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HERE’S THE
SCOOP
CJ shines
again vs. UT
Bulldog freshman line
backer CJ Allen had another
great game Saturday as UGA
demolished Tennessee 38-
10 in Knoxville. Allen started
at middle linebacker, was
all over the field and was
credited with one solo tackle,
three assists and one pass
broken up.
At the airport after the
big win, CJ interacted with a
fourth generation Bulldog fan
with many local ties, young
Jack Tuttle. Jack is the son of
Douglas and Mary Cahter-
ine Tuttle of Athens and the
grandson of Doug and Lisa
Tuttle and Lynda and Mike
Brutz, all of Barnesville.
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to Santa
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want to make sure your
letters get to the North
Pole before Christmas.
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30204, dropped off at
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Greenwood St., Barnes
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Tuesday, Dec. 19 edition.
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5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8.
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Illumination Celebration is Wednesday
The annual Illumina
tion Celebration will
include several events
throughout the day and
evening of Wednesday,
Nov. 22. The Christmas
Market will be open
from 1 to 9 p.m. at the
corner of Main Street
and Forsyth Street.
Photos with the
Grinch can be taken
from 5 to 6 p.m. thanks
to the sponsorship of
Advanced Roofing and
Interiors.
Free hot cocoa will
be offered from 5 to
9 p.m. thanks to the
sponsorship of PRG
Catering.
First United Method
ist Church will host a
community worship
service from 5 to 6 p.m.
at the church.
The Illumination Cer
emony will begin at 6:15
p.m. with Santa arriving
for visits and photos
with good and bad little
girls and boys from 7
to 9 p.m., thanks to the
sponsorship of Georgia
Hometown Realty. The
Grinch Experience will
also be offered from 7
to 9 p.m.
For more informa
tion, call the chamber
of commerce office at
404.733.7034.
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THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Good sportsmanship after bitter defeat
For the second year in a row, football season ended in the Sweet 16 round of the playoffs for the Lamar County
Trojans as they fell 18-6 to Swainsboro here Friday night. Emotions ran high after the game. Particularly upset was Trojan
junior Markiviyon Dugger who was comforted by a Swainsboro player as he wept over the loss.
Local Christmas Parade is Dec. 9
The Rockin’ Around
the Christmas Tree
Parade will be held in
downtown Barnesville
Dec. 9. The parade
began during the
pandemic as a spirit
booster and has be
come very popular very
quickly. The parade will
follow the usual Buggy
Days and homecoming
parade route.
There will be judging
for both floats and golf
carts.
The top float will win
$250 with second place
getting $150 and third
place getting $100. The
first place golf cart will
win $120 with second
place getting $75 and
third place getting $50.
Staging will begin at
the Gordon parking lots
at 4 p.m. with prelimi
nary judging beginning
at 5 p.m. The parade
starts at 6:30 p.m.
Entry forms are avail
able at city hall or by
clicking the parade ad
on barnesville.com
For more informa
tion, call 770.358.2789.
Greens gifted to Donavan's Dream by
Steve & Marjorie Harvey Legacy Ranch
More than 200 pounds of greens, 100 pounds of kale
and 100 pounds of mustard greens were donated to Do-
navan Sandford (center) and his 501 (c)3 food bank called
Donavan’s Dream by Steve & Marjorie Harvey Legacy
Ranch in The Rock.
Steve & Marjorie
Harvey (SMH) Legacy
Ranch recently learned
about the local impact
of Donavan’s Dream and
decided to donate food
for local families for
Thanksgiving. At age 7,
Donavan Sanford trav
eled to Atlanta to feed
the homeless and as a
13-year-old, he decided
to create Donavan’s
Dream, a local food
bank for those in need.
His dream became a
reality as he provides
around 200 food boxes
weekly in the com
munity and Donavan’s
Dream has grown to
include a thrift store
that helps raise funds
for food costs as well as
a mini-food bank which
provides meals for un
derprivileged students
in the Lamar County
school system on the
weekends.
“The SMH Legacy
Ranch is excited to an
nounce that we part
nered with Donavan’s
Dream food bank for
Thanksgiving! We were
so impressed with his
story, that it compelled
us to support him,” said
the SMH Legacy Ranch
social media. “We gifted
Donavan’s Dream with
220 pounds of our
very own home-grown
greens, 112 lbs of kale
and 105 lbs of mustard
greens! Donavan will
give our very first har
vest of greens away to
the community! If you
would like to volunteer
or donate visit https://
donavansdream.org/.”
Donavan’s Dream
Gifts and Thrifts is at
100-3 Southland Drive
in Barnesville and helps
offset the food bank ex
penses by selling cheap
clothes, decorations,
furniture and more. For
more, go to Donavans-
Dream.org.
“A very special and
heartfelt thank you to
Steve & Marjorie Har
vey Legacy Ranch for
blessing us and allow
ing us to bless others,”
said Donanvan.
SMH Legacy Ranch
also shared some of
their crops with Upson-
Lee High School stu
dents as they donated
360 plants including
seedlings of lettuce,
cabbage, kale, collards
and some other variet
ies.
“There’s just some
thing about seeing
seeds grow, about
seeing them sprout
up from seemingly
nowhere at all - it’s a
magical experience,”
said SMH Legacy Ranch.
“We’re looking forward
to seeing their beautiful
harvest from their gar
den. Happy harvesting!”
Trojans
dominate
all-region
team
The Lamar County
Trojans raked in a host
of honors last week when
the 4A, Div. 1 all-region
awards were announced.
LC head coach Travis
Ellington was named
coach of
the year.
Quarter
back Ty
Head was
named
player of
the year
while
Hunter
Hammock
was defensive player of
the year.
Jordan Glover won the
region iron man award.
Earning first team all
region status were Terry
Welch, Daylan Cauthen,
Bryson Johnson, Kaden
Carter, JahNizae Few,
Caleb Laster, Joe Davis,
Qua Hughley, Ethan Per
kins, Noah Maurice, Clint
Williamson, Trace Morton
and Caleb Miller.
Named to the second
team were Kenyon Hol
loway, Cayden Good,
AJ Vereen, Jayden Hill
man, Markiviyon Dugger,
Kenyae Barnes, Hutson
Traylor, and Jeremy
Beach.
Earning honorable
mention status were
Jermaine Doctor, Jordan
McIntosh, Ethan Tyson,
Ralph Merritt and Robert
Erickson.
USG names
Don Green
GSC
president
The Board of Regents
of the University System
of Georgia has named
Dr. Don Green president
of Gordon State College
effective Nov. 15. He had
been interim president
since May.
“Our students can
count on acquiring in-
demand skills and creden
tials at an affordable rate
that will help them take
advantage of the market
and attract top employ
ers,” Green said.
Green has 33 years of
leadership experience in
education. He was previ
ously president at Point
Park University in Pitts
burgh and Georgia High
lands College.
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