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THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
MLK Day observed
Barnesville mayor Peter Banks welcomed a small crowd to the Martin Luther King Day
observance Jan. 16 at the courthouse. The event was resurrected at the last minute after being
canceled due to COVID. About 30 people took part.
Gordon football investigation
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compliance at the col
lege, about the matter on
Jan. 15.
Lt. Payne expects to
file multiple charges
against Carter this week.
Gordon officials referred
inquiries to
Aaron Diamant, vice-
chancellor for commu
nications at the Univer
sity System of Georgia.
Diamant issued
a brief state
ment saying only,
“Mr. Carter is no
longer employed
at Gordon State
College. We can
not comment
further pending
conclusion of the
investigation.”
The Highlanders will
kick off their six-game
schedule March 6 at
Middle Georgia.
Calvin Adams
is serving as
interim coach. He
is joined by vol
unteer assistants
Christian Lane,
offensive coordi
nator; Chad Few
of Barnesville,
defensive coordinator;
and Rodnique Brown, as
sistant defensive coordi
nator.
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Commission discusses
EMS staffing, response times
WALTER GEIGER
NEWS@BARNESVILLE.COM
The Lamar County
commission discussed
issues with Community
Ambulance involving
staffing and response
times at its regular meet
ing Jan. 19 (See related
story, page 1A). Sheriff
Brad White said there
have been times when
dispatchers have had
five calls pending EMS
response.
The county pays
nothing for EMS service
at present.
Community
operates on
a fee basis.
The com
mission
discussed
negotiating
a contract
with Community to use
county funds to supple
ment pay for EMTs.
“There is currently
a contract. They are
not abiding by it so you
will have to negotiate a
contract amendment,”
county attorney Scott
Mayfield said.
The commission voted
unanimously to pursue
the amendment.
In other action, the
commission:
•Approved routine
minutes.
•Appointed commis
sioner Bennie Horton
as vice-chairman. That
position rotates among
the members.
•Appointed Smith,
Welch, Webb and White
county attorneys.
•Appointed Drs. Lee
Woodall, Terri Wilson,
Haley Manley and Aaron
Buice as county physi
cians.
•Appointed James But
ler county surveyor.
•Appointed Mayfield
open records custodian.
•Approved $130,000
for three patrol cars for
the sheriff’s office. This
is a planned expenditure
under SPLOST. The fund
ing was authorized ahead
of time so the sheriff and
county administrator can
jump on deals when they
find them.
•Renewed the proba
tion supervision services
contract.
•Heard from citizen
Dorothy Carter who
thanked God for free
speech. “Racism exists
here. Racism has been
here since the first slave
ships arrived. We need
to open our hearts and
minds and listen,” Carter
said in part.
She also encouraged
people to wear masks.
Commis
sioner Bob
Heiney
argued masks
are not effec
tive in fight
ing COVID.
“Listen to
the science not political
science,” Heiney admon
ished Carter.
Chairman Charles
Glass noted he wears a
mask be
cause COVID
is carried in
respiratory
droplets and
masks do
reduce that
danger.
MAYFIELD
HEINEY
GLASS
Milner man killed in crash
A Milner man was
killed Jan. 19 in a high
speed collision in Spald
ing County. State troop
ers say the driver of a
2001 Ford Explorer was
fleeing a traffic stop when
he lost control in a curve
and hit a building on East
McIntosh Road.
Michael Jerome Hand,
49, of Milner was dead at
the scene.
The driver,
Michael
Ward, 38,
of Stock-
bridge,
was taken
to Grady
HAND in Atlanta.
He faces
multiple charges.
Another passenger,
Nicola Gray, 38, of Col
lege Park, was air lifted
to Grady. The fourth
occupant of the Explorer,
Dustin Turner, 27, of Grif
fin, was taken to Atlanta
Medical Center.
Conner-Westbury
Funeral Home handled
arrangements for Hand
but no service was held.
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