...color guard of the program, under the direction of retired Lt. Col. Patrick Rivette and retired Sgt. 1st Class Sammie Stokes, paraded around the school football field and stood at attention for inspection. "(They look) very good, very...

...JROTC program as a freshman. "When I joined JROTC, I started getting better grades and doing better." Sgt. Sammie Stokes, who is retired from the Army and an assistant instructor in the school's JROTC department, said Justice "dives...

...State Platoon title. The state championship was the eighth in 12 years under retired U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Sammie Stokes. Evans' girls team, led by junior Capt. Tanika Boston, was the Overall Platoon state champion after finishing...

...Gary said. "These kids probably spend more time with me than they do with their own parents." Sgt. 1st Class Sammie Stokes, of the Evans JROTC, had similar accolades for his cadets. "They are a dedicated, hardworking group," he said...

When Sgt. 1st Class Sammie Stokes started teaching JROTC classes at Evans High School 15 years ago, he leaned somewhat on his experience as an Army drill instructor...

The Evans Knights drill team, coached by retired SFC Sammie Stokes, captured the Army JROTC state championship in the Male Platoon category for the third straight year and the sixth time in the past 11 years.

A new Columbia County Teacher of the Year will be celebrated during a Thursday banquet.