Carroll County Sees Drop in September Unemployment Rate
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Carroll County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent in September, down six-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.1 percent. “We continue to see a steady rise in job creation and demand by employers to fill open positions,” said Commissioner […]
Villa Rica gets $1.14 million grant for downtown upgrade
Villa Rica has been awarded a $1.14 million grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission that will kick off what city officials say will be a major renovation in its downtown. The funds are part of the ARC’s Livable Cities Initiative, a program that involves federal funds and is intended to improve pedestrian and vehicular access […]
Couple Accused Of Littering Local Communities With Antisemitic Propaganda
Carrollton Police are investigating numerous allegations from city residents in which a pair of people in a white Mazda sedan are accused of throwing zip-loc bags containing fliers with messages blaming numerous grievances they have within the United States — on the Jewish community. Sunday evening, approximately 7:00pm, one Carrollton officer took a report from […]
Halloween Happenings In Downtown Carrollton This Weekend
October 24, 2022 (Carrollton, Ga.) – Downtown Carrollton will be the scene of several Halloween events this weekend, from trick-or-treating and movies to music and football. Kick off the weekend with the Halloween classic movie, Hocus Pocus, on the big screen at the Amp, Friday, October 28 at 7 pm. Friday and Saturday nights, Carrollton […]
Carrollton Parks And Rec Is GRPA District Agency Of The Year
October 25, 2022 (Carrollton, Ga.) – The Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department was named the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Fourth District Agency of the Year. The Agency of the Year Award is presented to a department whose services have made significant contributions to recreation in the community. The award was presented October 19 at […]
CCS Education Foundation Awards 52 Grants Through Instructional Excellence Grant Program
CARROLLTON, GA — The Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation awarded 52 grants to teachers through the Instructional Excellence Grant program this year, with awards totaling close to $22,000. The awards were announced in “Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol” style, which included a team of foundation members and school administrators surprising the recipients in their classrooms. Grants […]
PASS Celebrates A Decade of Student Success
Carrollton, Ga – October 24, 2022: Partners Advancing Student Success (PASS) recently released its end of year report for the 2021-22 school year. The organization continued to grow and serve more students meaningfully, with a more than 93 percent graduation rate among served students.Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022, PASS was originally founded in 2012 […]
Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms Holds Meeting at Columbus State University
ATLANTA (October 24, 2022) | Last week, the Senate Study Committee to Revise Education Funding Mechanisms held a meeting at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. “Over the past several weeks, the information and knowledge we have gained through these meetings has been extremely beneficial. It is the mission of this committee to ensure that every public […]
District Attorney: Officers involved in fatal shooting last December, cleared of any wrongdoing
Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning told WLBB Radio Friday that a Haralson County Deputy and Georgia State Patrolman who fired shots into a truck that was accelerating in their direction, did so in self-defense. The driver of the truck died five months later. On December 20th, 2021 The GBI reported they were investigating […]
Brock named Teacher of the Year for Carroll County Schools
October 21, 2022 – Central Middle School agriculture teacher Lucas Brock is the 2023-2024 Carroll County Schools Teacher of the Year. In only his fourth year of teaching, Brock has amassed quite a trophy case with stints as National Association of Agriculture Educators Turn the Key winner in 2020 and Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association […]
