CRESTVIEW — The Mae Reatha Coleman Citizen of the Year will be announced on Monday.
The award is named for its first recipient, a Crestview community activist who has encouraged residents to recognize hard-working, often unsung members of the community who volunteer to better the lives of their fellow citizens.
"This is for the people that get things done for our people," Coleman has said of the award.
Recipients have included the award's namesake, a longtime community activist; Malcolm Haynes; former Mayor George Whitehurst; and educator Dr. Naomi Barnes.
The winner of this year’s award will be named during the Sept. 12 City Council meeting, which is 5 p.m. at city hall, 198 Wilson St. N.
Here's the agenda.
1. Call to order
2. Citizen of the Year presentation
3. Comments from the audience
4. Adjournment
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