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PAST CITIZENS OF THE MONTH


Years 2016 through 2023

A special thank you to The Times & Democrat for featuring our Citizens of the Month. Click on the photos to read each honoree's respective articles.

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2024 CITIZENS OF THE MONTH

JANUARY - VISIONARY

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

DR. DAVID STATEN

Co-Founder HBCU Times, Incorporated/ Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, SCSU

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

DR. SHANNON SMITH

Associate Professor and Director of the Nursing Program, Claflin University

MARCH - OPTIMISTIC

FEBRUARY - CONFIDENCE

MARCH - OPTIMISTIC

ASHLEY BANKS

Orangeburg County Deputy Clerk

APRIL - SELFLESS

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

MARCH - OPTIMISTIC

MONTEZ HAYNES

Co-founder of Greater Orangeburg Funeral Home

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

GAIL JARVIS

CEO, New Beginnings Diabetic & Home Care Services and Founder, Classy Steps

JULY - HONOR

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

JUNE - RESOURCEFUL

LATISHA WALKER

Orangeburg County Council District 7 Councilwoman

2023 CITIZENS OF THE MONTH

INTEGRITY

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

Kelvin Davis

March 2023

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

Loretta Hunter

April 2023

COOPERATION

COMPASSION

COOPERATION

Michele Joiner

June 2023

Patriotism

COMPASSION

COOPERATION

Retired Lt. Col. Broadus Jamerson, III

July 2023

2022 CITIZENS OF THE MONTH

COURAGE

COURAGE

COURAGE

Marquis Kirkland 

November 2022

COURAGE

COURAGE

COURAGE

David Southerland  

November 2022

CARING

COURAGE

CARING

Henry Miller

December 2022

2021 CITIZENS OF THE MONTH

ENTHUSIASM

SELF-RESPECT

SELF-RESPECT

Hayward Jean

January 2021

SELF-RESPECT

SELF-RESPECT

SELF-RESPECT

Brenda Austin

March 2021

PERSEVERANCE

SELF-RESPECT

PERSEVERANCE

Karen Stacks

April 2021

DEDICATION

SELF-RESPECT

PERSEVERANCE

Anna McLendon

May 2021

INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE

Lameka Turner

June 2021

SINCERITY

INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE

Barbara Williams

July 2021

EMPATHY

INITIATIVE

EMPATHY

Bennie Brown

November 2021

2020 CITIZENS OF THE MONTH

FAIRNESS

COMPASSION

FAIRNESS

Election and Poll Workers

October 2020

RESPECT

COMPASSION

FAIRNESS

Lee Smoak

September 2020

CIVILITY

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

Herbert Isaac

August 2020

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

Melissa Cain

July 2020

COOPERATION

RESPONSIBILITY

COOPERATION

Mask Wearers

June 2020

GRIT

RESPONSIBILITY

COOPERATION

Clifton Yates

May 2020

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

Teri Gray

April 2020

DILIGENCE

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

Pandemic Critical Service Providers

March 2020

BENEVOLENCE

BENEVOLENCE

BENEVOLENCE

Carolyn Sherman

February 2020

OPTIMISM

BENEVOLENCE

BENEVOLENCE

Gregg Robinson

January 2020

2019 Citizens of the Month

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Rev. Nathaniel McMillan

September 2019

LOYALTY

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Johnnie Wright, Sr.

July 2019

DEPENDABILITY

TRUSTWORTHINESS

DEPENDABILITY

James Myzell

March 2019

JUSTICE

JUSTICE

DEPENDABILITY

Leroy Ravenell

February 2019

WISDOM

JUSTICE

WISDOM

Dotty Strickland

January 2019

2018 Citizens of the Month

CHEERFULNESS

CHEERFULNESS

CHEERFULNESS

Nicholas Sherman

January 2018

HONESTY

CHEERFULNESS

CHEERFULNESS

Sandra Griffith

February 2018

PERSEVERANCE

CHEERFULNESS

PERSEVERANCE

Roy Dickson

March 2018

HUMILITY

CHEERFULNESS

PERSEVERANCE

Sadie Jarvis

April 2018

SELF-CONTROL

SELF-CONTROL

SELF-CONTROL

Pandora Jones-Glover

May 2018

PRUDENCE

SELF-CONTROL

SELF-CONTROL

Betty Green

June 2018

FIDELITY

SELF-CONTROL

FIDELITY

Barbara Andrews

July 2018

RESPECT

SELF-CONTROL

FIDELITY

Dr. Dawes Edwards & Staff

August 2018

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

Andy Palmer

September 2018

COURAGE

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

Albert Black

October 2018

EMPATHY

FAIRNESS

KINDNESS

Heather Bernardo

November 2018

KINDNESS

FAIRNESS

KINDNESS

Calvin Parker

December 2018

2017 Citizens of the Month

ENTHUSIASM

ENTHUSIASM

ENTHUSIASM

Melvin Frazier

January 2017

GRIT

ENTHUSIASM

ENTHUSIASM

Jamie Wood

February 2017

INITIATIVE

ENTHUSIASM

INITIATIVE

Patrick Milhouse

March 2017

VIRTUE

ENTHUSIASM

INITIATIVE

Gary Robinson

April 2017

LOYALTY

DILIGENCE

DILIGENCE

SCSU Bulldog Battalion

May 2017

DILIGENCE

DILIGENCE

DILIGENCE

County of Orangeburg Character Pack

June 2017

INTEGRITY

DILIGENCE

INTEGRITY

Mozella Isaac

July 2017

CURIOSITY

DILIGENCE

INTEGRITY

Dr. Gloria S. McCutcheon

August 2017

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Patricia Funderburk

September 2017

RESPECT

TRUSTWORTHINESS

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Marion Lloyd

October 2017

GRATITUDE

TRUSTWORTHINESS

GENEROSITY

Claude Eugene Pinson

November 2017

GENEROSITY

TRUSTWORTHINESS

GENEROSITY

Christian Darby Owens

December 2017

2016 Citizens of the Month

ENDURANCE

CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

Ronald Johnson

March 2016

CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

Charlene Brown

April 2016

PATIENCE

CREATIVITY

SINCERITY

Our Teachers

May 2016

SINCERITY

CREATIVITY

SINCERITY

Margaret Roberts

June 2016

DETERMINATION

RESPONSIBILITY

DETERMINATION

Darian Dawson

July 2016

COOPERATION

RESPONSIBILITY

DETERMINATION

Jim Johnson

August 2016

RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

Loxie Rael

September 2016

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

Orangeburg County Emergency Operations Team

November 2016

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