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‘Day of Prayer’ to be marked in LaGrange, Hogansville
National Day of Prayer services will again be marked on Thursday in LaGrange and Hogansville. The service in LaGrange is at noon at Explorations in Antiquities Center at 130 Gordon Commercial Drive. The prayer program will begin at 12:15 p.m. and end at 12:45 p.m. This year’s theme, “Pray for America,” is based on Matthew 12:21 which reminds us that “In His name the nations will put their hope,” said the Rev. Aaron McCollough, association...
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Second annual “Art N’ Bloom” fundraiser features fine art, fresh flowers
The LaGrange Art Museum will once again usher in spring with Art N’ Bloom, a benefit event and spring celebration combining fresh flowers and fine art. This year’s event, a high tea and a floral celebration will take place in two parts. The first, a high tea and demonstration, will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club on Thursday. Ladies are invited to wear hats. The second, a two-day floral interpretation of the museum’s per...
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West Point residents tackle downtown plan
West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson IV told residents to “dream big” Monday night when taking up the next phase of the city’s redevelopment plan. On May 21, residents will see the results of their labors. A workshop was held Monday night with representatives of Market + Main, the group the city has used since creating its 10th Street Redevelopment Area three years ago. Residents crowded the depot to give their opinions on projects. With phas...
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Romeo, Kevin Ward, and Juliet, Sarah McDonald, meet and dance for the first time as Juliet's mother, Nylsa Dunbar, and cousin Tybalt, Randy Powell, look on in concern. The story of the two star-crossed lovers and their ill-fated romance in the face of their families' feud takes on a modern turn in Lafayette Society for Performing Arts' upcoming production.
Gun battles, gang fights … romance: LSPA’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Everyone knows “Romeo and Juliet,” the romantic story of star-crossed lovers featuring gang battles, fistfights and gun battles. … Well, everyone might not know this version. Lafayette Society for Performing Arts brings the classic love story to the 21st century with its upcoming interpretation of “Romeo and Juliet,” which starts Thursday. The modern-day take on the classic story puts a “relatively new” spin on the story for the audience, s...
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Art museum unveils new Children’s Museum
The LaGrange Art Museum will open The Children’s Gallery on May 10, just in time for Mother’s Day. This newly unveiled gallery will be open year-round and will feature art from the museum’s permanent collection suitable for young viewers. Hung at Lilliputian eye level with descriptive wall text and “treasure hunt-like clues,” it will give the youngest gallery-goers the opportunity to learn about art and its ability to tell a story without s...
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Relay for Life grand marshal Marc Acree cuts the ribbon to kick off survivor’s lap, opening the 20th annual Troup County Relay for Life on Friday. Acree, who survived a diagnosis in 1983 and has participated since the local relay’s beginning, credited his family for helping him through his experience.
Relay 20th anniversary draws hundreds to fight cancer
Hundreds of people showed up to the Whitesville Road Track on Friday for the 20th annual Relay for Life in Troup County. About 100 survivors decked in purple started off the event with the opening survivors’ walk. This year’s relay grand marshal, Marc Acree, cut the purple ribbon to begin the walk. Acree was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma in 1983, a cancer in the lymphatic system and years later his mother developed breast cancer a...
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Hail balnkets LaGrange College Nautatorium.
Oh, hail!
Some of the damage still was being assessed this morning after a severe storm brought quarter- to golf ball-sized hail to the area Sunday afternoon. Troup County was under a severe thunderstorm warning from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday when the hail began hitting around 3 p.m. Heaviest reports were on the west side of town and in the Hogansville Road area and winds of up to 40 mph also were reported. Hail covered the ground in many areas. Ther...
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Loud music, smell leads to felony arrest
A traffic stop originally for loud music lead to felony drug charges Friday night. According to a report, LaGrange police officer Ray Ham stopped a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by Deontreal Dowell, 26, at the intersection of King Street and Lafayette Parkway. When Ham got out of his car, Dowell drove off, heading west onto Lafayette Parkway. Ham followed the vehicle, which stopped in the middle turning lane at South Dawson Street and Lafaye...
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Bethea
Bethea touts community volunteerism
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Sally Bethea told LaGrange College students to get involved in their communities and even consider working for a non-profit organization. “In 1994 when I became the Riverkeeper I found my calling,” she said. “I am still as enthusiastic about the job as I was when I started.” Bethea, who was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from LaGrange College in 2011, was the keynote speaker for Earth Day activities at the s...
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DASH to build in Hogansville, West Point
As DASH for LaGrange Inc. wraps up 10 years of housing revitalization in the area, it’s making plans for projects in Hogansville and West Point. Stony Ridge Apartments, a 55-unit complex planned for Hogansville, will begin construction in August and be ready to rent by June 2014. In West Point, Forest Mill Apartments will have 80 units on 8 acres off Hatchett Street. Construction there will start in August 2014 and end in July 2015. It’s ...
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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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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...
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