Gordon State College recently launched its first student entrepreneurship competition, an initiative designed to strengthen ...

The Great Community Cat Meet Up will be held on Saturday, March 21 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Jackson. The cat-focused event will be held from noon until 3 p.m. a ...

In the Christian faith, ashes are never the end of the story. Ashes remind us that life can be fragile, but they also remind us that God specializes in renewal. Again and again throughout scripture, ...

Ralph Merritt, 79, died March 2 after a brief illness. Visitation will be held March 5 from 5-7 p.m. at Trice Funeral Home. A Celebration ...

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The Lamar County extension service office has teamed up with the Barnesville library to offer a Lunch & Learn program including a honey tasting. The event will be held at the library on March 20 from ...

Qualifying for the May 19 general, nonpartisan primary is well underway and elections supervisor Anita Reid reports only incumbents have qualified locally thus far. The #4 Lamar County Lady Trojans ...

Gordon State College business communications students will host a pet adoption event Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at the Lamar County Animal Shelter on Roberta Drive. For more information, call ...

A wind-driven fire that broke out at about 11 p.m. Monday ripped through two buildings on Market Street that dated back to the 1880s. Mama D’s Restaurant, where the fire started ...

From tax commissioner Lesley Kilchriss: The sale of FiFas by the City of Barnesville set for tomorrow (Tuesday) has been canceled because all those with pending sales paid their delinquent taxes.

Lamar Arts invites the community to experience a vibrant new exhibition featuring the work of several Georgia artists whose styles span contemplative realism, wearable art, and pop-culture–infused ...

There are some stories that must be told again and again, not to reopen old wounds, but to keep memory alive and to nurture hope. We will hear one of those stories from Holocaust Survivor Ben Walker ...