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Tuesday, March 15,2022
barnesville.com
Barnesville, Ga. 30204
HERE’S THE
Mildred
Ball turns
100!
SEE PAGE 2A
Dad-
daughter
dance
The annual dad-daugh
ter dance, sponsored by
First United Methodist
Church, is back after a
COV1D hiatus. The event
will be held March 26
from 6-9 p.m. at the Wom
ens’ Clubhouse. Tickets
are available to purchase
at Goggans Florist, Ace
Hardware and the church
office at $5 each.
For more information,
call the church office at
770.358.1494.
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Multiple contested races on tap;
Milner remains without a mayor
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
Qualifying for local, state
and federal elections came
to an end last week with a
surprisingly strong turnout of
local candidates from both par
ties. The lone race that did not
draw a single candidate is that
for mayor of Milner. The city
will reopen qualifying for that
post soon.
As expected, county com
mission chairman Charles
Glass is not seeking reelection.
District 3 commissioner Ryran
Traylor, a Republican, resigned
that position to seek the chair
man’s post. He drew opposi
tion from fellow Republican
James L. Hyde. The winner
faces no Democrat opposition
in November.
A special election to fill the
seat vacated by Traylor will
likely be held in conjunction
with the general election in
November.
District 2 commissioner
Robert Heiney also declined
to seek reelection. The race to
replace him drew five candi
dates, all of whom are newcom
ers to the political scene.
Don Coffey, William Daniel,
Chase Hassey and Jason Lovett
will battle it out in the Repub
lican primary with the winner
facing Democrat U’Landa Bark
ley in November.
Longtime District 1 commis
sioner Bennie Horton qualified
and drew opposition from
fellow Democrat Jarrod B.
Fletcher.
SEE MULTIPLE RACES 3A
Doug Evans of Macon presides over his Peaches to Beaches booth at Antiques on Atlanta Friday before bad
weather blew in with a vengeance overnight. Frigid temperatures and winds gusting up to 40 mph drove many
exhibitors home or inside Saturday but did not deter deal seekers who swarmed all the local stops.
Georgia peach growers are still assessing the damage to their crops from the hard freeze that accompanied
the cold front which triggered the bad weather.
TIM TURNER
TUrner
named city
manager
The word ‘acting’ was re
moved from Tim Turner’s title
at city hall when he was named
city manager Feb. 28. The city
council voted unanimously to
make the move which was an
nounced last week.
“Tim is a lifelong Barnes
ville resident who truly loves
Barnesville. We look forward
to his leadership for years to
come,” mayor Peter Banks said
of Turner.
Turner was hired as assis
tant city manager in 2016 and
was named acting city manager
in November 2020. He follows
Kenny Roberts and David Rose,
both of whom died of cancer.
“1 have loved this town all
of my life. It is an honor and
a privilege to be able to lead
our city. We have wonderful
employees who go above and
beyond to provide quality
services. We truly live in the
best city and 1 look forward
to serving my fellow citizens,”
Turner said.
Great Day
of Service is
March 26
The annual Great Day of
Service, which was rejuvenated
last year under the guidance of
Jeremy Monroe, is set for Sat
urday March 26. Volunteers will
gather at 8:30 a.m. at Summers
Field Park where they will be
assigned to various community
projects.
Those projects include
street clean-up, window wash
ing, yard work and painting.
New this year is a sewing
project which will be held in
the fellowship hall at First
United Methodist Church.
For more information, con
tact Monroe at jeremym@gor-
donstate.edu or 770.359.5127.
Cpl. Sharima Price named 2021 'Top Cop' by BPD
KAY S. PEDROTTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
Besides the qualities which earned her
the Barnesville Police Department’s top
honor for last year, Corporal Sharima Price
has that intangible “something” which
makes a good law officer.
It may be that her motto of “treating oth
ers the way I would want to be treated” is a
clue to many successes in her chosen field.
Price said she tries to be compassionate at
all times, and to do nothing which would
cause bad feelings from anyone about po
lice in general and Barnesville officers and
sheriff’s deputies in particular.
Price, 39, is in her 10th year with the
Barnesville Police Department. She has a
BSS in criminal justice from Mercer Uni
versity and extensive further training with
police academy classes. She lives in Upson
County, where she grew up, and where her
daughter Azzyria, 16, attends high school.
She attends services at two churches, Smile
Church and Welcome Grove.
Price lived in Dunwoody when she was
in school in Atlanta and says “I’m sure the
everyday traffic took years off my life, so 1
am glad to be back on home ground.” Her
mother lives with the family which includes
Price’s fiancee also.
Asked to describe her most frightening
moment in police work, she talks about
how she arrived at a scene to find her then
partner, Michael Rainer, in a life-and-death
struggle on the ground with a man who
was trying to take his weapon. She and
Rainer have been “inseparable friends”
for many years, she said. They went to the
police academy in the same class, neither
knowing the other would also be in Lamar
County law enforcement.
Price started her Lamar County law en
forcement career at the jail and has many
memories of quality training she received
at the LCSO. She is good at encouraging
and motivating others to achieve their own
dreams, something she learned to do for
herself and is now living her ideal career.
In his recognition letter on Price’s award,
Chief Craig Cooper said, “Corporal Price
always demonstrates professionalism,
respect and a positive attitude which influ
ences others in the department. Her job
performance, overall efficiency and produc
tivity is an example for others to follow.”
Price was appointed Chief Court Clerk in
2020 and has been court administrator for
the Municipal Court, also holding other
court positions of leadership for which she
received training and certification, the chief
said.
CPL. SHARIMA PRICE
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