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IMAGE: DENNIS ARMSTRONG
Rendering of new VFW Club building
Dennis Armstrong of Milner has begun conceptual drawings for the construction of the new VFW Post facility. Construction of the new building will begin later this year. Fundraising events to
support the project are ongoing. The post officially celebrated its 75th anniversary Sunday.
The new building will be built on the north side of the existing post home. Armstrong operates Southern Classic Designs which is based in Milner.
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After appointing Tim
Turner, acting city man
ager, as a voting delegate
to both the MEAG
election commit
tee and Electric
Cities of Georgia
Inc., the Barnes-
ville council last
week heard an
objection from
member Bill
Claxton in opposi
tion to Turner’s
appointment
replacing the late
David Rose on the
Industrial Devel
opment Authority.
Claxton said
he felt that “...
regardless of
whether Mr.
Turner is eventu
ally named city
manager, his posi
tion now is acting
but not perma
nent.” He added
that “because it’s
local” the IDA ap
pointment should
be a permanent
position, not
subject to change
if Turner were not
the eventual, offi
cial city manager.
Mayor Peter
Banks said “Kenny
Roberts was on
the IDA board,
David Rose also,”
and that Turner
is fully authorized to
conduct all the business
of a city manager and to
serve the city on other
boards. Banks said he
attends the IDA meetings
as a city representative,
but does not have a vote,
“and 1 think we need
someone in there who
can vote on behalf of the
city’s interests.”
Councilman Christo
pher Hightower said he
saw no reason not to
appoint Turner to the
voting position, since
the two other appoint
ments were approved
unanimously. Council
man Sammie Shropshire
said he could “see both
councilmen’s concerns,”
and would like to delay
the vote for more con
sideration. There was
no motion to table, but
a motion by Hightower,
seconded by Butch Mc
Daniel to make Turner’s
appointment to
IDA was approved
4-1 with Claxton
voting no.
After a ques
tion from citizen
Michael Rogers,
the council and
Turner discussed
ways for using
the State and
Local Recovery
Funds to recoup
economic dam
ages after the
pandemic. Turner
said five ways are
authorized, but
not explained in
detail: to support
public health
expenditures,
recover from
negative econom
ic impacts in the
city, replace lost
public sector rev
enue, and invest
in water, sewer
and broadband
improvements.
Turner said the
city is “waiting
for further infor
mation” about
the funding from
federal or state
agencies.
At a public
hearing just
before the regu
lar meeting, the council
approved first reading of
an ordinance to rezone
0.437 acres at 302 Taylor
Street, owned by Vicky
Reams, from C-2, gen
eral commercial district,
to R-1B, single-family
residential, low density
district. Also approved,
a resolution to allow
variances in setbacks at
Lot 8 of Spencer Hol
low subdivision. Builder
Denny Dunn had asked
for the variances; during
a lengthy discussion, it
was determined that the
changes requested would
be no more invasive than
smaller setbacks on oth
er properties in Spencer
Hollow. A motion to ap
prove the variances was
approved unanimously.
TURNER
CLAXTON
BANKS
HIGHTOWER
SUBMITTED
LREA scholarship recipient Natalie Hunter (center) is congratulated by Anita Cole, LREA scholarship co-chair (left) and Linda
Olivier, LREA president (right).
Natalie Hunter earns LREA scholarship
Natalie Hunter was awarded the 2021 Lamar
Retired Educators Association Scholarship recently
given by Anita Cole and Linda Olivier.
She plans to attend Gordon State College and pur
sue an associate of arts degree in visual arts. Later,
she plans to continue her education at Kennesaw
State University and work toward a bachelor of sci
ence degree in art education.
Email news@
barnesville.com or
call 770-358-NEWS
(6397) to have an
event published in
The Herald Gazette.
Trickel, Clements make Dean’s List
More than 1,700
students were named to
Valdosta State Univer
sity’s Spring 2021 Dean’s
List including students
from Lamar County.
Local students who
earned Dean’s List
honors include Sophie
Trickel of The Rock,
Chloe Clements of Milner
and Taylor Davis of
Barnesville.
Dean’s List honors are
reserved for the highest
achieving students at
VSU. To qualify students
must achieve a semester
grade point average of
3.50 or higher on nine
or more semester hours
with an institutional
grade point average of
3.00 or higher.
Rylie Butler graduates from GSU
More than 4,000 students graduated from Georgia
State University at the associate’s, bachelor’s and
graduate levels during the spring 2021 semester,
including one student from Lamar County.
Rylie Butler of Milner earned a bachelor of arts
degree, majoring in sign language interpreting.
Nominations sought
for Leadership
Lamar class of 2021
The Chamber of
Commerce is seeking
nominations for the 2021-
22 Leadership Lamar
class. The
program is
designed
to build fu
ture lead
ers and
is being
revamped
for the
upcoming session.
The class begins with
a team building retreat
August 6-7. Instruction
runs through May 2022.
Students will study local
history, government,
industry,
agricultural
operations,
education,
utilities and
healthcare
among other
interests.
For more
information, contact
chamber president Me
lissa Lee at 770.358.5884.
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Registration forms at LCPS and LCES,'
Milner & Barnesville Libraries, and The Herald Gazette,
or call 770-358-5888 to request
mailed form and/or scholarship
City Council divides
on IDA appointment