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Alleged killer Smith to go to trial Oct. 26

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Tuesday, October 13. 2009

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Barring last minute complications, the trial of alleged Grove Street shooter Ronald Eugene Smith will get underway Oct. 26 in Lamar superior court.
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Two busted in Greenwood St. drug raid

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Friday, August 7. 2009

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Two Barnesville men were arrested by agents of the Narcotics Task Force July 31 during a drug raid at 609 Greenwood Street in Barnesville. [Full Story »]

Meth Summit anything but a bust

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Andrew Odom

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Tuesday, June 2. 2009

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Many have wondered. Is it an epidemic? Is it a widespread and growing societal problem. The answer became abundantly clear when Jim Langford, executive director of the Georgia Meth Project, asked the audience before him if they or their family had been directly effected by methamphetamine. Everyone raised their hand. [Full Story »]

Waller and team continue the drug crackdown

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Andrew Odom

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Friday, March 27. 2009

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The Lamar County sheriff's office made more arrests for drugs on Tuesday, March 24, busting four males from two vehicles. [Full Story »]

New evidence surfaces in meth murder case

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

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The man charged with murdering his Grove Street neighbor in a drug deal gone bad appeared before chief magistrate William Thomas March 19 for a preliminary hearing. [Full Story »]

When is drug use child abuse?

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Sherri Ellington

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Tuesday, March 3. 2009

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When methamphetamine use destroys families, the Department of Family and Children Services has to pick up the pieces. [Full Story »]

Economic Study Estimates Meth Abuse Costs Georgia $1.3 Billion, $23 Billion Nationally

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009

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A recent RAND Corporation study, “The Economic Cost of Meth Use in the United States,” estimates that the national cost of Meth abuse in one year alone exceeds $23.4 billion. [Full Story »]

another meth lab danger: explosions

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, February 23. 2009

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The state is assisting Lanier County authorities investigate the weekend deaths of two women who were killed after a suspected methamphetamine lab exploded inside a house in Ray City.

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