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Entries from May 2015

GSC AAMI offers campus visits

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in Gordon State College news

Friday, May 8. 2015

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The Gordon State College African American Male Initiative (AAMI) is offering an opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to visit campus.
AAMI Campus Visit Day is Friday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Chancellor addresses GSC grads

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Friday, May 8. 2015

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby told members of the Spring 2015 graduating class that “…using your college education to serve a worthwhile cause that is greater than yourself is one of the most fulfilling investments you can make.”
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Is this your pit bull?

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Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Friday, May 8. 2015

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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.

Cyclist hit, killed in Molena

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Thursday, May 7. 2015

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Law enforcement and emergency personnel were on the scene in Molena Thursday afternoon where a pedestrian riding a bicycle was hit and killed by a vehicle.

UPDATED: The following press release was sent by the Pike County Sheriff's Office around 4 p.m. Thursday. [Full Story »]

Chancellor to address GSC grads Friday

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Thursday, May 7. 2015

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 »]

Ditched truck blocks road, tracks

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Features

Thursday, May 7. 2015

A tractor trailer driver buried his rig in a ditch about noon Thursday at a railroad crossing on Old Milner Road near Hwy. 18 West.

The accident blocked road and rail traffic for a considerable period of time while the truck was moved.

Farmer's Market

Posted by

Tasha Webster

in Featured Ad

Thursday, May 7. 2015

Visit the Farmer's Market downtown. Every Thursday!

Victim's family speaks out on hit and run case

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Wednesday, May 6. 2015

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March 1, 2012 profoundly changed people’s lives. On that night our son, Thomas Norman Anderson, Jr., was struck and killed while walking on Highway 36 west. The impact of his untimely death continues to this day. Dealing with his death is a daily process. [Full Story »]

GCA presents Celtic Blessings

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Features

Wednesday, May 6. 2015

National Day of Prayer observance is Thursday here

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Features

Wednesday, May 6. 2015

National Day of Prayer will be observed in the city of Barnesville at the Christian Family Life Center of First Baptist Church at the corner of Zebulon and Sardis Streets from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. Thursday, May 7. [Full Story »]

Sheriff's Report

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests

Wednesday, May 6. 2015

Between Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 30, the following people were processed through the Lamar County jail: [Full Story »]

City sued for $15 million plus

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Wednesday, May 6. 2015

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 »]

Barnesville Police Department report

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Arrests

Tuesday, May 5. 2015

Between Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, May 3, the Barnesville Police Department answered 321 calls for service. [Full Story »]

Public Notices 05-05-15

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Staff Writer

in Public Notices and Legal Advertising

Tuesday, May 5. 2015

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Stonie Carter served his country in U.S. Army

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Features

Monday, May 4. 2015

By Kay S. Pedrotti

A member of one of Barnesville’s notable “drug store families,” Stonie Brock Carter missed his chance to become an Air Force pilot by being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952.

“I had already passed all the tests but my left eye did not pass the physical requirements,” he said. “They told me to go home and eat lots of carrots and come back and I wouldn’t have to do the tests again except for the eye test. Before I could get back to Moody AFB, Uncle Sam called my name.” [Full Story »]