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Sidewalk cafes coming to Hillside? Council considers DASH request
During the LaGrange mayor and council work session on Tuesday, the city discussed a request from DASH, a ...
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LaGrange Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire at 319 Youngs Mill Road
On July 24, at 6:03 a.m., firefighters with the LaGrange Fire Department, along with a unit from the ...
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New teacher hires prepare for upcoming school year
This week, the Troup County School System has been holding its yearly new teacher orientation at Thinc College ...
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LaGrange Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire at 1109 Elm Street
CITY OF LAGRANGE, GA. JULY 25TH, 2024 – On July 23, 2024 at 1:42 PM, LaGrange Fire Department units, along ...
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Hospital cuts ribbon on new Calumet facility
WellStar continues to expand in LaGrange. WellStar West Georgia Medical Center cut the ribbon at the newest addition, ...
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LaGrange considering increasing speed limit of Ann Bailey Way
The City of LaGrange is considering raising the speed limit of Ann Bailey Way. On Tuesday, the LaGrange ...
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KNAPP COLUMN: Windows/CrowdStrike Outage: The Most Important Lesson
On July 19, users of about 8.5 million Windows users worldwide faced the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death.” ...
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TURES COLUMN: Democrats Were Outpolling Biden In Swing States, Which Is Why He Stepped Aside
Politicians and pundits have given a host of excuses for why President Joe Biden decided not to seek ...
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LaGrange amends budget for $200k in agency funding
The City of LaGrange continued to reduce its annual agency appropriations with a budget amendment on Tuesday. Traditionally, ...
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KING COLUMN: A Week Spent in the Slow Lane
Have you ever been to a place where there was only one road in and one road out? ...
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Fiveash talks State of the Police Department
LaGrange Police Chief Garrett Fiveash gave his annual State of the Police Department presentation to the City Council ...
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Mary Joy Moosman Foundation hosts lemonade stands on July 27 for Arnold’s recovery
When life gives you lemons, you start a lemonade stand. Mary Joy’s Lemonade stands will be spread around ...
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Housing Authority taking over former Hope Atlanta homeless program
The LaGrange Housing Authority is taking over a federally funded program aimed at securing housing for homeless individuals ...
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GENDUSA COLUMN: Where does Cruelty Go?
Just out of his teens, a young man climbed onto a roof and aimed his rifle. He pulled ...
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Solicitor’s Office donates to local non-profits
The State Court Solicitor’s office recently donated items received from the State Court Pre-Trial Diversion program to local ...
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YARBROUGH COLUMN: Correcting the Record on the Vietnam Generation
For those of you with some walking-around knowledge of what goes into this space each week, you know ...
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County approves upgrade to 911 dispatch system
Troup County and the City of LaGrange will soon be switching to an upgraded Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) ...
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Griggs hosts kids camp for budding business tycoons
For most kids, summer camp means swimming, campfires or maybe getting better at a sport, but for the ...
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COLLINS COLUMN: Comfort and Community
When shopping for a new sofa or chair, we often look for one that is comfortable. I suppose ...
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Fire at Juanito’s Mexican Restaurant
CITY OF LAGRANGE, GA. JULY 22ND, 2024 – On July 22, 2024, at 8:22 AM, the LaGrange Fire Department received ...
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SMITH COLUMN: Smithonia
Smithmonia Community—This historical place, once a bastion of plantation wealth and cutting-edge agri-business enterprise, has a legend that ...
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Polite named new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
During the Thursday business meeting of the Troup County School Board, new superintendent, Dr. Rachel Hazel introduced the ...
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A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: LHA hosts Queen and King in You workshop
Around 23 boys and girls of LaGrange were crowned kings and queens on Thursday. The LaGrange Housing Authority ...
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Destiny Lane-Frazier takes over as LaGrange College women’s basketball coach
For the first time in five years, the LaGrange College women’s basketball team will have a new leader ...