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Alleged killer denied bond

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, March 23. 2009
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Judge Bill Fears denied bond for alleged killer Philip Foster at a hearing held in Butts County superior court. Foster is charged with beating a Barnesville man to death. [Full Story »] 

Murder suspect commits suicide after Zebulon traffic stop

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Walter Geiger
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Saturday, March 21. 2009
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A man wanted for murder in Cobb County shot himself with a rifle after being pulled over in downtown Zebulon Saturday afternoon. The man, identified as 43-year-old Randall Keith Fisher, subsequently died at a Griffin hospital from the self-inflicted wound. [Full Story »] 

Alleged burglar no mental giant

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Walter Geiger
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Friday, March 20. 2009
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According to a witness, a Locust Grove man charged in a string of local burglaries was "not the sharpest tool in the shed." [Full Story »] 

Leadership Lamar Nomination Deadline March 31st

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Friday, March 20. 2009
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The 2009 Leadership Lamar Steering Committee has begun preparations for this year’s class to start in July. Leadership Lamar is an intense 18 week program which teaches its participants leadership skills and incorporates community learning opportunities. [Full Story »] 

Chamber Teams Up With Barnesville Walkers to Fight Breast Cancer

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Friday, March 20. 2009
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The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with more than a dozen passionate Barnesville women who are taking bold steps to find a cure for breast cancer. [Full Story »] 

Jeep flips; one victim life-flightedvideo

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Walter Geiger
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Friday, March 20. 2009
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A red 1995 Jeep Cherokee bearing Gwinnett County plates flipped several times in the median of Highway 41 near Shirley's Surplus this afternoon, snarling traffic and injuring two. One victim was life-flighted from the scene with neck injuries after being entrapped for some 40 minutes.

The Georgia State Patrol has identified the driver as 19-year-old Bianca Whitney McCloud of Fayetteville.

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A Step in the Right Direction

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Friday, March 20. 2009
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Local woman walks for health and a clean neighborhood [Full Story »] 

Alleged killer appears in court

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Thursday, March 19. 2009
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The man charged with murdering his Grove Street neighbor in a drug deal gone bad appeared before chief magistrate William Thomas today during a preliminary hearing. [Full Story »] 

LCCHS student earns esteemed scholarship

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Thursday, March 19. 2009
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There are a number of qualities that define an excellent student. In no particular order those qualities might be motivation, openness, punctuality, engagement, preparedness, time management and commitment. In the eyes of Macon State College, Lamar County senior Kimberly P. Walker embodies each of these plus some. [Full Story »] 

Monroe Academy partners with Rock Springs for K-5

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Sherri Ellington
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Thursday, March 19. 2009
Monroe Academy will partner with Rock Springs Christian Academy in Lamar County for the 2009-10 school year as it phases out its elementary school. [Full Story »] 

Schools’ new headquarters showcased

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Sherri Ellington
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Wednesday, March 18. 2009
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The Lamar County board of education held the first meeting in its new offices March 10, announcing an open house for the building from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26. [Full Story »] 

The Original SUV

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009
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On a recent warm day, Barnesville resident Woody Horst took an Amish wagon ride through Barnesville. [Full Story »] 

Hightower wins by one vote!

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Tuesday, March 17. 2009
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Christopher Hightower defeated Ronald Horton in today's special election and will assume the ward two seat on the Barnesville city council vacated last year by Annie Mae Harris. [Full Story »] 

Polls expected to pick up momentum this evening

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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, March 17. 2009
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Poll workers have been underwhelmed thus far today as voters have avoided voting in the special election to fill the ward two seat on the Barnesville city council like the plague. [Full Story »] 

LCSO, NTF make meth arrest

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, March 16. 2009
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Lamar sheriff's deputies and agents of the Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 131 Bulldog Court today, making one arrest and seizing four grams of methamphetamine and a quantity of marijuana, according to sheriff Larry Waller.

Bulldog Court is located off Unionville Road in Lamar County. [Full Story »] 
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