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Accurate vote counts are Kimbra Dean's specialty

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Monday, September 10. 2012

By Kay S. Pedrotti

Nearly 40 years ago, Frank Patrick taught a young man named Kimbra Dean how to care for the county’s first mechanical voting machines.

Dean says he did not begin his work as the sole maintenance person for voting machines until after Patrick retired, about the same time levertype machines were introduced here. The Automatic Voting Machine (a trade name) featured one big lever, which closed a curtain when the voter was ready, arming the machine to record votes. [Full Story »]

Parmesan Baked Potato Halves

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Thursday, September 6. 2012

Ingredients:
6 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
1/4 cup butter [Full Story »]

Grilled Jalapeno Poppers

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Friday, August 31. 2012

Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese [Full Story »]

Passion for economic growth drives Emily Johns

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Friday, August 24. 2012

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

If dedication to growing this area, plus a winning personality that draws people to her, are factors in whether Emily Quinn Johns is successful with her new post as chamber of commerce president and CEO -- she’s in the right place.

The 34-year-old is still learning the area, she says, but every day brings something that piques her interest. Johns believes the key to growth is community cooperation, “and Barnesville seems to have a lot of that.” She will be meeting regularly with small downtown businesses and larger companies here to find out what the chamber can do to help them. [Full Story »]

Atlanta Guitar Trio plays Gordon

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Monday, August 20. 2012

The Gordon State College Recital Series gets under way Wednesday, Aug. 29 with a performance by The Atlanta Guitar Trio at the Fine Arts Theatre on campus.
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Stecker exhibit open in Indian Springs

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Having worked as a courtroom illustrator for NBC News, artist Eleanor Dixon Stecker of Barnesville spent many years capturing the emotional headlines that surface at high-profile trials like the White Water Hearings, Paula Jones, Wayne Williams and other cases we have all followed. [Full Story »]

Lobster/Shrimp Rolls

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Monday, July 23. 2012

Ingredients:
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt
3 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
1 stalk celery, finely chopped [Full Story »]

Fine Arts Conservatory seeks volunteers

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Sunday, July 22. 2012

By Kay S. Pedrotti

Trish Henry, founder of Lamar County’s Conservatory for the Arts, is forming an auxiliary of retired educators, grandparents and others who are interested in being volunteers for enrichment programs at several locations. [Full Story »]

Fury shine at UGA soccer camp

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Thursday, July 12. 2012

Lamar and Pike County girls affiliated with the Fury Futbol Club U13 soccer team showed off their soccer skills at the University of Georgia Soccer Camp in Athens this week. [Full Story »]

Shrimp Chowder

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Monday, July 9. 2012

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts separated)
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Rotary Hall of Honor

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Friday, July 6. 2012

The Barnesville Rotary Club inducted the first members of its Hall of Honor during ceremonies held at Gordon College June 26. [Full Story »]

Johns to lead Chamber

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Monday, July 2. 2012

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Emily Johns has been hired as president/CEO of the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce. [Full Story »]

Opportunities abound to have a blast July 4

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Friday, June 29. 2012

Songs by noted artists, a duck race, parades and fireworks highlight this year’s Fourth of July activities in the area. Grammywinning recording artists will perform at The Rock Ranch, Chapelstock in Pike County and Rock Springs Church off Highway 36 east of Barnesville, and all three venues will have fireworks. [Full Story »]

GC shares in construction award

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Tuesday, June 26. 2012

Gordon College vice president for business affairs Lee Fruitticher and director of facilities, Richard Vereen, hold the Build Georgia Award given to them by David J. Moore of Piedmont Construction Group, LLC.
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Following in his grandfather's vapor trail

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Wednesday, June 20. 2012

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

Nick Maskell is a newly commissioned ensign in the United States Navy who says he still has a lot to prove.

He has been in Barnesville visiting relatives during a leave between his graduation from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and his leaving for Stanford University in California for graduate work in applied physics. Interviewed at the home of his grandparents, Dave and Mary Maskell, Nick tells about multiple achievements but speaks his story with humility and humor.

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