Local students participate in a nationwide, simultaneous recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
When Radium Springs Elementary School fourth-grader Marcus Jenkins said the Pledge of Allegiance on Friday, the words carried more meaning than usual. When you say the pledge, you feel like crying. All Dougherty, Mitchell and Worth county schools were asked to participate. Terrell and Lee county schools were closed for fall breaks and faculty work days Friday. In the Eastern time zone, students paused at 2 p.m. for the synchronized pledge, while students in Hawaii were just starting their school day with the pledge at 8 a.m.