Former Gaffney Head Start director honored by Alpha Kappa Alpha

Betty Edwards (center) was honored by the local Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for her service to mankind. Pictured with her are Cheryll D. Smith, left, president of the sorority a and Dr. Bertha T. Harris, who presented Mrs. Edwards the award. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The local organization celebrated the occasion by worshipping at Limestone Missionary Baptist Church and honoring a citizen of the community for her service to mankind, one of the principles on which the sorority was founded.

Betty B. Edwards was presented a plaque during the morning worship service at Limestone Church, where she is a member. Mrs. Edwards is a help to the elderly and disabled in her church and community. Before her retirement, she was one of the directors of the Head Start program in Gaffney.

The sorority is a international group of college-educated women that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908.