Purr-fect ending to a cat-astrophe at Gotha Middle

Gotha Middle science teacher works with Total Pest Services to save a kitten.

By Liz Ramos
| 8:54 a.m. November 6, 2025

A two-hour mission to save a kitten stuck in a storm drain at Gotha Middle School was successful.

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A two-hour rescue mission to save a kitten at Gotha Middle

The rescued kitten now is off to a good home.

School was a success.

A faint meow was heard echoing from the storm drain at the school.

With the help of science teacher Jeffrey Gammon and a representative from Total Pest Services, the black-and-white kitten was saved, resulting in smiles all around campus.

The kitten now is off to a good home.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.