LaGrange News

Rain from Tropical Storm Ida had dumped 3 inches of rain on LaGrange by midmorning today, and more is expected.

Troup County sheriff's investigators have charged a man who allegedly robbed and severely assaulted a construction worker at the Kia Motors site in West Point.

Armed robberies were among the 75 indictments issued by a grand jury this week for the No-vember term of Troup County Superior Court.

Some LaGrange voters were all dressed up with no place to go Tuesday. By law, the city got to call off its election and save an estimated $25,000 because nobody qualified to oppose Mayor Jeff Lukken and City Council candidates Nick Woodson, Norma Tucker and Jim Thornton.

LaGrange City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing residents to travel through a few downtown spots unhindered by traffic signals.

A LaGrange, Ga., police sergeant was arrested in downtown Columbus on Halloween and charged with DUI, police records show.

Voters go to the polls Tuesday for municipal elections in West Point and Hogansville, and a special election for the District 129 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Trey Wood / Daily News The traffic light at Haralson Street and Ridley Avenue is one of four that City Council is considering eliminating.

LaGRANGE, Ga. - Troup celebrated Senior Night with a workmanlike 33-6 win over Kendrick at Callaway Stadium.

Fishermen parking in the Country Club Drive area prompted LaGrange City Council to hold a public hearing on extending the no-parking zone there.

A Lanett, Ala., man was arrested early Thursday morning after struggling with a police officer, according to a LaGrange police department press release.

Sherri Brown / Daily News Gene Storey helps a customer at the LaGrange post office.

LaGrange's unemployment rate dropped from a revised 14.9 percent in August to a preliminary 14.4 percent in September, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.

Halloween is more than a week away, but Hogansville is getting a head start on the spooky doings with a haunted house while West Point hosts a downtown ghost walk.

Imagine moving from one end of the Earth to the other, to a small town where the culture and language are completely foreign.

Twin sisters and their cousin pleaded guilty Tuesday to a brutal assault at West Point Lake.

LAGRANGE, Ga. The editor of the LaGrange Daily News will retire next month after more than three decades at the newspaper.

A former Troup County teacher has been sentenced to five years in prison and 15 years of probation after pleading guilty to molesting a 13-year-old student.

If you have heard of LaGrange, Georgia it probably is because of the KIA automotive plant that is in West Point, Georgia and being that we are right next to West Point, LaGrange gets a lot of attention.

Harris County and Troup County law enforcement are still on the hunt for two more suspects believed to be involved in three Shell gas station burglaries in LaGrange early Friday morning.