Barnesville Buzz

06/24/2026

Barnesville Police Department is investigating.

A man was injured in a shooting Tuesday night on Greenwood Street, according to the Barnesville Police Department. Police responded to the area around 10:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23, after receiving reports of shots being fired. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot woun...

06/13/2026

Summer events for kids and registration for Fall sports 🏈 ⚽️ 🥎 ⚾️ 🏀

The Lamar County Recreation Department is planning a summer full of activities in June and July to keep children active, engaged, and entertained. The fun begins in June with Lego Night at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, at the Recreation Gymnasium. Later that week, the department will host a Movie Night...

06/11/2026

UPDATE: New details explain what really caused Wednesday’s Market Street shutdown. ⚠️

UPDATE: Bankston’s Barber Shop and Salon reopened Thursday after Wednesday evening’s emergency response on Market Street. According to reports, a crew working in a neighboring vacant building was using gas-powered pressure washers inside, causing carbon monoxide to build up. Bankston’s said it...

06/11/2026

Market Street madness continued Wednesday evening after carbon monoxide alarms prompted the busy street to be shut down again.

Market Street was shut down once again Wednesday evening, June 10, after a gas leak raised concern in downtown Barnesville. The concern began around closing time at Bankston’s Barber Shop and Salon when carbon monoxide alarms inside the business were set off. A gas smell in the area prompted offic...

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...