20 Under 40 July 2020 | Page 3

Publisher Daniel Evans Magazine Editor Jenna Oden LaGrange’s finest Contributors Kevin Eckleberry Marketing Jennie Overfelt Truett Pirkle Contact Information The LaGrange Daily News 105 Ashton Street LaGrange, GA 30240 No part of this periodical may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. ADVERTISING: Advertising rates and information available upon request by calling (706) 407-2647 or by emailing [email protected]. POSTMASTER: Please send any changes of address or undeliverable information attn: Lagrange Daily News P.O. Box 929, LaGrange, GA 30240 THE LAGRANGE DAILY NEWS | JULY 2020 20 40 under on the COVER Nick Griffin, Communities in Schools Site Coordinator When you look around our community, you see a lot of great leaders and locals making an impact on Troup County. This year, we are excited to present to the community the third annual 20 under 40 magazine. There were hundreds of nominations this year, and narrowing it down to 20 was no easy task. When I first met Nick Griffin, he was working on making sure a student knew where their next meal was coming from. When I first met Brandon Todd, he was overcoming a major life change and creating a new business. When I first met Leslie Traylor, she was facing major challenges and a small crisis with poise and grace. When I first met Corey Faulkner, he was becoming one of the top videographers in our community. The list could go on. But it is people like this, people who are leaders, developers, mentors and more in our community who earn a spot in the annual 20 under 40 edition. Our edition this year features, barbers, healthcare workers, people of faith, teachers, and coaches who work on and off the field to develop our next generation. Our staff got to know each one of these honorees in the process of learning their stories. We are blown away by the amount of talent and leadership that sits right under our noses here in Troup County. We hope you enjoy reading their stories, and getting to know our 2020 honorees as much as we have. This is an amazing group of leaders in our community. We hope this inspires you like we were, and maybe next year you’ll see your own face grace a page.