Street drugs were not a factor in the deaths of four Lamar countians who died mysteriously over a four-day period in late October, according to GBI toxicology reports obtained by The Herald-Gazette.
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Barnesville Police are asking for the help of the community in identifying the man pictured as he is a possible suspect in regards to at least four burglaries in Barnesville.
If anyone has any knowledge of the suspects identity please contact Al Moltrum or Dicky Carreker at the BPD by calling 770.358.1244 or emailing watchdawg2@charterinternet.com.
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Pike County Sheriff's S.W.A.T. team members removed 20-year-old Jeffery Taylor, who is wanted for first degree murder, from a home on Pitts Lane yesterday.
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Toxicology tests on four Lamar countians who died unexplained deaths over a short period of time last month have been completed by technicians at the state crime lab, according to GBI public affairs officer John Bankhead.
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Terrance Childs, a Trojan defensive back injured in the Lamar-North Oconee game Friday night, was released from the hospital over the weekend.
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The advance voting period for the December 1 Barnesville city council runoff has been established but absentee ballots are not yet available.
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Nearly 36 hours of continuous rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane ida, pushed Potato Creek well out of its banks and caused the failure of at least one Lamar County dam.
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The Lamar County Gridiron Club will run its 50-50 raffle again this week with the drawing to be held at halftime of the big Lamar Co.-North Oconee playoff game Friday at Summers Field. [Full Story »]
Several dozen people were already in line at 8 a.m. today to receive their H1N1 FluMist vaccine.
The Lamar County Health Office has a limited supply of the vaccine and is currently offering it to healthy individuals between the ages of 2 and 49.
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A three-vehicle crash at the deadly intersection of highways 18 & 341 in Barnesville left four people, including two children, injured Tuesday morning.
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