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The LC Trojans (3-4, 1-2) fell 30-0 to the Bleckley County Royals (6-1, 3-0) Friday night in Cochran. The Royals are ranked #4 in Class AA and feature five star tackle Amarius Mims who committed to UGA last week. He is ranked as the third best high school tackle in the nation by ESPN.

Realtime scoring from the sidelines.

5:40 1st.: BC 6 LC 0: BC 32-yard TD pass. PAT fail.

8:55 2nd.: BC 9 LC 0: BC 20-yard FG.

4:43 2nd.: BC 16 LC 0: BC 3-yard TD run. PAT good.

HALFTIME: 16-0

2:55 3rd.: BC 23 LC 0: BC 15-yard TD pass. PAT good.

8:42 4th.: BC 30 LC 0: BC 1-yard TD run. PAT good.

FINAL: 30-0

Lamar County was up to 425 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 20 deaths as of the Monday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 45 hospitalizations.

Lamar deaths include: (latest) black male, 90+; white male, 69; white male, 73; white male, 55: white female, 88; black female, 66; white female, 70: black female, 66; white female, 72; white male, 80; black male, 49; white female, 81; white female, 83; white male, 87; white female, 88; white male, 86; white female, 85; white female, 74; black female, 87; white male, 85;

Statewide there have been 351,881 confirmed cases with 31,087 hospitalizations and 7827 deaths.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 385 cases, 31 hospitalizations and 11 deaths.
Upson: 833 cases, 97 hospitalizations and 70 deaths.
Monroe: 754 cases, 88 hospitalizations and 53 deaths.
Butts: 742 cases, 55 hospitalizations and 44 deaths.
Spalding: 1576 cases, 207 hospitalizations and 62 deaths.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Oct. 26: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)

Heritage Inn (Lamar): 66 patients, 32 positive cases, 12 deaths, 19 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.
Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 11 patients recovered, 0 staff positive (DCH no longer has this facility on its report. These are the last numbers reported.).
Renaissance Center (Spalding): 98 patients, 25 positive case, 3 deaths, 24 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.
Riverside Health (Upson): 50 patients, 59 positive cases, 17 deaths, 42 patients recovered, 21 staff positive.
PruittHealth - Forsyth (Monroe): 47 patients, 57 positive cases, 9 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 23 staff positive.
Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 5 staff positive.
PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 57 patients, 16 positive cases, 7 deaths, 11 patients recovered, 8 staff positive.
Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 69 patients, 47 positive cases, 14 deaths, 28 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.
Providence Healthcare (Upson): 78 patients, 65 positive cases, 15 deaths, 50 patients recovered, 31 staff positive.
Harborview Health (Upson): 96 patients, 74 positive cases, 19 deaths, 55 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.
Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 89 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.
Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 1 staff positive.
Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 128 patients, 125 positive cases, 34 deaths, 89 patients recovered, 56 staff positive.

NOTE: Some nursing home residents' deaths are not listed in the county's overall numbers because their residence was in a different county. Oct.

The Vulcan Minerals rock quarry on Hwy. 36 East will go operational in the second quarter of 2021, according to county commissioner Nancy Thrash.

A meeting of the NE Lamar Community Association will be held Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. to discuss the matter. [Full Story »]

The LC Lady Trojans host Tompkins-Woodville in the second round of the GHSA state volleyball tournament Saturday. The match begins at 2 p.m. in the LC gym.

Tompkins beat Westside of Augusta in round one while the Lady Trojans routed the Cook County Hornets to advance.

The Lamar County Trojans routed the SW Macon Patriots 52-8 in the annual homecoming game Friday night at Trojan Field.

Realtime scoring from the game.

9:53 1st.: LC 7 SW 0: CJ Allen 60-yard TD run. Josh Moore PAT.

3:12 1st.: LC 14 SW 0: Devin Bateman 24-yard TD run. Moore PAT.

11:17 2nd.: LC 21 SW 0: Ju’Corrie Zellner 8-yard TD run. Moore PAT.

10:24 2nd.: LC 28 SW 0: Bateman 25-yard TD pass to Josh Driver. Moore PAT.

HOMECOMING QUEEN: Kaylah Grammer.

7:33 3rd.: LC 28 SW 8: SW 13-yard TD pass. Two point PAT good.

5:29 3rd.: LC 31 SW 8: Moore 37-yard FG.

3:46 3rd.: LC 38 SW 8: Ty Jones 36-yard TD run. Moore PAT.

0:11.20 3rd.: LC 45 SW 8: Bateman 35-yard TD pass to Zellner. Moore PAT.

9:20 4th.: LC 52 SE 8: Tony Altman 8-yard TD run. Caleb Raynie PAT.

FINAL 52-8

Eric Trump raised eyebrows recently when he alleged COVID-19 would “disappear after the election”. His argument was ‘they’ have used the virus to put a stop to his father’s huge campaign rallies.

That idea is a little far-fetched. Trump still draws huge crowds to his rallies and his supporters stage gigantic boat parades to show their allegiance. But, Eric Trump’s instinct is correct in that COVID-19 is just as much a political issue as it is a medical one. [Full Story »]

Between Monday, October 12 and Monday, October 19 the Barnesville Police Department had 227 calls for service including: three animal complaints, 47 security checks, one prowler, two burglaries, five domestics, 82 foot patrols, 13 suspicious persons/vehicles, nine speeding, three accidents, one intoxicated driver, two intoxicated pedestrians, nine escorts, 10 alarms and two damage to property. [Full Story »]