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July 6, 2022
Everyday Hero: Landry getting it built for Brokery
By Steve Reece
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When you construct a
new home, you get the
satisfaction of knowing
that you have contributed
greatly to the lives of the
families who will be living
among its walls. Landry
Hunter, project manager
for The Brokery Builders,
goes home every day hav
ing that satisfaction.
Landry started working
for The Brokery during
the first week of January
after working at Lowes and
Home Depot in retail sales.
Due to his background in
construction, he was a per
fect fit for that job because
he was able to give advice
to customers about their
home projects.
He grew up in Monroe
County, spending his child
hood years in Juliette until
he moved to Forsyth when
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he was around 12. His par
ents, Ramey and Jennifer
Hunter live off South Lee
Street. His father works at
the head of maintenance
at GPSTC, and his mother
and grandmother were for
mer owners of the Carousel
House Residential Care.
Right after graduat
ing from Mary Persons,
Landry worked with his
uncle part-time doing re
modeling and home repair
while studying engineering
technology for two years at
Macon State University and
mechanical engineering at
Mercer University. He said
he’s always had an interest
in construction and know-
ticipate that by Christmas
they will have a new baby
in their home.
Landry would like to tell
young people, “During
my generation, so much
emphasis was placed on
college, and while there are
things I learned at college I
use every day, I wish I had
attended a technical school.
There are huge shortages
of blue-collar workers and
tradespeople. And many
of these positions pay well,
and they don’t require the
amount of time as a degree
or a student loan. I would
say look at the trades. There
are a lot of people retiring
and there’s a shortage of
workers. There are many
secure jobs, and they are
high-paying jobs.”
Landry Hunter is this week s Everyday Hero.
ing what he knows now
isn’t sure that he would
have gone to college at all.
He met his wife of nearly
7 years, Celine, of Roberta,
on a blind date and says it
was love at first sight. They
are adopting a child and
after a very lengthy and
expensive process, they an-
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This is not a drill. Wait,yes
it IS a drill: Juliette report
By Steve Reece
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A Juliette man was ar
rested for obstruction on
July 1 after threatening to
use a power drill on his
head before throwing the
drill at a deputy. Here’s
what happened according
to the report:
Deputy Charles Bryson
was dispatched to 8787
Hwy. 87 to assist Monroe
County EMS with a com
bative person identified
as Randy Tyler, 64. EMS
said he was intoxicated and
saying he wanted to kill
himself. EMS told Bryson
he would not follow their
directions, stating sev
eral times he wanted to kill
himself while yelling and
stomping on the floor.
His wife then entered the
room with their daugh
ter on the phone, trying
to calm him down. Tyler
suddenly jumped to his
feet, ran into another room
and picked up a cordless
drill with his right hand.
He turned with his back
against the wall, put the
drill to his right temple and
pressed the trigger. The
drill had a bit in it.
Bryson then pulled out
his taser and told Tyler sev
eral times to drop the drill
or he would tase him. The
deputy deployed his taser
as Tyler threw the drill at
him and struck his lower
right leg.
Tyler then fell to the floor
where he was handcuffed
and the taser prongs re
moved. He was checked by
EMS then taken by Bryson
to Atrium Health for a
mental evaluation. Bryson
applied for a warrant
against Tyler for obstruc
tion.
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