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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…

Alfred (Dan) Fears Sr., father of Judge Bill Fears of the Towaliga circuit, died Tuesday.Visitation is July 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral is July 2 at 11 a.m.…

Barnesville police investigators have issued a warning to local merchants and citizens to be on the lookout for counterfeit $100 bills in circulation here.Investigator Dickie Carreker described the bills, most or all of which carry…