TUESDAY November 12, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents MPO updates safety targets, approves 2050 long-range plan draft BY JAMES SWIFT State’s performance measures, which Members of the policy committee public input piece,” he said. “So we’ve “This document also goes out for a [email protected] is what all the other MPOs in the state also voted unanimously to approve a got a public information meeting we 30-day public comment review period,” have done as well,” said MPO Transpor- draft version of the MPO’s 2050 Long- need to hold and schedule sometime be- Sills said. “The plan now, as I under- The Cartersville-Bartow Metropol- tation Planner Tom Sills. Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), al- tween now and the middle of January.” stand it, is to have a further-refi ned draft itan Planning Organization’s (MPO) The Georgia Department of Trans- beit with a motion to make a few adjust- According to a “needs summary” ready to be put up on the web page come policy committee convened at the Frank portation (GDOT) performance targets ments to right of way funding numbers contained in the draft, the priority trans- two weeks from now.” Moore Administration and Judicial for 2020 are to beat the fi ve-year mov- for a proposed Douthit Ferry Road wid- portation projects in Bartow include im- Public comments will then be for- Center last week to sign off on several ing average numbers for traffi c fatalities ening project included in said draft plan. provements to Highway 20 east of I-75, warded to the MPO’s technical coor- transportation-related items. (1,698) and serious automobile injuries Along with its Transportation Im- Old Alabama Road, Cass-White Road dinating committee in January. From First up on the docket was an item to (24,094) by year’s end — as well as the provement Program (TIP), Sills said the and Paga Mine Road. there, the MPO policy committee is ex- update the MPO’s transportation safety fi ve-year moving average traffi c fatality MPO is required to update the LRTP The draft also calls for intersection pected to vote to adopt or not adopt the targets for 2020, which the committee rate (1.28 per 100 million vehicle miles every four years. improvements along U.S. 411 and up- LRTP at a meeting in February. approved unanimously. traveled) and serious injury rate (21.8 “There are some pieces of this doc- graded ramps and interchanges along “We’ve chosen to basically adopt the per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.) ument that we still don’t have, like the I-75 throughout the county. SEE MPO, PAGE 5A Adairsville HS male, female SALUTE TO SERVICE Raiders win state, national championships BY DONNA HARRIS [email protected] You can’t do any better than Adairsville High School’s JROTC Raider teams did this season. For the fi rst time in the program’s 15-year his- tory, both the male and female Tiger teams have won state and national championships in the same year, making them the top teams out of more than 1,700 Army JROTC programs in the country. “We knew it was possible, but a lot of unknowns and variables still existed,” said senior Army in- structor Maj. David Sexauer, who established the program in 2005. “We had our best day [at nation- als] with a very determined set of cadets. It’s un- believable. Adairsville’s program is now known as the best Raider program in the country.” The two teams were among 91 teams from 19 states to compete Nov. 2 in the National Raider Championships at the Gerald Lawhorn Scouting Base in Molena. The 12-member Tiger Pride, led by senior Ste- ven Lynch, defeated 31 other male teams to win its fi rst-ever national title after fi nishing second the past two years, and the 12-member Lady Tigers, commanded by senior Mallory Woodall, won its fourth national championship in seven years by defeating 18 other teams. “Honestly, I am just so happy that the kids were rewarded for the hard work they put in,” said Army instructor 1st Sgt. Jerry Queen, who has been with the program since the 2011-12 school year. “The dedication of these Raiders this year was amazing. They go to Pine Mountain once a week and run to the top, racing each other. They run at 7 a.m. and stay after practice till they get what they are working on right. There are four se- niors on the male team that have come to nationals three previous years and have fi nished second or third. For them to fi nally win it all is what is most RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS rewarding to me.” Top, Cass High School JROTC, followed by the school’s marching band and fl ag line, led Members of Lynch’s champion team are seniors the way during the annual Veterans Day parade Saturday morning in downtown Cartersville. Angel Banda, James Brunson and Brendan Lug- Left, a 21-gun salute, followed by the playing of Taps, were parts of the annual Veterans inbuhl; juniors Brandon Bosdell, Westen Ramsey, Day ceremony Monday at the American Legion Carl Boyd Post 42 in Cartersville. Right, U.S. Army veteran Kris Dittrich, who serves as the Sergeant at Arms for the American Legion Jonathan Anglin, Doss Dudley and Landen Cress; Carl Boyd Post 42 in Cartersville, attended Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Woodland and sophomores Mark Brunson, James Lynch and Middle School. Diego Carrillo Garcia. Making up Woodall’s team are juniors Meagan Wimpy, Autumn Hamby, Lillie McBride, Taylor Rhodes, Sadye Johnson and Ellie McBride; soph- omores Kayli Hilburn, Genesse Dacus, Isabelle Lowrey and Ashlynn Waters; and freshman Gior- Feed Bartow organizers prepare ‘table of giving thanks’ gia Conduff. Winning the state title Oct. 26 at Spalding High BY MARIE NESMITH “What made it really unique School in Griffi n was “expected of the team, but [email protected] was we joined together and part- nationals is indescribable,” Woodall, 17, said. nered with many other churches Striving to provide a sense of here in Bartow County,” Richard- SEE RAIDERS, PAGE 6A family for those in need, Feed son said. “So through the years, it Bartow’s organizers are reaching has been a cross-denominational out to the community for their as- [gathering]. It’s an event that in- sistance. In its 10th year, the event volves all churches through all will be presented Nov. 27 from 2 walks of life ministering to our to 6 p.m. at the Cartersville Civic community. Center, 435 W. Main St. “So it’s not just a Thanksgiving “Feed Bartow started as a com- dinner, but it’s providing a family munity event from Freedom Wor- here in Bartow County. Because ship Center 10 years ago, where some people already have the we wanted to provide a Thanks- Thanksgiving dinner, but they’re giving dinner to our community” by themselves. They would like a said Ronnie Richardson, event family to sit down with. So at the founder and pastor of Freedom table of giving thanks, everybody Worship Center in Cassville. “So joins together, sits down and has a it actually just kind of grew and wonderful meal.” RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS, FILE evolved from there. Feed Bartow will return Nov. 27 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Cartersville Along with expecting to serve “We started out with the idea of Civic Center. about 2,000 diners at Cartersville SPECIAL going out to our community, pick- Civic Center, Richardson shared Adairsville High senior Brendan Luginbuhl, ing people up from some of our dinner, a coat, a blanket, health merous churches partnered with the event will deliver between 500 left, and sophomore James Lynch race to the extended stays and areas around and beauty aids.” Freedom Worship Center to pres- to 1,000 plates to first responders fi nish line during the Cross Country Rescue Cartersville and bringing them to Along with extending its foot- ent Feed Bartow. This year, about and shut-ins. event at the JROTC Raiders national champi- Freedom Worship Center and pro- print with a larger facility, the 30 churches are helping organize onships Nov. 2 in Molena. viding them with a Thanksgiving event also grew in scope when nu- the outreach effort. 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