Thornton, Drummond receive recognition
Published 5:01 pm Thursday, April 12, 2018
At its Tuesday meeting, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors was joined by Del. James Edmunds, U.S. Sen. Mark Peake, U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett’s outreach director, Matthew Becker, and Head of Fuqua School John Melton in recognizing Fuqua juniors Irene Thornton and Isaac Drummond for their leadership roles in the 2018 Virginia YMCA Model General Assembly. Thornton was elected to serve as Senate President pro tem, and Drummond was elected to serve as House Speaker pro tem. Additionally, Thornton has been selected by Southside Electric Cooperative to participate in the 2018 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Pictured are, from left, front row, Chris Drummond, S.J. Drummond, Del. Edmunds, Dr. Saranna Thornton, Irene Thornton, Isaac Drummond, Sen. Peake, Matthew Becker, John Melton; back row, supervisors J. David Emert, C.R. “Bob” Timmons Jr., Odessa Pride, County Administrator Wade Bartlett, Board Chair Pattie Cooper-Jones, Vice Chair Jim Wilck, and supervisors Jerry R. Townsend and Robert M. “Bobby” Jones.