The lead nurse for the White County School District has been recognized as the School Nurse of the Year in the state. Felicia Thomas, the school nurse at Jack P. Nix Primary School, as well as the lead nurse for the school system, was named by the Georgia Association of School Nurses as the 2012 School Nurse of the Year. The award recognizes “nurses who display outstanding service and commitment to their school and community,” according to a press release from the association.