HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – Veterans High School’s AFJROTC Drill Team won three first-place trophies at a drill competition held at Valdosta State University on Feb. 26, 2011.  The team won Best Unarmed Unit, Best Armed Unit and Best Unarmed Inspection as well as second place for overall drill meet competition.

Individual awards were also received.  Anna-Marie Wright, a ninth-grader, won first place in Individual Drill Regulation, and Brian Daughtry won second.  Kyle Bragg was named the drill’s Most Impressive Commander.  Pictured are team members (from left):  Joshua Baxter, Christopher Neeley, Brian Daughtry (our corps commander), Dorian Rozier, Charles Keown, Avery Bristol, Will Wheaton, Sean Yarber, Cheyenne Daughtry, David Sears, Anna-Marie Wright, Wesley Henderson, Kyle Bragg and Justin Lewis.

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The old post office on North Davis Drive closed, but now people have another option for mail in Warner Robins.

The Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce, City of Warner Robins and Happy Hour Service Center celebrated their teamwork on the the grand opening of Exceptional Mail and More.

The venture will offer private mailbox rentals, money orders, packaging, shipping and more. It's at 202 North Davis Drive, next door to the old US Post Office that closed in February.

The non-profit organization Happy Hour, which serves the city's developmentally disabled, will run the service along with three full-time and one part-time employees.

Mayor Chuck Shaheen said, "It's been a countless number of hours trying to get this done for this day. Were real excited this day has finally come here."

Happy Hour Executive Director Tod Cowart says the organization already owned the building, but paid for about $140,000 in renovations.

More than a thousand people packed the sanctuary of Second Baptist
Church Tuesday evening for the funeral of Leslie and Bridget Sullivent.

As the Houston County community mourned the two girls, it also pulled together to make the service a celebration of each one's life.

Those who knew 11-year-old Bridget say she was spunky, outgoing, and always in motion.

A former pastor likened her to a butterfly.

"She was everywhere. All over," he said.