Cass-White Road plan steps forward
SOUTH CHAPEL
James Lamar Morris Sr.
Mr. James Lamar “Big Jim” Morris Sr., age 81, of Centre, Ala., formerly of Rome, passed away Tuesday evening, January 23, 2018, in a Centre, Ala. healthcare facility.
Mr. Morris was born in Silver Creek, Ga. on February 3, 1936, son of the late Jewell Simpson Morris Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Terry Morris. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jewell Simpson “Pug” Morris Jr., by a daughter-in-law, Bobbie Jo Pullen Morris, and by a granddaughter, Ashley Morris. Mr. Morris was a retired, well-known, local Business Entrepreneur and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his three children, James L. “Little Jim” Morris Jr., Silver Creek, Johnny Morris, and his wife, Tracey, Adairsville, and Connie Morris, Rome; a sister, Peggy Ruth Morris Ware, and her husband, Dan, Lindale; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. at the graveside in Pleasant Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Mark Detweiler will officiate.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Sunday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Pallbearers are requested to assemble at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and include Willie Barnett, Jerry Looney, Rick Sitten, Mike Ware, Bill Cox, and Karl Kilgo.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. James Lamar Morris Sr. TODAY
Free Square Dance Lessons will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Western Promenaders Square Dance Club, 327 Woods Road. Singles and couples are welcome. For more information call Dick or Jewell at 706-409-2311 or Margie or Darrell at 706-232-4970.
will host the sixth annual Three Rivers Throwdown today inside the Unity Christian School gym. The first workout will begin at 8:30 a.m. Last year over 50 teams of four from around the region participated. This is a fundraiser the CrossFit, located inside the school, does for the athletics department every year. The public is invited.
will meet today at 9 a.m. at Ryan’s Steakhouse on Shorter Avenue. For more information call 706291-2327.
and their longtime classmates will meet for their winter quarterly social today at 5 p.m. at the Adairsville Inn in Adairsville. For more information call Linda Meers McFry at 706-295-4605 or Judye Green Wood at 706-2382545.
St. Mary’s Catholic School,
401 E. Seventh St., will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week with special activities each day starting with a School Mass on at 9:30 a.m. with Archbishop of Atlanta Wilton Gregory presiding. Special activities will be available at the School each day, including school tours for prospective students and the Scholastic Book Fair in the School Media Center. The public is invited and welcome at any of these Catholic Schools Week events and activities. For more information call the church office at 706-290-9000 or at DeaconNeslin@smcrome.org.
The 2018 Hot Stove Gathering fundraiser for local charities will be held at the Forum River Center on from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Scheduled guests include Rome Braves manager Rocket Wheeler, hitting coach Bobby Moore, pitching coach Dan Meyer, new trainer Vic Scarpone, new Rome Braves General Manager Jim Bishop, Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker, Atlanta
will accept applications for the Georgia Lottery
for the upcoming 2018-19 school year from
during regular school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applications may be picked up and returned to the following: Alto Park Elementary, Cave Spring Elementary, Garden Lakes Elementary, Glenwood Primary, Johnson Elementary, McHenry Primary, Model Elementary and Pepperell Primary. The guidelines to apply are: Proof of residence, one application per child, apply in the attendance area of the school in which you reside, and child must turn 4 years old before Sept. 1. For questions, contact Tina Black at tblack@floydboe.net or 706-234-1031, ext. 7186.
The is presenting “Journals and Reading Lists” by Travis Head
The solo exhibit is autobiographical and uses drawing that is mediated by technology and entertainment. The Moon Gallery is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
CARTERSVILLE — The rerouting of Cass-White Road took another step from plans to reality at County Commissioner Steve Taylor’s called public meeting Wednesday.
“This is the final property agreement between the county and CSX railroad that we needed before beginning construction on Phase 1 of the Cass-White Road project,” said Tom Sills, Bartow County Transportation Planner.
“The agreement allows us to cross their right of way to build a bridge over the tracks and to take out an existing intersection.”
The first phase involves rerouting the portion of Cass White Road from Cass High School to U.S. 411.
Sills said bids will probably be taken in late spring, and the project is expected to take about 24 months to complete.