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Entries from December 2018

He's a champion!

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Monday, December 17. 2018

Former LC standout Pippin Davis is celebrating a national championship after his Valdosta State team topped Ferris State 49-47 in the NCAA Division II championship game Saturday night in McKinney, Texas. Davis is the starting long-snapper on the team. He was a long snapper for the Trojans and starred at middle linebacker.

Pippin is the son of Pippa Lee and Jay Davis of Barnesville.

Police report

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, December 14. 2018

Between Tuesday, November 27 and Monday, December 10 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »]

Growth, changes coming as new year draws nigh

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Friday, December 14. 2018

By Walter Geiger

With a booming American economy that has filtered down to the local level, growth, change and some new projects will be coming to fruition in Barnesville-Lamar County during the coming new year.

On the industrial front, major expansions are expected at two existing local industries and at least two new industries will open or make great strides toward opening in 2019.

Continental Tire is nearing the end of an expansion of its tire cord manufacturing operations at Aldora Mills. The company has spent over $9 million on new equipment and improvements and expects to add 109 jobs this year. Employees at a plant in Porterdale, which the company is closing, have been offered some of those positions but many will be filled by new hires from the community.

Any sort of growth in the textile industry is a rarity in this day and time. Continental Tire credits the local expansion to the stability and reliability of the local workforce.
Jordan Forest Products is also moving toward serious expansion and reportedly hopes to acquire more land, including the abandoned Rivera Parts building across Grove Street from the current plant. [Full Story »]

Lamar lynchings included at memorial

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, December 14. 2018

By Gayle White

It was Christmas Day, 1889. The weather was ”unseasonably warm,” so Pink Lawrence was probably without an overcoat as he walked down the railroad tracks in Barnesville toward an early evening Christmas gathering.

Pink, who was a black man in his twenties, knew the tracks well. He was a railroad worker with a reputation for reliability. He may have been walking with an extra pep in his step that Christmas Day because beside him was his bride of just one day, Renie Reeves. Her brother, Tom, was also part of the party.

Tom Reeves would later describe what happened: They had nearly reached the church that was their destination when they heard cursing and crude laughter. The sounds took the form of four young white men, staggering drunk. Some of them had pistols.
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Updated: Defendant in GSC armed robbery killed in Hancock County

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, December 14. 2018

Updated: 3 days ago

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A 22-year-old Sparta man who allegedly brandished a gun during the robbery of a student at Gordon State College here on Aug. 11, 2016 died following a confrontation with officers after a traffic stop in Hancock County Dec. 12. The GBI is investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting but initial indications are no law enforcement officer at the scene fired a weapon. [Full Story »]

Next Lunch n' Learn is Jan. 14

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, December 12. 2018

Bob Westerfield will present a program on pruning at the Barnesville Library Jan. 14, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Cost is $10. Call 770-358-5163 for more information.

My Christmas list

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, December 12. 2018

By Mike Ruffin

I remember when I wanted lots of things for Christmas. “How many things?” you might ask. Well, let’s just say that had I sent a letter to Santa, it would have required extra postage.

Somewhere there’s an 8mm film of nine-year-old me monopolizing Santa’s time as I tick off the items on my list while adults in the background laugh. But I wasn’t one to take chances.
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Sharp Objects earns three Golden Globe nominations

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Wednesday, December 12. 2018

HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ which was largely filmed here in 2017, earned a Golden Globe nomination last week for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. [Full Story »]

Christmas events headline local calendars

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, December 12. 2018

Multiple events are on tap at area churches and schools as the Christmas season gets into full swing. As of today, there are are only 12 shopping days left before Christmas.
Here is a summary of holiday events those of us at the Herald Gazette have been notified of.

The LCES chorus will present its Christmas program a the Fine Arts Center stage Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Country/rock legend Jo Dee Messina will perform a free Christmas concert at Rock Springs Church Wednesday, Dec. 12. at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the doors open at 6 p.m. Additionally, Rock Springs is offering Christmas Eve communion at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 24.
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Sheriff's report

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, December 11. 2018

Between Friday, November 30 and Thursday, December 6 the following were processed through the Lamar County jail: [Full Story »]

Public Notices 12-11-18

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Tuesday, December 11. 2018

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Public Notices 12-4-18

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Tuesday, December 11. 2018

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Bobby David Smith

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Tuesday, December 11. 2018

Mr. Bobby David Smith, 61, of Barnesville, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his residence.
Mr. Smith was born Thursday, December 13, 1956 in Barnesville, Georgia to the late William Hulet Smith, Jr. and Jean Dale Grosinger Smith. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Austin Smith; step-mother, Evelyn Smith; brother, Jimmy Smith; sisters, Tracy Cato and Cindy Pruitt.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Chris & Angela Smith; grandchildren, Savannah Smith, Kristin Smith, and Lee Peterman; sisters, Wanda & Mike Smith, Diane Martin, and Denise Brady; brothers, Tommy & Angie Smith, Keith Kennedy, Tommy Ray Kennedy & Cheryl Lewis, Mark & Renee Smith, William “Bill” Smith, Frankie Brady, and Jonathan Smith; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Jannette Wilder.
A funeral service for Mr. Bobby David Smith will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Barnesville First Assembly of God with Pastor Aaron Watson and Tim Guy officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnesville First Assembly of God from 12:00 noon until the service hour. 552 Highway 18 West Barnesville, Georgia 30204.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Smith family.

Updated: So, did you lose some money?

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, December 10. 2018

Updated: 7 days ago

An amount of cash was found on county property at some point during the period Nov. 28-30. If you can provide details, you may be able to claim your cash.

Call 770-358-5146.

Deraney offers home tour to benefit charities hurt by cancellations

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, December 8. 2018

Christopher Deraney is opening his elaborately-decorated home at 147 Stafford Avenue in Barnesville for tours to help two charities whose annual holiday events were cancelled.

The home will be open from 1-6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16 with a suggested donation of $10. Proceeds will be split between the Women's League and the Dolly Goodpuppy Society. The Women's League had to cancel its annual Holiday Tour of Homes due to a lack of interest from homeowners. The annual Holiday Hustle which benefits Dolly Goodpuppy was cancelled due to weather.