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David Davis bid a fond
farewell to Forsyth as
he hosted the Forsyth-
Monroe County Chamber
of Commerce Business
After Hours at 1st Frank-
lin Financial on May 23.
Davis has been transferred
to a 1st Franklin Financial
office in Henry County
after serving in the Forsyth
community for more than
a decade.
"I have enjoyed work-
ing here in Forsyth and
have made a lot of good
friends" said Davis.
"It's time to move on to
another opportunity. God
has this!"
Some of his accomplish-
ments while in Forsyth
include receiving the
Volunteer of the Year Chamber President/CEO Cheri Lance gives David Davis
and Citizen of the Year a hug at Business After Hours after he announces he will
awards from the Chamber leave Forsyth.
of Commerce. He also
received the Ambassadors Place to Borrow Money" for 1st Franklin Financial
award from Forsyth- by the Reporters' readers since March 17, 1997 and
Monroe County Chamber for seven years in a row has been a branch man-
of Commerce and served under his leadership,ager for 22 years.
on the Chamber Board of Davis received the Lo- He is especially proud of
Directors for 10 years. He rene M. Cheek award from his work as a volunteer and
worked on the Forsythia 1st Franklin Financial work with youth at Gray
Festival and Christmas in 2016, and the Forsyth United Methodist Church
Parade committees during office was in the Circle of since 2014. He shared Jet-
those years. Diamonds (top 50 of- emiah 29:11, "For I know
Davis was selected Busi- rices in the company) for theplans I have for you"
nessman of the Year by the two years. Davis' branch declares the LORD, "plans
Monroe County Reporter has received numerousto prosperyou and not to
in 2018, and 1st Franklin profit awards for the last harm you, plans to giveyou
Financial was voted "Best 22 years. He has worked hope and a future"
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1989 Forsyth Exchange Club grand opening at its new
honors First Baptist Church Lee Street location. Store
Graduation exercises will Pastor Dan Whitaker with manager is Clifford Johnson
include 195 Mary Persons the Book of Golden Deeds, of Monroe County.
seniors and 39 Monroe an exclusive recognition of
Academy seniors. Mary Per- America's unsung heroes. Monroe County sends out
sons speakers are Laura Ann only 1,140 property assess-
Martin, Burleigh Singleton, Forsyth city council presents ment notices this year, only
Kirk Williams and Chan- David Green Jr. with a key those with new construction
dra Washington. Monroe to the city in recognition of or significant changes like
Academy valedictorian is his achieving Eagle Scout. additions or losses.
Katie Ellerbee; salutatorian
is Marcy Douthit. Two Monroe County Schools Potemkin Senior Village of
set records in raising funds Forsyth with 128 apartments
for the American Heart As- is planned for Highway
sociation in jump Rope for 42 next to Monroe County
Heart: $7,788 at Hubbard Recreation Department.
Primary and $5,826 at Hub-
bard Elementary. For the first time in six years
Monroe County will have a
fireworks display in honor of
Independence Day.
Bill Ledfard Motors of For-
syth closes its doors and files
for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Bolingbrake Community
Club is organizing an Inde-
pendence Day Festival.
Monroe County Hospital
reports operating losses for
the first seven months of this
fiscal year are $62,500.
Rubye James Watts wins
the Silver Haired Legislature
election and will represent
House District 47 (Monroe,
Crawford, Jones, Peach,
Twiggs) in Atlanta this fall.
A team of Monroe County
Middle School students wins
its division in the state-
wide Stock Market Game.
Kristerly Mays, Garrett
Jefferson, Alvin Jefferson,
Dianeca Brantley, Demetria
Chambliss and Terrence
Smith are all in Samuel Har-
ris' class.
Forsyth has a new home
baseball team, the Forsyth
Post 34 American Legion
baseball club make up of
15-18-year-olds.
More than a dozen young
cyclists try out Monroe
County's new BMX track,
including J. Raymond Vinson.
Three W.C.'s Mini Mart
employees are arrested and
charged with theft by taking
and violation of Georgia's
Lottery for Education Act af-
ter a report of missing funds
in excess of $100,000.
After three days of public
input, a deep artisan well in
Bolingbroke is the people's
choice for best-tasting wa-
ter in Monroe County.
Local law enforcement offi- John Mooneyham will serve
cers run a leg of the Special at Monroe Academy as
Olympics torch run through interim headmaster for the
Monroe County: Kenny upcoming year.
Freeman, Linda Purvis, Susan
Watson, Hank Stephens and A search warrant at the
Alexander Daniels. residence of France Bernard
Fletcher in Forsyth yielded
Monroe County bus drivers marijuana with a street
Albert Fields St. and James value of over $1,200, a
Whatley compete in the an- Glock 40 caliber gun and
nual 5th District School Bus $197 in currency.
Roadeo.
Mary Persons Principal Mike
Mary Persons junior Stan Hickman retires after 33
Hi&man is the Bulldog years in the education field,
athlete with the highest 18 as principal at Mary
academic average during Persons.
the school year.
1999
2009
O'Reilly Auto Parts holds a
Culloden declares Charles
Penamon Day in honor of the
community service Penamon
renders.
The 2009 Leadership Mon-
roe class is selling engraved
bricks for the wall surround-
ing Forsyth's Welcome Cen-
ter park. The class is hoping
to sell 2,800 bricks. It has
already sold six benches for
the park.
T.G. Scott Elementary 1st
graders pick strawberries
at Twin Oaks Fun Farm off
Johnstonville Road.
Senior Jarius Hamlin (shot
put) and junior Tevin Davis
(discus) represent Mary
Persons at the state track
meet.
A group of 27 Mary Persons
students and chaperones
tour northern Italy and
France during Spring Break.
District Attorney drops
charges against a Juliette
man accused of trying to run
over former Forsyth police
Major Matt Perry during the
2008 Forsythia Festival af-
ter a dispute over parking.
For the first time in 13 years
the Tiff College campus is
open for business as the
Department of Corrections
moves in.
This look at what Monroe County residents were reading In the
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An Ensign Road church suffered major damage to a Sunday School supply room after a
wooden cabinet caught fire on Friday. City of Forsyth and Monroe County firefighters
responded to a blaze at the rear of Forsyth Apostolic Church shortly before 2:30 p.m.
on Friday. The fire was confined to a single room, and the main church sanctuary only
sustained smoke damage. Forsyth fire chief David Herndon, who termed the cause of the
blaze "accidental," said church members were displaced for Sunday's service but planned
to meet in their neighboring Youth Center building. Alycia Causey, the wife of Forsyth
Apostolic Church pastor Jeremy Causey, said in a Facebook post that she appreciates the
quick response of local firefighters and the prayers of support from community members.
(Photo/Richard Dumas)
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on new
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
Monroe County Com-
missioners bought a new
ambulance for Monroe
County EMS.
Monroe County fire/
EMS chief Matt Perry told
commissioners on Tuesday,
June 4 that his department
has had lots of mechanical
issues with its EMS fleet
during a busy season for
the department. Perry said
Monroe County has uti-
lized mutual aid while also
moving around paramedics
to accommodate the short-
age. However, Perry said it's
imperative that the county
has another ambulance up
and running soon.
At Perry's request, com-
missioners spent up to
$200,000 in 2020 SPLOST
funds to buy a 2019
Chevrolet 4500 ambulance
from a Woodbury dealer-
ship. Perry said the new
ambulance would be fully
outfitted and'ready to go
into service in a month.
By Richard Dumas
forsyfh@mymcr.nef
Monroe County CommJssioners ap-
pointed chairman Greg Tapley as the
commission's voting delegate at the
National Association of Counties (NACo)
annual conference in Las Vegas from July
12-15.
District 1 commissioner Larry Evans,
who is also expected to attend the confer-
ence, will serve as an alternate voter.
District 3 commissioner John Ambrose
said on Tuesday; June 4 that he doesn't
think commissioners should attend any
future NACo meetings.
"That place (NACo) has not done a
thing for us. All of the counties in the
state of Georgia don't belong to it. They're
just leeches who take our money"
June 12
Anthony Corbin
James Bryant
June 13
Mildred Zellner
Chad Moore June 16
Celeste Smarr June 19
June 14 Di~go McGhee Michael Hadden
Jay & Reye McLuen Gloria Teasley
June 1,5 June 17
Ryan Jenkins Jimmy Waldrep
Mary Evelyn Jackson Nancy Harvey
Connie Rensberger
Mr. & Mrs. Cole McLaurin June 18
John A. Roquemore
This week's birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy of Forsyth Lions Club calendar. To have your name
added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994-5426.
Children's birthday notices through age 12 and birth announcements are published free of charge for
the community. Email Diane Ghdewell at news@mymcr.net with information and picture.
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Georgia State Uni-
versity conferred mas-
ter's degrees to graduate
students across disciplines
during the Spring 2019
semester. Local awardees
city's business, govern-
ment, nonprofit and
cultural organizations.
More than 2,000 stu-
dents earned bachelor's
include:Shea Sparks degreesffom.Georgia
of Forsyth and Zachary state University
Rigole
ofForsyth. Geor-
gia State University, an
enterprising urban public
research university, is a
national leader in graduat-
ing students from widely
diverse backgrounds. The
student body of nearly
52,000 demonstrates
that students from all
during the Spring 2019
semester. Students were
honored during the
university's 104th com-
mencement exercises
May 8-9. Local bachelor's
degree graduates include:
Bridget Buffof For-
s T h and Noah Samu-
elson of Iuliette.
backgrounds can achieve
at high rates with unsur-
passed connections to the
Terry Scott Gor-
don of
Forsyth gradu-
ated from Trevecca
Nazarene Univer-
sity on May 4. Gordon
earned a Doctor of
Education. During the
University's 118th Com-
mencement Convocation,
Trevecca conferred more
than 1,140 degrees. Trev-
ecca Nazarene University
is a Christian university
in the heart of Nashville
focused on preparing stu-
dents for lives of leader-
ship and service. Founded
in 1901, Trevecca is com-
mitted to holistic educa-
tion, encouragifig students
to grow intellectually, so-
cially, emotionally, physi-
cally and spiritually.
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