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6B CJje (Sa?fttf Tuesday, December 21,2021 held both Saturday and Sunday downtown. The first ever concert was scheduled to be held at Summers Field but due to wet conditions, the concert featur ing Caleb Anthony and the Holliday Troubadours and headliners Blair Crimmins and the Hookers was postponed until Oct. 30. Documentary features FDR in BarnesviUe A President in our Midst: Franklin Delano Roos evelt in Georgia aired on Georgia Public Broadcasting Sept. 21. The documentary described the mutual ben efits that the friendship provided both to the presi dent and the people of Georgia. The day in Barnes- ville in 1938 that FDR ‘turned on’ electricity for rural areas in the U.S. with the Rural Electrification Admin istration is one of the stories shared in the documen tary. Dr. Kirk Nooks, Gordon State College president, was one of the featured speakers in the film. 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. County approves zoning changes for rock quarry The Lamar County commission voted unani mously to approve zoning changes which cleared the way for a rock quarry operation on land north east of the intersection of Highway 41 south and Crawford Road. The 331-acre site was rezoned from A-R (agricultural-residential) to M2 (manufacturing) and a special exception was approved after an hour- long public hearing. The site was selected due to the land’s geology, its proximity to rail and Highway 41. It was stated that the quarry would hire 30-35 employees with an annual payroll of $1.4 million and was expected to bring $29 million to the county over a period of 25 years. OCTOBER Alaina Cato (left) is crowned LCHS homecoming queen Friday night during halftime of the Lamar-Bleckley County football game at Trojan Field. She was escorted by her father Chad. Cato wore a brooch with a photo of her mother Crystal Cato who died after a lengthy battle with COVID. Cato was crowned by 2020 queen Kaylah Grammer (right). Homecoming celebrated without a parade The 2021 homecoming court included Nijah Fambro, Jasmyn Dixon, Sakaylan Martin, Armani Flewellen, Faithlyn Dangar, Jada Barronton, Tamya Blasingame, Emma Eubanks, Olivia Ogletree, Chris tian Odom, Alaina Cato and Paige Mayfield. The queen - Alaina Cato - was crowned at the Home coming game against Bleckley County. She wore a brooch with a photo of her mother who succumbed to complications from COVID after a lengthy battle against the illness. A pep rally was held Friday but the customary Homecoming parade did not take place due to COVID concerns. Lamar schools return to five-day schedule As COVID cases slowed, Lamar County schools returned to a full, five-day instruction week after stu dents returned from fall break on Oct. 18. The system was on a four-day schedule with Mondays off since students returned from a 17-day break starting Sept. 7 due to the widespread effects of the virus. Faculty and staff were given the opportunity to receive the vaccine at the Fine Arts Center and superintendent Dr. Jute Wilson noted that enrollment was up at all schools, including “the longest Pre-K waiting list we have ever had.” Renowned artist A.R Henry memorialized Well known local artist Andrew Patrick Henry died Oct. 3 at 29 years old. He traveled the world creating murals and his work as a muralist and portrait paint er was in great demand. He created works of art in all sorts of media and was active in supporting Lamar Arts. A community memo rial was planned for Nov. 7 in his honor and many of his paintings and art pieces were on display at the service. WWII hero Elizabeth Sellers remembered Barnesville’s beloved Elizabeth Sellers died Oct. 24 at a Macon hospital where she spent a week after a fall in her home resulted in wrist and hip fractures. Family and friends had hoped to spend her 100th birthday with celebrations on Oct. 19. She grew up in BarnesviUe and her father, Jackson Bush, was mayor when Lamar County was founded and was a local pharmacist and her mother was head librarian at the Carnegie Library and wrote a column for the News- Gazette. Elizabeth served in the WAVES during World War 11 and her unit broke the codes used by the German Navy to control its U-boats. She also compiled infor mation for the Flashbacks column for The Herald Gazette for many years. Milner votes to defund library, again Milner city council members voted 3-1 to once again defund the Milner Library during its Oct. 25 meeting. Council members claim that no one associated with the library could provide a signed contract between the city and library. Councilman Skip Seda said the library is the only entity in the city with no oversight, noting that $2,200 was recently spent on plantation shutters for the library’s meeting room. HENRY SELLERS 101 Houston Street BarnesviUe, GA 30204 770-358-1961 Fax 770-358-9233 Lee T. Woodall, M.D. ^^EerrilM.jwilson, M.D. Haley M. Manley, M.g., LLP A News: Online 24/7 + print edition weekly subscription Send your name, address, phone number and email address to ®ljr TOcrali) (®a?rttc barnesville.com P.O. Box 220, 509 Greenwood St. BarnesviUe, GA 30204 770-358-NEWS DI/C9VER VISA or email your information to circulation@barnesville.com