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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — There’s nothing like some friendly competition to get your morning started.

The East Point Police Department decided to make some early morning moves to help recruit officers by creating a billboard on McFarland Parkway.

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To help stir the pot, the billboard is within Forsyth County limits. East Point is located in Fulton County.

In a Facebook post by Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the department crossed out East Point’s photo and told East Point, “thanks for playing.”

Forsyth County is also hiring. The starting pay for a deputy sheriff is $62,000, along with a take-home car and other benefits, in what the county considers the best-paid sheriff’s office in Georgia.

The billboard states that East Point police starting pay is $55,000 with education pay incentives.

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office gave East Point Police “B+ for effort.”

Although Forsyth County gave East Point a “B+,” the department says it will keep working hard for that “A.”

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East Point Police and Fire is hosting a job fair on Sept. 9 at the Jefferson Park Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Click here to register.

To join the team at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, text DEPUTY to 706-770-3276.

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