Pierce Girls 8U volleyball team wins GRPA state championship

Members of the girls 8 and under volleyball team were recognized during last week’s county commission meeting for winning the state championship in Georgia Parks and Recreation Association (GRPA’s) competition in Jackson County Nov. 15. Shown, front row, l-r Kynlee Yeomans, Braelynn Johns, Dorothy Sports, Billie Claire Boatright, Chandler Bennett, Caroline Mays, Liza Kate Musselwhite, Emma Gay, Maren Burgess and Graham Taylor and back row, l-r, Coaches Barrett Boatright and Jim Bennett, First District Commissioner Troy Mattox, Fourth District Commissioner David Lowman, Third District Commissioner Randy Dixon, Chairman Neal Bennett, Second District Commissioner Graham Raley, County Manager Raphel Maddox and Recreation Director Maureen Brown. (Not pictured is Lynleigh Evors.)