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Milner tries to
fill committees
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
The Milner city
council is still
having trouble
filling committees.
The council cited
apathy and a lack
of communication
as contributing to
the problem at its
regular meeting
Oct. 25. The coun
cil did hire a police
chief to replace
Michael Bailey who
resigned.
The Downtown
Development
Authority now has
three members in
Bob Hurt, Kathy
Sheets and Bill Liv
ingston. The civic
committee has
three members as well.
They are Tonya Gram
mar, Helen Palacios and
Daye Williams.
In other action, the
council:
•Voted unanimously
to name Lamar Bunn
police chief.
•Approved routine
minutes.
•Heard financial
reports from the city and
the library and a police
report from Bunn.
•Heard concerns from
Lou Floyd about water
problems at Bedsole’s
Trailer Park. City admin
istrator Tausha Grose
reported the water lines
and meters at the park
are on private property
which leads to liability
concerns. “We are trying
to figure out the best way
to move forward,” Grose
GROSE
FLOYD
said.
•Heard con
cerns about the
city’s website.
Grose reported she
was locked out of
the site at the time
of the meeting.
•Discussed
street lights in the
Fieldcrest sub
division. Grose
reported the only
functioning lights
were ones paid for
by residents them
selves.
•Okayed the
purchase of new
accounting soft
ware from Black
Mountain in the
amount of $29,090.
“We have outgrown
Quickbooks,”
Grose said.
•Discussed the post
of mayor pro tern which
councilman George Wel
don now holds. Weldon
did not seek reelection
and will leave the council
Dec. 31.
Councilman Michael
Floyd noted the council
needs to be thinking
about who will take over.
“Whomever you don’t
want to vote is who you
want to be mayor pro
tern,” Weldon quipped.
•Discussed building
a restroom at city park.
Grose noted park rest
rooms draw problems
like rape, drug abuse and
vandalism. The use of a
portable toilet was bat
ted around.
•Questioned if there
would be a Veterans Day
observance in Milner
Nov. 11.
Photographers to
present choice works at
new Lamar Arts show
Hay contest winner
SUBMITTED
Walters Farm of Lamar County won two first place hay/
baleage awards at the Sunbelt Expo last week in Moultrie.
Russ Walters displays his family’s awards for grass baleage
and legume baleage.
Names of deceased
veterans sought
The annual Veterans
Day observance will be
held Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at
the memorial in front of
the Barnesville Library.
As is customary, the
Honor Roll of veterans
who have died since last
year’s observance will
be read. The VFW and
American Legion check
with local funeral homes
but want to make sure no
CALENDAR ITEMS
• The Milner Community Library Board will meet
on November 9 at 5 p.m. at the library.
• The Martin-Moore American Legion Post 25, is
now meeting again at the newly remodeled Women’s
Club House on Stafford Avenue, the fourth Thursday
of each month at 5:00 p.m. for the winter months.
Return to 6:00 p.m. in April 2022. All veterans are
invited.
Free
Admission!
Friday 4/1/22 from 2pm - 9pm
Saturday 4/2/22 from 9am - 4pm
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Downtown Williamson
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one gets left out.“I know
of at least four deceased
veterans whose funerals
were not done by the
local funeral homes,”
Martin-Moore American
Legion Post 25 com
mander Bob Richardson
said.
To provide names
for the Honor Roll,
call 770.358.2905 or
770.584.3957.
Email news@barnes-
ville.com to submit news.
• Bishop Kerry Francis
announces there will
be a free “Turkey Day
Giveaway” at Ramiah
Faith Restoration Church
“House of Prayer”, 29
Market St., Barnesville on
Saturday, November 13
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Limit one gift card per
household. First come,
first served.
• Sufficient Grace
Ministry, 226 Main St.,
Barnesville offers Bible
study, testimony sharing,
fellowship and refresh
ments, Thursdays at 7
p.m. for more informa
tion call 770-358-6238
• Compassion Car
Ministry offers trans
portation to medical
appointments for Lamar
County residents who
have been diagnosed
with cancer. Drivers will
pick up the patient and
take them to physicians
offices, treatment centers
and the airport for out
of town treatment. Call
Barnesville First Baptist
Church at 770.358.2353 to
schedule a trip.
Walls at the Lamar
Arts Depot Gallery are
covered with some of the
finest pictures of “any
thing and everything”
to be seen anywhere,
according to gallery com
mittee members.
The new show, “Pho
tographer’s Choice,”
opens Friday, Nov. 5
with a reception from 6-8
p.m. Contributors are
from a photo group in
Atlanta, A2D, and others
in this area. One of the
most amazing pieces is
a broken soft-boiled egg,
caught by the camera
early in the process of
losing its yolk and white
insides.
The Atlanta group was
founded by Chuck Rog
ers, now 90, who spent
his entire career in news
photography, beginning
at The Orlando Sentinel.
He was present and took
pictures of innumerable
successes and failures
at Cape Canaveral, as
the rockets into space
program grew into a suc
cessful venture.
Rogers said around
the year 2000 A2D grew
out of a group of men in
Atlanta who would meet
to compare notes on
photography, eat, drink
and enjoy each other’s
company. Some of the
first members were doc
tors at Emory University
Hospital, he added; over
the years the group has
grown into almost 50
members, male and fe
male, as young as three,
as old as 90s. About half
of them were profession
als, Rogers said.
Another contributor to
the exhibit is Gary Gruby
of Atlanta, formerly of
Senoia, who took a photo
of “almost the entire
population” of Senoia at
the start of the millen
nium. Photojournalists
from several newspapers
were there, including
the Atlanta Journal-Con
stitution; Gary’s photo
appears in his book,
“Portrait of Senoia,” and
was featured full-width
on the front page of the
AJC on January 1, 2000.
“It is always a chal
lenge to do justice to
such a large exhibit,”
said gallery committee
chair Angela Preston.
“The visitors will be
absolutely amazed at the
variety and quality of
these photographs. Don’t
miss it!”
Call the Depot at 770-
358-5888 and leave a mes
sage, or call 678-603-7268,
for more information.
The exhibit will be up
through Jan. 8: Fridays 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturdays
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Sundays 2-4 p.m.
Milner library defunded
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when simple blinds
would have sufficed and
had full-color promotion
al materials printed when
black and white would
have been much cheaper.
“It is ridiculous. We
may be better off writ
ing the state a check for
$780,000 and let them
have the building,” Seda
continued.
Seda made the defund
motion which was sec
onded by Michael Floyd.
New member Christo
pher Ponder voted with
them while Regina Ste
phens was opposed.
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