Josh Raybon and Katelyn Robinson of Barnesville, Lamar County announce the birth of their daughter Adilyn Denise Raybon at 11:12 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston.
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An explosion rocked the building housing the new pyrolisys operation at the Cedar Grove Landfill Tuesday morning, causing "significant damage" but no injuries.
Seaborn Crosby, who owns the patent for the technology being used by the Lamar County Regional Solid Waste Authority, said the explosion occurred during routine maintenance when the machine was not processing material.
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Camden County has selected its former offensive coordinator Welton Coffey to replace Jeff Herron as its head football coach.
Lamar County head coach Franklin Stephens was considered a frontrunner for the Camden job at one point.
There was much talk at Camden about changing the culture of the coaching staff there. Many felt Herron had become a CEO instead of a hands-on mentor and the school is apparently moving away from the structure Herron built though it was inarguably successful.
A violent, two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Steele, Evans and Weldon Lake roads in north Lamar sent two people to area hospitals just after noon Monday. [Full Story »]
Alleged serial arsonist Travis Ball will be back in Lamar superior court April 11 as he seeks renewal of his bond before Judge Tommy Wilson.
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Mrs. Mary Frances Copeland Brown, age 93, was born Dec. 20, 1919 in Henry County and passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin.
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Local horsewoman Victoria Stewart – now in a wheelchair and a quadriplegic – is looking at a $22,896.40 breach penalty for a failed attempt to sell her property in 2006.
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When Leighton Jordan of Suwannee, Miss Georgia 2012, comes to Barnesville on prom day next month, she will be following her philosophy that “any time I have a chance to mentor young people, I’m very happy doing that.”
The 20-year-old will be at Lamar County Comprehensive High School when a group of girls will be getting pampered at a spa day by local hairdressers, makeup artists and others.
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Shane and Amanda Melton of Barnesville announce the birth of their daughter Emma Kate Melton Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 4:12 p.m. at Spalding Regional Medical Center.
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