Carroll Chamber Board Formally Supports Carrollton Redevelopment Powers Referendum on November 8 Election
At its recent meeting, the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted unanimously to actively support the referendum on the November 8 General Election Ballot that authorizes the City of Carrollton to exercise redevelopment tools under the Redevelopment Powers Law, including the creation of Tax Allocation Districts (known as TADs). James (Jay) Gill, […]
Bloods Gang Member Travis Mcfarland Found Guilty Of February 2019 Murder Of James “Jake” Ponder, Sentenced To Serve Life Followed By 75 Years
On October 1, 2022, after a weeklong trial, a Troup County jury found Travis McFarland, a/k/a: “Slime Hext,” now 21 years old, of LaGrange, guilty of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery, Possession of Firearm during Commission of a Felony, and two violations of the Georgia Street […]
Crites Named CCS Teacher Of The Year
CARROLLTON, GA – Since the third grade, she knew she was going to be a veterinarian. But a fateful day during a college oral exam changed Stefnie Crites’ trajectory, and Carrollton City Schools students are the ones who have benefitted the most. The Carrollton Upper Elementary School fifth grade teacher received the top honor as […]
Villa Rica Selected For State Housing Program
Villa Rica is among seven cities in the state that will be enrolled in a state program designed help towns across Georgia improve housing and beautify their communities. The city was notified late last week that it had qualified for the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) program, a highly sought-after designation that, over the […]
Carroll County Jury Convicts Mark Anthony Starnes Of Rape and Child Molestation
On September 30, 2022, Mark Anthony Starnes, 46, was found guilty of Rape, two counts of Aggravated Child Molestation, and two counts of Child Molestation, by a Carroll County jury. Coweta Judicial Circuit Acting-Superior Court Judge Michael Hubbard presided over the trial, which stretched on for two weeks from September 19 until September 30. Sentencing […]
Oak Mountain Academy Senior, Emily Richardson, Commended In The 2023 National Merit® Scholarship Program
Head of School, Patrick J. Yuran, of Oak Mountain Academy recently announced Emily Richardson (’23) being named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented by Mr. Yuran and Mr. Andrew Carnes, OMA Upper […]
Central High School FFA State Champions
(Friday, September 23, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School FFA instructors and students were recognized by the Carroll County Schools Board of Education for winning the State Championship competition in both Georgia Junior Wildlife and Georgia Junior Forestry events. The purpose of the Wildlife Management Career Development Event is to stimulate student interest and to […]
Chase Skipper Earns 3rd Place in Tractor Competition
(Friday, September 23, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School senior, Chase Skipper, earned 3rd place in the Area 1 Agricultural Tractor and Machinery Operations and Maintenance Career Development Event. The Tractor and Machinery Operations and Maintenance CDE is designed to develop skills in operating tractors and various pieces of machinery safely, as well as maintaining […]
Supreme Court Sides with Developer’s Argument For Permitting Rock Quarry North of Whitesburg
It appears that Carroll County government has run out of legal options in the fight to prevent Green Rock LLC from building a $20-million rock quarry outside the city of Whitesburg. The Georgia Supreme Court this week unanimously denied the county’s latest application for appeal. However, independent coalition Citizens Opposed To Carroll County Rock Quarry […]
VR council adopts $42.6M budget for FY23
Villa Rica’s City Council on Tuesday adopted a $42.6 million budget for the 2023 fiscal year, a spending plan that is 16% less than the previous year. The budget, which goes into effect Oct. 1, reflects what city leaders say are the realities of post-COVID life; funding only a portion of the city staff’s requested […]
