Barnesville okays trick-or-treat; Milner hesitant to sponsor event October 13, 2020 barnes In light of many closures and cancellations, fans of Barnesville’s mammoth night of Halloween trick-or-treating were concerned about the event but last week city officials announced the show will go on under a full moon Oct. 31. City police and fire units will block off Thomaston Street as usual.
Claxton lone qualifier in Barnesville Ward 1 race July 30, 2020 Barnesville Herald-Gazette Bill Claxton was the lone qualifier in the special election to fill the Ward 1 seat on the Barnesville city council vacated by the death of his wife, Anne Claxton.
Voters in Barnesville's Ward 1 will have to vote twice Nov. 3 July 17, 2020 Barnesville Herald-Gazette The City of Barnesville has called a special election to fill the unexpired term of Ward 1 council member Anne Claxton who died June 15 from injuries received in an accident June 4. The qualifying fee is $45.
UPDATE: Mayor clarifies position; URMC situation report April 22, 2020 Barnesville Herald-Gazette Barnesville mayor Peter Banks has clarified remarks he made to the Barnesville Rotary Club Tuesday via videoconference.
"We're alive but everything's gone" April 22, 2020 Barnesville Herald-Gazette For Barnesville PD Sgt. Jesse Blackmon (201), who was on duty, that was a time of trying to deal with his terror about whether his wife and two children would survive.