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What Christians are not saying about homosexuality
To say that homosexuality is a hot topic today would be an understatement. We live in a time when the moral bedrock of our civilization is being challenged at its core. In part, the moral climate shift seems to focus around the widespread acceptance of the practice of homosexuality in the public arena. Enter Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete in a major American team sport to “come out of the closet.” Responses to this “...
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In our community, May 3–5
Events Today A senior dance is at 7 p.m. at the old Franklin Elementary School gym with a live band. Admission is $4. Friday, Saturday The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom two-day floral interpretation of the museum’s permanent collection at the museum with reception Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday Buddy Broach and the Pirates of the Chattahoochee perform hit songs from the 1950s to ’70s at 7 p.m. at The Active Life cen...
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Church calendar
Weekly programs Tuesdays Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 6 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327. Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds community prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-07...
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Fundraisers
LaGrange Art Museum presents Art N’ Bloom The LaGrange Art Museum hosts Art N’ Bloom, a benefit event and spring celebration combining fresh flowers and fine art with a high tea and a floral celebration that will take place in two parts. The first, a high tea and demonstration, is 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club today. Ladies are invited to wear hats. The second, a two-day floral interpretation of the museum’s permanent collection wi...
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In our community, May 2–4
Events Today The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom high tea and demonstration 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club. Ladies are invited to wear hats. Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857 Friday The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681 A...
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In our community, May 1–May 3
Events Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point. The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291 The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom high tea and demonstration 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club. Ladies are invited to wear hats...
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In our community, April 30–May 2
Events Wednesday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. 706-882-7784 Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m...
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In our community, April 29–May 1
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at Th...
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1988: New Troup County Senior Center opens
Aprils past, 25 years ago. From the LaGrange Daily News, 1988. Front Page Stories Senior Center: Getting Better, Not Older — The new Troup County Senior Center kicked off operations this morning at dedication ceremonies held in the new location on Pierce Street in LaGrange. The Center services area senior citizens by providing meals and a gathering place for crafts, recreation, fellowship and other activities. The Center mov...
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In our community
Events Saturday The Troup High School Choral Department presents its spring concert, “Season of Love,” in the Fine Arts Auditorium at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $7 and available at the door. Troup County Master Gardeners hosts its annual plant sale and swap from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Troup County Agricultural Center, 21 Vulcan Road off Hamilton Road. Plants will be for sale by local Master Gardeners, a swap table, floral arranging demon...
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A love that hates, condemning evil for virtue
Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, military general of all time. You may know him as “Hannibal the Annihilator” or “Hannibal the Conqueror.” He was the general of the great and storied world empire of Carthage in Northern Africa. Rome nearly fell 200 years before the ministry of Christ because of Hannibal’s rabid military pursuits against it. Against all odds, Hannibal nearly destroyed the great empire of Rome. H...
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Centipedegrass slow to green-up
Spring has arrived and plants are beginning to break dormancy, but your lawn may not be lush and green yet. If you have a centipedegrass lawn, do not be impatient and rush it to green-up. Centipedegrass does not green-up as quickly as some other warm-season turfgrasses, like bermudagrass or zoysia. Temperature and day length are the two factors that influence when centipedegrass comes out of dormancy and the rate at which the grass greens-u...
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Church calendar
Upcoming events Today McGhee Chapel A.M.E. Church hosts revival services at 7:30 p.m. with speaker the Rev. John Tompkins. Saturday Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church nurses ministry hosts a breast and colorectal cancer education event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by West Georgia Health and the West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition. 706-884-1965 Anointed by Faith Ministries, 1200 Fourth Ave. in LaGrange, hosts a women ...
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West Georgia Health parners with Life South for blood needs
West Georgia Health is now partnering with Life South Community Blood Center to provide its blood supply to patients at West Georgia Medical Center. Life South, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., supplies blood to hospitals in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. “Each day it is crucial that we have an adequate blood supply in our hospital, for a wide variety of needs: patients who are undergoing surgery or oncology procedures...
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Boys & Girls Club registration open
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Georgia is currently registering youth ages 6 to 18 for its summer program. Programs operate at the LaGrange Boys & Girls Club, 623 Juniper St., and at Hogansville Elementary School. The program will run June 3 to Aug. 2. Cost for the summer is $80. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis with limited space at each site. Call the LaGrange Boys & Girls Club at 706-812-9698 or the Hogansville Boys & Gi...
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