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THURSDAY September 19, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Bond set at $25,000 for teen robbery suspect BY JAMES SWIFT dicial Circuit Assistant District nold Ragas. “He missed the bus that can be attached, that can be [email protected] Attorney Suzanne Brookshire for school and he was walking fashioned, to allow him back at said. “He did have his hand in to school and he stopped to get home with his aunt and his mom.” Cherokee Judicial Circuit his backpack … and essentially snacks without money, and with- He said the defendant is cur- Judge Suzanne H. Smith set bond robbed the place.” out a weapon … he went into a rently taking classes at a youth at $25,000 for a 15-year-old Car- She said the defendant walked store, with his hand in his book development campus [YDC.] tersville High student who was out of the store with $770. He bag, and said ‘Give me the mon- The defendant’s father, a resi- arrested Sept. 9 for allegedly was apprehended by police short- ey.’” dent of Anderson, South Carolina, committing armed robbery. ly thereafter and allegedly con- The defendant, Ragas said, has briefl y addressed the court. Cartersville Police Department fessed to committing the robbery. no previous arrests nor any major “I feel like I’m somewhat to spokesman Capt. Mike Bettikofer He is also being charged with school disciplinary records. blame for the situation myself,” he told The Daily Tribune News that possession of a Schedule IV con- “He thought if he didn’t have a said. “Being the father, being ab- the defendant is being charged as trolled substance with intent to gun, and if he didn’t hurt anybody sent, being in and out … he’s not an adult. distribute. According to Brook- or touch anybody, that somehow, a bad kid. He made a mistake, a “At approximately 8:35 a.m., shire, at the time of his arrest the it wasn’t as big of a deal as it is mistake that could cost him. Like RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS [the defendant] walked into the defendant was in possession of now,” he said. “Because he has I said, I did the same thing he did Bond was set at $25,000 for a Cartersville High student accused Dollar General located at 104 several Xanax bars. absolutely no criminal history when I was younger.” of robbing the Dollar General at 104 North Market Square on North Market Square wearing a “He did something that was and he’s only 15, I’m asking if Sept. 9. mask and a hood,” Cherokee Ju- stupid,” said defense attorney Ar- there’s some form of house arrest SEE BOND, PAGE 5A GDOT targeting 2021 bid date for new Cass-White Road interchanges BY JAMES SWIFT White, frequently blocking through traffi c [email protected] during peak hours. With even heavier traf- fi c volumes anticipated for the corridor in Members of the community had an op- the years ahead, Waldrop said now is the portunity to take a closer look at Georgia time to be proactive. Department of Transportation (GDOT) “We’re projecting that there will be al- plans to construct two new roundabouts on most 20,000 vehicles per day using this Cass-White Road at a public information intersection in the next 10 years, and we’re open house held at the department’s Dis- designing around that requirement,” he trict 6 headquarters off Great Valley Park- said. way Tuesday evening. Waldrop said the proposed project “Our preferred alternative is to replace would be funded entirely through federal the existing traffi c signals at the intersec- transportation dollars. tion of I-75 and Cass-White Road with “We’re going to be taking this project to modern roundabouts, that are going to bid in February 2021, and it’ll take about improve traffi c fl ow and really keep traf- 36 months to build it,” he said. “We’re es- fi c moving through this interchange, even timating a construction cost of just under during the most congested times or peak $5 million.” travel times,” said GDOT District 6 Engi- According to GDOT documents, both JAMES SWIFT/DTN neer Grant Waldrop. preliminary engineering and right of way A public informa- The two proposed roundabouts would acquisition costs for the proposed project tion open house replace the traffi c-signal controlled in- are tabbed at around $150,000 each. on proposed tersections for both the north- and south- “We’re looking to get right of way fund- roundabouts bound I-75 off ramps. ing authorized so we can acquire the ad- along the Cass- White Road The roundabouts, Waldrop said, are ditional property needed to build the proj- corridor was held being designed with the corridor’s heavy ect,” Waldrop said. “We’re anticipating at the Georgia truck volume in mind. releasing our right of way funding in 2020, Department of “We are going to have the circular road- so that’s our current fi scal year.” Transportation way large enough to accommodate those With more and more major economic District 6 head- tractor trailers in making their turning developments popping up in the corridor, quarters Tues- maneuvers. So we’ll have the normal road- Waldrop said the proposed roundabouts day. Left, this way that’s designed for passenger cars, are much needed to meet the inevitable up- photo provided and that’s also where the cab of the tractor tick in traffi c along Cass-White Road. by the Georgia trailers will go,” he said. “But we’ll design “Our projections are showing that the Department of Transportation that center island so the tractor trailers, the traffi c will fl ow much better than with the shows the plans trailers that trail the tractor, can actually current traffi c signals,” he said. “We’re to construct two offset onto that island. That’ll be complete- seeing capacity constraints on this existing new roundabouts ly drivable, and it will be perfectly fi ne for interchange, we’re seeing traffi c back up to replace the them to utilize the roundabouts.” during peak travel times — and the round- I-75 interchang- He said left-turning traffi c onto I-75 is abouts are going to do a great job of deal- es along Cass- already causing heavy congestion on Cass- ing with that surge in traffi c.” W h i t e R o a d . CSL Rummage Sale kicks Kennesaw State museum staff presents history off today with Sip and See program to CMS 7th-graders BY MARIE NESMITH more enticing. [email protected] “We are so thrilled to offer BY DONNA HARRIS the all new Sip and See this [email protected] To broaden the reach of its year on Thursday from 3-6 Rummage Sale, the Cartersville [p.m.], where a $5 entry fee Students at Cartersville Middle School learned a lesson Service League has revamped gives the shopper first access to about a complex historical event through a presentation by the annual fundraiser. Instead of all of our items for sale, a fun experts who were using primary sources. kicking off the shopping experi- atmosphere and light refresh- Members of the education team at the Museum of His- ence with an early bird sale, the ments to enjoy while shopping. tory and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State Univer- event will launch with a Sip and All proceeds from the entry fee sity did a free presentation Friday on “How War Shaped See offering this afternoon. and the sale contribute directly the Middle East” for roughly 375 seventh-graders in April “With the ever-growing use to the needs of the children and Burel’s, Pam Couey’s and D.J. Paradis’ social studies of social media and the ease of families right here in Carters- classes. online posting, we are competing ville and Bartow County.” “ We wanted KSU educators from the Museum of Histo- with online yard sales and Face- Presented at the Cartersville ry and Holocaust Education to speak with our classes be- book marketplace,” said Cassie Civic Center — 435 W. Main St. cause they possess knowledge and unique primary sources Gibson, co-chair for the CSL — the benefi t will continue Friday that correspond with our unit of study on the Middle East,” Rummage Sale. “In light of that, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur- Burel said. “ We are fortunate to have access to the KSU we challenged the Rummage day with a half-price sale, 8 a.m. MHHE educators and their resources, who provided per- RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS, FILE Committee to make attending to noon. Sales will be cash only. sonal insight into this rather complicated issue.” Lenore Hrossowyc looks through items at Cartersville Service Rummage and purchasing from League’s Rummage Sale last year. Cartersville Service League SEE CSL, PAGE 6A SEE HISTORY, PAGE 5A INSIDE TODAY Mostly VOLUME 73, NO. 117 Obituaries ............................. 2A Blotter ................................... 5A sunny U.S. & World .........................3A Weather ................................ 6A High 83 www.daily-tribune.com Stocks ................................... 3A Sports ................................... 1B Entertainment ...................... 4A Classifieds............................ 3B Low 59 2A Thursday, September 19, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News Steve Nash, Mikki Cornejo, Mi- late Rufus Eugene Mulinix Sr. the service will be allocated for and friend. Address: chael Bryson and Ed Cole. and Martha Hefner Mulinix. family and friends to share their Survived by her daughters, Ja- 251 S.

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