Man charged with beating girlfriend/ holding her hostage for two days in hotel
A Waverly Hill, Georgia man remains in the Carroll County Jail after Villa Rica Police investigators say he assaulted and held his girlfriend hostage for two days inside a Commerce Drive Days Inn Hotel room. Bond had not yet been set for 41-year old Shawn Russel Glover as of Wednesday morning. Glover is accused of […]
UWG increases enrollment for Fall 2020
The University of West Georgia reported an increase in enrollment with 13,419 students for fall 2020, according to preliminary numbers. Enrollment for the university increased 1.4 percent from last yearÂ’s 13,238 students. “Our priority at the University of West Georgia is, and always will be, the success of students and ensuring they are engaged in […]
Carroll County School System Earns Historic Graduation Rate
(Carrollton, Ga. – November 10, 2020) The Georgia Department of Education recently released the official graduation rates for the Class of 2020, and the Carroll County School System earned a district rate of 95%. All five Carroll County high schools achieved individual graduation rates of more than 91%, with Mount Zion High School earning a […]
CHS Alum Campbell Awarded Patent For Invention
CARROLLTON, GA – A Carrollton High School alum who was the co-designer of a device while an intern at Southwire Company is now the holder of an official U.S. patent for the invention. Samuel Campbell, Class of 2016, and his team members were interns in the Southwire Engineering Academy when they created a new conductor […]
Turner Named Exemplary ESOL Teacher
CARROLLTON, GA – A Carrollton Upper Elementary School teacher is one of 35 teachers across the state to be recognized as an outstanding ESOL educator. Tina Turner, an English to Speakers of Other Languages teacher last spring received the 2020 ESOL Exemplary Teacher honor presented by the Georgia Department of Education. In lieu of an […]
Sorrells Making Strides With Cross Country Program
The Trojan cross country teams will lace up one last time with hopes of finishing their season stronger than ever at the state championship meet this weekend. For the first time in half a decade, CHS swept the team titles in the 5-AAAAAA Region Championship meet in October. The boys team is now ranked first […]
Essays Reveal Why Teachers Of The Year Chose To Teach
CARROLLTON, GA – A pandemic may have delayed the traditional spring reveal of who would serve as school-level Teachers of the Year in 2020-2021, but in August the announcements were made – Natalie Wiggins, Carrollton Elementary School; Tiffany Pullen, Carrollton Upper Elementary; Regina Hytower, Carrollton Junior High; and Chris Carr, Carrollton High School. The four […]
11/03/20 Election Night Recap
Both Carroll and Haralson counties give the majority of their votes to Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the presidential race Tuesday— although the state wide numbers had not been counted by Wednesday morning. In Haralson County, Interim-Magistrate Judge Jason Blackmon will take over that role full-time beginning in 2021 as he won outright a […]
A Day to Give West: UWG raises $1M for annual giving campaign
 The University of West Georgia recently concluded its annual A Day to Give West – known as A Day – campaign, notching more than $1 million in gifts to support the universityÂ’s annual fund. The $1,000,496 raised will support scholarships, enhancements to campus, laboratory equipment, recreational activities, and other initiatives and programs. The final amount […]
Hurricane Zeta Causes Multi-Day Restoration
Carrollton, GA—Tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Zeta tore through Carroll Electric Membership CooperativeÂ’s seven-county service territory before daybreak Thursday leaving more than 26,000 Members without power. With saturated grounds and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph, the cooperativeÂ’s infrastructure suffered extensive damage including broken poles and downed lines. According to Carroll EMC Chief Operating Officer, Jerome […]
