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Party with the ponies for Lamar Arts Saturday

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Friday, April 30. 2010

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Lamar Arts will hold its annual Derby Party Saturday, May 1 from 4-7 p.m. at Dolie McCarthy’s Antebellum Oaks Bed & Breakfast on Greenwood Street in Barnesville. [Full Story »]

Child pornographer sentenced

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Thursday, April 29. 2010

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A Lamar County man charged with 28 counts of sexual exploitation of children pleaded guilty to one count earlier this week. [Full Story »]

Races heating up; Christopher won't seek reelection

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Thursday, April 29. 2010

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As Friday's noon deadline for qualifying for the upcoming primaries draws nigh, local and regional races are heating up.

Additionally, incumbent at-large school board member Ryan Christopher reported Thursday he will not seek reelection. [Full Story »]

Seventy years of taxes on $100K home required to educate one child here

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Wednesday, April 28. 2010

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In response to a petition presented to the school board requesting school tax relief for senior citizens, superintendent Dr. Bill Truby provided a sobering statistic on the tax burden placed on Lamar County property owners to fund education locally. [Full Story »]

No qualifying surprises yet

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Tuesday, April 27. 2010

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At 1:30 p.m., a number of local and regional candidates had qualified for the upcoming primary election, according to elections supervisor Anita Reid. All of them had previously announced intent to seek election or reelection.

Ronald Smith, district 4 school board incumbent, qualified Tuesday morning.

Qualifying runs through Friday: [Full Story »]

Monroe toddler left in car dead; victim identified

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Sunday, April 25. 2010

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An 18-month old Monroe County child died after being left for an extended period in a car in a school parking lot April 23.
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Moss to merge blues, rock at BBQ & Blues (new video)

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Friday, April 23. 2010

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Nick Moss, who will bring his band the Flip Tops to headline the BBQ & Blues Festival in Barnesville Saturday night, grew up with a great guitarist in his home – his brother, Joe.

As a teen, he snuck into Chicago area blues bars and soaked up the culture and guitar stylings.
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Free music makes BBQ & Blues unique

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Friday, April 23. 2010

BBQ and Blues 2010 begins to groove Friday evening with free music at the BBQ stage behind First National Bank downtown.

Southwind, featuring local teens Derek Petty, Daniel Petty and Walker Ozier, opens the show at 5:30 p.m. [Full Story »]

Rollcast selects contractor for local plant

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Thursday, April 22. 2010

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Rollcast Energy has selected Zachry Industrial, Inc., a subsidiary of Zachry Holdings, Inc, to engineer, procure and construct its 53.5-MW Piedmont Green Power project in Barnesville, Ga. When completed in 2012, Piedmont Green Power will provide clean energy to more than 40,000 homes. [Full Story »]

Judge: Unprofessional comments led to resignation

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Wednesday, April 21. 2010

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Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. granted an exclusive interview to WSB TV reporter Mark Winne today in which he addressed the reasons for his resignation Monday. [Full Story »]

Greenco hearing postponed until May 13

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Wednesday, April 21. 2010

A superior court hearing on the matter of nuisance odors at the Greenco composting facility on Roger Brown Drive has been postponed. [Full Story »]

DA speaks out on Caldwell investigation

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Wednesday, April 21. 2010

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Griffin circuit district attorney Scott Ballard has responded to questions regarding the abrupt resignation of Judge Johnnie Caldwell. [Full Story »]

Distillery approved for Jackson

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Tuesday, April 20. 2010

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By Stewart Voegtlin/Jackson Progress-Argus

The Jackson City Council’s 3-0 vote last Tuesday night approved a special use exception for the purpose of constructing and operating a distillery on 540 West Third Street. [Full Story »]

Woman claims reward in dead police dog case

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Tuesday, April 20. 2010

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A woman has come forward to claim the $5000 reward offered in the case of slain police dog Jimi who resided with his handler/partner Chad Moxon in Lamar County. [Full Story »]