Sutton Middle School orchestra director Natalie Colbert has been elected as the Georgia Music Educators Association's state orchestra division chairman for 2011-13.

Colbert has worked at Sutton for 30 years. She is currently that campus' teacher of the year, and also serves as the state president of the American String Teachers Association.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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