Entries by Walter Geiger

Atlantic Power Corp closed its public offering of 784,000 common shares at $13.35 per share.

Much of that money will be invested in Barnesville. [Full Story »] 

Mary Bell Barbre, 87 of Barnesville, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Services will be held held Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at Haisten McCullough Funeral Home. Friends may visit the family two hours prior to the service. [Full Story »] 

All of the statements made by accused killer Jennifer Clark to law enforcement before and after her arrest have been ruled admissible in her trial which is set for January.

Judge Tommy Wilson ruled against the defense motions in an order signed October 19 and filed in Lamar superior court today. [Full Story »] 

A Spalding County firefighter is on investigatory suspension after using his cell phone to film the mangled body of a traffic accident victim.

County and fire officials refuse to identify the firefighter. [Full Story »] 

The LCMS Trojans travel to Rehobeth Road MS in the semi-final round of the Central Georgia Middle School Athletic League playoffs.

UPDATE: LCMS was eliminated 30-6. [Full Story »] 

Between Saturday, Oct. 9 and Friday, Oct. 15, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
James David Teal, 37, Barnesville, second degree criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct;
Terry Dashun Walker, 22, Barnesville, disorderly conduct;
Clifton Winston Warren, 25, Stone Mountain, driving while license suspended or revoked;
Tyler Lee Jones, 18, Bremen, driving while license suspended or revoked and following too closely;
Alethea Estell O’Neal, 32, Macon, arrested for another agency;
Leonard Collier, 45, Barnesville, child support;
Canos Cresencio Arzate, 19, Marietta, driving on the wrong side of the road and violating conditions of a limited driving permit;
Matthew Albert Lloyd, 18, Barnesville, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Angela Yvette Alsobrook, 34, Barnesville, deposit account fraud;
Jesse Reid Jimmerson, 25, Barnesville, battery and false imprisonment;
Kenneth Wayne Favors, 24, Decatur, trafficking in cocaine, marijuana or other illegal drugs and possession, manufacture, sale or purchase of marijuana;
Eureon Deonta Phillips, 20, Decatur, possession, manufacture, sale or purchase of marijuana, trafficking in cocaine, marijuana or other illegal drugs, false statements or writings to conceal facts and giving false name and information to police;
Christie L. Herndon, 46, Milner, disorderly conduct;
Kerry Dale Elmore, 50, The Rock, disorderly conduct.

Deputies answered 135 calls and the 911 center answered 89. Deputies responded to 32 calls, the Barnesville police department to 19 calls, the Lamar County fire department to 17, the Barnesville fire department to four and Mid Georgia ambulance service to 36. There were nine accidents. Deputies issued 48 traffic citations and served 19 †warrants and 24 subpoenas or civil papers. [Full Story »] 

Between Saturday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 15, the Barnesville police department made four arrests:
James Nelson Anderson, 200 Southland Dr., Barnesville, rape;
 Joshua Fincher, 150 Ridge Crest Dr., Macon, possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct;
Kenneth Phillips, 18 Hooten St., McDonough, driving while license suspended;
Antwain Pittman, 164 Freeman Ave., Forsyth, theft by taking.
Officers answered 58 calls for service including three accidents, one alarm, one EMS assist, 12 building security checks, one burglary, three damage to property, four disturbances, four dog complaints, one domestic, four dog complaints, one domestic, 10 escorts, one fight, one fraud, three miscellaneous, one rape, one shoplifting, one suicide attempt, five suspicious persons/vehicles and four thefts. They issued 15 citations including one cruelty to animals, one disorderly conduct, one driving while license suspended, one expired tag, one failure to obey an officer directing traffic, one failure to stop at stop sign, one no insurance, one no truck zone violation, one possession of alcohol under age, one possession of marijuana, one resisting arrest, three speeding and one striking a pedestrian.
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State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Angelo Ace, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 14th day of Oct., 2010.
Rene A. Waters, Personal Representative, 130 Aldora St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204
(10-19)(4)(p)gpn7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Violet Vivian Johnson, deceased, of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 13th day of Oct., 2010.
Bobby York, Maureen York, Executors, 107 Honeysuckle Lane, Barnesville, Ga. 30204
(10-19)(4)(p)gpn7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Jimmie Burousas Sr., deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 12th day of Oct., 2010.
James Carl Walker, Jr., 287 Johnstonville Rd., Barnes-ville, Ga. 30204
(10-19)(4)(p)gpn7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Geneva Taylor, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 10th day of Sept., 2010. Clarence Taylor, Glenda R. Allen and Bobby M. Smith, Personal Representatives.
699 Forsyth St., Apt. 1, Barnesville, GA 30204.
(10-12)(4)(p)gpn7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the Estate of Denise A. Rooks, deceased of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the Estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to undersigned.
This 30 day of Sept., 2010.
Neil Rooks, 500 Holmes Street, Barnesville, GA 30204
(10-5)(4)(b)gpn 7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar County
All creditors of the Estate of Douglas Edward White, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 27th day of September, 2010.
Richard R. Stephens & Joel E. White, Personal Representatives, 253 Morgan Dairy Road, Griffin, Ga. 30224.
(10-5)(4)(p)gpn7

Notice to Debtors and Creditors, State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the Estate of Barbara Sherling McDevitt, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands by filing same with the Probate Court of Lamar County, Lamar County Courthouse, 326 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, Georgia 30204, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Thomas H. McDevitt, Executor of the Estate of Barbara Sherling McDevitt
L. Scott Mayfield, Attorney at Law
Smith, Welch & Brittain, LLP, 404 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, GA 30204
(9-28)(4)(b)(ts)(aff)gpn17

Notice
Georgia, Lamar County Probate Court
To: All Interested Persons
The petition of Frank Fletcher, for a year's support from the estate of Annie Maude Fletcher, deceased, for decedent's (surviving spouse), having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before Oct. 25, 2010, why said petition should not be granted.
All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Kathryn B. Martin, Probate Judge, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155
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Candidates in the Milner city council race and two local battles for seats in the Georgia House of Representatives have been invited to square off in a candidates forum here tonight. [Full Story »] 

The number of students attending Gordon College increased again this year, the state college’s 10th straight year of growth. [Full Story »]