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Ronald “Ronny”
Alfred Nicholas
Mr. Ronald “Ronny” Alfred Nicholas, age 72 of Villa
Rica, Georgia passed away on Thursday, April 28,
2022.
Mr. Nicholas was born in Spalding County, Geor
gia, the son of the late Romeo Alfred Nicholas and
Mary Deraney Nicholas. He was
a graduate of Gordon Military
High School and Georgia Insti
tute of Technology receiving his
Bachelors in Textile Engineering
and was a retired General Sales
Manager with Alan Vigil Ford,
Fayetteville.
Ronny was a loving, outgo
ing, and generous Christian man
with an extraordinary personal
ity. No matter where he was,
people loved Ronny, and he often entertained them
with his many stories. Fistening to music from the
’50s and ’60s, with Elvis topping the list, was one of
his favorite past-times. He knew how to work a room
and rarely met a stranger. Ronny was a family man
who loved his family deeply, and nothing made him
happier than being with his grandchildren. He was
proud of his children and grandchildren and loved
them all beyond measure. All who were fortunate to
be a part of Ronny’s life know that this is a terrible
and tremendous loss. Fife will never be the same
without Ronny, as he leaves special memories to be
cherished by so many.
He was an active and faithful member of Our Fady
of Perpetual Help Catholic Church where he served
on the finance committee and as a member of the
Knights of Columbus, Monsignor Michael J. Regan
Council 8731. He was also a member of St. Teresa As
sembly of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Colum
bus.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Pope Nicholas;
son and daughter-in-law, Blake and July Nicholas of
Tallapoosa; daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and
Blake Kirkland of West Point, Jill and Kelley Carroll
of Carrollton, Brooke and Chad Lumpkin of Atlanta;
grandchildren, Macie Nicholas, Kaylee (Steven)
Bernhard, Trey Kirkland, Nicholas Kirkland, Elise
Kirkland, Allison Carroll, Andrew Carroll, Layton
Williams, Charlie Lumpkin, Kennedy Lumpkin; sisters
and brother-in-law, Sophie and Greg Blosser of Griffin,
Patty Nicholas of Barnesville; niece, Michelle Blosser
and nephew, Kevin Blosser.
The family received friends at Almon Funeral
Home on Monday, May 2, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. until 8
p.m.
A Memorial Mass was held Tuesday, May 3, 2022
at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Church with Father Gaurav Shroff officiating.
Interment was held in OLPH Catholic Church Cem
etery.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill Maddox, Jerry
Mock, Ron Franks, Terry Rajczyk, Bill Clapp and Jim
Whitlock.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the Knights of Columbus, Monsignor Michael
J. Regan Council 8731, 210 Old Center Point Road,
Carrollton, GA 30117.
Messages of condolences may be expressed to the
family online at www.almonfuneralhome.com.
Almon Funeral Home of Carrollton has charge of
arrangements.
Brittany Broome (right), Friends of the Barnesville-Lamar
County Library spring basket raffle winner, and daughter,
Haven (left) claim the two-basket prize at Saturday’s used
book sale.
Trojans earn
all-region honors
Nathaniel Tidwell of
the Lamar County Tro
jans was named Region
3AA offensive player of
the year in a vote taken
by the baseball coaches.
Joining him on the
all-region first team were
third baseman Ayden
Hollis, outfielder Kale
Bryan, catcher Johnny
Stone and designated hit
ter Hutson Traylor.
Earning second team
all-region honors were
second baseman Rhett
Blount, first baseman
Talon Dender and pitcher
Caden Dewitt.
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• Greater Spring Hill
Baptist Church located
at 117 Locust St. in
Milner, will hold a drive
through food giveaway
on Thursday, May 19 at
12 noon.
• Barnesville First
United Methodist
Church: Worship
Sunday mornings at 10
a.m. in the sanctuary.
Online worship at
BarnesvilleFUMC.org.
• Church: log on
to rockspringsonline.
com and watch live
services Sundays at 8
a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11
a.m. Wednesday evening
activities at 7 p.m.
• Compassion
Car Ministry offers
transportation 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.
• Milner United
Methodist Church:
Sunday services, 9:30
a.m.; women’s Bible
study, Tuesdays 9 a.m.;
fourth Sunday, church
breakfast 9 a.m.; second
Wednesdays, Sociable
Friends lunch, 11:30 a.m.
Lifelong reading skills enabled by Georgia’s L4 literacy grant
KAY S. PEDROTTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
Lamar County schools
have received another
$1.2 million four-year
grant to improve literacy
and encourage reading
in children from birth to
high school, according to
Dr. Andrea Scandrett, sys
tem director for teaching
and learning.
Both local libraries,
Barnesville and Milner,
have received books,
posters and other materi
als for use in the summer
reading programs and
other activities. Others
involved in childcare,
including day care work
ers, the Boys and Girls
Club and various agen
cies such as the health
department also have
been given the books
and materials. Parents of
school children as well
as the caregivers have
attended classes and
workshops to learn more
about how and why chil
dren should read and be
read to, Scandrett added.
There will be sum
mer reading programs
at both libraries, said
Milner librarian Amanda
Chambers, with registra
tion starting on May 23
at both. At the program’s
end on July 30, Chambers
and Barnesville-Lamar li-
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BLC Librarian Kelly Hughes, Dr. Andrea Scandrett and
Milner Librarian Amanda Chambers.
brarian Kelly Hughes will
announce results on how
many participated, and
the numbers of books
read. All participants
receive certificates for
being in the programs.
“We are very grateful
for the L4 grant money,
and for the school
system’s gifts of books
and learning materials,”
said Hughes. “We firmly
believe that learning to
read, and to love read
ing, is the basis for all
success in life and the
most important activity
for children, no matter
how young.” She thanked
corporate sponsors and
others for monetary
donations that make it
possible for reading pro
grams to continue and
children to own more
books.
“The benefit of hav
ing more books in the
homes is life-changing,”
Chambers added. “Our
children’s homes should
contain a lot of reading
matter, not just books.
One way of helping
younger children at
home to learn to read is
by labeling everything
- stove, table, faucet,
etc. When there are lots
of books, children can
re-read a lot and pass
them on to younger sib
lings to help them.” She
noted this year’s theme
for summer reading is
“Oceans of Possibilities.”
Both librarians ex
pressed thanks to the
school system for shar
ing the grant money and
providing special events
for local students.
Scandrett noted that
the L4 grant stands for
“Literacy for Learning,
Living and Leading.” Stu
dents, she added, “have
to have that base to
function in life.” Collabo
ration with local libraries
and other organizations
make the grant especially
helpful for local families,
who are able to “take the
books home and keep
them - our goal is ‘print-
rich’ households.”
Hughes summed up
the feelings of the librar
ians and Scandrett when
she commented, “When
you have children cry
ing because they don’t
want to leave the library,
you know you are doing
something right.”
Public Hearing
June 6, 2022
5:00 PM
Barnesville City Council
100 Mill Street
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
The City will present Application #22-04-01, initi
ated by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Barnesville, to the Mayor and City Council for the
rezoning of properties fronting Holmes St. in the
City of Barnesville consisting of Parcels B23 091,
092,093,094,095,096,097,098,099,100,101,102,
103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111 from R2 to
Rl-B Single Family Low Density.
PUBLIC HEARING
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
LAMAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022 AT 6:30 P.M.
Amendments to the Lamar County Development
Ordinance have been proposed concerning Major
Subdivisions. Draft changes can be found at www.
lamarcountyga.com or a paper copy can be obtained in
the Zoning Office located at 408 Thomaston Street.
The Board of Commissioners will hear all interested
parties and render a decision at a meeting to be held
also on Tuesday, March 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., at the
Lamar County Courthouse. If you have any questions,
please contact Lamar County Planning and Community
Development at 770-358-5364.
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Trojans swept by
Cavaliers in
Sweet 16 round
The Lamar County
Trojans were eliminated
from the Class AA state
playoffs by Callaway
May 4. LC dropped both
games of a Sweet 16
doubleheader in Ho-
gansville.
The Trojans were
obviously tight early in
game one. They trailed
7-1 after three innings
en route to a 10-1 loss.
LC managed only three
hits and committed five
costly errors.
Cam King started but
lasted only two innings
in taking the loss. Wyatt
Walters worked in relief.
Kale Bryan had two
hits and drove in the
only LC run.
The Trojans led game
two 2-1 after two innings
but were down 7-2 after
five on the way to a 10-4
defeat. Nathaniel Tidwell
took the loss. The Tro
jans again committed five
errors. Callaway also had
five errors.
Ayden Hollis had two
hits to lead the Trojans.
“Unfortunately, we
played our worst games
of the season on the big
gest stage. However, 1 am
excited about what this
core group of players
can do down the road,”
noted Trojan coach Mike
Oberg who was denied
his 100th win. His record
is 99-83.
LC set a school record
this year with 23 wins.
The previous high was 21
in 2006.
Among the young
players Oberg is excited
about are sophomore
pitchers Caden Dewitt
and Cam King who com
bined to go 11-2 while
striking out 92 batters
and posting an combo
ERA of under 2.0.
Oberg said Bryan had
one of the most impres
sive seasons he has seen.
The left fielder scored
43 runs and drove in 22
more. He got on base
safely in all 30 games
while posting hits in 27
of those games. At one
point he had a 21-game
hitting streak.
Bryan finished the
year with a .494 batting
average and an on base
percentage of .600.
The Trojans hit .319 as
a team and posted a .455
on base average.
Tidwell played a big
role in that. He had 34
hits and drove in 34 runs.
He had 15 extra base hits
and belted five homers.
LC stars dominate
all-region soccer teams
The Lamar County
soccer teams won the
boys and girls Region
3AA titles this past
season and that success
was reflected in the all
region selections voted
on by the coaches and
announced Monday.
Sophomore Armani
Flewellen of the Lady
Trojans and senior Tro
jan standout Justin Bran-
nan were named region
players of the year. Tro
jan freshman Caleb Miller
was the region offensive
player of the year.
Six Lady Trojans made
first team all-region.
They were Flewellen,
Cara Bishop, Aniya Bar
ron, Alaina Cato, Samiya
Smith and Maci-Lauren
Lanier. Named second
team all-region were
Deshunna Bowles, Paige
Mayfield, Allie Bloxham,
Macy Smith and Vanessia
Byrd.
Trojans making the
first team were Brannan,
Miller, Daniel Navarro,
Mason Bushby, AJ Hay-
good and Jay’D Banks.
Making the second team
were Jackson Callaway,
Chip Crawford, Josh
Moore, Joe Davis, Mat
thew Ctibor and Graham
Adamson.
Both teams were elimi
nated in the Elite 8 round
of the state playoffs by
Lovett. Lovett’s girls won
the state title, topping
Pace Academy 2-1 in the
championship match.
The Pace boys beat
Lovett in the champion
ship 1-0. Lovett played
much of that match
down a man after a red
card.
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