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Tuesday, July 11,2023 DcUTlCSVillC. COIIl Barnesville, Ga. 30204
HERE’S THE
SCOOP
Big day
today at
Milner
library
The chamber of com
merce and the Milner
Community Library are
teaming up for an after
noon full of activities
today.
The action begins at
noon. Outdoor games
and food trucks will be
onsite at the library from
noon-8 p.m.
Firefighters will give
kids tours of a firetruck
and other equipment
from noon-2 p.m. Story
time at the library will
run from 2-3 p.m. fol
lowed by a screening of
the Peanuts movie from
3-4 p.m.
Other late afternoon
sessions include book
mark creation, funky
hair fun, the arrival of
the Flint River Regional
Library mobile unit and a
book sale.
The Soggy Broc
coli Band will provide
music from 6-8 p.m. For
more information, call
404.733.7034.
Beating the
Chow Down
heat
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Deputies seize guns, drugs and
cash in Morgan Dairy Road raid
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
Lamar deputies
executed search war
rants at
a home
at 162
Morgan
Dairy
Road
here
PAIGE June 23,
seizing drugs, guns and
cash. The suspected
dealer, 29-year-old Ben-
quavius Charquil Paige,
was not at the home at
the time of the raid.
Paige was picked up
last week by Spalding
deputies on charges
there. Once he bonded
out, he was incarcer
ated here on multiple
charges.
Those charges
include distribution
or sale of marijuana,
possession of a Sched
ule 1 or 11 controlled
substance with intent
to distribute, trafficking
in cocaine and three
counts possession of a
firearm during the com
mission of a felony.
During the raid,
deputies seized three
pounds of marijuana,
three ounces of mush
rooms, an ounce of co
caine, a handgun, two
rifles and considerable
cash. Some $13,000 was
found in the trailer of
a toy tractor-trailer set
on Paige’s dresser. An
other $1,057 was seized
from Paige’s cash app
account which he was
allegedly using for drug
payments.
Paige was denied
bond and bound over
to superior court at a
preliminary hearing.
He is no stranger to the
Lamar jail as he has a
string of arrests dating
back to May 20, 2012.
According to tax
records, the home at
162 Morgan Dairy Rd.
is owned by Dorothy G.
Paige.
PHOTO: LCS0
This evidence photo shows the drugs, weapons and
cash seized during a drug raid at 162 Morgan Dairy Rd.
here June 23.
Input
sought on
Sunday
early voting
After analyzing the data
from a Sunday early voting
session held Oct. 23, 2022,
the Board of Elections is
considering a Sunday ses
sion in the 2024 election
cycle.
The public is invited to
provide input at the July 24
meeting of the board. The
meeting begins at 6 p.m. in
the county administrative
building. Those wishing to
speak should arrive early
enough to sign in.
For more information,
see a letter to the editor
from Bill Christopher on
page 4A of this edition.
PHOTO: DONNA FLOURNOY
A coke, a flag and a smile
Young Remi Driskell was dressed to the patriotic nines for July 4 festivities this year and, to further enhance the
mood, armed herself with an iconic bottled Coke and an American flag.
Remi is the daughter of Erin Driskell and Jonathan Driskell, both of Barnesville.
Texas Hold’Em tournament to benefit Relay for Life
If you like to play
poker or watch it on
TV, you can get a taste
of the big time Aug. 12
when the Relay for Life
committee presents its
Texas Hold’Em Tourna
ment.
The tournament will
be held at the Women’s
Clubhouse. The doors
open at 5 p.m. and the
tourney begins at 6 p.m
Tickets are $150 and
include dinner and two
drink tickets. The win
ner will get $1000 with
second place paying
$500 and third place
paying $250.
Tickets for those not
playing poker are $25.
There will be music and
silent auction items to
bid on.
For more informa
tion, tickets or to volun
teer, call 678.572.7723.
Two other Relay
events are also on tap
this month.
Barnesville business
es and the Downtown
Development Authority
will host a Ladies Night
event Tuesday, July 18
from 5-9 p.m. A portion
of sales will go to Relay.
A Small Fry Tri will
be held Saturday, July
29 at the recreation
department track. Kids
ages 2-6 will compete
in a triathlon style race
which will include run
ning, bikes, trikes and
wagons and sprinklers.
The cost is $20. Each
kid will get a t-shirt and
medal. There will be
music, inflatables and
snacks.
DDA
votes to
postpone
block party
WALTER GEIGER
news@bamesville.com
At a special called meet
ing July 3, the Barnesville
Downtown
Develop
ment
Authority
voted to
postpone a
block party
which had
been set for
August 12. STANLEY
Chairper
son Heather Stanley noted
that the term block party
“scares some people” and
said it could be called
Barnesville Live or Com
munity Night.
She envisioned an event
to “bring the community
together” by blocking off
Main Street and provid
ing a kids area, cornhole
tournament, food trucks
and music.
Member Courtney
Claxton questioned the
cost of the
event and
said the
DDA has
no event
insurance
to cover
liability.
Member
Steven
Yerkes
suggested
events
were best
left to the
Chamber of
Commerce.
“1 feel like
we are step
ping on the
chamber’s YERKES
toes. They
do events. It seems like
we are cutting them out,”
he said. Yerkes also asked
about a budget and was
told there was not one.
Member Tammie Smith
noted simply, “We don’t
have any money.”
Stanley said the DDA
in Athens puts on many
events. Claxton countered
that Athens holds a Main
Street City designation
that puts them in line for
grants. “I’m not confident
we are ready for that,”
Claxton said.
CLAXTON
SEE BLOCK PARTY 3A
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