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Entries from May 2011

Auto, apartments shot up in rampage

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Monday, May 9. 2011
Comments (15)
An incident which began when a couple were accosted and struck with a stick ended with thugs shooting up a car and two apartments at Willow Wind Apartments off Gordon Road near the recreation complex Sunday night.
[Full Story »] 

Gordon tightens enrollment standards

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Monday, May 9. 2011
Comments (22)
Gordon College is on track to tighten considerably its enrollment requirements for fall semester 2011, interim president Shelley Nickel told the Gordon Foundation last month. [Full Story »] 

Vote for LCCHS!

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Monday, May 9. 2011
Comments (13)
Lamar County High School is one of three schools competing for a field trip visit by Fox 5 television. [Full Story »] 

Chamber office open Saturday and Sunday for relief effort

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Saturday, May 7. 2011
Comment (1)
The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce will be open Saturday, May 7, to coordinate tornado relief efforts.

The office will also be open from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday to dispatch volunteers to the locations they are most needed.

For assistance, call 770.358.5884 [Full Story »] 

Cook obituary

Posted by
Laura Geiger
in Obituaries
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (4)
John Redding Cook, 55, a native of Barnesville, died May 3, 2011. A memorial service is planned for 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at Barnesville First United Methodist Church. [Full Story »] 

Volunteers needed for tornado clean up

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Your news
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (5)
Georgia Volunteer Saturday is May 7

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security, the Georgia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and Americorps Georgia are seeking volunteers to help the cleanup efforts following an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that killed 15 Georgians and injured 115 and damaged more than 2,000 homes, according to preliminary damage assessments. [Full Story »] 

Food stamp benefits come early

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Your news
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (21)
Because Lamar County has been declared a presidential disaster area, food stamp benefits for May were loaded onto recipients’ EBT cards on May 1.
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Relay for Life is tonight

Posted by
Laura Geiger
in Top Stories
Friday, May 6. 2011
Despite the tornado that ripped through Lamar County last Thursday morning, that afternoon local cancer survivors were out in force for the Relay for Life survivor’s reception at Slices Pizza.

“It was really well attended. There was a great turnout considering what had just happened. That was amazing,” said organizer Ruth Hice. [Full Story »] 

Chamber taking over relief effort

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (13)
IDA executive director Missy Kendrick, who as a CERT team member was at the forefront of tornado rescue efforts early Thursday, reported today the Chamber of Commerce is taking over coordination of relief efforts in the aftermath of last week's killer twister. [Full Story »] 

Run for the Roses with Lamar Arts

Posted by
Laura Geiger
in News
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (5)
The annual Derby Party in honor of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday, May 7, with the proceeds benefitting Lamar Arts. Plenty of activities are planned to keep race aficionados happy between 4-7 p.m [Full Story »] 

Diamond Trojans open playoffs today

Posted by
Ken K. Green
in Sports
Friday, May 6. 2011
Comments (3)
The Diamond Trojans will travel to Hazlehurst Friday to take on Jeff Davis in the first round of the GHSA Class AA state baseball tournament. Game one of the best-of-three series will begin at four o'clock Friday with game two to follow approximately thirty minutes following the first game. [Full Story »] 

Alleged AC theft gang member on the run

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Crime
Thursday, May 5. 2011
Comments (48)
A 16-year-old juvenile who was allegedly part of the Faron-Moore air conditioner theft ring has escaped DFCS custody.

Police are searching for a mixed race male named Jesse Faron.

UPDATE: Jesse Faron has surrendered to authorities. [Full Story »] 

County issues tornado assistance summary

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Thursday, May 5. 2011
Comment (1)
The Lamar County commission has issued a summary of assistance available here to tornado victims [Full Story »] 

Relief fund swells to $35,000

Posted by
Laura Geiger
in News
Thursday, May 5. 2011
Comments (5)
Donations to the Barnesville-Lamar County Tornado Relief Fund have topped $35,000 with new gifts steadily arriving.
[Full Story »] 

High speed chase in Monroe Co.

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Crime
Thursday, May 5. 2011
Comments (8)
A Tennessee man has been arrested after a high speed chase in Monroe County Wednesday night. [Full Story »] 
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