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www.MyMCR.net • Vol. 50 No. 9 • USPS 997-840 5 Sections • 56 Pages • Wednesday • March 7,2018
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Still Just $1 In Racks, But only 67 cents for Home Delivery
Diamond
Dogs on
a roll
page IB
to the Family...
Mae Clements
Alvin Crusan
William Vanbeuning
Brenda Melton
David Thomas
Kevin Powell
James Purvis
Ruth Cole
Ryan Fosse
Matt Morris
Elizabeth Meeks
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
OF THE WEEK
DEATHS ►►► 6A
Reverend Doctor
Philip I.Veira
Roy Wayne Mitchell
Ronald'Ronnie'Bostick
Corine Bowden
Margaret A. McKinney
Robert Graham Birch
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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05
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Yudc 23 pets found in 'disgusting'van
Barnesville couple faces animal cruelty charges
By Will Davis
publisher@mymcr.net
A Barnesville couple
faces animal cruelty
charges after authori
ties found 17 dogs, a
dead cat and five cocka
toos crammed into the
minivan in which they
lived during an 1-75
traffic stop.
Sgt. Chad Beck pulled
over a 1999 Honda
Odyssey on 1-75 around
11:34 a.m. on Friday,
Feb. 23 for a traffic
violation. An incident
report said that. Beck
Billy Boyt Lori Boyt
was “dis
gusted” by what he
found inside. He dis
covered the animals in
the back where seats
had been removed, with
feces littering the entire
van. Here’s what else
the report said: There
was no food or water
for the animals, and
the dead cat was found
inside a crate.
The driver, Billy
Eugene Boyt, 49, of
Barnesville, told Beck
that, he was an out-of-
work forester, and he
and his wife had fallen
on hard times and were
both addicted to metha
done. He said he only
owned one of the dogs,
a bulldog covered in
sores, and his wife took
See YUCK. Page 7A
Monroe County deputies reported finding animal feces
covering the back of this van as well as 23 dogs, birds and a
dead cat. Deputies charged the couple inside with animal
cruelty. (MCSO)
MARY PERSONS FOOTBALL
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Quarterback
J.T. Hartage and
the Bulldogs have
high hopes for
2018. (File photo)
MP to host north Ga. powers
Gainesville, Lovett this season
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
MP Football 2018 Schedule
The Mary Persons 2018 foot
ball season is still over five
months away, but the Bulldogs
this week unveiled their fall
schedule.
MP, which is expected to be
ranked in the Top 5 of AAAA
in the preseason polls, will
open its 2018 season at. home
at. 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug.
17 against, perennial power
Gainesville.
The AAAAAA Red Elephants
are coming off a disappoint
ing 4-7 season in the final
campaign of longtime head
See FOOTBALL. Page 7A
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
Fri., Aug. 10
Southwest (Scrimmage)
7 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 17
Gainesville
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 24
@ Jackson
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 31
Morrow
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 7
Lovett
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 14
@ Peach County
8 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 21
Open
Fri., Sept. 28
Spalding*
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 5
@ Upson-Lee*
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 12
Open
Fri., Oct. 19
@ West Laurens*
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 26
Perry*
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 2
Howard*
7:30 p.m.
* Region 2-AAAA contests
ELECTION 2018
Race
is on
for
BOE
posts
By Will Davis
publisher@mymcr.net
Some Monroe County
school board incumbents
will face opposition in the
May 22 election.
Long-time incumbent,
school board member
Nolen Howard, cur
rently the chairman, has
qualified for re-election
in District 5 but. he has
a challenger in Matt
Morris. Morris will
have five children in the
school system in August.
Howard works in the
transportation industry.
Meanwhile, another
long-time incumbent.,
board member Phil
Walker, has qualified for
District. 3 as has his chal
lenger, Greg Head, owner
of Head Heating and Air.
Two other school board
members facing re-
election this year, Eva
Bilderback (District 7)
and J.R Evans (District
1), had not. qualified as
of Tuesday but. no chal
lengers have qualified for
either post. yet. either.
Meanwhile, in the races
for Monroe County com
missioner, only District.
3 commissioner John
Ambrose has quali
fied. District 4 commis
sioner George Emami is
expected to qualify later
this week. No challenger
has announced plans
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