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COVID-19 Monitor

April 20: 1326 cases, 44 deaths

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Tuesday, April 20. 2021

Lamar County held at 1326 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 44 deaths as of the Tuesday case count update from DPH. Lamar has recorded 119 hospitalizations.

Lamar deaths include: (latest) black female (82), black female (68), black male (59), white male (82), white female (71), white male (70), white female (74), white male (78), black male (62); white female (73), white male (66); white male (81); black male (67); black male (64); white male (85); white male (81); white male (60); white female (80); black male (53) white male (81); white male (70); white male (86); black female (84); white female (68); black female (73); black male (90+); white male (69); white male (73); white male (55): white female (88); black female (66); white female (70); 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 870,517 confirmed cases with 60,652 hospitalizations and 17,250 deaths.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 1054 cases, 69 hospitalizations and 26 deaths.
Upson: 1797 cases, 175 hospitalizations and 106 deaths.
Monroe: 1854 cases, 191 hospitalizations and 86 deaths.
Butts: 2237 cases, 124 hospitalizations and 73 deaths.
Spalding: 3986 cases, 431 hospitalizations and 153 deaths.

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Headlines

Shamar Harden Tyus

High speed chase ends in crash, arrest

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Walter Geiger

Wednesday, April 21. 2021

A 23-year-old Barnesville man was arrested on multiple charges after a high-speed chase April 15 that began on Hwy. 36 East, continued on I-75 at speeds of up to 150 mph., and ended with a crash on Unionville Road.
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Features

Giant yard sale planned to benefit Hope Tree Ministires

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Walter Geiger

Wednesday, April 21. 2021

By Kay Pedrotti

Hope Tree Ministries and Food Bank will hold its first-ever community yard sale on Saturday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ritz Park in downtown Barnesville next door to the Post Office.

Volunteers are working now to collect donated items from “anyone and everyone,” said Hope Tree director Brother Jimmy Fambro. The sale will have “the best prices on all items,” he added. Suggestions for donations include small working appliances, clothing, shoes, dishes, pots and pans, school supplies (notebooks, pencils, pens, etc.), books, art works, small furniture and chairs, CDs and DVDs, home décor items, lamps, tools, sports and fishing equipment.

“In other words,” said Fambro, “anything that’s taking up space in your house and someone else could use it. We also can use more volunteer workers. All proceeds will go to Hope Tree to continue ministering to people in need in our community.”

For questions or to arrange to bring donations to the Food Bank at College and Carleeta Streets, call 678-603-7268, or 678-972-2457.

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Sports

The #7 Lady Trojans celebrate after defeating #8 Bleckley County to clinch the Region 3AA title here Friday night. (Photo: Walter Geiger)

Updated: Soccer playoff action here this week

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Walter Geiger

Sunday, April 18. 2021

Updated: 3 hours ago

Both the LC Lady Trojans and Trojans have won Region 3AA soccer titles and will host playoff games here this week.

The Lady Trojans (11-3-0, 8-0) will host Swainsboro (8-9-1, 6-6) Thursday. A win would send LC to round two when they would host the Johnson-Thomasville winner on April 28.

The Trojans (11-4-1, 9-1) host Vidalia (7-9, 6-6) Friday. A win would propel them to round two where they would welcome the Oglethorpe County-Fitzgerald winner on April 29.

UPDATE: The Lady Trojans play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The Trojans play at 6 p.m. Friday. [Full Story »]

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Opinion

Bar soap

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Walter Geiger

Wednesday, April 21. 2021

By Chris Walter

For the first fifteen years of my life, I didn’t know there was more than one flavor of soap. We had taken a trip to visit my grandfather up North. He was always concerned with the finer things in life. at least, he tried to be. Either way, I remember taking a shower and being caught off guard by what I thought was a fruitcake in their soap dish. Come to find out it was just expensive soap. Who knew you could put rose petals in soap? [Full Story »]

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Death Notices

Bob Wines

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Walter Geiger

Sunday, April 18. 2021

Robert “Bob” Leland Wines, Jr., 79, of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 7, 2021. Bob was born on December 29, 1941, in Ocala, Florida, to Robert Leland Wines, Sr., and Adean Evans Wines.

He attended Gordon Military High School and Gordon Military College in Barnesville, Georgia, where many of his classmates became lifelong friends. He also attended the University of Southern Mississippi and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Education in 1966. [Full Story »]

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