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Municipal qualifying underway

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, August 31. 2009
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Qualifying for city elections in Barnesville and Milner gets underway this week.

At 4 p.m. Monday, four city council candidates had qualified in Barnesville. Milner qualifying begins Tuesday. [Full Story »] 

Voter fraud admissions rock Jackson city council

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Walter Geiger
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Sunday, August 30. 2009
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Admission to some 40 counts of voting irregularities by one councilman have rocked the Jackson city council, resulted in huge fines and could lead to criminal prosecutions.

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"They can't call you losers anymore"video

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Walter Geiger
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Friday, August 28. 2009
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Losers no more.

Those were the words Trojan head coach Jason Strickland had for his team as they gathered on the 50-yard line at their brand, spanking new Trojan Field after routing the Spalding Jaguars 31-0 Friday night. [Full Story »] 

Smacktalk: Jags vow to hang 50 on Trojans

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Wednesday, August 26. 2009
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Multiple reports emanating from nearby Griffin have the Spalding High Jaguars 'promising' to score at least 50 points on the Lamar County Trojans Friday night in the first ever game played at Trojan Field. [Full Story »] 

LCFCC conducts Community Assessment

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Sherri Ellington
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Wednesday, August 26. 2009
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Lamar County Family Connection Collaborative is currently conducting a Community Assessment. The assessment includes surveying 5th Grade students, Middle and High School Students, Gordon College dormitory students, Providers and Adults to gather ideas about the types of issues that concern Lamar County residents.

The Provider Survey is to gather information on Needs and Barriers to services from front-line community service providers who have daily contact with residents.
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Apostle enters not guilty pleas

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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, August 25. 2009
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Apostle Bobby Anderson Slaughter pleaded not guilty in Barnesville municipal court Tuesday, Aug. 25, on a total of 15 charges of various zoning code violations stemming from his now shut down House of Restoration halfway houses on Atlanta Street. Each charge carries a recommended fine of $300 for a total of $4,500. [Full Story »] 

Slaughter challenges citations

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Tuesday, August 25. 2009
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Apostle Bobby Slaughter will go before municipal court today, Aug. 25, to challenge 15 counts of zoning code violations related to three halfway houses his ministry were operating here as House of Restoration.

Miracle Faith Center Coming Together opened what it called a salvation program in June, resulting in an uproar from Atlanta Street neighbors who objected to large numbers of unrelated people living at 306, 315 and 245 Atlanta St. Slaughter and his wife Brenda were in charge of the homes. [Full Story »] 

New doctor in town

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, August 24. 2009
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Dr. Charmille Hare recently joined Upson Family Physicians to offer Family Medicine full-time in Barnesville. She and her family will move here soon. [Full Story »] 

Rec. dept. burglarized again

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, August 24. 2009
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Thieves once again targeted the recreation department complex off Gordon Rd. overnight Sunday. It was the second break-in there in five days. [Full Story »] 

Zorro banditos rounded up

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009
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The third Barnesville teen who allegedly tried to rob a man in Thomaston while wearing Zorro masks has turned himself in and bonded out of the Upson County jail.
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Gordon sets enrollment record

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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, August 18. 2009
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Gordon College is expecting record enrollment that could well exceed 4000 students. Classes began yesterday.

GC president Larry Weill told the Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Development Authority projections were enrollment would be up 17% over last fall when enrollment was about 3800. [Full Story »] 

United Bank provides cooling break for GC students

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, August 17. 2009
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Gordon College welcomed more than 4,400 students Monday as classes began. More than 1,000 students are living on campus. It was business as usual on campus this morning despite a bomb threat that shook the campus Sunday evening.

United Bank of Barnesville was once again involved in providing free water for students as they moved in. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff's news release on Gordon bomb threat

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Walter Geiger
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Sunday, August 16. 2009
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Press Release
August 16,2009 10:55 pm
LAMAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

On August 16 at 5:35 PM a call was received in Lamar County E911 that threatened a bomb on the Gordon College Campus. The caller provided no details of the bomb location. The Gordon College Campus Police and Plant Operations were the first on the scene, followed shortly by the Barnesville/ Lamar County Fire Department. Units from the Lamar County Sheriff's Office, Barnesville Police, a Grifin Police Department canine unit, the Georgia State Patrol, and Lamar County Emergency Management responded within minutes to isolate the campus and begin searching for the device.
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Accident victim Hayes has died

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Friday, August 14. 2009
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Paul Hayes of 431 Crawford Rd. passed away this afternoon at 1:50pm.

Following an accident at the intersection of highways 341 and 18 in Barnesville Hayes was taken to Spalding with a broken back, collapsed lungs and severe brain injury.
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A soulful celebration

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Friday, August 14. 2009
Newton Collier, the second winner of the Georgia Music Legend Award at the BBQ & Blues Fest here, will be honored with a benefit birthday bash tomorrow, August 15.

The event is set for 6 p.m. at the Fish N Pig restaurant on Lake Tobosofkee near Macon and will benefit the Georgia Legacy Foundation (GLF). [Full Story »] 
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