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Pictured, L-R: Sam Watson, Avery Coker, and Adam McGin
nis.
RSCA essay winners
Rock Springs Christian Academy sixth grade
students participated and placed in the Georgia Farm
Bureau Middle School Essay Contest through Lamar
Country Farm Bureau Office. This was a county wide
competition with public, private and homeschool,
middle school students. RSCA took the top three
places.
Sam Watson placed first place and will move on
to district competition. If he wins district Watson
will then go to the state finals. Avery Coker placed
second and Adam McGinnis placed third.
Home-schooled
students could play
public school sports
Home-schooled
students in Georgia may
soon get the opportunity
to compete on their lo
cal public school sports
team. If Senate Bill 51 is
passed, home-schooled
students in sixth through
twelfth grades may
participate in sports,
the arts such as band
and drama, and other
clubs as long as they are
enrolled in at least one
online class that is of
fered through their local
public school system.
The Senate Education
and Youth Committee
voted 7-2 in support of
the bill on Feb. 17, and
it will now continue on
in the Senate for further
debate.
Robin Hines, execu
tive director of the GHSA,
expressed to the commit
tee that passing the bill
would “provide opportu
nities for young people.”
Hines also stated that
with the current state
of education due to the
coronavirus pandemic,
“it’s not a far leap” to
allow students who tra
ditionally are enrolled in
virtual classes to partici
pate in extracurricular
activities.
Georgia has the
chance to join 25 other
states in allowing home-
schooled students to be
a part of activities and
sports.
Most of these bills are
nicknamed “Tim Tebow
bills” after the former
University of Florida
quarterback who was
home-schooled while
playing football for a Flo
ridian public school.
Georgia’s version of
the bill is named after
Dexter Mosley, a father of
six home-schooled ath
letes, who passed away
in 2019 at the age of 51.
Students would
participate in clubs
and sports for the local
public school in which
they are zoned and must
be selected for teams
through a normal tryout
process along with tradi
tional students.
“This is not just a
sports bill,” said Cole
Muzio, executive director
of the Family Policy Alli
ance of Georgia. “This is
a bill to end discrimina
tion in our state against
home school students
and allow them to partic
ipate in all extracurricu
lar activity only available
at their public school.”
Much of the pushback
from Georgia schools has
been due to potential
costs, taking spots on
teams away from tradi
tional students, and the
uncertainty over how
to discipline a home-
schooled student.
Requiring a student to
enroll in at least one on
line course facilitated by
their local public school
resolves the issue, as it
ensures the student must
adhere to the school’s
student code of conduct.
“It’s time for us (Geor
gia) to move in this direc
tion,” Hines said.
Hines said the GHSA
is not fully on board with
the move, citing the need
for local schools to main
tain power in deciding
the ways home-schooled
students are allowed to
participate.
Public Meetings
•Aldora Town Commission, Tuesday, April 13,10
a.m., Barnesville Houseing Authority;
•Barnesville City Council, Monday, April 5, 5:30
p.m., police station;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Development
Authority, Thursday, April 8,10:30 a.m., Chamber/
IDA board room;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Library Board, Tuesday,
March 16, 5:30 p.m.
• Family Connections Collaborative, Thursday, April
8, 9 a.m., E.P. Roberts Center;
• Lamar County Tax Assessors, Thursday, April 8, 2
p.m., administration building;
• Lamar County Board of Education, Monday, April
12, 6 p.m., board offices;
• Lamar County Board of Elections, Monday, March
22, 6 p.m., administration building;
• Lamar County Commission, Tuesday, March 16, 7
p.m., courthouse;
• Lamar County Health Dept. Thursday, May 20,12
p.m. Health Dept. Building;
• Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation
District, Wednesday, April 7, 9 a.m., USDA service
center;
•Milner City Council, Monday, March 22, 6 p.m.,
Milner Community Library.
Hope Tree hopes to serve
seniors, kids, families
Hope Tree Ministries
director Jimmy Fam-
bro is looking for any
families in need of food,
especially those which
include children and
older persons.
“No one should go to
bed hungry, especially
children,” he said, “and
seniors often can’t get
out to get their food.”
Hope Tree has a fund at
Giant Mart which allows
people in need to obtain
groceries. Anyone wish
ing to donate to Hope
Tree Ministries may give
the funds to Giant Mart
to increase access for
people in need.
Fambro can be
reached at 678-072-2457.
Hope Tree Food Bank is
located at 110 Carleeta
Street at College Street.
Texas power outage
FROM PAGE 4A
Georgia and Dalton Utili
ties, remains on track for
completion within the
PSC-approved schedule
for Unit 3 this November
and Unit 4 in November
2022.
In summation, Pride-
more says that unlike
Texas where there is
plenty of finger-pointing
among all parties as to
who was responsible
for the massive outage,
“In Georgia, the ratepay
ers have a say in how
decisions are being made
on their behalf. If they
think 1 am doing a good
job representing them,
they will reelect me. If
not, they will find some
one else to do it.” After
hearing how much more
efficiently our power
system operates in Geor
gia as compared to the
debacle in Texas, she has
my vote.
Dick Yarbrough is a Southern
philosopher, political pundit and
straight-shooting humorist all rolled
into one. Seen weekly in nearly
one million households throughout
Georgia, his column is an artful mix
of comedy and candor that leaves
readers amused, inspired or enraged,
but always engaged!
Conservation easements
FROM PAGE 4A
• Updated the regula
tory language describ
ing the United States’
inspection authority to
reflect the existing right
of enforcement lan
guage used in ACEP-ALE
conservation easements,
wherein NRCS provides
the agricultural land
easement holder and the
landowner notice and a
reasonable opportunity
to participate in an in
spection of the easement
area.
• Revised the regula
tory language to specify
the minimum and maxi
mum durations for ACEP-
ALE agreements based
on an eligible entity’s
certification status under
ACEP-ALE.
Updates to ACEP Wet
land Reserve Easements:
• Incorporated prior
ity into the ACEP-WRE
ranking criteria for lands
enrolled in the CRP-T1P
that are farmed wetland
and adjoining land that
has the highest wetland
functions and values
and is likely to return to
production after the land
leaves CRP.
NRCS accepts ACEP
applications year-round,
but applications are
ranked and funded dur
ing enrollment periods
that are set locally. For
more information, visit
your state website from
nrcs.usda.gov.
Obituaries are published as received
Jean Hayes
Mrs. Jean Crawley Hayes, 74, of Milner, Georgia
passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at WellStar
Spalding Hospital.
Mrs. Hayes was born in Griffin, Georgia on Decem
ber 15, 1946. Her parents, Charles D. Crawley and
Frances Tucker Crawley precede her in death. Jean
was a member of the Family Worship Center, a former
real estate agent, member of the Georgia and National
Association of Realtors. She formally worked for the
U.S. Postal Service and was the owner of the Spalding
Pawn Shop. Jean was the type person who thought
about others before herself. She will be dearly
missed.
Survivors include, her husband Harold Hayes;
sons and daughters-in-law, Bryan and Julie Hayes,
Aaron and Heather Hayes; grandchildren, Tara Green,
Ashton Green, Rowan Hayes, Eliana Hayes; great
grandchildren Hadley Green, Avery Kate Green, Em
mie Green; sister, Laverne Duncan; brother, Charles
D. Crawley, Jr; several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh
Road, Griffin is in charge of all arrangements.
Please join the family at www.conner-westburyfu-
neralhome.com to leave a condolence or a memory
on her web page and to live stream the services.
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We would like to thank
everyone who called, sent
cards, or provided food during
the time of the loss of our wife
and mother Jean C. Hayes.
Harold, Bryan & Aaron Hayes
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The kindness of relatives, church members
and friends who shared our sorrow has com
forted and sustained us in the illness and loss
of my dear son, Mr. Eugene “Gene” Zellner.
I will forever be grateful
to each of you.
Mrs. Catherine Hugh, Mother
Barnesville and the entire
Zellner family from Tampa,
Florida.
Thank you for the calls, cards, visits,
monetary gifts, food and prayers. A Special
“thank you” to my family and friends from
Tampa, Florida.
Mr. Eugene Zellner
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