Commissioners
terminate Hodskins
See page 7B
Craddock Center
Moves
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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 14 THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 | WWW.FANNINSENTINEL.COM
Child Abuse Prevention Month in Fannin County
By Marci Watson, Sentinel Staff Writer
Front Row, Left to Right: Jessica Draper, DFCS; Laura Hicks, GMH; Lisa Salmon, CASA; Commissioner Bill Simonds; Linda Mahan, Family Connection; Kathy Henson, DFCS; Shelia Stone, Open Arms; Sheriff
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Sarah Turner, DFCS; Jacki Bramlett, Drug Court; Dianne Scoggins, CASA; Judge John Worcester; Andrea Gibby, ACC; Robin Hilton, NGMCN; Amanda Murphy, Fannin DFCS.
See ABUSE pg. 6A
Senator David Perdue returns from
visiting Georgia troops overseas
Visits Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Afghanistan & Iraq
U.S. Senator David Perdue
(R-GA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just returned from a visit to
Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The Congressional Delegation went to review
the unfolding campaign against
ISIS and to meet with some of
America’s closest partners about
regional security threats.
“From ISIS to Iran, the United
States faces a global security
FULVLV,VSHFL¿FDOO\UHPDLQFRQcerned about the lack of a strategy to defeat ISIS and prevent
a nuclear Iran. As a member of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, I will help to ensure
that we conduct vigorous oversight on the President’s proposed
See PERDUE pg 6A
Meet Dora April 16 at 5 p.m. at the Fannin County Library
Dora the Explorer talks
about 60 years in journalism
By Cynthia Maude
Senator Perdue meets with Commander Elliott “Kip” Wright, Staff Sergeant Ricky Edwards, and Captain
Patrick Milott in Afghanistan.
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