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June 30
Concert at Indian Springs
Amphitheater
The Swinging' Medallions will
perform at the Amphitheater
at Indian Springs on Saturday,
June 30. Doors open at 6:30
p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Pro
ceeds benefit the Butts County
Historical Society restoration
of the Flovilla Schoolhouse as
a Dinner Theater. Lawn seating
$15. Covered seating and ta
bles for 8 also available. Food
is allowed but no drinks; beer,
wine, water and soft drinks
will be sold. Come enjoy the
sounds of summer. Call Diane
Glidewell at 478-993-1104.
July 3
Fireworks
The city of Forsyth will present
fireworks at dark on Tuesday,
July 3 at the Monroe County
Recreation Department. Before
the fireworks show will be a
talent showcase and other
festivities.
July 14
Equipment and Therapy
Connection Fair for chil
dren with special needs
North Central Health District’s
(NCHD) Childrens Medico
Services will host its first Equip
ment and Therapy Connection
Fair for children with special
needs Saturday, July 14, 8 a.m-
1 p.m. at Central City Church
321 Foster Road, Macon. This
free event will connect children
with special needs and their
families to a variety of local
medical eguipment vendors,
service providers and therapists
that can help with growth and
development. In addition to ed
ucation and resource informa
tion, attendees will be provided
with light snacks and drinks
and will be eligible to win a
variety of door prizes. Children
up to age 20 and their families
attending the event are en
couraged to register by calling
478-751-6253 or toll-free at
1-888-384-3267 but registra
tion is not required.
July 28
4-H Block Party
Bring the entire family out
for some big time fun before
school starts back. Monroe
County 4-H will host its first
ever 4-H Block Party! On
Saturday, July 28 from 5-9
p.m., come out to 90 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drive, Forsyth
and enjoy games, prizes, food,
music, and A MOVIE! We will
start the day off with music,
games, and food. We will end
the night by watching a movie
on the big screen in the park
ing lot; so bring lawn chairs,
blankets, or whatever you need
to be comfortable. Tickets are
only $8, which includes the
meal. Call the Extension Office
at 478-994-7014 for more
information and to reserve
tickets. Bring the family, have
some fun with 4-H and find out
what 4-H can offer your family.
July 30
Free Farmer’s Market for
WIC participants
North Central Health District
will host its annual farmer's
markets for participants of the
Women, Infants & Children
(WIC) nutrition program at the
13 county health departments
in the district.They will offer
free fruits and vegetables
for WIC participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
WIC participants must bring
their WIC ID card; those not
enrolled in WIC may purchase
fresh produce from vendors.
The market will be at Monroe
County Health Department,
106 AALK Boulevard, Forsyth
on Monday, July 30 from 8:30
a.m.-l p.m.
Every Friday
Forsyth Farmers Market
Forsyth Farmers Market is
open on Fridays from May-
October. The market is on
North Jackson Street, behind
Persons Banking Company.
It offers fresh produce and
other local goods. To become
a vendor, call 478-994-7747
or email tpierson® : cityofforsyth.
com.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
June 20
Debra Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Devereaux
Zoe Grace Henderson
Jakob Cox
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Merritt
June 26
Barbara Baswell Howell
Preston Lancaster
Brian Drew
Liz Holland and her mother, Patricia Holland are on vacation in New York City, and the
Reporter got to go along. They snapped this photo on the steps of The Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
June 21
Dani Newton
Gwen Music
John & Beth Woods
June 23
Heather Jackson
Janea’ Cox
Tommy & Dawn Zellner
June 27
Corbin Dodd
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1988
Mary Persons Class of 1938
holds its 50-year reunion with 25
of the 39 class members present.
William F. Daniels of Forsyth is
named the new Forsyth City
Clerk to replace the retiring
Barbara Antonio.
The Forsyth Georgia State Patrol
Post reports no accidents dur
ing the Memorial Day holiday
period from Friday-Monday.
Eric Porter and Chris Walker of
Mary Persons are named to the
All-Georgia Football Team; Mark
Griffin of Monroe Academy is
named to the All-Middle Geor
gia Golf Team; Kerrick Jones of
Mary Persons is named to the
All-Middle Georgia Track &
Field Team at awards hosted by
Macon Telegraph & News.
Georgia DOT approves
$225,000 worth of improvements
to Old Zebulon Road in southern
Monroe County.
Seven local law enforcement of
ficers participated in the Special
Olympics Torch Run through
Forsyth: Alexander Daniels, Hank
Stephens, John Cary Bittick, Ju
lius Stroud, Susan Watson, Keith
Corley and Lisa Weldon.
Forsyth Mayor Pro Tern Charles
Wilder cuts the ribbon to open
Elder Manor, a 25-unit apart
ment complex for elderly and
handicapped.
Superintendent Charles Dumas
says a school tax increase for
next year is inevitable because of
less revenue from the state and
costs of planned construction and
salary hikes of 4 percent. A re
cent study shows Monroe County
benefits least of all 186 public
school systems in Georgia from
the QBE funding procedures.
City of Forsyth maintenance per
sonnel Joseph Evans and Oliver
Davis are seen around town
doing their annual repainting of
the crossing and parking lines
on the streets, no parking areas
and curbs.
1998
Steve Headden was finishing a
jujitsu class he teaches at Planta
tion Hills Shopping Center when
he hears a burglary in progress.
Using his law enforcement skills,
with the help of Billy Boney and
Todd Jackson, he detains the
burglar.
Nearly 800 shooters from as far
away as Japan and Jamaica
come to Smarr to participate
in the U.S. Open at Meadows
National Gun Club. Men, women
and youngsters take aim over the
36-stand course.
Constance Faircloth, daughter of
Camilla and Greg Faircloth, wins
1 st place overall in her first three
gymnastics meets and fourth
place overall at the state meet.
Bolingbroke Volunteer Fire Dept,
will give away $10,000 in a
fundraiser for a new rescue truck.
Tickers are $100 each.
Community Improvement Co
alition of Monroe County in
conjunction with Forsyth Police
Department plans a free summer
camp for children pre-k to age
14 to run Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-
2 p.m., June 14-Aug. 7.
2008
The Reporter moves to a newly-
remodeled location on N. Jackson
Street in downtown Forsyth.
Commissioners agree to roll
back property tax rates to offset
increases in property values
and to ask the state to audit the
reassessment of values.
The newly-renovated Welcome
Center is ready to house the
Chamber of Commerce, Forsyth
Better Hometown, Downtown
Development Authority, Develop
ment Authority of Monroe County
and Forsyth-Monroe County
Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The project cost $475,000 with
the help of inmates from the
Department of Corrections.
More than 200 locals attend the
opening celebration for the new
Welcome Center in the 111-year-
old building on North Lee Street.
Former State Rep. Curtis Jen
kins of Forsyth is elected to a
three-year term on the Board of
Directors of the National Rifle
Association.
Four Monroe County residents
graduate form the Georgia
Academy for Economic Devel
opment: Joan Heath, Melvin
Lawrence, Patsy Miller and Tye
Howard.
Monroe County Adult Literacy
Board honors Jane and Paul
Jossey for their many years of
service.
The fourth Monroe County Youth
Leadership Class graduates 30
students after a year of intense
classes.
Mary Persons Soccer Booster
Club hosts an alumni game to
benefit Dusty Ellington, who has
an inoperable but treatable form
of brain cancer.
After a 10-day suspension the
8-and-under girls softball season
at Monroe County Recreation
Dept, resumes with a warning
to parents and coaches against
unwelcome outbursts.
After more than two years of
waiting seven property owners
sell their land to Walmart for the
new Superstore and are given
two weeks to vacate.
Remember When
This look at what Monroe County residents were reading in the
Reporter 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week is brought to you by...
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Memorial Chapel
We set the standards
that others follow'
Harley Ray "Spanky" Beck
86 West Main Street • Forsyth
478-994-4266
June 22
Dawn Zellner
Timmy Pritchett
Jackson Daniel
Patrick Remick
• This week's birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy of Forsyth Lions Club calendar. To have your name
added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994-5426.
• Children’s birthday notices through age 12 and birth announcements are published free of charge for the
community. Email Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net with information and picture.
June 24
Cameron Davis
John H. Pope
Stan & Rene' Jenkins
Jack & Karen Quinn
Nigel Wilder
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Chambless
Earl & Gay Hitt
Monroe in College
Kristen Elizabeth
Henning of Forsyth
graduated from Samford
University in recent com
mencement exercises. She
earned a Master of Science
in Nursing in Family Nurse
Practitioner from Ida Mof
fett School of Nursing. A
record 1,240 degrees were
awarded at commence
ment, topping the 2017
record of 1,165.
More than 2,000 students
earned bachelor's degrees
from Georgia State
University in May 2018.
Overall, more than 4,000
students earned degrees at
the associate's, bachelor's,
master's, specialist and
doctoral levels. Bachelor's
degree graduates from the
Monroe County area in
clude: Kardarius Jackson
of Forsyth, Shea Sparks of
Forsyth and Alexxis Wil
liams of Forsyth.
Bennett Humphries
of Forsyth has earned a
Bachelor of Science in Me
chanical Engineering from
the Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta.
Piumphries was among ap
proximately 3,700 under
graduate and graduate stu
dents who received degrees
during Georgia Techs 255th
Commencement exercises
on May 4-5.
App contest for students
Middle and high school
students (6th-12th grade)
in the 8th Congressional
District, which includes
Monroe County, are
invited to compete in the
2018 Congressional App
Challenge by creating and
exhibiting their software
application for web, PC,
tablet, mobile or other plat
form. The winning entry
will be featured on the U.S.
House of Representatives’
website and displayed in an
exhibit in the W.S. Capitol
Building.
The last day for Early
Incentive Student Registra
tion is Sept. 10, deadline
to submit app is Oct. 15.
For more information
call 478-971-1776 or visit
austinscott.house.gov/help-
center/congressional-app-
challenge.
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