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Tuesday, July 6,2021
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Barnesville, Ga. 30204
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Heroic effort saves boy
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
An heroic effort by first
responders saved the life of
a seven-year-old boy who
was pulled from the pool at
an Airbnb at 312 Collier Road
in Barnesville, the owner of
which has been under a cease
and desist order since March
31.
Law enforcement, firefight
ers and EMTs were dispatched
to The Black Chateau at about
8:45 July 1 after adults at the
facility pulled the boy from
an indoor/outdoor pool and
began CPR. It is unknown how
long the child had been un
derwater. He was found in the
outdoor area.
First responders took over
and worked on the boy for an
extended period in an ambu
lance. He was then transported
to Spalding Regional with
two first responders riding
along to continue the
resuscitation effort. At
some point, pulse and
blood pressure were
established and the child
was flown to an Atlanta
trauma unit. He was in
critical condition at press
time.
According to Capt. A1
Moltrum of the BPD, se
curity video at the house
showed the boy swim
ming in the deep end.
It appeared he ingested
some water, started
struggling and eventually
went under.
The house is in a
district where city zoning
does not allow bed and
breakfast operations. It is
owned by Special Breed
Investment Group, LLC.
The registered agent for the
company is Anthony Williams
who has no business license
for the operation.
A cease and desist
order was posted on the
door of the house March
31 but rentals have
continued. Neighbors
have reported several
large, raucous parties
at the house and it was
advertised as the site for
a Hood Day party hosted
by the Bloods gang June
5. Law enforcement shut
that down before it could
begin.
Both city fire chief
Kelvin Chute and county
chief Douglas Matthews
said the resuscitation of
the child was miraculous.
“Everything counts in
the early stages of a call
like that. If he was going
to have a chance, it had to hap
pen when we first got there.
That’s why I love this job,”
Matthews concluded.
Independence and ice cream, an American tradition
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Young Courtney Simmons enjoys some ice cream during the annual Independence Day extravaganza at VWW Post
6542 here Saturday which drew its largest crowd ever. The daylong event drew a huge crowd of revelers seeking
family friendly fun. Two bands performed and the VFW crew put on an extended fireworks show that people parked
more than half a mile away to enjoy.
First raffle drawing nets
$5,315 for Little Children of the World
Little Children of the World
in Barnesville, which supports
children and needy families in
the Philippines, realized $5,315
from the first fundraiser “after
COVID,” said director Glenna
Waller.
“We haven’t been able to do
our normal fundraiser events,
because of the pandemic,” she
added. “So we decided on a
raffle but we had never done
one before. It has been wonder
ful to see the response from
everyone who supported us by
buying 602 raffle tickets!”
At a brief ceremony last
week at the Sims Street LCW
offices, Barnesville Mayor Peter
Banks drew three winning tick
ets for a pair of camp chairs,
a Yeti backpack cooler and a
large Yeti cooler. Winners were
Mark Crandlemire, Jordan West
and Sue Paul. Assisting with the
drawing and announcements
was summer intern Brannon
Waller, Glenna’s grandson.
Glenna Waller said the
money raised “will help a lot
with the needs of our residen
tial dorms.” The agency has
825 sponsored children and
ministers to more than 6,000
people in Dumaguete City.
Mayor Peter Banks, Glenna Waller
and Brannon Waller.
MARKRICHT
Mark Richt at
Rock Springs
August 6
Former UGA and Miami head
coach Mark Richt will speak at
a Men’s Night gathering August
6 at Rock Springs Church. The
event begins at 5:30 p.m. with
a car meet, axe throwing, lawn
games and food. Richt revealed
last week that he had been
diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease.
Admission is free and men
of all ages are welcome. The
church service begins at 7 p.m.
Sponsorships are available and
pre-registration is encouraged.
To inquire about being a
sponsor or to pre-register, call
770.229.8663.
Pinta Lodge
raffling guns
The brothers of Pinta Lodge
are conducting a gun raffle.
One winner will take home
a Radical Firearms 5.56 rifle,
Mossberg Maverick 12 gauge
shotgun and a Century Arms
Canik 9 mm 18+1.
Tickets are $100 and only
150 tickets will be sold.
For more information or to
purchase a ticket, call Kelvin
Chute at 678.603.3928 or Tim
Turner at 770.468.8477.
Trojan football is
two months away
In two short
months, the high
school football
season will begin
with scrimmages
and new Trojan
coach Travis
Ellington is
hard at work
preparing his team. June
was filled with early morning
practices, conditioning and
weight training.
Last week was the second of
GHSA’s mandatory dead weeks
but the Trojans returned to
the practice field Monday. The
first scrimmage is Aug. 6 when
Manchester comes to town.
“July will be an even faster
pace than June. We will be
throwing against teams and
competing against several
teams in organized activities.
The players are doing well
picking up the new terminol
ogy and how practice is run.
They are running the offensive
and defensive schemes well
and we, as a coaching staff, are
excited about our team and the
upcoming season,” Ellington
said.
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