LaGrange News

Troup County was under two separate severe thunderstorm warnings from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Monday as yet another line of storms hit the area.

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Joel Hudson Bowen, age 80, passed away Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013. Formerly of LaGrange and recently of Franklin, GA, Mr. Bowen was currently residing at Winthrop Health and Rehab Center in Rome, GA.

Charlie Frank Lee, 66, of Sandersville, Ga., passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, Ga.

Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive.

Miss Lauren Allison Berry and Mr. David Andrew Patton were united in Christian marriage on April 27, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, where they are members of the church.

Hannah is a graduate of LaGrange College and holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Spanish.

Preliminary work is already underway on the West Point Dam project, which will cost approximately $55 million, Virginia L. Kauble, technical liaison officer with the Corps of Engineers, said Wednesday.

Moonlight Ballroom Dance Club of LaGrange hosts a free beginner ballroom dance lesson and couples dance at Lafayette Christian School gym, 1904 Hamilton Road, at 7 p.m. Visitor couples are welcome at $20 per couple.

Daily News David Cochran. oncology pharmacist at Emory Clark-Holder Clinic, stands next to the new sterile hood for preparing medications at the clinic's new Oncology Infusion Center.

Teresa Weaver Pickard , a 42 year-old employee of the Sewon America auto parts plant in LaGrange, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 29. The autopsy could take three to four months due to a backlog of cases, according to Troup County Coroner Jeff Cook.

A week-long event set to motivate young girls will feature a national TV personality and magazine publisher among its list of distinguished speakers.

The shooting of seven people on June 2 at Calumet Park in LaGrange - which police say is gang-related - has many questioning just how serious the issue is in the area.

Submitted The honor guards of the Fort Rucker Army post escort U.S. Master Sgt. Olen Berry Williams, who died during the Korean War, to his burial site.

A group of students studying World War II at LaGrange College during the JanTerm semester with Joe Cafaro, Lisa Crutchfield and professor Cindi Bearden brought LaGrange Daily News with them to London, England.

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County officials are proposing a $67 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, including plans to start revitalizing convenience centers.

Groups have been seen at major intersections in the city, including Davis Road at Lafayette Parkway and Commerce Avenue at New Franklin Road, with buckets, walking from car to car asking for money.

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food.

West Point City Council will likely vote in July on using Harris County to run its municipal election in November.