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Kristen Roney earns Master's degree
Kristen Roney ob
tained her Master of
Education Degree from
Liberty
University
on December
18, 2020. Her
education
career began
RONEY with teaching
second grade at Jack-
son Road Elementary in
Griffin. She is currently
teaching third grade at
Rock Springs Christian
Academy in Milner,
GA, where among many
other accolades, she and
her class, were awarded
the 2020 project funds
from Southern Rivers
Energy for the innovative
and educational projects
in her class.
Kristin is married to
Brennan Roney, mom
to 10 year old, Cooper
Roney and daughter of
Kent and Joy Kingsley, all
of Milner.
Friends of the Library invitations sent
Invitations to become a Friend of the
Barnesville-Lamar County Library were
mailed recently. The city and county
residents have a history of supporting
their library, education and literacy.
That is one of the reasons living here is
so desirable.
You can carry on the tradition by
responding to an invitation or you can
stop by the circulation desk at the
library. Individual memberships are
$20. Corporate memberships of $300
or more receive special recognition for
their generosity.
Membership dues are used to fund
Story-time and Book Buddies for young
children, the Teen Program, the pur
chase of books, and special equipment
needs.
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Rep. Smyre featured as Gordon
Legacy Lecture series speaker
Rep. Calvin Smyre was the featured lecture speaker at
Gordon State College recently.
Gordon State College
hosted its Legacy Lecture
Series on Sunday evening
as Rep. Calvin Smyre
from the 135th District
of Georgia’s House of
Representatives spoke to
Highlander students via
Zoom and in the Student
Activity and Recreation
Center Arena.
“The Legacy Lecture
series was started to
ensure students felt
empowered to continue
their journey and cre
ate a legacy that pro
pels those coming after
them,” said Dr. Kirk A.
Nooks, President of Gor
don State College. “Hav
ing Rep. Calvin Smyre
share his story was a mo
ment that Gordon State
College will remember for
years to come.”
Rep. Smyre shared
many thoughts and ideas
with the Highlander
student body as well as
numerous virtual guests
that included GSC faculty
and staff; Gordon State
College Foundation
Board of Trustees’ mem
bers Dan White, Chase
Idol, and Jim Edwards;
and constituents such as
Barnesville mayor Peter
Banks and Stockbridge
mayor Anthony Ford.
Over 180 people attended
the hybrid virtual event.
“1 want to be remem
bered as a person who
gave of his time and en
ergy in trying to make a
better life for the people
he represented,” said
Rep. Smyre (D), who has
served in the Georgia
House of Representa
tives since 1975. “Today,
1 represented the young
people in the audience
and the viewers listening.
1 represented a legacy
that was created to pro
vide an opportunity for
all those who want to see
change.
“Today was important
for me to share with stu
dents that when oppor
tunity knocks, be ready
to open the door. 1 have
seen many things dur
ing my lifetime. If 1 have
the opportunity to leave
something behind, it is
the opportunity to share
my legacy.”
GSC was also honored
to have Rep. Debra Baze-
more (D) from District 63
(Riverdale), Rep. Regina
Lewis-Ward (D) from Dis
trict 109 (McDonough)
and Rep. Kim Schofield
(D) from District 60 (At
lanta) attend virtually.
“On behalf of the
student body at Gordon
State College, we were
very excited that Calvin
Smyre was the keynote
speaker this year,” said
Ruben Raymond, GSC
Student Government
Association president.
“The 2nd Annual Legacy
Lecture was a great event
with inspirational musi
cal selections and a mo
tivating speech was pre
sented by Representative
Calvin Smyre. It was such
a pleasure to introduce
such a living legend, and
the quote that 1 remem
bered most from Calvin
Smyre’s speech was ‘It’s
not about how you drive,
but how you arrive.’”
CHURCH NOTE
• Rock Springs
Church: log on to rock-
springsonline.com and
watch live services
Sundays at 8 a.m., 9:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednes
day evening activities at
7 p.m.
• Compassion Car
Ministry offers trans
portation to medical
appointments for Lamar
County residents who
have been diagnosed
with cancer. Drivers will
pick up the patient and
take them to physicians
offices, treatment centers
and the airport for out
of town treatment. Call
Barnesville First Baptist
Church at 770.358.2353 to
schedule a trip.
• New Life Anointed
Ministries: Morning
worship at 11 a.m., Bible
studies on Wednesday
nights at 7:30, all are
invited; food pantry is
open the third Wednes
day each month, food
baskets are given out
at 5 p.m., first come
first serve 770.358.9102,
948 Veterans Parkway,
Barnesville.
• Marvin United Meth
odist: Drive-by prayer re
quest box. Drive by, drop
request in box. Prayer
group meets Wednes
days, 5:30 p.m.
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