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Column: Bells tolled long for family ties in Congress race Johnny Vardeman During the 1904 campaign for Congress for the 9th District, Tom Bell of White and Hall counties was seeking to unseat Rep. F. Carter Tate of Pickens County. Bell scheduled a speech in Lawrenceville, and Tate surprised him by also showing up. Bell reminded Tate that he had married into the Bell family, making them fourth cousins by marriage. He told the audience that he would keep t...

Warren County opened its new, $5.6 million fire and rescue station today. Warren County Fire Marshal Gerry Maiatico spoke by phone about the project reaching completion and the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic put the kibosh on plans to hold a ribbon-cutting for the facility. “Unfortunately, due to the COVID regulations and restrictions, and out of an abundance of caution for staff, we’re not gonna be completing a ribbon-cutting ceremony,” Maiatico said Friday. Volunteers and staf...