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July 24, 2019
Around Monroe County Forsyth Juliette High Falls Bolingbroke Culloden Smarr
UPCOMING EVENTS IN
MONROE COUNTY
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July 24
Galac Gamer's
Day at the Ubrary
The Children's Program
for Thursday, July 24
presented by Monroe
County Library is Galac-
tic Gamer's Day. There
will be video games
galore. The program is
at 11 a.m. at Monroe
County Clubhouse.
Help promote
~Convention &
Visitor's Bureau will film a
video that will appear in
all Georgia Visitor Infor-
mation Centers, Explore
Georgia, the Forsyth Vis-
itor Center and on other
local agencies' websites
on Wednesday, July 24.
Volunteers are needed
to be models and extras
in the:video, Riming
will begin at High Falls
State Park around 8
a.m. and then move to
Juliette. Volunteers will
be treated to lunch at
the Whistle Stop Cat6.
Email gstanbery@cJtyof-
forsyth.com for details.
The afternoon filming will
start around 1:15 p.m.
and Will be at Country
Club Park, the Train
Depots and around the
Square. Extras/models
will be treated to dinner.
Email gstanbery@cityof-
forsyth.com for details.
This should be great fun
for everyone!
July 25
nualWK
Farmers' Market
North Central Healih
District (NCHD) will host
its annual farmers' mar-
ket for participants of
the Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) nutrition
program at Monroe
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Forsyth's Cassandra Cox is the
new extemal affairs manager for
Georgia Power in the Southwest
region, following the retirement of
Theresa Robinson. Cassandra will
serve as a liaison with government
officials, business and community
leaders advocating Georgia Powers
position on key issues.
She has worked with Georgia
Power for 28 years, most recently
as a key account manager working
one-on-one with customers and
then" projects. She began her career
with Georgia Power shortly after
she graduated from the University
of Georgia in 1991 and accepted a
position with the customer ser-
vice center in Macon. Cassandra
worked in accounting and billing
in Atlanta for five years, making
the commute from her home in
Monroe County.
She returned to the Macon center
of operations 18 years ago and
worked with Georgia Powers large
industrial and commercial accounts
as she and her husband, Stephen,
raised their three sons. Austin is
now 22, Dalton is 19 and Dillon,
who is a senior at First Presbyterian
Day School this year, will be 17 in
August.
Cassandra moved to Monroe
County when she was 13 and has
called it home ever since. She grad-
uated from Monroe Academy, and
her parents, Marvin and Saralyn
Carr, still live in Forsyth. Stephen
also grew up in Monroe County,
and his family still lives nearby,
too. Cassandra said that settling in
Forsyth to raise their family was an
easy decision for her and Stephen.
. Cassandra's territory as an ac-
count manager extended to Dublin,
Columbus and Americus. As exter-
nal affairs manager, her responsibil-
ities will encompass all the way to
Valdosta, but she will concentrate
on Bibb, Monroe and Jones coun-
ties because of how much these
counties have going on, especially
because of their proximity to 1-75.
She said she enjoyed her duties as a
e
Pictured is Cassandra Cox with her
Austin, Cassandra and Dillon.
key account manager because there
was always a new project, and she
enjoyed working with her custom-
Cassandra Cox
ers on then" projects. Most recently
she worked with colleges and uni-
versifies and the hospital segment,
particularly on energy efficiency in
new buildings. There was always
something new and different, and
she worked as part of the team to
e
very sports-oriented husband and sons. Left to
find the best solutions.
Now Cassandra will work with
the whole community. She is look-
ing forward to getting to know
leaders in the communities she will
serve and working with Georgia
Powers charitable giving in those
communities.
".The neatest thing is being able to
give back now ' she said. "Georgia
Powers motto is, citizen wher-
ever we serve:'
She said her job is to be a partner
in helping the communities grow,
to help businesses make themselves
better.
One way that Georgia Power
works with communities is in
coordinating response to severe
weather. Cassandra will be part
of developing those plans, such
as working with the local govem-
ments and other utilities to have
staging areas ready for trucks, even
ifthose trucks are headed to work
in other locations.
Cassandra has worked with the
Heart of Georgia Big Brothers,
Big Sisters organization over the
last year, and is looking forward to
working with other such groups
e
right are Dalton, Stephen,
with the goal of improving com-
munities. She said Big Brothers, Big
Sisters was a good fit for her as her
own sons are growing up.
Monroe County has joined Cas-
sandra and her family in cheering
for her oldest son, Austin, in his
successful baseball career at Mercer
University and now as a profes-
sional player with the Wilmington
Blue Rocks (a feeder team for the
Kansas City Royals). He was re-
cently picked for the All Star team.
She said she attends his games
whenever she can and will be busy
attending Dillon's football games
this fall.
"With three boys, I follow sports,"
she said. "It keeps me busy:'
Georgia Power also keeps her
busy. She is eager to share the many
career opportunities available with
Georgia Power for engineers, ac-
countants, linemen, chemists, land
managers, billing specialists and
many more.
"This job is exciting for me now,
reconnecting with some of the
people I've known" said Cassandra.
"Georgia Power works with every-
body in economic development:'
County Health Depart-
ment, 106 Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd Forsyth on
Thursday, July 25 from
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. This
is one of the 14 annual
WIC farmers' markets
presented by NCHD
in its 13-county district.
Each farmer's market will
offer free fruits and veg-
etables for WIC partici-
pants. Supphes are lim-
ited, SO the market will
operate on a first-come,
first-served basis. WIC
participants, or their
designated alternates,
must bring their WIC ID
card t6 take advantage
of these free markets.
Attendees of the markets
not enrolled in WIC may
purchase fresh produce
from vendors.
See CALENDAR
Page 4B
Just one day after Mon-
roe County offered more
tax breaks and cash to
land another distribution
warehouse on 83, the
unnamed company chose
another location for the new
project.
"This happens" said Bo
Gregory, president of the
Monroe County Develop-
ment Authority.
The company on Wednes-
day; July 10 chose a location
on 1-85 over Monroe Coun-
ty, said Gregory. Hesaid
they may not even know
the identity of the company
until it begins construction.
On Tuesday, July 9, the
county's development
authority had extended a 10-
year tax break offer made in
May to 20 years for what it
City of Culloden
RO. Box 38 Culloden, GA 31016
For General ElecUon for the City of Culloden
Notice is hereby given that the governing authority of
the City of Culloden has set the following dates for the
filing of candidacy of persons seeking election in the
general election for the City of Culloden that shall be
held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
For the Office of Alderman (3-Positions) 2 Year Term
Starting Monday, August 19 thru August 22, 2019 at
8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. each of the 3 days.
The City of Culloden has set the qualifying fee at
$10.00 per persons wishing to seek office for these
positions.
Filing of notice of candidacy must be made in 15erson at
the City Hall with the clerk during the times and dates
specified.
Council of the City of Culloden
was calling Project Fireball.
The authority also offered
$50,000 in cash up front.
The company had begun
the process of re-zoning a
130-acre tract for the ware-
house. It's unclear whether
that rezoning will still go
forward.
On a more positive note,
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the authority is hoping soon
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