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Local service for Jason Shirey set for Saturday

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Tuesday, March 31. 2015

A local memorial service for assistant city manager Jason Shirey who died last week has been set for Saturday here. [Full Story »]

Tax office to be closed Tuesday, April 7

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Tuesday, March 31. 2015

The Lamar County Tax Office will be closed Tuesday, April 7 so office personnel may attend a training session in Macon.

For details, call the office at 770.358.5162.

Baggerley residents say Lamar left them behind

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Monday, March 30. 2015

By Kay S. Pedrotti

A relatively small corner of eastern Lamar County, once known as “Baggerley,” is cut off from the rest of the county by I-75 and bracketed on the other side by High Falls Lake, residents told the Lamar board of commissioners last week. [Full Story »]

Fired Atlanta fire chief to speak at Rock Springs

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Friday, March 27. 2015

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Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired by mayor Kassim Reed for religious views expressed in a book he wrote, will speak here March 29. Chief Cochran will appear at 6 p.m. at Rock Springs Church. [Full Story »]

County apparently ambushed by Senate resolution on old armory property

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Monday, March 23. 2015

By Walter Geiger

The Lamar County commisison called an emergency meeting for which it gave but 45 minutes notice Monday afternoon to discuss a resolution passed by the Georgia State Senate regarding the old Booker School/National Guard Armory property off Forsyth Street in Barnesville. [Full Story »]

Alleged baby beater indicted; hearing postponed

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Thursday, March 19. 2015

By Walter Geiger

A woman who allegedly bashed her three-month-old daughter against a headboard multiple times was indicted by the March term Lamar County grand jury last week. [Full Story »]

Chancellor here for GSC SARC ribbon-cutting Thursday

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Wednesday, March 18. 2015

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby will be among several special guests at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Gordon State College Student Activity and Recreation Center. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19 followed by tours of the 55,000 square foot facility. [Full Story »]

Man lifeflighted after fall

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Monday, March 16. 2015

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A Thomaston man remodeling a home he bought as an investment fell off a ladder Monday morning and was lifeflighted to a trauma center. [Full Story »]

OPINION Marty Harbin: The new face of governmental secrecy in the Georgia State Senate

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Thursday, March 12. 2015

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By Walter Geiger

It didn’t take long for freshman District 16 state senator Marty Harbin to forget about his constituencies here in Lamar and Pike County and sidle up to big government and governmental secrecy in a big way.

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DA has GBI file in sexual battery case

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Tuesday, March 10. 2015

By Walter Geiger

Though it arrived too late to present to the March term Lamar grand jury that is convened this week, Towaliga Circuit district attorney Richard Milam now has the GBI case file regarding a sexual battery charge lodged against Barnesville city councilman Sammie Shropshire. [Full Story »]

Time change!

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Friday, March 6. 2015

Set your clocks FORWARD one hour before bed Saturday night and lose an hour of sleep.

2 Missing Dogs

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Thursday, March 5. 2015

2 White Great Pyrenees Dogs. This is Russell. The female, Danny, is slightly smaller and with a little bit of grey mixed in on the ears and head.
They are roughly 2 years old. Last seen at Honeywood Farms at the corner of
Highway 18 & Piedmont Road.
Phone Pete at 773-383-5797
or the Honeywood Office
at 678-359-1257.

'Dunrovin' demolition on hold

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Tuesday, March 3. 2015

By Kay S. Pedrotti

Work to demolish the old “Dunrovin” tourist home on Murphy Avenue has been temporarily on hold, generally because of the weather.

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Friends of Old Jail Museum campaign launched

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Sunday, March 1. 2015

The Friends of the Old Jail Museum & Archives campaign has been launched to honor the years of volunteer work by Shanna English in preserving and presenting the history of Barnesville and Lamar County at the facility. [Full Story »]