Whitesburg Officials Celebrate Georgia Cities Week
Whitesburg will celebrate Georgia Cities Week April 23-29 with a variety of events throughout the week. The City Council will observe the week with a resolution recognizing the special observance. The City’s water department will hold a customer appreciation day on Friday, April 28, at the Recreation Center with information, refreshments and […]
Glanton-Hindsman Elementary earns national STEM certification
Glanton-Hindsman Elementary School has been named a National STEM Certified Campus by the National Institute for STEM Education making a total of 14 Carroll County Schools campuses with the distinction. NISE-certified STEM campuses have implemented 21st-century learning and strategies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that transform school culture and maximize student achievement. Only 2 […]
Lilly Williams Awarded Performing Arts Scholarship from Southern Union
(Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School senior Lilly Williams was awarded a performing arts scholarship from Southern Union State Community College in Opelika, Alabama.Along with the award from Southern Union Lilly is the recipient of a $1000 scholarship from the Fairfield Plantation Women’s Club and another from the Golden K. Kiwanis Club. […]
Villa Rica Police Launch Mobile App
The Villa Rica Police Department has launched a custom smartphone app designed to better serve residents and to provide near-instant notification of important matters. The Villa Rica Police App is available for free through the app stores for both iOS and Android devices. It allows the department to both provide and receive information to the […]
Eight Students Recognized For Academics, Arts & Athletics
CARROLLTON, GA – A special evening of special recognition was the highlight of the Carrollton Board of Education meeting Tuesday, which included honoring eight Carrollton High School seniors who are this year’s inductees into a special class of CHS alumni. Since the Class of 2007, Carrollton High School annually has identified seniors who represent the […]
Deputies Charge Alleged Porch Pirates
Investigators Brandon Wiggins and Shane North have been investigating several thefts of packages where the victims described witnessing from home cameras a U-Haul Van pull into their driveways, a male exit the vehicle and approach their dwellings and steal amazon packages. The Criminal Investigation Division used investigative tools to determine the U-Haul Van that was […]
Carrollton Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Carrollton, GA (April 14, 2023) – On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Gary Bennett, 76, of Carrollton, was arrested and charged with ten counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Carrollton Police Department’s Cyber Crime Unit.As members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, this investigation is part of the ongoing effort to […]
Exchange ideas: UWG hosts The Great Debate for an evening of scholarly discourse
By Miranda Pepe The presidents of two higher education institutions from different parts of the country – both of whom are communications scholars – were recently discussing the lost tradition of lively discourse and the expression of opposing ideas. They soon realized that they could bridge the 800-mile gap between their institutions and breathe new […]
Carrollton City Council Offers Settlement To Developer Suing City, Staff, & Elected Officials
Carrollton City Council on Monday approved a tentative agreement with developer Q Hayward Holdings, LLC– who had filed a civil suit against the city in July of last year— alleging that the city had caused the plaintiff more than $22 million in damages by unlawfully withholding sewer services from a 263-unit residential development planned for […]
Carrollton City Schools Discussing School Security & Safety
Back from spring break— the Carrollton City Schools District on Monday—discussed school safety and security measures— in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. “Carrollton City Schools has a ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign where lessons are presented to small groups of students throughout the year,” Assistant Superintendent of Facilities & Operations Craig George […]
