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THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Cemetery damage appears to be accidental
Damage to multiple graves in the Crawley Cemetery on Old
Hwy. 41 North near the former Lighthouse location was dis
covered over the weekend. Multiple headstones were heavily
damaged. Sheriff Brad White reported Monday the damage
appears to be accidental. “It looks like somebody ran off the
road and into the cemetery. We have some parts from the
vehicle and are working to figure out the make and model of
the car then we will go from there,” the sheriff said.
English can run for magistrate judge
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officially challenge a
candidate’s eligibility to
seek office, Christopher
said.”At this point, no for
mal challenge has been
filed,” English empha
sized and the board and
county attorney Scott
Mayfield agreed.”! have
been open and transpar
ent since 1 decided to
seek this office. 1 have
provided this board with
my criminal record and
my restoration of rights.
1 have been in constant
contact with Ms. Reid.
Now 1 am qualified and
have spent consider
able funds. 1 tried to deal
with this through of
ficial means yet here we
are,” English continued.
“My pardon wipes my
criminal record clean.
The law absolves me
completely. Any chal
lenge must be brought
by a registered voter or
the elections superinten
dent. This is a de facto
action by the district
attorney.”Christopher
agreed. “This is not
a citizen complaint.
That would make me
more comfortable,” he
said.’This is the district
attorney’s opinion and
he wants you to act on
it. He has proactively
inserted himself into
this situation,” English
argued. Noting chairper
son Elaine Williams and
the board had done the
right thing in calling the
hearing, board member
Monica Walters said,
“Due to his pardon, we
have no other course
of action but to accept
Mr. English as a quali
fied candidate.’’Looking
around the room, English
said, ‘1 notice the district
attorney’s opinion was
not strong enough for
him to show up here this
morning.”Christopher
then made a motion the
board not pursue a chal
lenge. It was seconded by
member Scott Cone. The
vote was 4-0 to approve
the motion. Chairper
son Williams is a City of
Barnesville appointee
to the board and votes
only in the event of a tie.
Christopher was appoint
ed by the City of Milner.
Cone is the Democratic
party appointee. Walters
is the Lamar County ap
pointee. Member Mike
Perry is the Republican
party appointee.
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Alleged killer should
be extradited this week
Jaylan Jashad Ray, the
22-year-old Albany man
charged with killing an
Ellenwood teenager and
dumping her body here,
has given up on fighting
extradition and should
be returned here this
week, sheriff Brad White
reported Monday. He will
face a preliminary hear
ing in magistrate court
upon his return.
Ray is
charged with
murder and
aggravated
assault in
the shoot
ing death
RAV of D’Shunti
Kyanni Hunter, 17, whose
body was found in
Unionville Church Cem
etery here Jan. 10. More
charges are pending.
Milner council discusses
five main goals for 2021
KAV S. PEDROTTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
Milner city council
members began the pro
cess of “looking toward
the future” at a recent
meeting by determining
five main goals for the
city in 2021. Mayor Andy
Marlowe was unable to
attend the meeting, said
to be an “organizational
meeting” preceding a
regular council meeting
Jan. 19.
The goals were
described by city admin
istrator Tausha Grose
as a place to
start defining
what the city
actually can
do in 2021 and
beyond. Coun
cil member
Vickie Smith
_ commented,
“These would
be doable
^ goals that
oraiTu align with the
SM ™ city’s compre
hensive plan.”
The goals are 1)
road improvements; 2)
stormwater management
to prevent flooding; 3)
updating the city charter;
4) code enforcement;
5) a master plan for
Parks and Recreation to
include provisions for
events sponsored by the
city or other entities.
The council also ap
pointed personnel for dif
ferent positions in 2021:
George Weldon, continu
GROSE
ing as mayor
pro tern; Scott
Mayfield as
city and pros
ecuting at
torney; Kathy
Martin, mu
nicipal judge;
CPA, Mauldin
and Jenkins;
engineers, Fal
con Company;
appointees
to Downtown
Development
Authority and
Planning and
Zoning com
mittee still
incomplete.
In another “roundtable
discussion” on the future
of the Milner Commu
nity Library, council
members and members
of the library board met
to discuss whether the
city will take possession
of the library building
needs, but not its admin
istration. The council
members were George
Weldon, also chair of
the library board; Skip
Seda, Vickie Smith, and
Regina Stephens; other
library board members
were Beth Gaff and Amy
Morgan.
After a lengthy discus
sion, no firm commit
ments were reached.
It was agreed that the
board and the city would
make separate lists of
expectations of the other
entity, and meet again to
iron out details.
COVID-19:
Lamar adds two more deaths
Lamar County had
1147 confirmed cases of
COVID-19 as of the Jan.
31 update from DPH.
That number is up from
1094 cases Jan. 24. Lamar
has had 79 coronavirus
related hospitalizations.
The community also
recorded two new deaths
last week to run its total
to 33. The latest to suc
cumb were an 81-year-
old white male and a
67-year-old black male.
As of Monday, sheriff
Brad White was tracking
143 positive cases at 123
local residences.
Local COVID-19
numbers and those from
surrounding counties are
updated daily at barnes-
ville.com.
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CHIEF MAGISTRATE
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* Valdosta State University, B.S. Criminal Justice, Honors Program Graduate (1997)
* Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, juris Doctor (2000)
* Admitted to Georgia Bar 2000-2008 (passed the Bar Exam on 1st attempt)
* Over 20 Years of Relevant & Diverse Legal Experience
- Experienced former courtroom and appellate attorney
- The ONLY candidate with any experience in Magistrate Court other than seeking warrants
- The ONLY candidate with any Civil Law experience in Magistrate Court
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