The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, March 29, 2023, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTWIN OAKS FUN FARM Saturday, April 1st Easter Egg Hunt at 12:00 p.m. TAKE FREE PICTURES WITH THE EASTER BUNNY! 1946 JOHNSTONVILLE ROAD • FORSYTH, GA 31029 • 404-456-1198 THIS WEEK’S INSIDE DEALS ►►► ingles . smartsource . new providence www.MyMCR.net • Vol. 52 • No. 13 Warning: This newspaper has not been certified by President Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board 4 Sections, 28 Pages • Wednesday • March 29,2023 • $2.00 INSIDE ► ►► MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Did your child make honor roll? SEE PAGES B3-4 NEW SUBSCRIBERS OF THE WEEK Pquita Adkins Kimberly Sutton Melanie Hughes Michael Long James Wright Doug Ogle Karen Klina Hong Kong Palace DEATHS >»6A Gertrude Day Robert Brooks El Thomas Jones, Jr. Elizabeth Fuller-Jones Jerome Clanzy Sheriff mulls charges as suspected squatters rile upscale Cross Creek Ousted tenant family says they were scammed out of $8,500 By Steve Reece stevereece@gmail.com A Cross Creek subdi vision homeowner was stunned to learn last week that a family had moved into her vacant home with out permission. But the family claimed they were swindled out of $8,500 and only got 4 nights at what they thought would be their new home. Sonja Howell had married her new hus band David Howell last May and they moved to Lake Sinclair, leaving her 3,400-square-foot home at 128 Cross Creek Circle vacant. She put the home, located on the 8th green of the Brickyard Golf Club, on the market in December for nearly $500,000. The house had not sold. But last Monday, March 20, a neighbor saw a See SCAM Page 7A R O @!1 r 1 nr r Hi IMF: Sfln; ii it a m jj' • * s A Travis and Johnnella Randle moved into the home Cross Creek home last Sunday, March 20, but soon found out they had been scammed, according to the MCSO. (Photo illustration/ Steve Reece) Roy Sosebee of Smith Road inspects the sinkhole caused by floods on Monday. (Photo/Steve Reece) Flooding rocks MoCo By Will Davis publisher@mymcnnet Monroe County is drying out after 6+ inches of rain in just 24 hours washed out at least 6 roads and forced evacuations at High Falls State Park on Monday. Monroe County Emer gency Services chief Matt Jackson said 50 campers in High Falls were cut off See FLOODS Page 6A High Falls man gets 20 years for molestation By Will Davis publisher@mymcr.net A High Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to molesting two young family members over a period of years. Gary Harvey, 63, of High Falls pled guilty to six counts HARVEY See PRISON Page 6A Woman finally charged in ’21 vehicular homicide By Will Davis publisher@mymcr.net A 23-year-old Lawrenceville woman has finally been arrested for homicide by vehicle in 2021 when she stopped in the See HOMICIDE Page7A ROBERTS Trammell, Washinger, Harmon among new Hall inductees 6 06605 1341b 6 Kroger, CVS Milllll 8 *0 4879 16264 3 Publix, Dollar General, Circle I By Richard Dumas RDumas@monroecoga.org The Forsyth-Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame board is pleased to announce the induction of eight new members as part of its Class of2023. In a meeting held on Wednesday, March 16, the 11-person Hall of Fame committee selected Smith “Smitty” Driskell, Percy Freeman, Delores Harmon, Robbi Pippinger Richardson, David “Dee Dee” Sewell, Lewis “Son ny” Trammell Jr„ Toby Washinger, and Bryan Watts as its latest Hall of Fame inductees. The eight new members will be enshrined into the Hall at the sixth annual Forsyth-Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame ban quet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, SCG HALL Page 8C Sonny Trammell Robbi Pippinger Richardson Toby Washinger A ^ •'SotrmsiDE Realtors Chad Tyler • 478-731-7072 LAND • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL WWW.CHADTYLERREALTY.COM

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