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Jimmie (Buzz) Burousas Jr., a Barnesville native, was apparently shot and killed in the driveway of his Concord home in Pike County July 1.Burousas was the son of former Lamar County chief magistrate Jimmie Burousas…

Walt Disney’s BOLT will be screened Friday at dusk (about 8:30 p.m) at Ritz Park in downtown Barnesville.Refreshments and temporary airbrush tattoos will be available. Admission is free.Bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets.

Apparent homicide victim Jimmie (Buzz) Burousas Jr. was laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery in Barnesville Sunday afternoon with a small crowd of family and friends on hand.Burousas was reportedly shot to death in the…

Inspired by the fireworks celebration this evening as well as the thoughts brought on by a busy and troubled week in the world. May independence be yours this night and forevermore.http://www.youtube.com/v/KkkzNa2nlZI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311bThe song is “If I…

Funeral services for murder victim Jimmie (Buzz) Burousas Jr. have been set for Sunday, July 5.Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Zebulon. Visitation with the family will be held…

Teresa Mangham Burousas has been released from Grady Hospital in Atlanta where she was lifeflighted after being savagely beaten at her Caldwell Bridge Rd. home near Concord July 1.Her husband, Buzz Burousas, was shot and…

New laws to take effect in Georgia on July 1.EducationParents will be able to choose which public school their children attend, regardless of district boundaries, as long as the school has room.Eleventh- and 12th-graders can…

Morehouse police chief Vernon Worthy’s trial was delayed pending a hearing on motions filed by his defense team.Worthy faces criminal charges for allegedly pointing a pistol at a hunter last year.He had been scheduled for…