Entries by Walter Geiger

Arrest made in Barnesville burglaries

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 20. 2009

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BPD investigators have made an arrest in a rash of recent burglaries at city businesses. [Full Story »]

Waller: Deaths accidental but tied to drugs

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, November 19. 2009

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Sheriff Larry Waller has announced that preliminary crime lab results on four unexplained deaths had been called into his office. The four suspicious deaths of, Cynthia Moore, age 44, Dee Dee Glover, age 38, Lewis Randall Reagan, age 42, and Donna E. Giroux, age 48 were reported here within a week. [Full Story »]

Worthy challenges grand jury pool composition

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, November 17. 2009

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Judge Tommy Wilson heard testimony on several motions filed by embattled Morehouse police chief Vernon Worthy Nov. 12 in Lamar superior court. [Full Story »]

Murder suspect arrested in Pike allegedly slit man's throat

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, November 17. 2009

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Pike County Sheriff's S.W.A.T. team members removed 20-year-old Jeffery Taylor, who is wanted for first degree murder, from a home on Pitts Lane yesterday. [Full Story »]

Toxicology complete in mystery deaths

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, November 16. 2009

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Toxicology tests on four Lamar countians who died unexplained deaths over a short period of time last month have been completed by technicians at the state crime lab, according to GBI public affairs officer John Bankhead. [Full Story »]

Injured Trojan released from hospital

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, November 16. 2009

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Terrance Childs, a Trojan defensive back injured in the Lamar-North Oconee game Friday night, was released from the hospital over the weekend. [Full Story »]

Trojans fall to Titans 34-14

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 13. 2009

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The Lamar County Trojans were outscored 27-0 in the second half Friday night and got blown out 34-14 by the North Oconee Titans in the first round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs.

The Titans got good field position early after a Nick Fambro fumble. They scored with less than three minutes gone in the first period to take a 7-0 lead.
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Geiger’s Counter: Lawyers want Weis free to kill again

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Friday, November 13. 2009

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With apologies to Art Linkletter, lawyers say and do the damnedest things.
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Man arrested after chained pit bull dies

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Friday, November 13. 2009

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A Barnesville man has been arrested for allegedly leaving a pit bull chained to a porch after he moved from the residence. The emaciated dog was found alive but later died of malnutrition. [Full Story »]

Clark case assigned to GPDSC

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 13. 2009

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The case of Jennifer Clark, who faces multiple charges stemming from the murder of her estranged husband last November, has been assigned to attorneys from the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. [Full Story »]

Bizarre crash snarls four-lane traffic

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 13. 2009

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A bizarre accident snarled traffic on Highway 41/341 near Hot Shot Friday morning. [Full Story »]

Advance voting for city runoff set

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, November 12. 2009

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The advance voting period for the December 1 Barnesville city council runoff has been established but absentee ballots are not yet available. [Full Story »]

Worthy motions heard in superior court

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Thursday, November 12. 2009

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Testimony in hearings on several motions filed by embattled Morehouse police chief Vernon Worthy got underway at 1:15 today in Lamar superior court. [Full Story »]

Walters brothers meet with Perdue in Afghanistan

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Thursday, November 12. 2009

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Two Lamar countians deployed with the 48th Brigade in Afghanistan were among those meeting with Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue who is visiting with troops there. [Full Story »]

Runoff from heavy rain breaches local dam, closes roads

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Wednesday, November 11. 2009

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Nearly 36 hours of continuous rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane ida, pushed Potato Creek well out of its banks and caused the failure of at least one Lamar County dam. [Full Story »]