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Hogansville regulates truck parking, panhandlers
Hogansville City Council took its second vote Monday night on ordinances that will regulate two separate, nagging issues for the city: large trucks parked errantly around the city and panhandling. At a March work session, council looked at outlawing panhandling in the commercial corridors along U.S. 29 and Ga. 54, including the commercial area next to Interstate 85. Non-profit and religious groups, such as Girl Scouts selling cookies or a...
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Friends of Christopher Mabe gather at a makeshift memorial on Mooty Bridge Road where Mabe was killed Saturday morning in a fatal wreck.
Friends honor memory of Christopher Mabe
Friends of Chirstoper Mabe gathered Monday at the crash site where he died to honor his memory. Sophomore student Lauren Kiskunes said she had known him for three years and cheered for him on the LaGrange High School football team. “He was always really funny and would always try to make people laugh,” said Kiskunes. “He would always come to you and give you a hug and make sure you knew he loved you. Everybody loved him. I never heard a b...
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Commission update: English honored for 35 years as commissioner
County Commissioner Richard English was honored at this morning’s commission meeting for serving 35 years on the board. English, the first African-American commissioner elected in Troup County, has served on the board since Jan. 1, 1979. County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe, in a presentation honoring English for his years of service, called English dependable, incredibly loyal and described him as having “impeccable honesty.” Although ...
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Kim Denmark, tourism assistant at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, put down roots in the community in 2010 in the midst of a walk across the country for homeless. Denmark now is resuming the walk, beginning Saturday in Atlanta.
Denmark resuming walk for homeless
Sixteen states and 26 pairs of shoes in, Kim Denmark stopped her walk across America in LaGrange two years ago. Saturday, she’ll start again. “It’s time to continue my ministry,” Denmark said. Denmark’s walk will kick off in Atlanta and head west, through Alabama and points beyond. She expects, averaging 10 miles a day, to wind up back in Washington, D.C. in 2015. Still, Denmark, who has worked as an administrative assistant at the Un...
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Troup County Democrats elect new officers
In a dramatic upheaval to the local Democratic party, a new set of officers was elected Saturday after several former officers and members of the Troup County Democratic Party walked out of the meeting, calling the election a sham. “I call on everyone to ignore this election and stand up for our elected chair Katie Harris,” said Democrat Edna Foster. “This is the Watergate of Troup County. I also call for the resignation of George Johnson.”...
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GNMS Service Club, teacher Mandy Pike, and principal Anne Cook win ‘percent of bags to participants’ on Great American Cleanup day.
Volunteers Keep Troup Beautiful for Great American Cleanup
Over 200 volunteers gathered Saturday for Great American Cleanup celebration for Keep Troup Beautiful. “We were very pleased with the number of volunteers attending and know that we will have many more over the few weeks,” said Doris Jefferson, executive director for KTB. Some volunteer groups had postponed their cleanup or had done theirs in previous days. The volunteers were spread out at more than 15 locations throughout LaGrange and g...
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Sons of Lafayette debut new conductor, spring concert
The Sons of Lafayette male choir will debut its new conductor at this year’s spring concert Thursday. R. Wayne Woodson joined the Sons of Lafayette as the artistic director and conductor in January. Woodson also is artistic director and CEO of the Heritage Music Festival in Atlanta, which includes several choruses, a vocal competition and an orchestra. Woodson has been a guest conductor for both symphonic and vocal concerts nationally and...
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Storm brings little damage to area
The line of severe storms that brought tornadoes to parts of the Southeast on Wednesday and Thursday for the most part spared Troup County. The county was under a tornado watch until 4 a.m. today and a severe thunderstorm warning about 11 p.m. with high winds reported in the area. Multiple trees were down on power lines at South Davis and Hamilton Roads. Other limbs down, along with scattered power outages, were reported.
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Dr. Diane McGowan demonstrates giving an allergy to shot on Ben Deaton.
Pollen count is bad news for allergy sufferers
Thursday night’s shower may have washed away some pollen, but is expected to return in very high counts today. The Weather Channel predicted “Very High” pollen count for the area through Monday in its four-day forecast and the yellow dust has been taking a toll on allergy-proneresidents. With the increasing pollen, Diane McGowan, M.D, Emory Clark-Holder Clinic said that allergy patients and testing has increased this year. “Recently mor...
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Residents who live near the Kia plant are frustrated with cars of Kia and its suppliers parked alongside the road – and what they leave behind. Kia banned smoking on the entire site pad, so employees are going to nearby properties to smoke, leaving behind litter and cigarette butts.
Residents frustrated with trash left behind by Kia
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia says a no-smoking policy it implemented on the site pad in early March has been successful, but local residents who live near the plant may beg to differ. Homeowners along Webb-Bartley Road, which runs perpendicular to Kia Parkway, the Kia plant and suppliers Mobis and Powertech, say the smokers are just coming to their neighborhood instead. Pictures taken in the area show cars parked along the road with t...
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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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