Entries by Walter Geiger

Between Tuesday, August 7 and Monday, August 13 the Barnesville Police Department made the following arrests: [Full Story »] 

Southern Rivers Energy will hold its 81st annual members’ meeting Saturday, Aug. 25 at its headquarters on Hwy. 341 South.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. along with breakfast and a health fair sponsored by Upson Regional Medical Center. The business meeting begins at 10 a.m. followed by door prize drawings. The grand prize is $500 cash.

For more information, call 770-358-1383.

The annual Relay for Life to benefit cancer research will be held Friday, Aug. 17 at Summers Field Park from 6-9 p.m. This year’s theme is ‘Party in the Park’.

The survivors lap will begin at 6:15 p.m. Anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer is invited to participate along with their caregivers. As they walk, other participants will cheer them on.
The shortened Relay event will be a family-friendly block party with food, fun and entertainment and the entire community is invited to join in. To register a team, go to relay.acsevents.org.

Founded in 1985 by Dr. Gordy Klatt of Washington, D.C., Relay for Life is the largest fundraising event in the fight against cancer. The local event is designed for teams and individuals to come together to honor and celebrate cancer patients and survivors and raise funds and awareness.

For more information, contact Sherry Farr at 770-358-1483.

The Cooperative Extension Service and County Line Farm are teaming up to present a Hay Day demonstration and workshop Aug. 29 in Redbone.

Call 770.358.5163 for more information.

Suddenly Stacey Abrams is the darling of the main stream media as she mounts her quest to become Georgia’s governor and the first black female governor in U.S. history. She has been endorsed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton along with lesser lights like Kamala Harris.

The Democrat party and its usual minions will pour millions into the Abrams campaign in an effort to push her over the top in the race against Republican Brian Kemp. [Full Story »] 

The Lamar County commission held the first of three public hearings on a proposed property tax increase Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. but no members of the public bothered to attend. A second hearing is set for tonight at 6 p.m. The third is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 21. [Full Story »] 

Three horses had to be put down here last week after testing positive for Equine Infectious Anemia, according to the Ga. Extension Service and USDA. Sheriff Brad White reported the disease is similar to AIDS in horses. "Our investigators got involved briefly. The horses were not malnourished or mistreated in any way," the sheriff said.
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A ticket worth $10,000 in the Aug. 10 Mega Millions drawing from the Georgia Lottery was sold at the Crossroads Shell station here. The winner has not come forward to claim the prize.

Winning numbers from the drawing were: 1-3-12-22-42 and the Mega Ball was 6.

Winners have 180 days to claim their money.