Carroll EMC & SyncGlobal Celebrate Fiber Deployment with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Carrollton, GA—Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative and SyncGlobal Telecom celebrated the historic milestone of broadband deployment at a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, May 7. The event follows the cooperativeÂ’s and telecommunication providerÂ’s previous announcement that the process of building out fiber infrastructure for Phase I had begun earlier in the year. Elected officials, including U.S. Congressman, […]
CHS Senior Siek Captures State Literary Title
CARROLLTON, GA – Carrollton High School literary team member and top debater Alec Siek brought home another state title following this past weekendÂ’s Georgia High School Association state literary championship held at Buford High School. Alec captured the extemporaneous speaking crown in AAAAAA, repeating his region win last month. Literary is a competition featuring a […]
24-Year Old Waco Man Accused of Making “Bomb” That Was Found In Neighborhood Two Weeks Ago
On Friday, April 30th, 2021, at approximately 10:15, the Haralson County SheriffÂ’s Office arrested Samuel Eugene Seabolt, 24 years of age, for Criminal Attempt to Manufacture an Explosive Device. Deputies and investigators were accompanied by agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, who had previously assisted HCSO with evidence collection on a suspected bomb. At […]
Carrollton Police Officer Injured in Line of Duty Transfers to Shepherd Center
ATLANTA – April 27, 2021 – Injured Carrollton Police Department Officer Sgt. Rob Holloway, 39, of Carrollton, was transferred on April 26 from Grady Memorial Hospital to Shepherd Center in Atlanta for brain injury rehabilitation. Sgt. Holloway sustained a brain injury when he was injured by a gunshot wound to the head and additional injuries […]
Haralson County Sheriff’s Office/ GBI investigate source and intention re: ‘suspicious device’ found in Waco
On Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, at approximately 09:47, deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Old Bushmill Road, just north of King Street, in reference to a suspicious device. Upon arrival, deputies learned that Georgia Forestry Division personnel had been conducting a controlled burn in the area and had located what they believed to […]
HCWA Officially Gives Up On Reservoir Project For Property Purchased In 2008; Accepts Bid For Property
The Haralson County Water Authority this week accepted a bid of $1,711,844 dollars for the approximately 745- acres of property it owned on Old Ridgeway Road in unincorporated Haralson County. The land was initially purchased in September of 2008 for more than $4.1M, and was once the site of a proposed 23-hundred acre reservoir that […]
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Carroll County
Carrollton, GA (April 12, 2021) – On Monday, April 12, 2021, at approximately 5:00 A.M., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Carrollton Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 3:34 A.M., a Georgia State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop […]
Over The Road Trucker from Florida Arrested for Enticing a Minor and Soliciting Sex
(Carroll County, GA) On Sunday, April 4, 2021 while most are gathering to celebrate Easter, Investigators with the Carroll County SheriffÂ’s Office, Tallapoosa Police Department, along with members from the ACE (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement) and the US Marshals office were working to apprehend 39 year old Wigberto Berrios, an over the road trucker from Florida […]
Three Central High School Students Heading to GovernorÂ’s Honors
Three Central High School students will be participating in the GovernorÂ’s Honors Program this summer. Will Smith earned a spot in the area of music. Charlee Causey and Alexa Wagner qualified in the area of Agriculture Research, Biotechnology, and Science. Charlee qualified for GovernorÂ’s Honors last year, but due to restrictions, the summer program was […]
New President Named At West Georgia Tech
Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier announced today that Dr. Julie Post, Vice President of Student Affairs at Gwinnett Technical College, will be the next president of West Georgia Technical College. Post has a rich educational background in secondary and post-secondary education as well as higher education administration. After serving as a high […]
