Lost in the midst of all the recent hullabaloo are a trio of tragedies, two of them recent and one of them ongoing, which deserve the attention of everyone in Bulldog Nation. These are they:

• Sophomore strong safety Shawn Williams lost his home in a fire on Tuesday night. Donations may be made here:
  
  

  Bank of Early County
  Att’n: Andy Smith
  Post Office Box 527
  Blakely, Georgia 39823

• Unfortunately, I missed this when it first occurred because I was out of town at the time, but Nancy Butts Thompson, the daughter of former Georgia head football coach and athletic director Wally Butts, passed away after a six-month battle with lung cancer. As you know, I lost a longtime family friend to lung cancer earlier this year, as well, so this hits close to home. Mrs. Thompson’s family asked that donations be made here:
  
  

  Northeast Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  Post Office Box 7723
  Athens, Georgia 30604
  
  Midway Recovery
  119 South 10th Street
  Griffin, Georgia 30223

• Finally, lest we forget, Chance Veazey remains on the road to recovery following the accident last October that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Donations to the "Prayers for Chance" fund may be made here:
  
  

  Athens First Bank and Trust Company
  Att’n: Phil Bettendorf
  Post Office Box 1747
  Athens, Georgia 30603

Go ‘Dawgs.