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2B ®jj£ Draft Tuesday, August 10,2021
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Cheering section
Cheyenne Stewart, and the rest of the football cheerleaders, were out in force Friday night
cheering on the Trojans. The cheerleaders are coached by Dontauneia Traylor.
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Southern Rivers Energy
accepting Bright Ideas applications
Southern Rivers En
ergy is accepting Bright
Ideas grant applications
for creative, classroom-
based learning projects.
The Bright Ideas grant
program is sponsored
by the Southern Rivers
Energy Trust through Op
eration Round Up, fund
ing innovative lessons
and projects designed
to energize learning. The
Bright Ideas program
distributes grants up
to $1,000 for certified
teachers in grades pre-K
through 12th grade at
public or private schools
located in the co-op’s
nine-county service terri
tory: Bibb, Coweta, Craw
ford, Lamar, Meriwether,
Monroe, Pike, Spalding
and Upson. Grants will
not be awarded for
professional develop
ment, general classroom
supplies, iPads or Smart-
Board purchases.
All applications must
be submitted online by
Sept. 3, 2021. Any appli
cations received by Aug.
13 will be entered in an
Early Bird prize draw
ing for a $250 Amazon
gift card. Grant winners
will be notified when
the Bright Ideas Brigade
makes its rounds in Octo
ber. For more information
or to apply online, visit
southernriversenergy.
com.
“The Bright Ideas
education grant pro
gram is part of Southern
Rivers Energy’s ongo
ing commitment to our
schools and communi
ties. Southern Rivers
Energy is a not-for-profit
electric cooperative that
serves more than 19,000
meters in nine counties.
Bright Ideas grants give
teachers the power to
put their creative teach
ing ideas into action,”
said Kathryn Claxton
Green of SRE. “We know
budgets are limited and
that educators often dip
into their own pockets
to help pay for materials
and supplies for their
creative lesson plans.
This program provides
opportunities for innova
tive, creative learning
experiences that are
otherwise unavailable
through regular school
funding.”
Any certified teacher,
instructing students in
grades pre-K-12 (public
or private school) in
Bibb, Coweta, Crawford,
Lamar, Meriwether,
Monroe, Pike, Spalding
and Upson counties. The
Southern Rivers Energy
Trust sets aside a total
of $15,000 annually for
Bright Ideas grants. The
maximum grant amount
is $1,000.
Bright Ideas projects
muse use innovative,
creative learning experi
ences for students (25
points), provide in
structional experiences
otherwise unavailable
(20 points), involve team
work (15 points), directly
and actively involves stu
dents (10 points), have
clearly defined goals and
learning objectives (10
points), provide ongoing
benefits to students (10
points) and provide an
adequate budget sum
mary (10 points).
To apply, go to south-
ernriversenergy.com.
For questions about the
Bright Ideas program,
email Kathryn Green at
kathryn@srivers.net.
CALENDAR ITEM,
Email news@barnes-
ville.com or call 770.358.
NEWS to have an event
published in The Herald
Gazette.
• Cooling assistance is
available for Lamar Coun
ty residents according to
the Middle Georgia Com
munity Action Agency.
Households where all
members are at least 65
years of age, homebound
households or other in
come eligible households
may call 1-844-588-1552
or go online to https://
mgcaa.appointment.
works/ea/home to set up
a phone appointment.
Scheduled appointments
will be done by phone
interviews. Clients will be
contacted on or before
their scheduled date and
time to complete the
phone interview process.
No walk-in appointments
are allowed.
• A Reverse Raffle
Luau will be presented
by the Barnesville Ki-
wanis Club at 7 p.m. on
Friday, August 20 at the
Barnesville Civic Center.
Tickets are $100 for two
people and include an all
you can eat buffet, prizes
and adult beverages.
Attendees must be 21 to
enter and must provide
ID. Live entertainment
will feature The Wild Blue
Band and the return of TJ
the DJ as emcee. Grand
prize is $5,000 cash. Only
200 tickets will be sold.
All proceeds benefit local
initiatives. To purchase
tickets call Chad Williams
770-358-7211, TJ Imberger
770-584-3448, Doug Cher
ry 770-468-0066 or any
Kiwanis board member.
NOTICE
The Lamar Countv Board of Education does herebv announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Lamar Countv Board Room on
Auaust 17th at 6:00 om and pursuant to the reauirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does herebv publish the following presentation of the current vear's tax digest
and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2021 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
V
A
L
U
E
Real & Personal
534,488,827
538,621,268
546,857,961
556,547,231
586,668,135
634,262,183
Motor Vehicles
20,295,620
15,925,940
13,485,940
4,724,080
10,243,875
8,672,700
Mobile Homes
1,297,514
1,311,533
1,263,026
1,275,605
1,266,226
1,303,326
Timber - 100%
1,087,794
827,160
751,154
640,657
832,804
566,609
Heavy Duty Equipment
3,303
30,188
3,299
6,022
3,158
Gross Digest
557,169,755
556,689,204
562,388,269
563,190,872
599,017,062
644,807,976
Less Exemptions
103,878,005
99,677,483
99,741,852
99,186,926
105,289,972
105,244,306
NET DIGEST VALUE
453,291,750
457,011,721
462,646,417
464,003,946
493,727,090
539,563,670
R
A
T
E
MILLAGE RATE
(Maintenance & Operation)
16.7160
16.7160
16.3510
17.0770
17.0000
16.1010
TAX
TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED
$7,577,225
$7,639,408
$7,564,732
$7,923,795
$8,393,361
$8,687,515
Net Tax $ Increase
($257,317)
$62,183
($74,676)
$359,064
$469,565
$294,154
Net Tax % Increase
-3.28%
0.82%
-0.98%
4.75%
5.93%
3.50%
NOTICE
The Lamar County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will beset at a meeting to be held at
326 Thomaston Street, Barnesville on August 17 at 6:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the
following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2021 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
COUNTY WIDE
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Real & Personal
534,745,333
538,621,268
546,857,961
556,547,231
586,668,135
634,262,183
c
Motor Vehicles
20,295,620
15,925,940
13,485,940
4,724,080
10,243,875
8,672,700
O
V
Mobile Homes
1,297,514
1,311,533
1,263,026
1,275,605
1,266,226
1,303,326
U
A
L
Timber -100%
1,087,794
827,160
751,154
640,657
832,804
566,609
t
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Heavy Duty Equipment
3,303
30,188
3,299
6,022
3,158
y
E
Gross Digest
557,426,261
556,689,204
562,388,269
563,190,872
599,017,062
644,807,976
W
Less Exemptions
111,595,084
106,693,938
106,816,714
105,456,919
111,850,375
112,377,637
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NET DIGEST VALUE
445,831,177
449,995,266
455,571,555
457,733,953
487,166,687
532,430,339
e
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Gross Maintenance & Operation
Millage
13.4720
13.9320
14.5830
15.1080
15.4000
14.7302
A
r
A
T
Less Rollback (Local
Option Sales Tax)
1.8800
1.8370
1.9620
1.9510
2.2430
2.2662
e
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NET M&O MILLAGE RATE
11.5920
12.0950
12.6210
13.1570
13.1570
12.4640
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TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED
$5,168,075
$5,442,693
$5,749,769
$6,022,406
$6,409,652
$6,636,212
TAX
Net Tax $ Increase
$274,618
$307,076
$272,637
$387,246
$226,560
Net Tax% Increase
5.31%
5.64%
4.74%
6.43%
3.53%