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By Kay S. Pedrotti

Louise Lovejoy Jackson’s family has been joined by another group of people who love her -- the staff at Heritage Inn of Barnesville.

“It’s an honor to be able to work with the oldest person here,” says Jana Whatley, an LPN who is with Mrs. Jackson almost daily

A resident for about a year, Mrs. Jackson is described by several other staff members as sweet, patient and fond of the facility’s two pets, Molly the dog and Gracie the cat. Whatley said, “she really livens up” when she sees the puppy and kitten. [Full Story »] 

By Sherri Ellington

Barnesville city council has approved its $14,026,820 budget for 2012-13 with a millage rate of 4.136. Council also adjusted the 2011-12 budget so that actual revenue matches exact expenditures.
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By Walter Geiger

Two high profile cases were carried forward to the December term grand jury last week as crime lab results were not yet available. [Full Story »] 

Violent crime, now an all-too-familiar problem in Barnesville-Lamar County, reared its ugly head again Monday night when a local convenience store was robbed at gunpoint. [Full Story »] 

Saturday, Sept. 15:

Arts and Crafts Festival

9 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown, food court, Buggy blast kid’s park.

Antique Car Display Lamar Arts at Depot Entertainment Buggy Days Parade

2 p.m., beginning at Summers Field. Grand marshals are Missy Kendrick and Amanda Rose.

Old Fashioned Games

6 p.m., Summers Field, $2.

Fireworks

Sunday, Sept 16:

1-5 p.m., Fun continues downtown

By Ken K. Green

The local gridiron version of the Hatfields and McCoys rages on this week as Lamar County hosts Pike County for the annual Battle of Potato Creek at Trojan Field in Barnesville.

Located a mere 12 miles apart, as the crow flies, these two schools have been doing battle on the football field since 1976 when the Trojans beat the Pirates 35-0 in Zebulon. Although the series has been pretty evenly matched over the past 10 tears with the Trojans holding a 6-4 edge, Lamar County holds a decisive advantage in the series, winning 21 of 28 meetings. [Full Story »] 

By Kay S. Pedrotti

“That’s what they used to call it,” Mable Deraney said. “If you sold clothing, you were in the rag business.”

The 82-year-old widow of Joe Deraney, with whom she worked in Barnesville for several decades, remembers their Main Street store as a place she loved. [Full Story »]