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Election Day is one week out Early voting continues through Friday Election Day is Nov. 2 and voters throughout the county will decide whether or not to add one cent to the local sales tax to fund road paving and other transportation projects. The TSPLOST referendum, if passed, would implement the one penny tax for five years or until $12.2 million has been raised. Ap proval by the voters would also allow the county to issue bonds to start projects and pay off the debt from sales tax proceeds. There are two Barnesville city council seats also up for grabs. In Ward 2, incumbent Christo pher Hightower is being challenged by Veon Benton. In Ward 4, incum bent Larry Whitworth is challenged by Neal Devane and Joe Sims. Elections supervisor Anita Reid notes city voters in those wards will vote on the TSPLOST at their usual county polling place. They will have to vote a second time at the civic center to cast ballots in the council races. Early numbers show voter inter est is tepid at best. As of press time Monday, 217 early voters had cast TSPLOST ballots while 67 absentee ballots had been processed. In the city races, 63 early voters had made their decisions while 14 absentee ballots had been received Early voting continues through 5 p.m. Friday at the elections board office in the county administra tion building. Polls throughout the county will be open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. on election day. Barnesville, Ga. 30204 THE HERALD GAZETTE/LAURA GEIGER Elizabeth Sellers showed a visitor her World War II WAVES uniform which still fit this past Memorial Day. HERE’S THE SCOOP LCHS grad rate tops state's for 10th year see page 6A Christmas parade to return December 4 The community Christmas parade, which debuted last year amid COVID and kicked off the celebration of Lamar County’s 100th birthday, will return Dec. 4. Last year’s parade drew huge crowds and rave reviews. The parade will offer the opportunity to ride for winners from the Miss Buggy Days pageant who were left out in the cold after organiz ers pulled the plug on the Buggy Days parade for the second straight year. The committee plan ning the parade will meet on Nov. 1 and further details will be available at that time. Parade units will begin to line up at 3:30 p.m. and the parade will com mence at 5:30 p.m. Subscribe. Your name goes on the label in this box THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER Crows traumatized as scarecrows take over the town Much to the chagrin of the Wicked Witch of the West and the local crow population, downtown Barnesville is awash in scarecrows just in time for Halloween. Taking in the downtown delights last week were four-year-old twins Scarlett and Hazel Stanley (bottom) and their big sister Laekyn, 5. The girls’ mom, Heather Stanley, was the mastermind behind the Scarecrows of Barnesville com petition. It's time for WALTER GEIGER news@barnesville.com It’s almost time for trick-or-treating and, here in Barnesville, that is a big deal and it gets bigger with each passing year. As usual, candy is being bought in bulk by those along the Thom- aston Street corridor. Since Halloween falls on Sunday this year, trick-or- treating, as is traditional, will be held on Saturday. Thomas- ton Street will be closed from Rose Ave. to Holmes Street at 5 p.m. All roads and streets intersecting Thomaston Street will also be closed for the safety of trick- or-treaters. Adding to the fun this year, is the postponed Buggy Days concert at Sum mers Field Park featuring Blair Crimmins and the Hookers. Caleb Anthony and the Holliday Troubadours will open the show, the first ever at the park venue. The gates open at 6 p.m. Admission is tricks, treats $10. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets but coolers are not allowed. The event will be catered by Deraney’s Two City Tavern. The festivi ties will include a cornhole tournament. For more information, call 770.358.5884. On Sunday, six area church es are sponsoring a Commu nity Carnival at the park from 4-5:30 p.m. There will be free hot dogs, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn and a cupcake walk. Other activities will in clude games, a bounce house, fishing for candy and green screen photography. The pastors involved in organizing the event are Jeff Morgan, Antioch Bap tist; Keith Battle, Antioch Baptist; Mark Henson First Church of the Nazarene; Jason Teal, First Baptist; Nancy Dadd, New Life Anointed Ministries; and Cyndi McDonald, First Methodist. For more information, call 770.358.1494. Elizabeth Sellers dies For a grandson's tribute, see page 4A Barnesville’s beloved Elizabeth Sellers died Sunday, Oct. 24 at a Macon Hospital where she had spent a week after a fall in her home resulted in wrist and hip frac tures. Those injuries precluded her 100th birthday celebration which had been planned for Oct. 19. Sellers grew up in Barnesville. Her father, Jackson Bush was mayor when Lamar County was founded and a local pharma cist. Her mother was head librarian at the historic Carnegie Library and wrote a per sonals column for the News-Gazette. Elizabeth served in the WAVES during World War II and her unit broke the codes used by the German Navy to control its U- Boats. She compiled the Flashbacks column for The Herald Gazette for years. Her grand daughter and namesake Ryann Elizabeth called to tell her that her favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, were going to the World Series before she passed away. Always demure, Elizabeth declined the Citizen of the Year Award she was chosen to receive some years ago. Her obituary is published on page 5A and a tribute written by her grandson Ben is published on 4A. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cem etery. College Drive to close for drama production The section of College Drive between Stafford Avenue and Spencer Street will be closed periodically Nov. 3-7 as the Gordon drama group hosts productions in the amphi theater beneath the roadway. On Nov. 3 and 4, the road will be closed from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. On Nov. 5 and 6 it will be closed from 7-10 p.m. On Nov. 7, the closure will span the period 1:30-4:30 p.m. Alleged killer Ray seeks bond reduction A 22-year-old Albany man charged with killing an Ellen- wood teenager and dumping her body here will appear in Lamar superior court Nov. 2 seeking a reduction in his $5 million bond. Jaylan Ja’Shad Ray is charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old D’Shunti Kyanni Hunter whose body was found in Unionville Church Cem etery here Jan. 10. She had been shot seven times. Ray fled and was arrested Jan. 13 in Tal lahassee, Florida. )2021 THE HERALD GAZETTE, BARNESVILLE, LAMAR COUNTY, GA 30204, 770.358.NEWS IF YOU ARE USING Phillips CPAP, BiPAP & SoCiean PLEASE CALL US, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION Mai 'asley Nuce, & D; LALLORY & JJAVIS,l ATTORNEYS AT LAW 706-646-3200