Martin & Hightower Funeral Home is a Best of Georgia® Winner
The votes have been counted and the results are in! Martin & Hightower Funeral Home is a 2022 Best of Georgia® winner in Georgia Business Journal’s annual readers’ poll. Georgia Business Journal readers and editors have weighed in on the best of everything in Georgia, honoring thousands of businesses and organizations in more than 25 […]
Villa Rica Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison After Carroll County Jury Guilty Verdict For Trafficking Methamphetamine
On December 7, 2022, a Carroll County Jury returned a Guilty Verdict against Garrett Justin Wood, of Villa Rica, GA, for Trafficking Methamphetamine, More Than 400 Grams, Possession with Intent to Distribute Alprazolam, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony. Coweta Judicial Circuit […]
Villa Rica man charged in murder of his father
On 12-7-22 at 10:08 AM, Officer Carol Collett and Officer Martin Clark responded to an unknown trouble call on Carrington Pkwy. As they approached the house a male subject, Aaron Pope, exited the home with a firearm in his hand. The officers detained the subject and secured the weapon. During this incident the officers discovered […]
Trojans Aim To Win It All At 7a State Championship Dec. 10
CARROLLTON, GA — After a 35-27 victory over Colquitt County Friday night, the Carrollton Trojans are headed to the Georgia High School Association State Championship game for the first time in nearly a decade. The Trojans will face nationally ranked Mill Creek Saturday in Atlanta. Mill Creek is located in the upper eastern suburbs of […]
Shop With A Cop Going On This Week
CARROLLTON, GA – If you see a stream of police cars with sirens blaring, before panicking, be aware the Carrollton Police Department’s annual and much-anticipated “Shop with a Cop” continues today and Thursday. These are special days for schoolchildren who get to ride in police cars to take a trip to a local retailer to […]
Reid Crow awarded $52,000 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pictured is Central High School senior Reid Crow and Principal Mr. Kelly Edwards. (Tuesday, December 6, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School senior Reid Crow has been selected as a Ruth Leverton Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This competitive award is an acknowledgement of Reid’s academic accomplishments and has a potential value of $52,000 […]
West Georgia Technical College Announces 2023 Rick Perkins Award Winner
CARROLLTON, GA., December 6, 2022 – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) has named TaTanisha Jackson, a mathematics department chair and instructor as the 2023 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award (RPA) winner. “West Georgia Technical College is proud to have TaTanisha as our 2023 Rick Perkins Award winner,” said Dr. Julie Post, President of […]
West Georgia Technical College Announces 2023 GOAL Winner
CARROLLTON, GA., December 6, 2022 – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) has named Abby House, a Medical Laboratory Technology student from Whitesburg, Georgia as its 2023 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner. The announcement was made on November 29 at WGTC’s GOAL and Rick Perkins Award (RPA) Banquet, an annual event that celebrates the […]
Mia Caldwell named Central High School STAR Student
(Monday, December 5, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Mia Caldwell has been named Central High School’s 2022-2023 STAR Student. The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia’s highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development. To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest […]
65th Anniversary of most catastrophic event in Carroll County’s history
Around 11:00 a.m. on December 5, 1957, a natural gas leak under Berry’s Pharmacy resulted in a devastating explosion. The impact destroyed multiple buildings and damaged several others in Villa Rica’s downtown district. Twelve people lost their lives and twenty more were injured. The disaster demonstrated the need for a more developed emergency response unit […]
