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Entries from January 2011

Turner obituary

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in Obituaries

Tuesday, January 25. 2011

Mattie Dawson Turner, 78, of Thomaston died Jan. 24, 2011. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. in Lamar Memory Gardens. Friends may visit the family from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Coggins Funeral Home. [Full Story »]

Our economy and attitude have changed

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Tuesday, January 25. 2011

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I‘m not much of a global warming alarmist.

You can collect and extrapolate data to prove just about anything and the global warming freaks do just that to support their views and radical opinions. [Full Story »]

Input sought on 2011-12 school calendar

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Walter Geiger

in News

Tuesday, January 25. 2011

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Citizens have the opportunity to vote on line regarding the Lamar County 2011-2012 school calendar through Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. [Full Story »]

Wilson obituary

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Monday, January 24. 2011

Martha Evelyn "Eve" Wilson, 9, of Griffin died Jan. 18, 2011. A memorial service is planned at Griffin First United Methodist Church and will be announced at a later date. [Full Story »]

Buffalo Chicken Nachos

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Tasha Webster

in Food

Monday, January 24. 2011

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Ingredients:
1 jar of buffalo wing sauce (I use Moore's)
Tortilla chips
4 cups shredded cooked chicken
Blue cheese crumbles
Chopped celery

[Full Story »]

Milner UGA alum Zeke Harvey honored

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Walter Geiger

in Your news

Monday, January 24. 2011

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Chappel Mill Trees of Milner, owned and operated by Zeke Harvey, was named to the Bulldog 100 list over the weekend at an honors banquet. [Full Story »]

Renowned flutist performs here

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Monday, January 24. 2011

World renowned flutist Eugenia Zukerman performs Wednesday night, Jan. 26, at the Gordon College Fine Arts Auditorium. [Full Story »]

Police dog case codefendant found dead

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Walter Geiger

in News

Sunday, January 23. 2011

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The 40-year-old woman who was a codefendant in the case of Jimi the slain police K9 was found dead in her Redbone home Sunday. [Full Story »]

Man shot by security at Horton's Rendezvous

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Walter Geiger

in Crime

Sunday, January 23. 2011

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Authorities are not commenting but multiple eyewitnesses are reporting a man was shot by security guards at Horton"s Rendezvous Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

Bystanders identified the man as Anthony Scott of Thomaston. That also has not been confirmed. He is reportedly at the Medical Center of Central Georgia after having been lifeflighted from the nightclub.

Sheriff Larry Waller has issued a statement on the shooting. It reads as follows:

A shooting occurred at Horton’s Rendezvous on Sunday Morning January 22, 2011 at approximately 1:45 am. The case is still under investigation so no further details are being released at this time.
[Full Story »]

Moltrum: Olson autopsy report in

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Walter Geiger

in News

Friday, January 21. 2011

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Investigator Al Moltrum of the BPD reported today autopsy results are in on Shunta R. Olson who died in a room at Lamar Inn & Suites here on September 8, 2009. [Full Story »]

Police work wreck near schools

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Staff Writer

in News

Friday, January 21. 2011

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The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Friday morning.

More on this story as it deveolps. [Full Story »]

Former Bama star keynotes Trojan banquet tonight

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Walter Geiger

in Sports

Thursday, January 20. 2011

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Chad Goss, a former member of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, will deliver the keynote address at the LCCHS Football Awards ceremony Thursday, January 20. [Full Story »]

Amy Cheree Moore obit

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Walter Geiger

in Births and Obituaries

Wednesday, January 19. 2011

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Amy Cheree Moore died Jan. 19 in a traffic accident.

Visitation: Thursday, Jan. 20, 6-8 p.m., Williams Funeral Home.

Funeral: Friday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m., Williams Funeral Home.

Interment: Lamar Memory Gardens. [Full Story »]

Wilson family expresses thanks; vigil set

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Laura Geiger

in Top Stories

Wednesday, January 19. 2011

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The Wilson and Turner families have issued a statement regarding the tragic traffic accident that killed Eve Wilson and seriously injured her mother, Nancy. In addition, a prayer vigil will be held for the family at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on the courthouse square in Zebulon. [Full Story »]