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Speaker to explore genealogy at Troup County Historical Society luncheon
If so, The Troup County Historical Society is hosting a program that could help participants unravel questions about their heritage. “Using Y-DNA to Research YOUR Genealogy” is the topic April 19 at the Troup County Historical Society’s members’ brunch at Highland Country Club. Terry Barton, an expert on using DNA for genealogy research, will be the speaker. Barton is an family historian, amateur genealogist and pioneer in genetic genealo...
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Corps sets dates for water plan progress
It will be at least three more years before the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin will see an update to its water control plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the basin, released its final “scoping report” on the public comments it collected late last year. Scoping is the corps’ term for its public comment period. The comments will be used as the corps comes up with its draft environmental impact statement, or EIS, e...
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Man killed in morning motorcycle wreck
A man was killed on a motorcycle about 7 a.m. Saturday at Hammett Road and the Whitebluff subdivision just north of Hightower Road. Troup 911 reports said the man, whose name was not released this morning, went off the road and was trapped under a fence. A report was not available from Georgia State Patrol this morning.
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Local woman zombified for ‘Walking Dead’ appearance
An estimated 12.4 million people watched the March 31 season finale of “The Walking Dead,” the cable TV show filmed in Senoia, just about an hour north of LaGrange, and one local woman was part of the action. Crystal Kelly Toudt played a “walker,” one of the reanimated corpses that plague the central cast of characters in the TV show, in the finale and the episode preceding it. Toudt filmed her part on Nov. 1, three days before shooting for...
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Professor Chad Harris monitors Ed Russ, a quarterback for the Panthers, as he lifts weights.
‘I’m glad the program came here’
LaGrange College’s exercise science program is rapidly growing, doubling its enrollment since it began in fall. There was large student interest in bringing the program to the campus, and director of the program Chad Harris came to the college from Western New Mexico University in June to begin putting the program together, which started in the fall semester. Harris has a doctorate in human performance from Oregon State University and was...
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West Point will decide library funding
Four months after passing its 2013 spending plan, West Point City Council will vote Monday on how to fund Hawkes Library in West Point and Bradshaw Library in adjacent Valley, Ala. Library funding was a main sticking point of the budget negotiations – as it has been for the last several years. When council passed its budget in December, $30,0000 was kept in a fund for library services. Since then, the city and both libraries have been worki...
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‘Wall that Heals’ makes brief stop in LaGrange
The traveling exhibit ‘The Wall That Heals,’ made a brief stop in LaGrange Tuesday on its way to Columbus where it will be on display for four days. The exhibit stopped at the Interstate 85 southbound weigh scale for about an hour and was greeted by close to 200 motorcycle riders from various groups and also staff from the Sheriff’s Office including Sheriff James Woodruff and Chief Deputy Jon Whitney. The ‘Wall That Heals’ allows the souls ...
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Dump truck overturns on car injuring 2
A dump truck overturned on a car Tuesday on Hogansville Road causing severe injuries to two Hogansville residents, according to the Georgia State Patrol. State Trooper Scott Jeter responded to the area of Hogansville Road at Mobley Bridge Road at 3:47 p.m., where a dump trick had overturned on a white a Toyota Avalon. According to Jeter, the Avalon driven by Ann Burke, 62, slowed down while attempting to make a left turn onto Mobley Bridge ...
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HPD to begin new Civilian Police Academy session
The Hogansville Police Department will begin its first 2013 session of the Civilian Police Academy this month. Chief Moses Ector is encouraging citizens to attend so that they will have a better understanding of policing is and how the Hogansville Police Department operates. Some of the classes will include topics such as community policing, understanding Alzheimer’s disease, crime scenes and its importance when conducting investigations ...
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Donation for education
Children from the Boys & Girls Club of West Georgia, along with representatives of LongHorn Steakhouse, stand with a $1,000 check from the restaurant’s parent company and a donation of children’s books. The restaurant donated the cash and the books as part of an annual community effort by Darden Restaurants, LongHorn’s parent organization. Bart McFadden, Boys & Girls Club of West Georgia director, said the club already has received another $1...
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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...
Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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