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By Kay S. Pedrotti

Lettuce, carrots, broccoli, kale, cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbages are just a few of the first organic vegetables ripening at Ed Mitchell’s Honeywood Farm gardens – but there’s much more to come. [Full Story »] 

The Chamber of Commerce agribusiness committee has a jam-packed schedule for this year’s Barnesville Farmer’s Market. The Farmer’s Market takes place each Thursday from 12-6 p.m. in the United Bank parking lot on Market Street in downtown Barnesville. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

The Department of Corrections (DOC) has new plans for the local facility off the MLK bypass which housed a pre-release center before it was shut down and mothballed in April 2011. [Full Story »] 

United States Senator Saxby Chambliss addressed Gordon State College graduates Friday morning advising them to “embrace their humility.”

“Why? Because you’re going to need it,” he said. “Because somewhere along the line you are going to fail and you’re going to fail spectacularly.” [Full Story »] 

A happy Mothers Day to all moms from all of us at The Herald Gazette and barnesville.com

At 11 a.m. the opening ceremony will include an invocation by Rodney Harris and the singing of the National Anthem by the Rock Springs Choir. It will immediately be followed by the beginning survivor lap.

The Rock Springs Choir will sing again at 11:30 a.m. At 12:30 p.m. the Southern Stars Twirling Team will perform.

The elementary school chorus will come on at 4 p.m., followed by the middle school chorus at 4:30 p.m. and the middle school step team at 5 p.m.

The high school band takes the stage at 5:30 p.m.

Gordon State College performers will put on a show at 6:30 p.m. followed by Zumba with Ashleighanne Cowart at 7 p.m. and the Barnesville United Methodist Praise Choir at 7:30 p.m.

Mackenzie Dyer and Biscuit (Junior Humphries) will perform together at 8:30 p.m. before Dyer leads the luminaria ceremony at 9 p.m.

There will be line dancing with a DJ at 9:30 p.m. and the popular Miss Relay Contest at 10 p.m.

Closing ceremonies will begin at 10:30 p.m.

The Gordon State College Foundation met Wednesday morning and voted to move forward with a public-private venture to build a $15 million Student Activities Center (SAC) on campus. [Full Story »] 

By Sherri Ellington


Tonight’s Barnesville city council meeting will start at 5 p.m. to allow for a hearing to rezone the city’s property at 120 Roberta Drive from agricultural to highway commercial. The parcel went before the Barnesville- Lamar County planning and zoning commission on Monday with the public allowed to speak at both hearings.

For updates, monitor barnesville.com [Full Story »] 

By Kay S. Pedrotti

Mary Griggers of Greenwood Street says she was quite surprised and less than delighted last week when a wild rooster, apparently engaged in a tussle with another rooster, flew up about four feet from the ground and came through Griggers’ bathroom window.

“Thank goodness I was sitting down, just starting to get ready for a shower,” she said. “He cut himself a little going through the glass and was flinging blood everywhere. I couldn’t get hold of him, so I just ran out and shut the door. [Full Story »] 

By Ken K. Green

The athletic venues of Lamar County Schools will be abuzz today with GHSA state tournament action as the Diamond Trojan baseball team and Lady Trojan and Trojan soccer teams all host first round games. [Full Story »] 

As expected, the City of Barnesville has complied with a request for the officer's narrative in the Derick Austin traffic stop which The Herald Gazette had correctly argued is an open record. [Full Story »]