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Sheriff's report

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Tuesday, November 12. 2019

Between Friday, November 1 and Thursday November 7 the following were processed through the Lamar County jail: [Full Story »]

B&G Club fund drive makes strides

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, November 9. 2019

The new Barnesville Boys & Girls Club will open in early January and a fundraising drive is ongoing to kickstart the program. The club will be housed in a building that is well-underway on the campus of the elementary school on Roberta Drive.

The search for an executive director for the club is ongoing and the steering committee has raised just over half of its goal of $250,000.

Gifts of any size are helpful and will be welcomed. You can mail checks to P.O. Box 624, Barnesville, Ga. 30204 or give online at www.bgcncg.com. For more information, call 770-267-8034.

Updated: Moran to keynote Veterans Day observance

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, November 9. 2019

Updated: 1 day ago

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Retired Army Sgt. Joshua David Moran will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Veterans Day observance Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the veterans memorial near the Barnesville library.
This year’s event is hosted by American Legion Post #25. Following the ceremony, lunch will be served to veterans and guests at the civic center.

An honor roll of veterans who died in the past year will be read at the ceremony by VFW vice-commander Richard Wright. A 21-gun salute and the playing of ‘Taps’ will follow. To ensure your friend or loved one is included on the honor roll, call the Legion post at 770-358-2905 or the VFW post at 770-872-2132.

Sgt. Moran is pastor at Thread of Hope Ministries and active in the American Legion. He enlisted on Aug. 8, 2003 and was medically retired on Feb. 7, 2010 due to injuries received during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He served as an M1 armor crewman and 88M motor transport operator. He achieved the rank of Sgt. E5 and was awarded multiple service medals including the combat action badge. Thread of Hope Ministries hosts a regular veterans support group meeting Monday nights at 7 p.m.

At 2 p.m., the focus shifts to Milner for an observance at the Veterans Memorial at Milner city park, hosted by the mayor and city council and organized by Fred Stephens.

Updated: Trojans end season with heartbreaking loss

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 8. 2019

Updated: 3 days ago

The Lamar County Trojans missed on two 2-point conversions Friday night and fell 28-26 victims to the Temple Tigers at Trojan Field. Lamar's season ended when a last gasp, double reverse two-pointer failed with 32 seconds left in the game. LC finished 6-4 overall and 2-4 in region play. Temple took the last region playoff spot with their victory.

Realtime scoring from the sidelines.

3:35 1st qtr.: LC 6 Temple 0: Diondre Blackmon 49-yd. scoop and score on an incomplete lateral. Two-point PAT failed.

END 1st qtr.: LC 6 Temple 0

11:47 2nd qtr.: Temple 7 LC 6: Temple 18-yd. TD pass. PAT good.

10:41 2nd qtr.: LC 13 Temple 7: Keilyn Tyus 57-yd. TD run. Ethan Popham PAT.

8:51 2nd qtr.: Temple 14 LC 13: Temple 21-yd. TD run. PAT good.

HALFTIME: 14-13

6:11 3rd qtr.: LC 20 Temple 14: Chanming Buckner 56-yd. TD pass to Blackmon. Popham PAT.

0:07.80 3rd qtr.: Temple 21 LC 20: Temple 24-yd. TD run. PAT good.

7:08 4th qtr.: Temple 28 LC 20: Temple 14-yd. TD run. PAT good.

0:32.20 4th qtr.: Temple 28 LC 26: Buckner 32-yd. TD pass to Zellner. Two-point PAT failed.

FINAL: 28-26

SCORES OF INTEREST:

Spencer 24 Jordan 6

Bremen 17 Heard Co. 16

Police report

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Thursday, November 7. 2019

Between Monday, October 28 and Sunday, November 3 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »]

Updated: Gordon hosts district soccer semis today; schedule change

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Thursday, November 7. 2019

Updated: 4 days ago

The Gordon Lady Highlanders (16-2-2) will host the NJCAA Southeast District Semifinals here today and Friday after winning their third straight GCAA Region 17 title with two wins last week on the local pitch.

The games have been reversed from the original schedule. Gorodn will play Eastern Florida State at 6 p.m. Regional action gets underway at 2 p.m. today when Gordon battles Eastern Florida Sate (12-0-0) of Cocoa, Fla. GMC vs. Spartanburg Methodist is underway now. The title game will be played Friday at 3 p.m.

Gordon lost the match 5-0.

Nicholas Phinazee Bryan

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, November 6. 2019

Nicholas, “Nick”, Phinazee Bryan, 27, of Milner, passed away November 1, 2019. From birth, on January 14, 1992 in Griffin, GA, Nicholas always brought a loving smile and a helping hand to his family and all he encountered. Nicholas graduated from Lamar County High School in 2010, where he was a member of Skills USA.

Nicholas worked for BHW of Jonesboro, GA, and was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 85 Union. He also managed, maintained and operated his family’s land, Phinazee/Bryan Farms, where most recently he impassioned his bountiful energy, commitment and faith in Matt and Crystal, as Site Operations Director for Wedstock. [Full Story »]

College football postseason picture clarifying

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Wednesday, November 6. 2019

By Walter Geiger

Sports fans worldwide will be watching with interest Saturday when #1 LSU travels to #2 Alabama for an epic SEC showdown. After that battle, Alabama will have games remaining against Mississippi State, Western Carolina and Auburn while LSU will battle Ole Miss, Arkansas and Texas A&M.

I don’t see any upsets brewing in those match-ups so the winner of Saturday’s game will be the SEC West champ. I really like LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and, if Tua can’t play or is limited, I think LSU (8-0, 5-0) gets it done against the Tide (8-0, 5-0) in Tuscaloosa. If he is full go, he may give Bama the edge. [Full Story »]

Updated: Waffle House shooter charged with felony murder

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Tuesday, November 5. 2019

Updated: 5 days ago

Robert Lewis Henderson Jr., 36, has been charged with felony murder in connection with a shooting at the Waffle House on I-75 at Hwy. 36 East that killed Nicholas Phinazee Bryan, 27, of Milner Halloween night. Another man in the restaurant has also been charged, according to Towaliga Circuit district attorney Jonathan Adams. Both are from Flovilla.

UPDATE: The GBI has confirmed that Robert Lewis Henderson and Antonio DeMary Evans turned themselves in Wednesday morning at the Butts County sheriff's office. An additional charge of aggravated assault was lodged against Henderson.
[Full Story »]

Updated: MILNER ELECTION RESULTS (Final)

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Tuesday, November 5. 2019

Updated: 7 days ago

To fill the unexpired term of Roger Samples:

Wayne Inglett: 68
Skip Seda: 74

Open races. Top three candidates win four-year terms in plurality voting. (I indicates incumbent):

Helen Palacios-Jordan: 16
David Jerry Smith: 55
Vickie W. Smith: 72
Fred Stephens (I): 74
Regina Stephens: 49
Betty Wilson (I): 67

Fred Stephens and Betty Wilson were reelected. Vickie Smith was elected.

Milner goes to polls today

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, November 5. 2019

Registered voters in Milner go to the polls today with the opportunity to radically change the makeup of their city council. There are two races on the ballot and four council posts on the line.

The polling place is moving this year to the new Milner Community library. Voters can cast ballots there from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Wayne Inglett and Skip Seda are battling for the post vacated by the resignation of Roger Samples who is moving out of the community.

Three other posts, those of incumbents Betty Wilson and Fred Stephens and the slot formerly held by Tracey Alford who resigned, are also up for grabs. Those positions will be filled by plurality voting. The top three vote getters among six candidates will win four-year terms. The six vying for the spots are Wilson, Fred Stephens, Regina Stephens, Helen Palacios-Jordan, David Jerry Smith and Vickie W. Smith.

This is a candidate-rich ballot for Milner, perhaps the most choices ever offered voters there. The assumption has been turnout would be high today but early voting has not indicated that.

During the early voting period, elections supervisor Anita Reid and her staff served only 28 advance voters and dealt with 2 absentee ballots.

You can get realtime updates on election results tonight at barnesville.com. A recorded message of results will also be available by calling The Herald Gazette newsroom at 770-358-NEWS.

Sheriff's report

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, November 4. 2019

Between Friday, October 22 and Thursday, October 31 the following were processed through the Lamar County jail: [Full Story »]

Food for fines at library

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, November 4. 2019

Barnesville library patrons with overdue books may exchange food for fines during the month of November. Each canned or boxed food item will be the equivalent of $1 in fines. Food donations may not be used to offset lost or damaged book fees.

Food items will go to the Hope Tree food bank. No government subsidy food items will be accepted.

For more information, call 770-358-3270.

Set clocks back

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, November 2. 2019

The dreaded time change is upon us so set your clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night.

And get used to it being dark at 4:30 p.m.

Lantern Tour: Stroll back in time Sunday

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, November 2. 2019

Barnesville’s historic Greenwood Cemetery will come to life Sunday as costumed characters portraying prominent citizens from long ago present tales of their lives and times. The tours, set for 3 p.m. 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., are sponsored by the Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association and the Azalea Garden Club.

Tour proceeds will go toward creating a second, formal entrance on the south side of the graveyard near the tombs of the late mayor Dewaine T. Bell and county commissioner Gene Hardwick. Advance tickets are on sale at the chamber of commerce office for $25. Tickets will be $30 Sunday.

Participants will meet at the Depot for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before being transported via golf cart to the cemetery.

The tour will begin at the Collier mausoleum and plot where descendant Glenn Collier will portray Jena Cuthbert (J.C.) Collier, a wealthy planter. Susan Walter will portray her grandmother, Evelyn Collier Cason.

At other burial places, Capt. Dan Rainey will play Col. J.J. Rogers and Judge Byron Smith will portray George L. Summers. Al Medcalf of the SCV will hold forth in the Confederate portion of the cemetery and honor Dr. J.H. Connally.

Monica Walters will bring to life Augusta Lambdin while Stafford King Gudenrath of Macon, a direct descendant, will portray Sarah Ann Blalock Stafford, wife of J.W. Stafford.

Josiah Holmes gave the original four acres for the cemetery which was established in the 1830s. The cemetery is maintained by the City of Barnesville.

Tours will last about an hour. For more information, call the chamber office at 770-358-5884.