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If you’re thinking about buying a new gun, scope, trigger lock, ammunition or gun safe, you may pay a lower price if you can wait until fall.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill last Tuesday along party lines creating a tax holiday on guns and related items. The proposed holiday would last for five days, beginning on the second Friday in October. It is set to expire in June of 2029.
The bill’s sponsor, Dallas Republican Sen. Jason Anavitarte, said its intent is to encourage people to get into hunting and help control the state’s deer population. He balked at suggestions from Democrats that the tax holiday could increase gun crime.
Anavitarte represents the 31st District, which includes Polk County.
“I think if we’re going to be concerned about the murder rate or we’re going to talk about security, then I think we all can agree that the price of supporting law enforcement, the price of public safety, is priceless,” he said. “You can’t put a cost on it in communities. So I think we’re going to continue to hear, as it relates to the Second Amendment, or even just this simple bill that promotes outdoorsmanship, the same tired, same old arguments that we’re going to hear from the other party on this as we go forward.”
Sen. Russ Goodman of Cogdell said his fellow farmers often list feral hogs and deer as top concerns, and making guns and accessories cheaper will help them defend their crops.
“If a farmer can go out there during this time period and get a night vision scope and hopefully do something about the hog problem we have in the state, or take out some of the deer that we have in the state, because I do look at our values. So being able to keep our farmers in business is a pretty important value for me.”
Democrats have largely been pushing for bills encouraging Georgians to store firearms in gun safes or other devices by creating charges for gun owners if a child obtains a gun that was stored improperly
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Organizers of the annual Doug Sanders Charity Classic are always looking for new ways to make the golf tournament special, but one thing that remains constant is a friendly face to be first to pledge his support.
Cedartown’s Olin Gammage and his son, Beau Gammage, once again joined tournament director Jenny Burch last week to give his check as the honorary first team to register. It’s a tradition that has lasted since the tournament’s start in 2020.
Presented by The Doug Sanders Golf Museum
Olin Gammage (from left) is joined by his son, Beau Gammage, and Doug Sanders Charity Classic tournament director Jenny Burch at the Doug Sanders Golf Museum on Thursday, Feb. 8. and The Jamie and Darcy and to help purchase new Morris Foundation, last uniforms and equipment year’s tournament was for the Cedartown High the largest one yet, raising School boys and girls golf more than $30,000 teams. for college scholarships The foundation has been able to award four Cedartown High School graduates with $5,000 college tuition scholarships, which can be applied for annually up to 4 years.
Golfers from near and far travel to Cedartown to play in the tournament at Cherokee Country Club named for the Cedartown native and professional golfer. This year’s tournament is set for May 3. While team slots are full, sponsorships are still being accepted.
Sanders, who died in 2020 at the age of 86, grew up in Cedartown and went on to become a favorite on the PGA Tour, winning 20 events and
AdventHealth Redmond EMS is presenting free basic CPR training for anyone who is interested on Feb. 15 at the Northwest Park gym in Cedartown from 5:30-8 p.m. This free class is not a CPR certification course, but will teach basic life-saving skills for anyone to be prepared.
Keep Polk Beautiful will have tree seedlings available to give to groups and organizations in celebration of Georgia’s Arbor Day on Feb. 16. For more information and to request seedlings, please contact Randy Cook at rcook@ cedartowngeorgia.gov or call 678-246-1083.
West Rome Baptist Church is hosting a gospel concert benefiting Safe Haven Ranch on Feb. 17, 2024 at 6 p.m. Gordon Motes and Wes Hampton will be performing. Tickets are $20 and are available at eventbrite.com.