Young shooter wins Olympic gold

A 19-year old from Eatonton became the youngest shooter to win gold in the Beijing Olympics. Vincent Hancock is a member of the Army’s Marksmanship Unit based in Fort Benning. He is the second American to win first place an Olympic shotgun event. Hancock is no stranger to competition. At age 16 he won the world skeet shooting championship.

Georgia man--oldest U.S. bowler--passes away

A Georgia man who became the oldest league bowler in U.S. history has died. Bill Hargrove of Clermont in Hall County passed away this week of congestive heart failure, only 4 days away from his 107th birthday. In May of last year, after he turned 106 years old, Hargrove was honored by the United States Bowling Congress as the oldest league bowler ever. Hargrove passed the record of a Florida man 105 years old and a certified bowler until his death 15 years ago. Hargrove was a native of Eatonton.

Emory to archive Alice Walker papers

Emory University announced today that Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker is placing her literary archive at the school in Atlanta. Walker, a native of Eatonton, Georgia, won the prize for her 1983 work “The Color Purple” which focuses on the struggle of Southern blacks, particularly women. Walker periodically visits Emory for readings and meetings with faculty – a relationship the author cited as explanation for her decision.