Motioning for Mistrial in the Case of AJ Scott for the Second Time
On Wednesday, for the second time, defense attorneys for former Georgia State Trooper AJ Scott motioned for a mistrial. Scott faces numerous charges including 2 counts of vehicular homicide after the patrol vehicle he was driving collided with a car in 2015. Two teenage girls died and two teenage boys were injured in the crash. […]
Officer Over-Seeing Prisoner Work Detail At Time Of Prisoner Escape, Resigns. Inmate Remains At-Large
The corrections officer overseeing work detail for a group of Carroll County Prison inmates last week, when one of them walked away from the site, has turned in his resignation. Tommy Shane Morton was working on a road crew in the area of East Ranchette Road and Taylors Ginn Road before he walked off Monday, […]
“Calendar Girls” Could Be Revived by Anonymous Donor
Word is now that the show may go on. According to members of the Carroll County Community Theatre board and Carrollton Arts Council the show “Calendar Girls” could take the stage after all. Last week an anonymous donor contacted the groups and offered to fund the majority of the production. The show has been mired […]
Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck Indicted For Fraud
Georgia Insurance Commissioner, Jim Beck of Carrollton has been indicted with 38 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering in the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division. According to indictment documents released by the US District Court, “Beginning in or about February 2013 through in or about June 2018, in the Northern District […]
Full Indictment Information of Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck
Georgia Insurance Commissioner, Jim Beck of Carrollton has been indicted with 38 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering in the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division. Beck was elected as Insurance Commissioner in November of 2018. We will bring you more updates during tomorrowÂ’s morning newscast. Below is a copy of the […]
Concerns Over Communication with Public, Media and County Officials Following Prison Inmate Escape From Work Detail
A number of people are expressing concerns with the lack of timely communication to the media and to the public after a Carroll County prison inmate walked away from a work detail near the area of East Ranchette Road at Taylors Gin Road, Northeast of Temple on Monday. According to reports, the inmate walked away […]
Carrollton Pulls Support Of “Calendar Girls” Performance Due To “Implication Of Nudity”
A number of local theater supporters donning the tragedy mask this week, after learning that the long-planned-production of the play “Calendar Girls” may not make the Carrollton Center For The Arts stage. The play is based on the true story of a group of middle-aged women in England who produced a nude calendar to raise […]
Local Business Opens New Facility
Decostar cutting the ribbon for its new facility in Carrollton on Wednesday. The new 101,000 foot expansion is expected to result in 40 to 50 new jobs for the area at an average salary of $41,000. It has been 17 years since Decostar set up shop in Carrollton and according to Carroll County Chamber President […]
Commission Chairman Candidate Owes County In Outstanding Unpaid Accounts
An open records request made by WLBB radio has revealed that a single candidate in the race for Carroll County Chairman has an outstanding unpaid account with the county. WLBB radio asked if any of the candidates running for chairman had unpaid taxes or fees due to the county. The response was that Dominion Contracting […]
GDOT:  Work Could Soon Begin on Resurfacing Hwy 27 in Carroll County
Work could begin soon on resurfacing US 27/State Route 1 in Carroll County. Georgia DOT has recently awarded a contract to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. of Marietta, Georgia, valued at little over two million dollars for a construction project to resurface a portion of the highway in Carroll County. The project includes 2.2 miles […]
