LaGrange News

With the 30th year of "The Nutcracker" in LaGrange, Legacy Museum on Main will be showing off the local history of the ballet with 'The Nutcracker' Through 30 Decembers.

Five months after the death of her son, Galen, Elaine Mallory has decided to raise the reward for anyone who knows any information about the wreck that took his life.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - December 3, 2013 FINAO Solutions successfully launched a voice recognition dictation solution at Emory Clark-Holder Clinic in LaGrange, Georgia.

A man allegedly barged into a home and fired off gunshots in an attempt to steal some cash from the household Tuesday night in LaGrange.

More than 1,150 students recently had the opportunity to enjoy live musical experiences provided by the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institute's New Harmonies Exhibit.

The campaign will last until November 30th, but in between that time period all Georgia State Patrol Troopers in Troup County will be on duty monitoring the roads and highways in the area.

It's been 30 years since a small group of local ballet dancers debuted the first production of "The Nutcracker" in LaGrange, and much has changed, even though much has stayed the same with the production.

According to a police report, at approximately 4:40 a.m. members of the LaGrange Fire Department and the LaGrange Police Department responded to a house fire at 1010 Truitt Avenue.

State patrol evidence indicates the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a teen on Wares Cross Road after dark Monday didn't see the victim crossing the road.

Markette Mallory, now Markette Baker, top left, as Clara in the first production of 'The Nutcracker' in LaGrange in 1983.

A man allegedly barged into a home and fired off gunshots in an attempt to steal some cash from the household Tuesday night in LaGrange.

The Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Jerry Poole of Franklin will be Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 1:00 PM at the Mount Carrie Missionary Baptist Church, Victory Road in Franklin.

A resident of the 500 block of Harwell Avenue said his father threatened him with a butcher knife on Thanksgiving day.

At about 9:36 p.m., LaGrange police responded to a house in the 100 block of McGee Street after a call of shots fired in the area.

When they finally got together, everyone knew it was meant to be. Among the many things they had in common, the couple bonded over their mutual adoration of "Star Trek," old movies, fried bologna sandwiches and God.

State patrol evidence indicates the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a teen on Wares Cross Road after dark Monday didn't see the victim crossing the road.

MARKETTE BAKER/Special to the Ledger-EnquirerClara and the Nutcracker Prince are introduced in Candy Land in the Lafayette Ballet Co.'

The group attended the 10 week course, learning about the various areas of public safety from representatives of agencies including the LPD, Troup County courts, Troup County 911 and the Troup County Jail.

The campaign will last until November 30th, but in between that time period all Georgia State Patrol Troopers in Troup County will be on duty monitoring the roads and highways in the area.

Joe Paull jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com Executive Chef Chris Smith stands in the dining room of Callaway Gardens' Mountain Creek Inn.