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Sports
MP golfers
finish
season
See page 1C
Deaths
Mary Fisher
Martha Jean Buice Walker
Martha Waldrep Carter
See obituaries
page 2A
Myers, Vaughn, Phillips to run
For qualifying updates throughout
the week, log onto www.mymcr.net
Speculation has been
rampant about who will
run for what this year.
And after the first day of
qualifying Monday,
Monroe County voters
finally have facts instead
of just rumors. Already,
Monroe County attorney
and businessman James
Vaughn has signed up to
challenge county commis
sion chairman Harold
Carlisle as a Democrat in
the November election.
Local con
tractor Bill
Myers has
announced
he’ll chal
lenge
District 1
commission
er Larry
Evans. More
surprises will probably
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See VAUGHN page 8A
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Dr. Jeremy Goodwin, left, as a 1960s hippie, and Dr. Craig Caldwell, right, as Bob Marley, were
among dozens of wig-wearing models helping raise funds to fight cancer Saturday night at Monroe
County Hospital’s first annual Relay for Life Fashion Show and Dinner. The event raised funds for
the hospital’s Relay team and also providing some belly laughs at the sometimes outrageous mod
els. See more photos and story at www.mymcr.net. (Photo courtesy Chris Smith)
Schools
pick Pack
In’t be surprised to see him
cheering at the football games or
helping with school fundraisers.
That’s just the kind of guy he i
- John Larrimore, president of the Kent Co
(Md.) Board of Education, on Anthony R
BY GINA HERRING
Four months after Scott
Cowart
announced his
retirement at the
end of the school
year, the Monroe
County Board of
Education
believes it has
found a new
superintendent.
The board
announced PACK
Anthony D. Pack
as its lone finalist
for the job in a called
meeting April 24.
Pack is currently serv
ing as the school superin
tendent for Kent
County, Md., but
is a Georgia
native. He moved
to Maryland two
years to take on
the superinten
dent’s role in a
school system
plagued with
problems.
According to Kent
County Board of
Education presi-
See PACK page 10A
Neighbors
stunned by
CEO’s arrest
Neighbors of a Juliette man who was charged last
week with defrauding the federal government say they
were shocked to hear news of his indictment.
“They’re good folks,” said Robert Williams about
David Karlson and his family, who live next door to his
Juliette Road home. “I hate to see this happen.”
Karlson is chief executive officer of Pyrotechnic
Specialties Inc. in Byron. He and three employees
were charged with conspiracy, money laundering and
See ARREST page 4A
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Hit the beach, Forsyth
There will be shagging
and fun on the Forsyth
Square Saturday as the
Original Tams kick off the
Summer Concert Series.
The show starts with
Sandy Buckner & Friends
at 7 p.m. and the Tams
play at 9 p.m. on Johnston
Street on the Square.
Tickets are $15 in
advance and $20 at the
gate. Forsyth Better
Hometown is sponsoring
the concert as the kick-off
to its Third Annual
Summer on the Square
Series.
The Tams are among the
legendary beach music
bands of all time with hits
like, "Be Young, Be
Foolish, Be Happy," "What
Kind of Fool Do You Think
I Am?," "Hey Girl Don't
Bother Me" and "I've Been
Hurt."
Tickets are on sale at
City Hall, The Welcome
Center, Monroe County
Bank (Forsyth &
Bolingbroke), Connie R.
Ham Middle Georgia
Realty, BB&T, Farmers
Bank, West Mane Salon,
Juanita's House of Words
& Music, Studio 55,
Superior Hair, Hair First
Beauty Shop and
Habersham CD & Tapes
(Macon).
For more information
call 478-994-7747.
the freedom to gather, worship, and pray May 1 during the the
57th annual National Day of Prayer. The Monroe County Ministe
rial Assocaition is hosting a community prayer service at 12
noon on the courthouse square. The National Day of Prayer is an
annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting
people of all faiths to pray for the nation.