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Billy Lee Sykes, a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service at the Meansville location, was arrested and charged with DUI and failure to maintain lane after wrecking his mail truck around 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. [Full Story »] 

By Rachel McDaniel

The community continues to rally around the Talley family after the tragic loss of young Savannah Talley to an unknown illness. A special Ride for Savannah event will be held Saturday, June 6 starting with registration at 9 a.m. and kickstands up at 11 a.m. [Full Story »] 

A 52-year old Culloden man was killed in an industrial accident Friday night at the Jordan Lumber plant in the local industrial park. [Full Story »] 

Area servicemen killed in action will be honored with a series of events set for Sunday, May 24 in Griffin as part of a Memorial Day observance.

There is a lunch at noon followed by a dedication ceremony at the Griffin Auditorium at 2 p.m.

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By Walter Geiger

The Lamar County woman charged with striking and killing a Gordon State College student with her car, fleeing the scene and hiding the vehicle entered not guilty pleas in Lamar superior court last week. [Full Story »] 

The long-awaited, much-anticipated Gordon Grammar School Reunion was held at Gordon State College here Saturday night.

The first ever GGS Reunion had to be moved from the Alumni House to the GSC student center atrium due to an overwhelming response.

Organizers, who had expected 150 attendees, were overwhelmed when over 450 showed up.

Local businessman and GGS alum Hugh Patrick's experiences were similar to those of many in attendance. "I saw a girl I had not seen since seventh grade. That was a long time ago, " Patrick reminisced.

Expect to see more of these gatherings in the future.

By Evelyn G. Bush

(Editor's note: The late Mrs. Bush penned this opinion piece in 1985.)

Memories of an old building, as the memories of an old friend, never die.

Bricks may tumble, wood go up in smoke, windows may shatter, foundations may crumble, but memories live on and on.

So it is with the “old grammar school,” which also is the “old Gordon Institute” in Barnesville. A stroll down memory lane will bring tears to the eyes of many, many Barnesville natives and others who attended school in the former handsome structure. The grand old building which has seen young people come and go throughout many decades, seems to call out and tell us that any progress causes change and its time has come for that change.

“I was a sick, old building,’’ it would tell us, “and it was my desire to give way to progress. I didn’t want to be an eyesore for Barnesville. I had served my purpose, and served it well, for thousands of Barnesville children, as well as Gordon cadets, in my earlier years, and I deserve a better fate than to be allowed to die a slow, mouldering death.” [Full Story »] 

A Lamar County man convicted of torching his family’s iconic Milner restaurant in 2012 is in trouble with the law again. [Full Story »] 

Becky Patterson found this large, friendly male pit bull at the drug court office Friday afternoon. The office is located at the corner of Greenwood and Library streets in Barnesville. If it is your dog, call 678.588.8404.

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby will deliver the commencement address to graduates at the Gordon State College Spring ceremony. The ceremony is set for Friday, May 8 at 8:30 a.m. on Lambdin Green at the center of campus. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

The mother of one of two men hit and killed by a BPD patrol car has filed suit against the City of Barnesville in Lamar superior court seeking in excess of $15 million in damages along with burial and funeral costs. [Full Story »]