Carrollton native serves at Naval Air Technical Training Center
Airman Apprentice Christopher Andrew Knox, a native of Carrollton, Georgia, serves the U.S. Navy at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Pensacola, Florida. As a student at NATTC, Knox is serving among sailors and Marines developing the skills needed to be successful naval aviation warfighters. Students at NATTC are taught the requirements and skills […]
Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department Sheds Light on Bar-Shooting; Alleged Victim Drove Into West Georgia, Crashed Vehicle
On June 8th, 2022, at approximately 6:30 pm, the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department was notified by the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office that a male subject, identified as James Davis, had been involved in possible shooting within Cleburne County, Alabama. Haralson County Investigators stated that Davis had crashed his motor vehicle in the 100 block of […]
Buchanan Police Charge Man After 5-Hour Standoff
On June 6, 2022 at approximately 9:15pm Buchanan Officers responded to 77 Weatherly St Apt A in reference to a domestic dispute. The male subject refused to speak with officers and barricaded himself in a bedroom. Deputies with the Haralson County Sheriffs Office responded and assisted in setting up a perimeter around the residence. After […]
$1.5M Civil Suit Alleges City Action Resulted In Damage To Deceased Son’s Resting Place & Monument
A one-time candidate for Villa Rica mayor – and her husband—have filed a $1.5M civil suit in Carroll County Superior Court—citing defendants as the city of Villa Rica, the mayor and council, a funeral home operator and two other individuals. The 37-page civil action filed on May 26th by John and Jodi Mount alleges that […]
Georgia Senator Presents CHS Debate Team With Resolution In Recognition Of Back-To-Back State Championship Wins
CARROLLTON, GA —Georgia State Senator Mike Dugan presented the Carrollton High School debate team with a resolution in recognition of the team’s back-to-back state championship wins on June 1. The team captured its 12th state title in the Public Forum debate contest earlier this spring. Front row: Dr. Mark Albertus, Coach Richard Bracknell, Audrey Browning, […]
Video Production Offered As Elective At CJHS Beginning Next School Year
CARROLLTON, GA — A new elective will be offered at Carrollton Junior High School next year to help prepare students for the high school video production pathway. The new video production course will be offered to seventh and eighth-grade students. The goal of the class is to introduce students to the fundamentals of film and […]
Two foxes in Carroll County test positive for rabies after biting two residents
The Georgia Public Health Laboratory has confirmed that two foxes from Carroll County recently tested positive for rabies. The Carroll County Animal Control Office retrieved both foxes within 0.2 miles from each other in the vicinity of Highway 78, Villa Rica, and Old Villa Rica Road, Temple, after two separate incidents involving two residents of […]
Deputies Seek Stabbing Suspect
Geriquez ‘Gerik” Shadrion Lowery, age 31 from #TempleGA is wanted for the charge of Aggravated Assault. The incident occurred overnight on May 30, 2022, in the 30 block of Garden Ride Drive, #CarrolltonGA . Lowery allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old male victim from Lithia Springs, and he was flown to an Atlanta hospital, his current condition […]
Man Pushes His Honda Accord to 140 mph, Catches Attention of Deputy
Officials in Haralson County say at around 7:20 AM Tuesday a deputy running radar on I-20 clocked a green Honda Accord running 140 MPH. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and the green Honda refused to comply. The chase went into Cleburne County where the driver left I-20 and went through several back roads before […]
Rouse Foundation Healthy Heart Essay Scholarship Winners
The Rouse Foundation hosted its 20th Annual Healthy Heart Essay Scholarship for High School Seniors in Carroll, Douglas, and Haralson County. The topic this year was Intergenerational Connections and Heart Health: It Matters. The Rouse Foundation would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Healthy Heart Essay Scholarship First place of a $500 scholarship […]
