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Sunday Edition August 12, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 Camp Pine Acres Retreat to offer overnight-lodging opportunities BY MARIE NESMITH Acres along with Bartow County Parks and [email protected] Recreation Department. “Now, finally, there will be opportunities for overnight lodging on Lake Referred to as a “multifaceted playground,” Allatoona. Camp Pine Acres Retreat is gearing up to start tak- “It is a multifaceted playground that will have ing reservations in early 2019. Acquiring the 210- year-round appeal, especially to the growing num- acre property in June, Bartow County government ber of people drawn to the outdoor lifestyle. We is leasing the venue for five years at no charge will be marketing Pine Acres to the general public from the U.S. Corps of Engineers. — it’s already in the Cartersville-Bartow County “Pine Acres is a true gift to Bartow County, and Visitor Guide — but also doing targeted group RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS I’m thrilled and excited to have some part in de- marketing to reunions, church groups, athletic Logan Brown, right, of the Bartow County Parks & Recreation veloping it,” said Ellen Archer, executive director teams, associations and corporations.” Department, mows the grass in the pool area at Camp Pine Acres of Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Retreat as Tim Brock, also of the BCPRD, looks on. Visitors Bureau, which is operating Camp Pine SEE RETREAT, PAGE 5A RANDY PARKER/DTN Craig Dominey of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office spoke at the Cartersville-Bartow County Bond denied Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly luncheon Tuesday at the Clarence Brown for Acworth AN OCEAN AWAY Conference Center. man accused State location of rape, Adairsville specialist kidnapping Native Serves discusses BY JAMES SWIFT Navy’s NATO Bartow’s [email protected] film industry Georgia Superior Court Senior Mission Judge Shepherd L. Howell on BY JAMES SWIFT BY NEIL B. MCGAHEE AND Tuesday denied bond for an Ac- [email protected] MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND worth man who stands accused of CLASS BRIAN T. GLUNT Rather fittingly, each table at the several felonies, including rape, [email protected] kidnapping and aggravated as- Cartersville-Bartow County Cham- ber of Commerce quarterly lunch- sault. In August 2010, Donald “Tripp” Aber- eon Tuesday was adorned with Rusty Lee Akers, described by nathy was sweating through two-a-days popcorn buckets and baskets of his defense attorney as a former preparing to play his final year of football peaches — a symbol, perhaps, of Woodland High School student, at Adairsville High School. Georgia’s newfound status as an Fast forward eight years and U.S. Navy was arrested July 10. He has yet entertainment industry juggernaut. Petty Officer 1st Class Donald “Tripp” to be indicted by a grand jury, but The numbers supplied by Craig according to Bartow County Sher- Abernathy is participating in a critical NATO ballistic missile defense mission Dominey, senior film location spe- iff’s Office data, he has been cialist for the Georgia Film, Music charged with kidnapping, kidnap- aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook off the coast of Rota, Spain. and Digital Entertainment Office, ping a minor, false imprisonment Abernathy, a hull maintenance techni- demonstrate how important show (victim is less than 14-years-old cian, is responsible for all metal fabrication business has become to Georgia’s and not the offender’s child), two and welding as well as pollution control economy as a whole. The 320 film counts of aggravated assault (in- systems aboard the Cook and three other and television productions that cluding one count of aggravated destroyers that are permanently based in went on in 2017, he said, resulted assault — strangulation), family Rota as part of the NATO ballistic missile in $2.7 billion in direct spending in violence battery (a first offense defense system. Georgia, ultimately producing a misdemeanor) and strongarm None of that is particularly surprising to statewide economic impact of rape. Norman Parker, his former youth football about $9.5 billion. According to Cherokee Judicial coach. “This industry right now is re- Circuit Assistant District Attorney “Tripp was a leader even at an early age,” sponsible for over 92,000 in jobs in Georgia, with $2.15 billion in total Jana W. Allen, the incident oc- Parker remembered. “He always fit the mil- wages,” he said at the Clarence curred sometime in late April or itary profile — clean cut, disciplined — just a fine young man.” Brown Conference Center presen- early May. And he was a fine athlete, Parker said. tation in Cartersville. “One of the victims is a 4-year- “He played defensive back and quarter- In fact, Dominey said Georgia is old little girl, it’s the daughter of back for the Adairsville Tigers,” he recalled. SPECIAL/AMANDA RAE MORENO, U.S. NAVY now the third largest film produc- the defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who “He even earned a football scholarship Adairsville native Petty Officer First Class Donald “Tripp” Abernathy is stationed ing market in the world, sagging in Rota, Spain. is the primary victim. She’s about somewhere — I can’t remember where.” only behind mass media monoliths 31 years old,” Allen said. But military service runs in the family long-range missiles to counter any threat to and drills, which instills accountability and New York and California. Allen said Akers, at the time, and Abernathy chose the Navy over col- friendly forces posed by manned aircraft, toughness and fosters initiative and in- “We’re kind of known as Marvel was living in a tent in the woods lege. He said he is honored to carry on that anti-ship, cruise and tactical ballistic mis- tegrity, says a Navy press release. And, as a South,” he said. “They go to San near Cox Farm Road in Acworth. family tradition. siles. member of one of the Navy’s most relied Francisco every once and a while “She alleges that he then forced “My godparent Graham Allen served They are deployed globally and can op- upon assets, Abernathy and other USS Don- or someplace like that, but most of her and the daughter into the tent more than 30 years with the Army and Air erate independently or as part of carrier ald Cook sailors know they are a part of a it is shot here.” and kept them there for over a Force,” he said. “He inspired me to take ad- strike groups, surface action groups or am- legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes. And when Dominey says “here,” day,” Allen said. “During that vantage of the opportunities and live every phibious readiness groups. Their presence “Serving in the Navy has allowed me to he’s not just talking about Atlanta, helps the Navy control the sea, a vital ne- lead sailors of diverse backgrounds in some time, the allegation is that he re- moment to its fullest.” he’s directly referencing Bartow. Abernathy took advantage of those op- cessity. Sea control is the necessity for of the most demanding situations,” said peatedly raped her, put a knife to Two major Marvel Cinematic Uni- portunities, achieving the rank of petty of- everything the Navy does. The Navy cannot Abernathy. her, refused to let them go, beat verse (MCU) productions — ficer first class within five years of service project power, secure the commons, deter Still, living near a Spanish beach has had “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” her — she had some pretty signif- as well as receiving two Navy and Marine aggression or assure allies without the abil- its rewards too. and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” icant bruising all over her body, Corps Achievement Medals. ity to control the seas when and where de- “My favorite part about serving in Spain — were filmed within the county, marks on her neck, she made alle- Guided-missile destroyers are armed sired. is visiting historic Roman structures,” he as have been a number of other gations of strangling.” with tomahawk cruise missiles, advanced Life on a guided-missile destroyer is a said, “and the opportunity to visit ports Allen said the victim grabbed gun systems, close-in gun systems and busy one, full of specialized work, watches throughout Europe and the Mediterranean.” SEE FILM, PAGE 5A the knife after the defendant al- legedly dropped it and used it to cut a hole in the back of the tent so she and her daughter could es- cape. The victim then came into 1.6-million-square-foot property contact with some passersby at a Dollar General, who helped her and the child get a ride back to her planned for senior living facility home. BY JAMES SWIFT current A1 agricultural zoning to C1 commercial [email protected] zoning. SEE BOND, PAGE 2A The Bartow County Planning and Zoning Com- Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor gave mission approved both measures unanimously two his approval Wednesday for a Chamblee-based real days earlier. estate company to begin work on an assisted living The two tracts of land abut Gilreath Road to the and memory care facility that will sit on roughly 1.6 south. The smaller tract covers about 8.8 acres of million square feet of property on both sides of land, while the larger property on the other side of Peeples Valley Road. Peeples Valley Road consists of about 29.8 acres. Taylor approved two items allowing NSR Acqui- “We want to develop on the western half of the sitions LLC to begin the groundwork on the devel- property,” said Rick Massey, an architect for Al- opment, which is situated on about 38 acres of land.