Reporter wins awards

Reporter wins awards

BY WILL DAVIS The Monroe County Reporter won three awards for advertising excellence at the Georgia Press Association ad conference on Friday, April 13. The Reporter’s ad for Your Gold Broker in Forsyth won second place in the service/institutional category. A testimonial ad for Central Georgia Golf Cars featuring Hill Daniel of Forsyth, for whom(…)

‘Welcome Home’ named best in Georgia

‘Welcome Home’ named best in Georgia

BY WILL DAVIS A new magazine produced by the Monroe County Reporter and Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce last year won a top award in the Georgia Press Association’s annual advertising contest earlier this month. Welcome Home, which debuted last summer as a full-color 96-page magazine for newcomers to Monroe County, took first place in(…)

Now this is a great newspaper

Now this is a great newspaper

BY WILL DAVIS This week’s edition makes me a proud papa, or at least a proud publisher. Much of the credit goes to Gina Herring, who gave as much as those Mary Persons’ teenagers on the athletic fields over the past week. She’s been pulling together our big 12-page Spring Sports Preview that you’ll find(…)

Amy Haisten joins Reporter

Amy Haisten joins Reporter

BY WILL DAVIS The new graphics designer for the Monroe County Reporter brings a wealth of experience and creative talent to the county’s hometown newspaper. Amy Haisten started with the Reporter in October. A Butts County resident, Haisten graduated from LaGrange College with a B.A. in art and design in 2003. She went to work(…)