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DRUM MAJOR
PHITIIP TRULUCK
LEADS THE MARCHING
TROJAN BAND / 3A
Tuesday, September 28,2021
barnesville.com
Barnesville, Ga. 30204
HERE’S THE
SCOOP
Tax bills
in the mail
Lamar County prop
erty owners should have
received tax bills in the
mail last week after the
digest was approved
by the state and the bill
preparation process and
mailing were completed.
Property tax payments
are due by November 15.
LCHD has
flu vaccine
The Lamar County
Health Department has
seasonal flu vaccine
available by appointment
only. Those six months
and older can be vac
cinated. The cost is $25
but is covered by most
insurance providers.
Call 800.847.4262 to
make an appointment.
Flu and COV1D-19
share multiple symptoms
such as fever, chills,
cough, shortness of
breath, difficulty breath
ing, fatigue, sore throat,
runny or stuffy nose,
muscle pain, body aches,
headache, vomiting and
diarrhea. Flu sufferers
sometimes experience
loss of smell or taste
but those symptoms are
much more frequent with
COV1D.
Most of those who get
the flu will recover on
their own within a few
days or up to two weeks.
Some do experience se
vere complications.
The regimen for avoid
ing the flu is similar to
those in place for COV1D.
Wash your hands often,
cover coughs and sneez
es and keep household
surfaces clean. Don’t go
to work or school if you
are ill and don’t share
glasses or eating utensils.
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County okays quarry
SOURCE: LANDMARK MATERIALS, LLC.
Conceptual drawing of quarry entrance
This artist’s concept shows the entrance to the Landmark Materials quarry
off Crawford Road. The county commission approved the quarry Sept. 21
but Landmark must still go through the rigorous permitting process with the
Georgia EPD.
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
The Lamar County com
mission voted unanimously
Sept. 21 to approve two zoning
changes which cleared the way
for a rock quarry operation
on land northeast of the inter
section of Hwy. 41 South and
Crawford Road.
The county rezoned the
331.24 acre site from AR (ag
ricultural-residential) to M2
(manufacturing). It also okayed
a special exception which will
allow quarry operations on the
site. The vote came after an
hour long public hearing in the
main courtroom at the court
house. (See related story on
page 2A.)
The land in question is
owned by 1D1 Land Holdings,
LLC. The quarry will be oper
ated by Landmark Materials.
Landmark has been looking for
a site in the area since 2017.
The Lamar site was chosen for
its geology, proximity to rail
and proximity to Hwy. 41.
Benjamin Jones will be the
quarry operator. He has 16
years’ experience operating a
top performing quarry in cen
tral Georgia. He lives in Macon.
The quarry will hire 30-35
people and boast an annual
payroll of $1.4 million. It is ex
pected to bring $29 million into
the county coffers over a period
of 25 years.
Landmark will now apply for
a surface mining permit from
the Georgia Environmental Pro
tection Division. That process is
expected to take six months to
a year.
“We are actively engaged in
the communities we serve and
look forward to being a great
corporate citizen of Lamar
County. We have had an excel
lent experience with the leader
ship in Lamar and we expect to
continue to do so for years to
come. Not only do we intend to
be a leading taxpayer, we also
intend to support the Lamar
County community in many
other ways, just as we support
every community in which we
operate,” Landmark director
Chris Wieters said.
The entrance to the quarry
will be near the Hwy. 41-Craw-
ford Road intersection. Land
mark will do considerable
improvements to the intersec
tion at its own expense, includ
ing the addition of turn lanes off
the highway.
Fugitive
former GSC
coach busted
after traffic
stop in
Locust Grove
WALTER GEIGER
news@bamesville.com
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Keeping Barnesville beautiful
About 30 volunteers turned out Saturday morning for the first community clean-up day sponsored by the
revitalized Keep Barnesville Beautiful organization. The volunteers picked up about 30 large bags full of trash from
various roadsides. Among them were April Mason and her son Ethan Foster (above). More clean-up events are
planned in the future.
CARTER
After over four months on
the run, fugitive former Gordon
football coach Brandon Riley
Carter was
arrested after
a routine
traffic stop
in Locust
Grove, the lo
cation of his
last known
address.
Locust
Grove police
stopped Carter, 37, for a traffic
violation and a computer check
revealed the active warrant on
him here in Lamar County. He
was transported to the Lamar
County jail where he spent two
days before being bonded out
by his father.
He is charged with felony
theft by conversion. His bond
was set at $35,000 which is
approximately the amount
he allegedly stole from young
athletes who wanted to join the
Gordon club team. Warrants
were taken May 17 alleging
Carter stole $36,000 from ath
letic fees which had been paid
via online cash apps.
Investigators say Carter used
the apps to divert the funds for
his own use. He was fired after
the allegations came to light.
Carter reportedly had a crimi
nal record when he was hired
at Gordon.
The Lamar County 4-H Pro
gram wifi hold its annual kick
off event on October 4, 2021 in
the Barnesville-Lamar Public
Library conference room.
This event is for families that
are interested in their 1st
-12th grader participating in
the educational sessions and
activities offered by the Lamar
County 4-H Program. Families
can choose to attend the event
from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. or
from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Families attending the event
wifi meet Extension faculty
and volunteer leaders working
with the 4-H program. Informa
tion regarding the fun learning
experiences that are offered
to students in after-school,
traditional in-school and home
school environments will be
shared. Assistance
with membership
enrollment wifi be
available for new and
returning 4-H members
as well as information
for potential adult
volunteers. “Our an
nual kick-off occurs in
the midst of football
season. Attendees
who wear the jersey of their
favorite football team will have
an opportunity to win door
prizes”, said Octavia Jackson,
4-H Youth Development Educa
tor. Activity kits for students
and light refreshments wifi also
be available.
If you would like to attend
the kick-off event, please call
the Lamar County Exten
sion office at 770-358-5163 by
October 1 to let them
know which time you
would like to attend.
Space is limited.
4-H is one of the
largest youth devel
opment programs in
America with more
than 6.8 million young
people across the
nation enrolled. The
learning opportunities avail
able through 4-H are designed
to provide youth with indepen
dence, a sense of belonging,
a spirit of generosity toward
others and mastery of skills.
For information on how you
can get involved with 4-H as a
youth, volunteer, or supporter,
please contact Octavia Jack-
son, 4-H Youth Development
Educator at uge2171@uga.edu.
Community prayer
event Oct. 9
Local pastors wifi lead a
community prayer event Oct.
9 at 10 a.m. at Myles-Wimberly
Park in Barnesville. City coun
cilman Chris Hightower is
organizing the event. “Prayer is
the one basic yet powerful tool
we have that can bring strength
to our community,” Hightower
said.
Hightower said the impact of
COV1D-19 and other community
problems prompted the minis
ters to act.
In conjunction with the
morning prayer, the health
department wifi be offering free
COV1D vaccinations at the E.P.
Roberts Center from 9-11 a.m.
Breakfast, also at the center,
will be served from 9-10 a.m.
Lamar County 4-H program kickoff planned
JACKSON
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