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Hannah Ivey sworn in as
Towaliga child advocate
Towaliga CASA (Court Appointed Spe-
cial Advocates), a non-profit that recruits,
screens, trains, and supervises volunteers
who are appointed to children who have
been abused or neglected, just gained one
more CASA volunteer, who happens to be
a Monroe County resident. Her name is
Hannah Ivey.
Monroe County’s Hannah Ivey was
sworn in by Juvenile Court Judge Sharon
Sullivan as a Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) on Dec. 5. A CASA
serves as a voice for children in foster care
in juvenile court dependency cases and
makes recommendations as to what is
in the best interest of the child. Hannah
will be assigned to a child in the Towaliga
Judicial Circuit.
Towaliga CASA recruits, screens, trains,
and supervises volunteers who serve as the
Guardian ad Litem for children in foster
care in the Towaliga Judicial Circuit. For
more information, call Mary Ann Leverett
at 478-394—0315.
MONROE IN COLLEGE
Local students named to the Fall 2019
Dean’s List at Berry Colle e are
Rowan Sandy of Fors ,
Clark of Forsyth, Nat '
e Bertram
of Juliette. The Dean’s List honors students
who posted an academic average of 3.5 or
better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class
load of at least 12 hours during the semes-
ter. Nationally recognized for academic ex-
cellence and as an outstanding educational
avis
value, Berry is an independent, coeduca—
tional, comprehensive liberal arts college of
approximately 2,100 students.
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Martin Luther King Day
events will include a Chil~
dren's March by Monroe
County Child Care Center
and a community-wide
rally from the courthouse to
Kynette Park.
Monroe County begins a
six-month agreement to
dump trash at the Crawford
County landfill.
Forsyth City Council Police
Committee directs disband-
ing of the Police Investiga-
tions unit for six months,
putting the two officers on
patrol.
After several years of
near-drought, 3989 brought
Forsyth 60.83 inches of rain
over T39 Tempera-
tures ranged from TI to 98
degrees.
Forsyth thanks Aretha Neal
and Charles Wilder as they
leave their service on city
council.
The Macon Marathon last
week began at Tift College,
reached halfway at Boling-
broke and ended at Central
City Park in Macon.
Culloden City Council
swears in new members
Reuben Jordan, Ozzie Pen-
namon, Betty Lockett and Jo-
net Smith and approves on
$85,799 budget for 1990.
First Baptist Church Pastor
Dan Whitaker features the
“climbing tree" in the church
yard on his annual Christ-
mas card drawing.
Heavy rains” cause cons
com in Bolingbroite’when
the earthen dam at Lake
Williamson shows signs of
weakening.
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Monroe Academy's Angel
Dunaway scores 38 points
against Mount de Sales.
Georgia State Patrol investi-
gates 24 traffic accidents in
Monroe County in Decem-
ber; they resulted in nine
injuries and one death.
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Cameron Jamal Holden is
Monroe County's (and Coli-
seum Hospital's) first baby
of the millennium. He is the
son of James and Valentia
Holden of Forsyth.
Forsyth swears in Council
members Melvin Lawrence,
Ralph Ogletree and James
Calloway;
Boy Scout Troop and Pack
51 took in 224 Christmas
trees for recycling in the
“Bring One for the Chip-
per" program at Forsyth
Walmart.
Christell Moseley is the v
January Associate of'the
Month at Bolingreen Nursing
Center, a division of Baptist
Village, where she has
worked for almost 29 years.
Work of local artist George
Mettler is being displayed
in Monroe County at Falls
View Restaurant, Grits Cafe
and Stofko-Dixon Line Art
Gallery.
2010
Monroe County commis-
sioners choose a proposal
from Fry Design and Renfroe
Construction for a new $3.5
million county administrative
building.
Jo Anna Banks and Eric
Wilson are sworn in as new
members of Forsyth city
council, replacing long—time
council members Lamar Rus-
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Gordon State College has named
Courtney Copeland to its Dean’s
List for the Fall 2019 semester. To be eli-
gible for the Gordon State College Dean’s
List a student must be enrolled full time
and have a semester grade point average of
3.50 or higher. Courtney is the daughter of
Mike and Sandra Copeland of Juliette and
is a senior Bachelor of Arts of History with
Teaching Certification major.
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sell and Rosemary Walker.
Oglethorpe Power's l,000-
acre tract near Smarr is a
finalist for a new $600 mil-
lion natural gas fired power
plant that would produce
605 megawatts of power.
Phil Ham is appointed to the
seat on the Monroe County
Development Authority that
George Berry vacated after
sewing for six years.
The new Georgia Cor-
rections Academy at Tift
College hosts an open house
with self-guided tours and
an address by Gov. Sonny
Perdue in Roberts Audito—
rium.
Forsyth Police Chief Art
Philiips and Fire Chief Walter
Carter will stay‘ in their roles
on an interim basis while
replacements are selected
after taking early retirement,
including a “0,000 cash
bonus and health benefits
until Medicare age.
John Wesley and Mamie Jo-
sey of Forsyth celebrate their
/ 60th wedding anniversary.
MonroeCounty Hospitai
buys adiacent land to build
a l5,000 sq. ft. office build-
ing to attract doctors to the
county.
Monroe County Hospital
installs a plaque honor-
ing Gloria Bridges on the
American Cancer Society
Memorial at the hospital
as her family and friends
attend.
Forsyth’s Jim Cole is named
Mercer University’s new
athietic director. He will
oversee Mercer's 14 Division
athletic teams.
Monroe County
Memorial Chapel
'We set the standards
that others follow'
Harley Ray "Spanky" Beck
86 West Main Street 0 Forsyth
478-
994-4266
LCI’
Shwi appretin to
January 8, 2020
the Greatest Generation
TOP: Grover Tyner, left, and Henry Self, right, are two of what's
thought to be ll World
War 2 veterans surviving in Monroe County. They enjoyed dinner with their
wives and
DAR regent Amanda Garnett (top center) at Minori's courtesy of an
anonymous donor.
Strict Observance Lodge
installs 2020 officers
Strict Observance Lodge Number 18 of Forsyth installed new officers at its
Dec. TO
meeting. The 2020 elected officers are John H. Ambrose, Worshipful Master;
Roy Jeffries,
Senior Warden; Ronald Norris, Junior Warden; Jim Huffman, Secretary; Earl
Friedeborn,
Treasurer. The appointed officers are Jeffery Wilson, Senior Deacon; Adam
Tolbert, Junior
Deacon; Michael Bittick, Senior Steward; Junior Watts, Junior Steward;
Frank Worley,
Tyler; Sonny McDonald, Chaplain. Charles Holloway served as the election
marshal.
Pictured, left to right, are Jeffries, Ambrose and Norris. (Photo/Sonny
McDonald)
EDUCATION
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Mr. Magda who have taught her life skills as
well as academic knowledge.
“We are blessed with students with the
drive to be successful,” said Hickman. He
thanked the school principals for the school
system’s success: “They are where the rub—
ber meets the road every day. I’ve had this
group with me since I became superinten-
dent.”
Hickman said to get better Monroe
County Schools are focusing on improv-,
ing reading and math skills by 3rd grade
with multi-tiered interventions to close
achievement gaps between students. The
community volunteers in the new Readers
to Leaders project is helping the literacy
initiative. The school system is also focus-
ing on safety, from fencing to keyless locks
and using the $30,000 grant from the state
toward that end. He said there is a fine line
between making a school safe and making
y
it too much like a prison.
Other concerns are teacher retention,
graduation rates and financial efficiency.
The graduation rate is above the state aver—
age at 86.6 percent, but it has stayed about
the same for several years. Major capital
improvement projects include the Ag—Sci-
ence Center, which has just been completed,
and renovations at Mary Persons, which
began last summer and will continue in
the summer of 2020. In the coming year
Monroe County Middle School will add
14 classrooms and expand its cafeteria. The
unusable buildings on the Hubbard campus
will be demolished in the next few months.
Assistant Superintendent Jackson Daniel
said the Fine Arts Center celebrated its 3rd
anniversary on Dec. 12 and rarely sees a
day when it is not used by either the school
system or the community. Many impressive
performers have been complimentary of the
venue, and the Fine Arts Center was pleased
to welcome the Ten Tenors back for their
only show in Georgia on the evening of the
State of Education address.
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