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Groves proclaims United Way centennial and honors library summer-reading winners
Summary
Mayor Chris Born proclaimed Aug. 10, 2026 as United Way of Mid and South Jefferson County Day to mark the organization's 100th year. The council also recognized public-library summer reading winners across age groups and invited recipients forward for photographs.
Mayor Chris Born read and signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 10, 2026 as United Way of Mid and South Jefferson County Day and highlighted the nonprofit’s century of local work on literacy, food security and workforce readiness.
After the proclamation, the council recognized the Groves public library’s summer-reading program and called winners by name. The mayor and staff congratulated top readers (for example, "1st place was Ren McLaughlin, pre-k with 1,048 votes"), invited winners onstage for photos and thanked volunteers and partner vendors who provided supplies and food during the program.
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