CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) \u2013 Three South Georgia dancers received scholarships this weekend in honor of the late country singer and Grady County native Daryle Singletary. <\/p>\n
The \u201cSmall Town, Big Dreams\u201d scholarship was created by Daryle\u2019s brother, Kevin Singletary, and his wife, Melinda. \u201cBeing able to give this scholarship in my brother\u2019s honor, it means the world to us,\u201d Singletary said. <\/p>\n
The goal is to encourage students to dream big, no matter how small their hometown may be. <\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing how when Daryle left here after he graduated, he had to hustle. He had to have resilience to do that, but it took community support to get him over that threshold,\u201d Singletary said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m hoping this scholarship will do the same.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Students at the Southern Dance Collective had to write an essay as part of their application. <\/p>\n
The first-place winner was Talisa Dean, and she received a $1,000 dance scholarship. <\/p>\n
The second and third place winners were Emmary Norton and Madison Wilson, receiving $750 and $500, respectively. The judges were from California and Tennessee, with experience in performing arts. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe older I get, the more emotional I get, and to see them really have that emotion, it really touched my heart,\u201d Singletary said. <\/p>\n
He said they plan to continue the scholarship in future years, with hopes that it can grow to also help band and theatre students at Cairo High School.<\/p>\n
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