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Reporter
Holloway is county s
Teacher of the Year
By Diane Glidewell dergarten, 1st, 3rd and 4th at Macon State College and
news@mymcr.net grades and has been teach- her Masters at Georgia
ing for 17 years. She earned College & State University.
Monroe County Schools’ her undergraduate degree
2022
Teacher of
the Year is
Amanda
Leigh
Holloway,
a 4th grade
teacher
at K.B.
Sutton
Elemen
tary. The
announce
ment was
made on
Thursday
at the Teachers of the Year from Monroe County’s various schools wait to hear
district- who the system-wide winner is.
wide back-
Jason
and Holly
Connell
of Volume
Chevrolet
present
a free
car for a
year to
Teacher
of the
Year
Amanda
leigh
Holloway.
to-school
convocation.
Holloway was chosen by
a panel of three educators
from outside of Monroe
County Schools from the
five school level Teachers
of the Year (TOTY), who
were named in early 2022.
The other four school level
TOTY are Susan Little of
Mary Persons, Jennifer
Mitchell of Monroe County
Middle School, Lydia
Moreno of T.G. Scott El
ementary and Amy Carter
of Hubbard Elementary.
In support of Mon
roe County Schools and
its teachers, Jason and
Holly Connell of Volume
Chevrolet in Forsyth gave
Holloway the keys to a
new Chevrolet Tahoe to
drive throughout her year
as the top teacher. They
also presented her a $2,000
gift certificate to the Omni
Hotel and Resort of her
choice. This is the seventh
year that the Connells have
made the honor of being
Monroe County TOTY
extra special by providing a
new vehicle for the teacher.
“Congratulations! We are
so proud to be a part of this
school system,” said Holly.
“We couldn’t have chosen
a better place to raise our
children.”
As 2022 TOTY Hol
loway also received a ring
from Jostens, the company
known for class rings, a
framed certificate from the
school system and a floral
arrangement from Flowers
by Helen. Holloway and the
other school level TOTY
were each presented a large
basket of gifts from local
businesses and the schools.
School level TOTY were
nominated by a school
committee and selected by
a vote of their peers.
“They are respected and
admired by parents, stu
dents and colleagues,” said
assistant superintendent
Alicia Elder.
In introducing Hollo
way, K.B. Sutton principal
Christina Chapman said
that she has taught kin-
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CITY OF CULLODEN
P.O. BOX 38 • CULLODEN, GA 31016
FOR GENERAL ELECTION
FOR THE CITY OF CULLODEN
Notice is hereby given that the governing
authority of the City of Culloden has set the
following dates for filing of candidacy of persons
seeking office in the General Election for the City
of Culloden that shall be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 2022.
For the Office of Alderman - Two (2) Positions -
4 year terms - August 15, 2022 thru August 18,
2022 from 8:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
For the Office of Mayor - 4 year term - August
15, 2022 thru August 18, 2022 - from 8:00 a.m.
thru 1:00 p.m.
The City of Culloden has set the qualifying fee
at $10.00 for persons wishing to seek office for
Council and for Mayor for the November 8, 2022
Election.
Filing of Notice of Candidacy must be made in
person at the City Hall with the City Clerk during
the times and dates specified and within business
hours.
Council of the City of Culloden.
Second Half 2022 and Beyond:
Stifel’s Investment Strategy
Views Going Forward
by Jason D. Jungberg
iason.iungberg@stifel.com
Between soaring
consumer prices, rising
interest rates, and recent
market volatility, you
may be concerned about
a recession on the
horizon. However, while
no one can predict the
future, there continues
to be positive forces at
work as the economy
continues to heal from
the damage done by the
pandemic and related
shutdowns.
Reasons for a positive
economic outlook
There are several
reasons for a still-posi
tive economic outlook.
There is an excess
demand for labor, with
many industries hiring
back more workers than
were lost during the
pandemic. Consumers
continue to spend, with
retail sales still well
above longer-term
trends. Most purchasing
managers’ index
measures, like those
from ISM and S&P
Global (formerly
Markit), remain above
50, signaling expansion.
Businesses continue to
rebuild inventories, and
the housing market
remains strong, but
inflation remains
elevated.
Reasons why we can
expect inflation to cool
• Certain key drivers of
higher prices, especially
oil, have declined from
recent peaks. Brent
crude is trading at $106,
off 17% from its $128
high in March.
• There are signs that
supply chain pressures
are easing. The New
York Fed’s Global Supply
Chain Pressure Index
peaked at 4.35 in
December but has fallen
to 2.41, driven by
meaningfully improved
delivery times from
China. This index is still
elevated but improving.
• Market participants
expect inflation to fall.
The breakeven inflation
rate, a reflection of
market views, is expected
to be about 3.8% over the
next year, around 2.4%
to 2.6% for the next two
years after that, and 2.2%
four years from now.
The Federal Reserve
expects inflation to cool
and has forecasted levels
of 2.7% in 2023 and
2.3% in 2024. It expects
to ease monetary policy
or lower its benchmark
fed funds rate in 2023.
Market forecasts signal
this ease sooner. If
inflation cools more
quickly than the Fed or
market participants
expect, the Fed may have
room to be less aggres
sive in this tightening
cycle, a positive for the
economy and markets.
Reasons for a positive
investment outlook
What we have seen
over these last two weeks
builds the case for a
positive investment
outlook. As interest rates
have risen, yields, a
known measure of the
potential return for a
fixed income investment,
have risen. So, bonds are
more attractive looking
forward, while also
keeping in mind that as
interest rates rise, bond
prices fall.
Positive outlook observa
tions for stocks
• With a bear market,
valuations are more
attractive, especially for
active managers able to
find good companies
whose stocks have been
beaten down in this
environment.
• Earnings growth may
slow some, compared to
consensus, but we
believe earnings will
grow at least in the
neighborhood of our 6%
long-term assumptions.
• Given the prospect of
cooling inflation, any
shift by the Fed away
from its extremely
hawkish policy senti
ment will likely be met
with relief for investors,
a strong positive for
stocks.
While we expect
market volatility to
continue, we are positive
on bonds and stocks
looking forward.
Conclusion
We expect slowing
but positive economic
growth, a very good
chance the Fed can
manage a smooth
landing and avoid a
recession, the prospect
of the Fed even being
able to pause rate hikes
sooner, and a foundation
for growing earnings
and positive market
returns looking forward.
Article provided by Jason
D. Jungberg and Michael
C. Ketterbaugh, both
Senior Vice Presidents/-
Investments with Chanin
Jungberg Ketterbaugh
McLendon Wealth
Advisory Group at Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated, member
SIPC and New York Stock
Exchange, who can be
contacted in the Macon
office at (478) 743-4171.
The City Council of Forsyth hereby announces that the millage rate for the City will be set at a meeting
to be held at City Hall, 23 E Main Street on the 15 day of August, 2022, and
pursuant to OCGA Section 48-5-32, hereby publishes the following presentation of the current year tax digest
and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2022 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
YEAR
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Real & Personal
114,493,083
116,532,639
118,549,862
123,347,883
136,423,985
153,004,240
Motor Vehicles
2,461,130
2,041,590
1,594,760
1,492,750
1,263,620
1,292,340
Mobile Homes
80,969
-
71,902
70,915
70,915
Gross Digest
111,950,984
114,491,049
116,955,102
121,783,231
135,089,450
151,640,985
Less M& O Exemptions
2,768,376
2,774,083
2,833,223
2,885,381
3,220,149
3,407,954
Net M & O Digest
109,182,608
111,716,966
114,121,879
118,897,850
131,869,301
148,233,031
Gross M&O Miliage
Less Rollbacks
3
3
3
3
2.5
2.5
Net M&O Millage
3
3
3
3
2.5
2.5
Net Taxes Levied
327,548
335,151
342,366
356,694
329,673
370,583
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