Sunday Edition February 9, 2020 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 Bartow County Commissioner approves animal DTN to control ordinances, $2.7M sewer project contract change BY JAMES SWIFT of ownership” — that have been through TNR [email protected] programs can no longer be deemed “public nui- sance animals” within the County, nor can they online Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor be subject to impoundment “solely by virtue of approved a slate of changes to the County’s being a community cat.” animal control ordinance at a public meeting Such animals, however, can still be impound- Wednesday morning. ed for being diseased or attacking and/or injur- access “We have been working with the animal ing people or other domestic pets. control department and animal advocates and Other ordinance amendments stipulate that Target Zero folks and others to try and drive any impounded, unclaimed animals will now down the amount of euthanasia at the shelter,” become property of the County after three busi- Feb. 19 said Bartow County Administrator Peter Olson. ness days, at which point they “shall be avail- “We’ve reached the defi nition of ‘zero kill’ for able for adoption or humane destruction.” BY JASON GREENBERG the last several months, but as part of the effort “This kind of program has been successful in [email protected] to keep that going, we’re adopting some amend- a number of counties around the state and a num- ments that will support trap-neuter-release ber of places around the country,” Olson said. For a long time, The Daily Tri- (TNR) for cats and community cat programs.” “We adopted some regulations similar to Pauld- bune News readers have enjoyed JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Among other tweaks, the amendments ing County’s, trying to move in that direction.” free local news stories on our Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor, center, speaks at state that community cats — defi ned as any website, daily-tribune.com. Wednesday morning’s public meeting. free-roaming cat “lacking discernible evidence SEE COMMISSION, PAGE 7A We are one of the last daily pa- pers around that continues to of- fer this service free of charge. But we can no longer do this out of fairness to our current subscrib- Cartersville ers. As a result, that will change on Feb. 19. Online readers will be able to read four free local news employee stories per month on daily-tri- bune.com. After that, readers will who stole be able to subscribe for unlimited access. 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Smith ultimately sen- the content we provide. The Dai- tencing the ex-water department ly Tribune News took home 27 worker to 10 years on probation. awards, including a general ex- Kanneya Delon Brown-Cool- cellence award, in the Georgia ey, 38, entered a non-negotiated Freshmen hit with dose of real Press Association’s Better News- plea of guilty to 10 counts of paper Contest for 2019. Our high- theft by deception. ly skilled, award-winning report- According to Cherokee Ju- life at annual Reality Store ers work long hours to best cover dicial Circuit Assistant Dis- the news of Bartow County. trict Attorney Joshua Wyatt, In the age of Facebook and Brown-Cooley defrauded at BY DONNA HARRIS The Etowah Scholarship Foundation tersville High and Excel Christian Acad- Twitter, it doesn’t take much effort least six customers between Feb. [email protected] sponsored the ninth annual Reality emy had to cancel due to poor weather to share a link or a post. As a re- 5-March 9, 2018. Store Thursday and Friday at Georgia conditions Thursday. “From this one sult, the modern news cycle is full “Several victims in this case Bartow County ninth-graders had a Highlands College’s Cartersville cam- event, they learn about budgeting, why of misinformation and conjecture. contacted the water department, chance to see that being an adult might pus to give between 650 and 700 fresh- staying in school is important, life deci- On the other hand, the kind of re- saying that they would make not be what they’ve dreamed it would be men from Adairsville, Cass and Wood- sions that affect their income – marriage, porting we do at The Daily Tri- payments to Mrs. Brown-Cool- after all. land high schools as well as Grace divorce, children, etc. They are encour- bune News takes time, effort and ey, to be applied to their bills,” Instead of the complete freedom and Academy a hint at what life might be aged to think about their future career. skill. It is more valuable than the he said. “The payments were six-fi gure salaries young people think like for them when they’re in their mid- I think they leave with a greater appre- information you may receive on never applied to the bills … they’ll have when they reach that mag- 20s and out on their own. ciation for their family, their education Facebook or through gossip. We there was surveillance that ical phase of life called adulthood, they “This event helps students think about and what it takes to budget out a month’s are asking our readers to recog- showed her putting the money in will instead fi nd it fi lled with jobs, rent, their future as well as helps reinforce worth of pay so that all the bills get paid.” nize that value. her pocket, in her purse, differ- child care, utilities, taxes, insurance, some very important life skills,” said co- ent locations.” mortgages and unforeseen curveballs. ordinator Doug Belisle, who noted Car- SEE REALITY, PAGE 5A SEE ONLINE, PAGE 8A Wyatt said the defendant may have defrauded more customers, noting that the local govern- ment’s insurance company paid out over $58,000 in restitution. Cartersville City Council SEE SENTENCE, PAGE 7A approves ESPLOST referendum BY JAMES SWIFT our entire community is immense,” said Car- [email protected] tersville Mayor Matt Santini. “The words from her obituary say it well — that in her short Thursday’s Cartersville City Council time on earth, Sarah served her community meeting began with a tribute to the late Sar- and her country. She made a difference in the ah Barnes, a 32-year-old Cartersville Police lives of others and was committed to a life in Department officer who died in an off-duty service of others.” automobile crash in Paulding County on Jan. Santini read several comments from Barnes’ JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS 30. colleagues. Mayor Matt Santini read a proclamation honoring the 2019 Car- “The pain and heartbreak that was felt tersville Purple Hurricanes football team at Thursday evening’s Brown-Cooley throughout our Cartersville police family and SEE CARTERSVILLE, PAGE 2A city council meeting. INSIDE TODAY Mostly VOLUME 73, NO. 238 Obituaries ............................. 2A Sports ................................... 1B sunny U.S. & World .........................4A Classifieds............................ 4B High 55 www.daily-tribune.com Business............................... 6A Around Town ....................... 1C Blotter ................................... 7A Entertainment ...................... 7C Low 40 2A Sunday, February 9, 2020 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News “No fees will be paid by the Other items approved by OBITUARIES ContactUs Cartersville City, as that will be provided council at Thursday evening’s The Daily Tribune News by Denan Media,” Gilliam said, meeting include: “with the City receiving the net — A parks and recreation Jennifer Tarrer Kimsey From Page 1A Address: 30% revenue of that advertising department request to purchase 251 S. Tennessee St. “The City was lucky to have money.” four HVAC units for the Au- Jennifer “Jeni” Tarrer Kimsey, 62, of Cartersville, Georgia, Cartersville, GA 30120 Offi cer Barnes for the short Santini recused himself when brey Street Gymnasium from passed away Friday, February 07, 2020, at Cartersville Medical time we did,” he quoted CPD an agreement between the City Meadows Heating and Air for Center. Jeni was born January 08, 1958, in Bar- Mailing Address: 251 S. Tennessee St. Captain Mike Bettikofer. “Her and the Savoy Automobile Mu- $15,417 and two HVAC units for tow County, Georgia, to James Thomas and Cartersville, GA 30120 military service, prior police seum was added to the agenda. the Cartersville Gymnastics and Carol Bowman Kimsey. She is preceded in experience and personal mis- Cartersville Assistant City Tumbling Center from the same death by her Father James Thomas Kimsey and Phone: 770-382-4545 sion to become a police offi cer Manager Dan Porta said the vendor for $13,622. Brother Matthew Kimsey. After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 touched and energized everyone agreement revolved around both —A $43,786.12 payment to Jeni will be truly missed by her family and Fax: 770-382-2711 she came in contact with.” communication conduits and Bartow County as part of a friends.