Entries by Walter Geiger

Courthouse, annex closing at 3 p.m.

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Friday, February 12. 2010

The Lamar County courthouse, courthouse annex and all county offices will close today at 3 p.m. due to weather, according to county administrator Wayne Patterson.

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Snow's done; roads should improve rapidly

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, February 12. 2010

The snow ended overnight but not before dumping three to five inches in Lamar and surrounding counties.

Roads that froze overnight Friday leading to multiple minor accidents were thawing fast Saturday morning. [Full Story »]

Five arrested in meth bust

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

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Sheriff's deputies and agents of the Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 147 Aldora Street Thursday afternoon. They found indications of methamphetamine manufacture and made five arrests. [Full Story »]

Hambrick, Hollandsworth named to BoA; Horton sounds off

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

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The Lamar County commission voted unanimously Feb. 9 to name John Hambrick and Roger Hollandsworth to the Board of Assessors.

Meanwhile, no decision has yet been made on cutting the board from five members to three. [Full Story »]

Burousas makes court appearance

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, February 10. 2010

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Accused killer Teresa Mangham Burousas made an appearance in Pike County superior court Tuesday.

Burousas was scheduled to be arraigned but mumbled she had no plea when questioned by Judge Christopher Edwards. The judge then entered directed pleas of not guilty for her on counts of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. [Full Story »]

Gordon groups route aid to Haiti

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, February 8. 2010

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The psychology/sociology club and the athletic department at Gordon College are joining together to sponsor From Gordon to Haiti, an event to aid victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. [Full Story »]

County debuts website

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, February 8. 2010

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Lamar County debuted its new website Friday.

Commission chairman Jay Matthews said the site is important as another means of communication with citizens. [Full Story »]

Who will win the big game?

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Walter Geiger

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Sunday, February 7. 2010

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The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints tee it up late this afternoon in Miami in Super Bowl XLIV. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Up by the boot straps

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, February 6. 2010

Tom Rauch lives on an antenna farm situated along a ridge line in Johnstonville.

He spends his days surrounded by circuit boards, vacuum tubes, receivers, transceivers, amplifiers and even a few morse code keys. They have long painted the tableau of his life. [Full Story »]

Activity center gets $10,000 surprise

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, February 5. 2010

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he Barnesville-Lamar Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) that offers a semi-annual responsive grant program for 15 Central Georgia counties. CFCG received 30 applications from Central Georgia nonprofits during its Fall 2009 Responsive Grant Program. One application was from Ms. Angela Mack for the Lamar County Activity Center in Barnesville. The Activity Center’s mission is to “provide educational and enrichment activities that promote healthy life-style development for the youth and families they serve.”
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Serial bank robber busted

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, February 5. 2010

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The Monroe County Reporter is reporting that serial bank robber Don Wayne Johnson, Jr. has been arrested. [Full Story »]

Lookout for serial bank robber issued

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, February 4. 2010

Authorities have identified the man they say robbed the United Bank Northside branch in Griffin January 21.

They have issued a lookout and tied the suspect to two additional robberies. [Full Story »]

Buice benefit golf tourney on tap

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, February 4. 2010

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A golf tournament to benefit Joe Buice has been scheduled for Feb. 24 at Morgan Dairy Golf Club. [Full Story »]

Buice released from hospital; gunman's rounds were armor-piercing

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Tuesday, February 2. 2010

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Former sheriff Joe Buice was released from Grady Hospital in Atlanta just after noon today and was on his way home. [Full Story »]

Cops: Buice shooter had 'armory'

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, February 1. 2010

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Michael Stringer, the Griffin man who shot former Lamar sheriff Joe Buice in the face Friday, had an armory in his home at the time of the assault. [Full Story »]