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(public administration)
from West Georgia
University and her Ph.D.
in political science from
Georgia State.
She's interviewed twice
with the Middle Georgia
Regional Development
Center, which culled the
applications for the city,
and expects to have a sec
ond interview with the
council and mayor before
an administrator is named.
If chosen, Moore said she
thinks she can help the
city address two major
issues it's facing: getting
Forsyth's accounting books
in order to get a handle on
the city's fiscal situation,
and to help attract new
businesses.
"Those appear to be the
first two objectives," said
Moore.
If offered the job, Moore
said she would commute
from Union City but said
it's only a 45-minute drive.
Moore would be taking a
pay cut. As a consultant
she earned $125,000 per
year and with Fulton
County she had been mak
ing $110,000 per year. It’s
not clear what the city
administrator position
would make, but it’s not
likely to be that high. But
Moore said as she's gotten
older money doesn't mean
as much to her. She said
traveling in South
Carolina and being away
from her family took its
toll on her. Besides, she
has her retirement income.
An Internet search found
that Moore and her hus
band have been active in
the Republican Party,
attending the convention
in 2004 and donating to
the GOP.
Moore still has an aunt
and uncle who live in
Monroe County, Jessie and
James Watson. She and
her husband have two
grown children and a 16-
year-old son.
As for Thompson, he has
a masters in public admin
istration from Georgia
College & State University
and an undergraduate
degree from Georgia
Southern. He's been a city
planner since 2005. In
2004-05 he was a regional
planner for the Regional
Development Center in
Eatonton, and before that
he was a probation officer.
Thompson lives in Gray
and he said he might be
willing to move to Forsyth
if he gets the job, but noted
that it's a tough time to
sell a house.
He said he's interested in
the job because one of his
career goals is to be a city
manager. "It'd be a step up
from where I am now," said
Thompson.
Thompson said he was
offered the job of county
manager in Wilkinson
County but declined it.
Thompson said his own
hometown of Gray may be
creating a city manager
position soon in its govern
ment, but he said he
wouldn't necessarily be
interested in it because,
"there are pros and cons of
being city manager of your
hometown."
City officials said one
advantage Thompson
might bring is he could
help the city’s planning
department. The city has
been without a planning
and zoning official since
Frank Vaughan stepped
away earlier this year.
Council was expected to
interview the two remain
ing candidates next week.
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Retreat
their differences by early
September.
Well, early September
passed without a date
being set for the retreat.
“It’s taking longer than I
thought,” said Peters on
Friday. “I hope they ain’t
stalling.”
But shortly thereafter,
commissioner Jim Ham,
who was tasked with
organizing the retreat,
called commissioners to
report he’d set the out-of-
town retreat to be conduct
ed by the Fanning
Institute at the University
of Georgia. The retreat is
set to take place in Athens
on Sept. 24-25. State law
requires all public meet
ings with a quorum be
open to the public unless
it’s to discuss a specific
personnel matter regard
ing county employees,
attorney-client privilege
regarding a threatened or
existing lawsuit or the pur
chase or sale of real estate.
Peters said a retreat
attended by all commis
sioners was the only way
he would drop the charges
against Evans. On July 24,
as they were standing in
front of Ann’s Deli, Peters
said Evans threatened to
take him behind Curves
and break “both his jaws”
so he couldn’t talk. Evans
then continued to try to get
Peters into a fight, accord
ing to an incident report.
The run-in happened after
Peters ordered county
workers to stop cutting
down trees on the court
house square, an effort
that Evans had begun as a
member of the courthouse
renovations committee.
Peters said he walked
away and went to the
county commissioners’
office on Main Street. But
Evans followed him there
and threatened to break
his jaws again and then
told Peters that commis
sioner Mike Bilderback
also wanted a “piece of
him,” according to the
report.
Peters made a complaint
to the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office and on July
31, warrants were issued
for Evans’ arrest on
charges of disorderly con
duct and terroristic
threats.
But before Evans could
be formally charged,
Superior Court Judge
Tommy Wilson summoned
Evans and Peters for a sit-
down meeting in his office
on Aug. 1. Wilson, a former
county commission chair-
Welcome
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Development is given by the Georgia
Department of Economic Development
(GDEcD) to a partner agency or individ
ual for outstanding work in attracting
capital investments for tourism projects.
The Welcome Center project was nominat
ed for the award by representatives of the
Historic Heartland Travel Association
(HHTA).
“It feels really good for Forsyth and
Monroe County to be recognized by the
Governor and the Georgia Department of
Economic Development for our efforts to
expand tourism,” Walter said. “I would
also like to thank my peers in the Historic
Heartland for nominating The Welcome
Center for this prestigious award.”
Award nominations were reviewed and
rated by a committee. Judging criteria
included demonstration of leadership, cre
ativity, innovation, customer service, ini
tiative, and partnership with the GDEcD
Tourism Division.
The Welcome Center officially opened on
May 29 after a 14-month, $475,000 reno
vation of Forsyth’s former City Hall and
fire and police station. Inmate labor was
used heavily to keep costs down. The
Welcome Center houses a Visitors Center,
the Forsyth-Monroe County Convention
and Visitors Bureau, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Forsyth Downtown
Development Authority and Better
Hometown, and the Monroe County
Development Authority.
DDA Chairman Bill Bazemore was hon
ored by the chamber earlier this year for
his leadership in the project.
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man, said Sheriff John
Cary Bittick asked him to
try to arbitrate a resolu
tion to the ordeal. Peters
agreed not to push the
charges if the chairman
and four board members
all attended a retreat.
Noting the delay in the
retreat, Bittick said he
called Peters last week to
see whether he wanted the
warrants served.
“I hadn’t heard anything
from anybody so I wanted
to make sure nothing had
changed,” said Bittick. “If
Peters calls me and tells
me he’s ready for it to be
served, it (Evans’ arrest
warrant) will be served
immediately.”
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season foods and for medicinal purposes. Garlic has been used in
the treatment of high cholesterol, heart disease and high blood
pressure.
One recent study evaluated 11 previously published trials in
which individuals took 600mg to 900mg of garlic daily for up to 23
weeks. Results from all of the trials showed that those with high
blood pressure who took garlic experienced blood pressure lowering
effects similar to those from prescription medications. Garlic may
be dried or powdered, then placed into capsules or formed into
tablets. Doses for medicinal use vary and depend upon the type of
garlic preparation and the condition being treated. While garlic is
generally considered to be safe, side effects with garlic use include
breath/body odor, heartburn, upset stomach, or allergic reactions.
Garlic may have effects on blood clotting, and should not be used by
people taking the blood thinner warfarin. Also, garlic may alter the
effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, diabetes, high choles
terol and high blood pressure.
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