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IN MEMORY
Nannie Celia
Abercrombie Haygood
Nov. 22, 1913-Nov. 20, 2016
Culloden - Nannie Celia Abercrombie Haygood passed away
Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 at Culloden Primitive Baptist Church
with burial in the Culloden City Cemetery. Elder Matt
Yawn will officiate. The family will greet friends one
hour prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Haygood, the eldest of eight children of the
late Henry West Abercrombie and Nannie Hough
Abercrombie, was born Nov. 22, 1913, in Lamar
County.
Her husband, Daniel Grady Haygood Sr. and her
great grandson, Samuel Lawton Haygood, preceded
her in death.
She earned an associate’s degree in Accounting from The Sixth
District Agricultural and Mechanical College, later named Gordon
State College in Bamesville. She spent her entire life involved with
farming and was known for her beautiful yard in Culloden where
she and Mr. Haygood raised their family, and she lived for over
70 years. At 102 years of age, she was the oldest living member of
Culloden Primitive Baptist Church.
Known affectionately as “Nannie C” and the “Peach Lady,” and
simply “Pete” to those who knew her best; she operated a peach
stand for almost 50 years at the intersection of Highway 341 and
74. Never having a driver’s license in her 102 years was not a limit
ing factor in her ability to visit with those she cared about as gra
cious friends and neighbors were always willing to take her here
and there.
Survivors include her son, Dan (Ruth) Haygood, Jr. of Thomaston;
sister, Dianne (John) Oliver of Las Vegas, Nevada; brother, Frank
Abercrombie of Las Vegas, Nevada; grandchildren, Daniel (Cindy)
Haygood of Watkinsville, Steve (Leighanne) Haygood of Butler and
Scott (Stefanie) Haygood of Alpharetta; great grandchildren, Cait,
Brent, Will and Taylor Haygood. Her extended family includes step
great grandchildren, Jennie (Mike) Voynich and Rick Patterson,
step great great grandchildren, hundreds of nieces, nephews, cous
ins, and dear friends!
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer
Society, 804 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201 or a charity of choice.
Visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to express tributes.
Maybelene Scandrett
August 25, 1955 -
November 18, 2016
Funeral services for Mrs. Maybelene
“Tookie” Scandrett will be Wednesday,
Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Union Hill
Missionary Baptist Church, Forsyth.
Pastor Rufus J. Whatley is officiating.
Freeman Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Kathy Jackson
Williamson
June 20, 1958 -
November 18, 2016
Kathy Lynn Jackson Williamson,
of Forsyth, passed away Friday, Nov.
18, 2016. Funeral services were held
Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at Monroe County
Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe
Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jesse Richardson
officiated.
Mrs. Williamson, the daughter of the
late Thomas Alton Jackson, was born
June 20, 1958, in Monroe County. She
was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy
Lee Williamson, Jr. of Forsyth; children,
Kimberley (Cliff) Hudson of Forsyth,
April Williamson of Hilton Head, South
Carolina and Crystal Williamson of
Athens; mother, Leila Dale Jackson of
Forsyth; sister, Sharon Gamto of Forsyth;
brothers, Alan Jackson of Bamesville and
Robert Jackson of Forsyth; grandchildren,
Destiny Hudson and Madi Hudson.
Please visit www.monroecountymemori-
alchapel.com to express tributes. Monroe
County Memorial Chapel had charge of
arrangements.
CARDS OF THANKS
T he family of Lillie “Mae” Moore
would like to thank all of the Good
Samaritans for the prayers, visits,
calls, text messages, cards, flowers,
food and any other acts of kindness
shown to our family during her transition.
Special thanks to MedPro EMS, Dr. Caldwell
and the Dialysis Center.
God Bless,
Mary Slaughter, Robert Moore, Jr.,
Traveon Moore & The Dumas Family
Call your local Monroe County representative
Scott Harrell
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out and he’s remained in
jail for more than a year.
Family and friends
remembered Walker as
a teenager raised in part
by grandparents. He
had been expelled from
Monroe County schools
and was arrested on
June 10 for possession
of marijuana with intent
to distribute. But he did
try to hold down a job at
Hardee’s.
“He’s a good kid,” said
Thomas Beasley, assistant
manager of the Forsyth
Hardee’s where Walker
worked for about four
months. “He had issues,
but we all got issues. He
was a good worker and
wasn’t disrespectful. He
tried. He just got in with
the wrong crowd.”
Greene also had a
troubled history. On the
night of April 13, 2015, a
teenage driver and pas
senger eluded authorities
on a high-speed chase on
an ATV near Hwy. 41
and Bunn Road. Monroe
County Deputy Sam
Leggett remembered
that the driver had given
them trouble before and
lived on Charlie Benson
Road. At the home, they
found his father, Tommy
Greene, who said his son
Kaleb was staying with
a friend on nearby Old
Rumble Road. Deputies
went there and found
Greene, then 17 years old,
at the home of his friend
Gabryon Walker, at the
time a juvenile. Greene
denied fleeing from depu
ties, but authorities found
the elusive ATV hidden in
the backyard. Greene was
arrested and charged with
11 infractions, having
Dogs
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(Ringgold). Thanks to MP
head coach Brian Nelson’s
call of tails over a phone
call to the GHSA, Blessed
Trinity, 10-2 overall (4-0 in
Region 7-AAAA), located
in Roswell, will make just
its third-ever foray to
Middle Georgia when
it travels to Dan Pitts
Stadium on Friday
night for a 7:30 p.m.
kickoff. The cost of
admission is $12 per
person. Advance tick
ets are available dur
ing banking hours at
United Bank. The MP
student section, The
Dawg Pound, is urg
ing students and fans
to wear black and gold
and bring noise makers
(i.e. milk jugs w/ rocks,
horns, cow bells, etc.),
make signs, and make
a lot of noise to cheer on
the Dogs.
In its two previous trips
to Middle Georgia, Blessed
Trinity lost at Lamar
County 28-14 in a second-
round playoff game in 2011
and lost at Washington
County 28-17 in a semifinal
playoff game in 2014.
Mary Persons and
Blessed Trinity have
never met. The Titans are
coached by Tim McFarlin,
who is 61-16-1 in his first
six seasons at the school.
McFarlin previously led
Roswell to a AAAAA state
championship in 2006.
Prior to McFarlin’s arrival
in 2011, the Titans, who
began play in 2001, had
only previously advanced to
the state tournament two
times.
Under McFarlin, Blessed
Trinity has advanced to
the state quarterfinals
in each of the past four
seasons, including a AAA
state championship game
appearance in 2015. The
Titans lost in overtime,
38-31, at the Georgia Dome
to Westminster (Atlanta) in
last year’s title game.
Blessed Trinity has not
lost to a Georgia school
since last year’s title game.
The Titans’ two losses in
2016 came to St. Peter’s
Prep of Jersey City, N. J.
in Dublin, Ireland by a
42-28 score on Sept. 2 and
at the McCallie School of
Chattanooga, Term, by a
56-6 score on Sept. 23. The
Titans opened the season
with non-region victories
over St. Pius X (22-18) and
Marietta (25-14) before
losing to St. Peter’s Prep.
Blessed Trinity then won
non-region games against
Creekview (24-12) and
Hart: County (43-0) before
losing to McCallie. Blessed
Trinity then bounced
back with back-to-back
blowout region wins over
White County (34-7) and
Chestatee (42-6) before a
narrow victory at Marist
(28-26) on Oct. 21, which
proved the difference in
the Region 7-AAAA race.
Blessed Trinity then
pounded another region
opponent, West Hall (34-
13), to close out the regular
season before back-to-back
home playoff wins over
Chapel Hill (33-0) and
Carver (Columbus) (24-21).
Blessed Trinity’s explo
sive offense, which was
held below 22 points just
once all season, is led by a
quartet of talented sopho
more skill players. Running
back Steele Chambers,
6’1”, 198 pounds, has
already received an offer
from Vanderbilt and has
rushed for 1,447 yards
and 21 touchdowns while
averaging 7.3 yards per
carry. Chambers is also a
defensive standout with
63 tackles and a team
leading four interceptions.
Another sophomore, tight
end J.D. Bertrand, 6’0”, 203
pounds, was an All-State
selection as a freshman
in 2015 and has caught
13 passes for 199 yards
and four touchdowns.
Sophomore quarterback
Jake Smith has passed
for 1,362 yards and 14
touchdowns while com
pleting 68 percent of his
passes. His top target
in 2016 is sophomore
wide receiver Ryan
Davis, who has caught
42 passes for 610 yards
and six touchdowns. The
Titans also have a pow
erful offensive line, led
by senior tackle Jacob
Bolton, who has received
offers from Maryland and
Iowa State.
After falling behind
Carver-Columbus 7-0 on
Friday, Blessed Trinity
scored 24 consecutive
points, capped by a 17-yard
touchdown strike from
Smith to Davis with 49
seconds left in the third
quarter. The Tigers then
responded with two touch
downs of their own, a
100-yard kickoff return
and a six-yard pass, to cut
the Titans’ lead to 24-21.
According to the Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer, Carver
had one more chance to
tie or win when it got the
ball near midfield with just
under two minutes to play
but turned the ball over on
downs.
Like Blessed Trinity, MP
has a balanced offensive
attack. The running back
duo of senior Zach Harvey
and sophomore Quen
Wilson has combined for
2,029 yards and 27 touch
downs while averaging 6.7
yards per carry. Versatile
slotback Jatori Sims has
Quen Wilson
an unregistered vehicle,
having no insurance,
violation of tire require
ments, violation of mirror
requirements, violation of
horn requirements, no use
of turn signals, violation
of helmet requirements,
violation of windshield
requirements, failure to
stop at a stop sign, reck
less driving and speeding.
Then on Aug. 8, 2015,
Monroe County depu
ties encountered Greene
again, this time charging
him with underage pos
session of alcohol.
added 521 rushing yards
and a team-leading 512
receiving yards while
senior quarterback Caleb
Speir has completed 54
percent of his passes for
1,302 yards and 12 touch
downs with just 4 intercep
tions.
On defense, a quintet of
seniors have between 60
and 69 tackles, including
middle linebacker Tay
Jarrell, defensive ends
Malik Herring and Tre
Howard and outside line
backers Vic Henderson
and Dalon Edge. Two
other seniors are also key
to MP’s defensive suc
cess. Defensive tackle Dan
O’Neal has 35 tackles,
including five sacks, on the
season, and comerback
Tyricus Danielly has 38
tackles and a team-high 5
interceptions, including 4
in the past three weeks.
If MP wins, it will face
the winner of the quar
terfinal matchup between
Woodward Academy, the
No. 1 seed from Region
4- AAAA, and Cartersville,
the No. 1 seed from Region
5- AAAA. Woodward and
Cartersville are ranked No.
3 and No. 1, respectively,
by the AJC.
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Public Hearing Notice
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners
will host a Public Hearing on December 6,2016
at 6:00 p.m. during the regularly scheduled Board
meeting to any persons interested in reviewing
and discussing the proposed 2017 Budget.
The proposed budget can be found online at
www.monroecountygeorgia.com.
Paper copies are available upon request from the
Monroe County Finance Office at
478-992-5005.
This Public Hearing will be held at the
County Administration Building located at
38 W. Main Street, Forsyth, GA 31029.
If you need assistance to attend this meeting or
have any questions, please contact
Anita Buice Cauthen, County Clerk/Administrator
at 478-994-7000
NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF FORSYTH
Notice is hereby given that the proposed budget for the City of Forsyth for the year 2017
will be submitted to the Mayor and Council of the City of Forsyth at the December 5, 2016 City
Council meeting at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached, at Council
Chambers at City Hall Annex.
A copy of the proposed budget is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Forsyth at
City Hall and may be examined and inspected by the public at such place during regular business
hours.
On December 5, 2016, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached,
the Mayor and Council of the City of Forsyth at Council Chambers at City Hall Annex will conduct
a public hearing at which time any persons wishing to be heard on the budget may appear.
And on the 19 lh day of December, 2016 at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be reached, the Mayor and Council of the City of Forsyth at Council Chambers at City Hall
Annex will consider the adoption of a resolution enacting the operating budget for the City of
Forsyth for the year 2017.
This 21 st day of November, 2016.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORSYTH