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A 165-foot-long blimp colored to look like a ‘minion,’ one of the pill-shaped beings in Universal Pictures’ ‘Despicable Me’ franchise, was anchored at the LaGrange-Callaway Airport Monday night before continuing its tour to promote the upcoming sequel.
Flying ‘minion’ makes way across sky
A 165-foot-long blimp colored to look like a ‘minion,’ one of the pill-shaped beings in Universal Pictures’ ‘Despicable Me’ franchise, was anchored at the LaGrange-Callaway Airport Monday night before continuing its tour to promote the upcoming sequel. The blimp flew across the sky over LaGrange Tuesday morning. Universal and Van Wagner Communications, the owner of the airship, are calling it the ‘Despicablimp.’ The 55-foot-tall dirigible i...
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Close friends share memories of Christopher Mabe
Close friends of Christopher Mabe Tuesday talked about what a great person he was. LaGrange High Sophomores Halleie Hale and Drake Childress said the had known Mabe since third grade and said they can never recall seeing him without a smile or joke. “Special” friend of Mabe, sophomore Morgan Skinner, said she had known Mabe for a couple years, but got to see a more serious side him that others did not get to see. The students said that al...
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No secret about trash talks
Leaders with the city of LaGrange and Troup County say there’s no conspiracy when it comes to the two governments getting together to talk about trash. In fact, Troup County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe has talked about the city and county combining forces for trash pickup since he took office more than six years ago. The talk is set to come to a head at the May 3 work session, when the Troup County Commission will receive recommendati...
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First Lady Sandra Deal speaks on child abuse prevention
Georgia’s first Lady Sandra Deal Monday was the keynote speaker at Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services’ “Making a difference in the life of a child,” program. Executive Director of Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services Mike Angstadt welcomed everyone to the annual presentation. “Each year we have a program during April, Child Abuse Prevention month, we thank all of you for attending this important event,” Angstadt said. Local and stat...
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School system looks at $4 million in technology upgrades
The Board of Education on Thursday is set to vote on replacing thousands of computers and upgrading its network capabilities to add more networking infrastructure at schools. The board is set to approve spending more than $4 million in special-purpose, local-option sales tax, or SPLOST, funds on the technology infrastructure upgrades and equipment replacements. SPLOST funds, collected from a 1-percent sales tax in the county, are restricted...
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Runner: Boston news won’t stop me from racing
LaGrange College political science professor and avid runner John Tures says it wasn’t his own running aspirations on his mind with the news coming out of Boston on Monday. He was thinking about his children. “I just ran a race on Saturday and my children were there,” he said. “(If I’d been at Boston) my children would have been at the finish line.” At home Monday night, Tures let his children, ages 5 and 9, watch the coverage of the bo...
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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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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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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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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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