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Entries from January 2013

Community honors best, brightest

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Headlines
Thursday, January 31. 2013
Comments (4)
The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce's 30th annual Community Awards Banquet was held January 31 at the Barnesville Civic Center with multiple locals feted for their contributions to the community. [Full Story »] 

Note to Hillary: It does matter

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Opinion
Thursday, January 31. 2013
Comment (1)
At long last, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared before lawmakers at a Congressional hearing last week to answer questions regarding the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya which occurred on September 11, 2012. [Full Story »] 

Game & Fish Banquet is Friday

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Thursday, January 31. 2013
Outdoorsmen and women - and those who just like to eat - will have plenty to choose from Friday, February 1 at the 17th annual Game & Fish Banquet at First Baptist Church. The menu will consist of fried fish, smoked venison and barbecue for those who don’t have a taste for wild game. [Full Story »] 

Gordon title team honored Saturday

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Thursday, January 31. 2013
By Ken K. Green

Gordon State College will honor its 1991 state and Region XVII championship basketball team when the Highlanders host Macon State College at four o'clock at Alumni Memorial Hall Saturday. Coach Tony Ingle and his assistants and players from the team, then known as the Gordon Junior College Generals, are expected to be on hand for the celebration

Send storm damage, rain total reports

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Headlines
Wednesday, January 30. 2013
We are hearing nothing of any sort of storm damage in Lamar or Pike counties. If you have such reports, post them or email [email protected] If you have a rain gauge, would also like rainfall totals. Thanks!

Code Red weather alert activated

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Wednesday, January 30. 2013
Comments (3)
Lamar's Code Red weather alert system activated for severe thunderstorms at 4 p.m. UPDATE: Lamar under tornado warning. Be alert!

If you have storm damage updates, post them.

UPDATE: Sheriff Brad White reports a school bus driver and resident reported seeing a funnel cloud near in the Midway Road area. Deputies are en route to check for damage there.

Lady Trojans peaking at the right time?

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, January 30. 2013
By Ken K. Green

Four Lady Trojans scored in double figures, two of them notching double-doubles, in a thrilling three overtime win over Monticello here Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Lamar County girls basketball team dropped games to Taylor County and Northeast Macon earlier in the week. [Full Story »] 

Little, Williams are STARs

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Wednesday, January 30. 2013
Comments (2)
By Sherri Ellington

This year’s Lamar County high school STAR Student is no stranger to Herald Gazette readers. Kendall Little has had her byline on the front page when she went on a mission trip to South Dakota then wrote about it. [Full Story »] 

Remembering the 'Rec

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Headlines
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Comments (5)
By Linda Dorsey Anderson

How many Baby Boomers across the country remember where they were 50 years ago?

In 1963 a very unique place from our teenage years was born out of a tragic event. A car accident on Highway 341 South took the lives of several teenagers and seriously injured several others in the winter of 1962. This deeply affected Buck and Eloise Dorsey. [Full Story »] 

Jessie Ruth Pruitt

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Obituaries
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Ms. Jessie Ruth Pruitt, age 79, of Barnesville passed away on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 in a Barnesville healthcare facility. [Full Story »] 

Roy Edward Rogers Sr.

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Obituaries
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Roy Edward Rogers Sr., age 62, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 in a Griffin healthcare facility. [Full Story »] 

Police Report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Arrests
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Between Saturday, Jan. 19, and Friday, Jan. 25, the Barnesville police report made nine arrests: [Full Story »] 

Public Notices

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Notices and Legal Advertising
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
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Sheriff's Report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Arrests
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Between Friday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 24, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests: [Full Story »] 

Who makes what?: Public salaries listed

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Tuesday, January 29. 2013
Comments (2)
By Sherri Ellington

The Herald Gazette periodically reviews the salaries of elected officials and administrators of Lamar County, Barnesville, Milner and the board of education. Current salaries for 2013 are as follows: [Full Story »] 
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