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Alleged serial arsonist Travis Ball was in Lamar superior court April 11 for a bond reinstatement hearing but left on his way back to jail and facing a psychological evaluation.
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Georgia’s food industry will soon benefit from an expanded capacity with the announcement today by the University System of Georgia to build and develop a new $5.5 million facility for the Food Product Innovation and Commercialization (FoodPIC) Center scientists in Griffin, Ga. to work with industry to create and develop new products and processes.

The 10,500 square foot research and development facility was funded by a combination of state funds ($3.5 million), UGA ($1 million) and the Griffin-Spalding County Development Authority ($1 million). The FoodPIC Center is part of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, with its long-standing focus on agricultural research and product development. [Full Story »] 

By Ken. K. Green

The Diamond Trojans continued their quest for the Region 4-AA baseball championship with a pair of region wins last week. Lamar County is 7-1 in 4-AA and tied for the top spot with Bleckley County. [Full Story »] 

By T. J. Imberger
Event chairman

The national spotlight will be on Barnesville soon as the smell of hickory smoke starts to work its way through town. The stars and crew of the TV reality show BBQ Pitmasters will soon find out what we already know – Barnesville is a great example of what small town USA is all about.

The Barnesville BBQ and Blues Festival is in its ninth year of showcasing some of the best barbecue and music in the Southeast. So much so that several months ago we were contacted by Discovery Channel’s producers of BBQ Pitmasters to bring the filming of a one hour episode here to Barnesville, only one of 10 episodes to be filmed for season four of the show. [Full Story »] 

Two people were injured here March 29 when a driver allegedly ignored a flashlight-waving railroad employee directing traffic at the Mill Street crossing in downtown Barnesville and was struck by a train. [Full Story »] 

A network of highway safety checkpoints conducted here Friday, April 5, by the Lamar sheriff’s office, Milner police department and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety resulted in 31 citations issued, according to sheriff Brad White. [Full Story »] 

A three vehicle accident killed one person and seriously injured another Tuesday afternoon. Later, a second serious injury crash was reported. [Full Story »] 

A four-year-old child was hit by a pickup truck in Spalding County Monday evening. [Full Story »] 

Capt. Al Moltrum of the Barnesville Police Department traveled to Athens with his grandson, Landon Sneed, for the annual G Day game Saturday in Athens. Landon is a fifth generation Bulldog. [Full Story »]