Area students

each receiving a $1,000 scholarship included Amber D. Turney and Alexander

Manuel Adan, Newnan High School; Dustin Graves, Starr's Mill High School;

Kelly Michelle Butcher, East Coweta High School; Cassie Brooks and Ashley

Hightower, Sandy Creek High School; Lome Pienaar, McIntosh High School;

Samantha Schneller, Tonga Ellis and Heather White, Griffin High School;

and Megan Troesken, home school.

The association's

Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships toward paying for the

freshmen year in college for several students from the area served by

the home builders group. Since the program was created 19 years ago, the

association has awarded 136 scholarships totaling $198,500.

Speaking at

the meeting was Tom Carty, Peachtree City building official, who gave

an update on building codes. Accompanying him to the meeting were Ursula

Todd, building field inspector; Tammy Babb, code enforcement; and John

Dailey, fire marshal.

During the

business portion of the meeting, it was announced that the association

had gained 17 new members during May.

The Home Builders

Association of Midwest Georgia, which serves builders in Fayette, Coweta,

Spalding, Heard and Meriwether counties, currently has around 461 members.

More information about the association, including information about the

upcoming meeting, can be obtained through the association office by calling

the association office at 770-716-7109.

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