THE TRIGG COUNTY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE RAISED MORE THAN 170-THOUSAND FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.

            THE 11^TH ANNUAL RELAY WRAPPED UP SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH COMMITTEE MEMBER PENNY JONES ANNOUNCING THE FINAL TOTAL OF 172-THOUSAND 848 DOLLARS.

OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH WAS THE TOP FUNDRAISING TEAM WITH 52-THOUSAND 80 DOLLARS.  THE FORD FAMILY AND FRIENDS WAS SECOND WITH 15-THOUSAND ONE DOLLAR AND THE KIRBY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WAS THIRD WITH 6-THOUSAND 893 DOLLARS.  THE TRIGG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TEAM CAPTAINED BY ALEX JENKINS RAISED 3-THOUSAND 215 DOLLARS, THE MOST OF ANY YOUTH TEAM PARTICIPATING IN THE RELAY.  THE MISFITS COMBINED TEAMS WON HONORS FOR RAISING 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS, THE MOST OF ANY COMBINED TEAM.  THE TOP FUNDRAISING INDIVIDUAL WAS BILL PURKES, JR, WHO RAISED 10-THOUSAND 950 DOLLARS.  THE SECOND HIGHEST FUNDRAISER WAS KATHY MCCRAW, WHO RAISED 7-THOUSAND 109 DOLLARS.  THE TOP YOUTH FUNDRAISER WAS JEFFREY ROSS WITH 565 DOLLARS.