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Heavy rains falling on saturated ground have wreaked havoc with county roads today. Multiple roads are closed and things are likely to get worse before they get better.County administrator Wayne Patterson reported multiple problems. ‘These…

Participants will be on the air as well as learning about job skills Thursday, April 2, when the high school hosts the first Got Skills? career fair with the chamber of commerce. ’We’re so excited…

Gordon College pumped more than $100 million into the regional economy during fiscal year 2008, according to a report released Wednesday by the University System of Georgia.In fiscal year 2008, which ran from July 2007…

you ever played on someone or that was played on you?Remember, the day is not over and these could come back to haunt someone.

Attorneys for Lamar County and the E.T. Carlyle Co. squared off in Lamar superior court today in a battle that occasionally got testy. Things got tense enough that Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell issued an admonishment…

The battle over E.T. Carlyle Co.’s proposed construction and demolition landfill returns to Lamar County superior court today at 9 a.m.Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. of the Griffin Judicial Circuit will hear the company’s motion…

Keith Lassiter, Lamar County Cooperative Extension Coordinator and Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent will retire March 31, after more than 33 years with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Lassiter began…

Most areas of Barnesville-Lamar County received between 4.5 to 5 inches of rain over the past 48 hours, resulting in localized flooding. The rain has now ended and waters are receding though creeks and ponds…