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Chamber of Commerce president Amanda Rose has resigned her position to become director of marketing for PetroSouth in Griffin. Rose informed the chamber board of her plans at Friday's board meeting.
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Realtime results from tonight's Awards Night Banquet....

Citizens of the Year: Missy Kendrick and Amanda Rose.

Businessperson of the Year: Missy Kendrick, IDA.

Law Enforcement Officer of the Year: Bryan 'Ernie' McWhorter.

Career Woman of the Year: Amanda Rose, Chamber of Commerce.

Volunteers of the Year: Rev. Lonnie Grant and congregation of First Church of the Nazarene.

Farmer of the Year: Russ Walters, Walters Farms.

Firefighter of the Year: Joe Peters, LCFD.

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Barnesville Buggy Days will be featured this weekend on the Georgia Public Broadcasting network. [Full Story »]

Antonio Travis Goddard, the suspect in the Jan. 11 armed robbery of B&L Convenience Store in Barnesville Jan. 11 was captured in Spalding County Thursday morning. At noon, he was being transferred to the custody of Lamar authorities.

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Last week’s epistle on copper thieves, the damage they do, the question of whether the current prescribed punishment fits their crimes and placing some of that punishment burden on the backs of scrap dealers who buy stolen metal drew a vast, varied reaction. [Full Story »]