Local School Districts ‘Pleased’ With Governor’s Budget Proposal Suggesting Additional Spending For Education
Administrators with both the Carrollton City Schools District and Carroll County District say they are pleased to see heavy spending for education in Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s fiscal year 2024 state budget proposal released on Friday. Gov. Brian Kemp proposed increasing spending in the current budget year by $2.4 billion, largely to pay for two […]
Carrollton City Schools Announces Leadership Changes
CARROLLTON, GA — Tuesday night, Carrollton City Schools Board of Education approved leadership changes for the upcoming school year. Eric Simmons will serve as principal at Carrollton Junior High School, Tabitha Walker will serve as the principal at Carrollton Upper Elementary School, Travis Thomaston will serve as director of Student Engagement for the district, and […]
NAACP Appoints Dominique Conteh As New Branch President
The First Woman To Lead The NAACP Carroll County Branch Is Determined To Lead With Transparency, Compassion and Pride On January 7th, 2023 the NAACP Carroll County Branch installed it’s first woman President to chair this nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Dominique Conteh stepped into the historical light as a beacon of experience succeeding long […]
Carroll County Board of Education Approves Three Attendance Zone Adjustments
Reflecting growth in the northern portion of the district, the Carroll County Board of Education approved changes to three school attendance zones at the Board Meeting on January 9, 2023. The new attendance zones will be effective beginning in August 2023. About 50 students will be rezoned from Glanton-Hindsman Elementary School to Villa Rica Elementary […]
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting That Resulted In Death Of Whitesburg Man
Newnan, GA (January 9, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Newnan, GA. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on January 9, 2023. One man was shot and killed. No officers were injured in this incident. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4:00 a.m., […]
Jill Duncan Named 2023 Chairman of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
2023 Officers and New Board Members Elected Carrollton, GA (01/04/2023) – Jill Duncan, owner and principal of State Farm in Carrollton and longtime community leader, was named as the 2023 Chairman of the Board for the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce at the December 2022 Board of Directors meeting. At this December meeting, the current […]
Registration Window Approaching For 2023-2024 School Year At Carrollton City Schools
CARROLLTON, GA – The registration process for the 2023-2024 school year at Carrollton City Schools is quickly approaching. Registration for grades K-12 opens Jan. 18 and the pre-K lottery registration will take place Feb. 27 through March 3. Pre-K families must obtain a lottery ticket in order to be eligible for the pre-K lottery drawing. […]
Gov. Kemp Announces Grant Funds to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Carroll & Haralson Counties
Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced over $234 million in 29 preliminary grant awards for broadband internet expansion through the Capital Projects Fund Grant Program. These awards will improve connectivity for communities, households, businesses, and anchor institutions in 28 Georgia counties. When combined with significant capital matches from the awardees, almost $455 […]
A.C.E (Aggressive Crime Enforcement) Unit assists ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) in investigation that resulted in the arrest of three individuals for possession of a machine gun among other charges.
During the investigation it was discovered that a group of individuals, identified as 19-year-old Villa Rica man, Jayden Gaddy, 22-year-old Carrollton man, Tyrecus Caldwell, and 22-year-old Carrollton woman, Tyanna Dobbs, in possession of multiple Glock switches, (which can make a gun fully automatic), a machine gun, and multiple other illegal and stolen items. Deputy Attison […]
Carroll County Unemployment Rate Down in November
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Carroll County’s unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percent to 2.7 percent from October to November. A year ago, the rate was 2.7 percent. “We are seeing job numbers continue to rise across the state as Georgians secure employment,” said Commissioner Butler. “Unemployment rates also dropped in […]
