jan. 30, through Sunday, Feb. 2. High schoolers, parents, teachers and others in the Morgan County community filled the auditorium and sold out the shows to see local drama students perform the Broadway musical edition of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The drama students performed the songs familiar to everyone who grew up watching the Disney classic. Performers ran through the aisles of the auditorium to escape the castle’s helpers after trying to kill the Beast, and the show featured a flashing strobe light sequence during the Beast’s transformation into a human. At the end of the production, chorus and theater teacher Lenae Rose honored the graduating senior drama students fittingly with a red rose.
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The Madison Morgan Cultural Center kicked off its 18th Annual Madison Chamber Music Festival with an intimate preview party for festival friends on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Mint Juleps. The exclusive event brought the supporters together before the festival officially opens with a public concert at Empire Mills on Friday, Feb. 14. Atlanta Symphony Principal Cellist and Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director Christopher Rex welcomed guests to the party before performing a few selections. Following Rex’s performance, jazz pianist Joe Alterman took the floor to perform. Alterman will return to Madison in April as the festival continues. This year’s Chamber Music Festival features a variety of genres of music including jazz, classical, Gullah and bluegrass. For more information about the upcoming shows, visit mmcc-arts.org.
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Jim Boyd & Associates recently celebrated a historic milestone— fulfilling the promise of protecting its clients for 50 years. The agency, which began in 1970 with Jim Boyd and one employee, a handful of customers and insurance companies has now grown into a thriving company with two partners, 14 employees and over 30 insurance companies. Jim purchased the company from W.S. Gardner in January 1970.
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I am always amazed at the number of civic and benevolent organizations here in Lake Country that work hard in providing needed assistance to local residents. And this past weekend I became exposed to Living Life Team, Inc., a small service-oriented organization with an ambitious mission “to empower people who are visually impaired to obtain an independent life by encouraging and discovering one’s self-worth through the prosperity of growth and self-determination.”
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This past Christmas Eve, we had just returned from a candlelight church service back to the Peabody Hotel in Memphis to have dinner at the hotel’s Italian restaurant, Cappacio’s.
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It’s a magical feat to hold the attention of more than a hundred people, including children, for very long. That’s unless you have the amazing talent of “The Magician with a Message.”
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