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Local citizens, merchants in particular, should be on the lookout for counterfeit $100 bills, albeit bad ones, circulating here. The bills carry an unusual blue tint and the serial number JB00000000T. They are marked with the text ‘Its not the money, its a joke’ (sic). Capt. Al Moltrum reported Friday he has recovered 46 such bills. Carefully inspect $100 bills and if you encounter fakes, call the police department at 770-358-1244.

A Barnesville man faces DUI charges and is in fair condition at the Medical Center of Central Georgia after a spectacular crash in normally quiet downtown Milner Sunday afternoon.

According to Trooper Nathan Truitt of the GSP, Willie Floyd Perdue, 48, of 227 Warner Rd. in Barnesville was was northbound on Main Street in a 2004 Acura CSX when he ran off the southbound side of the road near Cedar Street and hit a utility pole at 4:20 p.m. The SUV overturned.
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District attorney Jonathan Adams has announced Cindy Adams will take on the role of chief assistant district attorney.
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Continental announced Wednesday it will relocate current operations in Porterdale, Ga. to the Aldora plant here in Lamar County at the end of 2018. Porterdale employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to the local plant or, if eligible, retire.

In the interim, the company will spend $9 million to modernize equipment and improve efficiencies and production here. The local plant, which now employs just over 200, will add an additional 106 jobs.

The Aldora plant opened in 1888 as a cotton mill. It began producing tire cord in the early 1920s and was purchased by Continental in 1986. The plant produces tire cord fabric used in Continental and General brand passenger and light truck tires.

The Lamar County commission held a public hearing on its budget for 2018 Tuesday in the commission meeting room at the courthouse.

No members of the public were in attendance.

The Lamar County commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday on its proposed $10.98 million budget for 2018. The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. at the commission meeting room at the courthouse.

The major expense components of the budget are $3.9 million for public safety, $3.1 million for general government, $1.3 million for public works and roads, and $1.2 million for judicial and courts.

The entire budget is available for inspection at the county commission office.

Citizens are invited to make comments at the hearing or submit comments in writing at the hearing or at other times at the commission office at the county annex.

By Walter Geiger

Current budget plans call for county administrator Bob Zellner to get a sizable raise in 2018 and forestall his plans to retire at the end of the year.
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Deadly accurate portrayals by ancestors and others at multiple graves in Greenwood Cemetery Sunday drew over 300 attendees to the first Lantern Tour all of whom left impressed.

“All in all, it was a great success. I don’t see how it could have been any better. Everybody I talked to was very complimentary,” noted Hedy Cauthen who helped spearhead the event to raise money for cemetery restoration.

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Barnesville Ward 4:

FINAL except for three military votes that remain outstanding - not enough to impact total.

Joe Sims 55
Larry Whitworth 60

FINAL:

Milner council: (top two take office):

Roger Samples 42
Tracy L. Waites 32
George S. Weldon 40

Voters in Milner and in Barnesville’s Ward 4 will go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in city council races.

Polling places at Milner Baptist Church and the civic center in Barnesville will be open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

In Barnesville, Ward 4 incumbent Larry Whitworth is being challenged by Joe Sims.

In Milner, an at large race will fill two council seats. Voters will choose two of three candidates. They are incumbents Roger Samples and George Weldon and challenger Tracey L. Waites.

The GSC Highlanders (16-1-1) face GMC (13-2-1) in Milledgeville tonight at 7 p.m. for the GCAA crown.

A win there will propel Scott Henderson’s team into the NJCAA tournament in Melbourne, Fla.

Gordon topped ABAC 2-1 here last Tuesday The visiting Stallions notched a goal at the 31:18 mark of the first half but Highlander star Skylar Bertram netted two second half scores to give GSC the win.

Cynthia Coronel added an assist for Gordon. Selina Abbott went the distance in goal for Gordon, giving up one goal and logging two saves.

Friday found the Highlanders at South Georgia where they won 2-0.

Jordynne Godsey and Nicole Reynoso had goals for Gordon. Bertram and Demi Kiker added assists.

Maddie Adams pitched a shutout in the net for Gordon.

Lance Toland of Milner will host a screening of his award-winning documentary ‘The Golden Isles at War’ Nov. 2 at Gordon State College. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. in the student center auditorium. Parking will be available at the nursing building off Spencer Street.

Toland, who lives part of the time on Sea Island, produced the documentary which won a Silver Telly award for non-broadcast documentary.

The one-hour film relates the story of Brunswick and its barrier islands during World War II. It includes narratives of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma and the Esso Baton Rouge off St. Simon’s Island to the construction of 99 liberty ships to support the war effort in the shipyards there.
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A jury of seven white males and five white females backed up by two white female alternates will begin deliberations in the murder trial of David McGuire Friday morning at 9 a.m.

Closing arguments were heard Thursday afternoon. Public defender Douglas Smith argued a third party was in the home with David and Elaine McGuire, 'got rowdy', and killed Elaine. Testimony indicated David McGuire had a blood alcohol level of .175 10 hours after he was removed from the home on the morning of Sept. 15, 2016. A person with a level of.08 is considered DUI in Georgia. Smith argued David McGuire was too intoxicated to pull the trigger.

Prosecutor Mark Daniel countered that David McGuire killed his 70-year-old mother because she poured out his liquor, tried to cover his tracks and then got blind drunk.