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Culloden man charged
with growing pot
BY LAURA THACKSTON
A Culloden man has been charged with
manufacturing marijuana after 18 mari
juana plants were found on his property
May 31.
Monroe County sheriff’s deputies W.
Jackson and T. Daniels received an anony
mous tip on May 31 about a man growing
marijuana near his house. The deputies
were dispatched to 17169 Hwy. 74, home
of Danny and Belinda Webb. Deputies told
the couple why they were there and asked
permission to search the premises. Mr.
Webb agreed to let Deputy Jackson search
the surrounding area of the home.
Seventeen black flower pots containing 18
marijuana plants were found a short dis
tance from the home. The plants ranged
from one to two and a half feet in height.
The Webbs said they didn’t know any
thing about the marijuana plants, but
while his wife was being arrested, Mr.
Webb admitted that the plants were his
and said his wife didn’t have any knowl
edge of the pot plants. The plants were
collected for evidence and Mr. Webb was
transported to the Monroe County
Sheriff’s office, where he was charged
with manufacturing mari
juana. He is employed by
Sugarhill Nurseries in
Yatesville. The report said
that might be where he
obtained the flower pots
and soil for the marijuana.
He was held at the sheriff’s
office until a warrant was
obtained.
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FORSYTH, GA 31029
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Slower economy
hints at boom-time
for Circle of Care
CABLE PRICES
OBSCENE?
BY LAURA
THACKSTON
It’s summertime, and
that means more Monroe
County residents have
time to clean house or vol
unteer to help others. Or
residents can do both. By
cleaning out their closets
and donating unwanted
items lying around the
house, residents can both
get a cleaner house and
help others.
It may not sound excit
ing, but any old clothes,
books, cookware, linens
and other items can be
donated to the Circle of
Care to be purchased by
someone who needs or
wants it. If residents want
to volunteer and focus on
getting rid of unwanted
clutter at a later time, the
Circle of Care is the place
to go.
The Circle of Care Thrift
Shop may have gotten its
start in 1956 as a one room
store, but over the years it
has grown and morphed
into a spacious, two-room
facility. Monroe Countians
who are not familiar with
the facility or those who
haven’t visited in a while
will be surprised to find
how much it has changed
from a few years ago. The
facility needed a lot of
revamping, but through
the hard work of countless
volunteers, it has become a
thriving store benefiting
many residents who are
facing financial struggles,
or those who simply want
new cookware at a bargain
price.
The Circle of Care Thrift
Shop has items available
for everyone, from crafts
and books to clothes and
bedding. Wanda Buff, direc
tor of the facility, said all
the items sold are donated
by local residents. Then, a
poorer family is chosen
each year to receive money
THRIFTY DEALS: Clothes line the aisle at the Circle of Care in
Forsyth. (Photo/Laura Thackslon)
that goes towards paying
medical and electricity
bills, along with any other
needs it may have. Money
raised by the store is also
used to board homeless
residents in hotels for a
specified amount of time
and to pay the facility’s
own bills. While there is a
large amount of money
raised from sales, Buff said
churches will also chip in
and make donations to
help keep the store up and
running. Monetary dona
tions are welcome, but
those who donate time to
volunteering and sprucing
up the facility are just as
valued. Some have volun
teered their time to patch
up places in the roof that
are leaking, while others
help sort, hang and price
items. Church groups also
help add to the number of
volunteers the facility has
each week. A group from
Maynard Baptist Church
comes quite often to help
out in the crafts area of the
store and wherever else
they are needed. Buff said
the First Baptist Young
Mission group has also
been a huge help, donating
its time towards various
projects around the facility.
Buff said she did wish that
more men would come
help. There is furniture
that needs moving and
rearranging, which she
says is difficult for her and
the other women to do.
One of the main problems
Circle of Care faced was
throwing away decent
clothes that were not
bought. While the store
sold most of its items, some
of it had to be disposed of
because there was simply
not enough room for the
new and old items. Buff
said it was upsetting
because they were ship
ping decent clothes to land
fills where they were not
being used. But now, the
summer clothes not pur
chased are donated to a
ministry known as Little
Children of the World,
where they are sent to the
Philippines and given to
those in need. Howell
Newton has also begun
bailing clothes in an effort
to prevent them from being
taken to the landfills. Buff
said they try to send many
of the summer clothes with
churches when they go on
mission trips.
The Circle of Care Thrift
Shop is located at 52 West
Adams Street and is open
to the public Thursday
through Saturday from 9
a.m.-2 p.m.
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