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By Richard Dumas
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The MP girls track squad
placed a disappointing
ieourth in the region at
palding on Monday after
,apmring back-to-back Re-
gion 2-AAAA titles in 2016
2017. The Lady Dogs
one individual cham-
l i" no in Precious Gaines,
v ho took first place in the
shot put.
:MP totaled 101 points to
t ish behind third-place
est Laurens' total of 120
goints. Howard was the
gion meet champion
frith 174 points, followed
by second-place Spalding
with 131 points. Perry and
Upson-Lee finished fifth
and sixth, respectively.
Howard's India Turk won
the individual award for
capturing the most indi-
vidual points at the region
meet.
Full region meet results
and times were unavailable
at presstime. Additional
region meet coverage will
be available in the April 25
Reporter.
MP head coach David
Carey said he'd never seen
cold, windy conditions
like those on Monday in
any previous region meet
during his distinguished
coaching career.
Carey said, "Never like
this. This is the first time
rve ever experienced this
type of weather on the final
day of track."
In its final tuneup before
the Region 2-AAAA cham-
pionship meet, the MP gifts
placed third with 90 points
in a six-team competition
at FPD on Wednesday.
Stratford Academy was
the boys champion with a
total of 150 points, followed
by home FPD with 140
points. Other teams partici-
pating in order of highest
to lowest finish included:
John Milledge, Mount de
Sales and Tattnall Square.
MP had two individual
champions at FPD with
Precious Gaines taking first
place in the shot put with a
heave of 31 feet, i inch and
Cheyla Tafella finishing
first in the pole vault with
a vault of 8 feet. Also, MP's
No. 1 4 x 400-meter relay
team captured first place
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By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
The Monroe County
Middle School boys and
girls track squads wrapped
up their seasons at the area
championship meet at
Spalding on Saturday.
While the Monroe
County boys did not have
any top-three finishers,
several Monroe County
girls accomplished the feat.
Monroe County's Camp-
bbll Brown was the girls
individual champion of
both the 100 meters and
200 meters. Brown also an-
chored the champion girls
4 x 100-meter relay team
along with Annaya Barkley,
Amya Webb and Alyssa
Green. Also, Monroe
County's Jaliyah Johnson
finished as the runner-up
in the 800 meters.
In a four-team meet at
Stratford Academy on
March 22, the Monroe
County Middle School
boys and gifts track teams
had numerous top-three
finishers.
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MFs Precious Gaines was the lone Lady Dog to capture
an" individual region title in 2018, winning the shot put title.
Gaines will next move on to the AAAA state sectional meet
in Columbus on Saturday, April 28. (Photo/Richard Dumas)
with a time of 4 minutes, 25 and sixth in the 300-me-
seconds, ter hurdles with a time of
Other MP girls athletes 57.2 seconds, Nicole Grier,
who scored points at who placed fifth in the
the FPD meet included: 300-meter hurdles with
Courtney Whafle); who a time of 55.54 seconds,
placed second in the 100 Destiny Middleton, who
meters with a time of 13.13 placed fourth in the long
seconds, Alvina Shannon, jump with a leap of 15 feet,
who placed third in the 100 4 inches, Daizha Outlaw,
meters with a time of 13.25 who placed fifth in the long
seconds and fourth in the jump with a leap of 15 feet,
200 meters with a time of 1 inch, and Erin Hampton,
29.08 seconds, Tysheeka who placed second in the
Hart, who placed third in discus with a throw of 80
the 200 meters with a time feet, 5 inches. Also, MP's
of 28.14 seconds, Saman- No. 2 4 x 100-meter relay
tha Walton, who placed team placed second with a
seventh in the 400 meters time of 52.93 seconds.
with a time of 1 minute, The Mary Persons
11 seconds, Carrie Neal, varsity girls track team
who placed fifth in the 800 will next compete at 10
meters with a time of 3 a.m. on Saturday, April
minutes, 1 second, Stormie 28 in the GHSA AAAA
Martin, who placed fifth state sectional competi-
in the 1,600 meters with tion at Kinnett Stadium
a time of 6 minutes, 50 in Columbus. Athletes
seconds, Rilyn McKal- from Regions 1-AAAA,
lip, who placed fourth in 2-AAAA, 5-AAAA and
the 3,200 meters with a 6-AAAA willsquare offfor
time of 15 minutes, 14 spots in the AAAA state
seconds, Kaylee Gordon, finals to be contested at
who placed seventh in the Valhalla Stadium in Rome
100-meter hurdles with from May 10-12.
a time of 20.13 seconds
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On the boys side, D.J.
Martinez finished in first
place in both the 100
meters and the 200 meters
as well as in the long jump
and was also a member of
the victorious 4 x 100-me-
ter relay team. Monroe
County also took first place
in the 4 x 400-meter relay
while Tre Walker captured
the 400-meter race. Other
boys high finishers in-
cluded: Cam Casser, who
placed third in the 100-me-
ter hurdles, Brandon
Alford, who placed third
in the 200 meters, Jackson
Campbell, who placed
third in the 400 meters, and
Walker, who placed second
in the long jump.
As for the gifts, Brown
took first place in both the
100 and 200-meter races
and was a member of the
victorious 4 x 100-meter
relay team. Monroe County
also finished first in the
who placed second in the
high jump, Aniyah Barkley,
who placed second in the
100 meters, Tenley Pelis-
sier, who placed third in
the 100-meter hurdles and
Meredith Leverett, who
placed third in the 800 me-
ters. Also, Monroe County
had a runner-up finish in
the 4 x 100-meter relay and
a third place finish in the 4
x 400-meter relay.
Other participants at the
March 22 meet included:
Stratford Academy, GMC
and Southland Academy.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
GEORGIA, MONROE
Monroe County Board of Elections, SUPERINTENDENT
and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
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OF ELECTIONS for the above State
WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate passed
House Bill 277, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, to provide 12 special tax
districts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales and use tax in
such special districts; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-243 of the Transportation I vest-
ment Act of 2010, the Middle Georgia special district Roundtable; of which Monroe County is a
part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special district transporta-
tion sales and use tax; and
WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) Sales and: use tax will not exceed a projected
revenue genera on amount of $637,746,847 for the Middle Georgia special district, and shall not
exceed ten (10) years in duration commencing October 1,2018 and
WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation amount
will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Middle Georgia special tax district and Twenty-
Five pe(cent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly dis buted to the
cities and counties of the Middle Georgia special tax district by formula for local transportation
uses; and
WHEREAS, the Middle Georgia Roundtable has made a resolution to the Superin-
tendents of Election of the Middle Georgia special tax district, as specified in the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the election superintendent to issue the call for election for
the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether such sales and use
tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244, the election results will be
tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special distdct are
in favor of levying the tax, then the tax will be levied in said special district as specified; and
WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing 75% of
the projected revenue generation amount in the Middle Georgia special tax district are as follows:
County
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Crawford
Crawford
C rawfo rd
C rawfo rd
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Jones
Jones
Jones
Jones
Jones
Jones
Macon-Blbb
Macon-Blbb
Macon-Blbb
Mac0n-Blbb
Macon-Bibb
Macon.Bibb
Mac0n-Blbb
Macon-Blbb
Macon-Blbb
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Peach
Peach
Peach
Peach
Peach
Pulaski
Pulaski
Putnam
Putnam
Putnam
Twlggs
Twiggs
Twiggs
Twlggs
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Project Name
Kings Road Safety Enhancements
Log Cabin Road Widening
Widen and Resurface North Jefferson Street
Widen and Resurface Dunlap Road
East Agency Street Resurfacing
construct Passing Lanes on US Highway 80 E
Pave Matthews Road
Sandy Point Resurfacing
Collins Avenue Sidewalk Addition
Perry Houston County Airport Terminal Expansion
Perry Houston County Airport Hangers
SR 247 widening from SR96 to the SR 247 Spur
St. Patrick's Drive Extension
US 41/SR 11 widening from SR96 to SR 247C
247C widening and operational inprovements from US 41 to Carl Vinson parkway
Bridge Replacement on Folendore Road at Comissioner Creek
Chehaw Creek Bridge Replacement
Pave Old Highway 18
Construct Griswoldville Industrial Park Rail Spur
. Henderson Road Resurfacing
Safety Improvements to SR 49 rail road Crossing (733415H)
Tucker'Road Bridge Replacement
Construct 7th Street Truck Route
Design and Right of Way Acquisition of Sardis Church Road Extension to 1-16
Resurface Riggins Mill Road from Emery Highway to the Twiggs County Line
Resurface Upper River Road from the Jones County Line to Clinton Road
Wesleyan ,Drive, Bowman Boulevard and Bowman Road Intersection Improvements
Transit Capital Acquisition
Bass Road Widening: 1-75, Bowman Road to New Forsyth Road
' Bass Road Widening: Bowman Road to near Westchester Drive
Bridge Replacement on Johnstonville Road at Rocky
West Main Sidewalk connection
Study of Fors~h truck bypass
Indian Springs/L.Carey Bittick Drive/GPSTC Intersection Improvement
"Widening and Resurfacing Montipelier Road and Thornton Road
Woodland Drive Radius Improvement
Chapman Road Widening
Taylors Mill Road Resurfacing
Construction of SR 49 Conn. Extension to SR96
SR 96 Widening from CR 107/Fire Tower Rd to CR 83/Housers Mill Road
Passin~l Lanes SR 247
Sidewalk construction on SR24
Sidewalk construction on SR24
Harmony Road Safety Improvements
SR 96
Eatonton NE Bypass and Roundabout
Williams Road Widening and Paving
Sidewalk Construction on Highway 80
SR 96 Widening (I-16 to SR 87/US 231
Widening (Thompson Mill Road to SR 87/US 23
Resurface Allen Avenue
Hwy 57/01d 441 Intersection Improvements
Resurface Pinebluff Drive
Resurface Vinson Road
Resurface Shepherd Street
Resurface Papermill Road
Gordon Mclntyre Road Full Depth Base Reclamation
NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY VIRTUE OF
O.C.G.A 48.-8-244 AND O.C.G.A 21-2-540, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(1) That a call for a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax in the Middle
Georgia special tax district, of which Monroe County is a part, in an amount not
to exceed $637,746,847 and for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years
duration commencing October 1, 2018 subject to the approval of the voters of
said special tax district is hereby issued.
(2) That said Special Election shall be held on May 22, 2018, between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; that all persons who are not registered to vote and
who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through
the close of business on April 24, 2018.
(3) That the question to be put before the voters of Monroe County, as part of the
middle Georgia special tax district, shall be placed on the ballot and read as
follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT
Shall Monroe County's Iransportation system and the transportation network in this region and the
state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for
the purpose of b'ansportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?
(YES)
(NO)
I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office at the Monroe County Board of Elections,
38 W. Main Street, February 2, 2018.
