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A “degree” hanging on the
wall simply says a person
was agood student. It
doesn't guarantee that the
person it belongs to can
ettectively apply what
they supposedly learned.
votes: 9'
In reference to the idiot
that Wants my ritle. The 2A
is not about hunting, it pro~
iects us from a tyrannical ‘
government. votes: 7 “
Time to outlaw assault
rifles. They are used to hurt
people, not deer No one
“needs” an assault rifle.
votes: 6
The crossing guard at The
Middle School needs to
get out at her car and do
her job before backs
up. You told the lady she
could not turn lett and to
go make a u-tum. When” " I
she did what you said you j
yelled at her tor making
the u-turn. You were rude
and unprofessional. votes:
6
2A guy, aren't you ador-
able! You really believe'
your little gun could defend
against the U5. Army/
Navy/Marines, etc.? Or
even the local lees? So de‘
Iusional, could be excused
as a mental illness. voles: 5
I'm already a codger. Now
get off my grass so I can
enjoy my Ensure! votes:
Sorry, Obama told me to
cling to my guns and reli-
gion. l'd hate to disappoint ”
your hero. votes: 4
a
Well, it “need? is a quali~
tier tor being allowed the
freedom to own something
then we should outlaw .
: Corvettes, video games,
and lots of other things.
The intringement ot \
abiding citizen's rights is
just wrong. Let's go‘atter
some at YOUR rights and
see how you like that.
votes: 4
Mass shootings? Its the
GUNS stupid!!! votes: 4
Your rifle wouldn't stand a
chance against the govern-
- merit. They would take you
out with a grenade betore
, you were able to tire a
shot. votes: 4
Sad to hear another
teenager committed suicide
after being bullied. votes:
Having a DEGREE is the
ONLY way that WE can
COMPETE with you and
sometimes that doesn't
help! votes: 2
Anti-2A guy, who do you
plan on sendingth come
try to take my FAs? votes:
2 .
Must be nice to get to
use a Monroe County Fire
Dept. truck to run personal
errands. like dropyour
dog off at the groomers.
votes: 2
Dropping ott the turbaby-
' at the groomers into dounty
vehicle? Did you ever think
they might be on their way
into work or maybe on call
24/7? Where’s your beet
with the one who drives ,
a county car home to the
Cordele area dally‘or is he
your secret man?‘votes: 2
It's a shame-the, media has
to report a as sui-
cide. The tamin is already
in enough pain but to see
or hear that is unbearablon
Votes: 2 I ,_ . L
lma Marines in
tactical gear to take your
‘AR 2. Butt‘irst they'll toss
tear gas oisyou. voteer
Why doestthe softball“ v
town require students-to,
sell rattle ticketsbe'tore iryr ‘
0°"? *Wsfi. Gills ' ~
selling those.
GREEDlvotes: l l \J 'g
9.
borough said Bibb County once the court had ruled,
13 merely trying to “ash his which happened Aug. 5.
work He is shown with his public
Scarborough has offered relations director, Monroe
to testify publicly and an— County native Tess Ham-
swer any questions from mock back in April,
Raflensperger about his
‘ sources and methods. Scarborough reiterated that promise
to Raffensperger when the new secretary of state spoke to '
the Forsyth-Monroe County Kiwanis Club in April. At that
‘to Bibb County’s dissection.
‘ Boston butts tor tomily fire
ily lost everything in a house fire on July 29. A fundraiser
' name and order. A golftournament is also being held on
TOWALIGA TOM 332: :
Well you‘ve got to hand it to the Monroe County big wigs. They waited
until the hottest week at the year to an-
nounce that they had landed a new industry lsee the tront pagel, a
refrigerated warehouse. I don't know about
you, but who's gonna oppose a refrigerated warehouse in Monroe County
when it's TOO degrees outside’.2 I mean
I'm pretty set with my retirement check, but I may go work there myself
since Towaliga Tina won't let me put the
thermostat below 74 degrees. It I can make money AND enjoy 40 degree
temperatures all day, well sign me up!
Speaking of the heat, I leel sorry tor them boys on the Mary Persons
tootball team right now going at it in the heat.
Coach Brian Nelson has already done a good job tamping down expectations
otter we lost almost the whole team to
graduation from last year. Macon sports radio host Bill Shanks asked Nellie
what he's doing to adjust to having so few
experienced players starting. “We're working on the punt team a
LOT!" joked Nelson. Or was he joking? Guess we'll find out
starting this Friday night With a scrimmage against Southwest. One thing we
already lound out in this week's
edition is that our local governments are NOT raising taxes. I repeat, not
raising taxes. Hey we’re pretty
tough on our local politicos, deservedly so, but let's not torget to
give them plaudits when they live
'within their means without taking even more out at our wallets. Bravo!
Two hoSpitalized
in l-75 collision
A Florida couple was hospitalized with minor in-
juries atter their blue truck sustained major dam-
age on Tuesday around ll :30 am. on l-75 south
just north of the split with l-475. Monroe County
deputy Peyton Henderson said 0 GMC driven by
Tennessee Westwood, 7T, of Missouri, was trying
to re-enter trattic trom the rest area when it got
tangled up with a tractor trailer driven by John
Atkinson, 72, of Georgia. That caused them to
brake hard and Thomas Cervantes, 67, at Florida
ran into the back of the tractor trailer Cervantes
and his wite were taken to the hospital with mi-
nor injuries. Two lanes ot I-75 south were blocked
as trattic backed up to Rumble Road.
Commissioners OK slight cut in property taxes
By Richard Dumas more in property taxes than ing was previously slated
millage rate of 13.331 mills County resident ‘zi
torsyth©mymcmet in 2018 thanks to about a for Tuesday, Aug. 20 but in
2018, a minuscule tax home valued at $200,000
$60 million increase in the was moved to Thursday, hike due to a slight
digest and a $12,000 Homestead
For the second straight county tax digest. She said Aug. 22 in order to
comply increase. exemption would pay about
year, Monroe County Com- commissioners are project- with a state
requirement Under the proposed 2019 $903 in county prOperty
missioners will not raise ed to receive about $18.78 that a final millage
cannot millage rate, a Monroe taxes.
property taxes. million in property taxes at be set until seven days after
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At the recommendation the rollback rate. the millage advertisement ’ :
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of county finance officer Because commissioners ran in the legal organ.
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Lorri Robinson, com- did not raise the millage Reporter published the I ,
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missioners unanimously rate, public hearings are not five-year millage
history ad , ,
approved on Tuesday, Aug. required. Commissioners in its Wednesday, Aug. I4
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tentative millage rate at final millage at their next Commissioners raised
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the rollback rate, 13,291 regular meeting at 9 am. on property taxes by one
mill ;' M b de m '
mills. The tentative mill- Thursday, Aug. 22. Com- in both 2015 and 2016 V0
notability e CY,
age amount is a .04 mill miSSioners can still reduce before a
one-and-a-half— I?“ ‘ Agents LT. Bunn & Eric Bunn
reduction from 2018 when the final milla e but cannot mill hike in 2017.
Commis- ‘ ' .
the county’s millage rate set the final mijage any sioners then
maintained a 12 East Main Street - Fors h, GA o (478) 994-9751
was 13.331 mills. Robinson higher than the advertised
said the 2019 rollback mill- tentative millage of 13.291
age will enable the county mills.
to collect about $728,000 ‘ Their next regular meet-
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County line ruling
sends caseto newSOS
New secretary of state Brad 1 l
Ralfensperger has his first .
chance to live up to his prom- I
ise to resolve the ancient
Monroe-Bibb line dispute
after the Georgia Supreme
Court issued yet another rul—
ing in the case on Aug. 5.
The court refused on Aug.
5 to entertain county line
surveyor Terry Scarborough’s
appeal of a Georgia Court of
Appeals ruling saying that the
secretary of state can force
him to testify in the dispute.
Scarborough has long argued
that he was hired by the state
to survey the line, and that
he’s not a Witness in a coun- Brad Rattens er er ri ht,
room that can be SubjeCtefi to told a Forsyth afdiencge in
Spbpoena and cross examma‘ April that he would decide
tion from Bibb County Scar-
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VOTED BEST ALLERGIST
New secretary ot state
the \county line dispute
talk. Raffensperger said he would resolve the issue once the
court rules. Scarborough Said he’s happy to help and talk to
Raffensperger one on one about his survey. However, he said
that no matter what the court rules, he will invoke his fifth
amendment right to say nothing before he’ll subject himself
Monroe. County deputy Kevin Williams and his fam-
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