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City weighs plans, but needs land back from county
By Diane Gliclewell corner. Hall said a service road to ' fCi!r getting the land back from the
news@mymcr.net the amphitheater is planned to take county. The land was deeded to the
equipment and there are about two county with the stipulation that
City Manager Janice Hall pre- miles of walking trails, it would revert back to the city if
sented a Proposed Park Plan for The Regional Commission plans the county did not use it for public
Country Club Park to city council show a 9-hole disc golf course, recreation.
on Oct. 9. The plan that the Middle Hall said it is designed on the same Wilson said he would also like
Georgia Regional Commission premise as a conventional golf to see a covered basketball court
designed includes land the city course. The plan re-routes the en- but that overall he likes the design
hopes to get back from the county trance to the existing 18-hole golf from the Regional Commission.
to develop for recreation, course. Other additions include a Hall said the Regional Commis-
Hall pointed out locations for community garden and a pavilion, sion will present a work session on
two dog parks, one for small dogs Council member John Howard the plan for council. Wilson said
and one for large dogs, and for a said County Commissioner Larry the plan is what the Board of Corn-
new parking lot near the dog parks Evans wants a swimming poolmissioners has asked from the city
with 80 spaces. The plan includes built behind the Splash Pad. Mayor for the discussion of returning the
a soccer field, an open field and an Eric Wilson said Evans wants the land. He thinks the commissioners
amphitheater for events in the back city to build a pool in exchange will be receptive to the plan.
City plans for Country Club Park include dog parks, disc golf
and an amphitheater. (Photo courtesy Janice Hall)
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Isaiah Follett is a senior at in June, Follett's mom
Mary Persons High School Jennifer Meyer took him to
in Forsyth who has been Monroe County Hospital
diagnosed with lupus, a for lower left pelvic pain
chronic multi-system auto- and leg pain. He was taken
immune disorder that can to Navicent's ICU because
affect nearly every major he had blood clots from
organ. Funds are needed his abdomen all the way
for travel, treatments and down both legs. They did
recovery for Isaiah, and the surgery the next day and
family is asking for help. inserted tubes in both legs
Pizza Hut, 53 North Lee with clot busting medicine
Street, Forsyth will hold in them. None of that was
a fundraiser on Monday, working; so after a week
Oct. 22 from 11 a.m.- they were taken to Egleston
10 p.m. Mention Isaiah Children's Hospital where
and 15 percent ofpur- doctors had to remove the
chases will benefit Team clots manually. Isaiah was
Isaiah#Lupusfighter, help- in surgery for almost six
ing Isaiah with his medical hours and in the ICU for
and transportation needs another week. They did one
during Lupus treatments, more surgery a couple days
(Carryout orders only) Call later to remove the tubes.
Pizza Hut at 478-994-3500. This whole two weeks he
Donations for Isaiah had to lie flat on his back
Follett can also be made at and could not move so that
Persons Bank. he would not cause any
further damage. They diag-
nosed him with DVT and
Captain over the Crime Lab/Forensics Unit
Investigator Lieutenant Office of Professional Standards/Background Inv.
Sergeant Police Academy Training Instructor
Patrol Sergeant Property Detective ' ::'
Crime-Lab Technician Crime Suppression Unit/S.W.A.T.
Patrol/Field Training Officer
SWAT Team 2000-2014 Education Award
Meritorious Conduct o Certificate of Merit
Chief of Police Commendations * Distinguished Service
and The Medal of Valor for Courage under fire
EDUCATED TO LEAD
Georgia Military College -- Associates in Homeland Security
Middle Georgia State University - Bachelor in Public Service
Georgia P.O.S.T. Certifications:
* General Instructor * Firearms Instructor
Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor
Defensive Tactics Instructor
Health and Wellness Instructor TASER Instructor
Field Training Officer Crime Scene
Supervision Certificate Management Certificate
Southern States Police Benevolent Association Leadership Class
Institute of Police Technology and Management Leadership Classes
Over 3200 POST Training Hours
SERVING HIS COUNTRY AND STATE
Army National Guard Military Police
48th Brigade * 1994-2000
Army National Defense Service Medal
Isaiah Follett
sent us home with some
blood thinner pills.
But in August an MRI
showed that a blood Clot
went to the front part of
his brain and broke up
into tiny pieces. The blood
clot that went to his brain
caused him to have a
stroke.
He also had a bright area
on the left side of his brain.
One of the ultrasounds
showed that there was also
a small bright area on his
right lung, plus his blood
dots were back in his left
leg. He is high risk for
blood dots, and the pills
were not strong enough.
A couple days later they
learned he has lupus on top
of everything else. They
started his treatment im-
mediately with chemo and
steroid infusion.
Isaiah goes to Atlanta
once a week for steroid in-
fusion treatments and once
a month for chemo, plus
his appointments with the
lupus doctors and the he-
matology doctors. He takes
nine pills every morning,
one of which is Prednisone
40mg, plus his blood thin-
ner shots twice a day.
His mom said she is so
very proud of how strong
and enthusiastic her son
has been throughout,
sometimes comforting her
saying, "It is going to be ok,
mama."
Authority gives Gregory raise, bonus
increases his
annual pay to
from $90,000
to $93,000.
The original
contract
included
GREGORY
an optional
bonus of up
to $10,000 and authority
members decided to give
Gregory a $7,500 bonus.
Work has begun on a
The Development Author-
ity of Monroe Cotmty last
Tuesday gave president Bo
Gregory a two-year contract
extension, a raise to $93,000
per year and a $7,500 bonus
on Tuesday.
Authority chairman Tom
Baugh said that Gregory's
original two-year contract
was soon to expire and
authority members gave him
a new two-year deal that
new Five Below distribu-
tion warehouse on Rumble
Road at 1-75 in Smarr that
is reportedly a $70 million
investment creating 130 new
jobs. The authority has said
it may be close to landing
several other projects as well.
Baugh said Gregor who
was hired in 2016, has been
a good fit.
"Hds done a good job
maintaining the relation-
ship between us and the
state" said Baugh. "We get
the opportunity to work on
[projects] because of our re-
lationship with the state, and
Bo has been able to work on
that and do a good job on
that, as have our authority
members. It's a team effort,
and Bo fits into the team
fairly well. We felt like two
years was an appropriate
extension:'
The Mary Persons High School
Class of
is planning a 50th Class Reunion
to be held March 9, 2019
at the Monroe County Conference Center.
For more information contact:
Anita Wilder
207 English Rd Forsyth, GA 31029
nanawilder@aol.com
Facebook: Mary Persons Class of 1969
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