Entries by Walter Geiger

When families break down

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Monday, November 15. 2010

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The Augusta Chronicle

Imagine asking a young woman if she wants her children to do poorly in school. Or to go to prison. Or to use drugs. Or to live in poverty.

It's a good bet more than 70 percent of women and girls would say they don't want that for their children. [Full Story »]

School board hints at property tax relief for seniors

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Monday, November 15. 2010

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The Lamar County Board of Education is considering granting additional ad valorem tax relief for property owners over age 70. [Full Story »]

Benefit for wounded soldiers is Saturday

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Walter Geiger

in News

Monday, November 15. 2010

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Local favorites the Ben Ratliff Band will headline a benefit concert for the U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation Saturday in Concord.

Other performers include Sonia Leigh and Connor Christian & Southern Gothic. [Full Story »]

Manry

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Monday, November 15. 2010

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Leon Jefferson Manry, 85, of Barnesville died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Barnesville. The family will receive friends at Williams Funeral Home Monday, Nov. 15, from 6-8 p.m.
[Full Story »]

Edmonson

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Monday, November 15. 2010

Albert Lee Edmonson, 88, of Thomaston died Nov. 13, 2010. Services will be held Monday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. at Coggins Funeral Home. The family received friends at the funeral home Sunday, Nov. 14, from 4-6 p.m. [Full Story »]

Clayton

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Monday, November 15. 2010

Annmarie Lazzari Clayton, 47, of Palm Coast, Fla., died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Services will be held Thursday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 6-8 p.m., with a Rosary service at 7:30 p.m. [Full Story »]

Martin

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Friday, November 12. 2010

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David Wayne "Swifty" Martin, 49, of Griffin died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Services will be held Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6-8 p.m. [Full Story »]

Multiple errors in fire fee bills

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Walter Geiger

in News

Friday, November 12. 2010

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County administrator Wayne Patterson reported Friday afternoon that fire/EMS bills arriving in the mail of Lamar County property owners contain multiple errors.

Harris, the firm that did the billing, is taking responsibility for the mistakes.
[Full Story »]

'Creecy comes home' tonight

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Walter Geiger

in News

Friday, November 12. 2010

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Barnesville was home to world famous abstract artist Herbert Creecy for 24 years and his best work was done here.

Now, seven years after his death, a variety of those works are coming back to Barnesville for the ‘Creecy comes Home’ exhibit. [Full Story »]

Trojans' season ends on a sour note

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Walter Geiger

in Sports

Friday, November 12. 2010

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Our apologizes to all those who were looking for realtime scoring from the game on barnesville.com. Phone lines were down near our server center.

The Lamar County Trojans were held scoreless in the second half as they dropped a 22-14 decision to the MCA Bucs here Friday night.
[Full Story »]

Owen

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Thursday, November 11. 2010

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Christopher John Owen, 26, of Barnesville died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. Services will be held Thursday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. in Lamar Memory Gardens. [Full Story »]

Collins

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Walter Geiger

in Obituaries

Thursday, November 11. 2010

Barbara Jean Williams Collins, 78, of Thomaston died Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Services were held Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Coggins Funeral Home. [Full Story »]

Boatwright suspended for two weeks

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Walter Geiger

in News

Thursday, November 11. 2010

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The Three Rivers Regional Commission board voted to suspended executive director Lanier Boatwright for two weeks following a lengthy meeting last night at the commission's Griffin office. [Full Story »]

Alleged burglar killed in high speed chase

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Walter Geiger

in Crime

Wednesday, November 10. 2010

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Monroe County Reporter

A burglary suspect died in a high-speed chase that started in Smarr early Wednesday morning. [Full Story »]

Greenco ordered out of county

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Wednesday, November 10. 2010

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Greenco Environmental has 12 months from today to pack up and move its composting operation out of Lamar County.

"As of November 11, 2011 there will be no more Greenco in Lamar County," Judge Tommy Wilson announced in Lamar superior court this morning. [Full Story »]