September 28, 2023
After an arduous, five-hour meeting before a crowd of about 160 citizens, the Lamar County commission voted unanimously to place a forensic audit of the solid waste authority (SWA) on its agenda for Dec. 22.…
Linda Leaks, who was born in Barnesville and spent her early years here, will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in Washington DC on October 5. She lived in public housing in Washington…
Two juvenile males, including one from Milner, have been charged with murder in connection with a Sunday drive-by shooting in Barnesville that killed 17-year-old CJ Wellmaker. •••••••••• NOTICE: This story and the images that accompany…
At a hearing held Tuesday morning in Monroe County, Judge Tommy Wilson ruled the two juveniles charged with the murder of CJ Wellmaker here Sunday will be tried as adults.
That ruling opens up their files under Georgia law and we have requested their booking information and mugshots. Reportedly, one assailant is from Milner and the other from Griffin.
Additionally, the GBI has corrected its news release to report Wellmaker was standing in the yard of a home when the two assailants drove by and shot him. A previous release indicated Wellmaker was driving his killers.
