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After outcry, Hogansville will lower utility rates
Hogansville City Council voted Monday night to give residents and small commercial customers a break on their electric rates after high bills issued in March led to a number of complaints. The rates will drop by 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour next month, from 12.23 cents to 10.73 cents, which amounts to about $30 per customer. A “franchise fee,” charged on electric, water, sewer and gas also will drop – 3 percent on electric and 4 percent on t...
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LaGrange, West Georgia Technical colleges announce agreement
A new statewide partnership will make it easier for West Georgia Technical College graduates to enter LaGrange College with a transfer of credit hours. The articulation agreement between the Georgia Independent College Association and the Technical College System of Georgia was signed last month in a state capitol ceremony hosted by Gov. Nathan Deal. Labeled an “unprecedented public-private partnership,” the agreement is believed to be one ...
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County agencies to ‘tag on’ to LPD report system
Troup County Commission on Tuesday is expected to approve a deal between the sheriff’s office and LaGrange Police Department that would tie-in the two agencies’ reporting systems. County Manager Tod Tentler said Friday that Sheriff James Woodruff had decided to go with company PTS for a software and maintenance package to replace the out-of-date system used by the sheriff’s office, marshal’s office, 911, work release and correctional instit...
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Local legislators react to end of 2013 legislative session
Thursday’s late night legislative session came to a close with many compromises made by the Georgia General Assembly on reforms including the budget, educational reform and lobbyists. “We finished a very intense session at midnight, passing a balanced budget, historical ethics reform, and meaningful juvenile justice reform,” said Rep. Randy Nix. “In my seven years in the Legislature, this was the most compressed session, starting on January...
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Easter events, church services
It’s Easter weekend, and the following events are on tap: • Hogansville Police Department hosts its annual Easter egg hunt for children 12 and younger from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Hogansville elementary School football field. • Troup County Parks and Recreation and Wendy’s at 303 Vernon St. present the 34th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Shuford Fields, 950 Calumet Drive, for children 10 and younger Saturday. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. a...
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Team Stephens wins Rotary golf tournament
The LaGrange Rotary held their third annual golf tournament Thursday at Highland Country Club. The players enjoyed a beautiful day on the greens while helping to support the LaGrange Rotary’s Youth Challenge Program. Sonny Boggus, the event coordinator was pleased with the turnout from the players and the support from the community. “The community really came through for us, not only as players but for hole sponsors and for individual pri...
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Commissioners mull agreement with group for broadband access
County Commissioners decided to tread with caution on a proposal Friday to throw in with three surrounding counties on an agreement planned to bring broadband service to rural areas. A committee for expanding broadband for Troup, Meriwether, Heard and Upson counties asked commissioners Friday to approve the creation of the West Central Georgia Joint Broadband Development Authority that would apply for an initial Georgia Department of Commun...
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Verdict upheld in West Point Motel beating
The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction Stacy Raymond Potts, convicted of the 2009 robbery and brutal beating of Paul Wheately at the West Point Motel, along with two burglaries. Coweta District Attorney Pete Skandalakis announced the ruling Thursday. “The case was prosecuted by Chief Assistant District Attorney Monique Kirby,” he said. “I wish to to thank the jury for its verdict in this case. Stacy Potts is a violent man ...
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Hogansville will regulate panhandling
Hogansville City Council is likely to take a vote Monday on an ordinance regulating pan handling. At a Thursday work session, council looked at outlawing panhandling in the commercial corridors along U.S. 29 and Ga. 54, including the commercial area next to Interstate 85. Non-profit and religious groups, such as Girl Scouts selling cookies or a church youth group asking for aluminum cans, would be exempt. “What you’re trying to prevent ...
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City electric chief retires
Billy Whitten, LaGrange electric superintendent, receives his 35-year pin from LaGrange Mayor Jeff Lukken and LaGrange City Council on Tuesday with his wife, Bobbie, and son, Matt, at his side. Whitten first went to work for the city as an electric groundsman in 1973. He was promoted to foreman in 1983 then went to work for Troup EMC (now Diverse Power). He returned to the city in 1992 and worked his way back up to foreman. By 2006, he was pr...
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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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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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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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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...
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