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Monroe County deputies give out $9,000 in Christmas cash to stunned motorists
By Will Davis her the good news. Instead for having only one head-
pubhsher@mymcnnet of owing money for a traf- light.
tic violation, she getting Sara Forgay of Forsyth
A young mother, An- mone) $100 cash, one of was apologetic about her
gelina Hord works at the 90 such gifts sheriff's depu- headlight, explaining that
Holiday Inn in Forsyth, ties gave out this year. she hit a deer and hasn't
and thought she was done "Seriously? Seriously!?! had time to fix it. Then
buying Christmas presents Are you sure?" Hord asked Jones informed her he
the year. Jones. "So I'm not going to didn't pull her over to cost
"I didn't have any money get a ticket? Oh my gosh!" her money, but to give her
left," said Hord. While there's a new sher- some.
Then she got pulled over iff in town, the anonymous "This was unexpected!"
by Monroe County deputy donor who annually gives exclaimed Forgay. 'Tm
Antwain Jones on Tilt money allowing deputies to surprise& Wow. Did I win
College Drive in front of give out holiday cheer once some kind of raffle?"
Ingles. She didn't think she again ponied up $9,000 for When the program was
was doing anything wrong, the holiday giveaway, explained, Forgay said
and certainly didn't need Moments after makingthank you and said she
a citation to pay at Christ- Hord's day, Jones stopped would use the money to
mastime, a vehicle in the Hardeds buy more Christmas gifts.
That's when Jones gave parking lot on Lee Street Still, she was having a hard
Angelina Hord, left, was stunned when deputy Antwain
Jones gave her $100 cash instead of a ticket.
time digesting the good
news.
"I'm very surprised"
said Forgay. "I thought I
might've done something
wrong"
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Some of the top stories in Monroe County from 2018 include, top, Five Below announced it's building a distribution warehouse at the Rumble Road indus-
trial park, left, the MCMS boys won the area title, Hubbard Middle School had to be closed and the MP Dogs were upset in the state playoffs.
News editor Richard Dumas looks the early morning hours of Jan. 7. on Adams Street but did not have Tl[v~
back at the top Monreo County news A neighbor alerted 911 to the blaze, anyone who knows how to operate IIII~ IV Illql~ll II ~ ~m~e
stories the Reporter covered in 2018: but the home was already engulfed, the ancient machines inside the old
found body of on Stories--m 2018
63-year-old Alexander Carmean.
Jan.3
Nicole Boatswain of McDonough
was charged with DUI after driving
her Mercedes Benz into two power
poles on Lee Street Extension, leav-
ing some Forsyth homes and busi-
nesses without power for several
hours on a cold New Year's Eve.
The Mary Persons boys basketball
team won its annual holiday tourna-
ment for the first time ever, beating
Carrollton 71-66 in the champion-
ship game. MP senior Cam Holden
scored a gameihigh 36 points.
Jan. 10
A Bolingbroke man died after
his Kent Drive home caught fire in
Monroe County Commissioners
re-zoned to commercial a 3.55-acre
tract at the comer of Hwys. 87 and
18 to make way for a Dollar General
at the site. Despite warnings from
neighbors that the business would
destroy the rural character of the
area, the store opened later in the
year.
Jan. 17
For the first time in 63 years,
Forsyth stopped producing finished
yarn after Forsyth Yarn Mill, a spi-
noff of Trio Manufacturing, dosed
its finishing division. Forsyth Yarn
Mill owner Gil Stroupe said he will
continue to produce twisted
yam out of the old yarn mill
ForsytEs Martin Luther King
Jr. Day celebration drew a crowd
of close of 200 participants for the
annual march from the city square to
Kynette United Methodist Church.
Wrights Grove Baptist Church pastor
Rev. Henry I eonard served as key-
note speaker.
Jan. 24
Monroe County received one to
two inches of snow, cancelling school
for two days and causing over 50
auto accidents. School superinten-
dent Dr. Mike Hickman said the
school system would n6t make up
the two lost school days.
YEAR IN REVIEW Page 6A
1.) Freeman defeats Biffick for Monroe
County Sheriff
2.) Five Below locates warehouse off
Rumble Road
3.) Mold causes closing of Hubbard
Middle School
4.) Monroe County Schools hires contro-
versial substitute teacher
5.) City of Forsyth bu~ former Big Star
for city hall re-location
6.) Mary Persons football squad upset in
state quarterfinals
Z) Payroll tax errors lead to county
administration shake-up
8.) Forsyth city councilman Dexter King
dies in car accident
9.) Flowers By Helen burns up in early-
morning fire
10.) Former sheriff Biffick becomes U.S.
Marshal
