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Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King - video clip of the day

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Thursday, April 23. 2009

Another taste of Texas blues... [Full Story »]

Public Works Dept. closes select roads and bridges

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

The following information courtesy of Bill Brown, Director of Public Works, concerning road and bridge closings. [Full Story »]

Earth Day 2009

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

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The celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd began in the United States in 1970 and was the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson, who had long pondered about finding a way to "put the environment into the political 'limelight' once and for all.” [Full Story »]

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King - video clip of the day

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

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Another taste of Texas blues... [Full Story »]

Dolly Goodpuppy dog show a success

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Monday, April 20. 2009

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On April 18, 2009, Barnesville--Abundant sunshine and warm temperatures greeted an enthusiastic crowd of dog-lovers and their four-legged friends at the Dolly Goodpuppy Society Spring Fling Fun Dog Show, held on the Barnesville Civic Center grounds. [Full Story »]

BBQ & Blues draws nigh

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Monday, April 20. 2009

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Here's a little taste of last year's jam featuring former BBQ & Blues headliner Sammy Blue, blues harpist Dr. Dixon the Blues Physician and the members of the Buckeye Band. [Full Story »]

Landfill company wins big in court

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Friday, April 17. 2009

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Judge Johnnie L Caldwell Jr. has seemingly ordered Lamar County to comply with a court order issued by Judge E. Byron Smith in May 2006 and zone property here for a construction and demolition landfill.

The ruling, issued after a 70-minute hearing today, was a huge loss for the county and the commission immediately called an emergency meeting to discuss it. The meeting was convened in the law library at the courthouse and then immediately closed to the public. Attending were chairman Jay Matthews and commissioners Nancy Thrash, Jimmy Hearn and George Brown. [Full Story »]

Ribbon cutting kicks off Alumni Weekend at Gordon

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Friday, April 17. 2009

The old will mix with the new this weekend on the Gordon campus as the college hosts its annual alumni weekend events.

The weekend kicked off at 9:30 a.m. Friday with a ribbon-cutting at the Alumni House on Stafford Avenue. [Full Story »]

Milner cuts off water

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

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Milner will have a planned citywide water outage at 12 noon Thursday, April 16, beginning at 12 noon to hook the water tank up to the main line. [Full Story »]

Extreme sports park could derail C&D landfill plan

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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A development group from Henry County and a construction company based in Roswell are eyeing the 312-acre property off Possum Trot Road earmarked by E.T. Carlyle for a construction and demolition landfill for use as an extreme sports park. [Full Story »]

Cops: Weep not for Big Daddy D

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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While multiple Gordon College students arrested at a underage 'rave' he hosted last week have gone to bat for David Edward (Big Daddy D) Williams, Barnesville police say he is a seasoned ex-con with an extensive arrest record. [Full Story »]

27 arrests made for underage possession (now updated)

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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In what seemed like a scene from the Will Ferrell movie 'Old School' gone awry where promised is "All the fun of college, none of the education," Barnesville resident and Gordon College freshman David E. Williams was arrested (in addition to dozens of others) for various charges including underage possession and contribution. [Full Story »]

Barnesville teen among alleged church vandals arrested today

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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A Barnesville teen was among three men arrested today for a series of church burglary/vandalism incidents in Pike County last weekend. [Full Story »]

Local diver on quest for Atlantis

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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Lamar County's own treasure hunter Kelly Garrett is at it again – and this time he's going for a treasure of mythological proportions. The Edgar Cayce Foundation is paying expenses for the diving team Garrett works with to inspect a find its experts think may just be the ruins of the lost continent of Atlantis. [Full Story »]