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By Walter Geiger

Barnesville’s water reservoir was down 7.6 feet as of Nov. 18 and, on Monday morning, the city tightened water restrictions for its water customers here and in Milner.

EPD has also implemented Level 2 restrictions that coincide with Barnesville’s.

Those with even numbered addresses may water on Wednesday and Saturday from 4 p.m. - 10 a.m. Those with odd-numbered addresses can water on Thursday and Sunday during the same hours. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

Bond was denied and a mental evaluation ordered for Tyler Pitts Thursday in Lamar superior court. Judge Bill Fears denied bond after a hearing dominated by testimony from GBI agent David Peebles.
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By Walter Geiger

A local man is in jail and likely will be for a long time after a bizarre chain of events that began when he entered Lamar County High School early on Oct. 17 and posted nude photos of a minor female family member in boys’ bathrooms on campus.


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Editor’s note: Four or five days a week, I walk in Greenwood Cemetery. As a result, I am very familiar with the place. I notice new graves and headstones. I was puzzled when I found new markers in the newest section of the cemetery for a Navy pilot killed in action in 1943.
I reached out to local historian Tim Turner who was equally puzzled by the grave of Earnest Duke Williams. I wanted to learn his story.
It is one of sacrifice and patriotism that is timely as we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day Friday.

By Walter Geiger

Suzanne Forster has a vivid memory of a visit to Arlington National Cemetery with her grandmother, Pauline Witherspoon Williams. Pauline gazed out at row upon row of white tombstones and said, “I will never see my son’s gravestone.”

Her son was Earnest Duke Williams.

This was a family of patriots. Pauline’s husband, Earnest Wright Williams, served in World War I.

Suzanne’s parents, Bill and Gaie Pittman, are buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Bill was a 1st Lieutenant in the Army and served in China in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. [Full Story »] 

As always, The Herald Gazette is your source for election results. Results will be updated in realtime throughout the night here at barnesville.com. You may also get results by calling our ever-popular election hotline at 770-358-NEWS (6397).

The Lamar County school system will name its system-wide Teacher of the Year Tuesday night and the winner will be provided use of a Buick sedan by a local auto dealership.

Multiple other awards and recognitions will be bestowed at the board meeting which will be held a the FAC.