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LREA members who participated in the walk included (l-r) Linda Olivier, Janet Graham, Janice Williams, Albertine Murphy,
Gwendolyn Hightower, Susan Allen, Merra Lyons and Barbara Minter. Not pictured are Betty Banks and Fran Boggs.
LREA members take part in March of Dimes
The Lamar County Retired Educators sponsored
a walk for ‘March of Dimes’ on Sept. 9. Several local
LREA members participated in the walk. Sherry Farr,
RN, BSN and County Nurse Manager for District 4,
Georgia Department of Public Health spoke at the
walk about the benefits Lamar County has received
from the March of Dimes.
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
LC wins in a rout
Donavan Sanford (18) breaks into the open field during
Friday’s 62-0 rout of Southwest Macon. The Trojans are hop
ing the momentum from the big win carries over to this week
when they face #4 Bleckley County for homecoming.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Trojan Field.
Public Meetings
•Aldora Town Commission, Tuesday, October 12,
10 a.m., Chamber of Commerce;
•Barnesville City Council, Monday, November 1,
5:30 p.m., police station;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Develop
ment Authority, Thursday, October 14,10:30 a.m.,
Chamber/IDA board room;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Library Board, Tuesday,
October 19, 5:30 p.m.
• Family Connections Collaborative, Thursday,
October 14, 9 a.m., E.P. Roberts Center;
• Lamar County Tax Assessors, October 14, 2 p.m.,
administration building;
• Lamar County Board of Education, Monday,
October 11, 6 p.m., board offices;
• Lamar County Board of Elections, Monday, Octo
ber 25, 6 p.m., administration building;
• Lamar County Commission, Tuesday, October 19,
7 p.m., courthouse;
• Lamar County Health Dept. Thursday, November
18,12 p.m. Health Dept. Building;
• Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation Dis
trict, Wednesday, October 6, 9 a.m., USDA service
center;
•Milner City Council, Monday, October 18, 6 p.m.,
Milner Community Library.
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Johnny Torbert is asking Barnesville residents to take part
in Operation Slow Down on Thursday, Oct. 14 by driving more
slowly and safely and creating and displaying signs encourag
ing others to do the same.
Oct. 14 is Operation Slow Down
After losing a loved
one to a driver who
was speeding, Johnny
Torbert is hoping the
community will take part
in Operation Slow Down
on Thursday, Oct. 14 to
encourage drivers to
make Barnesville a safer
place to live.
“People drive too fast
on our residential streets
for anyone to feel safe
while they are walking
pets, exercising or have
their children out play
ing,” said Torbert. “In
January, a member of
our family was killed by a
person who thought that
it was okay for them to
drive fast. That person
is now facing vehicular
homicide charges and is
also facing 10 to 25 years
in prison. Vehicular ho
micide doesn’t care who
you are, how old you are,
what kind of vehicle you
may drive or what kind
of job you may have. 1
ask you, is it worth going
too fast and risking that
this could happen to
you? I’m asking for every
one in the community to
talk to family, neighbors,
law enforcement and city
and council leaders. The
answer is not anger. It’s
not violence. The answer
is unity. Please make a
sign with whatever you
would like to write that
will make people slow
down in our community.”
Torbert is asking that
citizens create and dis
play their signs by Oct.
14 at 6 p.m. He suggested
placing signs in front
yards or even holding
them on streets where
traffic travels too fast.
“We would like every
one’s help to address
this situation so we will
have a safe community
for all to enjoy. 1 feel like
my loved one and the
Lord is calling me to do
this and 1 pray that it
may help save someone
else’s life.”
Newspaper Week
FROM PAGE 4A
The key to the proj
ect’s success will be its
focus on concrete tools
that even papers with
limited resources can
adopt.
The project’s super
power is the thousands
of local newspapers who
may choose to par
ticipate. With potentially
8,600 local daily and
weekly newspapers par
ticipating, there’s a huge
opportunity to reinvent
the community forum, to
re-engage communities
to collectively address
issues, and to make a
substantial impact both
for the readers and the
newspapers.
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Obituaries are published as received
Barbara Jane
Dorsey Barnes
Mrs. Barbara Jane Dorsey Barnes, age 75, of Milner,
Georgia passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021,
at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Barbara was born
on Thursday, January 3, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia to
the late Walter Francis Dorsey and the late Emma Lee
Watkins Dorsey. Along with her parents, Barbara was
preceded in death by her loving husband, William
“Billy” Barnes. She loved going to yard sales and
thrift stores. Most of all she loved spending time with
her family, especially her sisters.
Barbara is survived by her sons and daughters-
in-law, Jimmy and Angela Newman, Scott and Renee
Newman, BJ Hendon; six grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Donna
and Bob McClung, Mary Statham, Debbie Goodman
Dorsey; several nieces and nephews. A funeral ser
vice for Mrs. Barbara Barnes was held at 2:00 p.m. on
Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Sherrell Memorial
Chapel with Reverend Donnie Skidmoore officiating.
Friends visited with the family one hour prior to the
service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to American Cancer Society, www.
cancer.org.
Those who wish may sign the online guest registry
at www.sherrell-westburyfuneralhome.com. Sherrell-
Westbury Funeral Home, 212 E. College Street, Jack-
son, GA, is serving the Barnes family.
Dianne Tingle
Faulkner
Mrs. Dianne Tingle Faulkner, age 56, of Milner
passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021.
Dianne was born in Griffin, Georgia on November
8, 1964. Her father, James Wallace Tingle, sister-in-law,
Connie Hulsey, father-in-law,
David Faulkner all preceded
her in death. She was a
member of Rock Springs
Church and was a 35-year
employee of the Georgia
Department of Defense. Di
anne enjoyed spending time
with her family, traveling,
the beach and working in
the garden growing flowers.
Survivors include her
husband, Alvin Faulkner;
daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie Crews (Wayne);
son and fiance, 2nd Lt Trevor Faulkner and Melissa
Wyatt; grandchildren, Thorne Crews and Olivia
Crews; mother, Edna Wilson; siblings, Robin Tingle,
Donna Tingle Van Cleave (Noll), Denise Tingle, Bobby
Tingle, David Tingle (Lucinda); mother-in-law, Ger
aldine Faulkner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Danny Faulkner (Sheila), Jerry Faulkner (Ann), Frank
Hulsey, Jackie Faulkner (Susan), Sandy Faulkner; sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Visitation was Monday, October 4, 2021 from 12:00
p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Rock Springs Church followed
by a graveside service at Rock Springs Cemetery. Dr.
Benny Tate officiated.
Those desiring to do so can donate to Compas
sionate Hearts at Rock Springs Church, 219 Rock
Springs Road, Milner, GA 30257 in honor of Dianne.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh
Rd., Griffin, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the
life of Dianne Tingle Faulkner by visiting www.conner-
westburyfuneralhome.com and posting your tributes
and memories.
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