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School system approves new elementary zoning map
Beginning next school year, new elementary school students in the Troup County School System will be assigned to one of 10 new elementary school zones. The Board of Education at a called meeting Thursday approved the new zoning map and a staff-recommended stipulation to allow students who will begin school during the new zoning map’s implementation phase to attend the same school as an older sibling who already is enrolled in a school outsi...
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Record low temp tied this morning
If you thought it was a bit chilly this morning, you were right. The mercury at 7 a.m. stood at 36 degrees at LaGrange-Callaway Airport, tying the record low set in 1983. The normal low for this time of year is 49. More seasonable temperatures are forecast for the weekend, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. There’s a good chance of rain Saturday through Tuesday.
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Students and archaeologists are piecing together the history of the old Troup Factory site with help from what is left of pipes and buildings at the site.
Students and archaeologists look into the old Troup Factory site
A Georgia State University field school and archaeologists have been looking into the grounds where the old Troup Factory mill once stood to piece together its history. The field school director, Lain Graham, said the students will spend six to eight Saturdays per semester commuting to the old Troup Factory site to gather artifacts for testing from the factory site built in the 1800s. “There will be laboratory time spent weekly, processin...
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LaGrange youth is extra in ‘42’
Christopher Hogg has seen his five seconds of fame on the big screen. The Troup High School senior, 17, was an extra this summer in “42,” the story of Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers now showing at theaters. “You can see me for about 5 seconds in the background coming out of a train station,” he said. “I almost got hit by a taxi.” Hogg was a non-speaking background extra on three different sets in the movie that was ...
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Troup County Sheriff’s Office encourages residents to drop off expired and unused medicines in the ‘big white box.’
Recycle old medication at sheriff’s office
Throw your old medicines away, but not in your trash — at least that’s what Troup County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to do. In an effort to decrease prescription and over the counter drug abuse and to create a safer environment, Sheriff James Woodruff is encouraging those with expired and unused medications to dispose of them in the “big white box” in the lobby of the sheiff’s office located at 130 Sam Walker Drive. “Prescrip...
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Marc Acree is the grand marshall of Relay for Life 2013. The relay begins Friday at the Whitesville Road Track on Fort Drive with registration at 5 p.m. and opening ceremony at 7 p.m. and concludes 6 a.m. Saturday. Call 706-883-1670 or 706-594-1659 for more information.
Relay for Life names Acree grand marshal
Nearly 30 years after his cancer diagnosis, cancer survivor Marc Acree has been named this year’s Relay for Life grand marshal. “I’m thrilled and excited and honored,” said Acree. “But at the same time, I’m a little embarrassed. There’s so many small people that’s done a lot more for cancer centers and research.” Acree said he was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma in 1983, a cancer in the lymphatic system and years later his mothe...
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Choral students at Troup High School rehearse for the upcoming ‘Season of Love’ spring show, set for Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the THS Fine Arts Auditorium.
THS choral department set for ‘Season of Love’
The Troup High School Choral Department is set to present its spring concert, “Season of Love” this weekend. The concert involves 125 choral students encompassing four different choirs under the direction of Bettie Biggs. The choral department accompanist is Eve McKibben and the percussionist is band director Johnny Hurd. Returning for her third year at Troup High School is guest choreographer Angela Anderson, Lafayette Ballet School instru...
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West Point set to annex property for large development
Five years after the anticipated growth with Kia came to a dead stop, things are picking up in West Point. The city will hold a public hearing May 9 on annexing 70 acres on Webb and West Point roads and zoning it for mixed use development. Oregon-based DJ&M Development Corporation has had its eye on the property for about four years, and Donald Grove, planning consultant and founder of the company, says he likes the area so much he’s open...
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Suzanne Buchanan of the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service talks to people gathered at a Troup County NAACP meeting to address concerns about treatment by law enforcement and elected officials. Aileen Bell Hughes, assistant U.S. attorney, left, also attended to hear residents’ concerns, and sitting at right is Troup County NAACP President Willie Cameron.
Dept. of Justice: Perception of racial tension present
Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice attended a Troup County NAACP meeting Tuesday night and said that, based on what they heard, there was a perception of racial tension that needs to be addressed. Suzanne V. Buchanan, a conciliation specialist for the southeast regional office of the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service, said she and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aileen Bell Hughes, who also attended the meeting, were...
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City hears opinions on title loan shops, tables ordinance
LaGrange City Council has tabled an ordinance that would regulate title loan shops in the city after hearing for and against the plan. Sherri Brown, director of Circles of Troup County, the local anti-poverty initiative, spoke for regulating the businesses. “I drive through our community and and see title lenders, check cashing and other fringe lending businesses opening every month,” Brown said. “This is not a sign of growth. It is not a...
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Police Reports
Public safety
• A fight was reported in the 100 block of Turner Street, after a woman said a group of juveniles began knocking on her door. One female in particular, she said, was familiar to her and wanted to ...
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Public safety
Robbery Police were investigating a robbery at La Colombiana, 306 B Cherry St., Saturday night. A man told police that he was approached by an unknown suspect, who choked him and stole his cel...
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Public safety
Burglaries, thefts A woman reported an air conditioner stolen from her home in the 100 block of Fuller Road. The unit is valued at approximately $1,500, according to a police report. An empl...
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Public safety
Burglaries, thefts •Two flat-screen televisions were reportedly stolen during a burglary in the 100 block of Butler Street. The victim told police the 42-inch and 26-inch televisions were stol...
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Man arrested on auto theft charge near Liberty Hill Park
• A man was arrested and charged with auto theft, after police recovered a stolen vehicle in the woods near the lake access of Liberty Hill Park on Monday. The Troup County Sheriff’s Office noti...
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Restaurant Inspections
Restaurant inspections for June 16
Explanations: Here is an explanation of food service inspection violations used by Troup County Health Department. 1. Food-borne illness risk factors and public health interventions: Risk fact...
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Restaurant inspections for May 29
Explanations: Here is an explanation of food service inspection violations used by Troup County Health Department. 1. Food-borne illness risk factors and public health interventions: Risk fact...
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Restaurant Inspections, May 24
Explanations: Here is an explanation of food service inspection violations used by Troup County Health Department. 1. Food-borne illness risk factors and public health interventions: Risk fact...
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Restaurant inspections for May 22
Explanations: Here is an explanation of food service inspection violations used by Troup County Health Department. 1. Food-borne illness risk factors and public health interventions: Risk fact...
May 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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