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2020 award winners are (front, l-r) volunteers of the year Linda Akins and Hedy Cauthen; businesspersons of the year Letha and Jimmy Henry; (back, l-r) STAR student and teacher Chaz Martinez and Dr. Michael Drake; Britton Cauthen firefighter of the year Tim Jones; law enforcement officer of the year Kathryn Knapp; career woman of the year Catina Carter and citizen of the year Andy Bush.

Updated: And the winners are....

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Walter Geiger

Thursday, February 20. 2020

Updated: 2 days ago

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The chamber of commerce hosts its annual community awards banquet tonight at Gordon. The winners are:

STAR Student: Chaz Martinez

STAR Teacher: Dr. Michael Drake

Volunteer of the Year: Hedy Cauthen and Linda Akins

Career Woman of the Year: Catina Carter

Law Enforcement Officer of the Year: Katherine Knapp

Britton Cauthen Firefighter of the Year: Tim Jones

Businessperson of the Year: Jimmy and Letha Henry

Citizen of the Year: Andy Bush

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Convicted killers Cameron Jones (left) and Keira Williams. (File)

Updated: Killers of Barnesville man get long prison terms

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Walter Geiger

Thursday, February 20. 2020

Updated: 3 days ago

The young killers of Barnesville's Roderick Crawford have been sentenced to long prison terms after entering guilty pleas.
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Jennifer Taylor and her grandson James marvel at one of the Summers Field Park sinkholes. (Photo: Rachel McDaniel)

Heavy rains cause sinkholes at Summers Field Park

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Walter Geiger

Thursday, February 20. 2020

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By Rachel McDaniel

Two sinkholes developed at Summers Field Park last week near the waterfall feature with the largest one reaching 8 to 10 feet deep. According to Barnesville city manager David Rose, a four-inch storm drain collapsed on top of the pipe and caused the sinkholes. He said the area has been barricaded off with caution tape and it has been scheduled for repair.

Heavy rains is expected overnight Wednesday and all day Thursday so more problems could arise (or sink).
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Cory Young looks to his coaches for instructions during Saturday's title match. (Photo: Walter Geiger)

Young makes LC history

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Wednesday, February 19. 2020

Senior Cory Young made LC sports history Saturday when he became the first Trojan wrestler to compete for a state traditional title at the massive state tournament that packed the Macon Coliseum to the gills.
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Updated: Let your light shine

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Walter Geiger

Wednesday, February 19. 2020

Updated: 11 hours ago

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By Mike Ruffin

Sometime in the fifth century BC, not too many years after Jewish exiles returned to Judah from Babylon and several hundred years before Jesus was born, a preacher delivered a message preserved for us in the fifty-eighth chapter of the biblical book of Isaiah.
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