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Entries from May 2013

Citizens sound off on noise

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Friday, May 31. 2013
Comments (2)
By Sherri Ellington

Changes have been made to the pending agritourism special exception that will be added to the county zoning code.

Noise issues were taken out and will be added to the county nuisance code, which provides for penalties.

Commissioners are considering lowering the decibel level from 85 after hearing about complaints of Piedmont Green Power noise levels at 60 decibels. “We’ve still got some work to do on it,” said commission chairman Jay Matthews during the first reading of the code. [Full Story »] 

Ruth Markham

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Obituaries
Thursday, May 30. 2013
Mrs. Ruth Markham, 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Riverside Health and Rehab. [Full Story »] 

Boy Scouts to welcome gays to tent

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Opinion
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
Comments (32)
By Robert Heiney

One of the tenets of a secular humanist society is to deny the natural order of the universe. Out goes all reason and sanity and it’s replaced with modern humanist parables designed to create a new world order that continually throws you off balance because it just plain doesn’t make sense. [Full Story »] 

Prison inmate 'sexted' juvenile female here

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
Comments (4)
By Walter Geiger

A 34-year-old man is charged with sending lewd text messages from his prison cell to a juvenile female who lives in Lamar County.

Sylvester Jerome Hodges was incarcerated at Dooley State Prison in Unadilla at the time he sent four cellphone images of his genitalia to the victim during the period Nov. 14-21, 2011. [Full Story »] 

Hard Lean: Dead teen ingested methadone

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Headlines
Tuesday, May 28. 2013
Comments (3)
By Walter Geiger

The cases against three local young people charged with abandoning a teenaged friend who died of a drug overdose are expected to go before the Lamar County grand jury which convenes June 10. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff's Report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Arrests
Tuesday, May 28. 2013
Between Friday, May 17, and Thursday, May 23, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests: [Full Story »] 

Public Notices

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Notices and Legal Advertising
Tuesday, May 28. 2013
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Police Report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Arrests
Tuesday, May 28. 2013
Between Saturday, May 18 and Friday, May 24 the Barnesville police department made six arrests: [Full Story »] 

Shooting on Atlanta Street; injuries not life threatening

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Crime
Monday, May 27. 2013
Comments (2)
Two people were injured about 5:30 p.m. Memorial Day afternoon on Atlanta Street following an altercation and shooting.

UPDATE 1: As is usual with such situations, there was chaos at the crime scene. Indications now are that one person was beaten and subsequently shot one person for a total of two victims. We are awaiting clarification from BPD.

UPDATE 2: The BPD has issued a cryptic report on the incident identifying those involved. [Full Story »] 

A preview of the 5.28.2013 edition of The Herald-Gazette

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Email Headline Preview
Monday, May 27. 2013
Inmate sexting:
Man allegedly sent lewd text messages to female juvenile from his prison cell.

Twin power:
Several sets of twins power athletics, academics at LCCHS.

Hard lean:
Lovick ingested methadone; cases against those who allegedly abandoned his body go to grand jury.

Flippin' out:
LCCHS seniors exult after receiving their diplomas.

An achiever:
GCA valedictorian Brittany Foster graduates from high school and college.

Lest we forget

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Monday, May 27. 2013
Comments (2)
Enjoy the Memorial Day holiday but do not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in order that you have the freedom to celebrate.

Love of teaching brought Kitchings together

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Monday, May 27. 2013
Comment (1)
By Kay S. Pedrotti

Billy Kitchings can trace his Lamar County ancestors back to 1814 but he’s loved his “Indiana girl” Bonnie for more than 50 years.

The two met in 1962 when both were teaching at Forest Park Junior High. They’ll celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 23. “We were such good friends and worked together so much that we were engaged before we dated,” Bonnie says. [Full Story »] 

Two segments offered at Lamar Arts kids' camp

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Headlines
Monday, May 27. 2013
There will be two segments to the annual Lamar Arts Kid’s Camp this year. Both will run from June 10-14 and June 17-21, but this year students will be split into age groups. [Full Story »] 

And off they go....

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Features
Saturday, May 25. 2013
One hundred fifty five seniors received their diplomas Saturday morning at graduation exercises for Lamar County High School which were held at Trojan Field. (Photo slideshow inside.) [Full Story »] 

Johnson, Lee lead LCCHS seniors Saturday

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Friday, May 24. 2013
Comment (1)
By Sherri Ellington

LCCHS Class of 2013 valedictorian A’Ja Johnson and salutatorian Rebekah Lee held a friendly competition – along with several other of their classmates – to see who would gain the honors. Both were shocked when they won it.

“I thought I was out of the running completely. If A’Ja didn’t make something I was going to be angry, especially since she took the hardest classes,” said Lee, adding the competition motivated everyone taking part to do better. [Full Story »] 
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