New Senate Bill Could Change How Healthcare Facilities Are Built
District 28 State Senator Matt Brass presented legislation this month that he said if passed, should result in better access to healthcare, better prices for patients and more transparency from healthcare providers. BrassÂ’s Senate Bill 74 aims to replace the certificate of need process for hospitals with a licensure process that still allows facilities within […]
DA Will Not Seek Charges Against Deputies Involved In Fatal Shooting
Coweta Judicial Circuit, District Attorney Herb Cranford released the following statement on Tuesday, February 12th, regarding deputiesÂ’use of lethal force at a residence in Temple: (The following story contains language that some readers may find offensive) “On March 5, 2018 at approximately 10:55 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (“GBI”) was called to Carroll County […]
CPD Releases Opioid Crisis Statistics
This month, Carrollton Police released data from 2017 and 2018 that concerns the number of opioid overdoses that the CPD responded to inside city limits. Officers responded to 25 overdoses in 2017; that number rose to 37 last year. ThatÂ’s an increase of 48% Â between the two years. However, the number of deaths resulting from […]
