🌱 Barnesville’s CJ Allen earns first-team AP All-American honors

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• Barnesville’s CJ Allen earns first-team AP All-American honors
• Barnesville remembers longtime native Carol Pritchett Prescott

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 42.
• Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Georgia lands two players on AP All-American teams (on3.com subscription) — Barnesville native CJ Allen has been named a first-team AP All-American after leading the Georgia Bulldogs in tackles and tackles for loss during their 12-1 SEC championship season. Senior punter Brett Thorson earned second-team honors after winning the Ray Guy Award, and both players will next suit up for Georgia in the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl.
   

• Carol Pritchett Prescott (barnesville.com) — Barnesville holds a special place in the life story of Carol Pritchett Prescott, who moved here as a child and always considered it home, with family still living locally. The 82-year-old, most recently of Monroe, Georgia, passed away Dec. 14, leaving a legacy of church and community service across several Georgia towns and a large, loving family.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Knit/Crochet Club
  Griffin-Spalding County Library
  1:00 pm
• JV Girls Basketball @ Whitewater
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  4:30 pm
• V/JV Wrestling - Lamar Co Tri (Away)
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm
• Lamar County Trojans vs Mary Persons Bulldogs
  Lamar County High School , 1 Trojan Way , Barnesville
  5:30 pm
• ULES Chorus Concert
  Thomaston-Upson County Thomaston, GA 30286
  6:00 pm
• MCMS Chorus Concert
  Monroe County Fine Arts Center , 27 Brooklyn Ave , Forsyth
  6:00 pm
• V Basketball @ Whitewater, 6:00/7:30
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  6:00 pm
• Downtown Development Authority meeting
  Pike County Chamber-Commerce , 416 Thomaston St , Zebulon
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Toddler Art Dec 17
  'stache studio , 116 S 6th St , Griffin
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime @ the Library
  Griffin-Spalding County Library
  2:30 pm
• Swim - Jingle Jam (Columbus)
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  3:30 pm

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• Georgia DPS welcomes nine new officers (valdostatoday.com)
• Sawnee EMC donates $20,000 for local food assistance (accesswdun.com)
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