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LaGrange mayor proposes changes to address racial inequality
LaGrange Mayor Jim Thornton is proposing several policy changes to address racial tensions throughout the LaGrange community.
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Live election results for Troup County
Below you will find election results for Troup County. Polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and we ...
Callaway senior graduates high school despite personal illness
Studying nursing at Spelman University is what Gabby Wilkinson is looking forward to in the fall after graduating ...
Votes for current election already exceeds 4 years ago
The number of votes has already surpassed the general election total from four years ago.
Main Street Market in Hogansville opens for business
Main Street Market has officially opened its doors in downtown Hogansville. Main Street Market offers a variety of ...
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Main Street Market in Hogansville opens for business
Main Street Market has officially opened its doors in downtown Hogansville. Main Street Market offers a variety of items including meats, cheeses, milk, honey, eggs, ...
by Jenna Oden.
Sports
Football teams return to work
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News Football is back. Nearly three months ago, all high-school sports activities in the state were shut down because of the ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Monday, June 8, 2020 10:22 pm
Sports
Ole Miss, Auburn show team unity
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News Braylon Sanders, a Callaway High graduate and a senior on the Ole Miss football team, participated in a unity walk ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Monday, June 8, 2020 10:17 pm
Editorials
COLUMN: LaGrange mayor proposes changes to address racial inequality
We have all witnessed the troubling events of the past few weeks, including the murders of black men and women by police and vigilantes, and ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Monday, June 8, 2020 6:15 pm
Opinion
OUR VIEW: Good luck to those starting summer conditioning
Recently, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced that it would allow teams to begin voluntary conditioning workouts for students on Monday. This week schools ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Monday, June 8, 2020 5:20 pm
Columns
Thoughts on a protest
During the Spring Quarter (March, April and May), I had the opportunity of writing 14 Sunday School lessons for the South Georgia Conference of The ...
by Hal Brady, Monday, June 8, 2020 5:16 pm
News
Troup County School to reopen buildings on June 15
Like many school systems across the state, in mid-March Troup County School System closed its office buildings and schools. However, according to a news release ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Sunday, June 7, 2020 5:30 pm
News
West Point blueberry farm opens to public again
On Rabbit Eye Farm in West Point, there’s waves of blue bushes taking over an acre of land. When you get close enough, those waves ...
by Jenna Oden, Saturday, June 6, 2020 4:30 pm
Sports
LaGrange soccer coach recognized
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News It was a pleasant surprise for Shane Pulliam. Pulliam, LaGrange High’s boys’ soccer coach, was enjoying a day at the ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Saturday, June 6, 2020 1:27 pm
Sports
High-school sports returns Monday
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News It’s go time. With a new football season set to begin in a little more than two months, local teams ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Saturday, June 6, 2020 1:25 pm
Sports
Thank you, Troup County
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News When Julie and I arrived in LaGrange nearly two decades ago, we felt this would be another temporary stop on ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Saturday, June 6, 2020 1:23 pm
News
Man shot multiple times on Washington Street
A man was shot multiple times on Friday night on Washington Street, according to a press release from the LaGrange Police Department.
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Saturday, June 6, 2020 12:10 pm
Editorials
OUR VIEW: Election Day is almost here
Election Day is almost here. This feels like the most elongated election season we’ve ever dealt with in Troup County, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Saturday, June 6, 2020 11:00 am
Community
Home care nurse steps up to challenge
Tara Ormsby knew the risks when she volunteered to be the only registered nurse to visit COVID-19 patients for Georgia HomeCare in LaGrange. When the ...
by Dustin Duncan, Saturday, June 6, 2020 10:30 am
News
Givorns employee tests positive for COVID-19
Givorns Foods announced on Thursday that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is an employee at only the Fairfax Store and ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Saturday, June 6, 2020 8:30 am
News
LaGrange Clergy United to host public dialogue about racism Sunday
The LaGrange Clergy United is hosting a public dialogue Sunday afternoon on Lafayette Square. According to a news release from the clergy united, the conversation ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Friday, June 5, 2020 8:00 pm
Community
LaGrange physician assistant travels to New York to help treat COVID-19 patients
Her friends call her Tina, her parents call PA Reid, but the world calls her a health care hero. Destina Reid, MMSc, PA-C recently got ...
by Jenna Oden, Friday, June 5, 2020 7:45 pm
News
Election Day in Troup County is June 9
When voters go to the polls on Tuesday in Troup County, they will see a jampacked ballot with many local races. Locally, races for board ...
by Daniel Evans, Friday, June 5, 2020 6:30 pm
Featured Stories
Suspect arrested in accidental shooting of four-year-old girl
A LaGrange man has been arrested on cruelty to child charges following a May 18 incident where a 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the ...
by Dustin Duncan, Friday, June 5, 2020 5:23 pm
Columns
TURES: Wisconsin law might provide justice for George Floyd in Minnesota
Imagine a story where a military officer loses his son dying in a struggle with police officers after fleeing a possible DUI. The man gets ...
by Dustin Duncan, Friday, June 5, 2020 4:33 pm
Columns
YARBROUGH: Is there no place these days for thoughtful discourse
My column last week on a radio commentary by the late Paul Harvey drew a lot of reader response from across the state, all of ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Friday, June 5, 2020 4:32 pm
News
LaGrange College Leadership Council welcomes new members
The LaGrange College Leadership Council recently welcomed six new members under new President Lauranne Buchanan, according to a news release from the college.
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Friday, June 5, 2020 9:00 am
Sports
Former Cavalier makes his voice heard
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News He felt a calling, a desire to speak out, to make his voice heard. Michael Freeman, a Callaway High graduate ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Friday, June 5, 2020 12:11 am
Sports
Wilkerson bounces back from injury
By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY Daily News DQ Wilkerson had worked hard, preparing himself for a season that was full of promise. Wilkerson, a Callaway High graduate, ...
by Kevin Eckleberry, Friday, June 5, 2020 12:07 am
Business
Elliebelles moves to new location in LaGrange
Elliebelles Boutique on Bull Street received a new and improved look and location these past few months as owners Holly Hunt and Marcia Hansen took ...
by FROM STAFF REPORTS, Thursday, June 4, 2020 8:00 pm
News
Yoga in the park to benefit GetFed
When yoga instructor Kristina Moore saw the death of Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Floyd, and protests begin, she knew she had to do something.
by Jenna Oden, Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:00 pm
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