September 5, 2026
The Lamar County Trojans (2-1) topped Bowdon 20-7 Friday night at Trojan Field
Realtime scoring results from the sidelines.
END 1st: 0-0
9:11 2nd: LC 6 BOW 0: Jayden Doctor 56 yard TD on fake punt. PAT failed.
HALF: 6-0
END 3rd: 6-0
10:44 4th: LC 13 BOW 0 Carson Howell 2 yard TD run. Kaden Wilson 25-yard PAT.
5:20 4th: LC 20 BOW 0 Doctor 25 yard TD run. Wilson PAT.
2:44 4th: LC 20 Bowden 7: Bowdon 2 yard TD run. PAT good.
Late last week, the Georgia State Patrol released a more comprehensive report on the Aug. 27 accident on Veterans Parkway in Barnesville that killed 48-year-old Michael Brown. Brown was pushing the bicycle with a box…
Miraculously, there were no serious injuries Thursday when an eastbound tractor trailer hit a westbound Honda on Hwy. 36 East then careened down a steep embankment and into the creek bed.
First responders were checking on indications that fuel or some other liquid was seeping from the truck and into the creek which feeds into High Falls Lake.
Traffic was snarled in the area for a lengthy period after the crash which happened at about 1 p.m.
More to follow…
The Lamar County Trojans (1-1) got shutout in the second half and lost 30-13 to the Dodge County Indians (1-0) Friday night here.
Realtime scoring:
END 1st 0-0
10:30 2nd: DC 7 LC 0: DC 2 yard TD run. PAT good.
7:57 2nd: DC 7 LC 6: Jordan Sanford 56 yard TD run. PAT blocked.
3:51 2nd: DC 13 LC 6: DC 2 yard TD run. PAT failed
2:44 2nd: LC 13 DC 13: Davis Williams 75-yard TD pass to Jayden Doctor. Aiden Romero PAT.
HALF: 13-13
4:17 3rd: DC 20 LC 13: DC 28 yard TD. PAT good.
END 3rd: 20-13
6:47 4th DC 27 LC 13: DC 27 yard TD. PAT good.
3:15 4th: DC 30 LC 13: DC 28 yard FG.
FINAL: 30-13
A 42-year-old Barnesville woman was jailed in Danville, Indiana Aug. 13 after she attempted to swallow meth during a traffic stop there. She was identified as Jennifer Dixon. Danville police stopped a red Ford Focus…
Southern Rivers Energy will host its annual meeting of members Saturday at the Lamar County school system’s Fine Arts Center on Burnette Road. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the business meeting starts at 10 a.m.
It will include food trucks, a health fair and door prize drawings. For more information, call 770.358.1383.
UPDATE 2: The state patrol has issued its preliminary report:
On August 27, 2026, at approximately 6:56 a.m., Lamar County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance for a fatal pedestrian crash on Georgia Highway 7 at Grove Street. The preliminary investigation indicates a pedestrian was pushing a bicycle eastbound across Georgia Highway 7 in the southbound lanes, not within a crosswalk. A marked Lamar County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle struck the pedestrian. After impact, several other vehicles struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries. The southbound lanes of Georgia Highway 7 were shut down for three hours. The pedestrian was identified as Michael Brown, 48, of Barnesville. The GSP Troop D Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team ( SCRT) is assisting with the investigation. Reference Crash Report C001078579 and SCRT Report SCRTD-088-26 when available.
UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 48-year-old Michael Brown by coroner Clay Tillery.
A large contingent of law enforcement officers, first responders and other rescue personnel have been on the scene of a fatal accident on Veterans Parkway just south its intersection with Grove Street since before dawn.
A sheriff’s office patrol car and a bicycle were loaded on a wrecker at the scene. No other details were immediately available.
More to follow…
Between Friday, August 7 and Thursday, August 13 the following were processed through the Lamar County jail:
Timothy David Barron, 49, Griffin, probation violation and wanted out of Spalding County;
Nicholas Lee Brown, 33, Barnesville, three counts DUI, open container and drugs not in original container;
Daniel Wiliam Cravey, 55, Milner, four counts cruelty to animals, structure unfit for human occupancy, acts constituting nuisances designated and junk and abandoned motor vehicle;
Victoria Dawn Cravey, 55, Milner, four counts cruelty to animals, structure unfit for human occupancy, acts constituting nuisances designated and junk and abandoned motor vehicle;
Shayla Cunningham, 33, Barnesville, obstruction of officers, open container and cruelty to children;
Karlnyus Terryk Drake, 27, Thomaston, probation violation;
Clarence Emmett Harris, 42, Forsyth, probation violation;
Susan Michelle Harris, 47, Macon, housed for Crawford County;
Dalecarlian Anthony Henley, 41, Concord, probation violation;
Chase Brennan Jenkins, 28, Milner, probation violation;
Ericia Shawn Martin, 38, Griffin, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and drugs not in original container;
Michael Martin, 38, Milner, probation violation;
Johnny Ray Minyard, 46, two counts probation violation;
Keith Francis O’Dell, 23, Griffin, aggravated assault, possession and use of firearm or knife during commission of attempt to commit felonies and criminal damage to property;
Phillip Ward-Allyn Owings, 27, Williamson, bench warrant;
William Ross Sanders, 33, Thomaston, possession of controlled substance;
Terry Lynn Simmons, 59, Fitzgerald, probation violation;
Steven James Smith, 31, Griffin, probation violation;
Jason Michael Toomey, 47, Hampton, possession of controlled substance, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit felonies, possession of firearm by convicted felon, two counts DUI, reckless driving, driving within emergency lane, speeding, driving without a valid license, tag violation and failure to maintain lane;
Caleb Aaron Vansipe, 39, Williamson, probation violation;
Craig Williams, 55, Barnesville, seat belt violation and obstruction;
Dominique Wisdom, 31, Marietta, aggravated assault, obstruction of officers, window tint violation, failure to maintain lane, speeding, fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving, drugs, possession of firearm by convicted felon, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit felonies, fugitive from justice, possession of a controlled substance, interference with government property and entering auto.
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies answered 230 calls.
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 97 calls.
Lamar County Fire Fighters responded to 26 calls.
Barnesville Fire Fighters responded to two calls.
Ameripro Ambulance Service responded to 66 calls.
There were 16 accidents.
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies served zero state warrants.
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies issued 72 traffic citations.
