LaGrange News Archives

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.

Police in LaGrange, Ga., are investigating a robbery and assault that happened Saturday morning at the Summit Store located at 101 West Lukken Industrial.

Early voting for area municipal races and for the special election to fill the House District 129 seat begins Tuesday.

Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel said her office was working to streamline and save money before the economic crisis struck.

Leadership Conference: "The Effective Leader: Doing More with Less" Thursday, October 8, 2009 8:00 am-5:00 pm 3 Speakers- 6.5 HRCI Credits West Georgia Tech Callaway Center, LaGrange, GA Cost: $50.00 for West Georgia SHRM Members $60.00 for non-members Register: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QWdD6fvyFyv1AP6mivg5cQ_3d_3d or www.westgashrm.org ...

Kia to start production 'before Thanksgiving' All systems are go for a mid-No-vember production start at Kia Motors' auto assembly plant in West Point.

At West Point Lake's Rocky Point Recreation Area, children and adults are snacking on hamburgers, taking scenic boat rides and enjoying interacting with one another.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Troup County fire Lt. Norman Robinson, center, talks to students at Mountville Elementary School as firefighter/EMT Brandon Poole demonstrates what a fully dressed firefighter wears.

A FREE beginner POLKA lesson and ballroom dance will be hosted by The Moonlight Ballroom Dance Club of LaGrange on Friday, October 9 at the LaFayette Christian School Gym at 1904 Hamilton Road in LaGrange.

Tests performed on West Point Lake on Thursday show levels of the bacteria fecal coliform to be 10 times below the level deemed allowable by Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

A LaGrange man was stabbed Sunday morning while near the Hogansville Road Family Dollar, police said.

Daily News Emory Clark-Holder Clinic is taking over part of the former LaGrange post office building on Church Street as a call center.

If you are ever in LaGrange, Georgia, then I have a great place for you to eat. Hoofer's restaurant is located at 3472 Hogansville Road just right outside the LaGrange city limits.

LaGrange attorney James G. Baker has been named to GeorgiaTrend magazine's "40 under 40" list.

This bridge over Mooty Bridge Road was closed so crews could remove debris that had built up after high waters.