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Updated: Body found at Lamar Inn & Suites

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

Updated: 13 minutes ago

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The body of a sign language interpreter who worked with two or three students at Gordon College on a contractual basis was found in a room at Lamar Inn and Suites off Veterans Parkway here just before noon Wednesday. [Full Story »]

Updated: Jennifer Clark back in court today

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

Updated: 7 hours ago

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Accused killer Jennifer Clark wil return to Lamar superior court at 1 p.m. Wednesday for a continuation of Jackson-Denno hearings.

She is seeking to suppress statements she made to law enforcement before and after her 2008 arrest. [Full Story »]

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Updated: Happy Labor Day

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, September 6. 2010

Updated: 3 hours ago

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It's Labor Day. Do you deserve a day of rest from work? If so, how do you plan to spend the day?
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Updated: Johnson probe leads to former drug house

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, September 3. 2010

Updated: 18 minutes ago

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Over the past 26 years, dozens of investigators have made runs at solving the apparently unsolvable murder of Donna Ogletree Johnson.

Donna’s tortuous demise began sometime on July 15, 1984. She was savagely beaten, sexually violated with a metal rod, run over with a vehicle while still alive and finally dispatched with three blows to the head. [Full Story »]

Updated: Sonic is (Texas) toast

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, September 1. 2010

Updated: 19 hours ago

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The Sonic franchise on Veterans Parkway in Barnesville has closed its doors for good. [Full Story »]

Updated: Lamar jobless rate tops region

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, August 31. 2010

Updated: 2 days ago

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Lamar County’s unemployment was 12.4% in July, down from 13.3% in June. It topped out at 15.6% in July 2009. [Full Story »]

Updated: Alford, Fouts qualify in Milner

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Sunday, August 29. 2010

Updated: 5 days ago

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Milner will have an election Nov. 2, with two candidates vying for the post recently vacated by Erik Hogan.Milner will have an election Nov. 2, with two candidates vying for the post recently vacated by Erik Hogan. [Full Story »]

Cruise-in to sock hop today

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, August 28. 2010

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The merchants committee of the B-LC Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly cruise-in this afternoon with a twist - a peppermint twist.
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Trojans tangle with Royals in White-Out tonight

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, August 27. 2010

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The Lamar County Trojans open the 2010 football season tonight as they host the Bleckley County Royals.

4:14 1st quarter. Lamar 7, Bleckley 0. Rod Brown 31 yard run on fake punt for TD. Tyler Scandrett PAT.

1:13 1st quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 0. TD pass to Quay Searcy. PAT failed.

30 minute lighting delay.

4:59 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 7. 2-yard run for TD. PAT good.

1:29 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckely 14. Bleckley 14-yard TD run. PAT good.

2:25 3rd quarter. Bleckley 20, Lamar 13. Bleckley 14-yard TD pass. PAT blocked. [Full Story »]

Gordon enrollment tops 5100

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Friday, August 27. 2010

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Fall semester enrollment at Gordon College has topped 5100 students, according to interim president Shelly Nickel. [Full Story »]

Chancellor Davis to visit Gordon Thursday

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, August 25. 2010

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Erroll Davis, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, will be on campus at Gordon College here Thursday. [Full Story »]

Citizens force tax retreat

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, August 24. 2010

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Barring a last minute change of heart, the Lamar County commission will vote tonight to not increase its millage rate.

UPDATE: The commission voted unanimously to implement the fire/EMS fee and leave the millage rate unchanged at 8.942 mills. The precise amount of the fire/EMS fee will be determined soon. [Full Story »]

Tammy Jacobs Bell remembered

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Laura Geiger

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Tuesday, August 24. 2010

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By Kay Pedrotti

More than 100 members of the legal profession in the Griffin and Towaliga Judicial Circuits, friends and family gathered Aug. 15 at the Upson County courthouse to honor the late Tamara Jacobs Bell. [Full Story »]

Accused killer Clark in court today

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Friday, August 20. 2010

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Jennifer Clark, accused of beating her husband to death with a baseball bat and dumping his body in a Redbone cornfield, will be in Lamar superior court today for extensive motions hearings. [Full Story »]

Deep cuts, fire fees may halt tax hike

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, August 19. 2010

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Responding to overwhelming opposition from taxpayers, the Lamar County commission met in a workshop Thursday morning to cut the proposed budget down to the bare bones.

Drastic cuts in local supplements for state-mandated services are very much on the drawing board. [Full Story »]