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The Lamar County Trojans open the 2010 football season tonight as they host the Bleckley County Royals.

4:14 1st quarter. Lamar 7, Bleckley 0. Rod Brown 31 yard run on fake punt for TD. Tyler Scandrett PAT.

1:13 1st quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 0. TD pass to Quay Searcy. PAT failed.

30 minute lighting delay.

4:59 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 7. 2-yard run for TD. PAT good.

1:29 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckely 14. Bleckley 14-yard TD run. PAT good.

2:25 3rd quarter. Bleckley 20, Lamar 13. Bleckley 14-yard TD pass. PAT blocked. [Full Story »] 

Southern Rivers Energy will hold its annual meeting Saturday morning at the cooperative office on Hwy. 341 South in Barnesville. [Full Story »] 

The Leadership Lamar Class of 2010 will host a pancake supper tonight to raise funds for its projects. [Full Story »] 

Deborah Dawn Brantley, 44, of Upson County has been arrested by a specialized unit of the GBI on child porn and other charges.
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Erroll Davis, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, will be on campus at Gordon College here Thursday. [Full Story »] 

Fans attending Friday night's Lamar-Bleckley County game at Trojan Field will have the opportunity to participate in the Gridiron Club's 50/50 raffle. [Full Story »] 

Barring a last minute change of heart, the Lamar County commission will vote tonight to not increase its millage rate.

UPDATE: The commission voted unanimously to implement the fire/EMS fee and leave the millage rate unchanged at 8.942 mills. The precise amount of the fire/EMS fee will be determined soon. [Full Story »] 

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Carolyn Zellner, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 18th day of August, 2010.
Robert O. Zellner, Personal Representative, 385 Zellner Rd., Culloden, Ga. 31016
(8-24)(4)(p)gpn18

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Ruth D. Mathews, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to enter their demands to the undersigned according to laws, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 12th day of August, 2010.
/s/Thomas Davis Mathews, Executor
Lynn W. Wilson, Attorney at Law, Barnesville, GA 30204 Attorney for the Estate
(8-17)(4)(p)gpn18

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Barbara Stanley Cagle, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the Estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 10th day of August, 2010.
Cathy Jean Kunst and John Horace Stanley, 321 Carleeta St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204
(8-17)(4)(p)gpn18

Notice, Georgia, Lamar County Probate Court
To: All interested persons
The petition of Horace H. Finch, for a year’s support from the estate of Pamelia W. Finch, deceased, for decedent’s (surviving spouse), having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before Sept. 7. 2010, why said petition should not be granted.
All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed on or before the time stated in preceding sentence. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Kathryn B. Martin, Probate Judge, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155.
(8-10)(4)(p)gpn18

Georgia, Lamar County
All creditors of the Estate of James Earl Clark, late of Lamar County, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.
This 26th day of July, 2010.
Theresa Anne Clark
As Executor of Will of James Earl Clark
(8-3)(4)(x)(ts)(aff)gpn18

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the Estate of Howell Farris Gunter, deceased of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the Estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to undersigned.
This 27th day of July, 2010.
Joan T. Gunter, 172 Northridge Rd., Barnesville, GA 30204. (8-3)(4)(p)gpn18 [Full Story »] 

Between Monday, Aug. 16, through Sunday, Aug. 22, the Barnesville police department made six arrests:                                                
Yasmine Anderson, 1761 Glenview way, Hampton, disorderly conduct;
Malcolm Cowins, 1666 Glenarm Dr., Lithonia, driving while unlicensed and defective equipment.
Alvin Hughes, 286 Mill St., Barnesville, DUI and improper lane change;
Lashonda Smith, 300 Hollie St., Butler, disorderly conduct;
Shar’Tae Thomas, 627 Greenwood St., Barnesville, disorderly conduct;
Crystal Towns, 1308 Sable Chase Blvd., McDonough, disorderly conduct.
Officers answered 76 calls for service including four accidents, three alarms, 10 building security checks, two burglaries, one crowd control, three damage to property, five disturbances, one dog complaint, three domestics, 16 escorts, two fights, one gas drive-off, one harassment, 13 miscellaneous, two noise complaints, one shots fired, three suspicious persons/vehicles and five thefts. They issued 31 citations, four defective equipment, four disorderly conduct, one DUI, one driving while unlicensed, one expired tag, one improper lane change, one no insurance, one parking violation, one red light violation, seven seat belt violations and nine speeding.

REPORT CRIME
Call investigators Al Moltrum or Dickie Carreker at 70-358-1244 or e-mail watchdawg3@charterinternet.com. [Full Story »] 

Between Saturday, Aug. 14, and Friday, Aug. 20, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
Antwan Damon Lyons, 25, Barnesville, no license on person and drag racing;
Devarick Traymon Jones, 19, Forsyth, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and drag racing;
Jessica Paige Patrick, 30, Milner, disorderly conduct;
Clinesha Jennee Florence, 18, Atlanta, disorderly conduct;
Kijuante Jamarr Harris, 20, Barnesville, disorderly house or occupying a dive and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Kenneth Cornelius Crowder, 38, theft by taking;
Mary Beth Safady, 36, Griffin, false statements or writings or concealment of facts, printing, executing or negotiating checks or drafts, deposit account fraud, first degree forgery and theft by receiving stolen property;
Jose Terrones, 28, Lawrenceville, driving without a license;
Matt Neal Kronk, 27, Columbus, Ohio, drugs not in original container;
Louie Lee DeLoach, 26, Columbus, Ohio, violation of probation or parole;
Jennrice Quntill McDowell, 34, Meansville, no charges listed;
Jarrett Alexander Major, 20, Atlanta, DUI under age 21, failure to dim headlights and no seat belt.

Deputies answered 149 calls and the 911 center answered 106. Deputies responded to 36 calls, the Barnesville police department to 28 calls, Lamar County firefighters to 20 the, Barnesville fire department to one and Mid Georgia Ambulance Service to 48. There were 20 accidents. Deputies issued 54 traffic citations and served 29 warrants and 10 subpoenas or civil papers.

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