Decernber 12 !018 3A
porter
I've got two tickets for sale to this Wednesday's Class AAAA state championship game in The BMW Bowl, or what-
ever tl ey that fancy stadium with the faulty sunroof in At-lanner. I was convinced -- you were too! -- that our
Bulldogs would be pla there. Instead we've got the high-dollar Cathofics from Blessed Trinity against the cheatin'
Hurricanes from CartersvUle. How's that for sour grapes!? But as ole Richard Dumas tells us on the front page this
week, the Bulldogs still were recognized for their outstanding season by a boatload of awards from Region 2-AAAA. I'm sure
every senior would trad~ in their individual trophies for a chance at a state title. Oh well, we'll get over it one day! In the meantime,
we got us a new high,she~. It didn't take him long to move in -- I heard the interim sheriff moved his stuff
out of the office on election night, Tuesday. And Lawson Bittick has already moved on to the Butts
County S.O. I reckon I, hope I'm over this MP loss before some people get over the sheriff's race.
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: ~n interim Sheriff!
tch aose /, votes: 12
I just busted out laughing!
People think they know
everything. ~ Freeman
& Freeman Funeral home,
Lol. Wow! Not so bright!
votes: 12
MPHS
student
charged
in battery
A Mary Persons student was arrested and charged with
battery on Friday, Dec. 7 after a fight in the school parking
lot. School resource officer Sgt. Richard Coughenour said
he was told about a fight in the parking lot around 8 a.m.
before school. The victim told Coughenour that he was
pushed to the ground by the suspect, who then struck him
in the head several times. The suspect admitted pushing
the victim to the ground and striking him with his fist. A
video of the incident obtained by the Reporter seemed to
confirm the story. The suspect was not named and will be
charged as a juvenile.
All OK in 3-car pileup on I--Iwy ]8
No one was seriously injured when a 16-year-old rear-ended two cars waiting on a
stopped school bus on Hwy. 18 on Thursday, Nov. 29. Bryce Elliott, 16, of Maynard
Church Road was heading east on Hwy. 18 near Camellia Drive around 3:48 p.m.
when he ran into the back of a 2018 Ram 1500 truck driven by James Francis, 20, of
Treadwell Road, Forsyth. The impact sent Francis' truck into the back of a 2018 GMC
Sierra driven by David Bittick, 65, of Camellia Drive, Forsyth. Bittick had two passen-
gers in his truck. Elliott was taken by Monroe County EMS for treatment.
IIIII
If Bittick was going
to appoint Lawson interim
sheriff, wouldn't he have
done that to begin with?
DUH votes: 11
"If you want a friend in
politics get a dog." That
really shows in the people
on the vent. Cowards
votes: 9
If Sheriff Bittick could have
appointed Lawson interim
Sheriff he would have, but
he knew he couldn't so he
tried to circumvent, Even
that .didn't work. DUff
votes: 9
the ~. votes: 8
I finally figured it out for
the count'/employees. The
less you do, the more you
make. votes: 8
Tear gas and water
cannon used as hundreds
gas on invasions? Liberals
votes: 6
and no players, vote 5
was high because of her
ous arreSts and the
; other stuff found in,her car.
votes: 5
.bic
. money. Everyone
in the city
night: Shouldn't they be
serving the citizens of
: Monroe County? votes: 4
MC deputies were in WR
as
Si e
far, in our nations history
and yet, no special
: People
to secu ,
induding CNN. votes: 3
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr:net
Forsyth residents wanting
to see a rising country mu-
sic star won't have to travel
far on Thursday evening.
Middle Georgia's own
Megan Fowler will be
performing at The Pick-
led Okra on the corner
of Johnston and Jackson
streets at 7 p.m. In addition
to the concert, Fowler will
sign autographs and her
albums will be on sale for
$10.
Fowler, who grew up
about an hour from
Forsyth in Butler, told the
Reporter she began singing
as a small child, primarily
in her church choir. After
taking voice lessons while
growing up, Fowler headed
to country music mecca
Nashville, Tenn. when she
was still in her teens in the
fall of 2011. While in Nash-
ville, she began working
with PCG Institute, where
she worked with top song-
writers to hone her musical
craft, a time that Fowler
said allowed her to finish
her high school education
and serve as a kind of col-
lege experience.
"I was terrified going up
there" Fowler recalled of
leaving Butler for Nashville.
"But I had a great experi-
ence:'
Fowler then released her
first album, "We've All Got
a Song" on iTunes and
Amazon on April 1, 2014,
getting extensive radio play
on Atlanta-area country
stations for two singles,
"Read My Mind'; a duet
with fellow artist Matt Rog-
ers, and "Match Made in
Heaven."
Fowler said she has since
moved back to Middle
Georgia from Nashville
so she can focus entirely
on her burgeoning mu-
sic career, which she said
keeps her on the road more
than she's at home. Fowler
said she gets offofI-75 in
Forsyth frequently to travel
the back roads home to
Butler, but she said this will
the first time she's ever per-
formed a show in Forsyth.
Fowler said several Monroe
County friends as well as a
host of Macon buddies are
expected to attend Thurs-
day's show during which
she plans to throw in a few
Christmas favorites.
Fowler said she grew up
mostly listening to wor-
ship music in her Christian
home, but she said she
became more acquainted
services. Fowler, visit her website,
For more information on meganfowlermusic.com.
Middle Georgia's own Megan
try music talents to the Pickled
meganfowlermusic.com)
with secular country music
when she was old enough
to attend public school. She
said she quickly fell in love
with the genre and cites
as chief influences: Carrie
Underwood for her song
choice and style, Kacey
Musgraves for her sass
and Loretta Lynn for her
success overcoming a hard-
scrabble upbringing.
Fowler has experienced
huge success of her own
in her short career, having
been a two-time recipient
of the Georgia Country
Award for Country Female
Artist of the Year and
a two-time recipient of
the GA Music Awardfor
Country Female Artist of
the Year. Among the many
well-known artists with
whom she has shared the
stage include: Luke Combs,
Edwin McCain, Doug
Stone, Phil Vassar and
Bryan White.
Most recently, Fowler
returned to her roots,
releasing a Christian/gos-
Fowler will bring her coun-
Okra, (Photo courtesy of
pel album entitled "Tune
My Heart'; which features
her new single "Grandpa's
Knee" Fowler's music is
available on iTunes, Spot@
and other music streaming
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