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Special education teacher Amber Ridley, left, hugs Monroe County Middle School student
Daylin Johnson at the Valentine's Dance for Special Needs Students at Forsyth UMC on Thurs-
day. Ridley taught Johnson in Pre-K, third grade and fourth grade. "The dance was a reunion
for me to see my old students who are grown up!" said Ridley. See more details about the
annual dance on page 2A. (Photo/Diane Glidewell)
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By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
Mary Persons is searching
for a new band director after
Eric Thompson resigned after
six years at the helm.
Thompson announced on
his Facebook page on
Feb. 11 that he and
his wife Dory,
who married in
plan to move to Kansas at the end of
the 2018-19 school year as Dory has
been hired as the Assistant Director of
Assessment at Kansas State University.
Thompson said he has been awarded
a full scholarship to pursue a Master's
degree in Music Education at Kansas
State as well. Thompson wrote that his
Master's will focus on conducting and
includes a teaching assistantship to
work with the Kansas State band.
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The Monroe Court Sher that two credit cards were
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no arrest yet after someone her 2017 Nissan Altima last
charged more than $8,000 Tuesday morning. Allen said
on credit cards belonging to she thought the theft occurred
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