Entries by Walter Geiger

Farewell ceremony set for old high school

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Wednesday, June 26. 2019

A brief farewell ceremony for the old high school building has been set for 9 a.m. Friday. The public is invited to watch as demolition begins in earnest.

The event will be held in the area between the college and career academy building and the rear entrances to the old campus. Parking will be available in the gym parking lot.

Consideration

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Wednesday, June 26. 2019

By Mike Ruffin

Some of you are familiar with Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s 1971 song, “If You Could Read My Mind.” It’s a great song.

The song was inspired by the divorce that ended Lightfoot’s first marriage. In the recorded version of the song, Lightfoot sings,

If you could read my mind, love,
what a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong.
with chains upon my feet.
But stories always end,
and if you read between the lines,
you'd know that I'm just tryin' to understand
the feelings that you lack.
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Updated: Boys & Girls Club groundbreaking is July 1

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Wednesday, June 26. 2019

Updated: About an hour ago

Official groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Boys & Girls Club are set for Monday, July 1 at 1 p.m. at the construction site behind Lamar County Elementary School off Roberta Drive. Crews have been busy backfilling the site, eliminating a slope.

Construction of the club has been fast-tracked with opening set for next January.

The club steering committee is chaired by Joe Edwards

Updated: Attorney blasts city after Wadsworth-Clayton cemetery win

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, June 26. 2019

Updated: About an hour ago

City attorney Bobby Melton declined comment last week after the Georgia Court of Appeals issued the latest blow to Barnesville’s plan to relocate over 100 graves from the historic Wadsworth-Clayton cemetery.

In a ruling issued June 18, a three-judge panel denied an appeal filed by the city which sought to overturn Judge Tommy Wilson’s July 27, 2018 denial of a grave relocation permit. Judge Amanda Mercier wrote the opinion with justices Anne Elizabeth Barnes and Trent Brown concurring.

In the ruling, Judge Mercier wrote the evidence supported Judge Wilson’s denial, no reversible error of law appears and an opinion would have no value for setting future precedents. [Full Story »]

Updated: LCSO working rape case

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Tuesday, June 25. 2019

Updated: 2 hours ago

Lamar County sheriff's investigators are working a rape case that occurred Monday afternoon at a home on Camp Road. Deputies were dispatched at 5:08 p.m.

A woman reported a male came into her home, placed a bag over her head and raped her. The investigation is ongoing and no further details will be released at present, sheriff Brad White reported.

Youth volleyball camp upcoming

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Walter Geiger

in Headlines

Tuesday, June 25. 2019

Coach Princess Banks at the Lady Trojan volleyball team are offering a youth camp for young players July 18-19 at the high school. Sessions will be held from 9-11:30 a.m. each day for kids ages 5-13.

For more information, call 770.358.8641.

Updated: Work of artist Laura King sought for August exhibit

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Tuesday, June 25. 2019

Updated: 23 hours ago

Lamar Arts is seeking out the artwork of late Barnesville artist Laura King for an August exhibit at the Depot Gallery.

King worked and taught out of a studio at her home on Atlanta Street where she replicated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling of her basement. Sadly, the home was torn down years ago and the work not salvaged.

If you have a piece of King’s art and would be willing to loan it for the exhibit, contact Kay Pedrotti at 678-603-7268. This will be a memorial exhibit and not works will be offered for sale.

Note: The Herald Gazette is also looking for a photo of Mrs. King for use in future coverage of this event.

Police report

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Walter Geiger

in Arrests

Tuesday, June 25. 2019

Between Tuesday, June 18 and Monday, June 24 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »]

Grease fire temporarily shutters Zaxby's

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, June 21. 2019

A grease fire erupted in the kitchen at the Barnesville Zaxby's Friday morning, shuttering the fast food franchise right at the lunch hour.

All employees made it out safely. BFD and LCFD personnel repsonded and controlled the situation quickly though there was extensive smoke billowing out of the building.

The original 911 call went out at 11:47 a.m.

Updated: Boys and Girls Club construction fast tracked

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, June 21. 2019

Updated: 5 days ago

Barring unforeseen circumstances, at-risk children in Barnesville-Lamar County will have access to a Boys & Girls Club by early next year. At a steering committee meeting June 11, it was announced the opening date for the club is Jan. 13, 2020. [Full Story »]

Dove seasons announced; Labor Day weekend excluded

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, June 21. 2019

The DNR wildlife resources division announced the dove season dates for 2019-2020 last week and they exclude the traditional Labor Day weekend period. Labor Day falls on Sept. 2 this year.

The season does provide extended hunting through the end of January, however.

The season dates are Sept. 7-30; Nov. 23- Dec. 1 and Dec. 6 - January 31, 2020.

Man implicated in Walmart video sting held on $10,000 bond here

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, June 19. 2019

A 35-year-old Barnesville man is being held in the Lamar County jail on a $10,000 bond after being caught up in a video sting at the Griffin Walmart where he allegedly planned to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old boy for sex.

James Thomas Crews of 205 Georgia Ave., Apt 4 was charged with one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes by LCSO investigator Kathryn Knapp Monday. His bond was set at a hearing before chief magistrate Karen Jackson Wednesday morning. [Full Story »]

Updated: There is only one way to end the abortion debate

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Wednesday, June 19. 2019

Updated: 2 days ago

Comment (1)

Policy is, or at least should be, based on public opinion. Public opinion has always been like a pendulum - constantly swinging. It swings to the far left and then slowly to the far right. The period of time the pendulum spends in the balanced middle, where common sense thrives, is very short.

There are many out there who try to control the narrative of events you hear in order to swing your opinion toward policies they support and would like to see put into effect.

Perhaps no other issue illustrates this as well as the debate over abortion in America. [Full Story »]

Police report

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Wednesday, June 19. 2019

Between Tuesday, June 11 and Monday June 17 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »]

Huge yard sale underway at LC

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Walter Geiger

in Features

Wednesday, June 19. 2019

If you are looking for a bargain on desks, chairs, tables or similar items, the LC athletic program has just the opportunity for you. Vast quantities of surplus furniture and other items from the soon-to-be-demolished old high school building will be available at a huge yard sale Wednesday and Thursday.

The sale will be conducted in the high school building from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days and all proceeds will go to the athletic department. All items must go and will not be priced until early Wednesday.

Buyers should park in the old gym parking lot off Peacock Street and enter the high school through the back entrance near the college and career academy building.

The demolition team will take possession of the old campus Monday, June 24 and the bulldozers will turn it into rubble from which a new soccer/practice filed will soon arise.