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November 2, 2022
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Reporter
Home Alone
for Halloween
Monroe County Reporter
was the perfect prop for
Jackson Stoneciphers cre
ative Halloween costume!
Jackson was a hit as Kevin
from the Christmas classic
Home Alone.”
Photos by
Diane Glidewell
First Baptist hosts Fall Festival
First Baptist Church of For
syth, which is a few blocks
away from the square,
planned a family-fun festi
val to coincide with Forsyth
Main Streets Trick-or-Treat
on the Square. Before or after
circling the square to check
out costumes, decorations and
candy generously supplied by
local businesses and groups,
everyone was invited to the
grounds of the church where
children could play on bounce
houses of various sizes, try
skills at games and try out the
new playground equipment at
First Baptist. Folks of all ages
could enjoy the DJs music,
hot dogs with trimmings and
popcorn, registering for a free
car wash for a year from Big
Peach Car Wash, running through the bubbles and being greeted by lots of friendly faces.
(Photos/Diane Glidewell)
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department that has lost its state certifica
tion.
Forsyth city manager Janice Hall gave city
council those updates at its annual retreat
on Oct. 28. On Oct. 17 council hired Kenny
Smith as a consultant to hire a police chief
from Oct. 18-Dec. 3 for 20 hours/week at
$8,000/month to “handle all aspects of the
recruiting, background checks and inter
views for hiring of a qualified Police Chief’
He was to assist the acting chief with evalu
ating the department for changes needed,
to assist with recruiting officers, consult
with the city managers and acting chief on
personnel matters, consult with vendors
to enhance services and meet with the city
manager and acting chief weekly.
Hall told council she recommended hiring
a consultant because good candidates “get
snatched up quickly ’ She said Smith has
worked as a city manager, most recently
with the city of Jackson. Forsyths last police
chief, Eddie Harris, was removed from the
position on July 29 and subsequently retired
from the city. Alexander Daniels has served
as interim chief since that time.
Hall said a committee of Smith, Forsyth
police officer Terrence Thomas, Jackson
Police Chief James Morgan and Hall herself
will review applications Nov. 7-8 and make a
recommendation to council. Council mem
ber Julius Stroud said he would like to see
someone from Forsyth on the committee to
help select the next police chief.
Hall said that the council hired the con
sultant to have the major input in recruiting
and recommending a chief. She said the
committee members to review the applica
tions each bring a different perspective. Hall
said Morgan was chosen because he brings
a viewpoint from outside of Forsyth and, as
well as being a neighboring police chief, he
is retired from the Georgia State Patrol and
has many years of experience in law enforce
ment but has no local ties in Forsyth.
The application says the successful candi
date “will be a strong advocate for the city
and the department and will hold himself
and the department to high standards of
excellence, will ensure fairness and equity
when enforcing and upholding laws for all
community members, and will immerse
him/herself in the community. The next
chief will effectively balance the administra
tive duties of the position with being present
in the community and responding to calls to
support officers and staff when needed.”
The application says the Forsyth Police
Department includes 21 sworn positions
assigned to administration, patrol, criminal
investigations and code enforcement plus
two civilian positions. It says the chief will
administer a $2.06 million budget.
At the same time the Forsyth Police
Department is recruiting a new police chief
it has allowed its state certification to lapse.
The department earned state certification
under Chief Keith Corley, who considered
it an important initiative. Corley served as
Forsyth police chief from May 2010-Decem-
ber 2015.
Certification is a way of helping law en
forcement agencies improve overall perfor
mance through adhering to professional
objectives and standards and self-analyzing
how to best meet standards. The program
is overseen by the Georgia Association of
Chiefs of Police and currently about 144
agencies are certified.
Hall had told council in her manager’s
report at a council meeting that the police
department would not seek to maintain its
state certification this year because of staff
shortages and other priorities. She said the
department would seek to regain certifica
tion sometime in the future.
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teller knew it.
Crumpton later gave
Barnett Loftis’ ID and a
$100 check he had tried to
cash. She said she believed
that he was pointing a
gun at her, so she pressed
the panic button. She said
Loftis then told her he was
playing and showed his
hand. She told him that you
don’t play like that, and he
said he could do what he
wanted. She answered that
she could too.
A witness who wished
to remain unnamed said
that she had been scared
to death. She said she saw
Loftis put his hand in his
right pocket and then lift
it to point it at Crumpton.
She believed that he had
a gun in his pocket and
thought she heard him say
this was a hold up. She was
visibly shaking, and Barnett
told her Loftis was in cus
tody and no one was hurt.
Loftis’ truck was found
in the parking lot with the
keys in the ignition. He was
taken to jail on a warrant
for robbery by intimida
tion. He was still in jail at
press time on a $50,000
bond.
Sunday afternoon was misty and drizzly, but
it didn t keep eager families from visiting the
Halloween festivities at Monroe County Sher
iffs Office where at least 300 children loaded
up on candy and other goodies provided by
local organizations and businesses. DJ Tay
had children, and parents, dancing in the
street as they visited trunks decorated from
cute to scary and held out buckets and bags
for their collections. Pinkys Shaved Ice with a
big choice of flavorings was a hit of the day
as were the many creative costumes. Children
even received books at one stop. (Photos/Jody
Glidewell)
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