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Terquarius Head named
Asst. Chief with Dept, of
Community Supervision
Monroe County native Terquarius Head
was promoted to Assistant Chief Com
munity Supervision Officer with the
Griffin Circuit of the Georgia Department
of Community Supervision on July 30.
The Department of Community Supervi
sion is responsible for the supervision of
about 180,000 adult felony offenders and
Class A and Class B designated juvenile
offenders. It is an integral part of Georgias
criminal justice system.
Head graduated from Mary Persons with
the Class of 2011, a three-year letterman
with the Mary Persons football team. He
graduated from Columbus State Univer
sity with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Sociology, beginning his law enforcement
career in 2015 as an intern for the Co
lumbus Day Reporting Center and then
working with Department of Corrections
full time after his graduation.
Head accepted a position with the
Department of Community Supervision
in the Thomaston office in November
2016 and was promoted to community
supervision officer III for the Towaliga
Judicial Circuit in January 2019. In that
position he lead and coordinated arrests,
including annually organizing the Sex
Offender Halloween Operations for Butts
County and Monroe County. He served
as an audit team member for the train
ing unit, assisted as a role player for Basic
Training Arrest Team, Advanced Arrest
Team, IRT Arrest Team and Situational
Pictured left to right; Barbers Patrick Calloway and George Sands,
Stixx Lounge & Upper Kutz owner Dentavious Traylor. Not pictured
Yakita Jones.
Upper Kutz Barber & Braid hosts
Back to School Give-Away
Upper Kutz Barber & Braid Shop, 158 Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Forsyth held a
Back to School Give-Away on Saturday July 30. Dentavious Traylor, who owns Stixx
Lounge and Upper Kutz Barber & Braid Shop, said it was a pleasure organizing the
event and giving back to the neighborhood and community where he grew up.
Local barbers Patrick Calloway and George Sands and Stylist Yakita Jones provided
free haircuts to school-aged children while Traylor and others handed out free book
bags stuffed with school supplies.
Traylor said he is grateful to everyone who helped make the event successful,
especially to Desmond Slaughter and Bernard Cook for their generous donation of
the supplies for the event. Traylor plans to make the Back to School Give-Away an
annual community event.
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Terquarius Head
Awareness and served as the Health and
Wellness Coordinator for the Towaliga
Judicial Circuit. In March 2022 he was
promoted to Field Training Officer in the
Griffin Judicial Circuit.
Head has completed a number of special
ized trainings and certifications. He is the
son of Terry and Tracy Head, is the brother
of Ternandez Head, and is married to
La’Toya.
Bolingbroke Christmas
Parade will be Dec. 10
The Bolingbroke Community Club decided at its August meeting to move the 2022
Bolingbroke Christmas Parade to the second Saturday in December. It will be on Dec.
10 at 11 a.m. There will be food trucks serving lunch at Southern Charm General
Store, and Santa has promised to attend. All of those at the August meeting agreed to
the change.
Looking forward to the holiday season, John D. Chapman requested anyone in
terested in taking over “Kids Yule Love” in Monroe County to contact him and get
the ball rolling. He has led the effort for many years and wants to help hand over the
worthwhile project to a new leader.
The Bolingbroke Community Club requests that those who have received results
from radon tests share them with the Community Club.
The August meeting featured a dinner of fried chicken, dressing, Mac & cheese,
green beans, cornbread and rolls topped off with banana budding provided by Haleigh
Watson of Southern Charm General Store from The Bears Den. Christopher Blake,
president of Middle Georgia State University, presented a program on the history of
Ukraine up to the current war.
The Bolingbroke Community Club welcomes new members and welcomes visitors
to its meetings.
(Courtesy of Gregg Phillips and Brandy Bankston-Boynton, co-presidents of the
Bolingbroke Community Club)
Upson Regional offers innovative
dialysis program
Upson Regional Medical
Center (URMC), a lead
ing healthcare provider,
announced on July 25
the introduction of next-
generation innovation into
URMC s dialysis program
with the Tablo Hemodi
alysis System. URMC is
utilizing Tablo to improve
the care experience for
patients, families, nurses,
and physicians, while also
freeing the hospital from
expensive dialysis-related
infrastructure.
Dialysis, otherwise
known as Renal Replace
ment Therapy, is an
expensive problem and
significant burden on the
U.S. health system. In the
U.S., nearly 85 million
dialysis treatments are per
formed resulting in more
than $70 billion spent each
year, accounting for nearly
7 percent of Medicares
budget on only 1 percent of
enrollees. To overcome this
burden, new technology
and care models are needed
to help improve patient
care while reducing the
overall cost. Outset Medi
cals Tablo Hemodialysis
System is an all-in-one en
terprise solution featuring
real-time water purification
and dialysate production
on demand in a single,
compact unit. URMC is the
first healthcare provider in
this area to provide patient
dialysis through Tablo.
URMC CNO Lane Har
rington states, “Tablo is
a game-changer and will
effectively redefine our
dialysis program. For hos
pitalized patients in need of
renal replacement therapy,
what used to require
multiple machines and
specialized skills to operate
is now performed by one
compact device, creating a
more streamlined caregiver
experience.”
“There is a growing
demand for dialysis. With
this rising demand we saw
an opportunity with Tablo
to consolidate our capital
equipment and reduce cost,
while maintaining the high
standard of patient care
the community has come
to expect from URMC,”
added Lane Harrington,
CNO. “The more options
we can offer patients, the
better, especially in the
midst of COVID-19. The
portability and ease of use
of Tablo has enabled us the
ability to deliver treat
ment in multiple locations
within our facility and train
a broader pool of nurses,
giving us more options to
better serve our patients.”
1992
Monroe County is reeling
from news the William Cart
er Company will close its
Forsyth plant and eliminate
228 jobs, nearly 4 percent
of the county's employed
workforce.
Impact of the abrupt closing
of the Carter Company on
Monroe County and Forsyth
include an annual payroll
of $2.6 million, loss to local
merchants and the commu
nity multiplying it at nearly
$7.1 million, ad valorem
taxes of $16,372 and about
$9,000/month paid to the
city of Forsyth for electricity.
The railroad crossing on
N. Lee Street, the roughest
and most heavily traveled in
Forsyth, will close this week
for improvements with traffic
detoured from the Holiday
Inn area to Plantation Hill
Shopping Center.
Public Open House at the
new Monroe County Middle
School will be Sunday, Aug.
23.
Jim Fletcher has decided
not to contest the General
Primary election in which he
lost his bid for county com
mission chairman to Jim Ham
by only six votes that elimi
nated a runoff. Guy Fried
was the third candidate.
Wellington Leisure Products,
Inc. completes closure of its
Forsyth plant, releasing the
last 1 2 employees this week.
A Volkswagen car show will
be at Forsyth City Park on
Sunday.
Lariscy s gift & flower
shop at 54 N. Jackson St.
includes bridal consulting,
interior decorating and flora
arrangement. Joe & Kay
Lariscy had a similar shop in
Madison before moving to
Forsyth.
The Forsyth Golf Course
Tournament opens the new
nine holes for public use. The
corse has been under con
struction about 1 1/2 years.
A sit-down volleyball team
of six men, including Frank
Pickering of Monroe County,
wins the gold medal at
the Amputee Nationals in
Atlanta.
Melissa Ellis, 12, daughter
of Sonny & Debra Ellis,
receives a swimming poo
from the Starlight Founda
tion. She is being treated for
brain cancer at Scottish Rite
Children’s Hospital.
2002
Forsyth residents express
concern about police officers
being hired and then leaving
after city funds are spent to
certify them. Forsyth s starting
pay for certified officers is
$9.25/hour.
Commissioners vote to lower
the percentage of Loco
Option Sales Tax received
by Forsyth from 33.1 to 26
percent; Culloden will get
2.4 percent.
The High Falls/Blount Civic
Club hosts a Candidate
Forum for the four men and
one woman seeking election
to the District 4 commission
seat.
High Falls State Park re-
ceives $150,000 from the
state to renovate its group
shelter.
Culloden city council re
scinds its previous vote for
a change in the location of
restrooms to the entrance of
Ellis Field.
Secretary of State Cathy
Cox presents Mary Persons
student Natalie Grant with a
2002 Excellence in Citizen
ship award.
Roscoe and Alberta Walker
Hudson celebrate their 62nd
wedding anniversary.
Over 50 Monroe County
4-H'ers attend week-long
camp at Rock Eagle with
extension agents John Pope
and Patricia Fletcher, 4-H
program assistant Karen
Johnson, and volunteer
leaders Robby Kinard, Abbie
Bunn, Bobby Cain and Sue
Ann Pannell.
In the Forsyth Golf Club
Championship Tournament
Chuck Dorsett finishes first,
Steve Chaffin second and
Lee Smith third.
Greg Putnal and Buddy
Morris catch five bass
weighing a total of 13.75
lbs. for first place in the July
Lake Juliette Bass Tourna
ment.
2012
An accidental shooting
claims the life of six-year-old
Jenn Stanovich.
Forsyth Dairy Queen raises
about $1,400 at its annua
Miracle Treat Day celebra
tion for Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals.
Monroe County Recreation
Board names eight final
ists out of 40 applicants for
county recreation director.
Jimmy Smith Sr., Monroe
County's maintenance
supervisor at the recreation
department, is charged with
stealing tools worth more
than $5,000 from the county.
Forsyth mayor John How
ard, council members James
Calloway, Mike Dodd, Desi
Hansford, Melvin Lawrence
and Eric Wilson and city
administrator Thomas White
attend the annual MEAG
meeting at Amelia Island and
get an update on construc
tion of the new nuclear units
at Plant Vogtle.
William Roquemore is in
stalled as the new president
of the Forsyth Exchanqe
Club.
Members of Monroe County
Hospital Auxiliary fondly
remember Sara Bittick,
who volunteered with the
Auxiliary for over 30 years,
as her name is added to the
American Cancer Society
Board at the hospital of
those in whose memories
contributions have been
made.
Former Monroe County
resident Carson Dingier, 1 3,
wins a gold medal in youth
pole vaulting in the 2012
Junior Olympic Champion
ships in Baltimore.
Forsyth BB&T Bank collects
school supplies for students
at K.B. Sutton Elementary.
Forsyth firefighters Jason
Thomas and Daryl Prince
visit children at Lads & Lass
ies Learning Center with the
city's new fire truck.
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