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LEE'S LESSONS
3 Years in Business
Lees Lessons has been
providing "top shelf" guitar
and bass instruction right
here in Forsyth for the
past 3 1/2 years.-Lee offers
beginner, intermediate,
and advanced small group
guitar classes that are FUN,
INFORMATIVE, and well
ORGANIZED. Lee says,
"Not only do you have fun
learning along with others,
but you get to develop your
performance skills in our
student concerts. For more
information or to register,
please visit
www.leeslessons.com or
call 478-254-1259. Also,
subscribe in iTunes to: Play
Guitar Podcast. It's my pod-
cast that is all about getting
better at the guitar!" Lees
Lessons is located at 44 E.
Johnston St. in downtown
Forsyth GA.
478-254-1259
44 E. Johnston St. Forsyth
YARN LOVE
1 Year in Business
On April 8, 2017 Yam Love
opened it's doors behind
Southem Charm Gem
eral Store in Bolingbroke.
Rebecca Carpenter is the
owner and after 43 years
in education as a teacher
and Media Specialist, she
retired and decided to fill
a void in Middle Georgia
by opening a yarn shop.
The vision for Yarn Love
is to provide a venue for
yarn enthusiasts to gather,
network, share and be
able to buy quality yarns
and accessories. "I love
teaching these skills to new
people so that they can
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help continue to preserve
the craft': said Rebecca.
Yarn Love. offers quality
yams, needles, and notions
for kniRing and crochet-
ing and offers classes for
beginners, intermediates,
and expert knitters and
crocheters.
478-342-2251
8175 Rivoli Rd. Bolingbroke
(Behind Southern Charm
General Store)
ya rnlove.weebly.com
FITCO HEALTH CLUB
1 Year in Business
Fitco Health Club brings you
everything you are looking
for in a state-of-the-art fitness
center. FitCo is a "women
friendly" facility that provideS
all members with top of the
line fitness eqm'pment, a wide
range fitness classes, personal
training staff, tanning and
childcare. Local owners
Daniel Stickler and Stacy
Bryant both grew up here in
Forsyth, attended Mary Per-
sons High School and reside
in Monroe County with their
wives and children. In fact,
all of FitCo's employees are
Forsyth natives. FitCo Health
Club is open 24 hours a day
Drop by today and a friendly
staff member will be happy
to give you a tour and answer
any questions you may have to
make 2018 your healthiest/best
year yet. The gym is located at
833 Patrol Road, Forsyth. For
more information visit their
website at
www.fitcohealthclub.com or
call 478-993-2202.
478-993-2202
833 Patrol Rd Forsyth, GA
www.fitcohealt hclub.corn
By Richard Dumas Internet Expansion com-
forsyth@mymcr.net mittee, and he followed
through on his promise
About 40 Monroe by holding the commit-
County residents attend- tee's first meeting on Jan.
ed a meeting on Tuesday, 16. The meeting, which
Jan. 16 of the newly-cre- was open to all members
ated committee to expand of the pubhc, was held
internet throughout the directly following the
county. Jan. 16 commissioners'
New District 4 commis- meeting and lasted two
sioner George Emami hours.
vowed in his first meet- State Rep. Susan
ing last November to Holmes, who served on
create a High Speed the state senate and
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expanding internet cover- Mercer said the system is will operate using aerial Greg Nickel said he pays
age to rural Georgia has also considering addingpower line infrastructure, a high rate for a poor
been a passion of hers for mobile WiFi on all school Among notable citizen service to his current pro-
a long time. Holmes, who buses, comments: Becky Merrittvider and said the county
said internet is as impor- Terry Smith, AT&T suggested using county has to figure out a way
tant to many persons as Georgia Regional properties as wireless to break up the service
water, said the state gov- Director of External hubs for citizens, espe- provider monopolies that
ernment cannot provide and Legislative Affairs, cially students, to logdominate the internet
internet service but can said AT&T has spent onto the internet. Steve industry.
help facilitate it. $5 billion in the past Harbin suggested com- Emami said Thursday
Holmes said interest three years on wirelesspiling a comprehensive at the county commis-
in expafiding internet and wired networks in map of residents' internet sioners' all-day retreat
continues to increase Georgia. Smith said 99.5 coverage by sending outthat he met follow;
among state legislators percent of Georgia is cov- surveys to all landown-ing Tuesday's meeting
and said the legislature ered by AT&T wireless as ers using the county's tax with a private business
has formed a rural devet- of May 2017. He said the map mailing list. Neal owner who is interested
opment council with an expansion is the natural Jackson said internet in expanding internet
interest in broadband of result of a tremendous expansion can't be leftservice into Monroe
which state representa- increase in demand overentirely in the hands of County. Emami, who did
tive Robert Dickey is a the past decade as AT&Tprivate cable and phonenot reveal any specifics
member. Holmes said the has shown a 250,000 per- companies because thoseabout the identity of the
state government could cent uptick in data usage companies are more potential investor, told
possibly team up with on its network since interested in making a commission chairman
EMCs to expand internet 2007. profit than meeting theGreg Tapley he could
and/or set aside state Smith also told citi- needs of their customers, accompany him to a
funds for internet needs, zens about AT&T Fixed Be Gregory said there are future meeting with the
Dr. Valerie Mercer, Wireless Internet, which opportunities availablebusiness owner to learn
Monroe County Schools' he said will expand inter- for broadband grants more details about the
chief technology officer, net into 67,000 homes through the United proposal.
said the school system and small businesses States Department of Emami did not specify
is still utilizing a tech- within the next six years. Agriculture (USDA). Jimwhen another public
nology plan that was Smith said 44 counties,Barber suggested a needmeeting on internet
created nine years ago. including Monroe where for an internet cafe towould be held but
Mercer said the system a new tower on Hopewellopen up downtown. Greg encouraged all citizens
wants to provide Google Road was recently intro- Head suggested the pro-interested in the mat-
Chromebook laptop corn- duced, will receive addi- posal of a penny sales tax ter to join his Facebook
puters for all students, tional coverage throughdedicated to expanding page: Monroe County
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By Richard Dumas for the retreat. Tapley said commis-
forsyth@mymcr.net District 1 eommis- sioners are next expect-
sioner Larry Evans, whoed to convene at the
Monroe County had a conflicting meet-Georgia state capitol for
Commissioners held an ing in Warner Robins, Monroe County Day at
all-day work session was the lone eommis- the state legislature on
on Thursday, Jan. 18 sioner absent from the Thursday, Feb. 1. Tapley
at a cabin on Fickling retreat. County attorney also said he intends to
Reserve Road. Ben Vaughn and county hold some commisgion
Commission chairman manager Anita Buice meetings in alternate
Greg Tapley said the were also in attendancelocations this year
Fickling family, which along with the Reporter. with at least one meet-
owns the cabin, loaned No votes were taken ing each quarter being
out the facility for the during the retreat, moved out into the vari-
commissioners' use free which lasted from 9 pus districts.
of charge. Tapley's wife, a.m. until 5 p.m. with
Fran, also cooked lunch an hour-long break for In other Board of
for the event, so no tax- lunch. Commissioners' news:
payer dollars were spent Major topics discussed
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included: economic Monroe County
development, water, Commissioners unani-
roads, the upcoming mously approved on
SPLOST, internet, tour- Tuesday, Jan. 16 to
ism and recreation, appoint Priscilla Doster
Tapley and District to the River Edge
3 commissioner John Behavioral Health
Ambrose had been push- Center board Doster,
ing hard for a retreat who was elected in
for over a year, but until November to the Monroe
George Emami was County school board,
elected as the District replaces District 1 com-
4 commissioner in missioner Larry Evans
November, there hadn't on the board
been a full commission.
Commissioners said
they plan to hold simi-
lar retreats every six
months going forward.
Monroe County
Commissioners unani-
mously approved on
Tuesday, Jan. 16 to
grant a pouring license
for liquor to Backwoods
Bar & Grill on High
Falls Road.
County manager Anita
Buice said Backwoods
owner Russell Acree
must prove that the
establishment earns
more than 50 percent of
its revenue in food sales
in order to maintain its
liquor license.
