Lamar County News

The Atlanta Humane Society has added $5,000 to the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed a Griffin Police Department German shepherd.

Yager, left, and Jimi, a K9 with the Griffin Police Department, were both reported missing Tuesday by Cpl.

Griffin police officer Chad Moxon, a Lamar County resident, has offered a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who kidnapped and killed his partner Jimmy.

The number of delinquent Lamar County property tax payers, more than 630 a month ago, has shrunk to the 160 property owners now facing tax lien sales.

In the Barnesville city council election Tuesday, November 3, challenger Mark Stone defeated incumbent Cecil Butch McDaniel in the Ward 5 race.

Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, Milner police chief Jake Sutton was able to arrest an alleged burglar within minutes of his having broken into Greater Spring Hill Baptist Church at 117 Locust Street Monday.

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The Lamar County sheriffa s office has begun a new program targeted at young drivers.

Between Friday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 15, the Lamar County sheriff's office made 16 arrests: Adrian Cody Whatley, 30, Griffin, VGCSA; Aaron Jourdan Copeland, 21, Adel, following too closely, VGCSA and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Between Friday, Oct. 2, and Thursday, Oct. 8, the Lamar County sheriff's office made 14 arrests: A Jerome Cary Daniel, 29, Thomaston, possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana and possession of drug related objects; James Alvin Barrett, 39, Thomaston, possession of meth with intent to distribute and ...

Rebecca Goolsby remembers the day Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Barnesville as being very hot.

There is no doubt that a downtown in any community is the raison d'Aatre - the heart of that community - and the need to keep that heart healthy lies with a keen emphasis on continuous downtown focus and revitalization.

Tucked away in the backyard of Scott Cone's Lamar County home is an explosion of color cultivated through hours of love and labor.

Between Friday, Sept. 4, and Thursday, Sept. 10, the Lamar County sheriff's office made 13 arrests: Jatori Lamont Davis, 22, Thomaston, state sentence; Ronnie Mark Watts Jr., 26, Griffin, speeding and DUI alcohol; Jeffery Alan Reeves, 45, Barnesville, disorderly conduct and terroristic threats and acts; Garris Wall, 76, Jackson, cruelty to children ...

State of Georgia, County of Lamar All creditors of the estate of Clarence Milford Cowling, Jr.

A Pike County couple was uninjured September 8 after their light plane crashed off South 6th St.

Between Saturday, Aug. 29, and Thursday, Sept. 3, the Lamar County sheriff's office made 21 arrests: Whitney Tierra Smith, 20, Barnesville, DUI, no license on person and no headlights; Jonaquin Antoine Jones, 25, Forsyth, DUI, open container and weaving over roadway; William Edward Bullock, 33, Jonesboro, DUI and violation of limited permit; Ronald ...

Barring public outcry, former Milner restaurateur and paving contractor Rudy Vaughn will be released from prison on parole September 14.

The economic downturn created a boon for the Lamar County water authority as bids for the upcoming water line project came in.

Between Friday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 27, the Lamar County sheriffs office made 27 arrests: Nakeyla Deon Thomas, 26, College Park, interference with custody; Paul Wade Melton, 46, Barnesville, possession of marijuana; Marcus Kevin Pitts, 33, Griffin, possession of drug related objects; Anthony Tyrone Wilson, 32, Milner, probation violation; ...