Entries by Walter Geiger

Greenco cancels public forum

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

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Greenco Environmental principals Tim and Melia Lesko have canceled the public forum they had scheduled for Friday at the Barnesville Civic Center to explain their processes and why odors are emanating from their composting facility on Roger Brown Drive. [Full Story »]

Jeanne Wisebram has died

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

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Just three weeks after her husband's death, Jeanne Wisebram has died. [Full Story »]

Truby seeks input on school calendar

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

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Beginning January 20 at noon, the community will have the opportunity to answer an online survey regarding the Lamar County 2010-2011 school calendar.

Input will be taken thru 5 p.m. on Jan. 29. [Full Story »]

Coakley, Obama and health care bill routed in Mass.

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, January 19. 2010

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Republican Scott Brown shelled Martha Coakley in today's Massachusetts senate race, placing Ted Kennedy's former seat firmly in GOP hands. [Full Story »]

Add Jersey's to business obituary list

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Tuesday, January 19. 2010

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Jersey's Sports Bar shut down operations Tuesday afternoon, making it the second restaurant/bar along the College Drive corridor to pack it in in recent weeks. [Full Story »]

Milner, SWA joining battle against E.T. Carlyle

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, January 19. 2010

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Two more entities have decided to join in the fight against the E.T. Carlyle Co.'s proposed C&D landfill. [Full Story »]

Assessor Dodd tenders resignation

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, January 19. 2010

Commissioner Nancy Thrash stood by her decision to vote for the resignation of two Lamar County assessors at the Milner city council meeting Tuesday.

She also confirmed assessor David Dodd had turned in his resignation. [Full Story »]

Lamar man flies aid to Haiti

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Tuesday, January 19. 2010

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Lamar County resident Lance Toland organized his own, personal aid mission to Haiti over the weekend [Full Story »]

Former commissioner George Lykins has died

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, January 18. 2010

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Former Lamar County commissioner George Lykins died January 16 [Full Story »]

Former 'mayor of Redbone' dead at 95

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, January 18. 2010

Joseph Warren (Joe) Bowdoin, 95, died January 15 in Palmetto, Ga. [Full Story »]

Decade dawns with deaths of two downtown businesses

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, January 18. 2010

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The dawn of the new decade has meant the end for two popular businesses in downtown Barnesville. [Full Story »]

Does Tylenol recall impact products in your home?

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Monday, January 18. 2010

Johnson & Johnson has recalled some batches of Tylenol and various other of its products due to odors. [Full Story »]

Former Barnesville city administrator dies at 76

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Sunday, January 17. 2010

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Joanne Cannafax Jones, 76, died Friday. She worked for 32 years at Barnesville city hall, rising to the office of city administrator. [Full Story »]

Sheriff issues Haiti scam warning

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, January 15. 2010

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Crime Prevention coordinator and public relations officer Sgt. Stead Walker of the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office along with the FBI have issued the following warning regarding Haiti relief scams. [Full Story »]