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April 25, 2012
I agree COMPLETELY with
the Drug Bust. Way to go
Monroe County! I only wish a
few more people could have
been swept off the
streets...but GREAT job! I'm a
proud citizen! rank: 34
Congratulations to Mary Per-
sons' new athletic director,
Jim Finch. rank: 31
I can't believe you took five
days to report the drug bust
story....Greg S. Williams, Bar-
nesville rank: 16
Everyone in this town loves
dogging out "ragheads and
foreigner's" and their fami-
lies,not giving thought to what
all they owe them.Believe it or
not but I know quite a few
that earned their
citizenship,and would gladly
give you a much needed les-
son on a true American:) rank:
14
The President is destroying
the future of our children and
grandchildren. Vote "no" to
Obama. rank: 14
You have got to be kidding
me. A local firefighter is hang-
ing out with local drug dealers
and users what a shame rank:
13
Where is Jimmy Smith, the
Monroe County Recreation
Department's Maintenance
Supervisor spending all 40
hours of his county paid work
week? I never see him at the
park and the park is nasty
most of the time! We need a
real DIRECTOR Comms! rank:
11
Why would you pass up ex-
perienced Head Coaches
with state championships and
winning records? rank: 11
Jim Finch needs to be the su-
perintendent, principal, ath-
letic director, and head coach.
I want to see him as much as I
can! rank: 8
Facebook is documenting
your habits....especially peo-
ple with guns (hunters). Your
words are being documented
with your photos. Evil. rank: 6
Rain, thank you God for your
love. May this rain bring us
wonderful food and sweet
tea. rank: 6
Warning: Think before you an-
swer 'your doctor's questions.
They are forced to ask you
questions that could raise
your insurance cost and pos-
sible lose your gun permit.
This is our transforming
America. Be careful what you
say because your words are
being documented, rank: 6
It's a Darn Shame that this
Presidential Election is strictly
about race and Gov' hand
Outs. Should not be allowed
to vote if on welfare or gov't
unearned funds, vote the
MCBC Out of Office, they are
playing favorites and Need to
go rank: 5
The Hubbard Alumni Parade
was very nice yesterday. Saw
a number of elementary
schools in it. rank: 5
Why shouldn't a hospital prof-
it? rank: 5
Just tell the cowbirds to
mooooove., rank: 4
Playing travel sports, I have
visited other parks in the area.
Ours could be so much more.
You want to see a nice park?
Check out the one in Semi-
nole County, or even Conyers.
rank: 4
The economy is getting so
bad for me that I am thinking
about trying to sell the gold
crown that came off in my
mouth the other day. That
piece of gum really caused
me to have a lightbulb mo-
ment. rank: 4
Staff at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center are shown with contestants in the NBC
reality TV show,/Escape Routes" on April 11. The show was one of two to film in Forsyth
in the past month.
TV shows film in Forsyi:]
BY WILL DAVIS
Forsyth has become a
favorite filming location
for TV shows in the last
month.
One month ago the
show "The
Vampire
Diaries" on the
CW Network
filmed an
episode at the
Georgia Public
Safety
Training
Center, accord-
ing to Chase
Jones,
spokesman for
GPSTC.
And then on
April 11, the
NBC reality
show "Escape
Routes" filmed a show at
the training center as
well. The show has a
quick turnaround time,
and aired on April 14,
said Jones.
"The Vampire Diaries"
filmed at the search and
rescue training facilities
at GPSTC, said Jones.
The show is normally
filmed in Covington so it
wasn't a long trip to visit
Forsyth. It airs at 8 p.m.
on Thursdays.
Meanwhile, "Escape
Routes" shot its video at
the burn building and
rappelling tower at
GPSTC. In the show, two-
person teams compete in
various competitions. In
this particular hour-long
episode, the teams come
to Atlanta where they
compete first in an art
competition at Centennial
Contestants in the NBC reality show "Escape
Routes" are shown rappelling off the tower at the
training center. (Photo courtesy/NBC)
Olympic Park and then in
a firefighting and rap-
pelling competition at
GPSTC. "Escape Routes"
airs at 8 p.m. on
Saturdays on NBC.
Jones said he under-
stands other shows have
expressed interest in
filming at GPSTC as well.
He said he's excited about
the niche role the train-
ing center can play in
Georgia's growing film
industry, especially with
its mock prison and jail.
In addition, GPSTC will
be featured on local TV
this Thursday when
WSB-Channel 2 News is
set to do a feature on
training law enforcement
in pursuits at the train-
ing center, said Jones.
Jones said the feature
arose after the wife of the
Atlanta Braves' trainer
was killed by a
state trooper
involved in a
high-speed
chase.
The cast
members of
"The Vampire
Diaries" are no
strangers to
Monroe
County. They
were involved
in a photo
shoot on the
Rumble Road
bridge over 1-
75 in Smarr
when they were arrested
and charged for disorder-
ly conduct on September
2009. Sheriffs deputy
Rhonda Seckinger had
sad the 911 center got
several complaints that
the actresses, most in
their early 20s, were
flashing drivers and dan-
gling one another over
the side, creating a safety
hazard.
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57 SOUTH LEE ST
FORSYTH
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Chick Willis to be honored
at BBQ & Blues Festival
Monroe County's own Chick Willis
will get a Georgia Music Legend
Award at the BBQ and Blues Festi-
val in Barnesville on Saturday.
Barnesville will host the 8th annual
festival Thursday-Saturday. The
event has grown into one of the
biggest in the Southeast with 40
teams competing for BBQ awards
and blues bands cranking out the
music. Willis will be honored at the
Saturday night paid concert at Ritz
Park. Tickets cost $10. Willis, who
hails from Culloden, will be playing
along with the Melflames, Mark
Hanson Band and Crystal and the Cruizers.
Other groups
backed fire
hydrants too
A story in last week's Reporter
about local leaders taking mini fire
hydrants to state lawmakers in At-
lanta mentioned that the city, council
and chamber were involved in the
project. Officials wanted to add that
the development authority and
Forsyth Better Hometown were also
involved.
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voted Best Daycare
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Daycare in Monroe County by d
readers of the Reporter in 2012.
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last week's Best of Monroe ...............
County edition.
Parents Name
Phone
Emergency