An 11-year-old boy caused an uproar Jan. 20 after he was caught smoking marijuana in a bathroom at Lamar County Elementary School. Dep. Destiny Valenzuela, the school resource officer, received a report from a teacher…
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Willie Hamm died Friday at Wellstar Spalding in Griffin after a long battle with cancer.
Arrangements are subject to change but visitation is currently set for 5:30-7 p.m. tonight at the Fine Arts Center. The funeral will be held at the FAC Tuesday at 12 noon.
The LCMS Lady Trojans defeated Pike County in the first round of the MGMSAL basketball tournament here Monday. They advanced to the title game and will face Gray Station in Jones County today at 5…
Trojan star CJ Allen will sign with the Georgia Bulldogs at ceremonies to be held at the LC gym Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. Allen is one of the top inside linebacker prospects in the nation and a finalist for the high school Butkus Award.
Trojan fans and the Dawgnation are invited to show up and support Allen who will be headed to Athens to take part in bowl game practices. The defending national champion Dawgs are 13-0 and in the hunt for another title after dominating LSU 50-30 to win the SEC Championship over the weekend.
By Kay S. Pedrotti A resident and local teacher in Lamar County since 2007, LCES second grade teacher Kim Basso has a classroom reflecting her methods of teaching in many different ways. “I tell the…
A Lamar County school bus was involved in a collision Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Silver Dollar Road and Ga. Hwy. 7.
Initial indications were the school bus was crossing the four-lane from Silver Dollar Road and broadsided a northbound Chevrolet pickup.
Neither driver was injured and no kids were on the bus.
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the accident.
“We are thankful no students were on the bus and no injuries were reported. We do not anticipate any interruptions to our routes from this incident,” superintendent Dr. Jute Wilson said.
The LC homecoming parade will be held Thursday, Sept. 29 and the community is invited to participate by attending or entering a parade float. The parade will form up at the Gordon College parking lots…