Carroll County Schools and Villa Rica release statement re: TAD partnership
May 16, 2023 – The Carroll County Board of Education and the Villa Rica City Council each have approved an intergovernmental agreement to govern Villa Rica’s Eastside Tax Allocation District and guide future development in the City. The agreement commits future property tax growth within the Eastside TAD to fund infrastructure improvements there, and gives the school […]
05/15/23 Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langley
01/17/23 Carroll County Commission Chairman, Michelle Morgan
Carroll County Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase
(Carroll County, GA) In accordance with the State Laws of Georgia, The Carroll County Board of Commissioners announces its intention to increase the 2022 property taxes it will levy this year by 6.52 percent over the rollback millage rate. Each year the board of tax accessors is required to review the assessed value for the […]
Two Fire Stations Still Without Full Staff; County Appeals To Recruits & Certified Firefighters
It is not a matter of money— it is a matter of finding people to do the job. That’s the reason given this week as to why Carroll County’s two un-manned fire stations remain un-manned at the start of fiscal year 2023. In December of 2021, county officials had worked out plans for funding 12 […]
Two foxes in Carroll County test positive for rabies after biting two residents
The Georgia Public Health Laboratory has confirmed that two foxes from Carroll County recently tested positive for rabies. The Carroll County Animal Control Office retrieved both foxes within 0.2 miles from each other in the vicinity of Highway 78, Villa Rica, and Old Villa Rica Road, Temple, after two separate incidents involving two residents of […]
Deputies Seek Stabbing Suspect
Geriquez ‘Gerik” Shadrion Lowery, age 31 from #TempleGA is wanted for the charge of Aggravated Assault. The incident occurred overnight on May 30, 2022, in the 30 block of Garden Ride Drive, #CarrolltonGA . Lowery allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old male victim from Lithia Springs, and he was flown to an Atlanta hospital, his current condition […]
Man Pushes His Honda Accord to 140 mph, Catches Attention of Deputy
Officials in Haralson County say at around 7:20 AM Tuesday a deputy running radar on I-20 clocked a green Honda Accord running 140 MPH. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and the green Honda refused to comply. The chase went into Cleburne County where the driver left I-20 and went through several back roads before […]
The Carroll County Crisis Response Team celebrates it’s one year anniversary
The Crisis Response Team is a collaborative effort between the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, and the City of Carrollton Mayor and Council, and the Carrollton Police Department. The response team consists of a two-member team of co-responders (a law enforcement officer, who is also a certified paramedic, and a Licensed […]
Carroll County Deputies Make Additional Arrest in Homicide of 70-year old Villa Rica Woman
Carroll County deputies have made an additional arrest relating to the homicide of a 70-year old Villa Rica woman last weekend. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Communications Director Ashley Hulsey said that on May 22, 2022, Carroll County Deputies responded to a 911 call advising there was an elderly female deceased at a residence in the […]
