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2A Clje l)pra(ti <©a?rttr Tuesday, June 13,2023
Kids soar at youth football camp
Young Andre Dodge soars into the end zone after a reception during drills at the Trojan Youth Football Camp held last week
at the high school practice facility. Andre is the son of new Trojan defensive coordinator Tony Dodge. Coach Dodge is from
California and most recently coached at East Laurens High School.
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
All-Star action
Levi Woodall of the LC U10 all-stars backs away from a high and tight pitch while coach Bubba Samples looks on and the
umpire prepares for impact during district all-star action Saturday here. The U10 district baseball all-star tournament was
played over the weekend at the recreation complex off Gordon Road. The U10 all-stars played well but did not advance, losing
twice to the Perry all-stars.
Bike crash update
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into town from Hwy. 36
East with the biker hit
ting speeds of 140 mph.
along Mill, Main and
Thomaston streets at
3:40 a.m. He turned north
on Veterans Parkway and
crashed when attempting
to cut through the Hot
Shot parking lot back to
Atlanta Street.
The operator of the
bike was identified as Jer
emiah Leandre Snell Hud
son, 32, of Summerville,
S.C. Hudson also had a
McDonough address.
He was taken to Mon
roe County Hospital in a
patrol car. At last report,
he was in the Monroe
County jail charged with
two counts of fleeing
and attempting to elude,
using license plate to
conceal, expired registra
tion, no insurance, wrong
class of license, obscured
tag, speeding, failure to
signal, failure to main
tain lane, passing on the
shoulder of the road and
possession of a firearm
by a convicted felon.
A female passenger
on the back of the 2002
Yamaha YZFR6 was seri
ously injured. She was
identified as 20-year-old
Kameron Carrigg, also
of Summerville. She was
taken by ambulance to
Atrium Health in Macon.
Her condition is un
known.
Barnesville okays
DDA loan for Main
Street Development
KAY S. PEDR0TTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
The city council of
Barnesville last week
approved a resolution of
support for
a Downtown
Development
Revolving
Loan Fund
application to
help finance
the renova
tion of 215
Main Street
by Southern
Venture Part
ners LLC.The
loan originates
from the state
Department of Commu
nity Affairs.
Zack Westerfield and
Milt Calloway are the
partners in the $1.1
million renovation,
which will feature seven
apartments and several
commercial enterprises.
DDA director Niki Sap-
pington noted the loan,
part of the total financ
ing package, will be for
$250,000 at 3% interest
for 15 years. The three
council members pres
ent, Sammie Shropshire,
Bill Claxton, and Butch
McDaniel, offered praise
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for the DDA after vot
ing unanimously for the
resolution. Mayor Peter
Banks said that Chris
topher Hightower and
Joe Sims were “absent
excused” with
family matters.
Problems
with the water
and sewer
systems were
revisited
during discus
sion time.
Other items
addressed
included dead
trees that may
need to come
down on Mill
Street; problems on Spen
cer and Jackson Streets;
renovation of the Lamar
Arts Gallery Depot; loft
tenants whose vehicles
are occupying downtown
parking spaces around
the clock; praise for re
newals and refurbishing
on Market Street; needed
renovation in Myles Wim-
berley Park; the need
for affordable homes for
low income families in
Barnesville, and another
Great Day of Service
involving the cleaning
of worn and dirty street
signs.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
YOUR DRINKING WATER
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation (Type- 02) at
Milner Water System in Lamar County
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard.
Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers,
you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are
doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contami
nants. Testing results from 01/01/2023-03/31/2023 show that our
system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level
(MCL), for TTHM. The standard for TTHM is 0.080 mg/L. It is
determined by averaging all the samples collected at each
sampling location for the past 12 months. The level of TTHM
averaged at one of our system’s locations for 01/01/2023-
03/31/2023 was 0.088 mg/L.
What should I do?
• There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your
water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where
the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.
• If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an
infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk
and should seek advice from your health care providers about
drinking this water.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would
have been notified within 24 hours.
TTHM are four volatile organic chemicals which form when
disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water.
*People who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of
the MCL over many years may experience problems with their
liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an
increased risk of getting cancer.
What is being done?
We are working to minimize the formation of TTHM while ensur
ing we maintain an adequate level of disinfectant. We have taken
additional steps to change disinfectant type/levels, remove natural
organic matter, and increased flushing of water lines to determine if
our efforts have been effective. We anticipate resolving the prob
lem within the first calendar quarter of 2023.
For more information, please contact Katie Smith at (770)358-1604
or 100 Greenwood Street, Milner, Ga 30257.
This notice is being sent to you by Milner Water System in Lamar
County. State Water System ID#: GA1710001.
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