THURSDAY January 10, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 CENTS Judge halves bond amount for accused DISPLAY OF PRIDE local meth trafficker BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] The amount of methampheta- mine defendant Hollie Elizabeth Spotts is accused of trafficking through the county last year isn’t just substantial. It’s among the largest recoveries by the Georgia State Patrol that Cherokee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Erle J. Newton ever heard of. “They found seven small boxes behind the driver’s seat of that car,” Newton said Tuesday in Bar- tow Superior Court. “Each of the boxes contained about 1,000 grams of methamphetamine.” The total amount of suspected methamphetamine found in Spotts’ vehicle by GSP officers on Nov. 16, Newton said, was about seven kilograms — more than 15 pounds of the drug. He also said that officers recovered “two sus- pected MDMA, or ecstasy, pills” from the automobile stopped in Bartow County, along with $893 in cash. In addition to the trafficking charge, Spotts is also facing one SEE TRAFFICKING, PAGE 5A RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS A billboard on Joe Frank Harris Parkway in Cartersville offers congratulations to the area’s new hometown hero. Cartersville High grad Trevor Lawrence quarterbacked Clemson to the college football national championship Monday night in a 44-16 win over Alabama. Lawrence was named the most valuable offensive player in the game after throwing for nearly 350 yards while completing 20 of 32 pass attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions. BBW Luncheon provides tools for ‘balanced not Spotts busy’ life on Jan. 22 BY MARIE NESMITH www.balancednotbusy.com, “At Balanced Bond reduced [email protected] Not Busy, we believe there is a better way to live. We are obsessively passionate Striving to help individuals “live a bal- about helping people find their balance for accused anced not busy life,” Atlanta resident Ciji and maintain it. Townsend will be the featured speaker at “We focus on time management, in- child molester January’s Bartow Business Women creasing productivity and investing in a BY JAMES SWIFT Luncheon. wellness regimen. Our workshops sim- [email protected] “On Jan. 22, we will kick-start the jour- plify the delicate dance of finding balance ney to find balance,” said Townsend, and provide strategic direction for every- A judge reduced bond for a chief motivator for her business, Balanced one to achieve their goals and invest in a Cartersville man accused of com- Not Busy. “The Bartow Business better life.” mitting sex crimes against his un- Women’s luncheon session will not [be] a The BBW Luncheon will cost $15 for derage sister in Bartow Superior work-life balance conversation, rather we chamber members and $20 for nonmem- Court Tuesday, lowering the will dive deep into each attendee’s rela- bers. Those interested in attending the amount required for Colby Sharod tionship with time, identify balance barri- gathering need to register by Jan. 18. Dyer to be released from custody ers and determine boundaries. “BBW is open to all women to see the from $75,000 to $50,000. “One of the foundational principles to great value the chamber can bring and the live a balanced not busy life is being hon- connections they can make,” said Jessica SEE BOND, PAGE 5A est with how you value your time. We Sewell, community development director often exclaim that we don’t have enough for Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber hours in the day, but the reality is that we of Commerce. “ … In addition to the reg- don’t know how to use the time that we ular luncheons, BBW organizes multiple have. During the session, I will share with social events to network and spend time attendees a tool to help them determine building relationships in fun and exciting how much time they have to prioritize places around Bartow County. tasks and ensure that they don’t set unre- “… We are changing up BBW for 2019. MEREDITH DAVIS/SPECIAL alistic expectations.” In year’s past, we have held a luncheon Ciji Townsend, chief motivator for her business, Balanced Not Busy, speaks Starting at 11:30 a.m., the luncheon will each month at the chamber. Going for- during a gathering in August 2018. be held at the Cartersville-Bartow County ward, we will rotate a luncheon and an Chamber of Commerce’s Anheuser-Busch evening outing every other month. Our will be held in March, July and Novem- the luncheon, contact Sewell at 770-382- Room, 122 W. Main St. in Cartersville. luncheons will be held in the months of ber.” 1466 or Dyer According to January, May and September. Our outings For more information or to register for [email protected]. Bartow offers PSAT Applications being accepted for ESF scholarships BY DONNA HARRIS Serving students from Bartow Bartow County to apply. We also rent academic year. 8/9 to all 8th-graders [email protected] County, the foundation distributes invite nontraditional students who Besides the online application, college scholarships based on have been a Bartow County resi- high school students must submit BY DONNA HARRIS Deserving students who need need and/or merit on behalf of dent for three years or more to an official transcript obtained and [email protected] help financing college have an op- local businesses, corporations, in- apply as well.” signed by their guidance counsel- portunity to chip away at the cost dividuals, churches and civic To be eligible, an applicant must ing office, a copy of their ACT Bartow County’s eighth-graders have a golden opportunity to of their post-secondary education. groups. be a Bartow County high school and/or SAT scores, a 500-word get a preview of the standardized tests they’ll have to take to get High school seniors and college “Students and families of Bar- senior or current college student essay outlining their into college. students are encouraged to apply tow County are very fortunate to who graduated from a Bartow educational/career goals, a copy of For the first time ever, the school system is offering the Prelim- for scholarships valued at as much have a resource such as this to help County high school or a home- one post-secondary letter of ac- inary Scholastic Aptitude Test 8/9 free of charge to all students in as $2,000 through the Etowah offset the ever-increasing cost of schooled, GED or nontraditional ceptance and a copy of the current the eighth-grade at Adairsville, Cass, South Central and Woodland Scholarship Foundation. college,” ESF Operations Director student with three years residency FAFSA student aid report for middle schools on Thursday, Jan. 24. The nonprofit organization will Dawn Evans said. “I would en- in Bartow County who is or will those applying for need-based The PSAT 8/9 is a standardized assessment specifically designed be accepting applications online at courage all high school seniors be enrolled as a full-time student scholarships. www.etowah.org/scholarships and college students who were in an accredited college, university SEE PSAT, PAGE 5A until Monday, April 1, at 5 p.m. graduates of a school located in or technical school during the cur- SEE ESF, PAGE 5A INSIDE TODAY Sunny, Lifestyle . .2A Blotter . .5A cold VOLUME 72, NO. 212 U.S. & World . .3A Weather . .6A High 42 Stocks . .3A Sports . .1B www.daily-tribune.com Entertainment . .4A Classifieds . .3B Low 25 2A Thursday, January 10, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs Friend with three jobs envies man on easy street The Daily Tribune News Address: DEAR ABBY: I am having is- raised without an incentive to suc- ing because she’s an amazing per- and support while her mother 251 S. 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