MUST Ministries names CEO
MUST Ministries has named Dwight "Ike" Reighard as its new CEO and president.
Reighard, who succeeds the Rev. John R. Moeller Jr., began his new post on Nov. 21.
He is also senior minister at Piedmont Church and has helped grow the ministry. Previously, he was the founding pastor of NorthStar Church. Other position included executive vice president and chief people officer for HomeBanc Mortgage Corp.
Reighard has also co-written two inspirational books with Zig Ziglar. He and his wife, Robin, have two daughters, Abigail and Danielle, and a granddaughter, Addison.
The MUST board also named Thomas E. Riddle its COO in addition to his role as vice president of administration. Riddle has served as interim CEO for the last few months and will work with Reighard on the transition.
Shelia M. Poole
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UGA student wins grant to study in U.K.
An honors student from the University of Georgia won a Marshall Scholarship, which pays for students to earn graduate degrees in the United Kingdom.
Matthew Sellers will graduate from UGA in May and pursue a master's degree in modern literature and a doctorate in English language and literature from Oxford University. He is the fifth UGA student to win the award over the past decade.
More than 800 students interviewed for the award and 36 were selected. Garrett Turner graduated from Emory University last spring and also received the scholarship.
Laura Diamond
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Fifteen people die in holiday crashes
A 10-year-old Acworth boy is among the 15 people were killed in vehicle crashes over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Michael Jaimes was traveling with his family Saturday evening on Ga. 61 in Bartow County when the family's van was struck by a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed, Gordy Wright, spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol, told the AJC.
The motorcyclist, Ronnie Eugene Callahan, 27, of Fairmount, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, Wright said. The impact killed Michael, and two other family members were treated and released from a local hospital, Wright said.
Statewide, the GSP handled 434 crashes resulting in 247 injuries during a period beginning Wednesday evening until Sunday night.
Thirteen people were killed in car crashes during the same period last year, police said.
Alexis Stevens
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