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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST AT 7 P.M.
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Sandra Wood used to be part-time manager at the High Falls RV Park. Now she must
leave by Dec. 1 but she has nowhere to go. (Photo/Steve Reece)
High Falls park residents to be homeless in 3 weeks
By Steve Reece
stevereece@gmail.com
The new owner of the
High Falls Hideaway RV
Park, Kevin St. Laurent has
big plans for the rundown
property which many
consider a blighted area.
But in the interim, some of
the parks residents are in a
tough spot, scrambling to
find somewhere to go.
St. Laurents company,
High Falls Travel Park, Inc.,
purchased the 6.14-acre
property at 4882 High Falls
Road on Sept. 23,2021,
for $310,000. After a year
of trying to bring the park
up the code, they decided
a complete restoration was
needed. They started with
a new name: Red Oaks RV
Park.
St. Laurents goal is to
have a completely new RV
park up and running early
in 2023 with new electric
service, new septic pipes
and water lines, RV pads,
new laundry facilities, an
office and a new main
tenance barn. Roads are
being graded and drainage
issues are being fixed. Strict
attention is being given to
landscaping to make the
park an attractive addition
to the High Falls area.
It proved to be extremely
difficult for St. Laurent and
his team to upgrade while
tenants were still living
in the 18-lot park, and he
said that regretfully he has
had to ask them to leave.
On Sept. 28, notices were
passed out among tenants
stating that the park would
be rendered inhabitable
starting Dec. 1. Power
and water services will be
shut off on that date and
everyone had to move.
Twelve tenants who have
been living there for years
were given a 60-day notice
to vacate. Five other tenants
who have been there less
than a year were given 30
days and had to be out by
Nov. 1. All tenants were
warned that any personal
property remaining on the
premises after their quit
date would be considered
abandoned and promptly
disposed of.
The tenants were also
See MOVE Page 5A
VETERANS DAY 2022
John Hurst
Hurst, 99, flew
in World War 2
By Will Davis
publisher@mymcr.net
John H. Hurst, 99, flew 57
bombing missions in the Pa
cific during World War 2. But
these days, 6 months from
his 100th birthday, he said he
just doesn’t get around like he
used to.
“I don’t exercise enough,”
sighed Hurst. Hurst lived
many years in south
Monroe County. He
lives in Carlyle Place
in Macon now, but
Monroe County still
claims him as one
of six WW2 veter
ans still living on this
Veterans Day, Friday,
Nov. 11.
Hurst grew up in Per
ry. His father had been
See HURST Page 6A
Game ended early
due to out-of-control
Pike County players
Mary Persons
clinched a home
playoff game on Friday
by dominating Pike
County 46-10. But
fans may remember
the game more for the
antics by the visitors
from Zebulon that
wound up forcing
referees to end the
game with 7:35 left on
the clock. MP coach
Brian Nelson said he
had been trying to
tell referees the game
might get out control
because of Pike players
trying to hurt MP
players after plays.
Nelson said he saw on
tape and heard from other coaches that players for 2-7
Pike might pull stunts in what was the Pirates’ final game
of the season. And that’s what happened. The refs ended
up ejecting 5 Pike players from the game, including No.
47 Milow Alverson, who started it. One MP player was
ejected but MP officials said he was baited into it. After
Pike players were seen trying to hurt MP players for a
third time, Nelson, above, hands on knees, and first-year
Pike coach Bo McMichael, met and decided to end the
game early “We were happy to get out with a win and
move on,” said Nelson. Pike is 1-21 all time against MP.
(Photo/Russ Campbell)
Kemp, Walker
win Monroe Co.,
Ga. eyes runoff
Herchel Walker
Monroe 9,669
Georgia 46%
Brian Kemp
Monroe 10,309
Georgia 51%
Raphael Warnock
Monroe 3,735
Georgia 51%
Stacey Abrams
Monroe 3,314
Republicans
Brian Kemp and
Herschel Walker
dominated in
Monroe County
on Tuesday. State
wide, Kemp was
re-elected while
Walker and Ra
phael Warnock are
headed to a runoff.
Locally, county
voters renewed
a 1-cent sales tax
for schools by a
8905-4440 margin.
And in Culloden,
Louise Brice, Tellas
Daniels and Sarah
Jean Ray were
re-elected, Ray
with one more
vote than Donna
Wilson (26-25).
Georgia 48%
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Friday, November 11th • 11:00 a.m.
GRAND OPENING
Saturday, November 12th • 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
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