Carroll County Man Jailed After Threatening to Shoot State & Local Officers
Bond has been denied for a 57-year old Roopville man facing eight charges of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer following an armed standoff over the weekend. It is fortunate that neither he nor local law enforcement suffered serious injury. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy report, last Friday evening around 8:00, multiple […]
Georgia Sees Uptick in COVID Cases
While the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeing an uptick in new COVID cases and hospitalizations related to COVID, the numbers remain relatively low, compared to the state’s peak in January 2022 or even summer COVID increases in previous years. The increases DPH is currently seeing are likely a combination of a new […]
Fairfield Plantation Board member suggests closing the gated-community’s fire department and residents rely on County FD for fire service
Carroll County government has agreed to conduct a ‘public safety and emergency services study and review’ for the Fairfield Plantation community—in part, to determine what services for the residents of the gated community are most efficient and effective. The study comes in response to a power point presentation developed by one member of the Fairfield […]
DA/ GBI determine ‘insufficient evidence’ to seek charges in case re: stolen items found on property owned by county commission chairman
Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning told WLBB Radio on Friday that the April 2023 case involving a stolen hydraulic dump trailer and stolen John Deere square hay baler which were located on property owned by Haralson County Commission Chairman Ronnie Ridley- is now considered closed, unless new evidence is brought forward. Earlier this […]
Buchanan man charged with aggravated assault
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, deputies were dispatched to the 5900 block of Highway 120 in reference to a domestic dispute. On arrival, deputies tried to approach a male subject behind a home, but he would not let them get close. The male was armed with a gun and was threatening to shoot deputies, but […]
Naomi Norbraten Shares Her Yale Experience
(Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School 2021 graduate, Naomi Norbraten, stopped by to speak with juniors and seniors about her college experience. Early in 2020 Naomi was awarded a full academic scholarship to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. She is currently in her junior year of study toward her degree in […]
Partnership yields athletic trainers for all county high schools
(Press Release provided by Carroll County Schools District, Public Relations) An expanded partnership between Carroll County Schools and Southern Therapy Services has placed full time athletic trainers at each of the county’s five high schools for the first time this year. After years of partial coverage provided at no cost by Southern Therapy, this new […]
BOE votes to lower millage rate
(Press Release provided by Carroll County Schools District, Public Relations) The Carroll County Board of Education voted to lower the 2023 millage rate for Carroll County taxpayers to 17.0 mills from 17.5 mills at its August 21 board meeting. Lowering the millage rate will save the average Carroll County homeowner about $58 per year compared […]
Almon Funeral Home Donates Central Footballs
(Thursday, August 17, 2023, Carrollton, Georgia). Almon Funeral Home delivered several large boxes filled with footballs for Friday night’s game! The footballs are soft and will be tossed to Lion fans by cheerleaders! Accepting the donation was Principal Kelly Edwards, Cheer Coach Kaci Perryman and cheerleader Mylah Dunson.
From the City of Villa Rica: Investigation of Villa Rica Police Target Incident Concludes
Villa Rica police intended no racial bias but did show a “lack of awareness and judgment” in choosing a target depicting a Black man during a June civilian firearms class, according to an external investigation of the matter. The investigation, ordered by Villa Rica Mayor Gil McDougal, also found no evidence of biased policing within […]
