Barnesville News

On Aug. 21, the Thomaston Historical Preservation Committee held a meeting in the downstairs conference room of the R E Lee building to discuss the appropriateness of putting murals on some of Thomaston's ...

Fred Crane's acting career included only a few credits, spread out over four decades.

MATILDA Ledger's claim to her father's fortune is yet to be decided, but three big stars have helped to guarantee her financial security.

A 7-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched "Ode to the Motherland," a ceremony official said _ the latest ...

An angry wife in Queensland, Australia has listed an "empty condom packet and a photo of the tarts knickers" for sale on the popular auction site Ebay. She originally had the actual pair of underpants listed but found that selling used underpants was a violation of ebays secondhand clothing policy. She then chose to change it to a photo of the underpants. The seller of the items, annastella007, goes into great detail about the items that she found in her bed and the history behind them. The beginning bid was .99, and it continues to rise.

The Iris City Runners of Griffin, GA are raising money for the Susan G. Komen walk in Atlanta, GA with the "Hakuna My TaTas" 10K/5K race that will take place on August 23, 2008 in beautiful downtown Barnesville, GA. Registration is $20.00 before August 15th, and $25.00 after August 25th. All pre-registered participants are guaranteed a top quality t-shirt and a lei necklace. For more information contact Jenny at 404-348-0464, or Jenny@iriscityrunners.com

John Cary Bittick kept his family's hold on the Monroe County Sheriff's office, trouncing former Georgia State Patrol Sgt.

What makes this plant green? The plant will create steam power by burning wood chips from logging or land-clearing operations that normally would rot in the forest or in landfills.

An inmate serving time for aggravated assault has been accused of raping a Barnesville woman in 1994.

A Lamar County soldier was killed Sunday in Afghanistan when an explosive device hit his vehicle, Junior Hamrick of VFW Post 6542 in Barnesville said today.

“By tapping into the power of biomass gasification to make electricity, Georgia Power is not only doing what's good for the environment but is also continuing to diversify its expanding renewable portfolio throughout the state”

Georgia Power has now signed another long-term contract with an independent renewable generator that will produce electricity from landfill waste. via American Recycler

“We've seen trends. We've seen more women bank robbers than we've seen in the past, we've seen our fair share of egregious bank robbers, take-overs, shots fired”

The hunt is on Tuesday in the south metro area for a bank robber who unknowingly has a little claim to fame. via MyFOX Atlanta

“Jack is a great friend of the entire campus”

A 53-year-old Tifton man who works for a maintenance company at Abraham Baldwin College was critically injured Tuesday morning on the college's campus when a student hit the golf cart he was driving. via Tifton Gazette

Henry Abreu, a former city court judge in Barnesville could face charges after he was involved in a wreck in Lamar County Sunday night. via MyFOX Atlanta