June 24, 198241 years ago The Thomasville Civitan Club announced this week that the first ever “Thomasville Citizen of the Year” award will be presented on Monday, June 28. The award is to honor a citizen of Thomasville based on that person’s outstanding contributions to the community. The recipient of this year’s award will be Mrs. Adele Solomon. On May 24,1982, the Mayor and Council of the City of Thomasville passed a resolution to name the baseball field, located on Foster Avenue, the V.C. Wilkinson Memorial Field in honor of the former mayor. Dedication ceremonies were Saturday, June 5 before...

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