FORT VALLEY, Ga. — The Peach County Trojans will have a new school building to call home, thanks to ESPLOST dollars.

The Peach County Board of Education and other county leaders will be breaking ground on the new Peach County High School come October 14. The new location will be along Highway 49 near Moseley Road.

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One former Trojan says he's looking forward to the change.

"Everybody loves high school, especially if you went to Peach County High School, and you're a Trojan like myself," said Kevin Blalock, the owner of Eighteen36 Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Fort Valley. "My body bleeds black and gold."

Blalock graduated from the school in 1999, but he says he supports building a new school instead of fixing up the current one on Campus Drive.

"Peach County's school currently is 45 years old, you're talking about using these funds not into the old school, but putting it in a new school, you can have so many other things," he said.

Back in 2015, the Peach County Board of Education voted unanimously to continue ESPLOST for the new construction. The same vote will be on the ballots in this upcoming November election.

According to a video on the school district's website, the current high school was built in 1974. As of right now, it does not meet a few of the updated Georgia Department of Education requirements for academics, athletics, and safety. Blalock says having a new school could change that.

"We currently don't have where teams can practice on multiple courts, this new school will have multiple courts where teams can practice. I mean, I think it'll be awesome for us," he said.

As for the location, Blalock says it would be more convenient for kids from both cities in the county.

"This new school, it'll be right in the middle. You got Byron kids and Fort Valley kids, we can meet in the middle and have a brand new school, which everyone can enjoy," he said.

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There is no timetable for when the new school's construction will be completed. 

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MACON, Ga. — Five teenagers from Macon's Davis Village neighborhood are set to achieve one of scouting's highest honors together when they receive their Eagle Scout badges Saturday.

The milestone is especially significant for the King family, with three of the five scouts being siblings led by their grandmother, Scout Master Beatrice Blanks.

Brent King, who earned his Eagle Scout designation first, said the achievement opens new doors. 

"It feels very accomplishing. Now that I've become an Eagle Scout, there's more opportunities out there now," he said.

For Blanks, who has made scouting a daily priority for her grandchildren, seeing multiple family members reach this level brings special pride. 

"It is exciting, you know, it feels better than the first time because it's more of them and I know that they got great things ahead of them being Eagle Scouts," she said.

King credits his grandmother's influence for his love of the outdoors and scouting. 

"When I was younger I always liked just being outside and she was like, 'It'd be a good idea for you to come do workouts.' I was like, 'Let me give it a try,' and when I started I fell in love with it," he said.

The achievement represents more than individual accomplishment for the family. King takes pride in leading by example for his siblings and fellow troop members. 

"I feel like I led them in a good direction. I was the first to do it. Now, it feels good to see them coming up behind me doing the same thing I was doing," he said.

Blanks emphasizes that scouting teaches life lessons beyond outdoor skills. 

"I teach them things to let them know you have to earn your way in life. Nobody's never gonna give you anything," she said. 

For her, scouting "wasn't a weekend thing, it wasn't a summer thing, it was an everyday thing."

The ceremony also marks a historic moment for the Scout Reach District in central Georgia, as two of the scouts will become the first African American girls to earn Eagle Scout status in the district.

The Eagle Scout rank requires scouts to earn at least 21 merit badges, demonstrate leadership skills and complete a community service project. Only about 4% of Boy Scouts achieve the designation.

The badge ceremony will take place Saturday, celebrating not only individual achievement but the continuation of a family tradition that Blanks hopes will inspire future generations.