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Entries from August 2012

Sheriff's Report

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Between Friday, July 27, and Thursday, Aug. 2, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests: [Full Story »]

Public Notices

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

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Police Report

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Between Sunday, July 29, and Friday, Aug. 3, the Barnesville police department made two arrests: [Full Story »]

Stecker exhibit open in Indian Springs

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Having worked as a courtroom illustrator for NBC News, artist Eleanor Dixon Stecker of Barnesville spent many years capturing the emotional headlines that surface at high-profile trials like the White Water Hearings, Paula Jones, Wayne Williams and other cases we have all followed. [Full Story »]

Lighthouse fire closely scrutinized

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Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests

Monday, August 6. 2012

The July 10 fire that gutted the popular Lighthouse Restaurant remains under close scrutiny.

UPDATE: The Lamar sheriff's office has set a press conference for Tuesday evening to brief reporters on the investigation. [Full Story »]

A preview of the 8.7.2012 edition of The Herald-Gazette

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Walter Geiger

in Email Headline Preview

Monday, August 6. 2012

Back to School:
Most kids all smiles on first day.

Torch bearers:
Barnesville's Olympic connections.

Back to work:
Dr. Truby back on the job after surgery.

Soap game:
Annual scrimmage is Friday here.

Radio tower:
Landowner withdraws rezoning application.

Alzheimer's patient still missing

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Walter Geiger

in News

Monday, August 6. 2012

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Spalding County authorities continue to search for an Alzheimer's patient missing since July 4. [Full Story »]

Pike man killed in cycle crash

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Sunday, August 5. 2012

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A 22-year old Pike man was killed early Sunday in a motorcycle crash on Bieze Street near Third Ward School in Griffin. [Full Story »]

Claude Edward Jenkins obituary

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Friday, August 3. 2012

Mr. Claude Edward Jenkins Jr. of 117 9th St., Barnesville, died on Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Lamar County, Ga. [Full Story »]

Freeman O’Neal Jr. obituary

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Friday, August 3. 2012

Freeman O’Neal Jr. died July 26, 2012. [Full Story »]

Sidney Clark Rutledge

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Friday, August 3. 2012

Sidney Clark Rutledge, age 60, of Barnesville, Ga., passed away Saturday, July 28, in his home due to a long battle with heart disease. [Full Story »]

Tony Ingle hired at Dalton State College

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Walter Geiger

in Sports

Friday, August 3. 2012

Tony Ingle, who began the Gordon Junior College basketball team years ago, is returning to his alma mater as head basketball coach. [Full Story »]

Biker hurt in crash

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Friday, August 3. 2012

A motorcyclist was injured in a 3 p.m. Friday crash on Hwy. 36 West near the go-kart track. [Full Story »]

Early runoff voting period set

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Walter Geiger

in Your news

Friday, August 3. 2012

The Lamar Board of Elections has set the early voting period for the upcoming general primary runoff. [Full Story »]

What Obamacare really means

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Friday, August 3. 2012

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By Donna M. Haney, M.D.

A few days ago President Obama made a very revealing statement. He was giving a campaign speech to a group in Roanoke, Va. His statement is as follows: “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” [Full Story »]