First Apprentice Lineman Class Opens At WGTC
Class is officially in session for the students of the new Apprentice Lineman program at West Georgia Technical College. The inaugural class – Jaylen Baker of Bowdon, Jack Beverly of Carrollton, Justin Pate of Bowdon, William Teague of Douglasville and Adam Warner of Fayetteville – began the 4-week training program on October 4. The Apprentice […]
Glass Recycling Coming Back To Carroll
After a two- year absence, glass recycling bins are making their way to three Carroll County Convenience Centers. CARROLL COUNTY, GA. Keep Carroll Beautiful (KCB), in cooperation with Carroll County Government and Strategic Materials, Inc., is excited to announce that glass recycling is being reintroduced to Carroll County Convenience Centers. Glass bins will be available […]
Beck sentenced to seven years and three months in prison
A federal Judge on Tuesday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner and former Georgia Christian Coalition leader – 60-year old Jim C. Beck of #CarrolltonGA to 87 months (seven years and three months) in prison, followed by three years of “supervised release.” In July, a federal jury found Beck guilty on 37 counts of money laundering, […]
‘Moving Wall’ coming to Centralhatchee
The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be coming to Centralhatchee later this month. 061117-N-5307M-113Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 17, 2006) – John Nugent, Vietnam veteran, plays the bagpipes as a part of the opening ceremony at the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall at Mt. Trashmore Park. The exhibit […]
Central High SchoolÂ’s Marching Pride Earns 52nd Grand Champion
(October 4, 2021, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High SchoolÂ’s Marching Pride band earned their 52nd Grand Champion award at the 2021 Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands on Saturday. The Pride earned all Superior Ratings in every category possible. In addition, the band earned First in Class Open, First in the Gold Division, and 1st Overall on […]
Suspect Arrested for Sexual Battery, Kidnapping, Hijacking of a Motor Vehicle
On 09-30-21 Officer Alicia Kovacevic and Officer Carol Collett with the Villa Rica Police Department responded to the DayÂ’s Inn on Commerce Drive to a report of a possible carjacking. When they arrived hotel guests directed them to the rear of the hotel where they discovered a man hiding in the bushes. The man was […]
Alcohol May Be Contributing Factor In Wednesday Evening Crash That Sends Victim To Hospital With Significant Injuries
Georgia State Patrol Public Information Officer Lt. Mark Riley said Thursday morning that one person has been charged with Driving Under The Influence and another has been flown to an Atlanta-area hospital with significant injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Haralson County late Wednesday. Â Riley said the information below is the preliminary investigative findings, […]
Duo Charged With Trafficking More Than 400 Grams of Meth in Carroll County, Sentenced To Jail Tme & Fine
Jury Convicts Kahsai Goitom Of Drug Trafficking, Judge Sentences To 30 Years In Prison On September 29, 2021, Kahsai Berhane Goitom, of Santa Rosa, California, was found guilty of Trafficking Methamphetamine, More Than 400 Grams by a Carroll County jury. Coweta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge William Hamrick sentenced Goitom to 30 years to serve […]
Boil Water Advisory: Villa Rica
BOIL WATER ADVISORY Areas affected: Old Stone Rd, Gold Rd, Nugget Drive, Bolijeri Dr, Parkway Circle, Stoneway Drive and Lookout Drive, North Avenue (504, 513, 514, 519, 523, 530, 527, 536, 540, 541), Punkintown Rd (384, 404, 414, 438, 448, 458, 468, 484, 494, 504, 574, 604) and 705 Dallas Hwy (Villa Rica Family Medicine, […]
Haralson County Deputies Continue To Investigate Thursday Morning Shooting
On Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 0434 hours, deputies were dispatched to Old Buncombe Road in Waco in reference to a shooting. According to the complainant, he was woken up by Stacy Burkhart banging on the side of his home telling him that he had been shot. Burkhart also allegedly stated that he was the […]
