Barnesville Buzz

07/25/2025

Barnesville Business Spotlight!! 🐝
Classes start August 11 at Flash Dance Co.
Read the article below to find out more about this new business and its owner 👇👇👇

https://barnesvillebuzz.com/barnesville-welcomes-flash-dance-company-continuing-local-dance-legacy/

07/22/2025

Cuts by Dan Bankston and Haircuts By Shane Peek would like to extend a blessing of a free haircut to those in need. Anyone that needs a fresh cut for the return to school can message us here, Dan’s cell at 770-584-0925 or Shane’s cell at 678-953-7118 to schedule the service through August 1st (8/1). This is our busiest time of the year so we are working by appointment only. Obviously with this type of offer there will be people that may take advantage of it and that’s ok too because that will be between you and our Heavenly Father. But if you are in need because every day expenses are overwhelming we are here to help. Also, keep in mind this is for men and boys as that’s the only type of cuts that we perform. Thanks and as always thanks for allowing us to be your barber and blessing us to allow us to offer this service.

07/21/2025

So, what’s the story behind the tank that just showed up at Lamar County High School?

It’s not new, and it’s not random. This war machine has a very “Barnesville” story, and in a way, it just came home. 🇺🇸

Read the story on Barnesville Buzz 🐝

A Legacy Rolls Back to Town A piece of Barnesville’s educational heritage and American history now has a new home. A World War II Sherman tank and artillery gun, both once familiar fixtures o…

07/21/2025

I mean, who doesn’t love ice cream? 🍦 🐝
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07/18/2025

Students will return to school on July 31 with new cell phone and dress code policies. 🍎

As the 2025-2026 school year is set to begin soon, Lamar County Schools will be implementing updated policies regarding student cell phone use and dress code across all four schools. Personal Elect…

07/18/2025

You don’t need a new take on Jesus. You need a clearer view. He is the radiance of God’s glory! 💥

On the morning of June 2, as the sun began to rise above the tree line, I was able to catch the sun rising in a way that I rarely see, at least in our neck of the woods with our low, rolling hills.…

07/11/2025

Stop the hustle and hush.
This look into a well-known Bible verse will change the way you see your times of rest.

You and I live in a world that tells us to be on the go, stay busy, and hustle. We often find our value in the chase, filling our schedules to the brim, and wearing exhaustion like a badge of honor…

07/09/2025

Before confronting a game warden with a knife, Dante Smith wrote about the government, God, and his personal struggles.
Could his Facebook posts have been warnings that something was unraveling?
Barnesville Buzz takes an inside look at the downward spiral that ended in tragedy.

On July 8, 2025, Dante Romeoro Smith was shot and killed by a Georgia Department of Natural Resources agent after charging the officer with a drawn knife. For reference, the original story of the o…

07/09/2025

UPDATE: In 2022, Smith was arrested in Heard Co after stabbing his grandfather.

UPDATE: The man has been identified as Dante Romearo Smith (28) of Bowdon, GA
The case is being called “suicide by police.”

A man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in a hay field at the corner of Brent Road and U.S. Highway 341 in Lamar County after allegedly threatening a Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DN…

07/04/2025

Happy Birthday to the USA — home of the brave and the free press. Barnesvillebuzz.com

07/01/2025

Chief Belinda Penamon offers a serious reminder: “Once you discharge a firearm, you can’t take it back.” 🔫

The Barnesville Police Department responded to a shooting on Railroad Street on June 29, 2025, at about 9:00 PM, in an incident that left one man injured. Thirty-year-old Quintavious Searcy was sho…