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TUESDAY December 4, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 CENTS Low turnout anticipated for runoffs, special election BY JAMES SWIFT primaries, and less than 13 percent lates the state’s public utilities. confusion about Mission Road, that [email protected] cast ballots in the subsequent July Kirk noted that a court order has some voters who used to be regis- 24 runoffs. extended the absentee ballot dead- tered at the Mission Road polling Although two significant Up for grabs today are the office line for the runoffs until Friday. place when it was still at the school statewide positions are on the bal- for Georgia’s Secretary of State and “You have to turn the ballot in by moved into Euharlee, some were lot, Bartow County Elections Su- the District 3 Public Service Com- election day either by dropping moved to the Atco Baptist Church,” pervisor Joseph Kirk isn’t mission (PSC) seat. In the former them in the mail or bringing them Kirk said. “If someone who used to expecting a deluge of local voters it’s a showdown between John Bar- into the office — if you sent it to us vote at Mission Road Elementary to head to the polls today. row — a Democrat who previously in the mail, it has to be postmarked School does not know which place “I am hoping to break 15 per- represented Georgia’s 12th con- by election day, but it has until Fri- to go to, they can either call us or cent,” he said, “which is very sad, gressional district — and District day to get to us,” he said. “So you go online at the secretary of state’s but with the turnout we’ve seen so 50 State Rep. Brad Raffensperger can’t see the result and decide to website and find out which location far, I don’t think we’re going to get (Republican, Johns Creek.) In the send your ballot in.” they need to be at.” overwhelmed.” latter, it’s Republican incumbent All of the regular polling places As for the anticipated turnout for With 37,441 ballots cast, about Chuck Eaton against Democratic will remain open for today’s runoff the Dec. 18 special election, Kirk 58 percent of the county’s regis- challenger Lindy Miller to decide elections. A countywide list of said it’s difficult to predict. tered voters participated in last the commissioner who will repre- polling locations is online at “I have no idea — I’ve never had RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS, FILE Dot Frasier presents her photo identification to poll worker L.D. month’s midterm elections. sent Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton and www.bartowga.org/departments/el an election like this to base that Waters at the Zena Drive voting precinct during last month’s Roughly 14 percent of Bartow’s Rockdale counties in the PSC, the ections/polling_places.php. SEE , PAGE 7A midterm elections. voters went to the polls for the May quasi-legislative body that regu- “I think we’re still having some ELECTION Local man dies in hit- GOING, GOING, GONE and-run collision STAFF REPORT A 34-year-old Cartersville man died early Saturday morning on Rolling Hills Drive off Highway 61 in an apparent hit and run. According to a Georgia State Pa- trol report, the driver of a larger ve- hicle was backing up on a private driveway while Russell Steven Carr was passing by on his two-wheeled vehicle. Carr was then struck by the larger vehicle at 5:55 a.m. A witness told investigators with the Georgia Department of Public Safety that after Carr was hit, several people helped get the larger vehicle off of Carr. The driver of the larger vehicle then left the scene, traveling south on Rolling Hills Drive. The accident occurred less than half a mile from Carr’s home on Rolling Hills Drive. The incident is still under inves- tigation. No other information was released as of press time. Bartow County student named in KSU’s first Coca-Cola Scholars cohort BY DONNA HARRIS [email protected] A soft drink giant is making it easier for one Bartow County stu- JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS dent to pursue his goal of being the Perfect Game, Inc., has announced it is ending its partnership with LakePoint Sporting Community, effective 2020. first member of his family to grad- uate from college. Michael Tinoco of Cartersville was one of 35 Kennesaw State University students selected as the Perfect Game, Inc. to exit LakePoint first cohort of the Coca-Cola First- Generation and Science, Technol- BY JAMES SWIFT ities,” the organization stated in a press re- According to Dan Berman — represent- the summer of 2019, but we are also ex- ogy, Engineering and [email protected] lease issued last month, referencing eight ing LP Investments I, an affiliate of Lake- cited to begin hosting other baseball tour- Mathematics Scholars program, LakePoint subsidiaries filing for Chapter Point’s top investor and operator Rimrock nament operators at our nationally which began during fall semester. Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Perfect 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. “Perfect Capital — reorganization plans for the de- recognized baseball complex. We fully ex- Made possible by a $1.25 mil- Game, Inc. has announced the scouting Game has hired Sports Facilities Advisory velopment were confirmed last week. pect to sustain and grow our visitation as lion donation from The Coca-Cola service will end its partnership with Lake- (SFA) to assist on its expansion plans “As part of recapitalizing LakePoint, we move down this new path.” Foundation, the program provides Point Sporting Community in Emerson ef- around the country to secure new baseball we’ve taken the opportunity to evaluate all Emerson Mayor Al Pallone told The scholarships and wraparound serv- fective 2020. facilities beginning with Georgia, where of our key business arrangements,” Daily Tribune News that the announce- ices to incoming freshmen who “The situation regarding LakePoint’s Perfect Game will be moving all of its Berman stated in a press release announce- ment came as a surprise. uncertainty was a catalyst for Perfect tournaments from the LakePoint Sports ment. “They will continue to operate their SEE COCA-COLA, PAGE 8A Game to begin its search for its own facil- complex.” largest tournaments at LakePoint during SEE PERFECT GAME, PAGE 8A SPECIAL Clear Creek Elementary Schools collect 4,500 items in food drive students, from left, Emely Melendez, BY DONNA HARRIS for The Salvation Army and North Bartow schools; Adairsville and Woodland middle Briley Hailey and [email protected] Community Services in Adairsville. schools; and Adairsville High School as Amelia Carter fill “We believe that the kids raised more well as Cartersville primary, elementary and boxes with canned Thanks to students all across Bartow food this year than last year and are grateful middle schools participated in the food drive goods their school County, a lot of needy families will have a and very impressed with what we received,” to help Bartow families in need during the collected during a lot of food for this holiday season. NBCS Executive Director Brandi Smith Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. food drive for The Salvation Army and Fifteen schools in the Bartow County and said. “I think it is awesome that our kids choose North Bartow Cartersville City school systems banded to- During the week of Nov. 12-16, students to participate in a food drive for us,” Smith Community gether to collect roughly 4,500 cans of food at Adairsville, Clear Creek, Cloverleaf, Eu- said. “By donating to us, they are blessing Services last plus other staples like pasta, cereal and harlee, Hamilton Crossing, Kingston, Mis- month. snacks during the annual canned good drive sion Road, Pine Log and White elementary SEE FOOD DRIVE, PAGE 8A INSIDE TODAY Sunny, Obituaries . .2A Business . .6A cool VOLUME 72, NO. 181 Family Living . .3A Blotter . .7A High 41 U.S. & World . .4A Sports . .1B www.daily-tribune.com Entertainment . .5A Classifieds . .3B Low 30 2A Tuesday, December 4, 2018 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News Address: with Reverend Richard Brown of- nick Jennings Funeral Home and associate’s degree from Rinehart Calhoun, GA, Gene “Bull” and 251 S. Tennessee St. ficiating. The family will receive Cremation Services. College. He proudly served his Sherry Mathews of Jasper, GA, Ann Cartersville, GA 30120 friends on Tuesday from 1:00 – Serving as pallbearers are Jeff country in the U.S. Army during the Mathews of Plainville, GA; sisters 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home. McDaniel, Justin Howell, Brad Vietnam War. He worked many and brother-in-law, Sybil and Steve Mailing Address: Parnick Jennings Funeral Home Cothran, Brent Howell, Russ years in the carpet industry and re- Crider, Sandra and David Burch all 251 S. Tennessee St. Mitchell, and Lee Mitchell. tired as a supervisor with Mohawk of Fairmount, GA, Gail and Randy Cartersville, GA 30120 and Cremation Services is hon- ored to serve the family of Mrs. In Lieu of Flowers those desiring Industries. Burch of Calhoun, GA, Karen and Phone: 770-382-4545 Lajune Lewis Hanenkrat; please may make memorial contributions Jerry loves to sing, play the guitar Tony Cannon of Plainville, GA; After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 Gayle Barnes visit www.parnickjenningsfu- in Connie’s memory to the Etowah and karaoke. several nieces and nephews. Fax: 770-382-2711 Gayle Barnes, age 71, passed neral.com to share memories or Valley Humane Society. He is survived by his son and Services to celebrate the life of away on Saturday, December 1, leave a condolence message.