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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.

Joseph E. "Joe" McMichael is challenging Carl Pennamon for the District 1 County Commission seat.

Officials in Lamar County say a $160 million plant will produce electricity from biomass and create up to 25 jobs and a payroll of up to $1.5 million.

Davy Nathaniel Weaver during his euoogy, "I have known good soldiers over the years, yet none any better.'' The 39-year-old Weaver died May 18th after his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in ...

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

The Home Depot reports a 66% drop in first-quarter profit due to a large 1-time charge and continued weakness in the housing market.

The department last updated its figures May 17 at 10 a.m. EDT. Of those, the military reports 298 were killed by hostile action.

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

Gary Michael Hilton, who pleaded guilty to the murder of hiker Meredith Emerson in December, told a Lamar County Superior Court judge Thursday that he would fight extradition to Florida, where he faces murder ... via WSB-AM Atlanta

Georgia Power has landed another deal with an independent renewable generator to garner electricity from landfill waste. via Bizjournals

Hilton Fighting Extradition to Florida Suspected serial killer Gary Michael Hilton is fighting extradition to Florida, where he faces a murder charge. via WLOS

“That experience, it has given me a little knowledge on other-side-of-the-counter needs”

In 1983, Robert O. "Bob" Zellner parlayed a power company job in his Barnesville hometown into a six-year stint as Lamar County manager. via The Albany Herald

“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

“It's going to affect task forces everywhere because we depend on them to help with funding”

Staff Writer A bill signed by President George W. Bush is going to have more local effect than most may think when it comes to the war on drugs. via Thomaston Times

Middle Georgians who died in the Winecoff Hotel fire * Earlyne Adams, 16, Thomaston. via The Macon Telegraph

“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

“You just wouldn't believe the number of people who want to come and pick an onion”

In spring 1990, workers at Lane Packing on Ga. 96 in Peach County were selling peaches by the tractor-trailer load when elderly women kept stopping to try to buy a few pounds. via The Macon Telegraph

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

Skeet shooter with Savannah ties wins world titles Barnesville 's Hunter Price, 15, earned three golf, two silver and three bronze medals at the 2007 World Skeet Shooting Championships last month in San Antonio ... via SavannahNow