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House races heat up

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Friday, April 30. 2010

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While Sen. Ronnie Chance of District 16 remained unopposed just 30 minutes prior to the qualification deadline, three of the four state representatives whose districts include a portion of Lamar have drawn opposition. [Full Story »]

Turner, Traylor enter school board race

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Wednesday, April 28. 2010

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Danny Turner and Ryran Traylor qualified Wednesday to seek the at-large school board post now held by Ryan Christopher who has not yet qualified.

Additionally, incumbent Rep. Billy Maddox of Dist. 127 qualified today as did his announced challenger Spencer Price. [Full Story »]

LCMS track team wins state title

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Monday, April 26. 2010

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The Lamar County Middle School track team had a standout performance in the rain Saturday in Atlanta, winning the state middle school track meet.

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Elections heating up; new challenger emerges

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Sunday, April 25. 2010

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The qualifying period for the upcoming general primary begins at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 26 and runs through noon on Friday, April 30.

The general primary is July 20. Any necessary runoffs would be held August 10.
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Missing juveniles found in Tennessee

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Sunday, April 25. 2010

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Missing Lamar juveniles Rhiannon Nicole Smith, 12, and Joseph Wassill, 16, were located Saturday night in Tennessee, according to chief deputy Brad White of the Lamar sheriff's office. [Full Story »]

Two missing juveniles sought

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Saturday, April 24. 2010

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The Lamar County sheriff's office has issued a lookout for two missing juveniles who may be together in a stolen vehicle.

The missing pair are 12-year-old Rhiannon Nicole Smith and Joseph Wassill, 16. The pair are thought to be together in a stolen Dodge Caravan bearing Georgia license plate BIJ1725, [Full Story »]

BBQ& Blues: The show will go on

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Saturday, April 24. 2010

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Despite the possibility of rain and thunderstorms, the BBQ & Blues events set for today will take place as scheduled, according to event chairman T.J. Imberger. [Full Story »]

BBQ & Blues off to great start

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Friday, April 23. 2010

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BBQ & Blues 2010 got off to a great start Thursday night with the largest attendance ever at the After Hours kickoff event at United Bank.

Cooking teams from all over the southeast are here and the air is filled with savory smells wafting on the breeze.

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Two more local businesses bite the dust

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Monday, April 19. 2010

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Two more local businesses have or will shortly shut their doors for good. [Full Story »]

Local vets enjoy DC trip

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Friday, April 16. 2010

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Some 30 local veterans of WWII enjoyed their trip to the memorial in their honor in Washington Wednesday. [Full Story »]

WWII vets enroute to Washington

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Tuesday, April 13. 2010

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A group of some 30 World War II vets from the Barnesville area left Wednesday morning to visit the memorial erected to their honor in Washington, D.C. [Full Story »]

Trojan 'Pink Out' is today

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Tuesday, April 13. 2010

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Lamar County will play their final soccer home matches of the season tonight as they host Henry County at Trojans Field. The Lady Trojans and Lady War Hawks kick things off at 5:30 p.m. The boys game will be played at 7:30 p.m.

Senior players will be recognized between matches. [Full Story »]