Barnesville Buzz

05/30/2026

The Barnesville-Lamar Chamber of Commerce delivered fire relief checks Friday to businesses and employees impacted by the March Market Street fire, including Bankston’s Barber Shop and Salon and Goggans Florist. ❤️

Barnesville-Lamar Chamber of Commerce

The Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce delivered relief checks on Friday, May 29, to local businesses impacted by the Market Street fire on the night of March 2, 2026, providing financial support through a community relief fund established for those businesses that were affected. Four busi...

05/27/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

Under beautiful overcast skies Saturday morning, with rain holding off just long enough for the occasion, Lamar County High School celebrated the Class of 2026 during commencement at Trojan Field. A total of 190 seniors crossed the stage to receive their diplomas. Of those graduates, 24 were recogni...

05/19/2026

Today is the Georgia Primary 🗳️ 🍑

Lamar County voters had already cast or returned 2,120 ballots before Election Day in the May 19, 2026 General Primary Election, according to the Lamar County Board of Elections’ recap. The report shows 2,043 advance in-person votes were cast during the early voting period, while 77 absentee-by-ma...

05/11/2026

Lamar County High School earned what Georgia’s State Superintendent Dr. Richard Woods called the “academic state championship banner.”

Lamar County High School received statewide recognition Monday, May 4, as Georgia State School Superintendent Dr. Richard Woods visited the school to present a banner honoring LCHS as one of Georgia’s Literacy Leaders. The recognition is awarded to schools that demonstrated exceptional achievement...

05/05/2026

Danielle Gibson represented Gordon State College at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition where she placed 3rd among others from USG institutions. 🥉🐎

A Gordon student is building early success with state-level recognition. In March, Danielle Gibson, a post-baccalaureate student at Gordon State College, won Gordon’s inaugural entrepreneurship competition, earning the opportunity to compete at the University System of Georgia’s Innovation and E...

04/25/2026

On Friday in Pittsburgh, former Lamar County Trojan and Georgia Bulldogs football linebacker CJ Allen was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft as the 54th overall pick. With the selection, Allen becomes just the second player in Lamar County High School histor...

04/25/2026

CJ is headed to the NFL! 🏈

On Friday in Pittsburgh, former Lamar County Trojan and Georgia Bulldogs football linebacker CJ Allen was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft as the 54th overall pick. With the selection, Allen becomes just the second player in Lamar County High School histor...

04/13/2026

The City of Barnesville is working on new golf cart restrictions. 📜
Barnesville Buzz broke down the ordinance and the questions still unanswered. 🐝

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the Barnesville Police Department published a statement on its page addressing the need for a local ordinance to allow golf carts on city streets, vehicles that have been popular among city residents for decades. The post quickly gained attention online, as many r...

04/11/2026

💈 Back where they belong 💇‍♂️
Bankston’s Barber Shop and Salon is reopening today with a community celebration 🎉

After weeks of uncertainty following the Market Street fire on the night of March 2, 2026, a familiar business is finally returning to its home base. Bankston’s Barber Shop & Salon will officially reopen its doors Saturday, April 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., marking a long-awaited return to i...

04/01/2026

The expansion is expected to bring major changes to southern Lamar County, especially the Redbone and Piedmont areas.

A new proposal suggests that a major interstate expansion could bring a significant transportation corridor through Lamar County. According to documents that were leaked by an anonymous source at the Georgia Department of Transportation, state and regional planners are moving forward with a westward...