The Monroe County zoning board heard a request from IDI Land Holdings Monday night to rezone 845 acres adjacent to its Lamar quarry site from agricultural-residential to industrial. The land in question is just east…
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Concerns over sewage capacity have county authorities once again looking around for a new site for the proposed animal shelter. The shelter was originally going in adjacent to the rodeo arena and wetlands trail on…
Multiple events and church services are on the schedule this Easter week throughout the community. Here are those we have been notified about. Ongoing:First United Methodist Church of Barnesvillle will host Stations of the Cross,…
Gordon State College RN to BSN program has ranked fourth in annual list of best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in Georgia for 2022. According to a nursing advocacy organization, RegisteredNursing.org, GSC has been…
Gordon State College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, Pi Eta, on the Barnesville campus was named 2022 REACH Reward recipient. PTK is an international honor society that promotes student success for the highest achieving students…
The Georgia State Patrol released its report on a three-vehicle crash that snarled traffic on Hwy. 41 South at Fredonia Church Road for an hour Feb. 28. The accident occurred just before 6 p.m. A…
The first blasting was conducted at the Vulcan Minerals quarry off Hwy. 36 East March 3 with a handful of local officials and neighbors present. Quarry manager Barry Lawson said 110 holes were drilled and…