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The West Point KIA plant has built up a workforce of 1,200 employees from both Georgia and Alabama.

Isakson Urges Support for United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Also Praises Kia Investment in Georgia WASHINGTON - Citing the benefits to the state of Georgia and the nation, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today voiced his support for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement as President Obama met with South Korean President Lee ...

The first production Sorento SUV, a 2011 model, rolls off the assembly line at Kia's new Georgia auto plant on Monday.

The hearing on the charges against a West Point, Ga., city councilwoman who authorities allege illegally served alcoholic beverages at a bridal shop she owns in Columbus was postponed Tuesday for a second time.

Kia Motors, South Korea's second-largest automaker, said on Nov. 17 it had begun production at its first plant in the United States.

As the first 2011 Kia Sorento rolled off the assembly line Monday, the impact was felt a couple of miles away in downtown West Point.

A West Point city councilwoman was to go before a Columbus judge today after being arrested on misdemeanor charges of serving alcohol without a license.

November 16, 2009: The first U.S. built Kia vehicle, a white 2011 MY Sorento CUV, rolled off the production line today at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia , officially opening the first U.S. Kia Motors plant.

The first Sorento mini-SUVs are rolling off the assembly line at the new KIA motors plant in West Point, GA.

The ceremonial first cars rolled off the assembly line at automaker Kia's new plant in West Point, Ga., Monday.

A resurgence of jobs and of hope. West Point, Georgia, was once known around the world for its textile industry.

Kia's new auto assembly plant in western Georgia is bringing pockets of prosperity to communities across Alabama and reinvigorating an eastern swath of the state that's suffered heavy textile industry losses.

West Point, Georgia, is rising again like a Phoenix from the ashes. Only now, this dot on the map on the border with Alabama is dealing with hardware, instead of the soft goods it once produced.

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Veterans across Troup County will hold ceremonies in LaGrange and Hogansville on Wednesday, and other events are planned this month to honor veterans.

Tennille Brooks has been out of work about a year and making ends meet with a "prayer." On Friday, she was at the Fountain City Classic Career Expo and Job Fair in Columbus, using a computer to fill out an application for a $14-an-hour production job at the Kia auto plant in West Point, Ga.

West Point, Ga. Kia Motors, which began making Sorento cross-over vehicles last month, announced Tuesday it will hire another 1,200 factory workers for a second production line.

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.

West Point City Council has begun advertising for a new police chief, five months after current Chief David Kerr announced his retirement.

Terry Laughridge remembers the early days of Kia in Georgia, when customers walked into his showroom in Blue Ridge in 1995 and he and his salesmen said silent prayers.