The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, May 24, 2023, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA 0 ''SQtlTHSl DE Realtors Chad Tyler • 478-731-7072 LAND • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL WWW.CHADTYLERREALTY.COM THIS WEEK’S INSIDE DEALS ►►► INGLES • SMARTSOURCE -V ^ THE BEST LITTLE PAPER IN GEORGIA INSIDE ► ►► INTRODUCINGITHE' See our Salute to the Class of 2023 SEE SECTION, INSIDE NEW SUBSCRIBERS OF THE WEEK Rachel Cafferty Ben Combes Cherry Rush Stephanie Walker Nancy Gentile Tim Sasser DEATHS m6A Charlie Watts Cora Head Freida Davis Kelly Martin ivm * §■ L Ik SjIII w , "u- T . _ 1 BOE chairman Stuart Pippin, left, and member Greg Head speak with upset cheer parents in the hall after Mondays meeting. 'You ought to be embarrassed' Parents, taxpayers blast school board for refusing to allow comments after 2 successful coaches port ways with MP By Will Davis publisher@mymcr.net Some Mary Persons parents are demanding answers after two coaches with successful records were fired or resigned in the past week. MP cheer parents packed into a called school board meeting on Monday asking that long-time cheer coaches Kyle and Katie Ward be allowed to continue working with the program. Ward resigned two weeks ago after complaints about him from some MP spirit cheerleader parents. In his resigna tion email, he offered to continue helping the program as an assistant. Long-time MCMS cheer coach and MP assistant Anni Horne was named Wards replacement and reportedly wants Wards help. But school administrators apparent ly rejected Ward’s offer. The MP See BOE Page 7A Five years for letting boyfriend molest daughter DA: There are no words to describe a mother who would allow this to happen to her children. By Will Davis publisher@mymcr.net A Forsyth woman was sentenced to 5 years in pris on on Tuesday, May 11 for letting her then-boy friend, a sex offender, molest her 7-year-old daughter. Sherry Nicholson, 47, of For syth pled guilty to harboring a sex offender and second-degree cruelty to children. Judge Bill Fears accepted a plea deal that includes a 5-year prison sentence. Assistant district attorney Dorothy Hull said that Nicholson harbored her boyfriend, Kenneth Scott Queen, 35, at her home in the Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park on See PRISON Page 4C Upscale Forsyth Lofts coming to downtown By Diane Glidewell news@mymcr.net Many citizens have been wondering what the devel oper s plans are for the shady, open area on North Jackson Street that for several years has been the site of the Forsyth Farmers Market on Fridays from May to October, the lo cation of the Kids Zone during —- 1 M j *{33\EEt\ E9\E0\ fflFI \ FHFH is' m LT=rnnr I mi Ihdpi :i;ij 300 LOFTS Page 4C A sketch of the Forsyth Lofts planned for Jackson Street. 6 Dfi&[]5 T341b Kroger, CVS 8 *0 4879 16264 fi 3 Publix, Dollar General, Circle K Golf course superintendent fired, arrested for stealing Forsyths highly-re garded golf course superintendent has been relieved after he was arrested and accused of charging more than $17,000 in personal ex penses on the golf course credit card. BRUNSON Reese Allen Brunson, 37, of Juliette, was charged with credit card fraud last Thursday, May 11. Sources told the Reporter they think Brunson may have been stealing to fund an addiction issue. “He had a gift from God, and he blew it,” sighed For syth Golf Course president Dean Darden. Darden said that Brim- son, who was hired at the course in 2019, was very good at his job at keeping the course green and lush. But course officials found discrepancies in their books in recent months and confronted him, giving him the opportunity to “make it right”. When he made no moves to do so, he was relieved of his duties and the club called authorities. Monroe County sheriff’s Capt. Ricky Davis said Brunson was buying stuff for the golf course that never wound up at the golf course. Or he would buy fertilizer and get cash back. He said they can prove he stole about $17,000 but said he expects it’s more like $30,000. Davis said Brunson refused to talk to investigators. WANT TO BUY: 50 TO 500 ACRES CLOSE IN 7 DAYS • DAVID 478-202-3350

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