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On the Porch 4A
On the Outside Looking ln....5A
SPORTS ►►►
Hold that
Tiger!
Hansford
signs with
Mizzou
page IB
Spring
Sports
Preview
Coming Next Week!
to the Family...
Terina Sink
Ryan Clay
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
OF THE WEEK
DEATHS ►►► 6A
Myrtle Abernathy Chambers
Robert "Bobby" Floyd
Inge Lykkeberg Rumble
Patricia Ann Harriman
INDEX
MCRVENT. 3A
Opinion & Letters 4A
Sports 1B
Community Calendar. 1C
Church News 5C
Public Record 5B
Classified 1D
Legals 2D
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4 Sections • 28 Pages • Wednesday • February 14,2018
Still Just $1 In Racks, But only 67 cents for Home Delivery
Eyeing exit, sheriff re-shuffles top staff
Monroe County sheriff
John Cary Bittick con
tinues to re-shuffle his
command staff as he
gets ready for a possible
departure to lead the
U.S. marshals office in
Macon.
lieutenants Brad
Freeman and Michael
Ogletree were both
promoted to captain
and moved to different
aspects of the sheriff’s
office. Freeman, who’s
been with the sheriff’s
office for 31 years, had
been in charge of the
patrol division but will
now oversee the jail.
Ogletree, who’s been
with the sheriff’s office
for 27 years, had been
over drug investiga
tions but will now over
see the support, services
division.
Meanwhile, Bittick’s
FREEMAN OGLETREE HULL
BITTICK
THOMPSON DAVIS
son Lawson Bittick,
who’s been with the
sheriff’s office for seven
years, was promoted
from a sergeant in inves
tigations to a lieutenant
handling general crime
under Ogletree. Another
sergeant, Michael Hull,
in the patrol division was
promoted to lieutenant
and moved to the jail
See SHUFFLING. Page 6A
CARVER AT MARY PERSONS
ROUND 1 • STATE PLAYOFFS • 4 P.M. SATURDAY
AT MPHS GYM • TICKETS: $7
Thought to be the first player in Mary Persons High School basketball history to score 2,000
points in his career, Cam Holden leads the Bulldogs into the playoffs starting Saturday.
(Photo/Kim Holderfield)
m Holden
all the records
Officer Tazes,
pepper sprays
attack pit bull
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
A Forsyth police
officer had to Taze
and pepper spray
a pit bull that,
attacked a pedes
trian on Union Hill
Drive on Monday,
Feb. 5.
It. was the sec
ond report, of an
attack by the dog,
which is now set.
to be euthanized
later this week at. the Monroe County Animal
Shelter.
This dog is set to be put
down later this week.
See DOG • Page 7A
Perhaps greatest-ever MP player
leads Bulldogs into state playoffs
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
Saturday will likely be the final chance
for Mary Persons boys basketball fans to
watch arguably the program’s greatest
player in history compete on his home
floor.
MP senior Cameron “Cam” Holden, the
state’s No. 17 ranked college prospect, by
hoopseen.com., last, month became the
first, player in program history to eclipse
the 2,000 point, mark. Entering Saturday’s
first, round state playoff game against.
Carver (Columbus), the 6’5”, 170-pound
shooting guard has scored 2,066 points in
his career.
As a senior, Holden leads the Bulldogs in
all major categories, averaging 28.2 points,
10.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.9 steals and
1.7 blocks while shooting 52 percent, from
the field and 69 percent, from the free
throw line. Holden overcame a badly
sprained ankle to average 27 points per
game and 11.5 rebounds per game in the
Region 2-AAAA Tournament, last, week,
including a game-high 35 points in MPs
78-56 title game loss to Upson-Lee.
MP head coach Greg Nix said Holden’s
ability to dominate offensively kept. MP in
the game most, of the way against, the top
squad in the state.
“It. just shows his greatness,” Nix said of
Holden.
And after a 77-57 semifinal win over
Spalding on Wednesday in which Holden
was visibly fighting his injury, Nix said it
See HOLDEN .Page 7A
Biggest Night
to Shine ever
Eli Adrien of Macon enjoys the dancing at Night to
Shine, the annual prom for special needs residents
hosted by New Providence Baptist Church on Satur
day in conjunction with The Tim Tebow Foundation.
Organizer Ashley Blann said in this, the second year,
they had their biggest crowd yet, with 208 guests
and 319 volunteers. Blann said they welcomed
people from all over Middle Georgia including
Jones, Bibb, Monroe, Lamar and Pike counties. The
Tim Tebow Foundation says that Night to Shine is
an unforgettable prom night experience, centered
on God's love, for people with special needs ages 14
and older.This year more than 540 churches from
around the world came together to host Night to
Shine for approximately 90,000 honored guests.
(Photo/Kim Holderfield)
