Guilty Plea Puts Accused Child Molester Behind Bars For Life, With Possibility of Parole

On April 19, 2023, Ryan Costley, of Newnan, Georgia, pled guilty to one count each of Aggravated Sodomy, Incest, and Child Molestation, as well as two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery. Pursuant to an agreement with the State, Superior Court Judge John Simpson sentenced Mr. Costley to a life sentence, with the possibility of parole.The […]

Former Fairfield Resident Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder of Elderly Wife

On April 19th, 2023, Donald Staley, of Villa Rica, pled guilty to one count each of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and Aggravated Assault. Pursuant to an agreement with the State, Superior CourtJudge John Simpson sentenced Mr. Staley to a life sentence, with the possibility of parole. Staley was born in 1942.The investigation showed that on […]

Former Villa Rica High School basketball coach Derrick Mitchell has filed a civil suit versus Carroll County Board of Education claiming “defamatory statements” have impaired his ability to find work elsewhere

Former Villa Rica High School basketball coach Derrick Mitchell has filed a civil suit versus the Carroll County Board of Education a/k/a Carroll County School District claiming the “Defendant caused false and defamatory statements to be published regarding Plaintiffs character and reputation and have impaired his ability to carry on his profession as a teacher […]

Whitesburg Officials Celebrate Georgia Cities Week

                      Whitesburg will celebrate Georgia Cities Week April 23-29 with a variety of events throughout the week.             The City Council will observe the week with a resolution recognizing the special observance.  The City’s water department will hold a customer appreciation day on Friday, April 28, at the Recreation Center with information, refreshments and […]

Glanton-Hindsman Elementary earns national STEM certification

Glanton-Hindsman Elementary School has been named a National STEM Certified Campus by the National Institute for STEM Education making a total of 14 Carroll County Schools campuses with the distinction. NISE-certified STEM campuses have implemented 21st-century learning and strategies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that transform school culture and maximize student achievement. Only 2 […]

Lilly Williams Awarded Performing Arts Scholarship from Southern Union

(Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Carrollton, Georgia). Central High School senior Lilly Williams was awarded a performing arts scholarship from Southern Union State Community College in Opelika, Alabama.Along with the award from Southern Union Lilly is the recipient of a $1000 scholarship from the Fairfield Plantation Women’s Club and another from the Golden K. Kiwanis Club. […]

Villa Rica Police Launch Mobile App

The Villa Rica  Police Department has launched a custom smartphone app designed to better serve residents and to provide near-instant notification of important matters. The Villa Rica Police App is available for free through the app stores for both iOS and Android devices. It allows the department to both provide and receive information to the […]

Eight Students Recognized For Academics, Arts & Athletics  

CARROLLTON, GA – A special evening of special recognition was the highlight of the Carrollton Board of Education meeting Tuesday, which included honoring eight Carrollton High School seniors who are this year’s inductees into a special class of CHS alumni. Since the Class of 2007, Carrollton High School annually has identified seniors who represent the […]

Deputies Charge Alleged Porch Pirates

Investigators Brandon Wiggins and Shane North have been investigating several thefts of packages where the victims described witnessing from home cameras a U-Haul Van pull into their driveways, a male exit the vehicle and approach their dwellings and steal amazon packages. The Criminal Investigation Division used investigative tools to determine the U-Haul Van that was […]

Carrollton Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children

Carrollton, GA (April 14, 2023) – On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Gary Bennett, 76, of Carrollton, was arrested and charged with ten counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Carrollton Police Department’s Cyber Crime Unit.As members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, this investigation is part of the ongoing effort to […]