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HERE’S THE
SCOOP
BLC
Library
Summer
Reading
Programs
The Barnesville Lamar
County Library will offer
the following Summer
Reading Programs for
children on Mondays at
2 p.m., June 13, Arthur
Atsma Magician; June 20,
Iron P Homestead Zoo;
June 27, Lew-E the Clown;
no program on July 4;
July 11, Talewise Pirates
Lost at Sea; July 18, Barry
Stewart Mann Storyteller;
July 25, Ron Anglin Jug
gler.
Participants must have
wristband to enter and no
late entries allowed.
The following Teen
Summer Reading Pro
grams will be held in the
large meeting room at
the Barnesville Lamar
County Library. In order
to participate in the jel
lyfish lantern craft, RSVP
to Katie at 678-897-9370
or ksadler@frrls.net.
Monday, June 13 at
4:30 p.m. Book Trade:
bring a book to share;
Wednesday, June 22 at
4:30 p.m. (RSVP by June
13) Jellyfish Lantern craft;
Monday, June 27 at 4:30
p.m. Bermuda Triangle
escape room; No program
on Monday, July 4; Mon
day, July 11 at 4:30 p.m.
STEAM team building
exercise; Monday, July 18
at 4:30 p.m. Movie night -
JAWS; Monday, July 25 at
4:30 p.m. Trivia night and
Monday, August 1 at 4:30
p.m. end of summer luau.
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zoning town hall
to he held June 14
Second
meeting
A second town hall meeting
on revamping the county’s zon
ing ordinance will be held Tues
day, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the
courthouse. The county recently
extended its moratorium on
major subdivisions as the regula
tions are bandied about.
At a previous such meet
ing May 10, many stakeholders
spoke out, providing ideas and
input. Zoning administrator
Anita Buice has taken those into
consideration and incorporated
them into a new draft of the
ordinance.
Some changes being con
sidered are a minimum lot size
of two acres countywide and
minimum heated space require
ment for new homes of between
2000-2400 square feet.
The inclusion of design fea
tures such as shutters and brick
and stone detailing are also on
the drawing board.
The draft is posted on the
county website at lamarcoun-
tyga.com. For more information,
contact Buice at 770.358.5364.
DILLON
Alleged
shooting
accomplice
faces
charges
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
A 21-year-old Americus
woman is in jail facing
multiple charges for her
role as an alleged ac
complice in an armed
robbery on Harris Drive
in Barnesville May 21 in
which shots were fired.
Ellynn Amerilla Dillon
is charged with obstruc
tion of an officer, posses
sion of a firearm during
the commission of a
crime, aggravated assault
(firearm), armed robbery
of a residence (firearm),
and interference with
government property.
She was denied bond
at a first appearance
hearing and remains in
the Lamar jail.
According to Capt.
A1 Moltrum of the BPD,
Dillon was an accomplice
in the armed robbery
in which Austin Taylor
Daugherty allegedly fired
three shots at VFW Post
commander Richard
Wright after accosting
him on his front porch
and demanding $3000.
Daugherty is also in
jail on multiple felony
counts and was likewise
denied bond.
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Smiling young slugger
Paxton English of the Lamar 6U baseball all-stars was all smiles after an inside-the park home run during second
round tournament play here Saturday against Marion County. English and Weston McBride had over-the-fence homers in
round one.
Paxton is the son of Bethany and Jeffery English.
Deputy superintendent
heads for new position in
Cleve Hendrix
Arcadia, Florida
CLEVE HENDRIX
KAV S. PEDR0TTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
After 40 years in
education leadership,
Cleve Hendrix will get to
“retire to Florida” and
work as human resourc
es director with an old
friend who heads the
school system in DeSoto
County, Arcadia, FL.
Hendrix has been
Lamar County’s dep
uty superintendent of
schools for the past 12
years; he also worked
with former superinten
dent Dr. Bill Truby for
four years before the
present superintendent
Dr. Jute Wilson came
to Lamar. For most of
Cleve’s teaching years,
he also has coached one
or more sports: football,
baseball, basketball, golf
and tennis.
Hendrix said, “1 have
worked in only two
places - Thomaston and
Barnesville, but 1 believe
they have been the best
places in the state to
work.” In 1982, follow
ing a degree in athletics
and physical education
from the University of
Georgia, Hendrix joined
the Thomaston-Upson
High School faculty,
coaching several sports
while achieving a mas
ter’s teaching degree
in health and physical
education from Georgia
Southwestern University.
In the 1990s he added a
master’s in leadership
and administration and
an education specialist
certification from Troy
State University.
During his career as
an educational leader,
Hendrix has been not
only a coach but also an
assistant principal and
principal in addition to
his years as a deputy su
perintendent. In Florida,
he will work with an old
friend, Dr. Bobby Ben
nett. Cleve and his wife
Kathy left for Florida the
day after graduation,
after being honored at a
gathering on the last day
of school.
His co-workers and
friends who spoke at the
event had only praise for
Hendrix’s work here. The
“hats” he wore here were
enumerated by several
speakers, one of whom
declared Cleve to be
an expert whenever he
had to deal with a “mad
mama” situation. Dr.
Jute Wilson commented
he thought Cleve “is
the best with people of
anyone I’ve ever seen.” It
was avowed during the
discussion that when
an angry parent came
in “ready to take Cleve’s
head off,” he talked to
them at length and “they
were hugging him as
they went out the door.”
Cleve also had noth
ing but praise for every
one connected with his
years in education, in
particular those most
recent colleagues in La
mar County. “1 have the
upmost respect for Dr.
(Jute) Wilson and all the
other administrators,
and 1 think our school
board is the best 1 have
ever experienced.” In
total, he worked with six
superintendents over
the years, and “1 loved
every one of them,” he
added.
Cleve was most im
pressed with the gift giv
en him from the schools
and board: a replica of
the “Georgia National
Champions” ring, more
highly sought after than
even a Superbowl ring,
some said.
Cleve and Kathy are
members of Christ Cha
pel and will find another
worship opportunity
in Florida. They have
two sons: Bo, a licensed
funeral director in Mc
Donough; and Zac, who
is retail manager for the
Amenia, NY, Silo Ridge
Field Club.
“It’s been fabulous,”
Cleve said, “just a bless
ing to work with so many
good people.”
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