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December 12, 2012
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Perhaps the BOE might want to
have a chat with Dr. Marcy Hunt
Harris about the morale of the
teachers at Hubbard. Calling over
half of the staff in for wearing
jeans last Friday and writing them
up..really? Doesn't she have bet
ter things to do with her time!
rank: 24
Awesome middle school Christ
mas Concert! Shame that parents
can't be respectful while the kids
sing even when given pre-con
cert instructions by a choral
teacher who was dedicated
enough to direct one week after
giving birth! rank: 18
I thought you had a “Casual Fri
day” at the schools, and jeans
could be worn. What’s the prob
lem? rank: 12
Dear "Editor": Donn was kind
enough to drive Richard and ME
(not I) to cover the SEC title game
on Saturday, rank: 7
The kid on the MCR front page, is
he the Colton McDonald that
seemed to be DUICS (Christmas
Spirit} in the '08 Bolingbroke
Xmas Parade, but was allowed to
be driven home by his parents? Is
he any kin to that Judge Simms
down in Bibb County? And here
he was driving DUICS in another
parade!! rank: 7
Josh Bicker was arrested for
armed robbery. As one of his for
mer teachers it's no surprise that
he was arrested. My question is,
"What took them so long?" See
you in 20 years Josh! rank: 6
TO HECK with Grandma, I'm
glad I wasn't on that road, rank: 6
What a great service to offer free
cleaning to women with cancer,
thanks to Tonya Gentle rank: 6
With all the FLU going around the
schools. Does the school system
do some extra cleaning of the
rooms to help? rank: 6
Deputy Herndon drove 150 mph
on High Falls Rd? Where are his
brains? That low life was not
worth risking a massive accident.
I am glad Grandma was not on
the road then. Geeze! rank: 5
Who cares about the train! rank: 5
Jackson and Theresa Daniel are
awesome people and I think
everybody should know it. Love
you both! rank: 4
What's up with Brookwood, why
not turn on your light? rank: 4
Brookwood is probably like a lot
of us,including myself. Complete
ly fed up with a fluctuating utility
bill that has no limit on how far it
will go, a broken government that
can afford to go from here to the
moon and back if wanted, and
lousy leadership, rank: 3
Definitely sausage and cheese
balls time!! rank: 3
I THOUGHT I heard Jim Ham and
this twin brother Larry Evans
were going to be in the Forsyth
Xmas Parade dressed as Santa's
(Mike Bilderback's} newest
helpers. OHOH! rank: 3
NO TRUTH TO TRAIN cutting
thru Xmas parade. Calls had
been made to halt all trains. But
had it happened there were po
lice officers at the tracks and if it
did happen it meant both the train
and the parade were right on
time, rank: 3
Don't reckon some staff at that
schoolhouse had on some of
those too tight fittin jeans? rank: 1
Don, I'm an atheist and have no
problem with Christmas. In fact, I
love it! I guess I'm just not cut out
for the "War on Christmas," be
cause I've yet to be visited by mil
itant Jews, Muslims, and Atheists
trying to recruit me to fight
against Christianity. Oh well, rank:
1
Good for Dr. Hunt Harris. Some of
the clothes that some of these
teachers wear these days are in
appropriate.
Members of the Forsyth Police Department family celebrate their certification at the city
council meeting last Tuesday. (Photo/Diane Glidewell)
Forsyth police earn
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"I have been in law
enforcement over 30 years,
and this is probably my
most proud moment,"
said Forsyth Chief of
Police Keith Corley as he
announced to the Forsyth
City Council on Dec. 4
that the police department
has achieved state certifi
cation.
There are over 750 law
enforcement agencies in
Georgia, but less than 13
percent are certified. The
certification program
entails 129 standards to
establish that a depart
ment has professional and
efficient administrative
policies in place and is fol
lowing them.
State certification is
awarded and monitored
by the Georgia Association
of Chiefs of Police to
acknowledge the imple
mentation of policies and
procedures that are sound
and effective.
Corley said that state
certification was one of his
goals when he became
Forsyth's police chief and
that it took two-and-a-half
years of hard work on the
part of everyone in his
department to achieve it.
Corley praised Bob
Sanderson, who served as
Forsyth's certification
manager, for playing a
major role in achieving the
goal.
Bill Kirkendall and
Sandy Talley were the
onsite assessment team
who evaluated whether
the Forsyth Police
Department met the stan
dards for certification.
Kirkendall is the vice
president and Talley is
the secretary of the
Georgia Police
Accreditation Coalition
(GPAC). GPAC meets in
Forsyth and offers train
ing for its member agen
cies every other month; it
also has a summer confer
ence at another location
each year. Kirkendall and
Talley said they worried
as they began the assess
ment of the Forsyth
department that it might
be awkward if it did not
do well because of GPAC's
close association with
Forsyth. They found no
need for the worry.
"This was the best onsite
I have ever been to," said
Talley. "It was an honor to
be here."
The assessment team
reviewed over 100 files at
the Forsyth Police
Department in the certifi
cation process. They
reviewed everything from
how the evidence room is
handled to how appropri
ately squad cars are
marked. Kirkendall noted
that they were impressed
when they came upon a
personally signed letter
from Corley to a victim.
"Chief Corley is proud
but no more proud than
we are," said Kirkendall.
"Things went well. This is
one of the very best onsite
assessments we have con
ducted."
State certification is vol
untary, an extra step to
show professionalism. To
remain certified, the
department must be re
certified in three years.
The mission statement
of GPAC says it strives to
ensure that all of its mem-
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Kirkendall works for the
Hinesville Police and led
his department through
certification in 2006 and
2009. Talley works for the
Pooler Police Department
and led her department
through the re-certifica
tion process in 2008 and
2011.
Corley said certification
was relatively inexpen
sive. The police depart
ment paid a $300 applica
tion fee and was responsi
ble for the lodging and
meal expenses of the two-
person assessment team.
"State certification
shows an excellent job by
Chief Corley and his staff
and Bob Sanderson," said
Eric Wilson, Forsyth city
council member and chair
of the public safety com
mittee, "It signifies to our
community and to others
around the state the excel
lence we already knew we
had in our police depart
ment, and it keeps us on
top of our game."
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