Dear Editor: Congratulations to Cpl. Brent Railey for his selection as Department of Natural Resources Ranger of the year for the state of Georgia. I have personally known Brent for many years, a...
Out-of-town residents praise local treatment It’s always good to hear kind words spoken about those in our community. Two recent incidents prompted out-of-towners to praise how LaGrange treated them. We heard from Pam McCurley of Sylac...
It’s about jobs The Troup County school system touts the slogan, “It’s about learning.” Troup County, in general, could borrow the concept. For all of us, in today’s economy, “ItR...
Zumba, zoom For years, Troup County commissioners have bemoaned a lack of money-generating opportunities and the resulting need to raise almost all local revenue via property taxes. LaGrange, on the other han...
Good start on the Hill LaGrange College President Dan McAlexander moved into his new office in renovated Banks Hall on Oct. 1. After three months on the job, he can finally unpack the boxes of photos and personal memora...
Hush his mouth At last something we can agree about on health care. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was way out of line – off the charts wrong and inexcusably disrespectful – to call President Obam...
Controversy uncalled for If the President of the United States blows his nose, it’s political. That makes it discouraging and disturbing, but not really surprising, that President Obama’s plan to address the n...
Ask locals to name a place that symbolizes LaGrange, and chances are they’ll pick Lafayette Square, the scenic heart of our beautiful downtown. But what if you ask a longtime resident to na...
A headline on today’s Business page proclaims “Kia plant hires 1,000th worker.” Kia suppliers with plants in Troup County have been hiring, too. It’s very likely that no cou...
“Troup came here champions, and they leave as champions.” Those inspiring words, from an official of the 2008 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series, came as Jay Anderson’s 9/10 year...
In an op/ed piece earlier this week, Tom Crawford of Capitol Impact’s Georgia Report concludes Georgia will need “smart political leadership” at the state level to get positive re...
Any community would be proud to have one team win a state baseball championship and a trip to the Dixie World Series. So how proud should Troup County be now that four teams - every age group in ...
When the U.S. Congress, with George Bush in the White House, rushed through the megabillion-dollar bank bailout bill, the argument was that there was no time to lose. Delay might tip the economy ov...
Kenneth Teal Attorney Law Lawyer in LaGrange, GA Troup County for Criminal, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Medical Negligence and Professional.
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