District Attorney’s Office Declines To Prosecute Man Accused in 2021 Shooting Death in Villa Rica

The Coweta Judicial Circuit’s Office of the District Attorney said Tuesday they will not prosecute a man accused in the April 23, 2021 shooting death of a 33-year old Temple man. According to documents shared with WLBB Radio, the DA’s office believes there is not sufficient evidence to challenge the defendant’s claim of self-defense. The…
Temple, GA Woman Faces Several Felony Charges After Allegedly Shooting Teen In Face During ‘Road Rage’ Incident

A Temple, GA woman faces several charges in Douglas County, GA after police there say she shot a teenager in the face during a “road rage” incident on Interstate-20 Sunday. According to the Douglasville, GA Police Department: On 5/1/2022 at 4:40 pm Douglasville Police officers were dispatched to Fairburn Road near I-20 in Douglasville for…
City Of Temple Discusses Downtown Re-Development

Temple city officials on Monday said current downtown re-development plans, include Norfolk Southern Railroad’s intent to construct an extended parallel train track that should result in “far fewer occasions in which trains are blocking downtown roadways.” City Administrator Bill Osborne said that project should will be well underway by this time next year. The city…
Investigators Follow Up On New Leads Re: Bomb Threat Call at Local school

Local authorities on Monday continued to investigate a bomb threat being made towards a local school three days earlier. At approximately 1:20 Friday afternoon, Temple High School students were evacuated after a bomb threat had been called into Haralson County dispatch. The scene was eventually cleared of any legitimate issues and students returned to class…
Qualifying Begins on Monday for Primary Elections in May

Qualifying for May 24 Primary is March 7 -11 2022 Qualifying for Partisan and Non-Partisan Candidates will begin on Monday, March 7, 2022 at 9:00 amand will close on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 12:00 pm (noon). Daily hours are as follows:Monday, March 7, 2022 9:00 – 4:30Tuesday, March 8, 2022 9:00 – 4:30Wednesday, March…