Four arrests were made at a Cartersville Pool Hall Thursday, which police say was a front for an illegal drug and gambling operation.
According to a prepared statement from the Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force, a three-month investigation into allegations of drug activity at the Golden Eight Ball on Highway 20 resulted in the Thursday bust.
Captain Mark Mayton with the DrugTask Force says that, not only were his agents able to purchase drugs at the business, they also discovered that cash payouts were being handed out to video gambling winners.
A hefty pile of Methamphetamine along with LSD, prescription drugs and money was sized by both task force officers and the Gordon County Sherriff’s Office on April 11th, leading to the arrest of the four individuals.
WBHF in Cartersville reports that these are the four that were arrested on Thursday.
1.) Edward Sylvian Cameron III, 40 years old of 271 Jo Ann Drive Calhoun, Georgia charged with two counts Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, Possession of Schedule I Narcotic (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / LSD) with the intent to distribute, Possession of Schedule II Narcotic (Oxycodone) with the intent to distribute, Three counts Sale/Possession of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school, Commercial Gambling, and Keeping a Place of Gambling.
2.) Angela Marie Ross, 41 years old of 25 Sherwood Lane Cartersville, Georgia charged with Three Counts Trafficking Methamphetamine and Two Counts Possession/Sale of Controlled Substances within 1000 feet of a school.
3.) Tracy Lee Cameron, 31 years old of 188 Boones Ford Road Calhoun, Georgia charged with Two Counts Possession of Methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, Possession of Schedule I Narcotic (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / LSD) with the intent to distribute, Possession of Schedule II Narcotic (Oxycodone) with the intent to distribute, and Sale/Possession of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school.
4.) Donald Gene Williams, 59 years old of 263 Mac Johnson Road Cartersville, Georgia charged with possession of methamphetamine.
If you haven't filed your taxes yet, today is the last day to do so without paying a penalty, or getting an extension from the Internal Revenue Service
According to Fortune Magazine, Congress passed the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which allows for implementation of personal income tax on February 3, 1913, and chose march 1 of the following year as the filing deadline. The deadline was changed to March 15 in 1918. It was changed to April 15 in 1955. Moving back the date from the end of the tax year served two purposes — it gave the IRS more time to handle the work and, more importantly, more time to hang on to your money before issuing a refund.
Floyd Medical Center, is helping lead a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making—an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD).
“National Healthcare Decisions Day exists to serve as a reminder to all of us about the importance of advance care planning,” says Tim Adams, Palliative Care Nursing Director at Floyd Medical Center. “These are issues we don’t like to think about, but we have to if we want to make sure our wishes are known and honored.”
Floyd is providing information and tools that will help people talk about their wishes with family, friends and healthcare providers, and execute written advance directives in accordance with Georgia state law
“Advance Directives cover all aspects of the decision making process,” says Joy Jones, Director of Heyman HospiceCare. “This includes identifying the person who will make health care decisions for a patient, as well as what that patient’s treatment preferences will be. It’s an invaluable tool.”
On April 16, from 10 am until 3 pm, health care professionals will be available at Heyman HospiceCare to provide free information about advance care planning and to offer assistance in completing advance planning forms.
Adams draws from personal experience when describing the peace of mind gained by having a plan in place.
“I had an uncle who experienced a prolonged illness that would have required some tough decisions to be made by my aunt. Thankfully he had the foresight to prepare an advance directive, keeping her from having to shoulder an added burden in an already difficult situation.” Adams continues, “I was able to see first hand how important and compassionate it is to plan ahead.”
Heyman HospiceCare is located at the Floyd Corporate Support Center, 420 E. 2nd Ave., in Rome.
The Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care is also available online at www.floyd.org.
Listed on the April 13 Arrest Report are:
Jaayon Deanta Edmonds — DUI/Alcohol; Seatbelt Violation; Reckless Driving; Failure to top at a stop sign
Brittany morris Bolton — Theft by receiving stolen property
Hunter Lucas Swaggerty — Driving too fast for conditions; Driving without a drivers license on person; Underage consumption of alcohol
Stephen Christopher Weaver — Disorderly conduct
A traffic accident on Highway 27 at its intersection with Hwy. 140 Sunday afternoon.
The wreck involves two vehicles and occurred just before 5 p.m. Three lanes of Highway 27 were blocked by emergency vehicles.
Rome police continued their investigation into why a 72-year-old man shot a woman in the leg and then fired a shot at officers, authorities said.
Charles Terry Herndon was arrested late Thursday at 522 E. Eighth St. after officers used a Taser to stun him. He faces two counts of aggravated assault, and he remained in the Floyd County Jail on Friday night without bond, officials said.
According to Rome police Capt. Terry Autry, a 54-year-old woman approached the Eighth Street home at about 9 p.m. Thursday and spoke with Herndon.
“He went outside to confront her and then fired a couple of shots at a lady,” Autry said.
One of those shots from the .38-caliber struck the woman in her leg. She went to the hospital on her own before officers responded to the shooting, Autry said.
Police said they don’t know why Herndon and the woman argued. When officers arrived, they could see Herndon on his screened-in back porch. They gave him commands, but he wouldn’t comply, Autry said.
SWAT members and hostage negotiators were called to the scene after Herndon didn’t come outside, police said. At some point, Herndon’s wife had been removed from the house, the captain added.
“He just wouldn’t put the gun down,” Autry said. “Officers were afraid he was going to shoot them.”
At some point, Herndon did fire a shot in the general direction of the officers, Autry said. No officers were hurt.
“That’s when they tased him, and put him into custody,” Autry added.
Herndon gave no statement at the time, Autry said, and was taken to the hospital before being booked into jail.
It’s official: the Black Diamonds will headline for October’s Wings Over North Georgia Airshow.
This announcement comes on the heels of some bad news for all air shows via the federal government. Due to sequestration budget cuts, the Thunderbirds, the feature flyers booked for this year’s North Georgia Airshow, were grounded. Though not a formal replacement for the air force’s top flyers, the Black Diamonds will put on just as spectacular a show, says JLC Airshow Owner John Cowman.
The inaugural Wings Over North Georgia Airshow in 2012 drew thousands of people to the Richard B Russell Airport in Rome, and had a substantial impact on the local economy. Cowman expects to double the already impressive numbers of last year.
The Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Office reported that the economic impact to the Rome Community was $2.8 million, putting the event as the number one North Georgia event as far as economic impact.
This year’s air show will take place October 12th-13th. You can purchase advanced tickets online at WingsOverNorthGeorgia.com .
The search is on again Sunday to find a Euharlee man who has been missing for over two weeks.
A fleet of volunteers teamed up with the Floyd County Sherriff’s Posse and the Dakota Dryer Foundation out of Breman early Saturday to comb the areas surrounding the Etowah River in Euharlee, searching for any trace of 28-year-old Blake Cowart.
According to authorities, Cowart went missing from his Euharlee home sometime after 10pm on April 3rd, leaving behind both his car and his cellphone. The Bartow County native suffers from short-term memory loss caused by a severe brain injury, and family members fear he might’ve fallen into the river located next to his home.
The recovery team will continue their search for the young man today, meeting at the Covered Bridge Country Store on Covered Bridge Rd at 1pm. They are in need of experienced kayakers and paddlers as they’ve been advised by authorities to focus on the section of the Etowah between Hardin Bridge and the Euharlee Bridge.
Mrs. Doris Arrie Lou Chandler Hall, age 84, of Menlo, GA died Saturday, April
13, 2013 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Hall was born April 29, 1928 in Chelsea, GA, daughter of the late John
Franklin Chandler and Ida Huie Willingham Chandler. She was retired from
Best Manufacturing and was a member of the Best Silver Club. Mrs. Hall was also a member of Faith Baptist Church in Menlo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Hill Hall, and sisters, Linda Chandler and Patsy Chandler Baker.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, David and Teresia Hall; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Sam Ballard; 4 grandchildren, Kelly Hall, Scott Ballard, Chris Barnes, and Kathy Cooper; 8 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from the Chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn and Rev. Doyle Waters officiating. Burial will follow in the Alpine Cemetery with Rev. Barry Peppers officiating. Pallbearers will be Kelly Hall, Scott Ballard, Jeff Barnes, Tony Cooper, Donnie Hall, and Billy Edwards. Honorary Pallbearers will be caregivers: Opal Deering, Mary Rape, Emma Warren, Annie Hogue, Barbara Duke, Martha Strickland, Nell Dodd; and members of Faith Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hall will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday evening.
Mason Funeral Home is directing. For guestbook, please go online to
www.masonfuneralhome.com