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Jean-Marc Vallée Day Mayor Peter Banks (left) presented ‘Sharp Objects’ director Jean-Marc Vallée with a proclamation proclaiming July 12 Jean-Marc Vallée Day in Barnesville. Two days later, Vallée learned he had received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Director for another HBO work ‘Big Little Lies’. That production garnered a total of 16 Emmy nominations. Vallée said rough cuts of the work here were excellent and termed Barnesville a ‘visually stunning’ film location. (Photo: Walter Geiger)

HBO work done; Wind Gap back to Barnesville

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Walter Geiger

Friday, July 21. 2017

HBO completed local film work on its series ’Sharp Objects’ over the weekend and a large portion of the crew left town. The crew camp in the Gordon parking lot off College Drive has been dismantled.

A skeleton crew of location personnel remain here converting Wind Gap, Missouri back to Barnesville. [Full Story »]

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HBO location manager Gregory Alpert (left) displays his key to the city presented by mayor Peter Banks (right). Alpert, a veteran of the film industry, is confident Barnesville will get more film work in the future. (Photo: Walter Geiger)

HBO location manager Greg Alpert adores key to city

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Walter Geiger

Friday, July 21. 2017

Location manager Greg Alpert started scouting Barnesville as a possible set destination for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ last December. Soon after that, he had his first meeting with community development director Niki Sappington who was the city’s official liaison for the project. At that time he asked Sappington if he might get a key to the city if things worked out well.

Alpert got just that July 13 at a city hall celebration in his honor. [Full Story »]

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Blood Drive

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Thursday, July 20. 2017

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Cowboy Caviar

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Walter Geiger

Monday, July 10. 2017

This is a good way to eat your vegetables

Ingredients
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (11 ounce) can super sweet corn, drained (see notes)
1 red onion, diced
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup chopped cilantro (from 1 bunch) [Full Story »]

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