Sunday Edition April 7, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 Bartow to be one of fi rst counties to receive new voting machines BY JAMES SWIFT “We’re one of 12 that’s going to pilot it this [email protected] November, so we’ll be getting ours probably August, September, somewhere in that time- On Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed frame.” House Bill 316 into law, a sweeping piece of The law, initially proposed by State Rep. legislation that will replace Georgia’s voting Barry Fleming (R-Harlem), seeks to “provide system with new “paper-backed” equipment. for uniform election equipment in the State” While there are still some questions about and “to provide for ballot-marking devices and what the new system will resemble — and how standards and procedures for such devices.” much the cost of replacing the state’s older vot- Kirk said those ballot-marking devices are ing machines will ultimately run — one thing quite similar to the equipment Bartow County is for certain: when the new system does arrive, voters have been using for several years. The RANDY PARKER/DTN Bartow County will be among the fi rst in the only difference is that the new machines will Deborah Turner arranges fl ow- state to experience it. print voters’ selections onto “a ballot of record,” ers on her kitchen table in her RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS “We have been selected to be one of the fi rst which will then be electronically scanned. Poll worker Celia Johnson, left, watches as Constance Esposi- home near downtown Carters- to of Cartersville fi lls out her voter registration card at the Bea- counties to get the voting system,” Bartow ville. Turner was diagnosed vers Drive voting precinct. County Elections Supervisor Joseph Kirk said. SEE VOTING, PAGE 2A with a 90% blockage in her carotid artery at the Vein Spe- cialists of Northwest Geor- gia’s booth at the 2017 Wom- Cartersville en’s Expo. Council WE MEAT AGAIN Carotid artery approves screening ‘wish list’ provides Cartersville for 2019 resident ‘new BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] lease on life’ You’ve heard of “squad goals” BY MARIE NESMITH before, but how about “municipal [email protected] government goals?” That’s precisely what the Car- Calling the screening a life tersville City Council signed off saver, Deborah Turner embrac- on at Thursday evening’s public es the opportunity to share how meeting. The council, sans absent she gained a “new lease on life” Councilman Jayce Stepp, unani- by visiting the Northwest Geor- mously approved a report listing gia Women’s Expo & Artisan’s several goals submitted by depart- Market two years ago. Conduct- ment heads and staff at a “vision- ed by Vein Specialists of North- ing session” held in January. west Georgia, an ultrasound At least one of the dozen “wish screening led to the detection list” items has already been checked of a signifi cant blockage in the off — mandated funding of the City’s Cartersville resident’s carotid pension fund, which was approved at artery. a council meeting last month. “We’re “I was particularly interested working towards making those in stopping by the vascular clin- modifi cations in our budget that you ic that was there to offer free all will be looking at in the coming screenings,” said the 72-year- months,” said Cartersville City Man- old who also is living with di- ager Tamara Brock. “So we’ve al- abetes. “Since I had some vein ready started work on that one.” surgery on my legs eight or 10 Other items on the itinerary in- years prior, I wanted to have a clude continuation of the City’s checkup to make sure they were advanced metering infrastructure JAMES SWIFT, RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS still in good condition. (AMI) project for municipal utili- The third annual BBQ and Brews festivities in Bartow County drew a large crowd to downtown Cartersville on Saturday. “In just a short time after the ties. Per City documents, that proj- exam [began], the nurse said, ect is estimated to cost about $13 ‘You must come by our offi ce million, with a kickoff meeting for a more thorough test and you with a consultant tabbed — or at BBQ and Brews returns downtown need to do it very soon.’ She was least preferred — for this month. very direct [and] seemed con- Documents also suggest the BY JAMES SWIFT fans and senior citizens clad in homemade went on from noon until 8 p.m., it wouldn’t be cerned.” project would take about 3-4 years, [email protected] Trevor Lawrence jerseys? surprising if the ’19 festival eclipsed 2018’s Scheduling an appointment with general fund, SPLOST and There were some signifi cant differences estimated attendance of 8,000 — perhaps shortly afterward, Turner shared departmental cost-sharing monies The term “diversity” is thrown around a lot between 2019’s event and the fi rst two out- even by a sizable margin. the exam confi rmed her carotid paying for its expenses. these days. But no matter how you defi ne it, ings, however. For one, this year there was no There were other notable changes to the artery on the right side of her Also on the City wish list is a pro- Saturday’s third annual BBQ and Brews festi- admission fee, which makes it just about im- festival format this year. The annual barbe- neck was 90% blocked. posal that would see the municipal val in downtown Cartersville fully embodied possible to determine how many people ac- cue contest was excised, and whereas in past “This was very alarming and government increasing the rotation the concept. tually attended the festivities. Still, barely an years the event encompassed both sides of the indicated I was on the doorstep of its resurfacing plan by 10% each After all, what other word would one use hour into the daylong celebration of all things train tracks, in 2019 the festivities were con- of a stroke. I scheduled my sur- year. With a potential start date of to describe an event where millennial moms smoked, sauced and sipped, hundreds of peo- fi ned to the westernmost side of the rail line. gery quickly. My doctor did a fi scal year 2020, City offi cials an- with purple hair and multiple lip piercings ple had already congregated in and around ticipate the estimated $1.34 million hobnobbed with pistol-toting country music Friendship Plaza. Considering the celebration SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE 8A SEE TURNER, PAGE 8A a year project to be fi nanced via SPLOST, state and local funds. At least two proposals on the docket — a pilot program to beau- tify properties along Tennessee AHS’s drill team brings home 2 state titles Street, Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and the Atco Village corridors and a BY DONNA HARRIS and sometimes it’s the smallest of details that development regulations summit — [email protected] separate the top teams,” he said. “All of our have costs to be determined. teams prepared very well. They focused on the When it comes to JROTC programs, Adairs- small things and, for the most part, didn’t make SEE CARTERSVILLE, PAGE 5A ville High School consistently has one of the any big mistakes. Winning two state champi- best in the state. onships is very rewarding because these kids That trend continued when the program’s get to see the hard work and dedication that 28-member drill team won state champion- they put in pay off.” ships in two events for the second consecutive Carter and Lynch also commanded the two year at the Georgia State Drill Championship teams that won state titles last year in Female March 23 at Griffin High School and nabbed Armed Platoon and Male Armed Squad, giv- trophies for Top 5 finishes in three other ing them a repeat as champion leaders. events. “These winning commanders are two of the The Female Unarmed Platoon, command- best we have ever had because both of them ed by senior Emily Carter, defeated 18 oth- won a state championship last year in two er schools while the Male Color Guard, different events,” Queen said. “They had in- commanded by junior Steven Lynch, went credible performances, and I couldn’t be more up against 34 other schools at the event to proud.” SPECIAL JAMES SWIFT/DTN win back-to-back state championships, ac- Senior Army instructor Maj. David Sexau- Adairsville High’s Female Unarmed Platoon, commanded by Cartersville Planning and De- cording to Army instructor 1st Sgt. Jerry er attributed the teams’ accomplishments to senior Emily Carter, front, won a state title at the Georgia State velopment Director Randy Queen. “great cadet leadership.” Drill Championship March 23. Team members include, front row Mannino at Thursday’s Car- “I can tell you a lot of work went into getting from left, junior Mallory Woodall, sophomore Olivia Campbell, tersville City Council meeting. good enough to compete at such a high level, SEE JROTC, PAGE 5A junior Ashleigh Stancil and freshman Melody Cress. 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