LaGrange Bark for Your Park daily contest standings

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Casey, pictured, is a service dog who has been missing from the Planter’s Ridge subdivision on Teaver Road since Sunday afternoon. Her owner, Emmie Sizemore, said she is epileptic and requires medication. If seen, call Sizemore at 706-616-2780. A $200 reward is offered. Send a photo of you and your favorite four-legged friend and we’ll publish it with future Bark Park standings. Send your photo, including your first and last name, your home city, your dog’s name and a sentence or two about your dog to tjones@civitasmedia.com. Please include your phone number for verification purposes.

LaGRANGE — Watkinsville and Jackson, Illinois, surged ahead of LaGrange on Monday as voting continues in the PetSafe Bark for Your Park grant competition. The city is competing for a $100,000 grant to expand Granger Park and add a dog park.

Visit http://www.petsafe.net/ barkforyourpark/city/ 2767/lagrange-ga/ to vote. Find LaGrange’s campaign on Facebook by searching “Bark for Your Park – LaGrange, GA” or using #barklagrangega. Votes may be cast twice per day, per voter. Voting ends July 22.

Vote count as of 9:15 a.m. today:

1. Jacksonville, Ill. — 6,374

2. Watkinsville, Ga. — 5,194

3. LaGrange, Ga. — 3,291

4. Moore, Okla. — 2,843

5. Fort Gratiot, Mich. — 2,373

6. Epworth, Iowa — 2,113

7. Merrimack, N.H. — 2,070

8. Winslow, Ariz. — 1,900

9. Barstow, Calif. — 1,694

10. Vacaville, Calif. — 1,675

11. Portland, Texas — 1,607

12. Willmar, Minn. — 1,409

13. Sheffield Lake, Ohio — 1,095

14. Oswego, Ill. — 974

15. Bryant, Ark. — 970