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April 18, 2018
iReporter
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SUCCESS & GROWTH
New Monroe County
Boys & Girls Club is thriving
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
After years of wishful
suggestions, the Monroe
County Boys & Girls Club
opened in September 2017
with 31 members and has
been growing ever since.
It now has 93 registered
students, with an average
attendance of 60 each day.
Unit Director Joel Tolliver
has just opened registration
for the Monroe County
Boys & Girls Clubs first
summer program.
Forsyth Mayor Eric
Wilson proclaimed April
9-13 as “Boys & Girls
Clubs Week” in Forsyth
on Friday, declaring that
whereas the Boys & Girls
Club enhances the lives
of local youth and is at
the forefront of efforts to
provide quality activities
and educational programs
for youth as an alternative
to drug use, teen pregnancy
and school drop-out. He
makes the proclamation
and urges everyone to
commend those affiliated
with the Boys & Girls Club
who give their time, talent
and financial support to
provide great futures for
youth.
“We are all the beneficia
ries of this as a commu
nity’ said Wilson. “It’s an
investment in our future.”
As he thanked the leaders
of Boys & Girls Club of
Central Georgia, Wilson
noted that starting the Club
in Monroe County was a
partnership between the
city, county, school system
and others and expressed
hopes that the partner
ship will continue in other
ventures.
“We got the right groups
to the table,” he said. “I
hope it will spur future op
portunities.”
Tolliver said the sum
mer program at Monroe
Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson proclaims April 9-13 as Boys & Girls Clubs Week” in Forsyth.
Pictured, left to right, are leaders of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Georgia: Wilson,
Lea Toney, Program Quality & Compliance Director; Kristine Steinmann, VP of Club Op
erations & Programs; Harold Hatcher, Area Director of Operations; Lisa McLendon, Direc
tor of Development; Joel Tolliver, Monroe County Unit Director; Phillip Bryant, President &
CEO.
County Boys & Girls
Club will be eight weeks,
from June 4-July 27, from
7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily for
ages 6-18. One focus will
be the “Summer Brain
Game,” preventing the loss
of knowledge and skills
gained during the school
year. Come by the Boys
& Girls Club at Monroe
County Middle School
Hubbard Campus for an
application.
Tolliver said the Mon
roe County Boys & Girls
Club would welcome more
members (the goal is 100)
and more adult volunteers,
whether they would like
to help lead activities at
the gym or assist students
academically.
For more information,
call 478-992-5605.
Culloden teen charged
in church vandalism
A Culloden teenager is
charged with vandalizing
a Zellner Road church by
removing a security camera
after he re-arranged the
letters on the church sign to
make a lewd message.
Jacob Wyatt Curry, 17,
of Culloden, was charged
with vandalism of a place
of worship and criminal
trespass on April 12, six
days after Oak Grove
Holiness Church at 1786
Zellner Road reported the
vandalism.
Robert Davis, chair
man of the deacons, told
Monroe County deputies
on April 6 that they found
their surveillance camera
and a fog light had been
struck with a rock and
removed and left behind
the church building. A
witness told the deputy that
she saw a young white male
in a red Ford Ranger in the
parking lot that morning
with a young female stand
ing beside the truck around
noon.
hater, said Davis, church
members found that some
one had re-arranged the
letters on the church sign.
It had read: “Do good, and
good will come to you.” But
someone had changed it to
Above, Oak Grove Holiness Church, At
left, Jacob Curry, and two juveniles, are
charged with vandalizing the church.
read: “Do
good and
cum will
come to
J)
you.
Church members also
found someone had
thrown the swing on the
playground over the top
bar, and someone left an
outdoor spigot running,
dumping water every
where.
Thanks to surveillance
video recorded before the
camera was damaged, au
thorities were able to track
down the truck’s owner and
arrest Curry. Two other
juveniles may face charges
as well.
Davis said they’re glad
CHASE
Continued from Front
p.m. on Sunday when dis
patchers alerted Monroe
County deputy Jacob Rob
ins that an older model
Ford Expedition with only
three tires was going south
at 40 mph in the left-hand
fast lane near Rumble
Road. Robins noticed
traffic was very congested
- almost to a standstill - in
the southbound lanes and
he had to use the shoulder
to find the reason. Rob
ins caught up with the
Expedition near Pate Road
and noticed it was miss
ing the right rear tire and
the tail light was hanging
off the car as it swerved
between lanes. Robins
said the Expedition nearly
struck a tractor trailer and
would not stop despite
Robins having his emer
gency lights on behind
her. The driver continued
at 35 mph, never staying
in the same lane for long
and causing a huge traffic
jam behind her. Robins
changed his sirens and
moved to both sides of the
Expedition so the driver
they were able to catch the
perpetrator.
“It’s a hard lesson they
have to learn,” said Davis.
“We don’t mind kids com
ing to play basketball and
hanging out. But the van
dalism was not called for.”
would see him, but she still
wouldn’t stop. Finally, after
passing Bass Road, Robins
tapped the Expedition
with his bumper and sent
it spinning into the ditch.
Robins pointed his gun
as he approached the
driver and removed her
from the car and hand
cuffed her. A license in her
purse seemed to identify
her as Nakeia Brooks, and
she told Robins twice how
thankful and happy she
was that he stopped her.
Taken to Monroe County
Jail, the driver began
complaining of neck and
back pain and so the jail
refused to take her because
it couldn’t treat her. So she
was fingerprinted, given
citations and allowed to
call her parents to pick her
up.
But the fingerprints
came back identifying her
as Nhija Carter, 19, of Ma
con, rather than Brooks.
So the citations were
ripped up and Robins is
sued new ones for driving
without a license, no brake
lights, giving false name
and identity theft. She was
released to the custody of
her father.
I REGIONAL TEACHER JOB FAIR
Saturday, April 28, 2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Kiwanis Event Center
1025 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30224
Who Should Attend?
• Those eligible for teaching certification for the
2018-2019 school year
What to Expect:
• Information about South Metro Suburban Region & Schools
• Meet staff and representatives from eight (8) South Metro
Suburban School Systems representing 125+ schools and over
100,000 students
• Human Resources Staff from Regional School Systems
including Henry County, Fayette County, Newton County,
Spalding County, Upson County, Butts County, Pike County &
Lamar County
What to bring with you:
• At least 15 copies of a one-page resume to provide System
Human Resources & School Reps
No Pre-registration Required. For more information contact
Griffin Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) at
770-229-3247 or visit www.griffinresa.net
Come Teach in the Highest Performing &
Fastest Growing Region in Georgia
You are cordially invited
to attend a
Community Town Hall
Meeting!
From your friends & neighbors at
The Monroe County Hospital Authority
&
Lorraine Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Monroe County Hospital
April 24th 2018 at 6:00pm
at
The Monroe County Clubhouse
64 West Chambers St.
Forsyth, GA 31029
Please join us to hear
the exciting progress of our hospital
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