June 6, 2023
A Norfolk-Southern train struck a late model pickup truck Monday afternoon at the entrance to the industrial park and the Jordan Forest Products plant.
The male driver of the truck was alert and talking at the scene. He was lifeflighted to a Macon trauma center.
More to follow…
Multiple LC track athletes placed in the huge sectional meet held here Saturday and will advance to the state meet to be held at Barron Stadium in Rome Thursday-Saturday.
Samiya Smith qualified in the long jump while Clayton Nelson made the field in high jump. Antonio Altman will be competing in the discus while Journi Harris will battle for the shot put title.
Terry Welch and Nelson qualified in the long jump while Shy Foster made the field in the triple jump.
These athletes will compete on Thursday.
On Friday, Lamar’s Reco Walker will run the 110m hurdles while Aniya Barron will run the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.
Both the boys and girls 4x100m relay teams made qualified and will run Friday. The girls team includes Foster, Barron, Smith and Armani Flewellen. The boys team includes Walker, Caleb Laster, T. Jones and J. Jackson.
Note: Since this story was written, the Lamar County golf team finished second in the sectionals and qualified for the state tournament. Darlington, a large private school, was the first place team from the sectional and defeated LC by 40 strokes, according to Jute Wilson.
Lamar County school superintendent Dr. Jute Wilson has written GHSA officials and members of its reclassification committee addressing what he terms ‘competitive imbalances’ in Class A. LC was moved to Class A, Div. I from Class AA last year during the reclassification process.
In his missive, Wilson noted he has been a head coach of multiple sports, a nationally certified athletic director and a high school principal in his career. “We are blessed in Georgia with one of the best athletic associations in the nation with GHSA,” he continued.
He also lauded the work of the classification committee then added, “We know full well that reclassification is not an exact science and will always create winners and losers.”
Wilson then explained that, with the school year winding down, only one public school has won a state championship in Class A. That team was the Heard County softball team.
“The simple fact is private schools are mowing through their competition with a clear and distinct advantage,” he wrote.
Wilson goes on to point out that the state championship games in boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball all pitted two private schools against each other. The football and wrestling titles were also won by private schools.
“These results speak for themselves and warrant a plan of correction going forward, Our hope is these issues will be considered and addressed in the next reclassification cycle,” he concluded.
The inaugural Pulling for the Club sporting clays tournament is set for June 9 at The Meadows Gun Club in Monroe County. Check-in starts at 9 a.m. The shoot begins at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.
Shooters and sponsors are needed. For more information, contact Steve Caison at 770.358.5770.
To register your team or become a sponsor, please visit the Boys and Girls Club website at www.bgcncg.com/blc-clayshoot.
The 30th annual Senior Health & Fitness Day will be celebrated May 31 at the senior center located off Collier Road near the Barnesville civic center. This annual event always draws a crowd.
The celebration will run from 10 a.m.-noon in the back parking lot at the senior center.
For more information, call 770.358.1483.
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