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iReporter
September 24, 2008
Around Monroe County
Local busi
nessmen
and
women
joined to
celebrate
the grand
opening of
Smart
Shoppes
on the
Square.
(Photo/Lau
ra Thack-
ston)
Smart Shoppes now open on the Square
Patrick Calloway and Keila Taylor
Calloway, Taylor
Mr. Ronald Horton announces the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of his son, Patrick Dewayne
Calloway, to Keila Eulonda Taylor of Barnesville.
Patrick is a 1998 graduate of Mary Persons High
School. He is a student at Macon Technical College pur
suing a career in business. He is the son of Mr. Ronald
Horton and the late Ms. Janie Calloway of Forsyth.
The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Lamar County
High School and a 2005 graduate of Flint River Technical
College where she completed a diploma program in cos
metology. Upon graduating, Keila passed the Georgia
State Board of Cosmetology. She is the owner and opera
tor of Raza Sharp Barber and Beauty Salon in Lamar
County. Her specialties include healthy hair and precise
cutting.
The couple plans to exchange vows on Saturday, Sept.
27 in Lamar County. An adult reception (children not
permitted) will follow in Monroe County that will include
cocktails, dinner and dancing. Classmates of the 1998
graduating class are welcome.
Vote for Save A Pet
Save A Pet, the local shelter that helps rescue and find
homes for pets, needs help from its Monroe County sup
porters. The website www.petfinder.com is running a con
test and the shelter with the most votes gets $5,000. So,
shelter officials are asking Reporter readers to go to the
site and vote for Save A Pet, Inc. in Forsyth. Save A Pet
says it could sure use $5,000 and they need a lot of votes
to win.
BY LAURA
THACKSTON
When the owners of
J&M Smart Photography
heard Shoppes on the
Square was going out of
business, they jumped at
the opportunity to buy the
store and change loca
tions.
As a result, Forsyth not
only has a wide array of
shopping opportunities on
the square, it also has a
first-class photography
business.
Originally, the store was
only going to be used for
Burruss CTC staff recognized
Burruss
Correctional
Training Center
Warden Carl
Humphrey recog
nized several staff
members at a
recent departmen
tal meeting.
Counselor Jason
Etheridge was the
recipient of the
non-security
employee of the
quarter. Etheridge
was selected among
his peers for his
dedication and for
being a “can I do
something to help”
co-worker no mat
ter what the situa
tion is. Etheridge
provides counseling
services to the boot
camp inmate popu
lation.
Sgt. Danny
Lucear was hon
ored and presented
with his 10-Year
faithful service
award. He has
devoted his career
to Burruss
Correctional
Training Center.
Counselor Alan
Thornquest was
also presented with
his 10-Year Faithful
Service Award.
Counselor
Thornquest trans
ferred to Burruss
Correctional
Training Center
from the Georgia
Diagnostic and
Classification
Prison. He is cur
rently a mental
health counselor
working with the
juvenile and at-risk
inmate population.
Burruss non-security employee of the quarter Ja
son Etheridge with Warden Carl Humphrey.
Sgt. Danny Lucear
Alan Thornquest
Westmoreland
visits Monroe
County on
farm tour
Monroe County Farm Bureau
President and Georgia Farm
Bureau fifth district director
Jim Ham met with U.S. Con
gressman Lynn Westmoreland
of Georgia on Sept. 3 during
Westmoreland's tour of farms
in three counties located in the
third district.
photography, but after
hearing residents’ desire
to keep Shoppes on the
Square, they decided to
take a different approach.
J&M Smart Photography
changed the original
name of their photogra
phy shop to Smart
Shoppes on the Square,
which still offers great
photography in addition
to the booths and items
that could be found at
the original store.
Smart Shoppes on the
Square held its grand
opening Aug. 20. The
store has children’s items,
women’s accessories and
clothing, household items,
pet items and of course,
photography. The photog
raphy section is set up in
the back room of the
store, away from busy
shoppers. “We want to try
and have something for
everyone,” Monica Smart
said. “We want to have
neat items, but at an
affordable price.”
P.0. Box 933 • Forsyth, Georgia 31209
s 478-994-3882 (Office) • 478-808-9472 (Kennel)
I Please consider adopting your next four legged
I family member from Save A Pet, Inc.,
| a local nonprofit animal shelter
| Dogs of all shapes, sizes and ages are available.
| Visit www.saveapetinc.com or www.petfinder.com
| to preview our wonderful pets awaiting a loving home,
| or call 478-808-9474 to arrange a kennel visit.
Happy
Birthday
Save A Pet
Because everyone needs a home..,
Helping animals since 1998
Tristan William
Hunt
Sept. 21, 2006
Parents: Donny and
Ansley Hunt
Grandparents: Morgan
and Nancy Harvey &
Becky Hunt
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