Villa Rica News

Tanner Health System could soon be facing some competition as a new WellStar Hospital is being constructed in Paulding County and if Cancer Treatment Centers of America of the Southeast Inc.

Sanitation workers Clay Ware and Chris Noles empty recycling along Longview Street in Carrollton.

Tammy Rogers, a bartender at the Maple Street Mansion, pours a draft beer Wednesday.

Here is the arrest report for the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for Oct. 23-29. Citation statistics Parking in fire lane: 1 Permitting unlawful operation of vehicle: 1 Expired tag: 2 Driving without license: 1 Permits and temporary license: 1 Proof of insurance: 4 Driving on wrong side of road: 1 Failure to maintain lane: 1 Following too ...

A Villa Rica City Council race between incumbent Councilman Joey Kelley and challenger Patrick Henrickson will be decided with a Dec.

Josh Cantrell told his mother he was walking home from a cousina s house on Oct.

Six municipal seats - three each in Villa Rica and Temple - will be decided after ballots are counted Tuesday night and at least two of those seats will be filled by non-incumbents. In most cases, the races will likely be won according to the turnout, which is expected to be light because it is a non-presidential election year.

Dorothy Pittman walks down the stairs to the basement of her store, Horton's Books and Gifts, on Thursday afternoon in Carrollton.

Corrie Smith said her husband believed their 2007 Silverado Crewcab truck had been shot when he noticed a small hole under the drivera s side door handle on Oct.

Area officials say that the Sunday alcohol-by-the-drink referendum that's on the ballot for the city of Carrollton has done little to get people to the polls for early voting and, all things considered, local residents have so far kept mum on what some expected to be a hugely controversial vote.

Crews are still at work repairing a number of roads throughout the county damaged by widespread flooding a month ago, and though the process has been slow, they're seeing steady success.

The Nov. 3 Douglas County election presents a variety of candidates and issues, and the ballots that voters receive depend upon their city or county locations.

Villa Rica police said Monday that they had a peeping tom on their hands. Three teenage girls accused the city's former soccer league director of secretly videotaping them while in the bathroom.

Our trip to Sweetwater Valley Park was a pleasant surprise and I quickly realized why this place is one of Paulding County's best kept secrets.

Anne Webb heard what sounded like fire crackers going off outside of her apartment Sunday between 10 and 10:30 p.m. When the 74-year-old Villa Rica resident called her next-door neighbor about the noise, she discovered that the popping sounds were actually gunshots.

Bryan Dean of Winston was lying in bed, listening to his scanner, in the early morning hours of Sept.

A part-time employee of the Villa Rica Recreation Department has been arrested and charged with three felony counts of illegal surveillance of women in his homea s bathroom.

Georgia's historic flood may be over for some, but not for others. An equestrian center in Villa Rica was still struggling Friday and its owner said she may not recover.

An ordinance that would outlaw all those seeking donations at Villa Rica's road intersections has been vetoed by Mayor J. Collins.

Danny Fischer, maintenance superintendent for the Villa Rica Parks and Recreation Department, checks the sprinkler settings on the new irrigation system recently installed along with new landscaping in downtown.