Turner Named Exemplary ESOL Teacher
CARROLLTON, GA – A Carrollton Upper Elementary School teacher is one of 35 teachers across the state to be recognized as an outstanding ESOL educator. Tina Turner, an English to Speakers of Other Languages teacher last spring received the 2020 ESOL Exemplary Teacher honor presented by the Georgia Department of Education. In lieu of an […]
CHS Alum Campbell Awarded Patent For Invention
CARROLLTON, GA – A Carrollton High School alum who was the co-designer of a device while an intern at Southwire Company is now the holder of an official U.S. patent for the invention. Samuel Campbell, Class of 2016, and his team members were interns in the Southwire Engineering Academy when they created a new conductor […]
11/03/20 Election Night Recap
Both Carroll and Haralson counties give the majority of their votes to Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the presidential race Tuesday— although the state wide numbers had not been counted by Wednesday morning. In Haralson County, Interim-Magistrate Judge Jason Blackmon will take over that role full-time beginning in 2021 as he won outright a […]
(UPDATED) List of cancellations/ schedule changes/ road closings
Below is a list of cancellations, delays, and adjustments made by local schools, businesses and other organizationsÂ… We have also shared the Carrollton city streets that remain closed starting the day Friday. WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE will be closed Friday, October 30 due to widespread power outages in our service area – including two of our […]
Hurricane Zeta Causes Multi-Day Restoration
Carrollton, GA—Tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Zeta tore through Carroll Electric Membership CooperativeÂ’s seven-county service territory before daybreak Thursday leaving more than 26,000 Members without power. With saturated grounds and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph, the cooperativeÂ’s infrastructure suffered extensive damage including broken poles and downed lines. According to Carroll EMC Chief Operating Officer, Jerome […]
A Day to Give West: UWG raises $1M for annual giving campaign
 The University of West Georgia recently concluded its annual A Day to Give West – known as A Day – campaign, notching more than $1 million in gifts to support the universityÂ’s annual fund. The $1,000,496 raised will support scholarships, enhancements to campus, laboratory equipment, recreational activities, and other initiatives and programs. The final amount […]
Cancellations, Delays & Adjustments Due To Severe Weather Expected For Our Region
Below is a list of cancellations, delays, and adjustments made by local schools, businesses and other organizationsÂ… We have also shared the Carrollton city streets that remain closed starting the day Friday. WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE will be closed Friday, October 30 due to widespread power outages in our service area – including two of our […]
Temple Investigators Recover Two Bodies; Murder-Suicide Suspected
Temple Police are trying to determine why a beloved local educator would have shot and killed his mother, before turning the gun on himself. According to the initial police report, Steve Cash had returned home from work Friday, then went to visit his mother, Clair. Cash is an educator with the Haralson County Schools district. […]
Investigators Say Man Threatened to Shoot A Deputy, Instead Shoots and Kills Self
Carroll County Investigators say a man who had allegedly threatened to shoot a deputy, instead shot and killed himself. At approximately 3:15 Tuesday morning, a Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to maintain Lane on North Van Wert Road at Lake Paradise Road. The Deputy made contact with the driver and […]
City Makes Big Purchase Of Downtown Property
CarrolltonÂ’s Mayor and city council have approved the purchase of a highly visible piece of real estate within the city limits. At the moment, they are unsure what they will do with the property. The intention of the purchase so far seems to be to ensure how the property will not be used. “ItÂ’s 2.37 […]
