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2A ®jje l)pra(ti <§a?ette Tuesday, April 12,2022
Hyde seeks
county chairman post
James Hyde has
announced his
candidacy for
chairman of the
Lamar County
Commission.
Hyde secured
the endorsement
of the Georgia
Republican
Assembly recently. The
GRA is a strong consti
tutionally sound orga
nization which is often
touted as the conscience
of the Republican Party.
James, a retired police
officer and former Direc
tor of IT for a Fortune
1000 company and a
large private Christian
school, relocated to
Lamar County in 2016.
He, along with his wife
Susan, now own a small
business in the county
and are firmly invested in
the community.
Hyde is committed to
stopping the uncon
trolled growth, crime and
corruption, that have
plagued counties to our
north and curbing the
skyrocketing property
taxes that burdened so
many last year. With a
background in law en
forcement and business,
he possesses a unique
blend of experience to
lead the county
through this
critical time. His
strong Christian
conservative
values, honesty
and integrity,
together with
his knowledge
of the law and business,
are the right combina
tion for Lamar County in
today’s volatile political
climate.
James and Susan are
faithful members of
Rock Springs Church.
They have four children,
five grandchildren and
a sixth on the way. Meet
James along with other
candidates at the Lamar
County Republican
party meeting Thursday
April 21st at 5:45p.m. at
Pam’s Garden Patch res
taurant, 100 Southland
Dr., Barnesville.
Election day is May 24
with early voting start
ing on May 2.
Learn more about James
Hyde and his campaign
by visiting: http://
Hyde4Lamar.com
Facebook: @James Hyde
for Lamar County
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Wowing the hometown crowd
JB Strauss (right) and his band laid down a scorching set on a cold, windy night here Friday at BBQ & Blues, wowing his
hometown crowd in the process. Turnout for the show was strong despite horrific weather conditions. With Strauss is guitarist
Kaleb (Junior) Patterson and his Gibson Les Paul.
Coffey announces for
District 2 Commissioner
Don Coffey
has been a resi
dent of Lamar
County for most
of his life. Don
graduated from
Lamar County
High School,
Gordon College,
Mercer Univer
sity with BS in education.
He received a MEd from
Walden University and
Ed.S from Lincoln Memo
rial University.
Don has worked in
Lamar County all of
his working career. He
worked at Carters as
department manager
developing friendships
with many in Lamar and
surrounding counties.
He has worked as an
educator for the past
seventeen years teaching
mathematics in Middle
School.
Growth is coming to
Lamar and how
we manage this
will determine
how successful
Lamar County
will be. Roads,
law enforcement,
fire protection,
schools must
be considered.
Lamar needs industry to
help with the tax base
and to create jobs for
young people so they will
not have to move from
Lamar.
1 am a faithful member
of Rock Springs Method
ist Church. I believe in
following the golden rule,
you should treat people
the way you want to be
treated. 1 sincerely appre
ciate your vote for Com
missioner and pledge
to help the citizens of
Lamar with any concerns
they may have.
PHOTO: FOX NEWS/BOB BARNES
Biker big on Barnesville
Bob Barnes was featured on Fox News last week for his
quest to bike to all 50 state capitals in the span of one year.
He marked 10,000 miles in Georgia. He picked Barnesville as
his favorite stop in Georgia due to the name connection and
our fair city being “quaint”.
Daniel announces for
District 2 commissioner
William
Daniel has
announced
his candidacy
for the Dis
trict 2 seat
on the Lamar
County com
mission in
the May 24
general pri
mary. Daniel,
who resides
on Brown Road, has
lived in Lamar County
for 23 years.
His aunt, Ruth Daniel,
also lives here.
Daniel is retired from
the construction indus
try and General Motors.
He served nine years
in the Army Reserves
and is a member of
First United Methodist
Church.
He served on the
county’s
strategic
planning
committee
and helped
found the
Ramps of
Love Minis
try.
Daniel,
who has
rescue dogs,
would like
to see the animal shel
ter project, which has
languished for years,
completed.
Daniel sees planning
as critical at this point
in Lamar’s history. “We
need to do a better job
up front dealing with
subdivisions. We need
to think hard about how
we will manage future
growth,” he said.
Easter Worship Services
^ April 17
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Sunrise Service
7a.m. at Summers Field Park
Bring a lawn chair to the picnic area.
A
Service in Sanctuary 10a.m. jft
Barnesville First
United Methodist Church
375 Thomaston Street,
Barnesville, GA 30204
www.barnesvillefumc.org
Stations of the Cross
An interactive prayer walk,
featuring church and devotions by
local artists and writers
April 12 - April 15 ;
HOURS: 1
TUESDAY-FRIDAY 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon
Barnesville First
United Methodist Church
375 Thomaston Street,
Barnesville, GA 30204
www.barnesvillefumc.org
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