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Food and Features - Topics from May, 2017

Transformation

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Friday, May 26. 2017

Barnesville will become Wind Gap, Missouri for filming of the HBO series 'Sharp Objects' this summer.

Local muralist Andrew Patrick Henry is busy creating a backdrop for filming on the side of the Stafford Block building downtown.

'Sharp Objects', based on the book by Gillian Flynn, stars Amy Adams.

Armed man sought in Redbone; arrest made

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Tuesday, May 23. 2017

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A large contingent of law enforcement officers are searching in the area of the 400 block of Brent Road for an armed man.

UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested.

UPDATE 2: The suspect has been tentatively identified. [Full Story »]

Body found on Walton Road

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Tuesday, May 23. 2017

The body of a man missing for two days was found Tuesday afternoon behind a home in the 200 block of Walton Road. [Full Story »]

Loaded Wedge Salad

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Tuesday, May 23. 2017

With iceberg lettuce, Vidalia onions, tomatoes and bacon on sale at Giant Mart this week, here's a winning recipe to try.

INGREDIENTS
2 tomatoes (about 8 ounces total), diced
Salt
1 small Vidalia onion, minced
White wine vinegar, for soaking onion
4 ounces sliced bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 ounces fresh bread crumbs (about 1/2 cup)
Ground black pepper
2 ounces mild blue cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon fresh juice from 1 lemon
1 head iceberg lettuce, outer leaves discarded and quartered through core so that each quarter holds together
Minced chives, for garnish
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Local feeding program abuse back in the news

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Wednesday, May 17. 2017

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Broadcast reports aired last week once again focused the spotlight on alleged abuses by April Smith-Scott of the Barnesville firm A.D. Smith Community Services. Georgia’s Bright from the Start program began pumping money into Smith-Scott’s firm in 2011 in order to facilitate summer feeding programs for ‘needy’ children in Barnesville and Griffin. [Full Story »]

Lori Williams autopsy inconclusive; toxicology could take months

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Wednesday, May 17. 2017

By Walter Geiger

An autopsy conducted on the body of Lori Williams performed at the state crime lab May 8 was inconclusive and investigators will now await the results of toxicology testing to determine a definitive cause of death.

Williams’ body was found May 8 in a densely wooded area off Klopfer Road in south Monroe County near Bolingbroke. She left her home on Hwy. 36 East here May 2 and did not return. [Full Story »]

Movie at Ritz postponed

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Friday, May 12. 2017

The showing of 'Moana' scheduled for tonight at Ritz Park has been postponed until June 9 due to the threat of inclement weather.

Cemetery expansion to add 500 new plots

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Thursday, May 11. 2017

Expansion is underway at Greenwood Cemetery and the project will add approximately 500 new grave spaces at the venerated resting place. [Full Story »]

Williams autopsy inconclusive

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Thursday, May 11. 2017

The autopsy of the body of Lori Williams conducted Wednesday at the state crime lab revealed no definitive cause of death.

Investigators will now await the results of toxicology testing to provide that cause. Those results could take weeks if not months.

Overnight fire kills Upson man

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Tuesday, May 9. 2017

A 1:30 a.m. fire killed a man and completely destroyed a residence at 6565 Hwy. 19 South in Upson County Tuesday.

Larry 'Goat' Brown told responding deputies that his roommate, 74-year-old Ronald Carpenter, smelled smoke and alerted him to the fire. Brown got out of the home. Carpenter did not. He died at the scene, according to Upson sheriff Dan Kilgore.

Carpenter's body was taken to the state crime lab for autopsy, Kilgore said.

LadyTrojans punch Final Four ticket

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Friday, May 5. 2017

The LC Lady Trojans defeated Harlem 3-1 Friday night in Augusta to earn the first trip to semifinals in school history.

Hailey Hadsell had two goals to pace LC while Tomiyah Alford had one.

LC will face St. Vincent's of Savannah in the semis Tuesday, May 9. A coin toss Saturday morning will determine the home team. St. Vincent's advanced with a 6-0 win over Model Friday night.

Cinco de Mayo Salsa

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Friday, May 5. 2017

With tomatoes and onions on sale this week at Giant Mart, fire up the taste buds for this favorite Salsa.

1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1 jalapeno chile peppers, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 pinch white sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh mint leaves
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped salt to taste [Full Story »]

Missing person alert

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Thursday, May 4. 2017

Lamar deputies are searching for a missing person by the name of Lori Williams.

Williams is a white female, five feet, five inches tall and weighing 250 pounds. She has blue eyes and was last seen Tuesday, May 2.

Her phone and iPad have been pinged in the Bolingbroke area of Monroe County.

She drives a silver Nissan Maxima bearing a dealer's drive-out tag numbered 21737739.

If you have information as to her whereabouts, call the LCSO at 770.358.5159.

Jordan, Continental Tire hiring opportunity

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Thursday, May 4. 2017

Jordan Lumber and Continental Tire are teaming up in a hiring program seeking quality applicants. The program is being offered in conjunction with Southern Crescent Technical College and preference will be given to graduates of its programs.

Hiring sessions will be held at the civic center May 9 and May 10 at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Stephanie Glenn at 770-229-9799.

Farmer's Mkt. opens for season Thursday

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Wednesday, May 3. 2017

The Barnesville Farmers Market will reopen this Thursday at 9 a.m. on Thomaston Street across from United Bank. The market is held annually on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May through October and features a variety of fresh produce from local farmers.

Farmers Markets are a community experience where community members can come together and meet neighbors, friends and farmers.

Shoppers have the opportunity to buy fresh food in bulk at the height of the season where they may choose to preserve or freeze the food for later when the product otherwise would be more expensive, hard to find, or of lower quality.

The market also gives shoppers the advantage of having more of their dollar stay within the community.

Barnesville’s Farmers Market is one of many around the nation that strives to benefit local communities. Farmers Markets benefit both local communities and nation-wide agricultural communities by preserving America’s rural livelihoods and farmlands, stimulating local economies, increasing access to fresh, nutritious food, supporting healthy communities and promoting sustainability.

The cost to be a vendor at the Barnesville Farmers Market is $5 a week. Vendors who set up for five consecutive weeks will have the opportunity to set up for free on the sixth week.

For more information about becoming a vendor contact the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce at 770-358- 5884.