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October 14, 2015
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there were only supposed
to be two.
Long said she didn’t
know what to do since
she doesn’t drive at night.
Finally on Saturday
morning she decided to
go to the Monroe County
Hospital emergency room.
Forsyth police were sum
moned to make a report.
Emergency room nurse
April Perry confirmed
that Long’s wound was
consistent with a needle
stick, said the police
report. The hospital took
some blood work and said
she would need to con
tinue regular testing dur
ing a 90-day incubation
period, said Long.
Long said she was wor
ried about getting HIV
but said she learned that
Hepatitis would be even
worse.
Meanwhile, motel staff
has insisted the needle
was merely for a diabetic.
But Long said it’s unlike
ly that diabetes would
hide a syringe in a pillow.
Besides, said Long, when
she told another guest at
the motel what had hap
pened, they knew imme
diately what room she
was in. The guest said
a couple that stayed in
that room prior to Long’s
arrival was suspected of
using drugs, she said.
Long said the
Tradewinds staff has
been nice and apologized,
but hasn’t offered her a
refund. She said she’s
still staying there because
“after everything I didn’t,
want, to have to change.”
Debate
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By the end of the
forum, there seemed to
be a consensus among all
candidates and those in
attendance that, the big
gest. issue facing the city’s
goal to grow and prosper
is how to get. the city and
county governments,
Chamber of Commerce
and Development.
Authority to work
together. When asked
by Reporter columnist.
Don Daniel if they would
pledge to work toward
that, end, all candidates
lifted their hands.
Incumbent. John
Howard said that after
four years as mayor, he
wants to stay in office to
work on the city’s water
and sewer issues. He said
the city’s water/sewer
system needs a lot. of
work and also needs to be
expanded from 3 million
to 5 million gallons per
day for the city to grow.
“We need utilities in the
ground ready for pros
pects,” said Howard.
Eric Wilson is challeng
ing Howard for mayor.
He said he is uniquely
qualified to be effective
as the city’s CEO because
he served on council for
five-and-a-half years, has
been in private business
for the last. 15 years and
worked with the Georgia
Department, of Economic
Development, before that..
He said his plans for
Dorm
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for the Hubbard Alumni
Association.
The total project cost,
is just under $1.4 mil
lion with Monroe County
contributing just over
$400,000 and the Georgia
Department of Corrections
(DOC) contributing about.
$477,000 of in-kind labor.
Prior to the regular
commissioners’ meet
ing, Monroe County
Commissioners held a
five-minute public hearing
to discuss the grant accep
tance. Although several
members of the Hubbard
Alumni Association attend
ed the hearing, no one
commented.
The vote to accept the
grant was 3-0 because
District. 1 commissioner
Larry Evans was out of
the room when the vote
was cast while District 2
commissioner Jim Ham
was absent, from Tuesday’s
meeting.
the city are to articulate
a vision for Forsyth, to
market. Forsyth to outside
entities, to help busi
nesses succeed in the city
and to work for coopera
tion between the city and
county.
Incumbent. Jimmy
Jones and Dexter King
are running for the
Council Post 1. Jones has
lived in Monroe County
since 1976 and is a Mary
Persons graduate. He
has been in the commu
nications industry for 30
years. He ran to fill an
unexpired council term
two years ago because of
what, he saw happening
in the city government, at.
that. time. He said that, he
has seen successes in his
time on council and wants
to be reelected to see
projects that, have begun
come to fruition.
King’s family has lived
in Monroe County for
generations. He is retired
from the U.S. Air Force,
with six years active
duty and 17 years with
the Reserves. He worked
with the Department, of
Corrections for 18 years
in Forsyth and is now
is assistant director of
security with Georgia’s
Department, of Juvenile
Justice. He said he is run
ning for council because
he wants to serve and
wants to bring more eco
nomic development, to the
city.
Chris Hewett, Tye
Howard and Alleta Mays
are all running for the
Council Post. 2 seat. that.
Eric Wilson resigned to
run for mayor. Hewett
served on council from
2004-07; he also taught,
school and coached in
Monroe County. He feels
that, he can help the city
from where it is now,
particularly in getting
the city and Development.
Authority to work togeth
er.
Tye Howard is a for
mer mayor of Forsyth.
He said that, during his
first, year as mayor he
saved the city $90,000
in one contract, and
$9,000 in its Workman’s
Compensation program.
He started things moving
forward and would like to
do that, again.
Incumbent. Greg
Goolsby and Nikia Davis
are competing for Council
Post. 4. Goolsby is retired
from Georgia Tech and
has been in Forsyth five
years. He was elected to
fill an unexpired coun
cil term two years ago.
“We’ve done a lot. the last,
two years; we’ve changed
the way the city runs,” he
said. Goolsby said that, as
he travels the state as a
consultant., he sees that,
successful communities
work together.
Davis is a 1999 gradu
ate of Mary Persons and
is a registered nurse
with the Georgia Kidney
Institute. Her mother
works at. T.G. Scott.
Elementary, and her
daughter is a freshman
at. Mary Persons. “I love
Forsyth. I want, to see it.
grow,” said Davis.
Incumbent. Melvin
Lawrence is unopposed
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But. it. still upsets her.
“When you walk into a
motel you expect, it. to be
clean,” said Long. “Never
in my wildest, dreams
would I ever have thought,
anything like that, would
happen.”
Long said she was
already on medication for
panic attacks and said
this hasn’t, helped her
anxiety.
But. she said she has
faith that. God is still
good, noting it. could’ve
been so much worse. For
instance she’s blind in one
eye and she could’ve laid
for Post. 3. He will be
beginning his fourth term
on council. “I know I can’t
satisfy everybody, but. I
will continue doing the
right, thing and I’m going
to do my best,” he prom
ised.
Candidates were ques
tioned about, the city’s
water system, utility
rates, property taxes, the
city park, city regulations,
the police department’s
recruiting efforts, city
council’s pay, sidewalks,
the new Convention &
Visitors Bureau, a new
city logo, annexation, an
alternative fuel station
and consolidation of ser
vices.
All candidates voiced
their desire for the city
to grow, and all said it. is
well positioned to do so if
it can find a way to work
cooperatively toward that,
goal with other entities in
the county. Those attend
ing the forum had the
chance to hear the can
didates articulate those
desires while explaining
some of the obstacles the
city has overcome and
some that. it. is facing.
Middle Georgia
Community Development.
Task Force is hosting a
forum at. Kynette United
Methodist Church on
Wednesday, Oct.. 14 at. 7
p.m. Early voting started
Monday and continues
through Friday, Oct.. 30.
Election Day is Tuesday,
Nov. 3.
down on the pillow and
pierced her good eye.
“If I do have something,
whatever is God’s plan
for me, something good
always comes out. of it.,”
said Long. “There’s a rea
son.”
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