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DEATH NOTICES
Obituaries are published as received
Catherine M. Fletcher
Mother Catherine M. Fletcher was born on March
19, 1937, in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, to the
late Mrs. Minnie Maude and the late Mr. Henderson
Taylor. At the age of eight, in
1945, she joined the Histori
cal West Mount Sinai Baptist
Church under the leadership
of Pastor D. F. Fuller.
Throughout her child
hood, Mother Fletcher was
active in the youth choir,
Sunday school, and usher
ministry. She fondly remem
bered assisting the elders
of the church, including her
grandparents, Deacon Fred
Williams, and Mother Ellen
Davis Williams, who were devoted members. Walk
ing to church and enjoying picnics on the lawn were
cherished memories from her youth.
She was educated in the Lamar County School
System and graduated from Barnesville Industrial
High School in 1954. She later attended trade school
in Elyria, Ohio, before returning to Barnesville in
1957. On March 21, 1959, she married the love of her
life, the late Arthur Fletcher, with whom she shared a
loving marriage for 52 years until his passing. Mother
Fletcher dedicated her professional life to education,
working at Gordon Grammar School and later with
the William Carter Company for a total of 31 years.
She was a hard worker and provided well for her
family. As a devoted church member for 79 years,
she participated in the Mother’s Ministry and the
Salt Ministry. Under the leadership of Pastor Waylon
T. Knight, she played a vital role in preserving the
church’s history by adding missing artifacts to the
collection.
On October 1, 2024, Mother Fletcher’s earthly
journey ended when the Lord whispered her name.
She departed this life and entered into eternal rest.
Mother Fletcher is survived by her children, Ronnie
(Fay) and Rodney (Veronica) Fletcher; grandchildren,
Dr. Jarrod (Dr. NaToya) Fletcher, Rondrikus Fletcher,
and Jeremy (Jekira) Fletcher; and great-grandchildren
Neva, Aiden, Brayden, Aubrey, and Kali Fletcher, who
affectionately called her “Sugarplum.” Sister in Law,
Christine Fletcher. She is also survived by a host
of cousins, friends, and staff at the Heritage Inn of
Barnesville. Her legacy of faith, love, and service will
be remembered by all who knew her.
Email news@barnes-
ville.com or call 770.358.
NEWS to have an event
published as a calen
dar item in The Herald
Gazette.
• The Woodmen Life,
Chapter 199 of Barnes
ville will meet at the Jelly
Jar Restaurant, 17 Market
St. from 10:30 a.m. -12:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Octo
ber 15.
• The Lamar County
Dementia Caregiver Sup
port Group will meet at
First United Methodist
Church, 375 Thomaston
St., Barnesville, Thurs
days October, 17 at 10:00
a.m., November 7 at 7:00
p.m., November 21 and
December 5 at 10:00 a.m.
For info call 770-317-9106
or email valerie.presley@
dph.ga.gov.
• The Barnesville
High & Industrial/Booker
Schools Alumni, Asso
ciation, Inc. (BH1BSAA)
will meet on Thursday,
October 24 at 12 noon at
the E.P. Roberts Center.
• A Falloween Fest
Trunk or Treat will held a
Milner City Park October
31 from 6-9:00 p.m. Trunk
set up begins at 5:00 p.m.
Register at www.Meet-
MelnMilner.com. Candy
donations are accepted
at Milner City Hall. For
info email MeetMelnMil-
ner@gmail.com.
• The Milner Commu
nity Library will host a
Pancake Breakfast from
8:30 a.m. -11 a.m., as well
as a HoHo Holiday Mar
ket from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
on Saturday, November
2. Vendors for the market
can book a booth for $10.
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FROM PAGE 4A
time to laugh... a time
to mourn and a time to
dance...”
The past is always
present here, but so
is the beauty that sur
rounds me now. A beauty
that promises a future
filled with love, hope,
and family, just as Kim
Contact the library at
770-358-5063.
• The Lamar County
NAACP will meet on
Thursday, November 7
at 6:30 p.m. at the E. P.
Roberts Center.
• The Lamar County
Democratic Party will
meet on November 12 at
7 p.m. at the E.P. Roberts
Center. Pancakes and
Politics Breakfast will be
held on Saturday No
vember 9 at 9:30 a.m. at
Oastime Grill. For more
information call 404-397-
3118 or search Facebook.
• Lamar County Farm
Bureau will have their
Annual Meeting, Tuesday,
Nov. 12, at 7 a.m. in the
Lamar County Farm Bu
reau office board room.
Farmer members can
register to attend before
Friday, Nov. 8 by calling
(770) 358-2298.
• Rebuild Lamar meets
every 2nd Thursday, 6:30
p.m., at the Barnesville
First United Methodist
Church. Rebuild La
mar volunteers provide
essential minor home
repairs to low-income
residents of Lamar
County, GA.
• Power Forward Male
Leadership Mentoring
meets every 2nd and 4th
Saturday, 10-11:30am at
the Barnesville Library.
For additional informa
tion, call 470-222-6078;
visit www.powerfor-
wardleadership.com;
https://www.facebook.
com/people/Power-For-
ward-Leadership.
• The Masonic Lodge,
Hwy. 18 W., meets the
first and third Tuesday of
each month at 7:00 p.m.
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would have wanted. And
so, 1 am grateful that the
past is always present
here.
Ann Mann is an Emmy Award
winning journalist, now serving as
pastor to Barnesville First United
Methodist Church. You can email her
at annmann@comcast.net. Her new
book, “Finding Hope in the Storm,”
is available on Amazon.
BARNESVILLE MARBLE &
GRANITE COMPANY
Serving Middle Georgia For 115 Years
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124 Railroad St., Barnesville, GA 30204
Email news@barnes-
ville.com or call 770.358.
NEWS to have an event
published as a calen
dar item in The Herald
Gazette.
• Greater Spring Hill
Baptist Church, 117 Lo
cust St., Milner will have
a drive-through food
giveaway on Thursday,
October 17 beginning at
11 a.m. until all supplies
are gone.
• There will be a Floyd
Moye Memorial pancake
supper hosted by Ramah
Brotherhood at Ramah
Primitive Baptist Church,
1274 Ramah Church Rd.,
Barnesville, October 18
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Adults: $8; Children
ages 5-12: $3; Under 5:
free. There will also be a
bake sale by the Ladies
Fellowship.
• Ramah Primitive
Baptist Churchat 1274
Ramah Church Rd.,
Barnesville will have
a Fall Meeting with an
evening of song and wor
ship with Elder Randy
Waters from the States
boro Church. Services
begin at 7 each night,
October 22, 23 and a
covered dish supper
included at 6 p.m. on
Thursday the 24. Elder
Sam Bennett, Pastor.
GSC professors tackle
education reform in
their new book
Three Gordon State
College professors from
the School of Education,
Arts, and Humanities
led a book discussion
on their newly released
work, “Code Red: Conver
sations and Solutions for
an Educational System
in Crisis,” at the Barnes
ville campus Hightower
Library on Sept. 18.
Edited by
Drs. Joseph
R. Jones,
Anna Dunlap
Higgins-Har-
rell, and Julie
Little, “Code
Red: Conver
sations and
Solutions for
an Educa
tional System
in Crisis,” is
a collection
of essays
from writers
whose voices
represent
pre-service
teachers,
paraprofes-
sionals, veteran teachers,
teachers-turned-adminis-
trators, principals, deans
of initial certification
programs, and others.
The book is organized
into two sections: the
first addresses the hard
truths faced in the field
of teaching, while the
second offers tangible
solutions to these chal
lenges.
“We want the words
of our collected authors
to be catalyst generating
productive conversa
tions about what needs
addressing in the Ameri
can education system,”
Higgins-Harrell said. “We
also want the voices of
hope to be heard, those
who see the situation as
it is, but who also see a
way forward.”
The concept for “Code
Red” originated from
Jones, whose nearly
three decades of experi
ence in education have
given him a unique
perspective on the stark
differences between past
and present challenges
in the field. He noted that
throughout his career,
the pressing question
has always been, “How
are we going to change
schools?”
“Our goal is to spark
meaningful change and
encourage people to crit
ically reflect on what’s
happening
in today’s
schools,”
Jones said.
Jones
recognized
that bring
ing his
book idea
to fruition
required
the exper
tise of two
colleagues.
He sought
out Little,
whose
extensive
experience
in schools
made her
the ideal contributor to
address in-classroom
teaching challenges.
Recognizing the impor
tance of a strong edito
rial voice, Jones also
brought Higgins-Harrell
on board, explaining,
“Anna brings us all
together.” He praised her
as a phenomenal editor,
integral to shaping the
final product.
“There isn’t a single
solution, and we can’t
fix education overnight.
But understanding where
people are now gives us
a starting point,” Little
said.
To purchase a copy
of “Code Red: Conversa
tions and Solutions for
an Educational System
in Crisis,” visit Amazon,
com, where it ranked
No. 18 in the Educational
Philosophy Best Sellers.
It’s also available on the
Myers Education Press
website at myersedpress.
presswarehouse.com.
Josoph R. Joo«i. Anna Dunlop Higgtns-Norrall.
and Julia Littla. Editors
Words cannot adequately express
our deep appreciation for the many kind
and sympathetic acts that came to us at
the time of our recent bereavement.
Sincerely,
The family of
Catherine Fletcher
Public Hearing
November 7, 2024 • 6:00 PM
Barnesville-Lamar County
Planning Commission
790 Veterans Parkway
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
The City will present Application #24-10-01 to
the Barnesville-Lamar County Planning Com
mission for a text amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance, specifically, Section(s) 610(R1A),
61 S(R1 B), 617(R1C), and 620(R2) to allow as
a conditional use Short Term-Rental, and to
add the definition of SHORT TERM-RENTAL to
section 210-SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS.
This application will also amend The City Code,
specifically, Chapter 14- BUILDINGS AND
BUILDING REGULATIONS, BY ADDING A
NEW ARTICLE 5 GOVERNING SHORT-TERM
RENTALS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDI
NANCES AND PARTS THEROF; RESTATING
THE CODE AS MODIFIED BY THIS ORDI
NANCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Public Hearing
November 7, 2024 • 6:00 PM
Barnesville-Lamar County
Planning Commission
790 Veterans Parkway
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
The City will present Application
#24-10-02 to the Barnesville-Lamar
County Planning Commission for a text
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance,
specifically, Section(s) 610(R1A),
61S(R1B), and 617(R1C) to allow as a
conditional use “Bed and Breakfast”.
Georgia Department of Public Health
District 4 Public Health
LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Lamar County Health Department
100 Academy Drive
Barneville, GA 30204
Phone (770)358-1483
Make your appointment today!
Clinic: 1(800)847-4262 /(706)845-4035
WIC: 1(866)636-7942 / (706)298-6080
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00a.m.- 5:00p.m.
We Protect Lives.
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Serving: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette,
Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike,
Spalding, Troup and Upson Counties.
Lamar County Polling Precincts
for the November 5, 2024
General Election
District 1
Barnesville-Lamar County Library
Susan Coleman Meeting Room
401 Thomaston Street
Barnesville, GA 30204
District 2 (Formerly 2A/2B/2C)
Barnesville Civic Center
685 Forsyth Street
Barnesville, GA 30204
District 3
Lamar County Service Center
118 Academy Drive
Barnesville, GA 30204
District 4
Milner Community Library
159 Main Street
Milner, GA 30257
Anita Reid - Elections Supervisor
Lamar County Board of Elections and Registration
408 Thomaston Street, Suite D
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
Phone: (770) 358-5235
Fax: (770) 358-5445
Important Voting Information
November 5,2024 General Election
The voter registration deadline for the November 5,2024,
General Election is Monday, October 7,2024.
Advance Voting Location: Lamar County Board of Elections
and Registration Office, 790 Veterans Parkway - Suite D,
Barnesville, GA 30204
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, October 15,2024 through Friday,
Friday, November 1,2024; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday Voting: October 19 th & October 26 th 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday Voting: October 20, 2024 from 1 p.m. - 5p.m.
Absentee ballots must be requested no later than Friday, October
25,2024.
Remember, there is NO voting the Monday before the election.
All Election Day polling precincts will be open on Tuesday,
November 5,2024 from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
For more information or to request an absentee ballot, please
call (770) 358-5235.
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