Missing Dalton teen on national registry

DALTON, Ga. — A missing Dalton teen is listed on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website (www.missingkids.com).  Michelle Long, 16, has been missing since Dec. 11, 2016. Long had been in state custody as part of a Division of Family and Children Services case, according to police spokesman Bruce Frazier. She went missing during a visit with her mother, and Frazier said she has a history of running away. According to the website, Long is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. She is a biracial Hispanic/Caucasian with pierced ears and multiple tattoos. When she was last seen, she had dyed her hair red. She at times wears glasses. Anyone with information about her is asked to call the Dalton Police Department at (706) 278-9085 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678.

 

New Regional library to open in early 2018

VALDOSTA — Work on a new library building has cleared the first phase and is on track for an early 2018 opening, according to library staff. The new building was once the Solstas Lab Partners site at 2906 Julia Drive. South Georgia Regional Library’s Board of Trustees has an agreement with South Georgia Medical Center for the hospital to purchase the current library site on Woodrow Wilson Drive, surrounded by SGMC facilities, for $2 million when the library is finished relocating. Originally meant to open late this year, the library will instead open in early 2018 due to architectural changes, said Miguel Vicente, library director. The current library building opened in 1968, with a major expansion in 1995. Valdosta’s public library system can trace its roots back to the construction of the former Carnegie Library on West Central Avenue in 1913. Aside from the enlarged meeting space, the new library will offer a gallery space, study rooms, a genealogy facility, more parking, a modern media facility and a cafe offering drinks and snacks, Allums said. The new library will also offer a Friends of the Library store near the front entrance, she said. Currently, the Friends of the Library group sells retired library books out of a room in the back of the Woodrow Wilson Drive facility. The hospital has no definite plans for the old library property and will begin planning once the deal with the library system is closed, said Laura Love, SGMC spokeswoman.

 

Marilyn Jarrette and The Reception Band coming to Milledgeville

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Marilyn Jarrette and The Reception Band will perform an evening of music in Allen’s Market in downtown Milledgeville at 7:30 pm. Friday, June 2. There is no charge for admission. Jarrette has been singing since she was a young girl who dreamed of becoming a recording artist and professional singer. She has opened shows locally for Nappy Roots, Marvin Sease, Debra Snipes, and backup vocals for Early Clover in Dublin. The performance will be held in the historic Allen’s Market Building, located at 101 W. McIntosh St. in downtown Milledgeville. For more information, call 478-452-3950 or visit www.milledgevillealliedarts.com.

 

Barkman hosts softball camp at Tiftarea

TIFTON, Ga. — The Tiftarea Academy Lady Panthers Softball Camp will be coming to the school May 31-June 2. Led by Tiftarea head softball coach Joe Barkman, the camp will work with players in improving skills for throwing, hitting, fielding and base running. Camp is open to all girls ages 7-12. Registration is $60 and will be done before the first day of camp, at 8:30 a.m. May 31. Sessions will run from 9-11:30 a.m. Registrants must sign a waiver prior to participating. For more information, contact Barkman at jbarkman@tiftarea.org or by calling (229) 453-0053.