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Bethel Baptist on Johnstonville Road will hold a Hallelujah Festival from 12 noon to 5 p.m. There will be food, fellowship and games.

Barnesville First United Methodist will hold a Family Fun Fest from 5-6:30 p.m. on its lawn. There will be games, music and a cupcake walk for children with free corn dogs, popcorn and drinks. Photos will be taken of children in costume.

Rock Springs will hold Hallelujah Night from 5-8 p.m. There will be games, attractions, candy and food. Admission is one canned food item per person. $1 tickets will be sold for food, drink and the cake walk. [Full Story »] 

Some 5 million family pets are reported missing annually. Based on pet theft reports filed with agencies across the nation it is conservatively estimated that approximately 1.5 to 2 million of these missing family pets are taken forcibly, or by deception, through so-called "Free to Good Home" ads.

The rest simply 'disappear' for a host of reasons. This week alone in Lamar County 5 dogs have been reported to The Herald-Gazette as missing and/or found.


This beautiful dog showed up at a friend's house on south 341 with his shock collar around his neck. He has to belong to someone. [Full Story »] 

The following letter read on Glenn Beck's show, is rapidly circulating around the country via Internet and email. Americans everywhere are identifying with this 53-year-old woman and finding a personal voice in her words. (letter after the jump) [Full Story »] 

The 13 Triple B’s successfully completed the 3-Day Susan Komen For the (Breast Cancer) Cure this past weekend. (more photos after the jump) [Full Story »] 

The Lamar County sheriff’s office has begun a new program targeted at young drivers. STOPPED (Sheriff’s Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers) aims to alert parents of their children’s driving habits.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expected to unveil a house bill this morning that will require nearly all Americans sign up by 2013 for health insurance through their employer, a government program or a new kind of purchasing pool called an exchange.

Pelosi, D-Calif., wants to have the legislation on the floor next week, with a final vote before Veterans Day, Nov. 11, that would give President Obama a bill to sign by year's end. [Full Story »] 

Congratulations to Jadarius McCalla (offensive and defensive player) and David Huggins (special teams) on their performance this past Friday on the gridiron.

Both young men did exceptional jobs at their positions. [Full Story »] 

The second annual Dewaine T. Bell Memorial Chili Cook Off will be held in the high school cafeteria Thursday, Oct. 29.
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