Thirty-five years ago today, 28-year-old Donna Ogletree Johnson was tortured then killed – her battered body found on an old logging road. The crime, arguably the most heinous in Lamar County history, ...

A limited number of tickets are available at $30 per person and must be purchased in advance. There will be no ticket sales ...

The Lamar County Animal Shelter has until 4 p.m. July 11 to adopt out is current population of dogs and cats. The $75 ...

The Georgia Fire 2016 girls, Lamar County’s first 8U travel softball team, finished their first year of play with a 28-7-2 ...

The TBA World Series champs are (front, l-r) Carson Reinhardt, Layton Selph, Deacon Dodge, Easton Harris, Trae Davis, Kason ...

Barnesville.com - ObituariesFormer Lamar County tax commissioner Amanda Gamez died Saturday, May 17 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Gamez took office Jan. 1 after running unopposed ...

Julian “Franklin” Smith, Jr., 77, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away, on Tuesday, July 01, 2025, surrounded by his loving ...

With the first scrimmage of the season just over six weeks away, the Lamar County Trojans are breaking in three new coaches and working on the passing game which has been virtually non-existent over ...

Barnesville.com -Gordon College will hold groundbreaking ceremonies for its new Nursing & Allied Health Building Friday, Aug. 21, at 9:30 a.m.u000bu000bThe ceremony, which is open to the public, will ...

The Lamar County animal shelter, which just opened in April, will shut down today to correct issues with floor sealant which ...

Barnesville.com -From special agent Tony Lima, GBI:u000bu000bMeansville, GA (July 16, 2020) ‘“ On Wednesday, July 15th, 2020, Pike County resident Brent Stein, 67, was charged with seven counts of ...

We wish to inform the residents of Barnesville, Georgia, about a recent issue concerning our drinking water reservoir. Due to changes in the Edie Creek watershed and heavy rain events, a lake turnover ...