Sunday Edition September 22, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 City of Adairsville mulling tighter Cartersville City Council restrictions on vaping, CBD shops tables BY JAMES SWIFT “The purpose behind this is there is a sig- [email protected] nifi cant question in state law and federal law decision on regarding the THC oil, CBD products and vap- Earlier this month, the Adairsville City ing-type products,” said attorney Bobby Walk- Center Road Council unanimously approved a resolution es- er. “The Federal Drug Administration, as we tablishing an “emergency moratorium” on the speak, is considering a potential ban of fl avored apartments for operation of any new businesses “substantial- oils for e-cigarettes, there’s been a number of ly engaged in the sale of low-THC oil, tobacco state laws passed dealing with this … what this three months products, tobacco-related objects, alternative would do is place a moratorium on any new nicotine products, vapor products, cannabidiol businesses opening that engage and sell in these BY JAMES SWIFT (CBD) and products containing cannabidiol.” types of materials, or rather, substantially en- [email protected] JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS According to legal counsel for the munici- gaged in selling this type of material.” Adairsville Community Development Director Richard Osborne pality, the moratorium will be in effect for 150 The Cartersville City Council speaks at Monday’s Unifi ed Zoning Board meeting. days, dating back to Sept. 12. SEE ADAIRSVILLE, PAGE 2A was set to hear the fi rst reading of a rezoning request that would allow a developer to begin the groundwork on a proposed 300- unit apartment complex off Cen- ter Road at Thursday morning’s Bartow’s public meeting. Then Cartersville Planning 2 school and Development Director Ran- ANES OME ARCHING N dy Mannino read a letter from C C M I applicant Etowah Venture Part- systems ners II, LLC, requesting that the application be tabled until at least Dec. 5. recognize CHS’s new “They will work out some oth- er issues, and may even put to- JROTC gether another plan,” he told the 102 AP council. Councilman Taff Wren made a program off to motion to table the rezoning ap- Scholars plication, additionally condition- ing the application to be ready for BY DONNA HARRIS a rapid start the council’s fi rst meeting of De- [email protected] cember. The motion subsequent- BY DONNA HARRIS ly received unanimous approval Bartow County’s two school [email protected] from the other council members. systems had more than 100 stu- The proposal to create a rough- dents who outdid themselves on Apparently nobody told Cartersville ly 50-acre complex on a 111-acre their Advanced Placement exams High School’s JROTC leaders and ca- parcel essentially abandoned at in the spring. dets that they aren’t supposed to be do- the height of the Great Recession Seventy-one students from ing the things they’re doing in their pro- has proven controversial. The Adairsville, Cass and Woodland gram’s fi rst year of existence. City of Cartersville Planning high schools and 31 students from In the six weeks since school and the Commission voted 4-0 to rec- Cartersville High School were new program started, the unit already ommend denial of the rezoning named AP Scholars for 2018-19 has had its two color guard teams pres- request earlier this month, while after demonstrating exceptional ent colors at all home football games members of the Cartersville City college-level achievement on the ex- and at meetings of the school board and Schools System — both former ams that were administered in May. Cartersville City Council and sent two and current — have voiced a The College Board, which al- teams to compete in Raiders meets this multitude of concerns about the lows students to earn college cred- month, something most units don’t at- development’s impact on student it by taking rigorous college-level tempt until their second or third year. enrollment numbers. courses in high school through the And the unit’s schedule only gets bus- The applicant, a subsidiary of AP program, recognizes four lev- ier as the school year progresses, with Atlanta-based Atlantic Realty els of achievement based on stu- more Raiders meets and football games Partners, seeks to rezone the for- dent performance and AP exams. and a dozen or so community and school mer Etowah Preserve subdivision The highest level of academic events in which to participate. property from R-20 residential to distinction is National AP Scholar, “[Army instructor] Sgt. 1st Class MF-14 multifamily. followed by AP Scholar with Dis- [John] Snead and I are amazed at how Another Atlantic Realty Part- tinction, AP Scholar with Honor far along our cadets have progressed in RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS ners subsidiary is also looking and AP Scholar. the last month and a half,” senior Army Members of the new JROTC program at Cartersville High School present the to construct almost 200 townho- colors at the school’s fi rst home football game Aug. 30. They are, from left, “I’m pleased with the number instructor Col. Jeffrey Dickerson said. Theresa Leiblang, Dalton Ross, Tristan Martin, Adrienne Coleman and Cam- mes near the proposed apartment of AP Scholars who have distin- “They have defi nitely embraced the eron Allen. complex. The City of Carters- guished themselves from the stu- mantle of leadership and represent our ville Board of Zoning Appeals dent body,” Bartow District AP unit, school and city in the excellent “As I was nearing my retirement from the summer – I did so in a volunteer status approved a variance request for Coordinator Paula Camp said. manner our community expects.” the U.S. Army after 35 years of service, in May and June – in order to procure the the proposed development at an “By maintaining intentionality The program began taking shape last I knew I wanted to pursue another pur- equipment, books and uniforms for the stu- August meeting, which would al- in the area of Advanced Place- spring. Snead, who spent 28 years in pose in life, and I’ve always wanted to dents as well as prepare ourselves by learn- low for “front access parking” at ment, our guidance counselors the U.S. Army and National Guard be- teach,” he said. “Now I feel that I’m giv- ing the curriculum and learning best prac- the site. and AP coordinators are provid- fore retiring, joined the CHS staff May ing back by helping to teach our students tices for a JROTC unit,” Dickerson said. While the item was not of- ing greater access to additional 1, and Dickerson, a 35-year Army man, to be citizens and leaders.” The Hiram resident, who plans to fi cially considered by the city AP course offerings, ultimately worked as a volunteer from May until he The senior instructor added he and move to Cartersville within the next council, a public hearing on the preparing students for the rigor offi cially came on board July 8. Snead, who lives in Kennesaw, had “very year, also said the program has been proposed development went on of a post-secondary education.” “Throughout my military career, I rewarding and challenging assignments” “fortunate” to receive support from the as scheduled. About half a dozen Cartersville High Principal had the opportunity to mentor young during their combined 63 years in the school administrators, JROTC instruc- members of the community took Shelley Tierce said she and other soldiers, help them in diffi cult situations Army, but they both knew that “this assign- tors from Adairsville, Cass and North to the podium to discuss their school offi cials and faculty are and guide them to be successful in ev- ment would be our most rewarding and our Paulding high schools, the Georgia thoughts on the proposed devel- “proud of the 31 students who erything they do,” Snead, 48, said. “I most challenging, and it most certainly is.” Army National Guard and the Georgia opment, including Cartersville qualifi ed as AP Scholars.” want the same for our cadets.” For the two instructors, building the State Defense Force from the Georgia City Schools Superintendent Dr. “Last year we offered and con- Dickerson, who turns 53 in October, new program from scratch has been a Department of Defense. Marc Feuerbach. tinue to offer 15 AP courses at was searching for something to do as his “labor of love.” Cartersville High School, and we post-military career. “We’ve put in a lot of long hours over SEE JROTC, PAGE 7A SEE CARTERSVILLE, PAGE 5A are proud of the teachers who pro- vided rigorous coursework to pre- pare our AP students to be suc- cessful on their exams,” she said. “Of our 31 students who qualifi ed as AP Scholars, six of them qual- Hills serve as March of Dimes’ Ambassador Family ifi ed as AP Scholars with Honors, and 10 of them qualifi ed as AP BY MARIE NESMITH forever grateful for all the amazing said. “He had a level 1 brain bleed Scholars with Distinction. These [email protected] work that the March of Dimes [has] and couldn’t breathe on his own. He students are most deserving of done and what they continue to do. was on every breathing machine to this honor because they are ded- Overjoyed to see her 3-year-old “… It is defi nitely an amazing op- strengthen his lungs. Devon’s lungs icated to their studies and truly reach new milestones, April Hill is portunity to gather family, friends collapsed multiple times, and he had making a difference in the world.” “honored” for her family to serve and other families who have been multiple blood transfusions.