A section of High Falls Park Road near its intersection with Hwy. 36 East has been closed for over a month now due to a washed out culvert forcing residents and travelers to make a…
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Scenes from Saturday’s graduation ceremony for the Lamar County High School Class of 2023.
Two of five appointments that are normally routinely approved led to stalemates at the May 16 regular meeting of the Lamar County commission. The commission voted unanimously and without discussion to reappoint Olivia Banks and…
A Jackson man was killed Monday morning in a three-vehicle collision on Hwy. 36 East near its intersection with Chappell Mill Road. According to a preliminary report from the Georgia State Patrol, a Subaru Outback…
Depot Plaza will be the hot spot in downtown Barnesville Saturday as the ‘Chalk it Up’ event makes its debut. The schedule includes a sidewalk chalk competition and a spring market featuring food trucks and local vendors.
Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There will also be rock painting and music on the schedule. The entry fee for the chalk competition is $5.
The event is sponsored by the Barnesville Downtown Development Authority, Lamar Arts and the chamber of commerce.
For more information, call 404.733.7034.
A Norfolk-Southern train struck a late model pickup truck Monday afternoon at the entrance to the industrial park and the Jordan Forest Products plant.
The male driver of the truck was alert and talking at the scene. He was lifeflighted to a Macon trauma center.
More to follow…
A 56-year-old Milner man was among two people killed when two boats collided in a narrow cut in Apalachicola, Fla. April 29. Dorsey Metts, 56, a Pike County native, was dead at the scene. Ruth…
The City of Barnesville has imposed a six-month moratorium on new connections to its sewer system. Failing infrastructure has led to multiple sewer issues in recent months and years. A team compromised of city management,…