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Lamar steady at six cases; 14 Georgians reported dead since noon

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Friday, April 3. 2020

Lamar held steady at six confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 7 p.m. Friday, according to DPH.

Statewide there are 5967 confirmed cases, 1222 hospitalizations and 198 deaths. The death toll has risen by 14 since noon.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 4
Upson: 8
Monroe: 7
Butts: 9
Spalding: 23. 1 death.

Updated: City council, tax assessors nix meetings; help needed for homeless

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, April 3. 2020

Updated: 3 hours ago

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COVID-19 community updates:

BPD chief Craig Cooper is seeking shelter for five Barnesville homeless people during the crisis. If you know of a place, call him at 770.358.1234.

•Barnesville city council meeting set for Monday, April 6 is canceled.

•The board of tax assessors has postponed its meeting which was scheduled for April 9. The next scheduled meeting is May 14, 2020 at 2 p.m.

Lamar holds at six cases

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Walter Geiger

in COVID-19 Monitor

Friday, April 3. 2020

Lamar County remained at six confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the DPH case count released at noon Friday. Lamar's confirmed coronavirus-related death is still not listed.

Statewide there are (last night's 7 p.m. number) 5831 (5444) confirmed cases with 1158 (1129) hospitalizations and 184 (176) deaths.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 3
Upson: 6
Monroe: 6
Butts: 9
Spalding: 23 1 death.

School system releases informational video

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Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Friday, April 3. 2020

The LC school system has released an informational video regarding instruction, etc. for the rest of the school year. Schools will not reopen but lessons will continue.

Next week was originally spring break. Community meal delivery will be suspended for that week. [Full Story »]

LC now at six cases

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Walter Geiger

in COVID-19 Monitor

Thursday, April 2. 2020

Lamar dropped to six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the DPH case count report released at 7 p.m. Thursday. That is down one from the noon count.

Statewide there are 5444 confirmed cases with 1129 hospitalizations and 176 deaths - up 13 since noon.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 2
Upson: 6
Monroe: 6
Butts: 9
Spalding: 17. 1 death.

Food resources in time of need

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Thursday, April 2. 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has jolted the local economy as never before and disrupted lives.

Kellie Mercer of the Lamar County Family Connection Collaborative put together this list of resources.

Updated: Shelter order starts Friday at 6 p.m.

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Thursday, April 2. 2020

Updated: 18 hours ago

Gov. Brian Kemp's shelter in place order goes into effect at 6 p.m. Friday and runs to 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 13.

The basic tenets are listed above.

For more, go to georgia.gov.

Lamar up to seven confirmed cases of COVID-19

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Thursday, April 2. 2020

Lamar County is up to seven confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the DPH case count released at noon Thursday. Lamar is listed as having no coronavirus-related deaths but coroner Jim Smith has confirmed one.

Statewide, there are 5348 confirmed cases with 1056 hospitalizations and 163 deaths - up by nine since 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 2
Upson: 6
Monroe: 6
Butts: 9
Spalding: 18. One death - a 73-year-old male with underlying conditions.

Lamar holds at four cases; Spalding has a death

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Lamar County remained at four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 7 p.m. DPH statewide case count. Lamar has had one death confirmed by coroner Jim Smith that is not on the state count.

Spalding County now has one death listed. The state death toll has gone up by 15 since noon.

Statewide, there are 4748 confirmed cases with 1013 hospitalizations and 154 deaths.

Area counties:

Pike: 2 cases.
Upson: 6 cases.
Monroe: 6 cases.
Butts: 8 cases.
Spalding: 17 cases. 1 death - a 73-year-old male with underlying health conditions.

Police report

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Walter Geiger

in Arrests

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Between Monday, March 16 and Sunday, March 29 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrest: [Full Story »]

Updated: Kemp ends school year in Ga.; shelter in place runs Friday through April 13

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Walter Geiger

in COVID-19 Monitor

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Updated: 3 days ago

Gov. Brian Kemp has implemented a shelter in place order that begins Friday and runs through April 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also ordered state public schools closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. The actions were announced at a press conference Tuesday evening.

The governor's order overrides any regulations put in place by Lamar County and the governments of its municipalities.

NOTE: You will be allowed to go to the grocery and drug stores and make other essential trips.

Lamar at four cases; 139 dead in Ga.

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Lamar County has four confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the DPH report released at noon Wednesday.

Statewide there are 4638 cases with 952 hospitalizations and 139 deaths. The statewide case count is UP BY 521 since 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 2
Upson: 5
Monroe: 6
Butts: 8
Spalding: 16

Snake handlers and poison drinkers

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Modern Bible translations note that the Gospel of Mark probably originally ended at 16:8. Manuscript evidence indicates that the material found in Mark 16:9-20 was probably added a few decades after the Gospel was produced. Most of what’s in those verses is found in the other Gospels.

But Mark 16:18 has something than none of the other Gospels have. It says of believers in Jesus, “They will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them.” Some of us might be glad to know that verse isn’t part of the original Gospel. We might say, “Well, that’s not really part of the Bible, so I can ignore it.”
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Coronavirus case count growing

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Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Wednesday, April 1. 2020

Lamar County had four confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of noon Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Public health (DPH).There were no reported deaths in the community from coronavirus at that time.

There was confusion last week with the local case count. Lamar was listed at three cases all last week but that count dropped to two over the weekend. It turns out the third case was listed in error, dropping our number to two. “We have double checked the numbers and there was a duplicate in the system. Once the duplicate was removed, the Lamar County number dropped back to two,” DPH spokesperson Hayla Folden said Monday.

That figure doubled to four between 7 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday.

Folden also gave some clarification on how the case count is compiled. “If there is a death, the case count number will not reduce. It will show the same number of positives plus a death. The number will also not reduce if people recover,” Folden added.

Lamar’s first two possible cases were students at Gordon State College who were exposed elsewhere. As of Monday, the latest DPH information on them was that one tested negative and the other was showing no symptoms. It is unclear if they are included in Lamar’s count of four as of Monday.
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Updated: Coroner confirms local COVID-19 related death

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Walter Geiger

in COVID-19 Monitor

Tuesday, March 31. 2020

Updated: 3 days ago

Lamar County coroner Jim Smith has confirmed a Lamar County resident who died over the weekend at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital was positive for coronavirus.

The victim was hospitalized with respiratory issues for just over a week.

More to follow...