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Teen shot by stepfather has died

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Friday, January 11. 2013

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Joshua Lively, 17, was shot at a home in a Williamson subdivision Wednesday, Jan. 9 by his step father Paul Johnson after Lively allegedly became aggressive while holding a knife. He passed away around 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. [Full Story »]

Serial arsonist hits five more homes

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Monday, January 7. 2013

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The area's serial arsonist hit five more homes overnight Sunday.

UPDATE: Spalding also had two fires overnight. [Full Story »]

Power outage

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Sunday, January 6. 2013

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Wide areas of Barnesville were without power early Sunday. SRE was reporting only one outage at 9:30 a.m.

The issue may stem from a transmission line problem that darkened Forsyth, Monroe County and parts off Bibb and Lamar Friday. The LCSO was reportedly without power.

UPDATE: Several people have reported hearing a transformer explode near downtown. So, the outage may be local. Power was restored in some areas at 9:48 a.m.

2012: A year of hope, help and horror

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Thursday, January 3. 2013

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

A high school football team that nearly brought a state title to Lamar County, the loss of an iconic 30-year-old restaurant, several successful community events to meet needs of our citizens, accolades for students and others, watching the economy slowly climb up – if “good news, bad news” defined any year, it was 2012. [Full Story »]

Meth bust underway

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Monday, December 31. 2012

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Sheriff Brad White reports a New Year's Eve meth bust is underway here. [Full Story »]

String of suspicious fires hints at serial arsonist

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Friday, December 28. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

Another home was destroyed in a suspicious, late night fire here December 27 and investigators theorize it may be the 12th local blaze ignited by a serial arsonist.
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Sheriff-elect White to be sworn Thursday

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Wednesday, December 26. 2012

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Sheriff-elect Brad White has invited the public to attend his swearing in ceremony which is set for Thursday at Antioch Baptist Church. [Full Story »]

Peace and good will

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Monday, December 24. 2012

By Walter Geiger

As we celebrate the Christmas season, our world is a troubled one.

There remains, despite all our societal, agricultural and technological advances, starvation around the globe.
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Arrest made in child's murder

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Saturday, December 22. 2012

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A neighbor has been arrested and charged with murder and additional counts in connection with the death of nine-year-old Skylar Dials whose body was found in the woods about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. [Full Story »]

Missing girl's body found

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Friday, December 21. 2012

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Spalding County officials on the lookout for a missing nine-year-old girl found her body early Saturday morning. [Full Story »]

Local man critical after crash

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Thursday, December 20. 2012

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A Barnesville man was critically injured in a one-vehicle accident on New Hope Road in Pike County Wednesday. [Full Story »]

Candlelight vigil for CT. shooting victims planned

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Sunday, December 16. 2012

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A candlelight vigil in memory of those killed in the tragic mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Ct. will be held here at 5 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Barnesville-Lamar County Library on Thomaston Street in Barnesville.

Local churches, schools and others are involved and the public is urged to attend.

For more information, contact organizer Ellen Granum.

Senior tax exemption on hold

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Monday, December 10. 2012

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By Sherri Ellington

Lamar County seniors can stop calling the tax assessor’s office about the newly proposed school tax exemption the board of education put into motion. It is still in the study stages and the earliest it can take effect is 2014. [Full Story »]