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Donor comes forth to help firefighter who was robbed

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Wednesday, January 28. 2015

An anonymous donor has stepped up to make whole a firefighter who was robbed while fighting a fire on Atlanta Street Jan. 14.

The donor read in The Herald Gazette of the firefighter’s tennis shoes and iPhone being stolen as he battled the blaze and will replace the value of the lost items in cash. Fire chief Steve Andrews and The Herald Gazette are working together on this effort.

Runions' bodies found

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Monday, January 26. 2015

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The Herald Gazette got credible reports from the scene earlier this afternoon that the bodies of Bud and June Runion had been found. This information has now been confirmed by the Telfair County Sheriff. [Full Story »]

Missing Cobb Co. woman grew up in B'ville; suspect arrested, car found

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Sunday, January 25. 2015

A woman, missing along with her husband after they left their Cobb County home with cash to buy a car they saw on Craigslist, grew up in Barnesville.

Warrants have been issued for a suspect - presumably the man who ran the ad to start with.

UPDATE: The suspect in the case is now in custody.

UPDATE 2: The Runions' car has been found. [Full Story »]

Chamber honors best, brightest

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Thursday, January 22. 2015

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Multiple awards will be handed out tonight at the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce's annual Awards Night Banquet.

We will update the list of winners as they are announced at the banquet inside. [Full Story »]

Live cannonball brings visit from GBI bomb squad

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Thursday, January 22. 2015

A bomb disposal unit from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was in Barnesville Thursday morning after a local man expressed concern that an old cannonball might be live.

He was right. [Full Story »]

Truck overturns, driver injured; traffic snarled

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Tuesday, January 20. 2015

A log truck overturned and spilled its load Tuesday morning on Industrial Drive.

The driver was taken to an area hospital with a laceration to the head but is expected to recover.

Truck traffic is backed up in the area as the logs still block the road. Avoid this area if possible.

Heating assistance available to low income families

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Friday, January 16. 2015

Phone lines will be open from 8:30 am to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, and Wednesday, Jan. 28, to take phone calls to set appointments for heating assistance from the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency. [Full Story »]

Two deputies suspended over ticket quota note

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Wednesday, January 14. 2015

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Sheriff Brad White has suspended two deputies as a result of an internal investigation into the bogus note left on an office desk that encouraged deputies to write more tickets.
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Cop-biting meth head sent to prison

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Thursday, January 8. 2015

A Milner woman who bit a Lamar deputy after claiming she was HIV positive and had Hepatitis C - and got shot in the arm for her efforts - was sent to prison Jan. 8 after entering guilty pleas in Lamar superior court.
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New clerk Caleb Tyson looks forward to serving

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Wednesday, January 7. 2015

By Kay S. Pedrotti

Chief deputy clerk Caleb Tyson will fill the post of superior court clerk vacated by Frank Abbott on his retirement Dec. 31. [Full Story »]

Former sheriff Larry Waller critically ill

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Friday, January 2. 2015

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Former Lamar County sheriff Larry Waller, who has battled health issues for some time, is in the critical care unit at Emory in Atlanta.

Larry Waller followed in the footsteps of his father J.C. Waller, who was a longtime sheriff as well.

UPDATE: Waller has been sent home with hospice care.

Rufus Durrah dead at age 103

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Wednesday, December 31. 2014

Rufus Durrah died early on Christmas Day. At 103, he was the oldest living citizen in Lamar County.

Durrah was honored the past three years on his birthday which was August 22. A native of Lamar County, Durrah was a World War II veteran. He was a resident of Sunny Grove.

His funeral was held Monday at Welcome Grove Baptist Church in Thomaston.

Forsyth man killed in one car accident

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Tuesday, December 23. 2014

A Forsyth man was killed in a one vehicle accident today, December 23, 2014, shortly after 9:00 a.m.
Taylor Lewis Dell, 20, was driving a 1997 Lexus sedan north on Hwy 42 when he lost control of the vehicle and ran off the roadway. Witnesses stated that Dell overcorrected, causing the Lexus to spin several times before striking a tree on the driver's side. Rain is thought to be a contributing factor in the accident. Dell was not wearing a seatbelt.

Allison Selman-Willis
PIO/Accreditation Manager
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
478-994-7048, ext. 223 [Full Story »]

Domestic fight brings Lifeflight

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Tuesday, December 23. 2014

A punching match at an Atlanta Street residence Dec. 17 resulted in two police calls, an ambulance and a life-flight, according to a report by Barnesville police officer C.R. Wallace. [Full Story »]

Williams' defense fails to have evidence suppressed

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Tuesday, December 16. 2014

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By Walter Geiger

Interesting evidentiary facts in the murder case of Jamarris Williams emerged during a pretrial hearing on a motion to suppress evidence that was held in Lamar superior court Dec. 16. [Full Story »]