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In our community, April 29–May 1
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at Th...
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1988: New Troup County Senior Center opens
Aprils past, 25 years ago. From the LaGrange Daily News, 1988. Front Page Stories Senior Center: Getting Better, Not Older — The new Troup County Senior Center kicked off operations this morning at dedication ceremonies held in the new location on Pierce Street in LaGrange. The Center services area senior citizens by providing meals and a gathering place for crafts, recreation, fellowship and other activities. The Center mov...
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In our community
Events Saturday The Troup High School Choral Department presents its spring concert, “Season of Love,” in the Fine Arts Auditorium at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $7 and available at the door. Troup County Master Gardeners hosts its annual plant sale and swap from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Troup County Agricultural Center, 21 Vulcan Road off Hamilton Road. Plants will be for sale by local Master Gardeners, a swap table, floral arranging demon...
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A love that hates, condemning evil for virtue
Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, military general of all time. You may know him as “Hannibal the Annihilator” or “Hannibal the Conqueror.” He was the general of the great and storied world empire of Carthage in Northern Africa. Rome nearly fell 200 years before the ministry of Christ because of Hannibal’s rabid military pursuits against it. Against all odds, Hannibal nearly destroyed the great empire of Rome. H...
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Centipedegrass slow to green-up
Spring has arrived and plants are beginning to break dormancy, but your lawn may not be lush and green yet. If you have a centipedegrass lawn, do not be impatient and rush it to green-up. Centipedegrass does not green-up as quickly as some other warm-season turfgrasses, like bermudagrass or zoysia. Temperature and day length are the two factors that influence when centipedegrass comes out of dormancy and the rate at which the grass greens-u...
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Church calendar
Upcoming events Today McGhee Chapel A.M.E. Church hosts revival services at 7:30 p.m. with speaker the Rev. John Tompkins. Saturday Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church nurses ministry hosts a breast and colorectal cancer education event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by West Georgia Health and the West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition. 706-884-1965 Anointed by Faith Ministries, 1200 Fourth Ave. in LaGrange, hosts a women ...
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West Georgia Health parners with Life South for blood needs
West Georgia Health is now partnering with Life South Community Blood Center to provide its blood supply to patients at West Georgia Medical Center. Life South, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., supplies blood to hospitals in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. “Each day it is crucial that we have an adequate blood supply in our hospital, for a wide variety of needs: patients who are undergoing surgery or oncology procedures...
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Boys & Girls Club registration open
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Georgia is currently registering youth ages 6 to 18 for its summer program. Programs operate at the LaGrange Boys & Girls Club, 623 Juniper St., and at Hogansville Elementary School. The program will run June 3 to Aug. 2. Cost for the summer is $80. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis with limited space at each site. Call the LaGrange Boys & Girls Club at 706-812-9698 or the Hogansville Boys & Gi...
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In our community, April 25–27
Events Today 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 Career Center, Troup County Works, staffing agencies, businesses and industries. Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857 Friday The Active Life senior center at 140...
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Fundraisers
Relay for Life 20th Anniversary begins Friday The American Cancer Society will host the 20th Anniversary Relay For Life of Troup County Friday and Saturday at Whitesville Road Track. Teams may register at www.relayforlife.org/troupga. Proceeds from Relay for Life benefit cancer research. Lynn Howard is the event chair and Karen Smith is vice chair. They can be reached at 706-883-1670 or 706-594-1659 for more information. LaGrange Art Mu...
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In our community, April 24–26
Events Thursday 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 Depart...
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In our community, April 22–24
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at Th...
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1964: Corps seeks solid site for WP Dam
Aprils past, 50 years ago. From The LaGrange Daily News, 1964 Front Page News Engineers Start Drilling at West Point Dam Site — The U.S. Corps of Engineers team started foundation exploratory drilling here Thursday morning, probing the site for the West Point Dam Project. A crew of four men from the Savannah office of the Corps have anchored a barge in the Chattahoochee River and are drilling foundation samples, seeking about ...
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In our community, April 20–28
Events Saturday Long Cane Middle School students perform “Suessical Jr.,” a play based on the works of Dr. Seuss, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and my be purchased at the door, purchased in advance from any cast or crew member, or reserved by emailing greesonbq@troup.org. Saturday Presidential Entertainment and Team Cynthia present “Family Secrets,” a play by Sound Doctrine Deliverance Church youth E...
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Can we understand the Bible?
Many individuals are of the conviction that the Bible cannot be properly understood. Perhaps they are discouraged by the wide range of contradictory doctrines that fly under the banner of so-called “Christianity.” Perhaps their “religious leader” has told them that understanding Scripture is a privilege reserved primarily for those who have been “ordained” as “clergy.” Or maybe it is the case that they believe that since the Bible is a book...
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