August 17, 2026
The following took place between 7/31/2026 to 8/6/2026
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies answered 233 calls
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 136 calls
Lamar County Fire Fighters responded to 28 calls
Barnesville Fire Fighters responded to 4 calls
Community Ambulance Service responded to 55 calls
There were 15 accidents
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies served 5 state warrants
Lamar County Sheriff’s Deputies issued 114 traffic citations
Extensive renovations at Myles-Wimberly Park will be officially unveiled Saturday morning at the park on Richardson Street. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m.
Towaliga CASA needs volunteers to serve as advocates for local children in foster care. Volunteers must be 21 or older, pass a background check and attend training.
For more information, visit towaligacasa.org
Dual Enrollment and senior parent events are on tap.
The Lamar County Regional Solid Waste Authority has called a meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. at the commission meeting room at the county administration building.
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a man in connection with a shooting incident on Lamar County Line Road.
Deputies with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office and Spalding County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of 130 Lamar County Line Road in reference to a report of shots fired.
According to the initial report, a male was driving on Lamar County Line Road near the residence when he encountered a white male who was reportedly acting erratically and was armed with a handgun. The armed individual allegedly fired multiple rounds at the passing vehicle. The driver was able to leave the area and was not injured.
Deputies from Lamar and Spalding counties responded to the scene and took Keith Odel, 26, of 130 Lamar County Line Road, into custody without further incident.
Odel is currently being held in the Lamar County Jail on charges of Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and Damage to Property.
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the deputies and personnel from both agencies involved in bringing this incident to a safe resolution.
At a long and, at times, heated meeting July 28, the Lamar County commission and representatives from Barnesville, Milner and Aldora agreed on splits for the proposed TSPLOST referendum which will be on the ballot in the November general election.
TSPLOST, if approved, is expected to result in collections of $17 million.To finally solidify a deal, the Town of Aldora agreed to receive no funding.
Lamar County will get the lion’s share of the money with 67% of the funds which is $11,730,000 if the projection holds. Barnesville will get 29% or $4,930,000. Milner will receive 4% or $680,000.
County administrator Sean Townsend prepared a projection that estimated, under current conditions and at current prices, it would take $81,225,000 to resurface all roads in the county. Barnesville would need $11,215,000 to resurface all its streets while Milner would need $2,752,000 for the work within its city limits.
Raising that amount would take 5.63 TSPLOST cycles, Townsend estimated.
