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Troup schools see significant graduation increases
After a lower-than-average percentage score for 2011, Troup County high schools showed a significant increase in graduation rates for 2012. Preliminary data used to calculate the graduation rate for the 2012 year indicate that more students are graduating from Troup high schools with their peers over a four-year period. Last year, the state introduced a new method to calculate graduation. Using the new method, the district’s four-year gradu...
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‘Community garden’ growing at Hogansville PD
Chief Moses Ector and the Hogansville Police Department, as part of its “Community Focus” program, have planted a garden outside the station. The gardens’ spoils will go to local seniors and others on fixed incomes, as well as others in need. The department planted the “community focus” garden with help from Walmart. Ector will regularly provide fresh vegetables to the Hogansville Senior Center and God’s Bread Basket, a food pantry spon...
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Callaway High School valedictorian Kathryn Hume
Part of a series on the valedictorians at the local high schools. Kathryn Hume is Callaway High School’s valedictorian for the class of 2013. She will address the graduating class at the school’s ceremony, which is 8 p.m. Saturday at Callaway Stadium. Having been in the Move On When Ready program, allowing her to earn high school and college credits, Hume already has a head start on post-graduation plans. She will begin as a sophomore...
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Lafayette Christian School valedictorian Courtney Lowery
Part of a series on the valedictorians at the local high schools. Courtney Lowery is Lafayette Christian School’s valedictorian for the class of 2013. She will address the graduating class at the school’s ceremony, which is 7 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. Lowery plans to attend Columbus State University and major in exercise science. She also will play golf for the university, attending on a scholarship, and after four years p...
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LFD chief of operations to retire
The LaGrange Fire Department will soon say goodbye to 34-year member Chris Smith as he retires as the department’s chief of operations “It’s just the right time,” said Smith. “I’m at that age and have the years to do it. And I feel like the department is at a good place.” Smith, 57, has held the title of chief of operations since 1992. Ironically, he had not planned on staying at the department for more than five years. Growing up, his li...
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In our community, May 23-25
Today 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 New Community Church hosts Career Connect, a free job search assistance and networking event, at 5:30 p.m. with representatives from the Department of Labor ...
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Plan could change face of riverfront
West Point City Council soon will decide on the final plan to revitalize a large portion of its 10th Street Redevelopment Plan, including downtown and the riverfront. Planners from Market + Main, acting on information gathered from residents a month ago, presented the ideas to a similar group of residents gathered Thursday. They took more input from residents before refining the plans for a council vote later on. Most of the biggest chang...
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Troup High School valedictorian Anna Taylor
Part of a series on the valedictorians at the local high schools. Anna Taylor is Troup High School’s valedictorian for the class of 2013. She will address the graduating class at the school’s ceremony, which is 8 p.m. Friday at Callaway Stadium. Taylor plans to attend Mercer University to pursue a degree to become a nurse practitioner. She is inspired by her parents, who both have worked in the medical field. “I’ve seen their work a...
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County hosts final trash meeting
Sparse attendees for the fifth and final meeting on sanitation for the county still agreed that the convenience centers are convenient, but some felt the county offering curbside pickup shouldn’t be taken off the table. Residents chosen by County Commissioner Richard English out of District 5 gave their opinions on the different options given by county staff. Although they felt keeping the convenience centers was the best option, some said ...
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Commissioners authorize SPLOST bond deal
County Commissioners on Tuesday authorized a deal to use bonds issued by the Troup County Public Facilities Authority to pay for special-purpose, local-option sales tax projects. The commission in February approved bonding several projects to be funded by the current SPLOST to go ahead and pay for them. SPLOST collections, a 1-percent sales tax, are accrued on a monthly basis. The contract puts in place an agreement with the Troup County ...
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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...
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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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