• Army Pvt. Matthew R. Williams has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Williams is the son of Roy Williams of Bob Hogansville, Ga., and Emma Sobers of Peachtree City, Ga.

• Army National Guardsman Ryan A. Peterson of Fayetteville, a member of Company B, 1st Battalion 214th Field Artillery, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant 1st Class at military promotion ceremonies in January. A 10-year veteran of the Georgia Army National Guard, SFC Peterson is a Platoon Sergeant in the Thomson-based unit.

• Lindsey Anne Brown of Peachtree City has been named to the president’s honor roll at Oklahoma Baptist University for the fall 2006 semester. OBU’s president’s honor roll recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale for coursework during the semester. Brown is a senior at OBU and a professional accountancy major. She is the daughter of Daniel and Kimberly Brown. Located in Shawnee, Okla., OBU offers 10 bachelor’s degrees with 78 fields of study. The Christian liberal arts university has an overall enrollment of more than 1,600, with students from approximately 40 states and 20 other countries. OBU has been rated as one of the top 10 comprehensive colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report for 15 consecutive years and has been Oklahoma’s highest rated comprehensive college in the U.S. News rankings for 13 consecutive years.

• Two Fayette County students were recognized by Truett-McConnell College, in Cleveland, Ga., for academic excellence during the fall 2006 semester by being named to the dean’s list. Amanda Hearington and Rebekah Rhodes, both of Fayetteville, were among the group of students whose academic average for the semester was 3.5 or better on a four-point scale.

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