Entries by Walter Geiger

The meat is hitting the smokers in downtown Barnesville as BBQ & Blues 2018 ramps up. Cook teams are preparing for a night of music, fun, food and fellowship.

The vastly expanded Kids Park is in place as are vendors selling barbecue, corn dogs, etc.

The Ritz Park concert gets underway this evening. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Men in Blues opens followed by Crossroads. Tribute, the official Allman Brothers tribute band, headlines the show and will take the stage at about 9:30 p.m.

It will be cool and breezy tonight so be prepared. Saturday's weather will be perfect with sunshine and a high of 71 degrees.

The GHSA state soccer tournament gets underway next week and both the Trojans and Lady Trojans are in on the action.

The Lady Trojans will host Therrell High of Atlanta on Thursday, April 26. First touch is set for 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Field. LC is 15-2-0, ranked #3 in the state and the #1 seed from Region 5AA. Therrell is unranked and the #4 seed from Region 6AA.

The Trojans will host KIPP Atlanta on Friday, April 27. The time has yet to be determined. LC is 11-4-2, unranked and the #1 seed from Region 5AA. KIPP is unranked and the #4 seed from Region 6AA.

Other area teams in postseason play include:

The Pike County Lady Pirates will host Windsor Forest of Savannah on April 26. The time is to be determined. Pike is 9-5-2, ranked #9 in Class AAA and the #1 seed from Region 4AAA. Windsor Forest is unranked and the #4 seed from Region 3AAA.

The Pike County Pirates will play Friday, April 27 at home against Southeast Bulloch. The time is to be determined. The Pirates are 11-5-1, ranked #9 in Class AAA and the #1 seed from Region 4AAA.

The Spalding Lady Jaguars will host Shaw High of Columbus April 26. The time is to be determined. The Lady Jags are 14-2-0, ranked #4 in Class AAAA and the #1 seed from Region Region 2AAAA. Shaw is unranked and the #4 seed from Region 1AAAA.

The Spalding Jaguars will play Columbus High at Columbus April 27. The time is to be determined. The Jags are 7-7-2, unranked and the #4 seed from Region 2AAAA. Columbus is 14-4-0, ranked #8 in Class AAAA and the number 1 seed from Region 1AAAA.

The Mary Persons Lady Dogs will host Cairo High School April 26. The time is to be determined. The Lady Dogs are 11-5-1, ranked #8 in Class AAAA and the #2 seed from Region 2AAAA. Cairo is 9-7-0, unranked and the #3 seed from Region 1AAAA.

The MP Bulldogs host Shaw April 27. The time is to be determined. The Dogs are 12-4-1, unranked, and the #2 seed from Region 2AAAA. Cairo is unranked and the #3 seed from Region 1AAAA.

The Upson-Lee Knights host Cairo April 27. The Knights are 16-1-0, ranked #9 in Class AAAA and the #1 seed from Region 2AAAA. Cairo is unranked and the #4 seed from Region 1AAAA.

The Upson-Lee Lady Knights did not qualify for the postseason.

Between Monday, April 9 and Monday, April 16 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »] 

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, at the request of the state attorney general's office, has opened an investigation into Griffin circuit superior court Judge Mack Crawford, The Herald Gazette has confirmed.
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Megan M. Littleton, who has been missing since at least April 8, has been found safe.

BPD personnel left here just before 1 p.m. Wednesday to pick her up. She was located in Bleckley County Wednesday morning after being tracked to Danville, Ga. there Monday by cell phone data.

She is safe.

More to follow....

UPDATE:

From Capt. Al Moltrum, BPD:

On Monday 4/16/2018, the cell phone of Littleton had been turned back on and the location of the phone signal was found to be in Bleckley County. Bleckley County Investigators were notified that Littleton might be in their jurisdiction. On 4/18/2018, Bleckley County deputy conducted a traffic stop in which Ms. Littleton was the passenger in the vehicle. Ms. Littleton appeared to be safe and not harmed. At this time, no foul play was involved. Ms. Littleton has been reunited with family.

By Walter Geiger

As reported in recent weeks, commercial activity is burgeoning along Veterans Parkway and a new location is now in the crosshairs of developers and headed for a zoning hearing.

Donald R. Haywood is seeking to have his property at 934 Thomaston Street rezoned from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (highway commercial) to ‘allow a retail store or other C-2 use’. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

Demolition got underway Monday morning at the Harris-Graham Street building on the LCHS campus. At a brief ceremony, school superintendent Dr. Jute Wilson noted the area where the track hoe struck its first blows to the 70-year-old facade is the approximate site of a roundabout near the front of the new high school which will open to students on the site for for the 2019-2020 school year.

The construction site was wet and muddy after three inches of rain fell on the partially graded ground over the weekend but the school was nearly gone by Wednesday morning.

The original Aldora School was located on what was then Old Zebulon Road but is now known as Aldora Street. The current building, originally known as Aldora Grammar School was completed in 1947. [Full Story »] 

This sweetheart showed up at Cole Forest late last week, was not malnourished but had a respiratory infection. She was found, taken to the vet and cared for. She is almost fully recovered.

This is someone's indoor dog. She was microchipped in 2005 but that was all the data on the chip.

If you know where she belongs or would like to possibly adopt her, call 770.584.4519.