Sheriff Larry Waller and his deputies, Barnesville Police Department investigators, Narcotics Task Force agents and personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration made four arrests today after a drug raid on a residence at 137 Banks Rd. One of those arrested is a Griffin firefighter.
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The second time was the charm for the Butts County Development Authority (BCDA) and its proposed rezoning of 284 acres from PM (Planned Development, Mixed Use) to M-1 (Manufacturing Light).
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An unidentified female employee of Walgreens was seriously injured Feb. 19 when she pulled out in front of another vehicle at the high-dangerous intersection of highways 18 & 341 in Barnesville at about 2:45 p.m.
The NAACP will celebrate its 100th anniversary at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the civic center. Its special recruitment drive will end that day. Lt. Leslie Baines Holmes of the sheriff's office patrol division will be honored.
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Barnesville-Lamar County is hot in China right now – particularly in the town of Yueqing, the hometown of General Protecht president Wusheng Chen.
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The Lamar-Monroe Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will holds its annual banquet Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Barnesville Civic Center.
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The main ingredients of this stir fry are all on sale this week at your favorite, local grocery store. See the ad in this week's newspaper and on the web for other foods to complete your grocery list.
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Lamar County property owners may dodge a feared second ad valorem tax bill that has loomed on the horizon for months, according to Governor Sonny Perdue.
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