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Hey B.O.C we are getting
a petition signed right
now. We want the board
to fire thecurrent road
superintendent and
hire a decent educated
person qualified for the
job. vote~ 21
"The driver was taken to
Navicent Medical center
with minor injuries'Was
the Monroe County Hos-
pital ER closed? No one
qualified to treat minor
injuries? As a taxpayer I
am paying extra to keep
MCH open. So why aren't
our EMTs using it? votes:
2O
It's not just one in the
Road Dept. It's A LOT.Take
a look at how many have
left He's g ng to get
someone hurt. votes: 17
New year. Still looking for
a finance director. County
needs better manage-
ment and finance repre-
sentative, votes: 15
Good job.That's a joke.
5,000 sofa and not paying
vendors. Still can't get
paid for doing work for
thecounty, votes: 15
Commbsioners office
real!yneeds to stay
Offthe vent.You make
yourselves look like idiots.
votes: 10
I am betting more of the
sameon your #1 post
TAKING BETS. votes: 10
Watch out, Bolingbroke,
Smarr, and Culloden!
Dollar General could be
coming to your neighbor-
hood next. It seems all
cominissioners outside
of District 3 believe
Juliette needs two Dollar
Generals.Thankyou,
Mr. Ambrose, for voting
no and listening to the
majority of your constitu-
ents. votes: 10
AND another Dollar
GeneraI.WTG Zoning and
Commissioners. You serve
the citizens so welL NOT.
votes: 9
Ms. Langford, the Berlin
Wall kept good people
in.TheTrump wall is
designed to keep bad
people out.The good can
immigrate the legal way.
votes: 9
Tapley gives a citizen
award to an out-of-
county citizen? What kind
of shenanigans does this
politician have in store for
the next 3 years? votes: 8
All of you need to stay off
the vent. You're all mak-
ing the entire community
look like idiots! votes: 8
Marchers sing together as they walk down West Main Street in Forsyth for the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration in 2017;
!
By Diane Glidewell square to Kynette United 27 years. As Lead Pastor They have two sons who Phillip A.M.E. Church.
news@mymcr.net Methodist Church, at the of Wrights Grove Baptist help motivate Leonard to All are invited to gather
corner of MLK Jr. DriveChurch, over the last be the leader God wantsat the Culloden Welcome
Forsyth's Dr. Martin and Kynette St. seven years the church him to be. Center afterwards for
Luther King Jr. Birthday A program at Kynette has experienced tremen-For more information the Annual One Mile
Celebration Committee UMC will feature Pastordous growth evidenced in about the Dr. Martin Memorial March back to
has again put together Henry D. I onard Sr. ofvarious areas. In addition Luther King Jr. Birthday St. Phi lip A.M.E.
a full slate of act v - Wrights Grove Baptist to spiritual, physical and Celebration, call Bernice The special service
ties to honor Dr. King Church in Forsyth as financial growth, Wrights Smith at 478-994-0428 there will feature Dr.
and to bring together speaker. Follo ng the Grove has expanded its or W. James Green at Ritzel King of Mt.
people from all walks of recognitions and message commitment to commu- 478-973-1743. All are Olive Baptist Church,
life in Monroe County of the program, lunch nity outreach and civicwelcome. Financial con-Huntsville, Ala. bring-
to remember his legacy will be available in the services. Leonard is also tributions to the eventing the message. Area
and apply it to today and Kynette UMC fellowship the founder and serves on are appreciated, churches are invited to
the future. The events hall. the board of directors for There will also be a join the historic celebra-
on Monday, Jan. 15 will Leonard has used his Project Impact in Forsyth celebration of King's tion. For more informa-
begin with a breakfast, ability to reveal God'sand Harvesting Total Birthday in the Culloden tion, contact Marilyn
followed by the Annual word and bring to life Change, Inc. in Conyers. community on Monday, Smith at 478-957-1416.
March/Parade at noon the scriptures to impact Leonard is married to Jan. 15. It will begin with
from the courthouse people for change for over Lady Tiffany Leonard. breakfast at 8 a.m. at St.
Monroe County school their paycheck that will school districts to par-
teachers will be receiv- amount to about 3 per- cel out the money over
ing a $580,000 bump in cent of their annual sal- the year as a raise, but
their Monday, Jan. 15 ary. The buml will cost Monroe County has
paychecks, the school system aboutinstead paid it in a one-
The school system is $580,000 and will mostly time lump the past two
giving all certified per- be funded by additionalyears for fear the funds
sonnel an additional local state funds, according to may not be available the
supplement that GOv. assistant superintendent following year, which
Nathan Deal put in last Jackson Daniel. would then require a pay
year's state budget. The Teachers got the same cut.
average employee .will bump last January. The average Monroe
see a one-time bump in Deal has encouraged County teacher's salary is
HOW SOME
MONROE COUNTY
TEACHERS PLAN TO
SPEND BIG CHECKS
"It will be saved to go on a know!"
vacation in the summer:' - Stacy Nash, TG Scott
- Billy Stephens, MP teacher
teacher and coach
"1 have two children in col-
lege, so I'll apply it to their
"1 am planning on paying
medical bills that we have
incurred from [our daugh-
ter] Emma's heart condi-
To the vent that replied - tuition:'
jealous road dept. - Christie Johnson, MP tion, and maybe going to
employee, not at alljust teacher dinner with my hubby"
a lot of angry taxpayers.
vote~8 : Kay Bertram, TG Scott
"My plan is to take it and teacher
Instead oftrying to edu-pay off one of our debts so
catethe people, Commis- we can get closer to being "We are either doing some
II
sioners should have been debt free That s boring I home improvement proj-
educating themselves.
Bibb county said no to
DG in a rural area and so
did Pike.Who were you
representing? votes: 8
M4mday, January 2018 at 12 No
