Hall of Fame
The Liberty County Athletic Hall of Fame will be accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame through Sept. 9. For more information about the nominating process contact Craig Staffard by email at csaffod@coastallawyers.com.
Fishing tournament
This year’s Hinesville Rotary Fishing Tournament will be on Sept. 10. Anglers will be able to begin anywhere they like, but the weigh-in will be at the Sunbury Crab Co. on the Medway River in Midway.
The proceeds help the club fund community projects and events, including college scholarships, high school students’ leadership development, and hosting students from abroad.
The Rotary welcomes fishermen and sponsors, ranging from $100 up to presenting sponsor at $2,500. For the donation, sponsors receive recognition, entry(s) for the tournament and tickets to the party.
For more information and to register contact Adam Herndon at (912) 271-3928, adam@adam.herndon.com or Danny Creasy at (912) 433-6546, danny.creasy@amerisbank.com
Golf tourney
A golf tournament has been set for Sept. 24 to help the family of Jessica “Tater” Eason, 13, who has brain cancer, pay bills.
The granddaughter of Sgt. Gary Eason with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office was found to have a golf ball-size tumor at the base of her skull in December. In February, doctors were able to remove 75 percent of the tumor, but not all of it because it had grown around the brain stem. Jessica continues to have severe headaches and has to endure months of treatments.
The tournament will be at Cherokee rose Country Club in Hinesville. It is a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $50 per person. Two mulligans are included. Sponsors are welcome at $50, $100 and $200.
Registration starts at 8 a.m. and tee-off at 9 a.m. Cash prizes and awards will be given. For more information call Matt Marchand at 912-610-3345, Tabatha Marchand at 912-977-0975 or Tim Blanton at 912-617-4900.
7th annual Sunbury 5K
The 7th annual Sunbury 5K is set for Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. Registration costs $25 until the end of August, then rises to $30. Race-day registration will cost $35. Proceeds benefit local charities. The presenting sponsor is Merritt and Grinstead Attorneys at Law. Gold sponsors are Coastal Electric, Darsey, Black and Associates, State Farm/Adam Herndon, and the Sunbury Crab Co. Additional sponsors are CE Hall Real Estate/Rachael Breon, M&M Motors, Rountree and Brady Insurance, Atlantic Foot and Ankle and Ted Hall Attorney.
The race will start at 10 a.m. at Sunbury Crab.
Registration details are at http://www.facebook.com/sunbury5K
Since the first year in 2010 the Sunbury 5K has donated more than $25,000 to charities. Most recently, recipients were the Liberty County Coalition for the Homeless, Carpathia Paws Animal Rescue and the Vietnam Veterans Association of Liberty County.