Central High School’s Senior Forestry Team Takes 1st Place
Pictured from left to right is Hayden Buford, Asher Ayers, Owen Gordon and Karson Wham. (Friday, February 2, 2024, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School’s Senior Forestry Team placed 1st in the Area 1 Northwest Georgia Career Development Event held in Rockmart earlier this week. The Forestry Career Development Event (CDE) requires students to demonstrate their […]
CMS sixth grader wins system spelling bee
Last week saw several rounds unfold before the Carrollton City Schools 2024 Spelling Bee champion was decided, with sixth grader Amaiya Deshields earning the title of this year’s district spelling bee champion. The winner of the 2024 Carrollton City Schools spelling bee is sixth grader Amaiya Deshields. The runner-up is seventh grader Gray Esslinger. Battling […]
Buchanan Man Accused of Strangling Wife
On Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 12:25 AM, deputies were dispatched to the 400 block of Price Creek Road in reference to a domestic already occurred. On arrival, deputies observed obvious red marks on the throat of the victim. Deputies spoke to the victim, who stated that she and her husband had gone into […]
West Georgia Technical College Announces 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year
CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) has named Doris Cardenas of Temple as its 2024 Adult Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year (OTOY). Cardenas will represent West Georgia Technical College at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Leadership Institute March 25-27, 2024. The Adult Education OTOY program is […]
Mariah Moses Named West Georgia Tech’s 2024 EAGLE Winner
CARROLLTON, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) has named Mariah Moses of Newnan as its 2024 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) winner. Moses will represent West Georgia Technical College at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute March 25-27, 2024. The Technical College System of Georgia through its Office of Adult Education sponsors the annual […]
Carroll County to purchase 52.08+/- Acres of land located at 2011 Carrollton-Villa Rica Highway for Emergency Vehicle Operations
Carroll County Board of Commissioners vote to purchase 52.08+/- Acres of land located at 2011 Carrollton-Villa Rica Highway for an EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations) Center during Special Called Meeting this week. Two years ago, the Board of Commissioners committed funds to construct an Emergency Vehicle Operations Course to provide training for local law enforcement officers, […]
48-year old Carrollton man accused of raping 5-year old girl
On 01/08/2024 Investigator Bristow responded to Tanner Carrollton in reference to an alleged child molestation. Upon arrival he spoke with the five year female victims mother, who advised that Her boyfriend, Rodney Yearta, stayed at home and watched her two children while she was at work. The mother advised that when she got home at […]
Temple man accused of firing gun inside Villa Rica apartment complex
story provided by VRPD PIO, Captain Blake Terry On January 6, 2024, at approximately 07:00 PM, Officers Donovan Robinson and Victoria Hamilton were dispatched to Hampton Court on Industrial Boulevard in reference to shots being fired in the apartment complex. Both officers located shell casings in the parking lot and began processing the crime scene […]
Man Sentenced To Life For 2021 Murder Conviction
The Defendant, Jalen Skakur Biggs, having been found guilty of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and Aggravated Assault on November 2, 2023, had his sentencing hearing at the Haralson County Courthouse on Monday, January 8, 2024, at 9:30am, in front of Chief Judge Mark Murphy. After having had a pre-sentence investigation conducted by the Department of […]
Haralson County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Car Seat Mini Grant: Buckle Up Right, Every Trip, Every Time
The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office was awarded the 2024 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program. Through the Mini-Grant, HCSO and the Department of Health work together to provide car seats and education to financially eligible families in Haralson County. This program is funded by the Governor’s Office of […]
