CUES Principal Receives State Award
CARROLLTON, GA – Carrollton Upper Elementary School principal Stacy Lawler was awarded the Jerry Davis Distinguished Principal Award at the Georgia Association of Middle School Principals (GAMSP) in St. Simons Island on Oct. 9. The award was established in 2011 to honor outstanding middle school principals in Georgia. GAMSP is the organization of and state […]
Hannah Bowen Awarded Full Academic Scholarship to the University of Alabama
(October 17, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School senior, Hannah Bowen, was awarded a full academic scholarship to the University of Alabama. Hannah became eligible for the University of Alabama Diversity Merit Scholarship after earning a prerequisite National Recognition Program Award from College Board. As the recipient of the National Recognition for Rural & Small […]
Central High School’s Lion Family receives 2022 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award
(October 17, 2022, Carrollton, Georgia). Carroll EMC and 23 other participating Georgia electric membership cooperatives congratulate Central High School on winning the Georgia High School Association Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award. This awards program honors schools that exhibit exemplary sportsmanship during competitive events and is sponsored by Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations.Introduced in 2006, the Cooperative Spirit […]
Motorcyclist Charged With DUI Following Three-Vehicle Crash Tuesday
The Georgia State Patrol suggests that the drivers of two motorcycles on Georgia 61 in Carroll County Tuesday evening are likely to blame for a three vehicle crash. According to DPS Public Information Officer, Franka Young: Two motorcycles were traveling north on GA 61 near Lake Connie Road. The two motorcycles were improperly passing motorists. […]
Non-Profit Group Working To Preserve Georgia’s Agricultural Land Says Gun Producer’s Plan For Gun Range On Currently Zoned Ag Property Is A Win-Win For All Of West Georgia
The Executive Director of Georgia Agricultural Land Trust in Carrollton said Wednesday that her non-profit Ag preservation group is excited about Glock’s proposed purchase of 4,200 acres in Carroll County, in which the gun producers plan public safety training and gun range areas for military & law enforcement personnel in the center of a 4,200 […]
Gun Producer Reportedly Has Plans For Training/ Range Near Whitesburg
An Austria-based gun producer is proposing to purchase over 4,000 acres of property located just north of Whitesburg and between Highway 5 & Jones Mill Road, according to Carroll County’s district 5 commissioner Ernie Reynolds. Reynolds stating that Glock, Inc. intends to leave about 90% of this acreage “as it is”, serving as a buffer […]
At least one person injured in Friday shooting
Carrollton Police say an argument resulted in at least one shot fired, striking a victim in the leg Friday. He has been transported to hospital. At approximately 12-noon Friday, Carrollton Police and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of shots fired near Nizzear Lane and Brixton Circle, south of the Carrollton by-pass. […]
‘Give Back’ Campaign Nets More Than $20,000 In Community Donations
CARROLLTON, GA — For the 13th consecutive year, Carrollton City Schools students rallied support for Homecoming week’s Gold and Black Give Back campaign, collecting more than $20,000 in personal hygiene items to be donated to local community shelters and food banks. “Thanks to the efforts of the entire Trojan Nation, we collected more than 15,000 […]
CHS Students Outperform Nation On SAT
CARROLLTON, GA — Carrollton High School students have yet again topped the national average in SAT performance while also increasing the number of students who took the popular college entrance exam. Carrollton’s Class of 2022 earned a mean score of 1041, 13 points higher than the national average of 1028. The class had a strong […]
Carroll Co. School System Graduation Rate at 94 percent
October 6, 2022 – For the fifth year in a row, over 90 percent of seniors in the Carroll County School System graduated last year. Official graduation rates released today by the Georgia Department of Education show 94 percent of Carroll County Schools seniors graduated, and all five high schools in the system have school […]
