U. S. SENATOR LAPHONZA BUTLER GLAD TO SEE SOUTH PIKE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT PERCY MARTIN--- On May 3rd, California’s U. S. Senator Laphonza Butler visited her hometown of Magnolia. She is shown here at the school coliseum being welcomed by her former 5th grade teacher at Eva Gordon Elementary in Magnolia, Mr. Percy Martin, who is currently president of the South Pike School Board. Butler is a 1997 South Pike High School and was one of four salutatorians for South Pike’s Class of 1997 and also was named to that year’s Hall of Fame. The former South Pike student received a grand welcome by the students and teachers of South Pike including a program in its coliseum. Magnolia’s Mayor Tammy Witherspoon also presented a key to the city of Magnolia to Butler. (Gazette photo by L. Lampton)