Sky Valley celebrates Georgia Arbor Day with officials’ planting of cherry tree

  • Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. City of Sky Valley officials support planting a Cherry Tree to celebrate Georgia Arbor Day as well as George Washington, whose birthday is Feb. 22, and America’s 250th birthday, which is coming up on July 4. Pictured are Sky Valley Council Members CareySue Beasley, left; Jim Curtis; Beth Pence; Mayor Benita Cotton-Orr; Council Members Jesse Price; Tony Allred; and City Manager Jason Streetman.
    Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. City of Sky Valley officials support planting a Cherry Tree to celebrate Georgia Arbor Day as well as George Washington, whose birthday is Feb. 22, and America’s 250th birthday, which is coming up on July 4. Pictured are Sky Valley Council Members CareySue Beasley, left; Jim Curtis; Beth Pence; Mayor Benita Cotton-Orr; Council Members Jesse Price; Tony Allred; and City Manager Jason Streetman.

    City of Sky Valley officials recently passed an official Tree City USA proclamation declaring Friday, Feb. 20, as Arbor Day in the City of Sky Valley.

    The proclamation passed unanimously during the Tue…