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Grinch strikes TMT Farms
Donated toys stolen from site of annual Christmas display
TMT Farms File Web
Roy and Deborah Thompson wave to visitors and thank them for donations at THT Farms' annual Christmas lights extravaganza in this photo from 2014. Sadly, the Grinch has been paying regular visits to TMT this year, with donated toys stolen and several acts of vandalism. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file
TMT Farms, which hosts an annual Christmas lights display that doubles as a food and toy drive, was robbed Friday in broad daylight by someone who easily could be described as the Grinch. About 100 toys that had been donated to be given to children of less fortunate circumstances were taken sometime during the day Friday "while everyone was gone," said Bulloch County Board of Commissioners Chairman-elect Roy Thompson, whose family owns TMT Farms. Every year, people come from all over the region, including from as far away as Atlanta and South Carolina, to view the drive-through display that takes 17 weeks each year to assemble, he said.
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